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101 mejorar
v.to improve, to get better.María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.mejorar una oferta to make a better offer* * *1 to improve1 to improve, get better1 to get better■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better* * *verb1) to improve2) make better* * *1. VT1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade2)mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb
2. VI1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get betterhan mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved
2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.----* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *mejorar [A1 ]vt1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improveeste tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right awaytienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwritingintentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increaselos empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer■ mejorarvi«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get bettermi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any betterha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot bettertus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any betterhan mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the worldel paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement1 «enfermo» to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon* * *
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer mejor] to improve;mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance2. [enfermo] to make better;estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better3. [superar] to improve;mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record♦ vi1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up* * *I v/t improveII v/i improve* * *mejorar vt: to improve, to make bettermejorar vi: to improve, to get better* * *mejorar vb to improve -
102 pasear
v.1 to go for a walk.pasear a caballo to go horse riding2 to take a walk, to go for a ride, to go for a walk, to stroll.3 to take for a walk.* * *1 to stroll, go for a walk1 to take for a walk* * *verbto take a walk, stroll* * *1. VT1) [+ perro, niño] to take for a walk, walk2) (=exhibir) [+ ropa, coche] to parade, show off3)pasear la calle a una muchacha — Esp † to walk up and down the street where a girl lives
4) CAm [+ dinero] to squander5) Esp ( Hist) * to execute summarily2.VISee:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( a pie) to go for a walk o strollsalir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll
b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive2.pasear vta) < perro> to walknos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building
b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off3.pasearse v prona) ( caminar) to walkb) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo* * *= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.Ex. The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.----* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( a pie) to go for a walk o strollsalir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll
b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive2.pasear vta) < perro> to walknos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building
b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off3.pasearse v prona) ( caminar) to walkb) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo* * *= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.* * *pasear [A1 ]vi1 (a pie) to go for a walksuele salir a pasear después de cenar she usually takes a stroll o a walk after supper2 (en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride, go cycling3 (en coche) to go for a drivenos llevó a pasear por la costa he took us for a drive along the coast■ pasearvt1 ‹perro› to walknos paseó por todo el edificio he trailed o dragged us around the whole buildinghay que pasearla en el cochecito you have to push her around in the baby carriage ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the pram2 (lucir) ‹sombrero/traje› to show off3 ( fam)(en un examen): me pasearon por todo el programa they asked me about every subject on the syllabus■ pasearse1 (caminar) to walkse paseaban por ahí como si nada they were walking around as if nothing had happenedse paseaba de un lado a otro de la habitación she was pacing up and down the roomlas hormigas se paseaban por la comida the ants were crawling all over the food* * *
pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
◊ salir a pasear to go out for a walk o stroll
( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
' pasear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- gustar
- prestarse
- rondar
- soledad
- soler
- apetecer
- sacar
English:
boating
- drench
- ramble
- take out
- walk
- exercise
- lost
- promenade
- saunter
- stroll
- wander
* * *♦ vi[andando] to go for a walk; [a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a ride o drive;pasear a caballo to go horse riding♦ vt1. [sacar a paseo] to take for a walk;[perro] to walk2. [hacer ostentación de] to show off, to parade* * *I v/t1 perro take for a walk, walk2 ( exhibir) show offII v/i walk* * *pasear vi: to take a walk, to go for a ridepasear vt1) : to take for a walk2) : to parade around, to show off* * *pasear vb1. (a pie) to walk2. (en coche, moto, etc) to go for a drive / to go for a rideir a pasear / salir a pasear to go for a walk -
103 déplacer
déplacer [deplase]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = bouger) [+ objet, meuble] to moveb. [+ os] to displacec. [+ fonctionnaire] to transferd. ( = attirer) le spectacle a déplacé plus de 60 000 personnes the show attracted more than 60,000 peoplee. [+ problème] to shift the emphasis of2. reflexive verba. [pièce mobile, air] to moveb. [personne, animal] to move• pouvez-vous vous déplacer sur la droite ? can you move to the right?c. ( = se déranger) [médecin] to come out• il ne s'est même pas déplacé pour le mariage de sa sœur he didn't even bother to go to his sister's weddingd. ( = voyager) to travel* * *deplase
1.
1) ( volontairement) to move [objet, personne]; ( par accident) to dislodge [tuile]; to dislocate [os]2) to move [réunion, cours]; to change [âge de la retraite]3) ( faire porter sur autre chose) to shift [débat, problème, attention]4) ( muter) to move; ( faire migrer) to displace; ( attirer) to bring in [foules]
2.
se déplacer verbe pronominal1) ( changer de position) to move2) ( être mis ailleurs) to be moved; [tuile] to be dislodged3) ( avancer) to get about; ( voyager) to travel; ( aller quelque part) to go; ( venir) to come4) [médecin, artisan] to go out on call••déplacer de l'air or beaucoup d'air — (colloq) to like to make one's presence felt
* * *deplase vt1) (= changer de place) [table, voiture] to move2) (dans le temps) [rendez-vous] to put off3) (= contraindre à partir) [populations] to displace4) fig (= changer le sujet de) [débat, conflit] to shift* * *déplacer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( dans l'espace) ( volontairement) to move [objet, personne, lieu, membre] (de from); ( par accident) to dislodge [tuile]; to dislocate [os];2 ( dans le temps) to move [réunion, cours]; to change [âge de la retraite]; déplacer ses vacances to change the dates of one's holidays GB ou vacation US;3 ( faire porter sur autre chose) to shift [débat, problème, attention]; to distract [attention]; cela a déplacé des voix du parti X sur le parti Y this has swung votes from the X party to the Y party;4 ( muter) to move; ( faire venir) to call [sb] out [médecin, artisan]; ( faire migrer) to displace; ( attirer) to bring in [foules].B se déplacer vpr1 (changer de position, de place) [personne, téléphérique, courants] to move;2 ( être mis ailleurs) [meuble, bouton] to be moved; [tuile] to be dislodged; se déplacer avec difficulté [meuble] to be difficult to move; se déplacer une vertèbre to slip a disc;3 (avancer, marcher) to get about; se déplacer avec des béquilles to get about on crutches; se déplacer en fauteuil roulant to be in a wheelchair; se déplacer avec difficulté to have difficulty getting about;4 ( avec moyen de transport) to get about; ( plus loin) to travel; se déplacer en voiture/à bicyclette to get about by car/by bike;5 ( aller quelque part) to go; ( venir) to come; il ne s'est même pas déplacé he didn't even bother to come; ils se déplacent librement they come and go as they please; elle ne se déplace qu'avec ses gardes du corps she never goes anywhere without her bodyguards; il ne se déplace que la nuit he only moves around at night;6 [médecin, artisan] to go out on call; faire déplacer qn pour rien to call sb out for nothing.déplacer de l'air or beaucoup d'air○ to like to make one's presence felt.[deplase] verbe transitifdéplace-le vers la droite move ou shift it to the right2. [élève, passager] to move[population] to displace3. [infléchir]ne déplacez pas le problème ou la question don't change the question[vertèbre] to slip5. [muter - fonctionnaire] to transfer6. [faire venir - médecin, dépanneur] to send fora. [l'avancer] to move a date forwardb. [la reculer] to put back a date————————se déplacer verbe pronominal intransitif[aiguille d'horloge] to move2. [marcher] to move about ou around, to get about ou aroundavec notre messagerie, faites vos courses sans vous déplacer do your shopping from home with our Teletext service————————se déplacer verbe pronominal transitif -
104 gagner
gagner [gaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = acquérir par le travail) to earnb. ( = mériter) to earnc. ( = acquérir par le hasard) [+ prix] to wind. ( = obtenir) to gain ; [+ parts de marché] to win• chercher à gagner du temps ( = temporiser) to play for time• c'est toujours ça de gagné ! that's always something!e. ( = augmenter de) gagner dix centimètres [plante, enfant] to grow ten centimetresf. ( = être vainqueur de) to wing. ( = se concilier) [+ gardiens, témoins] to win overh. ( = envahir) to spread toi. ( = atteindre) to reach2. intransitive verba. ( = être vainqueur) to winb. ( = trouver un avantage) vous y gagnez it's in your interest• qu'est-ce que j'y gagne ? what do I get out of it?• tu aurais gagné à te taire ! you would have done better to keep quiet!c. ( = s'améliorer) gagner en hauteur to increase in heightd. ( = s'étendre) [incendie, épidémie] to spread* * *gaɲe
1.
1) ( remporter) to win [compétition, guerre, procès]pour lui, rien n'est encore gagné — fig he's not there yet, he's still got a long way to go
c'est gagné! — lit we've done it!; iron well done!
2) (percevoir, mériter) to earngagner 10000 francs par mois — to earn 10,000 francs a month
c'est toujours ça de gagné! — well, that's something anyway!
3) ( acquérir) to gain [réputation, avantage]gagner du temps — ( atermoyer) to gain time
gagner du terrain — [personne, armée, idées] to gain ground ( sur on); [incendie] to spread
4) ( économiser) to save [temps]5) ( attirer) to win [somebody] over (à to)6) ( atteindre) [voyageur, véhicule] to reach, to get to [lieu]7) ( atteindre) [incendie, maladie, troubles, chômage] to spread to [lieu]8) ( s'emparer de) [peur, émotion, découragement] to overcome [personne]9) ( battre)
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( réussir) to win2) ( tirer avantage)3) ( acquérir plus) to gain (en in)4) ( être bénéficiaire)* * *ɡaɲe1. vt1) [concours, procès, pari] to win2) [prix, somme] (à un concours) to winIl a gagné un million à la loterie. — He won a million on the lottery.
3) [salaire, revenu] to earnIl gagne bien sa vie. — He makes a good living.
4) [avantage] to gain, to getIl y gagne un meilleur poste. — He gets a better job out of it.
Dans une économie mondialisée, les Européens ont tout à gagner à travailler ensemble. — In a global economy, Europeans have everything to gain from working together.
5) (= aller vers, atteindre) [rivage, frontière] to reach6) (= envahir) [peur, émotion] to overcome, [feu, panique] to spread togagner du terrain lit fig — to gain ground
7) (= économiser) to saveSi on fait comme ça, on gagne une heure. — If we do it this way, we save an hour.
Si on fait comme ça, on gagne 2 mètres. — If we do it like this, we gain 2 metres.
8) (= convaincre)9) (= l'emporter sur)gagner qn de vitesse lit fig — to outstrip sb
2. vi1) (dans un concours, un jeu) to win2) (= trouver avantage)Il y gagne. — It's in his interest., It's to his advantage.
3) (= s'étendre) [feu, épidémie] to spread* * *gagner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( remporter) to win [compétition, prix, guerre, procès, voix]; gagner une voiture à un concours to win a car in a competition; le numéro 123 gagne 500 euros number 123 wins 500 euros; gagner aux points to win on points; gagner d'une longueur/d'une tête to win by a length/by a head; pour lui, rien n'est encore gagné fig he's not there yet, he's still got a long way to go; c'est gagné! lit we've done it!; iron well done!; à tous les coups l'on gagne! every one a winner!;2 (percevoir, mériter) to earn; gagner 3 000 euros par mois to earn 3,000 euros a month; gagner tout juste de quoi vivre to earn just enough to live on; gagner sa vie en faisant to earn one's living (by) doing; il gagne bien/très largement sa vie he makes a good/a very good living; ta prime, tu l'as bien gagnée you've certainly earned your bonus; tu as bien gagné ton repos you've certainly earned your rest; un repos bien gagné a well-earned rest; il a gagné 500 euros/une fortune sur la vente du tableau he made 500 euros/a fortune from the sale of the picture; les sommes gagnées au jeu gambling gains; c'est toujours ça de gagné! well, that's something anyway!;3 ( acquérir) to gain [réputation, avantage]; gagner deux points en Bourse to gain two points on the stock market; il a perdu une collègue mais gagné une amie he's lost a colleague but gained a friend; nous avons tout à gagner de cette réforme we have everything to gain from this reform; tu ne gagneras rien à t'obstiner you'll gain nothing by being stubborn; gagner du temps ( atermoyer) to gain time; gagner du terrain [personne, armée, voiture, idées] to gain ground (sur on); [incendie] to spread; gagner de la vitesse to gather speed; il a gagné de l'assurance he has gained ou grown in self-confidence; elle a gagné 5 cm en un an she's grown 5 cm in a year; il a gagné 9 kilos he's put on 9 kilos; l'équipe a gagné trois places the team has moved up three places;4 ( économiser) to save [temps]; par l'autoroute on gagne une heure going by the motorway GB ou freeway US saves an hour; gagner de la place en faisant to make more room by doing;5 ( attirer) to win [sb] over (à to); gagner qn à sa cause to win sb over to one's cause; il a su gagner quelques opposants he managed to win a few dissenters over; gagner l'estime/l'amitié/le cœur de qn to win sb's esteem/friendship/heart;6 ( atteindre) [voyageur, véhicule] to reach, to get to [lieu];7 ( se propager) [incendie, maladie, troubles, chômage] to spread to [lieu];8 ( s'emparer de) [peur, angoisse, émotion, découragement] to overcome [personne]; le rire/la fatigue me gagnait peu à peu I was gradually overcome with laughter/fatigue; le sommeil la gagna sleep overcame her; je sentais le froid me gagner I started to feel cold;9 ( battre) to beat [personne] (à at); gagner qn aux échecs to beat sb at chess; gagner qn de vitesse to outstrip sb.B vi1 ( réussir) to win (à at); tu ne gagneras pas à ce petit jeu you won't win at this little game; bon, tu as gagné, on reste à la maison all right, you win, we'll stay at home; gagner aux courses/à la roulette to win at the races/at roulette; le candidat qui a gagné aux élections the candidate who won the election; il a gagné sur ce point, mais… he won on this point, but…;2 ( tirer avantage) ce vin gagne à être bu un peu frais this wine is best drunk ou is at its best when drunk slightly chilled; le film gagne à être vu en version originale the film is best seen in the original version; vous gagneriez à diversifier vos produits it would be to your advantage to diversify; elle gagne à être connue she improves on acquaintance;3 ( acquérir plus) to gain (en in); les entreprises ont gagné en productivité firms have improved their productivity; vin qui gagne en arôme avec l'âge wine whose aroma improves with age;5 ( recouvrir) [mer] to encroach (sur on).[gaɲe] verbe transitif1. [partie, match, élection, prix] to winà tous les coups l'on ou on gagne! everyone's a winner!2. [argent - comme rémunération] to earn, to make ; [ - comme récompense] to earn ; [ - dans une transaction] to make a profit of, to makeallez, prends, tu l'as bien gagné! go on, take it, you've earned it!gagner sa vie ou son pain ou son bifteck (familier) ou sa croûte (familier) to earn a living ou one's daily bread3. [avantage] to gainil y a tout à gagner à faire cette démarche there's everything to gain ou to be gained from making this moveet si j'accepte, qu'est-ce que j'y gagne? and if I accept, what do I get out of it?c'est toujours ça de gagné! that's something, anyway!4. [économiser] to savea. [en allant très vite] to save timeb. [en atermoyant] to play for timel'indice a gagné deux points the index has gone up by ou has gained two pointsgagner l'amitié/l'appui de quelqu'un to win somebody's friendship/support7. [suj: sentiment, sensation] to overcomeje sentais la panique me gagner I could feel panic coming ou creeping over me[suj: épidémie, feu, nuages] to spread tos'ils se laissent gagner par le froid, ils sont perdus if they allow the cold to take a grip of ou to get to them, they are finishedle ferry gagna le port/le large the ferry reached port/got out into the open sea————————[gaɲe] verbe intransitif1. [l'emporter] to winon a gagné (par) 3 buts à 2 we won (by) 3 goals to 2, we won 3-2à ce petit jeu, ce n'est pas toi qui gagneras you're not going to beat me at that little game2. [avancer - incendie, érosion] to gain groundgagner sur to gain ou to advance ongagner en to increase ou to gain ingagner en longueur to increase in length, to grow longer————————gagner à verbe plus prépositionvin qui gagne à vieillir wine for laying down ou which improves with ageaccepte, tu y gagnes ou tu gagnes au change say yes, it's to your advantage————————se gagner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se gagner verbe pronominal transitif -
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paraître° [paʀεtʀ]➭ TABLE 57━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verba. ( = se montrer) to appearb. ( = sembler) to seemc. [journal, livre] to be published• « vient de paraître » "just out"• « à paraître » "forthcoming"d. ( = briller) to be noticede. ( = être visible) to show• il me paraît difficile qu'elle puisse venir it seems to me that it will be difficult for her to come• il va se marier, paraît-il or à ce qu'il paraît apparently he's getting married• il n'y paraîtra bientôt plus (tache, cicatrice) there will soon be no trace of it left ; (maladie) soon no one will ever know you've had it* * *paʀɛtʀ
1.
verbe intransitif1) [publication] to come out, to be published‘à paraître’ — ‘forthcoming titles’
2) ( sembler) to appear, to seem; ( avoir l'air) to lookcela peut paraître ridicule — this may appear ou seem ridiculous
3) ( devenir visible) [personne, objet, véhicule, soleil] to appearsans qu'il n'y paraisse rien, elle a fini par gagner tout le monde à sa cause — without anyone realizing, she ended up winning everyone over to her cause
4) ( se montrer) to appearchercher à/aimer paraître — to try/to like to be noticed
2.
verbe impersonnelil paraît qu'il/elle — apparently he/she
oui, il paraît — so I hear
* * *paʀɛtʀ1. vi1) [ouvrage, livre] to be published, to come out2) [marque, émotion] to show3) [personne] (= apparaître) to appearparaître à l'écran — to appear on the screen, (= comparaître)
4) (= briller) to show off2. vb (avec attribut)1) (= sembler) to seem, to appearÇa paraît incroyable. — It seems unbelievable.
2) (visuellement) to lookElle paraît plus jeune que son frère. — She looks younger than her brother.
Il ne paraît pas son âge. — He doesn't look his age.
La maison paraissait à l'abandon. — The house looked neglected.
paraître faire qch — to seem to be doing sth, to look as though one is doing sth
Il paraissait chercher une solution. — He seemed to be looking for a solution.
3. vb impersil paraît que... — apparently...
Il paraît qu'elle s'est mariée. — Apparently she's got married.
* * *paraître verb table: connaîtreA nm le paraître appearance.B vi1 Édition, Presse [publication] to come out, to be published; revue paraissant le jeudi/chaque semaine magazine which comes out on Thursdays/weekly; mon livre a paru l'an dernier my book came out ou was published last year; mon livre paraîtra aux éditions Hachette my book will be published by Hachette; faire paraître un article to publish an article; un article paru dans une revue an article which appeared in a magazine; ‘à paraître’ ‘forthcoming titles’; prochains ouvrages à paraître dans cette collection coming out soon in this collection; ‘vient de paraître’ ‘just out’, ‘just published’; dans la rubrique ‘vient de paraître’ in the ‘latest titles’;2 ( sembler) to appear, to seem; ( avoir l'air) to look; cela peut paraître ridicule this may appear ou seem ridiculous; il ne craint pas de paraître ridicule he's not afraid of looking silly; la situation paraît s'améliorer the situation appears ou seems to be improving; cette affaire me paraît louche this business looks ou seems fishy to me; aussi évident que cela puisse paraître however obvious this may appear ou seem (to be);3 ( devenir visible) [personne, objet, véhicule, soleil] to appear; quand elle parut à la fenêtre when she appeared at the window; avec le temps, la cicatrice ne paraîtra plus with time, the scar won't show any more; avec un peu de maquillage, il n'en paraîtra rien with a little make-up, it won't show at all; elle ne laisse rien paraître de ses sentiments she doesn' t let her feelings show at all; sans qu'il n'y paraisse rien, elle a fini par gagner tout le monde à sa cause without anyone realizing, she ended up winning everyone round GB ou over to her cause; ce qu'ils font paraître à l'écran n'a rien à voir avec la réalité what they show us on the screen has nothing to do with reality;4 ( se montrer) to appear; paraître en public to appear in public; il n'a pas paru à son bureau de la semaine he hasn't shown up at his office all week; paraître à son avantage to look one's best; chercher à/aimer paraître to try/like to be seen in one's best light.C v impers il paraît que apparently; il paraîtrait que it would seem that; il me paraît inutile de faire it seems useless to me to do; ce n'est peut-être pas aussi grave qu'il (n'y) paraît it may not be as serious as it seems; paraît-il it seems; il paraît qu'elle a déménagé ( information) apparently she's moved; ( question) I hear she's moved; oui, il paraît so I hear; il paraît que les Français adorent la musique the French are supposed to love music; à ce qu'il paraît apparently.I[parɛtr] nom masculinle paraître appearance, appearancesII[parɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [se montrer - soleil] to appear, to come out ; [ - émotion] to show ; [ - personne attendue] to appear, to turn up ; [ - dignitaire, prince] to appear, to make a public appearance ; [ - acteur] to appear2. [figurer] to appearil ne paraît pas très à l'aise dans son costume he doesn't seem (to be) very comfortable in his suitparaître plus jeune que l'on n'est to seem ou to look ou to appear younger than one istu as retrouvé du travail, paraît-il I hear you've got a new job5. [se donner en spectacle] to show off————————[parɛtr] verbe transitif————————[parɛtr] verbe impersonnelça ne paraît pas (mais...) [ça ne se voit pas] it doesn't look like it (but...)il me paraît préférable de se décider maintenant I think it's better ou it seems better to make up our minds nowvous êtes renvoyé? — il paraît have you been fired? — it looks like it ou so it seemsil paraît que... I've heard (that)..., it would seem (that)...il paraîtrait qu'il a trois enfants it would seem ou appear (that) he's got three children -
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rapprocher [ʀapʀɔ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = approcher) to bring closer (de to)• il a changé d'emploi, ça le rapproche de chez lui he has changed jobs, so now he's nearer homeb. ( = réconcilier, réunir) [+ personnes] to bring togetherc. [+ indices, textes] ( = confronter) to put side by side ; ( = établir un lien entre) to establish a connection between2. reflexive verba. ( = approcher) [échéance, personne, véhicule, orage] to get closer• pour se rapprocher de chez lui, il a changé d'emploi to be nearer home he changed jobs• plus on se rapprochait de l'examen... the closer we came to the exam...b. (dans le temps) [crises, bruits] to become more frequentc. [personnes] to be reconciled ; [points de vue] to draw closer together ; [sociétés] to form links* * *ʀapʀɔʃe
1.
1) ( rendre plus proche) to move [something] closer [objet] (de to)2) ( dans le temps) to bring [something] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to)3) ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [somebody] (closer) together [personnes]ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres — having suffered herself, she feels for the poor
ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays — they managed to improve relations between the two countries
4) ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]5) ( apparenter) to comparela situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 — the situation can be compared to that of 1951
ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères — its characteristics make it closer to the mammals
2.
se rapprocher verbe pronominal1) ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to)2) ( s'apparenter)se rapprocher de — ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to
leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques — their paintings are similar to classical frescoes
* * *ʀapʀɔʃe vt1) (= mettre plus près) to move closerIl a rapproché le fauteuil de la télé. — He moved the armchair closer to the TV.
2) [deux objets] to move closer together3) (= réunir) to bring togetherCet accident a rapproché les deux frères. — The accident brought the two brothers together.
4) (= comparer) to establish a parallel between* * *rapprocher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( rendre plus proche) to move [sth] closer [objet] (de to); peux-tu rapprocher la lampe, je n'y vois rien can you move the lamp a bit closer, I can't see a thing; si tu n'y vois rien, rapproche la lampe if you can't see, move the lamp closer; rapproche la chaise du mur move the chair closer to the wall; le courant nous rapproche de la côte the current is taking us toward(s) the coast; le prolongement de la ligne va me rapprocher de mon travail the extension of the line will take me closer to my work; il faut rapprocher les électrodes pour que l'étincelle se produise the electrodes must be moved closer together in order to produce a spark; j'ai dû rapprocher mon fauteuil de la fenêtre I had to move my armchair closer to the window; rapproche les deux vases move the two vases closer together; les jumelles rapprochent les objets fig binoculars make objects seem closer ou nearer;2 ( dans le temps) to bring [sth] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to); ils veulent rapprocher la date des négociations they want to bring the date of the negotiations forward; cette date nous rapproche trop des élections this date brings us too close to the elections;3 ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [sb] (closer) together [personnes]; leur passion pour la musique les rapproche they are drawn together by their passion for music; ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres her hardships have brought her closer to the poor; ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays they managed to improve relations between the two countries;4 ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]; activité/club rapprochant des gens d'horizons très différents activity/club which brings together people from very different walks of life;5 ( pour comparer) to compare; la situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 the situation can be compared to what happened in 1951;6 ( apparenter) ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères its characteristics make it closer to the mammals.B se rapprocher vpr1 ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to); l'avion/l'orage/l'ennemi se rapproche the plane/the storm/the enemy is getting closer; j'ai choisi ce travail pour me rapprocher d'elle I chose this job so that I could be nearer to her;2 ( améliorer des relations) to get closer (de to); ils n'ont rien fait pour se rapprocher de nous they did nothing to get closer to us; il semble que les deux pays se rapprochent relations between the two countries seem to be improving;3 ( s'apparenter) se rapprocher de ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to; leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques their paintings are similar to ancient frescoes; le chimpanzé se rapproche plus de l'homme que du babouin the chimpanzee is more closely related to man than to the baboon.[raprɔʃe] verbe transitif1. [approcher] to bring closer ou nearer2. [dans le temps]l'émission/la fête a été rapprochée à cause des événements the programme/party has been brought forward because of what's happened3. [faire paraître proche] to bring closerle dessin japonais rapproche les différents plans Japanese drawing techniques foreshorten perspective4. [de sa destination]rapprocher quelqu'un to take ou to bring somebody closerje te dépose à Concorde, ça te rapprochera I'll drop you off at Concorde, that'll get you a bit closer to where you're going5. [affectivement] to bring (closer) togetherça m'a rapproché de mon père it's brought me closer to my father, it's brought my father and me closer together6. [comparer] to compare————————se rapprocher verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se rapprocher verbe pronominal intransitif[venir près] to come close ou closer————————se rapprocher de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se réconcilier avec]j'ai essayé sans succès de me rapprocher d'elle avant sa mort I tried in vain to get closer to her before she died2. [être comparable à] to be similar to -
107 éloigner
éloigner [elwaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ objet] to move away (de from)• éloigner qn de [+ être aimé, compagnons] to estrange sb from ; [+ activité, carrière] to take sb away from2. reflexive verb► s'éloigner to go away ; [objet, véhicule en mouvement] to move away ; [cycliste] to ride away ; (d'un danger) to get away from• éloignez-vous, ça risque d'éclater ! stand back, it might explode!* * *elwaɲe
1.
1) lit to move [somebody/something] away (de from)2) figéloigner une menace/un danger — to remove a threat/a danger
2.
s'éloigner verbe pronominal1) lit to move away (de from)2) figs'éloigner de — [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]
le texte s'éloigne du schéma de base sur deux points — the text differs from the basic pattern on two points
* * *elwaɲe vt1) [objet] to move sth away, to take sth awayéloigner qch de — to move sth away from, to take sth away from
2) [personne] to take sb away, to remove sbéloigner qn de — to take sb away from, to remove sb from
3) [échéance] to postpone4) [soupçons, danger] to ward off* * *éloigner verb table: aimerA vtr1 lit to move [sb/sth] away (de from); éloignez les enfants/vos chaises du feu move the children/your chairs away from the fire; éloigner les badauds to move onlookers on; il vaut mieux les éloigner pour qu'ils ne se battent pas better to separate them so (that) they won't fight; notre déménagement nous éloigne du village we're further away from the village now that we've moved; vos remarques nous éloignent du sujet your remarks have taken us off the point;2 fig ils font tout pour l'éloigner de moi they are doing everything to drive us apart; la nouvelle politique du parti a éloigné plusieurs de ses membres the party's new policy has alienated several of its members; elle a éloigné l'éventualité d'une dévaluation she has dismissed the possibility of a devaluation; éloigner une menace/un danger to remove a threat/a danger; maintenant que le danger est éloigné now that the danger has been removed ou has passed.B s'éloigner vpr1 lit to move away (de from); l'orage s'éloigne the storm is moving away; à mesure qu'ils s'éloignaient des côtes as they moved away from the coast; ne t'éloigne pas d'ici don't move from here; ne t'éloigne pas trop don't go too far away; il s'éloigne à pas lents/en courant he walks away slowly/runs away;2 fig s'éloigner de [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]; le texte s'éloigne du schéma de base sur deux points the text differs from the basic pattern on two points; nos chances de réussite s'éloignent chaque jour un peu plus our chances of success are becoming more remote by the day; nous nous éloignons chaque année davantage de notre objectif every year we are getting further away from our objective; ne vous éloignez pas du sujet keep to the point;3 ( s'estomper) [image, souvenir] to become blurred.[elwaɲe] verbe transitif1. [mettre loin] to move ou to take away (separable)2. [séparer]————————s'éloigner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [partir - tempête, nuages] to pass, to go away ; [ - véhicule] to move away ; [ - personne] to go aways'éloigner à la hâte/à coups de rame to hurry/to row awayéloignez-vous du bord de la falaise move away ou get back from the edge of the cliffs'éloigner du sujet to wander away from ou off the point2. [s'estomper - souvenir, rêve] to grow more distant ou remote ; [ - crainte] to go away ; [ - danger] to pass3. [s'isoler] to move ou to grow aways'éloigner du monde des affaires to move away from ou to abandon one's involvement with the world of business4. [affectivement]il la sentait qui s'éloignait de lui he could feel that she was growing away from him ou becoming more and more distant5. [dans le temps]plus on s'éloigne de cette période... the more distant that period becomes... -
108 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) korak2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) korak3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) korak4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) korak5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) stopnica6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) korak7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) korak2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) stopiti- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step* * *I [step]nounkorak, dolžina koraka; način korakanja ali hoje; plesni korak; stopinja (noge); stopnica, prečka pri lestvi; plural lestev; plural koraki, tek, pot; figuratively korak, ukrep, mera; nautical luknja, v katero se postavi jambor; figuratively stopnja; čin (zlasti vojaški), napredovanje, povišanje; music interval; mechanics spodnje ležišče osistep by step — korak za korakom, postopomaa false step — napačen korak, spodrsljaj, figuratively napaka, napačna potezain his steps — po njegovih stopinjah, figuratively po njegovem primeru (vzgledu, vzoru)a rash step — prenagljen, nepremišljen korak (dejanje)when did he get his step? — kdaj je napredoval (v službi)?to keep step, to be in step with — držati korak smind the step! — pazi(te), stopnica!mind (watch) your step! figuratively pazi, kaj delaš!to turn one's steps to — ubrati, usmeriti korake proti, kII [step]intransitive verbstopati, stopiti, korakati, napraviti korak(e); iti; z nogo pritisniti (on na); figuratively brez truda priti ( into do); transitive verb napraviti (plesne) korake; meriti (razdaljo) s koraki; opremiti s stopnicami; nautical postaviti jambor v njegovo luknjo na ladijskem krovuto step it — stopiti; plesatito step lively, to step on it, to step on the gas American slang pohiteti, podvizati se, plin datiI must be stepping colloquially zdaj moram itistep this way! — stopite semkaj, za menoj!to step through a dance — narediti plesne korake kakega plesa; -
109 bore
1. n высверленное или расточенное отверстие2. n горн. скважина, шпурwell bore — ствол скважины; диаметр скважины
3. n воен. канал ствола4. n воен. калибр оружия5. v сверлить, растачивать6. v поддаваться сверлению7. v бурить8. v с трудом прокладывать себе путь; протискиваться9. v вытягивать голову10. v спорт. жарг. оттолкнуть, отпихнуть11. v спорт. жарг. вывести своего противника из состязания12. n скука13. n скучный человек; зануда14. v надоедать; наскучитьI was victimized the whole evening by the worst bore in the room — скучнейший человек из всех присутствовавших надоедал мне весь вечер
15. n борСинонимический ряд:1. caliber (noun) caliber; calibre; diameter; hole2. drag (noun) drag3. nuisance (noun) nuisance; pest; tiresome person4. accompanied (verb) accompanied; attended; chaperoned; conducted; consorted with; convoyed; escorted5. behaved (verb) acquitted; acted; behaved; comported; demeaned; deported; did; disported; moved; quit; went on6. drill (verb) drill; penetrate; perforate; pierce; prick; punch; puncture; ream; tunnel7. gaze (verb) gape; gawk; gaze; glare; gloat; goggle; peer; stare8. had (verb) brought; bucked; carried; conveyed; displayed; exhibited; ferried; fetched; had; lugged; packed; possessed; toted; transported9. headed (verb) headed; lighted out or lit out; made; set out; strike out; struck out; took off; went10. nursed (verb) harboured; nursed11. pressed (verb) compressed; constrained; crowded; crushed; jammed; pressed; pushed; squashed; squeezed12. procreated (verb) begot; bred; generated; multiplied; procreated; propagated; reproduced13. produced (verb) bore; produced; turned out; yielded14. took (verb) abided; abode or abided; accepted; bring forth; brooked; brought forth; delivered; digested; endured; lumped; stomached; stood; stuck out; suffered; supported; sustained; swallowed; sweat out or sweated out; tolerated; took; went15. weary (verb) annoy; ennui; fatigue; pall; tire; wearyАнтонимический ряд: -
110 did
Синонимический ряд:1. acted (verb) acquitted; acted; behaved; bore; carried; comported; conducted; demeaned; deported; discoursed; disported; enacted; impersonated; moved; personated; played; quit; went on2. answered (verb) answered; served; sufficed; suited3. cheated (verb) beat; bilked; cheated; chiseled or chiselled; cozened; defrauded; flimflammed; gypped; overreached; reamed; swindled; took4. closed (verb) closed; completed; concluded; consummated; determined; ended; finished; halted; terminated; wound up; wrapped up5. cooked (verb) cooked6. gave (verb) dramatised; enacted; gave; presented; put on; staged7. happened (verb) befell; betided; broke; came; came off; chanced; developed; fell out; happened; occurred; passed; rose; transpired; went8. performed (verb) achieved; executed; performed; prosecuted9. represented (verb) impersonated; portrayed; represented10. shifted (verb) fared; fended; get along; get by; got along; got by; got on; managed; muddled through; shifted; staggered along; staggered on11. traveled or travelled (verb) covered; passed over; tracked; traveled or travelled; traversed -
111 done
1. готовый; усталый; обманутый2. делатьeasier said than done — легче сказать, чем сделать
to reason what is to be done — обсуждать, что сделать
what is to be done? — что же делать?, что можно сделать?
Синонимический ряд:1. complete (adj.) complete; concluded; down; ended; finished; terminated; through; washed-up2. completed (adj.) accomplished; brought about; completed; executed; over; performed; rendered3. decorous (adj.) au fait; becoming; befitting; Christian; civilized; comely; conforming; correct; de rigueur; decent; decorous; nice; proper; respectable; right; seemly4. effete (adj.) all in; bleary; depleted; done in; drained; effete; exhausted; far-gone; spent; used up; washed-out; worn-out5. fully cooked (adj.) baked; boiled; brewed; cooked; crisped; done to a turn; fried; fully cooked; stewed6. settled (adj.) agreed; approved; compacted; determined; settled; signed7. acted (verb) acted; discoursed; enacted; impersonated; personated; played; portrayed; represented8. answered (verb) answered; served; sufficed; suited9. behaved (verb) acquitted; behaved; borne; carried; comported; conducted; demeaned; deported; disported; done; gone on; moved; quit10. cheated (verb) beaten; bilked; cheated; chiseled or chiselled; cozened; defrauded; flimflammed; gypped; overreached; reamed; swindled; taken11. closed (verb) closed; completed; concluded; consummated; determined; ended; finished; halted; terminated; wound up; wrapped up12. cooked (verb) cooked13. given (verb) dramatised; given; presented; put on; staged14. happened (verb) befallen; betided; broken; chanced; come; come off; developed; fallen out; gone; happened; occurred; passed; risen; transpired15. performed (verb) achieved; executed; performed; prosecuted16. shifted (verb) fared; fended; get along; get by; got along or gotten along; got by or gotten by; got on or gotten on; managed; muddled through; shifted; staggered along; staggered on17. traveled or travelled (verb) covered; passed over; tracked; traveled or travelled; traversed -
112 influenced
Синонимический ряд:1. affected (adj.) affected; changed; convinced; induced; inspired; moved; persuaded; shaped; swayed2. receptive (adj.) passive; receptive; stirred3. affected (verb) affected; carried; got/got or gotten; impacted; impressed; inspired; moved; struck; touched4. biased (verb) biased; swayed5. prejudiced (verb) biased or biassed; prejudiced; prepossessed -
113 obscure
1. n поэт. темнота, ночь; мрак2. n поэт. неясность, смутность очертаний3. a тёмный, слабо освещённый; мрачный4. a неясный, смутный, неотчётливый5. a смутный, неосознанный6. a нечёткий, приглушённыйobscure pulse — слабый пульс, плохо прощупывающийся пульс
7. a непонятный, невразумительный; неразборчивый8. a незаметный, малоизвестный; ничем не прославившийся; скромный9. a матовый, без блеска, темноватый10. v затемнять, затенятьwindows obscured by curtains — окна, затемнённые занавесками
11. v делать неясным, запутывать12. v затмевать13. v загораживать; мешать14. v воен. задымлять15. v лингв. редуцироватьСинонимический ряд:1. ambiguous (adj.) ambiguous; amphibological; cloudy; double-edged; double-faced; equivocal; nebulous; nubilous; opaque; sibylline; uncertain; unexplicit; unintelligible; vague2. dark (adj.) caliginous; clouded; cloudy; dark; dense; dim; dun; dusk; dusky; gloomy; lightless; lurid; murky; somber; tenebrous; unilluminated3. faint (adj.) blear; bleary; faint; foggy; fuzzy; hazy; ill-defined; indefinite; misty; undefined; undetermined; undistinct; vague; vaporous4. forgotten (adj.) forgotten; little-known; unfamiliar5. inconspicuous (adj.) inconspicuous; unconspicuous; unemphatic; unnoticeable; unobtrusive6. indistinct (adj.) adumbrate; becloud; bedim; blurred; blurry; indistinct7. moved (adj.) insular; isolated; lonely; lonesome; moved; outlying; out-of-the-way; secluded; solitary8. remote (adj.) covered; devious; hidden; remote; removed; retired; secret9. unclear (adj.) cryptic; deep; doubtful; enigmatic; esoteric; indefinable; shadowy; unclear; veiled10. unknown (adj.) indistinguishable; little known; nameless; orphic; rare; recondite; uncelebrated; unfamed; unheard-of; unknown; unnoted; unnoticed; unrenowned; unsung11. adumbrate (verb) adumbrate; becloud; bedim; befog; blear; blur; camouflage; cloak; cloud; conceal; darken; dim; dislimn; dull; eclipse; fog; gloom; gray; grey; haze; mist; murk; obfuscate; overcast; overcloud; overshadow; shadow12. close (verb) block out; close; obstruct; screen; shroud; shut out13. hide (verb) bury; hide; submergeАнтонимический ряд:apparent; axiomatic; bright; certain; clear; comprehensible; conclusive; conspicuous; definite; distinct; eminent; evident; explicit; famous; graphic; prominent; reveal -
114 traslado
m.1 move.el traslado de los muebles the moving of the furniture2 transfer.3 movement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trasladar.* * *1 (cambio de lugar) move, moving; (de residencia) removal2 (de cargo etc) transfer3 (copia) copy4 DERECHO notification* * *noun m.move, transfer* * *SM1) [de muebles] removal; [de oficina, residencia] move2) [de empleado, preso] transferel preso se fugó durante su traslado a otro centro penitenciario — the prisoner escaped while he was being transferred o moved to another prison
3)traslado de bloque — (Inform) cut-and-paste operation
4) (=copia) copy5) (Jur) notification* * *1) ( cambio de sitio - de prisioneros transferal; (- de oficina) removalmañana tendrá lugar el traslado de sus restos mortales al Cementerio — (period) ≈the funeral will take place tomorrow at the Cemetery
2) ( cambio de destino) transfer3) (Der) ( de una actuación judicial) notification* * *= move, shift, shifting, transfer.Ex. Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.Ex. Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.Ex. This article considers the use of a spreadsheet in the shifting of periodicals collections in order to save time.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.----* traslado de alojamiento = rehousing.* traslado de libros = bookmove.* * *1) ( cambio de sitio - de prisioneros transferal; (- de oficina) removalmañana tendrá lugar el traslado de sus restos mortales al Cementerio — (period) ≈the funeral will take place tomorrow at the Cemetery
2) ( cambio de destino) transfer3) (Der) ( de una actuación judicial) notification* * *= move, shift, shifting, transfer.Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.Ex: This article considers the use of a spreadsheet in the shifting of periodicals collections in order to save time.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.* traslado de alojamiento = rehousing.* traslado de libros = bookmove.* * *A(cambio de sitio): el traslado de víveres a la isla se efectuará en avión supplies are to be taken to the island by airel traslado del cuadro se llevó a cabo en medio de grandes medidas de seguridad the picture was moved amid strict securitygastos de traslado relocation expensesse ordenó su traslado a una prisión de alta seguridad they ordered him to be transferred to o they ordered his transferral to a maximum security prisonmañana tendrá lugar el traslado de sus restos mortales al Cementerio Central ( period); ≈ the funeral will take place tomorrow at the Central CemeteryB (cambio de destino) transferha pedido el traslado a Chiclayo/a la casa central she has asked for a transfer to Chiclayo/to (the) head officeC ( Der)1 (de una actuación judicial) notification (of pleading)2 (de un documento) copy* * *
Del verbo trasladar: ( conjugate trasladar)
traslado es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
trasladó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
trasladar
traslado
trasladar ( conjugate trasladar) verbo transitivo
1 ( cambiar de sitio) ‹objeto/oficina/tienda› to move;
‹preso/enfermo› to move, transfer;
‹ información› to transfer;
2 ( cambiar de destino) ‹empleado/funcionario› to transfer
trasladarse verbo pronominal ( mudarse) to move
traslado sustantivo masculino ( de prisioneros) transferal;
( de oficina) removal;
( de empleados) transfer;
( de objeto):
gastos de traslado relocation expenses
trasladar verbo transitivo
1 (cambiar de lugar) to move
2 (a un empleado) to transfer
(a un enfermo) to move
3 (una fecha, evento) to move
traslado sustantivo masculino
1 (de vivienda, oficina) removal, US move
2 (de un trabajador) transfer
(de un enfermo) move
3 (de un documento) transfer
' traslado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apoltronarse
- desplazamiento
English:
move
- put in
- transfer
- removal
* * *traslado nm1. [de objeto] move;[de sede] move, transfer;se encargarán del traslado de los muebles they'll take charge of moving the furniture;tras el traslado de la capital de Bonn a Berlín after the capital was moved o relocated from Bonn to Berlin2. [de detenido] transfer;el traslado de los heridos fue problemático there were problems moving the wounded3. [de empleado, funcionario] transfer[de escrito] copy* * *m move; de trabajador transfer;traslado al aeropuerto airport transfer;traslado de la producción transfer of production* * *traslado nm1) : transfer, move2) : copy* * *traslado n1. (de residencia) move¿me ayudas con el traslado de los muebles? can you help me move the furniture?2. (de empleado) transfer -
115 out
out [aʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective3. preposition4. noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get out, go out, look up the verb. When out is part of a set combination, eg day out, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = not in) Paul is out Paul est sorti• (the ball is) out! (Tennis) (la balle est) out !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by a preposition, out is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = outside) dehors• out you go! sortez !• come in! -- no, I like it out here entre ! -- non, je suis bien ici !► out there ( = in that place) là-bas► out with it! (inf) vas-y, parle !2. adjectivea. [light, fire, gas] éteintb. ( = available) [model, edition, video] sortic. ( = unavailable) (for lending, renting) that book is out ce livre est sortid. ( = revealed) the secret is out le secret n'en est plus une. ( = unconscious) sans connaissanceg. ( = unacceptable) [idea, suggestion] that's right out, I'm afraid il n'en est pas questioni. ( = finished) before the month was out avant la fin du moisj. ( = striking) out on strike en grèvek. ( = unfashionable) passé de model. (flowers, sun) the roses are out les rosiers sont en fleurs3. preposition► out of━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out of is an element in a phrasal verb, eg run out of, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of the way, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = outside) en dehors de, hors deI was glad to be out of it ( = escaped from situation) j'étais bien content d'y avoir échappéc. ( = through) par• he looked like something out of "Star Trek" il semblait tout droit sorti de « Star Trek »━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following dans describes the original position of the thing being moved.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = because of) par• out of curiosity/necessity par curiosité/nécessitéf. ( = from among) surg. ( = without) we are out of bread nous n'avons plus de painh. ( = sheltered from) à l'abri dei. ( = eliminated from) éliminé de4. noun[+ homosexual] révéler l'homosexualité de6. compounds► out-of-date adjective [passport, ticket] périmé ; [clothes, theory, concept] démodé ; [word] vieilli► out-of-doors adverb = outdoors* * *Note: out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb ( hold out, wipe out, filter out etc). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc)When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardinout is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortieFor the phrase out of see III in the entry belowFor examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below[aʊt] 1.transitive verb révéler l'homosexualité de [person]2.1) ( outside) dehors2) ( from within)to go ou walk out — sortir
to pull/take something out — retirer/sortir quelque chose
3) ( at a distance)4) ( in the world at large)there are a lot of people out there looking for work — il y a beaucoup de gens qui cherchent du travail en ce moment
5) ( absent)to be out — gen être sorti; [strikers] être en grève
6) ( for social activity)7) (published, now public)to be out — [book, exam results] être publié
8) ( in bloom)to be out — [tree, shrub] être en fleurs
to be fully out — [flower] être épanoui
9) ( shining)to be out — [sun, moon, stars] briller
10) ( extinguished)to be out — [fire, light] être éteint
11) Sport, Gamesto be out — [player] être éliminé
‘out!’ — ( of ball) ‘out!’
12) ( unconscious)to be out (cold) — (colloq) gen être dans les pommes (colloq); [boxer] être K.O.
13) (over, finished)14) GB ( incorrect)my watch is two minutes out — ( slow) ma montre retarde de deux minutes; ( fast) ma montre avance de deux minutes
15) (colloq) ( not possible) excluno, that option is out — non, cette solution est exclue
16) (colloq) ( actively in search of)he's just out for what he can get — péj c'est l'intérêt qui le guide
he's out to get you — il t'en veut à mort; ( killer) il veut ta peau (colloq)
17) (colloq) ( not in fashion) passé de mode3.out of prepositional phrase1) ( from)to go ou walk ou come out — sortir
2) ( expressing ratio) sur3) ( part of whole)4) Lawto be out — [jury] être en délibération
5) ( beyond defined limits) hors de [reach, sight]; en dehors de [city]6) ( free from confinement)7) ( sheltered) à l'abri de [sun]8) ( lacking)to be (right) out of — ne plus avoir de [item]
9) ( made from) en [wood, metal]10) ( due to) par [respect]••I want out! — (colloq) je ne marche plus avec vous/eux etc (colloq)
come on, out with it! — (colloq) allez, dis ce que tu as à dire!
to be out and about — ( after illness) être à nouveau sur pied
to be out of it — (colloq) être dans les vapes (colloq)
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116 borne
a фр. ограниченный, с узким кругозоромСинонимический ряд:1. little (adj.) ineffectual; limited; little; mean; narrow; paltry; set; small2. abode or abided (verb) abided; abode or abided; accepted; brooked; digested; endured; lumped; stomached; stood; stuck out; suffered; supported; sustained; swallowed; sweat out or sweated out; taken; tolerated3. accompanied (verb) accompanied; attended; chaperoned; conducted; consorted with; convoyed; escorted4. behaved (verb) acquitted; acted; behaved; comported; demeaned; deported; disported; done; gone on; moved; quit5. carried (verb) brought; bucked; carried; conveyed; displayed; exhibited; ferried; fetched; had; lugged; packed; possessed; toted; transported6. delivered (verb) bring forth; brought forth; delivered7. headed (verb) gone; headed; lighted out or lit out; made; set out; strike out; struck out; taken off8. nursed (verb) harboured; nursed9. pressed (verb) compressed; constrained; crowded; crushed; jammed; pressed; pushed; squashed; squeezed10. procreated (verb) begotten or begot; bred; generated; multiplied; procreated; propagated; reproduced11. produced (verb) produced; turned out; yielded -
117 carried
Синонимический ряд:1. affected (verb) affected; got/got or gotten; impressed; influenced; inspired; moved; struck; swayed; touched2. behaved (verb) acquitted; acted; behaved; comported; demeaned; deported; did; did/done; disported; quit; went on/gone on3. bore/borne (verb) bore; bore/borne; bucked; displayed; exhibited; ferried; had; lugged; packed; possessed; sustained; toted; transported4. conducted (verb) channeled or channelled; channelled; conducted; conveyed; funneled; piped; siphoned; transmitted5. involved (verb) entailed; involved6. kept (verb) kept; stocked7. supported (verb) bolstered; bore up/borne up; braced; buttressed; held; maintained; propped; shored up; supported; sustained; upheld8. told (verb) broke; cleared; communicated; disclosed; gave; get across; imparted; passed; reported; spread; told9. took (verb) brought; fetched; took10. went (verb) extended; led; ran; reached; stretched; went -
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------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] affect deeply[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] afflict[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] hurt[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] have a profound influence[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] move[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Gari lilisaki polepole katika matope[English Example] the car moved slowly in the mud------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] press[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] njaa inasaki[English Example] hunger is pressing------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] squeeze[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] njaa inasaki[English Example] hunger is squeezing------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] be tight[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] njaa inasaki[English Example] hunger is tight------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -saki[English Word] fit tightly[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. a поражённый2. a книжн. раненый; больной3. a вровень с краями сосуда, мерыСинонимический ряд:1. unlucky (adj.) cursed; doomed; hapless; hopeless; ill-fated; ill-starred; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky2. attacked (verb) assailed; assaulted; attacked; beset; fall on; go at; have at; sail in; stormed3. caught (verb) caught; nipped; snapped; snatched4. hit (verb) clouted; hit; knocked; occurred; popped; slammed; slogged; smacked; smashed; swatted; whacked; whammed5. influenced (verb) affected; impacted; impressed; influenced; moved; swayed; touched6. racked (verb) afflicted; cursed; excruciated; plagued; racked; scourged; smitten; tormented; tortured7. rung (verb) bonged; chimed; knelled; pealed; rung; tolled8. taken (verb) seized; taken9. walk out (verb) walk out -
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lock [lɒk]serrure ⇒ 1 (a) écluse ⇒ 1 (b) prise ⇒ 1 (c) braquage ⇒ 1 (d) verrou ⇒ 1 (e) verrouillage ⇒ 1 (f) boucle ⇒ 1 (h) fermer à clef ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) enfermer ⇒ 2 (b) serrer ⇒ 2 (c) bloquer ⇒ 2 (d) verrouiller ⇒ 2 (e) se joindre ⇒ 3 (b) se bloquer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun(a) (on door, drawer etc) serrure f;∎ the whole gang is now safely under lock and key toute la bande est désormais sous les verrous(b) (on canal) écluse f∎ on full lock braqué à fond;∎ the car has a good/poor lock la voiture a un bon/médiocre rayon de braquage∎ shift or caps lock touche f de verrouillage majuscule∎ lock (forward) deuxième ligne m∎ lock, stock and barrel en entier;∎ she bought the company lock, stock and barrel elle a acheté la société en bloc;∎ his essay was lifted lock, stock and barrel from a textbook il a copié sa rédaction telle quelle ou mot pour mot dans un manuel scolaire;∎ he swallowed the story lock, stock and barrel il a tout avalé;∎ the family has moved lock, stock and barrel to Canada la famille est partie avec armes et bagages s'installer au Canada∎ check that all the doors and windows are locked vérifiez que toutes les portes et les fenêtres sont bien fermées(b) (valuables, person) enfermer;∎ lock all these papers in the safe enfermez tous ces papiers dans le coffre-fort;∎ figurative they were locked into the agreement ils étaient tenus par l'accord(c) (hold tightly) serrer;∎ they were locked in a passionate embrace ils étaient unis ou enlacés dans une étreinte passionnée;∎ to lock arms (police cordon) former un barrage;∎ the armies were locked in battle les armées étaient engagées à fond dans la bataille;∎ the unions were locked in a dispute with the management les syndicats étaient aux prises avec la direction;∎ to be locked in combat être engagé dans un combat; figurative être aux prises;∎ figurative to lock horns with the enemy livrer bataille avec l'ennemi(d) (device, wheels, brakes) bloquer(a) (door, drawer, car etc) (se) fermer à clef;∎ the door locks on the inside la porte se ferme de l'intérieur;∎ the safe locks automatically le coffre-fort se verrouille automatiquement∎ push the lever back until it locks into place pousse le levier jusqu'à ce qu'il s'enclenche(c) (wheels, brakes, nut) se bloquerliterary chevelure f►► lock chamber (on canal) sas m (d'écluse);lock gate porte f d'écluse;lock keeper éclusier(ère) m,f;lock turns tours mpl de volant(valuables) mettre sous clef; (criminal) incarcérer, mettre sous les verrous;∎ we keep the alcohol locked away nous gardons l'alcool sous clef(a) (in building, room) enfermer;∎ he locked himself in il s'est enfermé (à l'intérieur)(b) to be locked in (to pension scheme) ne pas avoir la possibilité de changer; (to contract) être lié;∎ Stock Exchange to lock in a hedge immobiliser une couverture∎ to lock onto a signal capter un signal∎ her father threatened to lock her out if she was late home son père a menacé de la laisser à la porte ou dehors si elle rentrait en retard;∎ I've locked myself out j'ai fermé la porte en laissant les clés à l'intérieur, je me suis enfermé dehors➲ lock up(a) (house, shop) fermer à clef∎ he should be locked up! il faudrait l'enfermer!fermer à clef;∎ it's time to lock up c'est l'heure de fermer;∎ the last to leave locks up le dernier à partir ferme la porte à clef
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