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1 ♦ music

♦ music /ˈmju:zɪk/
n. [uc]

musica: to set to music, mettere in musica; musicare (un testo letterario ecc.); popular (o pop) music, musica pop; classical music, musica classica; disco music, disco-music; (fam.) indie music, musica ‘indie’; (cinem., teatr.) incidental music, musica di fondo; atmospheric music, musica suggestiva; to listen to the music, ascoltare la musica; to read music, leggere la musica

● ( USA) music box, scatola armonica; carillon □ music card, ‘carta musicale’ ( sostituisce dischi e nastri) □ music cassette, musicassetta □ music centre, impianto stereo □ music hall, music-hall, teatro di varietà; ( USA) sala per concerti, auditorium □ music holder, leggio (per spartiti di musica) □ music paper, carta da musica □ music rest = music holder ► sopra □ music shop, negozio di musica □ music stand = music holder ► sopra □ music stool, sgabello per pianoforte □ music teacher, insegnante di musica □ (med.) music therapy, musicoterapia □ (fig. fam.) to be music to one's ears, essere musica per le proprie orecchie □ (fig. fam.) to face the music, affrontare le critiche (o i rimproveri).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ music
2 card catalog

каталог

repertory catalog — каталог

full catalog — полный каталог

catalog of maps — каталог карт

music catalog — нотный каталог

catalog index — индекс каталога

English-Russian base dictionary > card catalog
3 sound card

"A type of expansion board on PC-compatible computers that allows the playback and recording of sound, such as from a WAV or MIDI file or a music CD-ROM. Most PCs sold at retail include a sound card."

بطاقة صوت

English-Arabic terms dictionary > sound card
4 flash memory card

"A device used by many digital cameras to store pictures and video. Flash memory cards store computer information such as text, pictures, and music, and can be copied, erased, and used many times."

بطاقة ذاكرة flash

English-Arabic terms dictionary > flash memory card
5 face

1. noun
1) Gesicht, das

wash one's face — sich (Dat.) das Gesicht waschen

go blue in the face — (with cold) blau im Gesicht werden

go red or purple in the face — (with exertion or passion or shame) rot im Gesicht werden

the stone struck me in the face — der Stein traf mich ins Gesicht

bring A and B face to face — A und B einander (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

meet somebody face to face — jemanden persönlich kennen lernen

come or be brought face to face with somebody — mit jemandem konfrontiert werden

come face to face with the fact that... — vor der Tatsache stehen, dass...

in [the] face of something — (despite) trotz

slam the door in somebody's face — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuknallen (ugs.)

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

look somebody/something in the face — jemandem/einer Sache ins Gesicht sehen

show one's face — sich sehen od. blicken lassen

tell somebody to his face what... — jemandem [offen] ins Gesicht sagen, was...

till one is blue in the face — bis man verrückt wird (ugs.)

save one's face — das Gesicht wahren od. retten

lose face [with somebody] [over something] — das Gesicht [vor jemandem] [wegen etwas] verlieren

make or pull a face/faces [at somebody] — (to show dislike) ein Gesicht/Gesichter machen od. ziehen; (to amuse or frighten) eine Grimasse/Grimassen schneiden

don't make a face! — mach nicht so ein Gesicht!

on the face of it — dem Anschein nach

put a brave face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

2) (front) (of mountain, cliff) Wand, die; (of building) Stirnseite, die; (of clock, watch) Zifferblatt, das; (of coin, medal, banknote, playing card) Vorderseite, die; (of golf club, cricket bat, hockey stick, tennis racket) Schlagfläche, die

3) (surface)

the face of the earth — die Erde

disappear off or from the face of the earth — spurlos verschwinden

4) (Geom.; also of crystal, gem) Fläche, die

5) see academic.ru/77333/typeface">typeface. See also face down; face up
2. transitive verb
1) (look towards) sich wenden zu

somebody faces the front — jemand sieht nach vorne

[stand] facing one another — sich (Dat.) od. (meist geh.) einander gegenüber [stehen]

the window faces the garden/front — das Fenster geht zum Garten/zur Straße hinaus

sit facing the engine — (in a train) in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig.): (have to deal with) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tod, Vorstellung]; gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]; sich stellen (+ Dat.) [Anschuldigung, Kritik]; stehen vor (+ Dat.) [Ruin, Entscheidung]

face trial for murder, face a charge of murder — sich wegen Mordes vor Gericht verantworten müssen

3) (not shrink from) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tatsache, Wahrheit]; mit Fassung gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]

face the music — (fig.) die Suppe auslöffeln (ugs.)

let's face it — (coll.) machen wir uns (Dat.) doch nichts vor (ugs.)

4)

be faced with something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) gegenübersehen

faced with these facts — mit diesen Sachen konfrontiert

5) (coll.): (bear) verkraften
3. intransitive verb
face forwards/backwards — [Person, Bank, Sitz:] in/entgegen Fahrtrichtung sitzen/aufgestellt sein

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung blickte er?

stand facing away from somebody — mit dem Rücken zu jemandem stehen

face away from the road/on to the road/east[wards] or to[wards] the east — [Fenster, Zimmer:] nach hinten/vorn/Osten liegen

the side of the house faces to[wards] the sea — die Seite des Hauses liegt zum Meer

Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

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[feis] 1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) das Gesicht

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) die Oberfläche

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) die Wand
2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) gegenüberliegen

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) ansehen

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) ins Auge sehen

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- -faced
- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face
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face

[feɪs]

I. n

1. ( also fig: countenance) Gesicht nt a. fig; (expression) Miene f

I don't want to see your \face here again! ( fam) ich will dich hier nie wieder sehen!

the expression on her \face showed her disappointment die Enttäuschung stand ihr ins Gesicht geschrieben

to have a puzzled expression on one's \face ein ratloses Gesicht machen

to have a smile on one's \face lächeln

to keep a smile on one's \face [immerzu] lächeln

to put a smile on sb's \face jdn zum Lächeln bringen

with a \face like thunder mit finsterer Miene

to have a \face like thunder finster dreinblicken

to go blue/green/red in the \face [ganz] blau/grün/rot im Gesicht werden

with a fierce/friendly \face mit grimmiger/freundlicher Miene

with a happy/smiling \face mit strahlender Miene

to pull a long \face ein langes Gesicht machen [o ziehen]

a sad \face eine traurige Miene, ein trauriges Gesicht

to pull a sad \face ein trauriges Gesicht machen

to show one's true \face sein wahres Gesicht zeigen

\face down/up mit dem Gesicht nach unten/oben

to do one's \face ( fam) sich akk schminken

to look sb in the \face jdm in die Augen schauen

to make [or pull] \faces Grimassen schneiden

to make [or pull] a \face das Gesicht verziehen

she made a \face of disgust sie verzog angewidert das Gesicht

to shut the door in sb's \face jdm die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen

to tell sth to sb's \face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

\face to \face von Angesicht zu Angesicht

2. of a building Fassade f; of a cliff, mountain Wand f; of a clock, watch Zifferblatt nt; of a card, coin Bildseite f

place the cards \face down/up on the table legen Sie die Karten mit der Bildseite nach unten/oben auf den Tisch

north \face of a building Nordseite f; of a mountain Nordwand f

3. (surface) Oberfläche f

4. ( fig: appearance) Gesicht nt fig; (aspect) Seite f

Britain has many \faces Großbritannien hat viele Gesichter

poor quality is the unacceptable \face of increased productivity schlechte Qualität ist die Kehrseite [o Schattenseite] erhöhter Produktivität

5. no pl (reputation) Gesicht nt fig

to lose/save \face das Gesicht verlieren/wahren

6. no pl (presence) Angesicht nt

▪ in the \face of sth (in view of) angesichts einer S. gen; (despite) trotz einer S. gen

she left home in the \face of strong opposition from her parents sie ist trotz starken Widerstands vonseiten ihrer Eltern ausgezogen

he maintained, in the \face of all the facts, that he had told the truth obwohl alle Tatsachen dagegen sprachen, behauptete er, die Wahrheit gesagt zu haben

to show courage in the \face of the enemy Mut vor dem Feind zeigen

in the \face of adversity angesichts der widrigen Umstände

in the \face of danger/death im Angesicht der Gefahr/des Todes

7. no pl ( fam: cheek)

to have the \face to do sth die Unverfrorenheit [o Stirn] haben, etw zu tun

8. TYPO Schrift f, Schriftbild nt

9. MIN Abbaustoß m fachspr

to work at the \face vor Ort arbeiten

10.

▶ to disappear [or be wiped] off the \face of the earth wie vom Erdboden verschluckt sein

▶ sb's \face drops [or falls] jd ist sichtlich enttäuscht

her \face fell when she opened the letter sie war sichtlich enttäuscht, als sie den Brief öffnete

▶ sb's \face fits BRIT ( fam) jd ist allem Anschein nach der/die Richtige

▶ get out of my \face! AM (sl) lass mich in Frieden [o Ruhe]!

▶ to have a \face like the back [end] of a bus ( fam) potthässlich sein fam

▶ to be in sb's \face AM (sl: impede) jdm in die Quere kommen fam; (bother) jdm auf den Geist gehen fam

▶ to be off one's \face ( fig sl: drunk and/or high on drugs) zu sein sl

▶ on the \face of it auf den ersten Blick, oberflächlich betrachtet

▶ to put a brave \face on it, to put on a brave \face gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

▶ to set one's \face against sth sich akk gegen etw akk wenden

▶ to show one's \face sich akk blicken lassen

▶ to struggle to keep a straight \face sich dat nur mit Mühe das Lachen verkneifen können

▶ to wash one's \face (sl) in die Schwarzen rutschen fam

II. vt

1. (look towards) person

▪ to \face sb/sth sich akk jdm/etw zuwenden, zu jdm/etw blicken; (sit opposite)

▪ to \face [or sit facing] sb jdm gegenübersitzen

▪ to \face [or sit facing] sth mit dem Gesicht zu etw dat sitzen; (stand opposite)

▪ to \face [or stand facing] sb jdm gegenüberstehen

she sat down facing me sie setzte sich mir gegenüber

please \face me when I'm talking to you schau mich bitte an, wenn ich mit dir rede

to \face the audience sich dem Publikum zuwenden akk

to sit facing the engine [or front] in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2.

▪ to \face sth (point towards) object zu etw dat [hin] zeigen [o gerichtet sein]; (be situated opposite) building gegenüber etw dat liegen

the school \faces the church die Schule liegt gegenüber der Kirche

our houses \face each other unsere Häuser liegen einander gegenüber

3. (look onto) room, window

to \face the garden/sea/street auf den Garten/das Meer/die Straße [hinaus]gehen; garden, house

to \face the mountains/sea auf die Berge/das Meer blicken

to \face the street zur Straße [hin] liegen

we are looking for a house facing the market square wir suchen ein Haus mit Blick auf den Marktplatz

4. (be confronted with)

▪ to \face sth sich akk etw dat gegenübersehen, etw dat gegenüberstehen

to \face a charge angeklagt sein

to \face a charge of theft sich akk wegen Diebstahls vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to \face criticism Kritik ausgesetzt sein

to \face death dem Tod ins Auge sehen

to \face a difficult situation mit einer schwierigen Situation konfrontiert sein

5. (confront)

▪ to \face sb with sth jdn mit etw dat konfrontieren

to be \faced with one's past/the truth mit seiner Vergangenheit/der Wahrheit konfrontiert werden

they are \faced with financial penalties sie müssen mit Geldstrafen rechnen

6. (require the attention of)

▪ to \face sb question sich akk jdm stellen

the main problem facing us is how... wir stehen hauptsächlich vor dem Problem, wie...

▪ to be \faced by sth vor etw dat stehen, sich akk etw dat gegenübersehen

we were \faced by a flooded cellar wir standen vor einem überfluteten Keller

7. (accept, deal with)

to \face the criticism sich akk der Kritik stellen

to \face death/the facts dem Tod/den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen [o blicken]

let's \face facts [or it] machen wir uns doch nichts vor

to \face one's fears/problems sich akk seinen Ängsten/Problemen stellen

8. (bear)

▪ to \face sth etw ertragen

I couldn't \face another shock like that noch so einen Schock würde ich nicht verkraften

I can't \face another drink! ich kann jetzt wirklich nichts mehr trinken!

he can't \face work today er ist heute nicht imstande zu arbeiten

▪ to \face doing sth sich akk in der Lage sehen, etw zu tun

she can't \face seeing him so soon after their break-up sie sieht sich außerstande, ihn so kurz nach ihrer Trennung wiederzusehen

I can't \face climbing those stairs again! allein der Gedanke, noch einmal die Treppen hochsteigen zu müssen!

I can't \face telling him the truth ich bringe es einfach nicht über mich, ihm die Wahrheit zu sagen

9. ARCHIT

▪ to \face sth in [or with] sth etw mit etw dat verkleiden

to \face sth in [or with] bricks etw mit Ziegelsteinen verblenden [o verschalen

10. TECH

▪ to \face sth etw planbearbeiten fachspr

11. FASHION

▪ to \face sth etw einfassen

12.

▶ to \face the music ( fam) für die Folgen geradestehen, die Konsequenzen tragen

you had better go in and \face the music now geh lieber gleich rein und stell dich der Sache fam

III. vi

1. (point)

to \face backwards/downwards/forwards nach hinten/unten/vorne zeigen

a seat facing forwards TRANSP ein Sitz in Fahrtrichtung

to \face downhill/east bergab/nach Osten zeigen

2. (look onto)

to \face south/west room, window nach Süden/Westen [hinaus]gehen; house, garden nach Süden/Westen liegen

3. (look) person blicken

\face right! MIL Abteilung rechts[um]!

to \face away [from sb/sth] sich akk [von jdm/etw] abwenden

to sit/stand facing away from sb/sth mit dem Rücken zu jdm/etw sitzen/stehen

facing forwards/left mit dem Gesicht nach vorne/links

to \face [or sit facing] backwards/forwards TRANSP entgegen der/in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

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[feɪs]
1. n

1) Gesicht nt

to go red in the face — rot anlaufen

I don't want to see your face here again — ich möchte Sie hier nie wieder sehen

we were standing face to face — wir standen einander Auge in Auge or von Angesicht zu Angesicht (geh) gegenüber

next time I see him face to face — das nächste Mal, wenn ich ihm begegne

to bring sb face to face with sb/sth — jdn mit jdm/etw konfrontieren

to bring two people face to face — zwei Leute einander gegenüberstellen or miteinander konfrontieren

to come face to face with sb — jdn treffen

to come face to face with sth — einer Sache (dat) ins Auge sehen

he told him so to his face — er sagte ihm das (offen) ins Gesicht

he shut the door in my face — er schlug mir die Tür vor der Nase zu

he laughed in my face — er lachte mir ins Gesicht

the plan blew up in his face — der Plan ging ins Auge

to look sb in the face — jdn ansehen

to be able to look sb in the face — jdm in die Augen sehen können

to throw sth back in sb's face — jdm etw wieder vorhalten

get outta my face! ( US inf ) — lass mich in Ruhe!

in the face of great difficulties/much opposition etc — angesichts or (= despite) trotz größter Schwierigkeiten/starker Opposition etc

courage in the face of the enemy — Tapferkeit vor dem Feind

See:

→ flat

2) (= expression) Gesicht(sausdruck m) nt

to make or pull a face — das Gesicht verziehen

to make or pull faces/a funny face — Gesichter or Grimassen/eine Grimasse machen or schneiden (at sb jdm)

to put a good face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

to put a brave face on it — sich (dat) nichts anmerken lassen

he has set his face against that — er stemmt sich dagegen

3)

(= prestige) loss of face — Gesichtsverlust m

to save (one's) face — das Gesicht wahren

to lose face — das Gesicht verlieren

4) (of clock) Zifferblatt nt; (= rock face) (Steil)wand f; (= coalface) Streb m; (= typeface) Schriftart f; (of playing card) Bildseite f; (of coin) Vorderseite f; (of house) Fassade f

to put sth face up( wards)/down(wards) — etw mit der Vorderseite nach oben/unten legen

to be face up( wards)/down(wards) (person) — mit dem Gesicht nach oben/unten liegen; (thing) mit der Vorderseite nach oben/unten liegen; (book) mit der aufgeschlagenen Seite nach oben/unten liegen

to work at the ( coal) face —

to change the face of the world — die Welt völlig verändern

the changing face of politics — das sich wandelnde Gesicht der Politik

the unacceptable face of capitalism — die unannehmbare Seite des Kapitalismus

he/it vanished off the face of the earth (inf) — er/es war wie vom Erdboden verschwunden

I'm the luckiest person on the face of the earth (inf) — ich bin der glücklichste Mensch auf der Welt

on the face of it — so, wie es aussieht

5) (inf

= effrontery) to have the face to do sth — die Stirn haben, etw zu tun

2. vt

1) (= be opposite, have one's face towards) gegenüber sein (+dat), gegenüberstehen/-liegen etc (+dat); (window, door) north, south gehen nach; street, garden etc liegen zu; (building, room) north, south liegen nach; park, street liegen zu

to face the wall/light — zur Wand gekehrt/dem Licht zugekehrt sein; (person) mit dem Gesicht zur Wand/zum Licht stehen/sitzen etc

sit down and face the front! — setz dich und sieh nach vorn!

face this way! — bitte sehen Sie hierher!

he was facing me at dinner — er saß mir beim Essen gegenüber

the picture/wall facing you — das Bild/die Wand Ihnen gegenüber

facing one another — einander gegenüber

to sit facing the front of the bus — in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig) possibility, prospect rechnen müssen mit

to face death — dem Tod ins Auge sehen

to face trial — vor Gericht gestellt werden

to face financial ruin — vor dem finanziellen Ruin stehen

to be faced with sth — sich einer Sache (dat) gegenübersehen

the problem facing us — das Problem, dem wir gegenüberstehen or mit dem wir konfrontiert sind

you'll face a lot of criticism if you do that — Sie setzen sich großer Kritik aus, wenn Sie das tun

to be faced with a bill for £100 — eine Rechnung über £ 100 präsentiert bekommen

he is facing a charge of murder — er steht unter Mordanklage, er ist wegen Mordes angeklagt

he faces life in prison if convicted — wenn er für schuldig befunden wird, muss er mit lebenslänglich rechnen

3) (= meet confidently) situation, danger, criticism sich stellen (+dat); person, enemy gegenübertreten (+dat)

he faced defeat bravely — er hat sich tapfer mit der Niederlage abgefunden

to face (the) facts — den Tatsachen ins Auge blicken or sehen

let's face it —

you'd better face it, you're not going to get the job — du musst dich wohl damit abfinden, dass du die Stelle nicht bekommst

4) (inf: put up with, bear) verkraften (inf); another drink, cake etc runterkriegen (inf)

I can't face another of these arguments — ich halte noch so einen Streit einfach nicht aus

I can't face seeing anyone — ich kann einfach niemanden sehen

I can't face it (inf) — ich bringe es einfach nicht über mich

5) building, wall verblenden, verkleiden; (SEW) garment (mit Besatz) verstürzen

6) (CARDS) aufdecken

7) stone glätten, (plan) schleifen

3. vi
(house, room) liegen (towards park dem Park zu, onto road zur Straße, away from road nicht zur Straße); (window) gehen (onto, towards auf +acc, zu, away from nicht auf +acc)
he was sitting facing away from me — er saß mit dem Rücken zu mir

they were all facing toward(s) the window — sie saßen alle mit dem Gesicht zum Fenster (hin)

the house faces south/toward(s) the sea — das Haus liegt nach Süden/zum Meer hin

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung stand er?

you've parked facing in the wrong direction — Sie haben in der falschen Richtung geparkt

the side of the house that faces onto the road — die der Straße zugekehrte Seite des Hauses

why was the house built facing away from the park? —

right face! (Mil) — rechts um!

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face [feıs]

A s

1. Gesicht n, besonders poet Angesicht n, Antlitz n (beide auch fig):

face down (upwards) mit dem Gesicht nach unten (oben);

for your fair face um deiner schönen Augen willen;

face to face von Angesicht zu Angesicht, direkt;

they were sitting face to face sie saßen sich (direkt) gegenüber;

bring persons face to face Personen (einander) gegenüberstellen;

face to face with Auge in Auge mit, gegenüber, vor (dat);

she’s not just a face in the crowd

a) sie hat kein Dutzendgesicht,

b) sie ist nicht irgendjemand;

do (up) one’s face, umg put one’s face on sich schminken, sich anmalen pej;

fly in the face of

a) jemandem ins Gesicht springen,

b) sich (offen) widersetzen (dat), auch der Gefahr trotzen;

laugh into sb’s face jemandem ins Gesicht lachen;

look sb in the face jemandem ins Gesicht sehen;

say sth to sb’s face jemandem etwas ins Gesicht sagen;

shut ( oder slam) the door in sb’s face jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen; → flat¹ C 1, show B 1, write A 2

2. Gesicht(sausdruck) n(m), Aussehen n, Miene f:

have a face as long as a fiddle umg ein Gesicht machen wie drei Tage Regenwetter;

put a good face on the matter gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen;

make ( oder pull) a face ein Gesicht oder eine Grimasse oder eine Fratze machen oder schneiden ( at sb jemandem);

pull a long face ein langes Gesicht machen;

put a bold face on sth sich etwas (Unangnehmes etc) nicht anmerken lassen, einer Sache gelassen entgegensehen; → set against 1

3. umg Stirn f, Dreistigkeit f, Unverschämtheit f:

have the face to do sth die Stirn haben oder so unverfroren sein, etwas zu tun

4. fig Gegenwart f, Anblick m, Angesicht n:

before his face vor seinen Augen, in seiner Gegenwart;

in (the) face of

a) angesichts (gen), gegenüber (dat),

b) trotz (gen od dat);

in the face of danger angesichts der Gefahr;

in the very face of day am helllichten Tage

5. fig (das) Äußere, (äußere) Gestalt oder Erscheinung, Anschein m:

the face of affairs die Sachlage;

on the face of it auf den ersten Blick, oberflächlich (betrachtet);

put a new face on sth etwas in neuem oder anderem Licht erscheinen lassen

6. fig Gesicht n, Ansehen n:

save (one’s) face, preserve face das Gesicht wahren;

lose face das Gesicht verlieren

7. WIRTSCH, JUR Nenn-, Nominalwert m (eines Wertpapiers etc), Wortlaut m (eines Dokuments)

8. Ober-, Außenfläche f, Vorderseite f:

face (of a clock) Zifferblatt n;

lie on its face nach unten gekehrt oder auf dem Gesicht liegen;

wipe off the face of the earth eine Stadt etc ausradieren, dem Erdboden gleichmachen

9. → façade

10. rechte Seite (Stoff, Leder etc)

11. Bildseite f (einer Spielkarte), (einer Münze auch) Vorderseite f, (einer Münze) Avers m

12. MATH (geometrische) Fläche:

face of a crystal Kristallfläche

13. TECH

a) Stirnseite f, -fläche f

b) Amboss-, Hammerbahn f

c) Breite f (eines Zahnrades etc)

d) Brust f (eines Bohrers, Zahns etc)

e) Schneide f

14. TYPO Bild n (der Type)

15. Bergbau: Streb m, Ort n, Wand f:

face of a gangway Ort einer Strecke, Ortsstoß m;

face of a shaft Schachtstoß m;

at the face vor Ort

16. (Fels)Wand f:

the north face of the Eiger die Eigernordwand

B v/t

1. jemandem das Gesicht zuwenden, jemanden ansehen, jemandem ins Gesicht sehen

2. a) jemandem, einer Sache gegenüberstehen, -liegen, -sitzen:

the man facing me der Mann mir gegenüber

b) blicken oder liegen nach (Raum etc):

the house faces the sea das Haus liegt (nach) dem Meer zu;

the windows face the street die Fenster gehen auf die Straße (hinaus)

3. etwas umkehren, umwenden:

face a card eine Spielkarte aufdecken

4. j.m, einer Sache mutig entgegentreten oder begegnen, sich stellen, die Stirn oder Spitze bieten, trotzen:

face death dem Tod ins Auge blicken;

face it out die Sache durchstehen;

face sb off US es auf eine Kraft- oder Machtprobe mit jemandem ankommen lassen; → music 1

5. oft be faced with fig sich jemandem od einer Sache gegenübersehen, gegenüberstehen, entgegenblicken, ins Auge sehen (dat):

he was faced with ruin er stand vor dem Nichts;

he is facing imprisonment er muss mit einer Gefängnisstrafe rechnen

6. etwas hinnehmen:

face the facts sich mit den Tatsachen abfinden;

let’s face it seien wir ehrlich, machen wir uns nichts vor

7. TECH

a) eine Oberfläche verkleiden, verblenden

b) plandrehen, fräsen, Stirnflächen bearbeiten

c) Schneiderei: besetzen, einfassen, unterlegen:

faced with red mit roten Aufschlägen

8. ARCH

a)(mit Platten etc) verblenden

b) verputzen

c) Steine glätten

9. WIRTSCH eine Ware verschönen, attraktiver machen:

face tea Tee färben

10. MIL eine Wendung machen lassen

C v/i

1. das Gesicht wenden, sich drehen, eine Wendung machen ( alle:

to, toward[s] nach):

face about sich umwenden, kehrtmachen (a. fig);

about face! MIL US ganze Abteilung kehrt!;

left face! MIL US linksum!;

right about face! MIL US rechtsum kehrt!;

face away sich abwenden

2. blicken, liegen (to, toward[s] nach) (Raum etc):

face east nach Osten liegen;

south-facing balcony Südbalkon m

3. face up to → B 4

4. face up to → B 6

5. face off (Eishockey) das Bully ausführen

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1. noun
1) Gesicht, das

wash one's face — sich (Dat.) das Gesicht waschen

go blue in the face — (with cold) blau im Gesicht werden

go red or purple in the face — (with exertion or passion or shame) rot im Gesicht werden

the stone struck me in the face — der Stein traf mich ins Gesicht

bring A and B face to face — A und B einander (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

meet somebody face to face — jemanden persönlich kennen lernen

come or be brought face to face with somebody — mit jemandem konfrontiert werden

come face to face with the fact that... — vor der Tatsache stehen, dass...

in [the] face of something — (despite) trotz

slam the door in somebody's face — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuknallen (ugs.)

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

look somebody/something in the face — jemandem/einer Sache ins Gesicht sehen

show one's face — sich sehen od. blicken lassen

tell somebody to his face what... — jemandem [offen] ins Gesicht sagen, was...

till one is blue in the face — bis man verrückt wird (ugs.)

save one's face — das Gesicht wahren od. retten

lose face [with somebody] [over something] — das Gesicht [vor jemandem] [wegen etwas] verlieren

make or pull a face/faces [at somebody] — (to show dislike) ein Gesicht/Gesichter machen od. ziehen; (to amuse or frighten) eine Grimasse/Grimassen schneiden

don't make a face! — mach nicht so ein Gesicht!

on the face of it — dem Anschein nach

put a brave face on it — gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen

2) (front) (of mountain, cliff) Wand, die; (of building) Stirnseite, die; (of clock, watch) Zifferblatt, das; (of coin, medal, banknote, playing card) Vorderseite, die; (of golf club, cricket bat, hockey stick, tennis racket) Schlagfläche, die

3) (surface)

the face of the earth — die Erde

disappear off or from the face of the earth — spurlos verschwinden

4) (Geom.; also of crystal, gem) Fläche, die

5) see typeface. See also face down; face up
2. transitive verb
1) (look towards) sich wenden zu

somebody faces the front — jemand sieht nach vorne

[stand] facing one another — sich (Dat.) od. (meist geh.) einander gegenüber [stehen]

the window faces the garden/front — das Fenster geht zum Garten/zur Straße hinaus

sit facing the engine — (in a train) in Fahrtrichtung sitzen

2) (fig.): (have to deal with) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tod, Vorstellung]; gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]; sich stellen (+ Dat.) [Anschuldigung, Kritik]; stehen vor (+ Dat.) [Ruin, Entscheidung]

face trial for murder, face a charge of murder — sich wegen Mordes vor Gericht verantworten müssen

3) (not shrink from) ins Auge sehen (+ Dat.) [Tatsache, Wahrheit]; mit Fassung gegenübertreten (+ Dat.) [Kläger]

face the music — (fig.) die Suppe auslöffeln (ugs.)

let's face it — (coll.) machen wir uns (Dat.) doch nichts vor (ugs.)

4)

be faced with something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) gegenübersehen

faced with these facts — mit diesen Sachen konfrontiert

5) (coll.): (bear) verkraften
3. intransitive verb
face forwards/backwards — [Person, Bank, Sitz:] in/entgegen Fahrtrichtung sitzen/aufgestellt sein

in which direction was he facing? — in welche Richtung blickte er?

stand facing away from somebody — mit dem Rücken zu jemandem stehen

face away from the road/on to the road/east[wards] or to[wards] the east — [Fenster, Zimmer:] nach hinten/vorn/Osten liegen

the side of the house faces to[wards] the sea — die Seite des Hauses liegt zum Meer

Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

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n.

Anschein -e m.

Fläche -n f.

Gesicht -er n.

Miene -n f.

Oberfläche f. v.

Trotz bieten ausdr.

beschichten v.

gegenüberliegen v.

English-german dictionary > face
6 face

feis
1. noun
1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) cara, rostro

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) cara de trabajo

2. verb
1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) estar enfrente de

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) estar de cara, ponerse de cara

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) afrontar

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- - faced
- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face

face¹ n

1. cara

she's got a pretty face tiene una cara bonita

2. esfera

a clock face una esfera de reloj

face² vb

1. dar a

the house faces west la casa da al oeste

2. mirar hacia

he sat down facing the door se sentó mirando hacia la puerta

3. ponerse de cara a

the boy had to face the wall el chico tuvo que ponerse de cara a la pared

to face facts afrontar la realidad

we must face facts, we are lost debemos afrontar la realidad, estamos perdidos

El gerundio de face se escribe facing

face

tr[feɪs]

noun

1 (of person) cara, rostro

■ she's got a lovely face tiene una cara muy bonita

2 (surface) superficie nombre femenino

3 (side) cara

4 (of card, coin) cara

5 (of dial) cuadrante nombre masculino

6 (of watch) esfera

7 figurative use (of earth) faz nombre femenino

■ he disappeared off the face of the earth desapareció de la faz de la tierra

8 (look) cara, expresión nombre femenino

■ he looked at me with a worried face me miró con cara de preocupación

transitive verb

1 (look towards) mirar hacia

■ she turned to face me se volvió hacia mí, se volvió para mirarme

■ everybody face the blackboard! ¡todo el mundo mira cara a la pizarra!

2 (look onto) mirar hacia, estar orientado,-a hacia, dar a

■ our house faces south nuestra casa está orientada hacia el sur

3 (be opposite to) estar enfrente de

■ the two children sat facing each other los dos niños estaban sentados cara a cara

4 (confront) presentarse, plantearse; (deal with) enfrentarse a

■ many difficulties faced him se le presentaron muchas dificultades

■ the problems facing this government seem insurmountable los problemas a los que se enfrenta este gobierno parecen insuperables

■ we must face facts tenemos que aceptar la realidad

■ he faces three charges of robbery se le acusa de tres delitos de robo

5 (tolerate) soportar

■ I can't face another day in this hotel no puedo soportar otro día en este hotel

■ she couldn't face the thought of seeing him again no soportaba la idea de volver a verlo

6 (cover - building) revestir ( with, de), recubrir ( with, de); (- material) forrar ( with, de)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

face down (person, card) boca abajo

face to face cara a cara

face up (person, card) boca arriba

in the face of ante

let's face it seamos realistas, reconozcámoslo

on the face of it a primera vista

shut your face! ¡cierra el pico!

to face the music dar la cara

to have a long face andar con cara larga

to have the face to do something tener la cara de hacer algo

to keep a straight face mantenerse serio,-a, contener la risa

to look somebody in the face poder mirar a alguien en la cara

to lose face quedar mal

to make faces hacer muecas

to pull faces hacer muecas

to put on a brave face poner al mal tiempo buena cara

to save face salvar las apariencias

to say something to somebody's face decirle algo a alguien a la cara

to show one's face aparecer

■ he'll never show his face round here again no volverá a aparecer por aquí jamás

face cloth toallita

face cream crema facial

face flannel toallita

face pack mascarilla facial

face value valor nombre masculino nominal

face ['feɪs] v, faced ; facing vt

1) line: recubrir (una superficie), forrar (ropa)

2) confront: enfrentarse a, afrontar, hacer frente a

to face the music: afrontar las consecuencias

to face the facts: aceptar la realidad

3) : estar de cara a, estar enfrente de

she's facing her brother: está de cara a su hermano

4) overlook: dar a

face vi

: mirar (hacia), estar orientado (a)

face n

1) : cara f, rostro m

he told me to my face: me lo dijo a la cara

2) expression: cara f, expresión f

to pull a long face: poner mala cara

3) grimace: mueca f

to make faces: hacer muecas

4) appearance: fisonomía f, aspecto m

the face of society: la fisonomía de la sociedad

5) effrontery: desfachatez f

6) prestige: prestigio m

to lose face: desprestigiarse

7) front, side: cara f (de una moneda), esfera f (de un reloj), fachada f (de un edificio), pared f (de una montaña)

8) surface: superficie f, faz f (de la tierra), cara f (de la luna)

9)

in the face of despite: en medio de, en visto de, ante

face

n.

• cara s.f.

• fachada s.f.

• faz s.f.

• mueca s.f.

• pundonor s.m.

• rostro s.m.

• semblante s.m.

• visaje s.m.

face (s.o.) down

expr.

• hacerle frente (a alguien) expr.

v.

• acarear v.

• aceptar v.

• afrontar v.

• arrostrar v.

• carear v.

• encarar v.

• enfrentar v.

• mirar hacia v.

feɪs
I

noun

1) c

a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme

she put on a brave face for the funeral — se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral

to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) ( person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) ( expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)

a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c ( aspect) aspecto m

c) u ( dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)

4) c ( of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( be opposite)

she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared

he was sitting facing the wall — estaba sentado en frente de la pared

the hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) ( confront) enfrentarse a

I don't know how I'll face him when he finds out — no sé cómo le podré dar la cara cuando se entere

to be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)

a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) ( bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) ( lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.

vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:

- face down

- face up to

[feɪs]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cara f, rostro m

the wind was blowing in our faces — el viento soplaba de cara

• the bomb blew up in his face — la bomba estalló delante suyo

it all blew up in his face * — (fig) le salió el tiro por la culata *

• I could never look him in the face again — no tendría valor para mirarle a la cara de nuevo

• to say sth to sb's face — decirle algo a la cara a algn

I told him to his face — se lo dije a la cara

to bring sb face to face with sb — confrontar algn con algn

to bring two people face to face — poner a dos personas cara a cara, confrontar a dos personas

to come face to face with — [+ person] encontrarse cara a cara con; [+ problem, danger] enfrentarse con

• face up — boca arriba

- put a brave or good face on it

- get out of my face!

- lose face

- be off one's face

- put one's face on

- save face

- set one's face against sth

- show one's face

- shut your face!
blue 1., 1), egg 1., 1), laugh 2., plain 1., 1), pretty 1., 1), slap 1., stuff 2., 1)
2) (=expression) cara f, expresión f

a happy face — una cara alegre or de Pascua

• his face fell — puso cara larga

• a long face — una cara larga

• to make or pull faces (at sb) — hacer muecas (a algn)

to pull a (wry) face — poner mala cara
straight 1., 1)
3) (=person) cara f

there were plenty of familiar faces at the party — había muchas caras conocidas en la fiesta

we need some new or fresh faces on the team — el equipo necesita sangre nueva

4) (=surface) superficie f; [of dial, watch] esfera f; [of sundial] cuadrante m; [of mountain, cliff, coin, playing card] cara f; [of building] fachada f, frente m

- it's vanished off the face of the earth

5) (=aspect)

the unacceptable face of capitalism — los aspectos inadmisibles del capitalismo

the changing face of modern politics — la cambiante fisonomía de la política actual

6) (=effrontery) descaro m, cara f, caradura f

to have the face to do sth — tener el descaro de hacer algo

7) (=typeface) tipo m de imprenta

8) (in set expressions)

• face down(wards) — [person, card] boca abajo

• in the face of — [+ enemy] frente a; [+ threats, danger] ante; [+ difficulty] en vista de, ante

• on the face of it — a primera vista, a juzgar por las apariencias

• face up(ward) — [person, card] boca arriba

- fly in the face of reason

2. VT

1) (=be facing) [+ person, object] estar de cara a; (=be opposite) estar enfrente de

face the wall! — ¡ponte de cara a la pared!

turn it to face the fire — gíralo para que esté de cara al fuego

to sit facing the engine — estar sentado de frente a la locomotora

they sat facing each other — se sentaron uno frente al or enfrente del otro

- face both ways

2) [room, building]

a) (=overlook) dar a, tener vista a

my room faces the sea — mi cuarto da al mar

b) (=be opposite to) [+ building] estar enfrente de

the flat faces the Town Hall — el piso está enfrente del Ayuntamiento

3) (=confront) [+ enemy, danger, problem, situation] enfrentarse a; [+ consequences] hacer frente a, afrontar

many people are facing redundancy — muchas personas se ven enfrentadas al desempleo

I can't face him — (ashamed) no podría mirarle a los ojos

we are faced with serious problems — se nos plantean graves problemas

he faces a fine of £200 if convicted — le espera una multa de £200 si lo declaran culpable

he was faced with a class who refused to cooperate — se encontraba ante una clase que se negaba a cooperar

faced with the prospect of living on his own, he... — ante la perspectiva de vivir solo,...

• to face facts — aceptar los hechos or la realidad

to face the fact that... — reconocer que...

we will face him with the facts — le expondremos los hechos or la realidad

• let's face it! — ¡seamos realistas!, ¡reconozcámoslo!

- face the music

4) (=bear, stand)

• I can't face breakfast this morning — hoy no podría desayunar nada

I can't face this alone — no me veo capaz de enfrentar esto solo

I can't face changing jobs again — no me veo capaz de volver a cambiar de trabajo

5) (=clad) revestir

a wall faced with concrete — una pared revestida de hormigón

6) (Sew) (on inside) forrar; (on outside) recubrir

the hood is faced with silk — la capucha está forrada de seda

3. VI

1) [person, animal] (=look) mirar hacia; (=turn) volverse hacia

face this way! — ¡vuélvete hacia aquí!

right face! — (US) (Mil) ¡derecha!

about face! — (US) (Mil) ¡media vuelta!

2) [building]

which way does the house face? — ¿en qué dirección está orientada la casa?

it faces east/towards the east — da al este/mira hacia el este

4.

CPD

face card N — (US) figura f

face cloth N — = face flannel

face cream N — crema f para la cara

face flannel N — (Brit) toallita f; (=glove) manopla f (para lavarse la cara)

face mask N — mascarilla f
(Cosmetics) = face pack
face pack N — mascarilla f facial

face paint N — pintura ornamental para la cara

face painting N — (for children) pintura f facial

face powder N — polvos mpl para la cara

face scrub N — = facial scrub

face value N — [of coin, stamp] valor m nominal

- take sb at face value

I took his statement at (its) face value — tomé lo que dijo en sentido literal

- face down

- face on to

- face out

- face up to

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[feɪs]
I

noun

1) c

a) (of person, animal) cara f, rostro m

if your face doesn't fit... — si no le/les caes bien...

I'm not just a pretty face, you know! — (set phrase) no te creas que soy tan tonta

I must put my face on o do my face — (hum) tengo que maquillarme or pintarme

she put on a brave face for the funeral — se mantuvo compuesta para el funeral

to feed o stuff one's face — (colloq) atiborrarse de comida, ponerse* morado (Esp fam)

in the face of stiff opposition — en medio de or ante una fuerte oposición

to argue/shout until one is blue in the face — discutir/gritar hasta cansarse

to blow up in somebody's face — salir* mal

to fall flat on one's face — caerse* de bruces; ( blunder) darse* de narices

to fly in the face of something — hacer* caso omiso de algo

to laugh on the other side of one's face: you'll laugh on the other side of your face when you're fired! se te van a acabar las ganas de reír(te) cuando te despidan!; to somebody's face a or en la cara; to show one's face aparecer*; to stare somebody in the face: the solution was staring me in the face — tenía la solución delante de las narices

b) ( person) cara f

a new face — una cara nueva

c) ( expression) cara f

to keep a straight face: I could hardly keep a straight face casi no podía aguantarme (de) la risa; to make o (BrE also) pull a face poner* mala cara; the children were making faces at each other los niños se hacían muecas; to put a brave face on it — poner(le)* al mal tiempo buena cara

2)

a) (appearance, nature) (no pl) fisonomía f

on the face of it — aparentemente

b) c ( aspect) aspecto m

c) u ( dignity)

to lose face — desprestigiarse, quedar mal

to save face — guardar las apariencias

loss of face — desprestigio m

3) c (of coin, medal, solid) cara f; (of clock, watch) esfera f, carátula f (Méx)

4) c ( of cliff) pared f

to disappear off the face of the earth — desaparecer* de la faz de la tierra

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( be opposite)

she turned to face him/the wall — se volvió hacia él/la pared

he was sitting facing the wall — estaba sentado en frente de la pared

the hotel faces the sea — el hotel está frente al mar

2) ( confront) enfrentarse a

I don't know how I'll face him when he finds out — no sé cómo le podré dar la cara cuando se entere

to be faced with something — estar* or verse* frente a or ante algo

let's face it, we have no alternative — seamos realistas, no nos queda otra alternativa

3)

a) ( be presented with) \<\<problem/increase\>\> enfrentarse

I face that problem every day — todos los días me encuentro con or me enfrento a un problema así

b) ( bear)

I can't face going through all that again — no podría volver a pasar por todo eso

I can't face food first thing in the morning — no puedo ni oler la comida temprano por la mañana

c) ( lie ahead of)

several problems face us — se nos presentan or se nos plantean varios problemas

4) ( Const) \<\<wall/surface\>\> recubrir*

2.

vi

the house faces north — la casa está orientada or da al norte

I was facing the other way — miraba para el otro lado

Phrasal Verbs:

- face down

- face up to

English-spanish dictionary > face
7 play

plei
1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jugar

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jugar (a)

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) representar, actuar

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) ser representado

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) tocar

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) gastar una broma (a alguien)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jugar contra

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rielar, bailar

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigir

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jugar

2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) diversión

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) obra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partido

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) juego

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up

play¹ n

1. obra de teatro

there's a Shakespeare play on at the local theatre representan una obra de Shakespeare en el teatro de la ciudad

2. juego

play is important for learning el juego es importante para aprender

play² vb

1. jugar

he is playing with his friends está jugando con sus amigos

she plays tennis and squash juega a tenis y a squash

2. tocar

he plays the trumpet toca la trompeta

play

tr[pleɪ]

noun

1 (recreation) juego

■ all work and no play mucho trabajo y nada de diversión

■ children at play niños jugando

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (action) juego; (match) partido; (move) jugada

■ rain has stopped play la lluvia ha interrumpido el juego

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL obra (de teatro), pieza (teatral)

4 (free and easy movement, slack) juego

5 (action, effect, interaction) juego

transitive verb

1 (game, sport) jugar a

■ some played cards while the others played football algunos jugamos a cartas mientras otros jugaron a fútbol

■ do you play the Stock Exchange? ¿juegas a la Bolsa?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (compete against) jugar contra; (in position) jugar de; (ball) pasar; (card) jugar; (piece) mover

■ Arsenal are playing Manchester tomorrow el Arsenal juega contra el Manchester mañana

■ have you played David at tennis? ¿has jugado al tenis con David?

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

■ she plays the piano toca el piano

■ play us something on the guitar tócanos algo a la guitarra

noun

1 (joke, trick) gastar, hacer

■ they played a dirty trick on me me jugaron una mala pasada

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (part) hacer el papel de, hacer de; (play) representar, dar

■ she plays the part of Juliet hace de Julieta

■ they're playing King Lear at the Royal representan el Rey Lear en el Royal

2 (record, song, tape) poner

3 (direct - light, water) dirigir

intransitive verb

1 (amuse oneself) jugar (at, a), ( with, con)

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (at game) jugar

■ he plays for England juega con la selección inglesa

3 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (cast) actuar, trabajar; (show) ser representado,-a

4 (pretend) pretender, jugar a

■ what are you playing at? ¿qué pretendes?, ¿a qué estás jugando?

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL tocar

6 (move) recorrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a play on words un juego de palabras

to be in play estar dentro de juego

to be out of play estar fuera de juego

to be played out estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to bring something into play poner algo en juego

to come into play entrar en juego

to give full play to something dar rienda suelta a algo

to make a play for something/somebody intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a alguien

to play by ear (music) tocar de oído

to play dead hacerse el/la muerto,-a

to play for time tratar de ganar tiempo

to play hard to get hacerse de rogar, hacerse el/la interesante

to play into somebody's hands hacerle el juego a alguien

to play it by ear (improvise) decidir sobre la marcha, improvisar

to play it cool hacer como si nada

to play one's cards right jugar bien sus cartas

to play safe / play it safe ir a lo seguro, no arriesgarse

to play the fool hacer el indio, hacer el tonto

to play the game jugar limpio

to play truant hacer novillos, hacer campana

to play with an idea dar vueltas a una idea

to play with fire jugar con fuego

fair play / foul play juego limpio / juego sucio

play ['pleɪ] vi

1) : jugar

to play with a doll: jugar con una muñeca

to play with an idea: darle vueltas a una idea

2) fiddle, toy: jugar, juguetear

don't play with your food: no juegues con la comida

3) : tocar

to play in a band: tocar en un grupo

4) : actuar (en una obra de teatro)

play vt

1) : jugar (un deporte, etc.), jugar a (un juego), jugar contra (un contrincante)

2) : tocar (música o un instrumento)

3) perform: interpretar, hacer el papel de (un carácter), representar (una obra de teatro)

she plays the lead: hace el papel principal

play n

1) game, recreation: juego m

children at play: niños jugando

a play on words: un juego de palabras

2) action: juego m

the ball is in play: la pelota está en juego

to bring into play: poner en juego

3) drama: obra f de teatro, pieza f (de teatro)

4) movement: juego m (de la luz, una brisa, etc.)

5) slack: juego m

there's not enough play in the wheel: la rueda no da lo suficiente

play

n.

• drama s.m.

• holgura s.f.

• huelgo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• jugada s.f.

• obra dramática s.f.

• pieza s.f.

• recreo s.m. (A role)

v.

• desempeñar v. (An instrument)

v.

• tocar v. (To drum)

v.

• tañer v.

v.

• divertirse v.

• jugar v.

• juguetear v.

• representar v.

• reproducir (Electrónica) v.

• sonar v.

pleɪ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a jokeick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

[pleɪ]
1. N

1) (=recreation) juego m

• to be at play — estar jugando

• to do/say sth in play — hacer/decir algo en broma

2) (Sport) juego m; (=move, manoeuvre) jugada f, movida f

neat play — una bonita jugada

a clever piece of play — una hábil jugada

play began at three o'clock — el partido empezó a las tres

to be in play — [ball] estar en juego

to be out of play — [ball] estar fuera de juego
fair I, 1., 1), foul 5.
3) (Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f
plays teatro msing
the plays of Lope — las obras dramáticas de Lope, el teatro de Lope

radio/television play — obra f para radio/televisión

to be in a play — [actor] actuar en una obra
radio
4) (Tech etc) juego m

there's not enough play in the rope — la cuerda no da lo suficiente

there's too much play in the clutch — el embrague tiene demasiada holgura or va demasiado suelto

5) (fig) (=interaction)

the play of light on the water — el rielar de la luz sobre el agua

the play of light and dark in this picture — el efecto de luz y sombra en este cuadro

the free play of market forces — la libre interacción de los mercados

the play of ideas in the film is fascinating — el abanico de ideas en la película es fascinante

6) (figurative phrases)

• to bring or call into play — poner en juego

• to come into play — entrar en juego

• to make a play for sth/sb — intentar conseguir algo/conquistar a algn

to make (a) great play of sth — insistir en algo, hacer hincapié en algo

• a play on words — un juego de palabras

2. VT

1) [+ football, tennis, chess, bridge, cards, board game etc] jugar a; [+ game, match] jugar, disputar

do you play football? — ¿juegas al fútbol?

what position does he play? — ¿de qué juega?

to play centre-forward/centre-half etc — jugar de delantero centro/medio centro etc

they played him in goal — lo pusieron en la portería

• to play a game of tennis — jugar un partido de tenis

to play a game of cards (with sb) — echar una partida de cartas (con algn)

the children were playing a game in the garden — los niños estaban jugando (a un juego) en el jardín

don't play games with me! — (fig) ¡no me vengas con jueguecitos!, ¡no trates de engañarme!

- play the field

- play the game

2) [+ team, opponent] jugar contra

I played him twice — jugué contra él dos veces

last time we played Sunderland... — la última vez que jugamos contra Sunderland...

• to play sb at chess — jugar contra algn al ajedrez

I'll play you for the drinks — quien pierde paga

3) [+ card] jugar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chess piece etc] mover; [+ fish] dejar que se canse, agotar

• he played the ball into the net — (Tennis) estrelló or golpeó la pelota contra la red

• to play the market — (St Ex) jugar a la bolsa

- play one's cards right or well

- he played his ace

- play ball

4) (=perform) [+ role, part] hacer, interpretar; [+ work] representar; (=perform in) [+ town] actuar en

what part did you play? — ¿qué papel tuviste?

when we played "Hamlet" — cuando representamos "Hamlet"

when I played Hamlet — cuando hice el papel de Hamlet

we shall be playing the West End — pondremos la obra en el West End

when we last played Blackpool — cuando actuamos la última vez en Blackpool

let's play it for laughs — hagámoslo de manera burlesca

to play the peacemaker/the devoted husband — (fig) hacer el papel de pacificador/de marido amantísimo

we could have played it differently — (fig) podríamos haber actuado de otra forma

- play it cool

- play it safe
book 1., 1), fool, trick 1., 1)
5) (Mus etc) [+ instrument, note] tocar; [+ tune, concerto] tocar, interpretar more frm; [+ tape, CD] poner, tocar

to play the piano/violin — tocar el piano/el violín

they played the 5th Symphony — tocaron or more frm interpretaron la Quinta Sinfonía

they were playing Beethoven — tocaban or more frm interpretaban algo de Beethoven

I can't play a note — no tengo ni idea de música

6) (=direct) [+ light, hose] dirigir

to play hoses on a fire — dirigir mangueras sobre un incendio

to play a searchlight on an aircraft — dirigir un reflector hacia un avión, hacer de un avión el blanco de un reflector

3. VI

1) (=amuse o.s.) [child] jugar; [puppy, kitten etc] jugar, juguetear

to go out to play — salir a jugar

to play with a stick — juguetear con un palo

to play with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea

to play with one's food — comiscar

to play with fire — (fig) jugar con fuego

he's got money to play with — tiene dinero de sobra

how much time/money do we have to play with? — ¿con cuánto tiempo/dinero contamos?, ¿de cuánto tiempo/dinero disponemos?

he's just playing with you — se está burlando de ti

to play with o.s. * — euph tocarse, masturbarse

2) (Sport) (at game, gamble) jugar

play! — ¡listo!

who plays first? — ¿quién juega primero?

are you playing today? — ¿tu juegas hoy?

I've not played for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no juego

• England are playing against Scotland in the final — Inglaterra jugará contra or se enfrentará a Escocia en la final

• to play at chess — jugar al ajedrez

they're playing at soldiers — están jugando a (los) soldados

he's just playing at it — lo hace para pasar el tiempo nada más

the little girl plays at being a woman — la niña juega a ser mujer

what are you playing at? * — pero ¿qué haces?, ¿qué te pasa?

• to play by the rules — (fig) acatar las normas

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• he plays for Liverpool — juega en el Liverpool

to play for money — jugar por dinero

to play for high stakes — (lit) apostar muy alto; (fig) poner mucho en juego

• to play in defence/goal — (Sport) jugar de defensa/de portero

• he played into the trees — (Golf) mandó la bola a la zona de árboles

- play for time

- play into sb's hands

- play to one's strengths

3) (Mus) [person] tocar; [instrument, record etc] sonar

do you play? — ¿sabes tocar?

a record was playing in the background — de fondo sonaba un disco

when the organ plays — cuando suena el órgano

• will you play for us? — ¿nos tocas algo?

• to play on the piano — tocar el piano

• to play to sb — tocar para algn

4) (Theat, Cine) (=act) actuar

to play in a film — trabajar en una película

we have played all over the South — hemos representado en todas partes del Sur

the film now playing at the Odeon — la película que se exhibe or proyecta en el Odeon

- play hard to get

- play dead
gallery
5) (=move about, form patterns) correr

the sun was playing on the water — rielaba el sol sobre el agua

a smile played on his lips — una sonrisa le bailaba en los labios

6) [fountain] correr, funcionar

4.

CPD

play clothes NPL — ropa f para jugar

play reading N — lectura f (de una obra dramática)

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play in

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play over

- play up

- play upon

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[pleɪ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( recreation) juego m

she watched them at play — los observaba mientras jugaban

b) u ( Sport) juego m

play was interrupted — se interrumpió el juego or el partido

to bring something/come into play — poner* algo/entrar en juego

c) c (AmE Sport) ( maneuver) jugada f

to make a play for somebody/something — (also BrE)

he made a play for her — trató de ganársela or de conquistársela

the company made a play for ownership of ABC Industries — la compañía intentó hacerse con ABC Industries

2) u ( interplay) juego m

the play of light and shadow — el juego de luces y sombras

3) u ( slack) ( Tech) juego m

4) c ( Theat) obra f (de teatro), pieza f (teatral), comedia f

radio play — obra f radiofónica

5) c ( pun)

a play on words — un juego de palabras

II
1.

1) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) \<\<cards/hopscotch\>\> jugar* a

let's play a game — vamos a jugar

to play a joke/trick on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma/una jugarreta a alguien

b) \<\<football/chess\>\> jugar* (AmL exc RPl), jugar* a (Esp, RPl)

3)

a) ( compete against) \<\<opponent\>\> jugar* contra

to play somebody AT something: I used to play her at chess — jugaba ajedrez or (Esp, RPl) al ajedrez con ella

b) \<\<ball\>\> pasar; \<\<card\>\> tirar, jugar*; \<\<piece\>\> mover*

c) ( in particular position) jugar* de

d) ( use in game) \<\<reserve\>\> alinear, sacar* a jugar

4) ( gamble on) jugar* a

to play the market — ( Fin) jugar* a la bolsa

Sense II

5) ( Theat)

a) \<\<villain/Hamlet\>\> representar el papel de, hacer* de, actuar* de

to play the innocent — hacerse* el inocente

b) \<\<scene\>\> representar

to play it cool — hacer* como si nada

to play (it) safe — ir* a la segura, no arriesgarse*

to play (it) straight — ser* sincero or honesto

c) \<\<theater/town\>\> actuar* en

6) ( Mus) \<\<instrument/note\>\> tocar*; \<\<piece\>\> tocar*, interpretar (frml)

7) ( Audio) \<\<tape/record\>\> poner*

Sense III

8) ( move) (+ adv compl)

they played the hoses over the blaze — movían las mangueras sobre las llamas

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2) ( amuse oneself) \<\<children\>\> jugar*

to play AT something — jugar* a algo

what are you playing at? — ¿a qué estás jugando?, ¿qué es lo que te propones?

to play WITH something/somebody — jugar* con algo/alguien

we don't have much time to play with — no disponemos de mucho tiempo

to play with oneself — (euph) toquetearse (euf)

3) (Games, Sport) jugar*

to play fair — jugar* limpio

to play fair with somebody — ser* justo con alguien

Sense II

4)

a) ( Theat) \<\<cast\>\> actuar*, trabajar; \<\<show\>\> ser* representado

the musical has been playing to packed houses — el musical ha estado llenando las salas

b) ( pretend)

to play dead — hacerse* el muerto

to play hard to get — hacerse* el (or la etc) interesante

5) ( Mus) \<\<musician\>\> tocar*

music was playing in the background — se escuchaba una música de fondo

Sense III

6) ( move)

lights played across the sky — un juego de luces recorrió el cielo

a smile played about his lips — un atisbo de sonrisa rondaba sus labios

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

English-spanish dictionary > play
8 play

I [pleɪ]
nome

1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.

a radio play — un dramma radiofonico

2) (amusement)

the sound of children at play — il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play — imparare giocando

3) sport

play starts at 9 — la partita comincia alle 9

there was no play today — oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play — la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

the ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona

there was some fine play from the Danish team — si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4) fig. gioco m., azione f.

to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo

to bring new factors into play — tirare in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water — il gioco di luci sull'acqua

the free play of the imagination — il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

a play on words — un gioco di parole

5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.

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all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
II 1. [pleɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (for amusement)

to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino

to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.

to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn

2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]

he will play a nationwide tour — sarà in tournée in tutto il paese

he's playing the jazz club on Monday — suonerà al jazz club lunedì

3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)

to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in

4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]

play me the record — fammi sentire il disco

to play music — mettere un po' di musica

5) sport

to play goal — giocare in porta

to play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn

6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]

7) econ.

to play the stock market — giocare in Borsa
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) giocare

to play at keeping shop — giocare al negozio

2) fig.

to play at being an artist — atteggiarsi ad artista

what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?

3) sport giocare

Spain is playing against Ireland — la Spagna gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Milan — gioca per il Milan

to play fair — giocare correttamente

to play into the net — mandare la palla in rete

4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonare

to play to large audiences — suonare per un vasto pubblico

5) cinem. teatr. [ play] andare in scena; [ film] essere in programma; [ actor] recitare

she's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"

6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare

a record played softly in the background — si sentiva un disco in sottofondo

I could hear music playing in the next room — sentivo la musica nella stanza accanto

7) (move lightly)

sunlight played over the water — la luce del sole giocava sull'acqua

a smile played on her lips — un sorriso errava sulle sue labbra

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- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

- play with

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to play for time — cercare di guadagnare tempo

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[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) giocare

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) giocare

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) suonare

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
* * *
I [pleɪ]
nome

1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.

a radio play — un dramma radiofonico

2) (amusement)

the sound of children at play — il rumore dei bambini che giocano

to learn through play — imparare giocando

3) sport

play starts at 9 — la partita comincia alle 9

there was no play today — oggi non hanno giocato

rain stopped play — la partita è stata interrotta a causa della pioggia

the ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona

there was some fine play from the Danish team — si è visto del bel gioco da parte dei danesi

4) fig. gioco m., azione f.

to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo

to bring new factors into play — tirare in ballo nuovi elementi

the play of light on the water — il gioco di luci sull'acqua

the free play of the imagination — il libero sfogo dell'immaginazione

a play on words — un gioco di parole

5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.

••

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita

to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
II 1. [pleɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (for amusement)

to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino

to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.

to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.

to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn

2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]

he will play a nationwide tour — sarà in tournée in tutto il paese

he's playing the jazz club on Monday — suonerà al jazz club lunedì

3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)

to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in

4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]

play me the record — fammi sentire il disco

to play music — mettere un po' di musica

5) sport

to play goal — giocare in porta

to play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn

6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]

7) econ.

to play the stock market — giocare in Borsa
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) giocare

to play at keeping shop — giocare al negozio

2) fig.

to play at being an artist — atteggiarsi ad artista

what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?

3) sport giocare

Spain is playing against Ireland — la Spagna gioca contro l'Irlanda

he plays for Milan — gioca per il Milan

to play fair — giocare correttamente

to play into the net — mandare la palla in rete

4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonare

to play to large audiences — suonare per un vasto pubblico

5) cinem. teatr. [ play] andare in scena; [ film] essere in programma; [ actor] recitare

she's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"

6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare

a record played softly in the background — si sentiva un disco in sottofondo

I could hear music playing in the next room — sentivo la musica nella stanza accanto

7) (move lightly)

sunlight played over the water — la luce del sole giocava sull'acqua

a smile played on her lips — un sorriso errava sulle sue labbra

•

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

- play with

••

to play for time — cercare di guadagnare tempo

English-Italian dictionary > play
9 MC

1) Компьютерная техника: Manual Compression, Memory Card, Micro Compact, Modular Computing, Multimedia Card

2) Спорт: Marathon Concept

3) Латинский язык: Medium Coeli

4) Военный термин: Joint Military Intelligence College, Maintenance Console, Maneuver Control, Marine Corps, Master Chief, Materiel Command, Midnight Commander, Military Claimant, Military Code, Military Cross, Missile Command, Mission Critical, Mobility Corridor, Morale Check, Morse code, Multi-Channel MC&G Mapping, Charting and Geodesy, Munitions Command, machine carbine, main channel, maintenance center, maintenance code, maintenance cycle, major component, manual control, mapping camera, master commandant, material central, material code, material committee, material control, materiel center, maximum concealable, medical center, medical certificate, medium capacity, message center, metal case, military channels, military characteristics, military college, military community, military construction, military coordination, military correspondent, missile carrier, missile channel, missile checkout, missile code, missile compartment, missile container, missile control, missile crew, mission capable, mission control, mobile communications, mobile control, mode change, mode code, monitoring and control, mortar carrier, motor carrier, motor convoy, motorcar, motorcycle, movement center, movement control, muzzle cap, Military Committee (NATO), Megacycles (superseded by megahertz), modular charge

5) Техника: Minuteman computer, Mitsubishi Corporation, machine committee, magnetic course, main circulator, main condenser, maintenance check, maintenance complexity, manual clock, marked capacity, medico-surgical, medium-curing, memory controller, metal clad, metal clad switchgear, metric carat, military computer, minutes charged, miscellaneous data, monitoring center, mud-cut, multichannel voice-frequency telegraphy

6) Сельское хозяйство: medico-chirurgical

7) Шутливое выражение: Mad Cashier, Mistress Of Chaos

8) Химия: Molten Carbonate

9) Математика: марковская цепь (Markov chain), метод Монте-Карло

10) Метеорология: Meteorological Codes

11) Железнодорожный термин: Maine Coast Railroad Corporation

12) Юридический термин: Major Case, Male Caller, Move The Crowd

13) Экономика: предельные издержки (marginal cost)

14) Бухгалтерия: Marketing Cost, Master Card, предельная стоимость капитала (marginal cost of capital), Master Charge (now called MasterCard), добавочная себестоимость (производства дополнительной единицы продукции)

15) Автомобильный термин: mixture control

16) Грубое выражение: Marketing Crap

17) Музыка: Mad Catz, My Computer, аудиокассета, эм-си (Microphone Controller; Master of Ceremony - исполнитель вокала в хип-хоп культуре)

18) Политика: Macau

19) Психология: multiple choice

20) Телекоммуникации: Make Call, main cross-connect, Main Cross-Connect (DEC)

21) Сокращение: Mail Centre (UK, 2006), Marine Corps (USA), Master Controller, Master of Ceremonies, Medical Corps, Medium Case bomb, Member of Congress, Missile Center, Missile Controller, Mission Computer, Mission-Capable, Monaco, Motivate The Crowd, Multiply-Convolve, main computer, main coolant, maintenance costs, manhole cover, medicine cabinet, momentary contact, motor chain, multichip, multiple contact, Morning Call (daily, USA), Machine Check, Marginal costs, Master Clock, Master Control, Miniature Camera, Minister Councillor, Multi Channel, Multiple Compartments

22) Театр: Music Cinema

23) Текстиль: Mini Cutouts

24) Университет: Main Campus

25) Физика: Magnetic Coil

26) Физиология: Mad Cow

27) Электроника: Meter Coupled, Microphone Controller, Middle Carbonate, Motorcycle Club, Multipoint Controller

28) Вычислительная техника: magnetic core

29) Нефть: Ministry of Construction, mud cut, загрязнённый буровым раствором (mud-cut), метрический карат (metric carat), проверка технического состояния (maintenance check)

30) Биохимия: Mast Cells

31) Банковское дело: кредит по операциям с маржей (marginal credit)

32) Организация производства: получение разрешений, разрешения должны быть получены, разрешения получены

33) Транспорт: Marine Commercial, Motor Coach, Moved Centerline, Mystery Car

34) Силикатное производство: magnesia-chrome

35) Фирменный знак: M Care, McCoy, Merciless Creations, Mystic Crystals

36) Реклама: ведущий

37) СМИ: Main Character, Media Card, Micro Cassette, Movie Clip, Multimedia Content

38) Деловая лексика: Marginal Cost, Mic Controller, market capitalisation

39) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Main Contractor, Mechanical Completion

40) Образование: Men's Club

41) Инвестиции: marginal credit

42) Сетевые технологии: Motorola Corp., Multi Computer

43) Полимеры: marginal check, medium curing, moisture content

44) Программирование: Master Clear

45) Автоматика: machining center, magnetic card

46) Контроль качества: Monte Carlo (method)

47) Океанография: Maritime Commission

48) Сахалин Ю: marshalling cabinet

49) Расширение файла: M3CG intermediate language file (Modula-3), Manual Chapter (NRC Inspection Manual)

50) SAP.тех. код поиска

51) Нефть и газ: manual call point, medium pressure steam condensate, motor control block, завершение механической части

52) Военно-политический термин: Military Committee

53) Электротехника: making capacity, mercury contact, metal-clad, multiple contacts

54) Фармация: (масс-спектрометрия) МS (http://www.bioinformatix.ru/metabolomika/metabolomika-i-metabonomika-sovremennyie-tehnologii-toksilogicheskih-issledovaniy-chast-3.html)

55) Hi-Fi. moving coil

56) Должность: Mastered The Craft, Microsoft Certified, Music Composer

57) Чат: Microphone Commando

58) Правительство: Motor City

59) НАСА: Mars Crosser

60) Программное обеспечение: Master Copy

61) Хобби: Music Cards

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > MC
10 Mc

1) Компьютерная техника: Manual Compression, Memory Card, Micro Compact, Modular Computing, Multimedia Card

2) Спорт: Marathon Concept

3) Латинский язык: Medium Coeli

4) Военный термин: Joint Military Intelligence College, Maintenance Console, Maneuver Control, Marine Corps, Master Chief, Materiel Command, Midnight Commander, Military Claimant, Military Code, Military Cross, Missile Command, Mission Critical, Mobility Corridor, Morale Check, Morse code, Multi-Channel MC&G Mapping, Charting and Geodesy, Munitions Command, machine carbine, main channel, maintenance center, maintenance code, maintenance cycle, major component, manual control, mapping camera, master commandant, material central, material code, material committee, material control, materiel center, maximum concealable, medical center, medical certificate, medium capacity, message center, metal case, military channels, military characteristics, military college, military community, military construction, military coordination, military correspondent, missile carrier, missile channel, missile checkout, missile code, missile compartment, missile container, missile control, missile crew, mission capable, mission control, mobile communications, mobile control, mode change, mode code, monitoring and control, mortar carrier, motor carrier, motor convoy, motorcar, motorcycle, movement center, movement control, muzzle cap, Military Committee (NATO), Megacycles (superseded by megahertz), modular charge

5) Техника: Minuteman computer, Mitsubishi Corporation, machine committee, magnetic course, main circulator, main condenser, maintenance check, maintenance complexity, manual clock, marked capacity, medico-surgical, medium-curing, memory controller, metal clad, metal clad switchgear, metric carat, military computer, minutes charged, miscellaneous data, monitoring center, mud-cut, multichannel voice-frequency telegraphy

6) Сельское хозяйство: medico-chirurgical

7) Шутливое выражение: Mad Cashier, Mistress Of Chaos

8) Химия: Molten Carbonate

9) Математика: марковская цепь (Markov chain), метод Монте-Карло

10) Метеорология: Meteorological Codes

11) Железнодорожный термин: Maine Coast Railroad Corporation

12) Юридический термин: Major Case, Male Caller, Move The Crowd

13) Экономика: предельные издержки (marginal cost)

14) Бухгалтерия: Marketing Cost, Master Card, предельная стоимость капитала (marginal cost of capital), Master Charge (now called MasterCard), добавочная себестоимость (производства дополнительной единицы продукции)

15) Автомобильный термин: mixture control

16) Грубое выражение: Marketing Crap

17) Музыка: Mad Catz, My Computer, аудиокассета, эм-си (Microphone Controller; Master of Ceremony - исполнитель вокала в хип-хоп культуре)

18) Политика: Macau

19) Психология: multiple choice

20) Телекоммуникации: Make Call, main cross-connect, Main Cross-Connect (DEC)

21) Сокращение: Mail Centre (UK, 2006), Marine Corps (USA), Master Controller, Master of Ceremonies, Medical Corps, Medium Case bomb, Member of Congress, Missile Center, Missile Controller, Mission Computer, Mission-Capable, Monaco, Motivate The Crowd, Multiply-Convolve, main computer, main coolant, maintenance costs, manhole cover, medicine cabinet, momentary contact, motor chain, multichip, multiple contact, Morning Call (daily, USA), Machine Check, Marginal costs, Master Clock, Master Control, Miniature Camera, Minister Councillor, Multi Channel, Multiple Compartments

22) Театр: Music Cinema

23) Текстиль: Mini Cutouts

24) Университет: Main Campus

25) Физика: Magnetic Coil

26) Физиология: Mad Cow

27) Электроника: Meter Coupled, Microphone Controller, Middle Carbonate, Motorcycle Club, Multipoint Controller

28) Вычислительная техника: magnetic core

29) Нефть: Ministry of Construction, mud cut, загрязнённый буровым раствором (mud-cut), метрический карат (metric carat), проверка технического состояния (maintenance check)

30) Биохимия: Mast Cells

31) Банковское дело: кредит по операциям с маржей (marginal credit)

32) Организация производства: получение разрешений, разрешения должны быть получены, разрешения получены

33) Транспорт: Marine Commercial, Motor Coach, Moved Centerline, Mystery Car

34) Силикатное производство: magnesia-chrome

35) Фирменный знак: M Care, McCoy, Merciless Creations, Mystic Crystals

36) Реклама: ведущий

37) СМИ: Main Character, Media Card, Micro Cassette, Movie Clip, Multimedia Content

38) Деловая лексика: Marginal Cost, Mic Controller, market capitalisation

39) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Main Contractor, Mechanical Completion

40) Образование: Men's Club

41) Инвестиции: marginal credit

42) Сетевые технологии: Motorola Corp., Multi Computer

43) Полимеры: marginal check, medium curing, moisture content

44) Программирование: Master Clear

45) Автоматика: machining center, magnetic card

46) Контроль качества: Monte Carlo (method)

47) Океанография: Maritime Commission

48) Сахалин Ю: marshalling cabinet

49) Расширение файла: M3CG intermediate language file (Modula-3), Manual Chapter (NRC Inspection Manual)

50) SAP.тех. код поиска

51) Нефть и газ: manual call point, medium pressure steam condensate, motor control block, завершение механической части

52) Военно-политический термин: Military Committee

53) Электротехника: making capacity, mercury contact, metal-clad, multiple contacts

54) Фармация: (масс-спектрометрия) МS (http://www.bioinformatix.ru/metabolomika/metabolomika-i-metabonomika-sovremennyie-tehnologii-toksilogicheskih-issledovaniy-chast-3.html)

55) Hi-Fi. moving coil

56) Должность: Mastered The Craft, Microsoft Certified, Music Composer

57) Чат: Microphone Commando

58) Правительство: Motor City

59) НАСА: Mars Crosser

60) Программное обеспечение: Master Copy

61) Хобби: Music Cards

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Mc
11 mC

1) Компьютерная техника: Manual Compression, Memory Card, Micro Compact, Modular Computing, Multimedia Card

2) Спорт: Marathon Concept

3) Латинский язык: Medium Coeli

4) Военный термин: Joint Military Intelligence College, Maintenance Console, Maneuver Control, Marine Corps, Master Chief, Materiel Command, Midnight Commander, Military Claimant, Military Code, Military Cross, Missile Command, Mission Critical, Mobility Corridor, Morale Check, Morse code, Multi-Channel MC&G Mapping, Charting and Geodesy, Munitions Command, machine carbine, main channel, maintenance center, maintenance code, maintenance cycle, major component, manual control, mapping camera, master commandant, material central, material code, material committee, material control, materiel center, maximum concealable, medical center, medical certificate, medium capacity, message center, metal case, military channels, military characteristics, military college, military community, military construction, military coordination, military correspondent, missile carrier, missile channel, missile checkout, missile code, missile compartment, missile container, missile control, missile crew, mission capable, mission control, mobile communications, mobile control, mode change, mode code, monitoring and control, mortar carrier, motor carrier, motor convoy, motorcar, motorcycle, movement center, movement control, muzzle cap, Military Committee (NATO), Megacycles (superseded by megahertz), modular charge

5) Техника: Minuteman computer, Mitsubishi Corporation, machine committee, magnetic course, main circulator, main condenser, maintenance check, maintenance complexity, manual clock, marked capacity, medico-surgical, medium-curing, memory controller, metal clad, metal clad switchgear, metric carat, military computer, minutes charged, miscellaneous data, monitoring center, mud-cut, multichannel voice-frequency telegraphy

6) Сельское хозяйство: medico-chirurgical

7) Шутливое выражение: Mad Cashier, Mistress Of Chaos

8) Химия: Molten Carbonate

9) Математика: марковская цепь (Markov chain), метод Монте-Карло

10) Метеорология: Meteorological Codes

11) Железнодорожный термин: Maine Coast Railroad Corporation

12) Юридический термин: Major Case, Male Caller, Move The Crowd

13) Экономика: предельные издержки (marginal cost)

14) Бухгалтерия: Marketing Cost, Master Card, предельная стоимость капитала (marginal cost of capital), Master Charge (now called MasterCard), добавочная себестоимость (производства дополнительной единицы продукции)

15) Автомобильный термин: mixture control

16) Грубое выражение: Marketing Crap

17) Музыка: Mad Catz, My Computer, аудиокассета, эм-си (Microphone Controller; Master of Ceremony - исполнитель вокала в хип-хоп культуре)

18) Политика: Macau

19) Психология: multiple choice

20) Телекоммуникации: Make Call, main cross-connect, Main Cross-Connect (DEC)

21) Сокращение: Mail Centre (UK, 2006), Marine Corps (USA), Master Controller, Master of Ceremonies, Medical Corps, Medium Case bomb, Member of Congress, Missile Center, Missile Controller, Mission Computer, Mission-Capable, Monaco, Motivate The Crowd, Multiply-Convolve, main computer, main coolant, maintenance costs, manhole cover, medicine cabinet, momentary contact, motor chain, multichip, multiple contact, Morning Call (daily, USA), Machine Check, Marginal costs, Master Clock, Master Control, Miniature Camera, Minister Councillor, Multi Channel, Multiple Compartments

22) Театр: Music Cinema

23) Текстиль: Mini Cutouts

24) Университет: Main Campus

25) Физика: Magnetic Coil

26) Физиология: Mad Cow

27) Электроника: Meter Coupled, Microphone Controller, Middle Carbonate, Motorcycle Club, Multipoint Controller

28) Вычислительная техника: magnetic core

29) Нефть: Ministry of Construction, mud cut, загрязнённый буровым раствором (mud-cut), метрический карат (metric carat), проверка технического состояния (maintenance check)

30) Биохимия: Mast Cells

31) Банковское дело: кредит по операциям с маржей (marginal credit)

32) Организация производства: получение разрешений, разрешения должны быть получены, разрешения получены

33) Транспорт: Marine Commercial, Motor Coach, Moved Centerline, Mystery Car

34) Силикатное производство: magnesia-chrome

35) Фирменный знак: M Care, McCoy, Merciless Creations, Mystic Crystals

36) Реклама: ведущий

37) СМИ: Main Character, Media Card, Micro Cassette, Movie Clip, Multimedia Content

38) Деловая лексика: Marginal Cost, Mic Controller, market capitalisation

39) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Main Contractor, Mechanical Completion

40) Образование: Men's Club

41) Инвестиции: marginal credit

42) Сетевые технологии: Motorola Corp., Multi Computer

43) Полимеры: marginal check, medium curing, moisture content

44) Программирование: Master Clear

45) Автоматика: machining center, magnetic card

46) Контроль качества: Monte Carlo (method)

47) Океанография: Maritime Commission

48) Сахалин Ю: marshalling cabinet

49) Расширение файла: M3CG intermediate language file (Modula-3), Manual Chapter (NRC Inspection Manual)

50) SAP.тех. код поиска

51) Нефть и газ: manual call point, medium pressure steam condensate, motor control block, завершение механической части

52) Военно-политический термин: Military Committee

53) Электротехника: making capacity, mercury contact, metal-clad, multiple contacts

54) Фармация: (масс-спектрометрия) МS (http://www.bioinformatix.ru/metabolomika/metabolomika-i-metabonomika-sovremennyie-tehnologii-toksilogicheskih-issledovaniy-chast-3.html)

55) Hi-Fi. moving coil

56) Должность: Mastered The Craft, Microsoft Certified, Music Composer

57) Чат: Microphone Commando

58) Правительство: Motor City

59) НАСА: Mars Crosser

60) Программное обеспечение: Master Copy

61) Хобби: Music Cards

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mC
12 mc

1) Компьютерная техника: Manual Compression, Memory Card, Micro Compact, Modular Computing, Multimedia Card

2) Спорт: Marathon Concept

3) Латинский язык: Medium Coeli

4) Военный термин: Joint Military Intelligence College, Maintenance Console, Maneuver Control, Marine Corps, Master Chief, Materiel Command, Midnight Commander, Military Claimant, Military Code, Military Cross, Missile Command, Mission Critical, Mobility Corridor, Morale Check, Morse code, Multi-Channel MC&G Mapping, Charting and Geodesy, Munitions Command, machine carbine, main channel, maintenance center, maintenance code, maintenance cycle, major component, manual control, mapping camera, master commandant, material central, material code, material committee, material control, materiel center, maximum concealable, medical center, medical certificate, medium capacity, message center, metal case, military channels, military characteristics, military college, military community, military construction, military coordination, military correspondent, missile carrier, missile channel, missile checkout, missile code, missile compartment, missile container, missile control, missile crew, mission capable, mission control, mobile communications, mobile control, mode change, mode code, monitoring and control, mortar carrier, motor carrier, motor convoy, motorcar, motorcycle, movement center, movement control, muzzle cap, Military Committee (NATO), Megacycles (superseded by megahertz), modular charge

5) Техника: Minuteman computer, Mitsubishi Corporation, machine committee, magnetic course, main circulator, main condenser, maintenance check, maintenance complexity, manual clock, marked capacity, medico-surgical, medium-curing, memory controller, metal clad, metal clad switchgear, metric carat, military computer, minutes charged, miscellaneous data, monitoring center, mud-cut, multichannel voice-frequency telegraphy

6) Сельское хозяйство: medico-chirurgical

7) Шутливое выражение: Mad Cashier, Mistress Of Chaos

8) Химия: Molten Carbonate

9) Математика: марковская цепь (Markov chain), метод Монте-Карло

10) Метеорология: Meteorological Codes

11) Железнодорожный термин: Maine Coast Railroad Corporation

12) Юридический термин: Major Case, Male Caller, Move The Crowd

13) Экономика: предельные издержки (marginal cost)

14) Бухгалтерия: Marketing Cost, Master Card, предельная стоимость капитала (marginal cost of capital), Master Charge (now called MasterCard), добавочная себестоимость (производства дополнительной единицы продукции)

15) Автомобильный термин: mixture control

16) Грубое выражение: Marketing Crap

17) Музыка: Mad Catz, My Computer, аудиокассета, эм-си (Microphone Controller; Master of Ceremony - исполнитель вокала в хип-хоп культуре)

18) Политика: Macau

19) Психология: multiple choice

20) Телекоммуникации: Make Call, main cross-connect, Main Cross-Connect (DEC)

21) Сокращение: Mail Centre (UK, 2006), Marine Corps (USA), Master Controller, Master of Ceremonies, Medical Corps, Medium Case bomb, Member of Congress, Missile Center, Missile Controller, Mission Computer, Mission-Capable, Monaco, Motivate The Crowd, Multiply-Convolve, main computer, main coolant, maintenance costs, manhole cover, medicine cabinet, momentary contact, motor chain, multichip, multiple contact, Morning Call (daily, USA), Machine Check, Marginal costs, Master Clock, Master Control, Miniature Camera, Minister Councillor, Multi Channel, Multiple Compartments

22) Театр: Music Cinema

23) Текстиль: Mini Cutouts

24) Университет: Main Campus

25) Физика: Magnetic Coil

26) Физиология: Mad Cow

27) Электроника: Meter Coupled, Microphone Controller, Middle Carbonate, Motorcycle Club, Multipoint Controller

28) Вычислительная техника: magnetic core

29) Нефть: Ministry of Construction, mud cut, загрязнённый буровым раствором (mud-cut), метрический карат (metric carat), проверка технического состояния (maintenance check)

30) Биохимия: Mast Cells

31) Банковское дело: кредит по операциям с маржей (marginal credit)

32) Организация производства: получение разрешений, разрешения должны быть получены, разрешения получены

33) Транспорт: Marine Commercial, Motor Coach, Moved Centerline, Mystery Car

34) Силикатное производство: magnesia-chrome

35) Фирменный знак: M Care, McCoy, Merciless Creations, Mystic Crystals

36) Реклама: ведущий

37) СМИ: Main Character, Media Card, Micro Cassette, Movie Clip, Multimedia Content

38) Деловая лексика: Marginal Cost, Mic Controller, market capitalisation

39) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Main Contractor, Mechanical Completion

40) Образование: Men's Club

41) Инвестиции: marginal credit

42) Сетевые технологии: Motorola Corp., Multi Computer

43) Полимеры: marginal check, medium curing, moisture content

44) Программирование: Master Clear

45) Автоматика: machining center, magnetic card

46) Контроль качества: Monte Carlo (method)

47) Океанография: Maritime Commission

48) Сахалин Ю: marshalling cabinet

49) Расширение файла: M3CG intermediate language file (Modula-3), Manual Chapter (NRC Inspection Manual)

50) SAP.тех. код поиска

51) Нефть и газ: manual call point, medium pressure steam condensate, motor control block, завершение механической части

52) Военно-политический термин: Military Committee

53) Электротехника: making capacity, mercury contact, metal-clad, multiple contacts

54) Фармация: (масс-спектрометрия) МS (http://www.bioinformatix.ru/metabolomika/metabolomika-i-metabonomika-sovremennyie-tehnologii-toksilogicheskih-issledovaniy-chast-3.html)

55) Hi-Fi. moving coil

56) Должность: Mastered The Craft, Microsoft Certified, Music Composer

57) Чат: Microphone Commando

58) Правительство: Motor City

59) НАСА: Mars Crosser

60) Программное обеспечение: Master Copy

61) Хобби: Music Cards

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > mc
13 play

1. I
abs

1) children like to play дети любят играть /резвиться/; run away and play! беги играй!; he would rather play [than work] он предпочитает развлекаться [, а не работать]; can he come out to play? он выйдет играть?

2) the band (the organ, the flute, etc.) is playing играет оркестр и т.д.; the music began to play заиграла музыка

3) the fountains were playing били фонтаны
2. II
1) play in some manner play well (badly, poorly, skilfully, cunningly, absent-mindedly, etc.) хороню и т.д. играть /вести игру/; play fair /square/ играть честно, вести честную игру; play foul /false/ жульничать, обманывать, играть нечестно; play fast and loose вести нечестную игру; play high а) ходить с крупной карты; б) делать большие ставки, играть по большей

2) play in some manner the piece (the drama, this script, etc.) will play well эта пьеса и т.д. сценична /выигрышна для постановки/; the lawn (the stadium, etc.) plays well на этой площадке и т.д. хорошо играть; play at some time what films are playing just now? какие сейчас идут фильмы?

3) play in some manner play softly (well, magnificently. melodiously, exquisitely, etc.) a) играть тихо и т.д.; б) звучать тихо и т.д.; the radio was playing too loudly радио было включено на большую громкость
3. III
1) play smth., smb. play school (shops, house, soldiers, doctors and nurses, cowboys and Indians, etc.) играть в школу и т.д.; play ball играть в мяч; the children were playing a noisy game дети затеяли какую-то шумную игру

2) play smth., smb. play tennis (football, cricket, golf, etc.) играть в теннис и т.д.; play a good (a poor) game быть хорошим (плохим) игроком; he plays a good game of tennis он хорошо играет в теннис; play a safe /а winning/ game играть наверняка; play a losing game вести безнадежную игру; play a waiting game занимать выжидательную позицию, тянуть время; play a double game вести двойную игру, двурушничать; play a match провести матч; when are we going to play their team? когда мы будем играть с их командой /выступать против их команды/?; he will play left end он будет [играть] крайним левым

3) play smth., smb. play a pawn сыграть /сделать ход, ходить/ пешкой: play horses играть на скачках; play a horse (подставить на лошадь; play a card а) пойти /сделать ход/ картой; б) поставить на карту; play a wrong card а) сделать неверный ход (при игре в карты), б) сделать ложный шаг, совершить ошибку; play one's highest /best/ card а) пойти с самой крупной карты; б) использовать свой самый сильный козырь, бить наверняка; play one's ten of hearts (one's ace of hearts, etc.) ходить с десятки /десяткой/ червей и т.д.; play one's last card пустить в ход последний козырь, использовать последний шанс

4) play smth., smb. play a comedy (a tragedy, a historical play. The Twelfth Night, etc.) играть /исполнять/ комедию и т.д.; play a part (a leading part, the part of a king, the role of a benefactor, Hamlet, Shylock, etc.) играть роль и т.д.; who is going to play Lady Macbeth кто будет играть леди Макбет?; play large houses (the principal cities, the larger cities, etc.) выступать /играть/ в больших театрах и т.д.

5) play smb., smth. play the host (the hostess) выступать в роли хозяина (хозяйки); play the master хозяйничать, распоряжаться; play the man поступать как подобает мужчине; play the baby ребячиться, прикидываться младенцем; play the fool /the idiot, the ass/ валять дурака, глупо вести /держать/ себя; play the ape обезьянничать, передразнивать; play an important part играть важную роль

6) play smth. play the violin (the flute, the piano, the drums, etc.) играть на скрипке и т.д.; play a melody (an air, a concerto, a march, a Beethoven sonata, a piece of music, etc.) играть мелодию и т.д.; play the gramophone ставить пластинки
4. IV
1) play smth. in some manner noisily (quietly, etc.) play hide-and-seek (cowboys and Indians, etc.) шумно и т.д. играть в прятки и т.д.

2) play smth. in some manner play tennis (football, etc.) well (skilfully, clumsily, absent-mindedly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. играть в теннис и т.д.

3) play smth. in some manner play one's cards well (badly) a) пойти (не)правильно (при игре в карты); б) (не) воспользоваться обстоятельствами

4) play smth., smb. in some manner play one's part (Hamlet, etc.) well (wonderfully, masterly, etc.) хороню и т.д. играть свою роль и т.д.

5) play smth. in some manner play music softly (delicately, loudly, too low, etc.) тихо и т.д. играть (на музыкальном инструменте); she plays Mozart well она хорошо исполняет /играет/ Моцарта; play smth. for some time she plays her radio all day long у нее весь день включено радио
5. V
play smb. smth. won't you please play me some Chopin /something by Chopin/? не сыграете ли вы мне Шопена?; I want to play you my favourite records я хочу проиграть вам /поставить для вас/ свои любимые пластинки
6. VI
play smb. in some state play smb. fair (foul) вести себя честно (нечестно) по отношению к кому-л.; his memory played him false [in this matter] [в этом вопросе] его подвела память
7. XI
1) be played in some manner this is not how the name is played в эту игру не так играют; be played with smb. he is not a man to be played with с ним шутки плохи

2) be played for the world championship in tennis is played for разыгрывается мировой чемпионат по теннису; be played at some time the match is to be played on Monday матч состоится в понедельник

3) be played an old comedy is being played идет старая комедия
8. XV
play in some state with smb. play fair with smb. вести себя честно по отношению к кому-л.; play false with smb. а) обманывать кого-л.; he played fast and loose with too many girls слишком многих девушек он обманул; he played fast and loose with her affections он играл ее чувствами: б) предавать кого-л.
9. XVI
1) play with smb., smth. play with his brothers (with one's playmates, with a child, with other children, with a kitten, with sticks and rags, etc.) играть со своими братьями и т.д.; play with one's doll играть в куклы; play with toys играть в игрушки; play with its tail ловить свой хвост; don't play with matches не балуйся со спичками; play at smth. play at hide-and-seek (at marbles, at leap-frog, at blind-man's buff, at robbers, at soldiers, etc.) играть в прятки и т.д.; what do you think you are playing at? ты хоть понимаешь, какую игру ты затеял /что ты делаешь/ ?; play at some time play from morning till night играть с утра до вечера; play by oneself my little daughter will play by herself for hours моя дочурка часами играет /забавляется/ одна; play in (inside, on, etc.) smth. play in the park (inside the yard, outside the school, in the water in the sand, on the beach, etc.) играть /забавляться, резвиться/ в парке и т.д.; the butterflies were playing in the air бабочки порхали в воздухе; bees play among flowers пчелы кружатся среди цветов; the moonlight (the sunlight, the first rays of the rising sun, the searchlight, etc.) played on the water свет луны и т.д. переливался в воде; dust (sand, etc.) is playing in the sunbeams пылинки и т.д. кружатся /мелькают/ в солнечных лучах; the wind plays in the trees ветер шелестит листвой [деревьев]; the wind plays through her hair ветер развевает ее волосы; fountain played in the air струйки фонтана переливались в воздухе; the lights played strangely over the faces of the actors по лицам актеров пробегали причудливые тени; а smile played on /about/ her lips у нее на губах играла улыбка || play by turns /in turn/ играть по очереди

2) play with smth. play with one's stick (with one's fan, etc.) вертеть палку, поигрывать палкой и т.д., don't play with your health не шутите своим здоровьем; play with the idea of going to Australia подумывать о поездке в Австралию; play with words играть словами; play with fire играть с огнем; play with love (with a woman's affection, etc.) шутить с любовью и т.д., несерьезно относиться к любви и т.д.; play (up)on smth. play upon smb.'s feelings (on smb.'s fears, on smb.'s credulity, upon ignorant people's superstitions, etc.) играть на чьих-л. чувствах и т.д.; I played upon his love of flattery я использовал его любовь к лести || play into smb.'s hands сыграть кому-л. на руку

3) play at smth. play at football (at games, at table tennis, at baseball, at billiards, at cricket, etc.) играть в футбол и т.д.; play for smth. play for one's city (for one's school, etc.) играть за свой город и т.д., защищать честь своего города и т.д.; play for one's country играть в сборной страны; play with smth. play with both hands (with one's head, etc.) играть обеими руками и т.д.

4) play for smth. play for money (for a half-crown, for pleasure, for love, for nothing, etc.) играть на деньги и т.д., what stakes shall we play for? по скольку [мы] будем ставить?; play for time стараться выиграть /оттянуть/ время

5) play at /in/ smth. play at concerts (in the theatre, in theatricals, in a large hall, etc.) выступать на концертах и т.д.; play in a film играть /сниматься/ в кино; play at business (at love, etc.) притворяться, что заинтересован делом и т.д., разыгрывать из себя бизнесмена и т.д.; play to /before/ smb., smth. play to an enthusiastic audience (to empty houses, before a thin /poor/ house, before a sold-out house, etc.) выступать перед восторженными зрителями и т.д.; play [with an eye] to the gallery играть, подлаживаясь под вкусы галерки, искать дешевой популярности; with smth. play with animation (with much passion, with brilliancy, with much soul, etc.) играть живо или с подъемом и т.д.

6) play on smth. play on the piano (on the flute, on a mouth-organ, on many instruments, etc.) играть на фортепиано и т.д.; play at (by) smth. play at sight играть с листа; play by ear играть на слух; play to smth. play to smb.'s singing аккомпанировать чьему-л. пению; play for smb. aren't you going to play for us? вы нам не сыграете?
10. XVII
play at doing smth. play at keeping house (at keel-ling shop, at minding children, etc.) заниматься хозяйством и т.д. ради забавы; you are only playing at boxing ты только притворяешься, что интересуешься боксом; he is merely playing at being a student он лишь делает вид, что он студент /разыгрывает из себя студента/
11. XXI1
1) play smth. with smb. play hide-and-seek (ball, school, etc.) with the girls играть с девочками в прятки и т.д.; play smth. on smb. play a joke on smb. подшучивать над кем-л.; he played a [dirty] trick on me он сыграл со мной [злую] шутку

2) play smth. with smb. play football (tennis, draughts, etc.) with another team (with strong partners, etc.) играть в футбол и т.д. с другой командой и т.д.; play smb. at smth. play smb. at chess (at golf, at draughts, etc.) играть с кем-л. партию в шахматы и т.д.; will you play me at chess? вы сыграете со мной в шахматы?; play smb. for smth. play smb. for championship (for money, etc.) играть /состязаться/ с кем-л. на звание чемпиона и т.д.

3) play smth. on smth. play an air (a nice tune, etc.) on the flute (on the piano, on the violin, etc.) играть мелодию и т.д. на флейте и т.д.

4) play smth. (up)on smth. play a hose on a fire (a stream of water on a burning house, water on flames, a searchlight on the clouds, a searchlight upon a ship, coloured lights on a fountain, our guns on the enemy's lines, etc.) направлять брандспойт на огонь и т.д.
12. XXV
1) play [that...] play that they are pirates ([that] we are soldiers, etc.) играть в пираты и т.д.; play that the hammock is a boat представлять, что гамак это лодка (в игре)

2) play when... (until..., etc.) the teams have just started to play when it began to rain едва команды начали игру, как пошел дождь; he went on playing until he has lost everything он играл [до тех пор], пока все не проиграл /не спустил/

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > play
14 play

play [pleɪ]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (Sport) jeu m

• there was some good play in the second half on a assisté à du beau jeu pendant la deuxième mi-temps

• play starts at noon le match commence à midi

• children learn through play les enfants apprennent par le jeu

► to make a play for sth s'efforcer d'obtenir qch

► into play

• to bring or call sth into play faire intervenir qch

• to come into play entrer en jeu

   b. ( = movement) jeu m

• the free play of market forces le libre jeu du marché

• to give full play to one's imagination donner libre cours à son imagination

   c. ( = drama) pièce f (de théâtre)

• the plays of Molière les pièces fpl de Molière

• television play dramatique f

• a play by Pinter une pièce de Pinter

• to be in a play [actor] jouer dans une pièce

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ game, sport] jouer à

• to play chess jouer aux échecs

• to play football jouer au football

• to play a match against sb disputer un match contre qn

• the match will be played on Saturday le match aura lieu samedi

• what position does she play? à quelle place joue-t-elle ?

• to play a game jouer à un jeu ; (of tennis) faire une partie

• the children were playing a game in the garden les enfants jouaient dans le jardin

• don't play games with me! ne vous moquez pas de moi !

• to play ball with sb ( = cooperate) coopérer avec qn

• to play the game ( = play fair) jouer le jeu

• to play the field (inf) papillonner

• he gave up playing the field and married a year ago il a cessé de papillonner et s'est marié il y a un an

   b. [+ opponent] rencontrer

• England are playing Scotland on Saturday l'Angleterre rencontre l'Écosse samedi

   c. [+ chess piece, card] jouer

   d. (Theatre) [+ part, play] jouer

• they played it as a comedy ils l'ont joué comme une comédie

• he played the part of Macbeth il a joué le rôle de Macbeth

• to play one's part well bien jouer

• to play a part in sth [person] prendre part à qch ; [quality, object] contribuer à qch

• he played no part in it il n'y était pour rien

• to play it cool (inf) garder son sang-froid

• to play it safe ne prendre aucun risque

   e. (Music) [+ instrument] jouer de ; [+ piece] jouer ; [+ record, CD] passer

• to play the piano jouer du piano

• they were playing Beethoven ils jouaient du Beethoven

   f. ( = direct) [+ hose, searchlight] diriger

3. intransitive verb

   a. jouer

• to play fair (Sport) jouer franc jeu ; (figurative) jouer le jeu

• to play dead faire le mort

► play + preposition

• England is playing against Scotland l'Angleterre joue contre l'Écosse

• what's he playing at? (inf) à quoi il joue ?

• what do you think you're playing at! (inf) qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ? (inf)

• to play for money jouer pour de l'argent

• he plays for Manchester il joue dans l'équipe de Manchester

• to play for time essayer de gagner du temps

• to play in goal jouer dans les buts

• to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn

• to play with fire jouer avec le feu

• how much time do we have to play with? (inf) combien de temps avons-nous ?

   b. (Music) [person, organ, orchestra] jouer

• there was music playing il y avait de la musique

4. compounds

► play-by-play adjective [account etc] suivi ; (figurative) circonstancié

► Play-Doh ® noun pâte f à modeler

► play-off noun (after a tie) ≈ match m de barrage (départageant des concurrents à égalité) ; (US) (for championship) match m de qualification

► play on words noun jeu m de mots

► play park noun terrain m de jeu

5. Phrasal Verbs

► play along intransitive verb

• to play along with sb entrer dans le jeu de qn► play around intransitive verb

   a. to play around with an idea retourner une idée dans sa tête

   b. ( = mess about) (inf) faire l'imbécile► play back separable transitive verb

[+ tape] réécouter

► play down separable transitive verb

( = minimize importance of) [+ significance] minimiser ; [+ situation, attitude] dédramatiser

► play off separable transitive verb

• to play off Mum against Dad monter maman contre papa► play on inseparable transitive verb

[+ sb's emotions, good nature] jouer sur

• to play on words jouer sur les mots► play up (inf)

1. intransitive verb

( = give trouble) the engine is playing up le moteur fait des siennes

• the children have been playing up all day les enfants ont été insupportables toute la journée

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = give trouble to) his leg is playing him up sa jambe le tracasse

   b. ( = magnify importance of) exagérer (l'importance de)

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[pleɪ] 1.
noun

1) Theatre pièce f ( about sur)

a radio play — une pièce radiophonique

2) (amusement, recreation)

the sound of children at play — le bruit d'enfants en train de jouer

to learn through play — apprendre par le jeu

3) Sport, Games

play starts at 11 — la partie commence à 11 heures

the ball is out of play/in play — la balle est hors jeu/en jeu

there was some fine play from the Danish team — l'équipe danoise a bien joué

4) fig (movement, interaction) jeu m

to come into play — entrer en jeu

it has brought new factors into play — cela a introduit de nouveaux éléments

a play on words — un jeu de mots
2.
transitive verb

1) jouer à [game, match, cards]; jouer [card]

to play a club — jouer du trèfle

to play goal — ( in football) être gardien de but

to play the ball to somebody — ( in basketball) passer la balle à quelqu'un

to play hide and seek — jouer à cache-cache

to play a joke on somebody — jouer un tour à quelqu'un

2) Music jouer de [instrument]; jouer [tune, symphony, chord]

they're playing the jazz club on Saturday — ils jouent au club de jazz samedi

3) ( act out) Theatre interpréter, jouer [role]

4) Audio mettre [tape, video, CD]

play me the record — mets-moi le disque

to play music — écouter de la musique

let me play the tape for you — je vais vous faire entendre la cassette

5) Finance

to play the stock market — boursicoter (colloq)
3.
intransitive verb

1) [children] jouer ( with avec)

2) fig

to play at being an artist — jouer à l'artiste

what does he think he's playing at? — GB (colloq) qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique (colloq)?

3) Sport, Games jouer

do you play? — est-ce que tu sais jouer?

to play fair — jouer franc-jeu

to play into the net — envoyer la balle dans le filet

4) Music [musician, band, orchestra] jouer ( for pour)

to play to large audiences — jouer devant un grand public

5) Cinema, Theatre [play] se jouer; [film] passer; [actor] jouer

she's playing opposite him in ‘Macbeth’ — elle lui donne la réplique dans ‘Macbeth’

6) [fountain, water] couler; Music [record] jouer

I could hear music playing — j'entendais de la musique

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Phrasal Verbs:

- play along

- play around

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play out

- play up

- play upon

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to play for time — essayer de gagner du temps

all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — Prov il n'y a pas que le travail dans la vie

to make great play of something — accorder beaucoup d'importance à quelque chose

English-French dictionary > play
15 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tiempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento; hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tiempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) época, período; momentos

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escoger el momento de/para

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again

time¹ n

1. tiempo

what do you do in your free time? ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

I haven't got time no tengo tiempo

2. vez

how many times have you been to Italy? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Italia?

take the tablets three times a day toma las pastillas tres veces al día

3. hora

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

all the time todo el tiempo / constantemente

at times a veces

for the time being por el momento / de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

it's time... es hora de que...

it's time you went to bed es hora de que te vayas a la cama

just in time justo a tiempo

on time a la hora

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to take your time tomarte el tiempo necesario

to tell the time decir la hora

time² vb calcular el tiempo / cronometrar

we timed the journey calculamos cuánto tiempo duró el viaje

El gerundio de time se escribe timing

time

tr[taɪm]

noun

1 (period) tiempo

■ I haven't got time to finish this no tengo tiempo para acabar esto

■ time flies when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo vuela cuando uno se lo pasa bien

■ what a waste of time qué pérdida de tiempo

■ in an hour's time dentro de una hora

2 (short period) rato

■ we spoke for a time hablamos durante un rato

■ you've been a long time has tardado mucho

3 (of day) hora

■ it's time to go es (la) hora de marchar

■ what time is it? qué hora es?

■ this time next week, we'll be on the beach la semana que viene a esta hora, estaremos en la playa

■ by the time he gets here, it'll be time to go home cuando llegue él, será la hora de volver a casa

4 (age, period, season) época

■ it's warm for the time of year hace bastante calor para la época del año

■ in Victorian times en la época victoriana

■ these are hard times son tiempos difíciles

5 (occasion) vez nombre femenino

■ how many times have you been to London? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Londres?

■ the last time I saw her,... la última vez que la vi,...

■ we left at the same time salimos a la vez

6 (suitable moment) momento

■ this is not really the time to talk about that no es el momento de hablar de eso

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL compás nombre masculino

■ you're out of time has perdido el compás

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL la hora de cerrar

■ time now please! ¡hora de cerrar!

9 familiar (imprisonment) condena

■ he did time for robbery when he was young cumplió una condena por robo cuando era joven

transitive verb

1 (measure time) medir la duración de, calcular; (races, etc) cronometrar

■ he timed his journey to work calculó cuánto tarda en llegar al trabajo

2 (schedule) estar previsto,-a

■ the plane is timed to arrive at 12 o'clock el avión tiene su llegada prevista para las doce horas

■ the bomb was timed to explode during the parade la bomba estaba preparada para explotar durante el desfile

■ you timed that well - I've just made some tea has llegado en el momento justo - acabo de hacer té

plural noun times

1 veces nombre femenino plural

■ 4 times 5 is 20 4 por 5 son 20, 4 veces 5 son 20

■ it's three times more expensive than last year es tres veces más caro que el año pasado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(and) about time ya era hora

all the time todo el rato, todo el tiempo

at all times siempre

at any time en cualquier momento

at no time nunca

at one time en un tiempo

at the same time al mismo tiempo

at the time / at that time entonces

at times a veces

behind the times anticuado,-a

behind time tarde

for the time being de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

in no time (at all) en seguida

in time (in the long run) con el tiempo 2 (not late) a tiempo

in time to the music al compás de la música

many a time a menudo

not to give somebody the time of day no darle a alguien ni la hora

on time puntual

one/two/three at a time de uno en uno/de dos en dos/de tres en tres

time after time una y otra vez

time's up se acabó el tiempo, ya es la hora

to beat time marcar el compás

to be ahead of one's time adelantarse a su época

to be badly/well timed (remark) ser inoportuno,-a/oportuno,-a

to give somebody a hard time ponérselo difícil a alguien, hacérselo pasar mal a alguien

to have a bad time pasarlas negras

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to have a lot of time for somebody caerle bien alguien a uno

to have no time for somebody/something no soportar a alguien/algo, no tener tiempo para alguien/algo

to keep time (to music) seguir el compás 2 (watch) ir bien, funcionar bien

to keep up with the times estar al día

to move with the times estar al día

to take one's time (not hurry) hacer algo con calma 2 (be slow) tardar mucho

time and motion study estudio de productividad

time bomb bomba de relojería

time limit límite nombre masculino de tiempo, plazo límite

time off tiempo libre

time out descanso

time warp salto en el tiempo

time zone huso horario

time ['taɪm] vt, timed ; timing

1) schedule: fijar la hora de, calcular el momento oportuno para

2) clock: cronometrar, medir el tiempo de (una competencia, etc.)

time n

1) : tiempo m

the passing of time: el paso del tiempo

she doesn't have time: no tiene tiempo

2) moment: tiempo m, momento m

this is not the time to bring it up: no es el momento de sacar el tema

3) : vez f

she called you three times: te llamó tres veces

three times greater: tres veces mayor

4) age: tiempo m, era f

in your grandparents' time: en el tiempo de tus abuelos

5) tempo: tiempo m, ritmo m (en música)

6) : hora f

what time is it?: ¿qué hora es?

at the usual time: a la hora acostumbrada

to keep time: ir a la hora

to lose time: atrasar

7) experience: rato m, experiencia f

we had a nice time together: pasamos juntos un rato agradable

to have a rough time: pasarlo mal

have a good time!: ¡que se diviertan!

8)

at times sometimes: a veces

9)

for the time being : por el momento, de momento

10)

from time to time occasionally: de vez en cuando

11)

in time punctually: a tiempo

12)

in time eventually: con el tiempo

13)

time after time : una y otra vez

time

adj.

• a plazos adj.

• de tiempo adj.

• del tiempo adj.

• horario, -a adj.

n.

• duración s.f.

• edad s.f.

• espera s.f.

• hora s.f.

• plazo s.m.

• tempo s.m.

• tiempo s.m.

• vez s.f.

• época s.f.

v.

• cronometrar v.

• regular v.

• tomar los tiempos (Deporte) v.

I taɪm
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una horaes meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

[taɪm]
1. N

1) (gen) tiempo m

as time goes on or by — con el (paso del) tiempo, a medida que pasa/pasaba el tiempo

• race against time — carrera f contra (el) reloj

• for all time — para siempre

one of the best of all time — uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos

• Father Time — el Tiempo

• to find (the) time for sth — encontrar tiempo para algo

I can't find the time for reading — no encuentro tiempo para leer

• time flies — el tiempo vuela

how time flies! — ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

• to gain time — ganar tiempo

• half the time he's drunk — la mayor parte del tiempo está borracho

• to have (the) time (to do sth) — tener tiempo (para hacer algo)

we have plenty of time — tenemos tiempo de sobra

• to make time — (US) * ganar tiempo, apresurarse

• to make up for lost time — recuperar el tiempo perdido

• it's only a matter or question of time before it falls — solo es cuestión de tiempo antes de que caiga

• I've no time for him — (too busy) no tengo tiempo para él; (contemptuous) no le aguanto

I've no time for sport — odio los deportes

there is no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

he lost no time in doing it — no tardó en hacerlo

• my time is my own — yo dispongo de mi tiempo

• time presses — el tiempo apremia

• time is on our side — el tiempo obra a nuestro favor

• time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

• to take time, it takes time — requiere tiempo, lleva su tiempo

it'll take time to get over the loss of her family — le llevará tiempo superar la pérdida de su familia

it took him all his time to find it — solo encontrarlo le ocupó bastante tiempo

to take one's time — hacer las cosas con calma

take your time! — tómate el tiempo que necesites, ¡no hay prisa!

you certainly took your time! — iro ¡no es precisamente que te mataras corriendo!

• (only) time will tell — el tiempo lo dirá

to have time on one's hands —

she has too much time on her hands — dispone de demasiado tiempo libre

once you retire you'll have time on your hands — cuando te hayas jubilado, tendrás todo el tiempo del mundo

- kill time

- pass the time of day with sb

- play for time

- be pressed for time

- time is money
spare, waste
2) (=period of time) tiempo m, período m; (relatively short) rato m

• have you been here all this time? — ¿has estado aquí todo este tiempo?

• for the time being — por ahora, de momento

• for a time — durante un rato; (longer) durante una temporada

• a long time — mucho tiempo

to take a long time to do sth — tardar mucho en hacer algo

a long time ago — hace mucho (tiempo), hace tiempo

he hasn't been seen for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no se le ve

she'll be in a wheelchair for a long time to come — le queda mucho tiempo de estar en silla de ruedas por delante

• in no time at all — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

• it will last our time — durará lo que nosotros

• a short time — poco tiempo, un rato

a short time ago — hace poco

a short time after — poco (tiempo) después, al poco tiempo

in a short time they were all gone — muy pronto habían desaparecido todos

• for some time past — de algún tiempo a esta parte

after some time she looked up at me/wrote to me — después de cierto tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió, pasado algún tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió

• in a week's time — dentro de una semana

in two weeks' time — en dos semanas, al cabo de dos semanas

- do time
serve
3) (at work)

• on Saturdays they pay time and a half — los sábados pagan lo normal más la mitad

• he did it in his own time — lo hizo en su tiempo libre or fuera de (las) horas de trabajo

• to be on short time, work short time — trabajar en jornadas reducidas
full-time, part-time, short-time
4) (=moment, point of time) momento m

I was watching TV at the time — en ese momento estaba viendo la televisión

from time to time — de vez en cuando

• about time too! — ¡ya era hora!

it's about time you had a haircut — ya es hora de que te cortes el pelo

• come (at) any time (you like) — ven cuando quieras

it might happen (at) any time — podría ocurrir de un momento a otro or en cualquier momento

any time now — de un momento a otro

• at times — a veces, a ratos

at all times — siempre, en todo momento

• to die before one's time — morir temprano

not before time! — ¡ya era hora!

• between times — en los intervalos

• by the time he arrived — para cuando él llegó

by the time we got there he'd left — cuando llegamos allí ya se había ido

by this time — ya, antes de esto

(by) this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

• to choose one's time carefully — elegir con cuidado el momento más propicio

• the time has come to leave — ha llegado el momento de irse

when the time comes — cuando llegue el momento

• at a convenient time — en un momento oportuno

• at any given time — en cualquier momento dado

• her time was drawing near — (to give birth) se acercaba el momento de dar a luz; (to die) estaba llegando al final de su vida

• it's high time you got a job — ya va siendo hora de que consigas un trabajo

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• at no time did I mention it — no lo mencioné en ningún momento

this is no time for jokes — este no es momento para bromas

• now is the time to go — ahora es el momento de irse

now is the time to plant roses — esta es la época para plantar las rosas

• at odd times — (=occasionally) de vez en cuando

he calls at some odd times — llama a las horas más intempestivas

• from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

• at one time — en cierto momento, en cierta época

• this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — este no es ni el momento ni el lugar oportuno para hablar de eso

there's a time and a place for everything — todo tiene su momento y su lugar

• at the present time — actualmente, en la actualidad

• at the proper time — en el momento oportuno

• at the same time — (=simultaneously) al mismo tiempo, a la vez; (=even so) al mismo tiempo, por otro lado

• until such time as he agrees — hasta que consienta

• at that time — por entonces, en aquel entonces, en aquella época

• at this particular time — en este preciso momento

• at this time of the year — en esta época del año

it's a lovely time of year — es una estación encantadora
bide
5) (by clock) hora f

what's the time? — ¿qué hora es?

the time is 2.30 — son las dos y media

it's time to go — es hora de irse

"time gentlemen please!" — "¡se cierra!"

• to arrive ahead of time — llegar temprano

to be 30 minutes ahead of time — llevar 30 minutos de adelanto

• at any time of the day or night — en cualquier momento or a cualquier hora del día o de la noche

• to be 30 minutes behind time — llevar 30 minutos de retraso

• it's coffee time — es la hora del café

• at this time of day — a esta hora

• it's time for the news — es (la) hora de las noticias

it's time for lunch — es (la) hora de comer

• let me know in good time — avíseme con anticipación

make sure you get there in good time — asegúrate de que llegas allí con tiempo

he'll come in his own good time — vendrá cuando le parezca conveniente

all in good time — todo a su (debido) tiempo

to start in good time — partir a tiempo, partir pronto

• have you got the (right) time? — ¿tiene la hora (exacta)?

• Greenwich mean time — hora f de Greenwich

• we were just in time to see it — llegamos justo a tiempo para verlo

• a watch that keeps good time — un reloj muy exacto

• just look at the time! — ¡fíjate qué hora es ya!, ¡mira qué tarde es!

• what time do you make it?, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora es or tiene?

we made good time on the journey — el viaje ha sido rápido

• to be on time — [person] ser puntual, llegar puntualmente; [train, plane] llegar puntual

• to tell the time — [clock] dar la hora; [child] saber decir la hora

- I wouldn't give him the time of day
see closing, opening
6) (=era, period) tiempo m, época f

in Elizabethan times — en tiempos isabelinos, en la época isabelina

in our own time(s) — en nuestra época

in my time(s) — en mis tiempos

what times they were!, what times we had! — ¡qué tiempos aquellos!

one of the greatest footballers of our time — uno de los mejores futbolistas de nuestros tiempos

• to be ahead of one's time — adelantarse a su época

• that was all before my time — todo eso fue antes de mis tiempos

• to be behind the times — [person] estar atrasado de noticias; [thing, idea] estar fuera de moda, haber quedado anticuado

• how times change! — ¡cómo cambian las cosas!

• in times to come — en tiempos venideros

• times were hard — fueron tiempos duros

times are hard — atravesamos un período bastante difícil

they fell on hard times — entraron en un periodo de vacas flacas

• to keep abreast of or up with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• the times we live in — los tiempos en que vivimos

• in modern times — en tiempos modernos

• to move with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• in olden times, in times past — en otro tiempo, antiguamente

• time was when... — hubo un tiempo en que...
sign
7) (=experience)

to have a bad or rough or thin time (of it) — pasarlo mal, pasarlas negras

• to have a good time — pasarlo bien, divertirse

all they want to do is have a good time — no quieren más que divertirse

to give sb a good time — hacer que algn lo pase bien

she's out for a good time — se propone divertirse

• we had a high old time * — lo hemos pasado en grande *

• we have a lovely time — lo pasamos la mar de bien *

• have a nice time! — ¡que lo pases/paséis etc bien!

- the big time

to make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big-time
8) (=occasion) vez f

three times — tres veces

I remember the time he came here — recuerdo la ocasión en que vino por aquí, me acuerdo de cuando vino por aquí

• time after time, time and again — repetidas veces, una y otra vez

• to carry three boxes at a time — llevar tres cajas a la vez

he ran upstairs three at a time — subió la escalera de tres en tres escalones

for weeks at a time — durante semanas enteras or seguidas

• each time, every time — cada vez

he won every time — ganó todas las veces

it's the best, every time! — ¡es el mejor, no hay duda!

give me beer every time! — ¡para mí, siempre cerveza!

• the first time I did it — la primera vez que lo hice

for the first time — por primera vez

• last time — la última vez

the last time I did it — la última vez que lo hice

for the last time — por última vez

• many times — muchas veces

many's the time... — no una vez, sino muchas...

• next time — la próxima vez, a la próxima (esp LAm)

• the second time round — (=second marriage) la segunda intentona de matrimonio

• several times — varias veces

• this time — esta vez

• at various times in the past — en determinados momentos del pasado

- nine times out of ten

- third time lucky!

9) (Mus) compás m

in 3/4 time — al compás de 3 por 4

• to beat time — marcar el compás

• in time to the music — al compás de la música

• to keep time — llevar el compás

• to get out of time — perder el compás
beat 2., 4), mark II, 2., 7)
10) (Math)

4 times 3 is 12 — 4 por 3 son 12

it's five times faster than or as fast as yours — es cinco veces más rápido que el tuyo

11) (Mech)

the ignition is out of time — el encendido está fuera de fase

2. VT

1) (=schedule) planear, calcular; (=choose time of) [+ remark, request] elegir el momento para

the race is timed for 8.30 — el comienzo de la carrera está previsto para las 8.30

you timed that perfectly — elegiste a la perfección el momento para hacerlo

the bomb was timed to explode five minutes later — la bomba estaba sincronizada para explotar cinco minutos más tarde

the strike was carefully timed to cause maximum disruption — se había escogido el momento de la huelga para ocasionar el mayor trastorno posible

the decision to sell was badly timed — se decidió vender en un mal momento
ill-timed, well-timed
2) (=reckon time of) [+ call, journey] calcular la duración de; (with stopwatch) cronometrar

to time o.s. — cronometrarse

I timed him doing the washing-up — le cronometré mientras lavaba los platos

3.

CPD

time and motion study N — estudio m de tiempos y movimientos

time bomb N — bomba f de relojería

time capsule N — cápsula f del tiempo

time card N — tarjeta f de registro horario

time check N — (Sport) control m de tiempos

can I have a time check, please? — ¿qué hora es ahora, por favor?

time clock N — reloj m registrador, reloj m de control de asistencia

time deposit N — (US) depósito m a plazo

time difference N — diferencia f horaria

time exposure N — (Phot) exposición f

time frame N — margen m de tiempo

to set a time frame for sth — poner fecha a algo

time fuse N — temporizador m, espoleta f graduada, espoleta f de tiempo

time lag N — (=delay) retraso m; (=lack of synchronization) desfase m

time limit N — plazo m, límite m de tiempo; (=closing date) fecha f tope

to set a time limit (for sth) — fijar un plazo (para algo)

time loan N — (US) préstamo m a plazo fijo

time lock N — cerradura f de tiempo

time machine N — máquina f de transporte a través del tiempo

time management N — gestión f del tiempo

time management consultant N — consultor(a) m / f de gestión del tiempo

time management course N — curso m de gestión del tiempo

time management skills NPL — técnicas fpl de gestión del tiempo

time management training N — formación f en gestión del tiempo

time off N — (=free time) tiempo m libre

to take time off from work — tomarse tiempo libre

you'll have to take some time off when your wife has her operation — tendrás que tomarte unos días de vacaciones cuando operen a tu mujer

time out N — (esp US) (Sport) (also fig) tiempo m muerto

to take time out (from sth/from doing sth) — descansar (de algo/de hacer algo)

time payment N — (US) pago m a plazos

time saver N —

it is a great time saver — ahorra mucho tiempo

time sheet N — = time card

time signal N — señal f horaria

time signature N — (Mus) compás m, signatura f de compás

time slice N — fracción f de tiempo

time slot N — franja f horaria

time span N — periodo m de tiempo

time switch N — interruptor m horario

time trial N — (Cycling) prueba f contra reloj, contrarreloj f

time warp N — salto m en el tiempo, túnel m del tiempo

time zone N — huso m horario

* * *

I [taɪm]
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una hora/tres meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

English-spanish dictionary > time
16 read

I [riːd]
nome

to have a read of — colloq. leggiucchiare [article, magazine]

to be an easy read — essere un libro o una lettura facile
II 1. [riːd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. read [red])

1) leggere [book, map, music, sign]

to read sth. to oneself — leggere qcs. in silenzio

I can read German — so leggere il tedesco

2) (say)

the card reads "Happy Birthday" — sul biglietto c'è scritto "buon compleanno"

to read 29 degrees — [ thermometer] segnare 29 gradi

3) (decipher) leggere [ braille]; decifrare [ handwriting]

4) (interpret) riconoscere [ signs]; interpretare [intentions, reactions]; spiegare [ situation]

to read sb.'s thoughts o mind leggere nei pensieri di qcn.; to read sb.'s mood capire di che umore è qcn.; to read palms leggere la mano; to read sth. into — leggere qcs. dietro a [comment, reply]

5) BE univ. studiare [ history]

6) (take a recording) leggere [meter, gauge, dial]

7) rad. tel. sentire, ricevere [ person]

I can read you loud and clear — ti ricevo forte e chiaro

8) inform. [ computer] leggere [data, file]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. read [red])

1) leggere (to sb. a qcn.)

I read about it in the "Times" — ho letto qualcosa al proposito sul "Times"

2) BE (study)

to read for a degree in chemistry — studiare chimica all'università

3) (create an impression)

the document reads well — il documento si legge bene

the translation reads like the original — la traduzione scorre come l'originale

•

- read back

- read in

- read on

- read out

- read over

- read up

••

to read between the lines — leggere tra le righe
III 1. [red]
passato, participio passato read II
2.
aggettivo

to take sth. as read — dare qcs. per scontato

* * *
[red]
past tense, past participle; = read

* * *
read /ri:d/
n.

1 lettura: to have a quiet read, leggere in santa pace; a quick read, una lettura rapida

2 libro ( considerato per la sua leggibilità): a good read, un bel libro

3 (fam. USA) interpretazione: What's your read on it?, che interpretazione ne dai?

● (comput.) read access, accesso in lettura □ (comput.) read-only ► read-only □ (comput.) read permission, permesso (o autorizzazione) di lettura □ (comput., Internet) read receipt, conferma di lettura.
♦ (to) read /ri:d/
(pass. e p. p. read /rɛd/), v. t. e i.

1 leggere: Read it aloud, please, leggilo a voce alta, per favore!; to read a book [music], leggere un libro [la musica]; to read music at sight, leggere la musica a prima vista; to read French, leggere il francese

2 interpretare: to read sb. 's silence as agreement, interpretare il silenzio di q. come consenso; I learned how to read their moods, ho imparato ad interpretare il loro umore; How do you read the situation?, come interpreti la situazione?; We read his words as an admission of failure, abbiamo interpretato le sue parole come un'ammissione di fallimento

3 ( di scritta, cartello, ecc.) dire: The notice reads: keep out, il cartello dice: accesso vietato

4 ( di strumento) registrare; segnare: The speedometer reads sixty miles per hour, il tachimetro segna sessanta miglia all'ora

5 sembrare, suonare: His answer reads like a threat, la sua risposta suona come una minaccia; This book reads like a translation, questo libro dà l'impressione di essere una traduzione

6 ( di libro, autore) – to read well [beautifully], essere piacevole [bello] a leggersi; to read badly, essere di lettura faticosa

7 (antiq.) studiare ( all'università, ecc.): to read law [chemistry], studiar legge [chimica]; to read for the bar, studiare per diventare avvocato patrocinante

8 (fam. USA) capire; afferrare l'idea: Do you read me?, mi hai capito?

● (fig.) to read between the lines, leggere fra le righe □ to read sb. like a book, leggere in q. come in un libro aperto □ to read sb. 's hand, leggere la mano a q. □ to read hieroglyphs, decifrare geroglifici □ (fam.) read my lips!, ficcatelo bene in testa! □ to read men's hearts, leggere nel cuore degli uomini □ to read the sky, scrutare il cielo □ (fig.) to take st. as read, dare qc. per scontato □ to read to oneself, leggere in silenzio □ to read oneself to sleep, leggere fino ad addormentarsi □ to read too much into sb. 's words, attribuire un significato eccessivo (o dare un peso eccessivo) alle parole di q. □ a well-read man, un uomo con una buona cultura generale □ well-read in history, che ha buone conoscenze di storia □ to read widely, leggere molto □ the most widely read poet, il poeta più letto.

* * *
I [riːd]
nome

to have a read of — colloq. leggiucchiare [article, magazine]

to be an easy read — essere un libro o una lettura facile
II 1. [riːd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. read [red])

1) leggere [book, map, music, sign]

to read sth. to oneself — leggere qcs. in silenzio

I can read German — so leggere il tedesco

2) (say)

the card reads "Happy Birthday" — sul biglietto c'è scritto "buon compleanno"

to read 29 degrees — [ thermometer] segnare 29 gradi

3) (decipher) leggere [ braille]; decifrare [ handwriting]

4) (interpret) riconoscere [ signs]; interpretare [intentions, reactions]; spiegare [ situation]

to read sb.'s thoughts o mind leggere nei pensieri di qcn.; to read sb.'s mood capire di che umore è qcn.; to read palms leggere la mano; to read sth. into — leggere qcs. dietro a [comment, reply]

5) BE univ. studiare [ history]

6) (take a recording) leggere [meter, gauge, dial]

7) rad. tel. sentire, ricevere [ person]

I can read you loud and clear — ti ricevo forte e chiaro

8) inform. [ computer] leggere [data, file]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. read [red])

1) leggere (to sb. a qcn.)

I read about it in the "Times" — ho letto qualcosa al proposito sul "Times"

2) BE (study)

to read for a degree in chemistry — studiare chimica all'università

3) (create an impression)

the document reads well — il documento si legge bene

the translation reads like the original — la traduzione scorre come l'originale

•

- read back

- read in

- read on

- read out

- read over

- read up

••

to read between the lines — leggere tra le righe
III 1. [red]
passato, participio passato read II
2.
aggettivo

to take sth. as read — dare qcs. per scontato

English-Italian dictionary > read
17 play

pleɪ
1. сущ.
1) игра, развлечение, забава All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ≈ Только работа и никаких игр сделали Джека очень скучным мальчиком. Syn: amusement, recreation, entertainment
2) азартная игра
3) а) пьеса, драма to criticize, pan a play ≈ критиковать пьесу, подвергать пьесу резкой критике to present, produce, put on, perform, stage a play ≈ представлять, ставить, показывать пьесу to rehearse a play ≈ репетировать пьесу to review a play ≈ писать рецензию на пьесу, делать критический обзор пьесы to revive a play ≈ воскрешать, восстанавливать пьесу miracle play morality play mystery play nativity play one-act play passion play straight play б) представление, спектакль to go to the play ≈ идти в театр на спектакль a play closes ≈ спектакль кончается a play opens ≈ спектакль начинается The play ran for two years on Broadway. ≈ Эта пьеса два года шла на Бродвее. grandstand play
4) шутка play on words ≈ игра слов, каламбур in play ≈ в шутку
5) действие, деятельность in full play ≈ в действии, в разгаре bring into play call into play come into play
6) ед. ход, очередь, подача( в игре)
7) простор, свобода
8) игра, переливы play of colours ≈ переливы красок
9) диал. забастовка
10) тех. зазор;
игра;
люфт;
свободный ход;
шатание (части механизма, прибора) ∙ fair play ≈ честная игра;
честность
2. гл.
1) а) забавляться, играть, резвиться The children play indoors when it rains. ≈ Когда идет дождь, дети играют дома. б) сыграть( шутку), разыграть в) поступать, вести себя легкомысленно It's no good playing at business, you have to take it seriously. ≈ В бизнес не играют, это дело серьезное. ∙ Syn: engage in games, amuse oneself, entertain oneself
2) а) играть, участвовать в спортивной игре I played him for championship. ≈ Я играл с ним на звание чемпиона. б) играть в азартные игры Don't play (at) cards against your father, he always wins. ≈ Не играй в карты со своим отцом, он всегда выигрывает.
3) спорт а) использовать в игре, выставлять, заявлять( игрока) The captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game. ≈ Капитан хочет выставить Миллса защитником в следующем матче. б) принимать в игру( игрока) в) ходить, делать ход г) отбивать (мяч) ;
подавать( мяч) He played the ball back close to the net. ≈ Он подал мяч низко над сеткой.
4) а) исполнять (роль, музыкальное произведение) to play (music) at sight ≈ играть (музыкальное произведение) с листа to play (music) by ear ≈ подбирать( музыкальное произведение, мелодию) на слух б) играть в спектакле
5) давать представление (о труппе) ;
гастролировать
6) играть на музыкальном инструменте
7) а) играть роль, притворяться б) действовать, поступать play safe play false
8) играть (на чем-л.), воспользоваться( чем-л.)
9) подходить для игры, быть в хорошем состоянии
10) а) порхать, носиться;
танцевать б) переливаться, играть;
мелькать
11) бить( о струе)
12) свободно владеть( инструментом и т. п.)
13) приводить в действие, пускать
14) направлять (свет и т. п. на что-л.) (on, over, along) ;
обстреливать (on, upon)
15) тех. иметь люфт
16) диал. бастовать ∙ play about play along play around play back play down play in play off play on play out play over play through play upon play up play up to to play it by ear ≈ принимать решение на месте, в зависимости от обстоятельств to play it cool ≈ вести себя спокойно, не суетиться to play it low on smb. разг. ≈ подло поступить по отношению к кому-л. to play smb. for a fool амер. ≈ выставлять кого-л. дураком, дурачить кого-л. to play smb. like a fish ≈ контролировать( кого-л.), легко управлять( кем-л.) to play a trick on smb. ≈ надуть, обмануть кого-л. to play games with smb. амер. ≈ обманывать кого-л. to play to the gallery ≈ работать на публику play smb. up play for time play hell play havoc play the devil play the mischief play politics play ball игра;
забава - boy's *s мальчишеские игры - equestrian *s (спортивное) конные игры - actual * (спортивное) игра со счетом (очков) /на счет/ - loose * (спортивное) свободная игра (без счета) - to be at * играть - to bring the ball into * (спортивное) ввести мяч в игру - children are fond of * дети любят игры /забавы/ - in *! (спортивное) в игре! - out of *! (спортивное) вне игры! - the ball is in * (спортивное) мяч в игре (спортивное) манера, стиль игры, игра - fair * игра по правилам, честная игра - foul * игра с нарушением правил, грубая игра - fine * красивая игра - to win a match by good * выиграть матч благодаря хорошей игре - to see that fair * is observed следить за соблюдением правил (спортивное) комбинация - tip-off * комбинация, начинающаяся начальным броском - make *s разыгрывать комбинации (спортивное) борьба;
бой - loose * учебно-тренировочный бой азартная игра - high * крупная игра - low * игра по маленькой - to lose money at * проигрывать деньги( в карты) - the * runs high идет крупная игра шутка - in * в шутку - out of mere * ради шутки, в шутку - to do smth. in * сделать что-л. в шутку - he answered part in earnest and part in * он ответил полушутя, полусерьезно - I am not in the humour /mood/ for * я не намерен шутить каламбур - * on words игра слов, каламбур - * upon the meaning of the word обыгрывание значения слова пьеса, драма - the *s of Shakespeare пьесы Шекспира представление, спектакль - broadcast * радиопостановка - to give a * давать представление /пьесу/ - to go to the * идти в театр владение, умение обращаться( с оружием, инструментом и т. п.) - sword * владение мечом - to make * with one's stick вертеть (свою) трость, играть тростью - his * was very correct, and his parries neat он очень ловко владел шпагой и точно парировал движение - child full of * живой /резвый, подвижный/ ребенок - * of muscles игра мышц переливы, игра - * of sunlight upon leaves игра солнечных бликов на листьях - iridescent * of colours радужные переливы красок - * of the waves игра /плеск/ волн - the * of the diamond игра бриллианта - the * of expression in smb.'s face смена выражения на чьем-л. лице свобода, простор - to give /to allow/ free * to one's fancy дать простор /волю/ своему воображению - he gave free * to his faculties его способности полностью раскрылись - give the rope more /let the rope have some/ *! не натягивай веревку! - the (lively) * of fancy (живая) игра воображения действие, деятельность - in full * в действии, в разгаре - out of * в бездействии - to come into * начать действовать - to bring /to call, to put/ into * приводить в действие, пускать в ход - to bring the guns into * пустить в ход пушки действия, поведение( в какой-л. ситуации) ;
игра - double * двойная игра - fair * игра по правилам;
честная игра;
честность;
справедливость - foul * нечестная игра;
подлое поведение;
обман;
жульничество - to rule out foul * исключить возможность грубой игры или жульничества (тк. в ед. ч.) ход, очередь, подача (в игре) - it's your * ваш ход (диалектизм) забастовка каникулы, свободное от занятий время ухаживание;
свадебный танец( у самцов) проигрывание( пластинки) - the record got scratched after a few *s на пластинке появились царапины после того, как ее несколько раз проигрывали "пресса", освещение в прессе - the birth of the baby elephant got a big * все газеты сообщали о рождении слоненка (техническое) зазор игра, люфт, свободный ход;
шатание (части механизма, прибора) - admissible /permissible/ * допустимый люфт /ход, зазор/ (авиация) болтанка > child's * пустяк, ерунда;
"детские игрушки" > as good as a * очень забавно /интересно/ > gallery * стремление к дешевой популярности;
"работа на публику" > grandstand * выступление, рассчитанное на эффект > to keep /to hold/ smb. in * завалить кого-л. работой, не давать кому-л. передышки;
(спортивное) держать противника в напряжении, не давать противнику передышки > to make * (with) (сленг) действовать > making * with both hands действуя обеими руками;
(спортивное) держать противника в напряжении;
не давать противнику передышки;
(спортивное) наносить сильные и точные удары;
действовать энергично;
добиваться результатов;
заострять внимание;
обыгрывать (факт) > she made great * with his disappointed expectations она вволю поиздевалась над его несбывшимися надеждами > to make a * for пустить в ход свои чары, очаровывать;
сделать все возможное, чтобы добиться своего;
ухаживать > all work and no * makes Jack a dull boy (пословица) Джек в дружбе с делом, в ссоре с бездельем - бедняга Джек не знаком с весельем > turn about is fair * (пословица) везет и не везет всем по очереди играть, резвиться, забавляться - to * with a child играть с ребенком - my daughter will * by herself for hours моя дочка может часами играть одна сыграть шутку;
разыграть - to * a joke /a prank/ on smb. подшутить над кем-л. - he *ed a practical joke on us он здорово пошутил над нами( with) шутить;
дурачиться - to * with fire шутить с огнем - I recommend you not to * with the captain советую вам не шутить с капитаном каламбурить, обыгрывать значение слова - to * upon words каламбурить поступать, вести себя легкомысленно (with) флиртовать;
ухаживать, заводить любовную интрижку (австралийское) (разговорное) разыгрывать играть(во что-л.), участвовать в игре - to * (at) tennis играть в теннис - to * a game of tennis сыграть партию в теннис - to * for championship участвовать в чемпионате - to * smb. for championship играть с кем-л. за звание чемпиона - to * smb. at chess играть с кем-л. в шахматы - to * school играть классически - to * right back играть правым защитником - to * at robbes играть в разбойники - to * at shopkeeping играть в магазин - to * politics вести политическую игру - to * over переиграть;
сыграть снова делать ход, бросок и т. п.;
ходить (картой, шашкой и т. п.) - to * a pawn пойти пешкой - to * white( шахматное) играть белыми - to * a stroke сделать удар - to * one's ball into the pocket послать шар в лузу - *! играю! (восклицание подающего в теннисе) - * your cards carefully( карточное) ходи осторожно - he *ed the card reluctantly он неохотно бросил карту (спортивное) отбивать, подавать мяч использовать в игре, выставлять, заставлять( игрока) - the team were *ing three reserves команда использовала трех запасных игроков вводить в игру (игрока) притворяться, прикидываться - to * the fool /the idiot/ валять дурака - to * the host разыгрывать (из себя) хозяина - to * the great man строить /корчить/ из себя великого человека - he is merely *ing business он лишь притворяется, что занят делом поступать, действовать (каким-л. образом) - to * the man поступать, как подобает мужчине - to * safe действовать наверняка - to * fair поступать честно - to * foul /foully/ поступать нечестно, жульничать;
предавать - to * on a hunch действовать по интуиции - to * smb. false, to * false with smb. (устаревшее) обманывать, подводить, предавать кого-л. - if my memory does not * me false если мне не изменяет память - to * it cool (американизм) вести себя спокойно, не суетиться;
не терять головы;
сохранять спокойствие /достоинство/;
не проявлять эмоций - to * hard (американизм) поступать /вести себя/ нечестно или жестоко;
быть неразборчивым в средствах стравливать, натравливать( обыкн. * off) - to * off one person against another натравливать одного на другого рассматривать - to * with a new idea рассмотреть новую мысль /идею/ подходить для игры - the lawn /the ground/ *s well спортивная площадка в хорошем состоянии - the piano *s well у этого рояля хороший звук - the piece *s well эта пьеса очень музыкальна играть в азартные игры;
быть игроком - to * for money играть на деньги - to * high, to * for high stakes играть по большой играть на тотализаторе или на скачках (тж. to * horses) делать ставки, ставить - to * 5 dollars поставить 5 долларов играть (на бирже) исполнять (музыкальное произведение и т. п.) ;
играть - to * a piece сыграть музыкальную пьесу - to * a symphony исполнить симфонию - to * by ear подбирать мелодию на слух исполнять, играть роль (тж. to * a part) - to * Hamlet играть (роль) Гамлета сниматься( в фильме) ;
участвовать, играть (в спектакле) - to * in a film участвовать /играть/ в фильме играть (на музыкальном инструменте) - to * the piano играть на рояле играть (о музыке или муз. инструменте) - the organ was *ing играл орган - just then the music began to * в этот момент заиграла музыка сопровождать музыкой - the band *ed them out of town они уходили из города под звуки оркестра - the organist was *ing the congregation out органист заиграл, и прихожане стали выходить из церкви давать представление;
исполнять пьесу - to * a tragedy ставить трагедию - an old comedy is being *ed again снова играют старую комедию (американизм) гастролировать - to * the larger cities гастролировать в крупных городах refl, pass исполняться - a waltz was being *ed on the radio по радио передавали вальс демонстрировать( фильм) идти (на экране, в театре) - a new film is *ing tonight сегодня вечером идет новый фильм - what's *ing at the theatre? что идет в театре? играть, работать (о радио, магнитофоне, пластинке и т. п.) - his radio is *ing у него работает радио играть (чем-л.) ;
вертеть (что-л. в руках) - to * with one's stick играть палкой - to * the ball too high подбросить мяч слишком высоко (on, upon) играть (на чем-л.), воспользоваться (чем-л.) - to * upon smb.'s credulity играть на чьей-л. доверчивости - the noise *ed on his nerves шум действовал ему на нервы порхать, носиться, танцевать - to allow one's fancy to * round smth. дать волю своей фантазии - butterflies *ed among the flowers среди цветов порхали бабочки - the wind *ed in her hair ветер трепал ее волосы переливаться, играть;
мелькать - lightnings *ed in the sky в небе сверкали молнии - a smile *ed on her lips на ее губах играла улыбка - the searchlight began to * a dazzling ripple замелькали ослепительные вспышки прожектора дрожать, трепетать - a breeze *ed on the water сильный ветер рябил воду - leaves * in the wind листья трепещут на ветру бить (о струе и т. п.) - the fountains will * on Sunday в воскресенье будут бить фонтаны /пустят фонтаны/ (обыкн. on, upon, over) направлять - to * a searchlight upon a boat направить луч прожектора на лодку - to * a hose on a fire направить на огонь струю из брандспойта - to * guns upon the fort обстреливать форт из пушек - to * bullets upon smb. обстреливать кого-л. стрелять - they continued *ing the battery их батарея продолжала вести огонь приводить в действие, пускать (тж. * off) - to * a record поставить /проиграть/ пластинку - to * the record-player включить проигрыватель, послушать пластинки - the engine was *ed off запустили мотор( техническое) иметь люфт;
шататься( диалектизм) бастовать;
быть на каникулах водить, вываживать ( рыбу) (американизм) (сленг) опекать, покровительствовать;
сотрудничать (профессионализм) помещать, располагать( статью, фотографию и т. п.) на определенном месте( в газете, журнале) - * it on page 3 помести это на третьей странице > to * ball (американизм) начинать > to * ball with smb., to * catch with smb. (американизм) вести себя честно;
сотрудничать с кем-л.;
задабривать, умасливать кого-л. > to * the game поступать честно, порядочно > to * a loosing game вести безнадежную игру > to * a waiting game выжидать, использовать выжидательную тактику > to * a winning game играть /бить/ наверняка > to * games with smb. (американизм) обманывать кого-л., мошенничать;
натравливать друг на друга > to * the dozens( американизм) поносить /порочить/ родителей > to * silly buggers, to * the (giddy) goat дурачиться, идиотничать > to * the old soldier строить из себя бывалого человека;
прикидываться больным, немощным;
клянчить( деньги, выпивку) > to * it by ear принимать решение на месте;
действовать /поступать/ в зависимости от обстоятельств > to * jackal to smb. выполнять за кого-л. черную работу > to * one's cards well поступать умно;
хорошо использовать (свои) возможности /обстоятельства/ > to * the wrong card сделать неверный ход > to * for time пытаться выиграть время;
тянуть /оттягивать/ время > to * into the hands of smb. сыграть кому-л. на руку > to * havoc /hell, the devil, the deuce, the dickens, Old Harry, the bear, the mischief/ сеять панику /смуту/;
причинять вред;
опустошать, разорять, губить, коверкать, разрушать;
испортить всю музыку;
перевернуть все вверх дном > to * to the gallery работать на публику, искать дешевую популярность > to * with edged tools играть с огнем > to * a trick on smb. надуть /обмануть/ кого-л.;
скверно поступить с кем-л. > to * tricks with вмешаться и испортить > to * it low on smb. поступить по отношению к кому-л. низко /бесчестно, подло/ > to * fast and loose действовать безответственно;
быть ненадежным > to * (a good) knife and fork (устаревшее) есть с аппетитом > to * both ends against the middle натравливать (две) соперничающие группы друг на друга в собственных интересах;
рисковать ~ игра;
забава, шутка;
to be at play играть;
they are at play они играют;
out of play вне игры ~ off сыграть повторную партию после ничьей;
play on = play upon;
play out: to be played out выдыхаться ~ исполнять (роль, музыкальное произведение) ;
she played Juliet она играла роль Джульетты;
the boy played a concerto мальчик исполнял концерт ~ порхать, носиться;
танцевать;
butterflies play among flowers среди цветов порхают бабочки ~ играть, резвиться, забавляться;
the cat plays with its tail кошка играет со своим хвостом the piano plays well у этого рояля хороший звук;
the drama plays well эта драма очень сценична end ~ тех. осевой люфт end ~ шахм. эндшпиль ~ приводить в действие, пускать;
to play a record поставить пластинку;
the engine was played off запустили мотор ~ тех. зазор;
игра;
люфт;
свободный ход;
шатание (части механизма, прибора) ;
fair play честная игра;
честность;
foul play подлое поведение;
обман ~ свобода, простор;
to give free play to one's imagination дать полный простор своему воображению ~ пьеса, драма;
представление, спектакль;
to go to the play идти в театр ~ подходить для игры, быть в хорошем состоянии;
the ground plays well спортивная площадка в хорошем состоянии guided ~ игра под наблюдением тренера ~ сыграть (шутку), разыграть;
he played a practical joke on us он над нами подшутил ~ играть на музыкальном инструменте;
he plays the violin он играет на скрипке ~ играть (во что-л., на что-л.), участвовать в игре;
to play tennis играть в теннис;
I played him for championship я играл с ним на звание чемпиона to come into ~ начать действовать;
in full play в действии, в разгаре ~ шутка;
a play on words игра слов, каламбур;
in play в шутку ~ переливаться, играть;
мелькать;
lightning plays in the sky в небе сверкает молния;
a smile played on his lips на его губах играла улыбка ~ игра;
забава, шутка;
to be at play играть;
they are at play они играют;
out of play вне игры the piano plays well у этого рояля хороший звук;
the drama plays well эта драма очень сценична play азартная игра ~ диал. бастовать;
play along подыгрывать, поддакивать ~ бить (о фонтане) ~ давать представление (о труппе) ~ дать (время) (рыбе) хорошо клюнуть (тж. перен.) ~ действие, деятельность;
to bring (или to call) into play приводить в действие, пускать в ход ~ диал. забастовка ~ тех. зазор;
игра;
люфт;
свободный ход;
шатание (части механизма, прибора) ;
fair play честная игра;
честность;
foul play подлое поведение;
обман ~ игра;
забава, шутка;
to be at play играть;
they are at play они играют;
out of play вне игры ~ играть (на чем-л.), воспользоваться (чем-л.) ;
to play in favour( of smb., smth.) благоприятствовать( кому-л., чему-л.) ~ играть (во что-л., на что-л.), участвовать в игре;
to play tennis играть в теннис;
I played him for championship я играл с ним на звание чемпиона ~ играть, резвиться, забавляться;
the cat plays with its tail кошка играет со своим хвостом ~ играть в азартные игры ~ играть на музыкальном инструменте;
he plays the violin он играет на скрипке ~ играть роль (кого-л.), быть (кем-л.) ;
to play the man поступать, как подобает мужчине ~ тех. иметь люфт ~ исполнять (роль, музыкальное произведение) ;
she played Juliet она играла роль Джульетты;
the boy played a concerto мальчик исполнял концерт ~ направлять (свет и т. п.;
on, over, along - на что-л.) ;
обстреливать (on, upon) ;
to play a searchlight upon a boat направить прожектор на лодку ~ спорт. отбивать, подавать (мяч) ~ переливаться, играть;
мелькать;
lightning plays in the sky в небе сверкает молния;
a smile played on his lips на его губах играла улыбка ~ переливы, игра;
play of colours переливы красок;
play of the waves плеск волн ~ подходить для игры, быть в хорошем состоянии;
the ground plays well спортивная площадка в хорошем состоянии ~ порхать, носиться;
танцевать;
butterflies play among flowers среди цветов порхают бабочки ~ поступать, действовать;
to play fair поступать честно;
to play foul поступать нечестно, жульничать ~ приводить в действие, пускать;
to play a record поставить пластинку;
the engine was played off запустили мотор ~ принимать в игру (игрока) ~ пьеса, драма;
представление, спектакль;
to go to the play идти в театр ~ свобода, простор;
to give free play to one's imagination дать полный простор своему воображению ~ свободно владеть;
to play a good stick хорошо драться на шпагах;
to play a good knife and fork уписывать за обе щеки;
есть с аппетитом ~ сыграть (шутку), разыграть;
he played a practical joke on us он над нами подшутил ~ ходить (шашкой, картой) ~ шутка;
a play on words игра слов, каламбур;
in play в шутку ~ свободно владеть;
to play a good stick хорошо драться на шпагах;
to play a good knife and fork уписывать за обе щеки;
есть с аппетитом to ~ guns upon the fort обстреливать форт;
to play a hose поливать водой из пожарного рукава ~ приводить в действие, пускать;
to play a record поставить пластинку;
the engine was played off запустили мотор ~ направлять (свет и т. п.;
on, over, along - на что-л.) ;
обстреливать (on, upon) ;
to play a searchlight upon a boat направить прожектор на лодку ~ диал. бастовать;
play along подыгрывать, поддакивать ~ around манипулировать, подтасовывать ~ around разг. флиртовать, заводить любовную интрижку to ~ safe действовать наверняка;
to play ball разг. сотрудничать to ~ both ends against the middle в собственных интересах натравливать друг на друга соперничающие группы ~ поступать, действовать;
to play fair поступать честно;
to play foul поступать нечестно, жульничать to ~ (smb.) up амер. использовать;
to play for time оттягивать время, пытаться выиграть время ~ поступать, действовать;
to play fair поступать честно;
to play foul поступать нечестно, жульничать to ~ guns upon the fort обстреливать форт;
to play a hose поливать водой из пожарного рукава to ~ hell (или the devilthe mischief) разрушать, губить;
to play one's cards well использовать обстоятельства наилучшим образом ~ играть (на чем-л.), воспользоваться (чем-л.) ;
to play in favour (of smb., smth.) благоприятствовать (кому-л., чему-л.) to ~ one's hand for all it is worth полностью использовать обстоятельства;
пустить в ход все средства;
to play into the hands (of smb.) сыграть на руку (кому-л.) to ~ it low (on smb.) разг. подло поступить по отношению (к кому-л.) ;
to play politics вести политическую игру ~ переливы, игра;
play of colours переливы красок;
play of the waves плеск волн ~ переливы, игра;
play of colours переливы красок;
play of the waves плеск волн ~ off выдавать( за что-л.) ~ off заставлять (кого-л.) проявить себя с невыгодной стороны ~ off натравливать (against - на) ;
to play off one against another стравливать (кого-л.) в своих интересах, противопоставлять одно (или одного) другому ~ off разыгрывать (кого-л.) ~ off сыграть повторную партию после ничьей;
play on = play upon;
play out: to be played out выдыхаться ~ off натравливать (against - на) ;
to play off one against another стравливать (кого-л.) в своих интересах, противопоставлять одно (или одного) другому ~ off сыграть повторную партию после ничьей;
play on = play upon;
play out: to be played out выдыхаться ~ шутка;
a play on words игра слов, каламбур;
in play в шутку to ~ hell (или the devilthe mischief) разрушать, губить;
to play one's cards well использовать обстоятельства наилучшим образом to ~ one's hand for all it is worth полностью использовать обстоятельства;
пустить в ход все средства;
to play into the hands (of smb.) сыграть на руку (кому-л.) ~ off сыграть повторную партию после ничьей;
play on = play upon;
play out: to be played out выдыхаться to ~ it low (on smb.) разг. подло поступить по отношению (к кому-л.) ;
to play politics вести политическую игру to ~ safe действовать наверняка;
to play ball разг. сотрудничать ~ играть (во что-л., на что-л.), участвовать в игре;
to play tennis играть в теннис;
I played him for championship я играл с ним на звание чемпиона ~ играть роль (кого-л.), быть (кем-л.) ;
to play the man поступать, как подобает мужчине ~ up вести себя мужественно, героически to ~ (smb.) up амер. использовать;
to play for time оттягивать время, пытаться выиграть время to ~ (smb.) up капризничать, приставать ~ up принимать деятельное участие( в разговоре, деле) to ~ (smb.) up разыгрывать (кого-л.) ~ up амер. рекламировать ~ up стараться играть как можно лучше;
play upon играть (на чьих-л. чувствах) ;
to play upon words каламбурить;
play up to подыгрывать;
перен. подлизываться ~ up стараться играть как можно лучше;
play upon играть (на чьих-л. чувствах) ;
to play upon words каламбурить;
play up to подыгрывать;
перен. подлизываться ~ off сыграть повторную партию после ничьей;
play on = play upon;
play out: to be played out выдыхаться ~ up стараться играть как можно лучше;
play upon играть (на чьих-л. чувствах) ;
to play upon words каламбурить;
play up to подыгрывать;
перен. подлизываться ~ up стараться играть как можно лучше;
play upon играть (на чьих-л. чувствах) ;
to play upon words каламбурить;
play up to подыгрывать;
перен. подлизываться ~ исполнять (роль, музыкальное произведение) ;
she played Juliet она играла роль Джульетты;
the boy played a concerto мальчик исполнял концерт ~ переливаться, играть;
мелькать;
lightning plays in the sky в небе сверкает молния;
a smile played on his lips на его губах играла улыбка ~ игра;
забава, шутка;
to be at play играть;
they are at play они играют;
out of play вне игры

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play
18 business

'biznis
noun

1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio

2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa

3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto

•

- businesslike
- businessman
- on business

business n

1. negocios

he's in business se dedica a los negocios

a business trip un viaje de negocios

business is good at the moment los negocios van bien en este momento

2. negocio / empresa / industria

a family business una empresa familiar

the music business la industria de la música

3. asunto / tema

it's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importa

mind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!

El plural de business se escribe businesses

business

tr['bɪznəs]

noun

1 (commerce) negocios nombre masculino plural

■ the business world el mundo de los negocios

2 (firm) negocio, empresa

■ he's got a small business on the coast tiene un pequeño negocio en la costa

3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino

■ I've got business to discuss with the manager tengo asuntos que tratar con el director

■ it's none of your business no es asunto tuyo

■ does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...

■ it's my business to investigate the case me incumbe investigar el caso

to be away on business estar (fuera) de viaje

to be big business ser un buen negocio

to be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negocios

to be the business familiar molar, ser muy guay

■ these shoes really are the business estos zapatos son muy guays

to do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguien

to get down to business entrar en materia

to go out of business quebrar

to have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + inf

■ you had no business to tell him no tenías ningún derecho a decírselo

to mean business ir en serio

to put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebre

to run a business llevar un negocio

to send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseo

to set up a business montar un negocio

mind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!

business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devoción

business is business el negocio es el negocio

big business grandes negocios nombre masculino plural

business administration administración nombre femenino de negocios

business card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercial

business centre centro de negocios

business consultant asesor,-ra de empresas

business consultancy asesoría de empresas

business deal trato comercial

business district área de negocios, zona comercial

business hours horario comercial

business of the day orden nombre masculino del día

business manager director,-ra de empresas

business school escuela de negocios

business studies estudios nombre masculino plural empresariales, empresariales nombre masculino plural

business trip viaje nombre masculino de negocios

line of business profesión nombre femenino

■ what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?

business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n

1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m

2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f

3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m

4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m

5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa f

it's none of your business: no es asunto tuyo

business

adj.

• comercial adj.

• de negocios adj.

• empresarial adj.

• negocio, -a adj.

• negocios adj.

n.

• asunto s.m.

• bártulos s.m.pl.

• comercio s.m.

• cuestión s.f.

• dependencia s.f.

• empleo s.m.

• empresa s.f.

• negocio s.m.

• negocios s.m.pl.

• trato s.m.

• tráfico s.m.

'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs
noun

1) u ( Busn)

a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

a course in business German — un curso de alemán comercial

b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

c) (custom, clients)

to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

2) c

a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

b) ( branch of commerce)

I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

she's the best designer in the business — es la mejor diseñadora del ramo

3) u

a) ( transactions)

it's been a pleasure to do business with you — ha sido un placer trabajar con usted

she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

to mix business with pleasure — mezclar el trabajo con la diversión

unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes

business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia

to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

business letter — carta f comercial

business trip — viaje m de negocios

b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

mind your own business! — no te metas en lo que no te importa!

that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

you had no business apologizing on my behalf — no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte

I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

like nobody's business — (colloq)

she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)

he was dashing around like nobody's business — estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá

4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

['bɪznɪs]
1. N

1) (=commerce) negocios mpl, comercio m

business is good at the moment — el negocio va bien por el momento

business is business — los negocios son los negocios

• business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"

• business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción

• to carry on business as — tener un negocio de

• to do business with — negociar con

• he's in business — se dedica al comercio

he's in business in London — trabaja en una empresa comercial de Londres

he's in the selling business — se dedica al comercio

now we're in business * — ya caminamos

if we can find a car we're in business * — si encontramos un coche empezamos a rodar

• to go into business — dedicarse al comercio

• the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela

• he means business — habla en serio

• I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios

to go abroad on business — ir al extranjero en viaje de negocios

• to go out of business — quebrar

to put sb out of business — hacer que algn quiebre

• to set up in business as — montar un negocio de

to set sb up in business — montar un negocio a algn

• to get down to business — ir al grano

2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f

it's a family business — es una empresa familiar

3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación f

what business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?

he's got the biggest laugh in the business — tiene la risa más fuerte que hay por aquí

4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f

• to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar

• I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministro

what business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?

• we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infin

we are not in the business of subsidizing scroungers — no tenemos por costumbre costearles la vida a los gorrones

• mind your own business!, none of your business! * — ¡y a ti qué te importa!, ¡no te metas! *

• that's my business — eso es cosa mía

it is my business to — + infin me corresponde + infin

I will make it my business to tell him — yo me encargaré de decírselo

• it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía

you had no business doing that — no tenías derecho a hacerlo

• they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos

• it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo

• any other business — (on agenda) ruegos mpl y preguntas

5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión f

the Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez

• it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo

• finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil

• did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?

• I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada

• what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!

6) (Theat) acción f, gag m

7)

the dog did its business * — el perro hizo sus necesidades

8)

he's/it's the business * — es fantástico

2.

CPD

business account N — cuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial

business address N — dirección f comercial or profesional

business administration N — (as course) administración f de empresas

business agent N — agente mf de negocios

business angel N — (=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial

business associate N — socio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f

business card N — tarjeta f de visita

business centre, business center (US) N — centro m financiero

business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente

business college N — escuela f de administración de empresas

business consultancy N — asesoría f empresarial

business consultant N — asesor(a) m / f de empresas

business deal N — trato m comercial

business district N — zona f comercial

business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f

business expenses NPL — gastos mpl (comerciales)

business hours NPL — horas fpl de oficina

business language N — lenguaje m comercial

business letter N — carta f de negocios, carta f comercial

business loan N — préstamo m comercial

business lunch N — comida f de negocios

business machines NPL — máquinas fpl para la empresa

business management N — dirección f empresarial

business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f

business park N — parque m industrial

business partner N — socio(-a) m / f

business people NPL — gente f de negocios, profesionales mpl

business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf

business plan N — plan m de empresa

business practice N — práctica f empresarial

business premises NPL — local msing comercial

business school N — = business college

business sense N — cabeza f para los negocios

business Spanish N — español m comercial

business studies N — ciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl

business titan N — gigante m empresarial

business use N — uso m empresarial

• for business use only — solo para uso empresarial

• the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresariales

you can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa

business venture N — empresa f comercial

• his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial

(Faculty of) Business Studies N — (Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales

business suit N — traje m de oficina or de calle

business trip N — viaje m de negocios

* * *
['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]
noun

1) u ( Busn)

a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

a course in business German — un curso de alemán comercial

b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

c) (custom, clients)

to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

2) c

a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

b) ( branch of commerce)

I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

she's the best designer in the business — es la mejor diseñadora del ramo

3) u

a) ( transactions)

it's been a pleasure to do business with you — ha sido un placer trabajar con usted

she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

to mix business with pleasure — mezclar el trabajo con la diversión

unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes

business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia

to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

business letter — carta f comercial

business trip — viaje m de negocios

b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

mind your own business! — no te metas en lo que no te importa!

that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

you had no business apologizing on my behalf — no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte

I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

like nobody's business — (colloq)

she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)

he was dashing around like nobody's business — estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá

4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > business
19 record

1. 'reko:d, -kəd, ]( American) -kərd noun
1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) constancia (escrita); archivos; registro

2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disco

3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; (also adjective) a record score.) récord, marca, plusmarca

4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) historial; (policial) antecedentes

2. rə'ko:d verb
1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) registrar, dejar constancia escrita

2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) grabar

3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) registrar

4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) consignar

•

- recorder
- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record

record¹ n

1. disco

their latest record is a hit su último disco es un éxito

2. documento / registro / constancia

there is no record of what happened to the king no hay constancia de qué le pasó al rey

keep a record of what you spend lleva la cuenta de todo lo que gastas / apunta todo lo que gastas

3. expediente / historial

a medical record un historial médico / ficha médica

he has a criminal record tiene antecedentes penales

4. récord

the world record for the javelin el récord mundial de jabalina

to break a record batir un récord

record² vb

1. registrar / anotar / apuntar

she recorded everything in her diary anotó todo en su diario

2. grabar

he recorded his first album in 1996 grabó su primer álbum en 1996

récord,
◊ record adjetivo invariable
record ( before n) ■ sustantivo masculino (pl -cords) record; batir un récord to break a record; posee el récord mundial she is the world record holder
récord sustantivo masculino record
batir un récord, to break a record ' récord' also found in these entries: Spanish: acta - antecedente - batir - cariño - cartilla - consignar - constar - disco - discográfica - discográfico - discoteca - establecer - expediente - fichar - fichada - fichado - grabar - historial - hoja - minuta - nublar - palmarés - plusmarca - plusmarquista - pulverizar - registrar - repercutir - soporte - superar - tocadiscos - tocata - año - casa - catalogar - constancia - ficha - grabador - homologación - homologar - igualar - libro - marca - mundial - olímpico - poseedor - poseer - que - registro - sello - superación English: aim - beat - beating - break - clean - criminal record - hold - holder - log - off-the-record - out - police record - record - record holder - record-breaker - set - smash - tape - tape-record - unbroken - world - academic - account - all - best - book - bumper - by - chart - come - criminal - diary - disqualify - do - enter - equal - faithfully - forthcoming - go - high - history - impressive - jacket - keep - liner - long - LP - needle - note - play

record

tr[ (n) 'rekɔːd; (vb) rɪ'kɔːd]

noun

1 (written evidence) constancia, constancia escrita

■ there is no record of his ever having married no queda constancia de que se haya casado nunca

■ it's the driest spring on record es la primavera más seca de la que se tiene constancia

2 (note) relación nombre femenino

■ he keeps a record of everything he spends lleva una relación de todo lo que gasta

3 (facts about a person) historial nombre masculino

4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL disco

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL récord nombre masculino, marca, plusmarca

transitive verb

1 (write down) anotar, apuntar, tomar nota de

■ he recorded all the details in his diary anotaba todos los detalles en su diario

■ the lady's reply is not recorded no queda constancia de lo que contestó la señora

2 (voice, music) grabar

■ the interview was recorded on tape la entrevista fue grabada en una cinta

3 (instrument, gauge) registrar

■ winds in excess of 110 miles per hour were recorded se registraron vientos de más de 110 millas por hora

adjective

1 récord

■ they built it in record time lo construyeron en un tiempo récord

plural noun records

1 (files) archivos nombre masculino plural

■ all our records were destroyed in the fire todos nuestros archivos fueron destruidos en el incendio

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

off the record confidencialmente

to be on record as saying that... haber declarado públicamente que...

to break a record batir un récord

to have a record tener antecedentes

to hold the record ostentar el récord

to set a record establecer un récord

to set the record straight dejar las cosas claras

medical record historial nombre masculino médico

record breaker plusmarquista nombre masulino o femenino

record card ficha

record company casa discográfica

record holder plusmarquista nombre masulino o femenino

record library fonoteca, discoteca

record player tocadiscos nombre masculino

record token vale para comprar discos, casetes, etc

record [ri'kɔrd] vt

1) write down: anotar, apuntar

2) register: registrar, hacer constar

3) indicate: marcar (una temperatura, etc.)

4) tape: grabar

record ['rɛkərd] n

1) document: registro m, documento m oficial

2) history: historial m

a good academic record: un buen historial académico

criminal record: antecedentes penales

3) : récord m

the world record: el récord mundial

4) : disco m (de música, etc.)

to make a record: grabar un disco

record (Computing)

n.

• registro (Informática) s.m. (Of a meeting, etc.)

n.

• acta s.f.

adj.

• récord adj.

n.

• anotación s.f.

• ficha s.f.

• récord (Deporte) s.m. (Computing)

v.

• registrar (Informática) v.

v.

• anotar v.

• archivar v.

• grabar (Electrónica) v.

• impresionar v.

• inscribir v.

I 'rekərd, 'rekɔːd
noun

1)

a) c ( document) documento m; ( of attendances etc) registro m; ( file) archivo m; ( minutes) acta f‡; ( note) nota f

medical records — historial m médico

keep a record of your expenses — anote sus gastos

according to our records — según nuestros datos

please keep this copy for your records — conserve esta copia para su información

b) (in phrases)

for the record: for the record, I had no financial interest in the deal yo no me beneficiaba con el acuerdo, que conste; off the record: the minister spoke off the record el ministro habló extraoficialmente; on record: the hottest summer on record el verano más caluroso del que se tienen datos; she is on record as saying that... ha declarado públicamente que...; to put o place something on record dejar constancia de algo, hacer* constar algo; to set o put the record straight, let me point out that... — para poner las cosas en su lugar, permítame señalar que...

2) c

a) (of performance, behavior)

he has a good service/academic record — tiene una buena hoja de servicios/un buen currículum or historial académico

he has a poor record for timekeeping — en cuanto a puntualidad, su expediente no es bueno

our products have an excellent safety record — nuestros productos son de probada seguridad

b) ( criminal record) antecedentes mpl (penales)

to have a record — tener* antecedentes (penales) or (CS tb) prontuario

3) c (highest, lowest, best, worst) récord m, marca f

to break/set a record — batir/establecer* un récord or una marca

to hold the world record — tener* or (frml) ostentar el récord or la marca mundial

his latest movie has broken box-office records — su última película ha batido todos los récords de taquilla

4) c (Audio, Mus) disco m; (before n)

record company — compañía f discográfica

record store — tienda f de discos

II
1. rɪ'kɔːrd, rɪ'kɔːd
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person\>\> ( write down) anotar; ( in minutes) hacer* constar

historians record how Rome fell — los historiadores narran la caída de Roma

b) ( register) \<\<instrument\>\> registrar

2) \<\<song/program/album\>\> grabar

2.

vi grabar

III 'rekərd, 'rekɔːd
adjective (before n, no comp) récord adj inv, sin precedentes

['rekɔːd]
1. N

1) (=report, account) (gen) documento m ; (=note) nota f, apunte m ; [of meeting] acta f ; [of attendance] registro m ; (Jur) [of case] acta f

it is the earliest written record of this practice — es el documento escrito más antiguo que registra esta costumbre

there is no record of it — no hay constancia de ello, no consta en ningún sitio

the highest temperatures since records began — las temperaturas más altas que se han registrado hasta la fecha

• for the record, for the record, I disagree — no estoy de acuerdo, que conste

will you tell us your full name for the record, please? — ¿podría decirnos su nombre completo para que quede constancia?

• to keep or make a record of sth — apuntar algo, tomar nota de algo

• it is a matter of (public) record that... — hay constancia de que...

• off the record — [statement, comment] extraoficial; [speak, say] extraoficialmente

this is strictly off the record — esto es estrictamente extraoficial

he told me off the record — me dijo confidencialmente or extraoficialmente

• on record, there is no similar example on record — no existe constancia de nada semejante

the police had kept his name on record — la policía lo había fichado

the highest temperatures on record — las temperaturas más altas que se han registrado hasta la fecha

to be/have gone on record as saying that... — haber declarado públicamente que...

• to place or put sth on record — hacer constar algo, dejar constancia de algo

• just to put or set the record straight, let me point out that... — simplemente para que quede claro, permítanme señalar que...
off-the-record
2) (=memorial) testimonio m

the First World War is a record of human folly — la primera Guerra Mundial es un testimonio de la locura humana

3) (Comput) registro m

4) records (=files) archivos mpl

• according to our records, you have not paid — según nuestros datos, usted no ha pagado

• public records — archivos mpl públicos

5) (=past performance)

a) (in work)

to have a good record at school — tener un buen expediente escolar

the airline has a good safety record — la compañía aérea tiene un buen historial en materia de seguridad

his past record is against him — su historial obra en perjuicio suyo

a country's human rights record — el historial or la trayectoria de un país en materia de derechos humanos

• he left behind a splendid record of achievements — ha dejado atrás una magnífica hoja de servicios
track 4.
b) (Med) historial m

the result will go on your medical record — el resultado se incluirá en su historial médico

c) (also: criminal record) antecedentes mpl (penales)

he's got a clean record — no tiene antecedentes (penales)

he's got a record as long as my arm — tiene un historial más largo que un día sin pan

record of previous convictions — antecedentes penales
police
d) (Mil) hoja f de servicios

war record — historial m de guerra

6) (Sport etc) récord m

the long jump record — el récord del salto de longitud

• to beat or break the record — batir el récord

the film broke box office records — la película batió récords de taquilla

• he won a place in the record books — se ganó un lugar en el libro de los récords

• to hold the record (for sth) — tener or ostentar el récord (de algo)

• to set a record (for sth) — establecer un récord (de algo)
world 2.
7) (=disc) disco m

• to cut or make a record — grabar un disco

• on record — en disco
long-playing
2.

ADJ récord, sin precedentes

in record time — en un tiempo récord

share prices closed at a record high — la bolsa cerró con los precios más altos jamás registrados

3. [rɪ'kɔːd]
VT
1) (=set down) [+ facts] registrar; [+ events] (in journal, diary) tomar nota de; [+ protest, disapproval] hacer constar, dejar constancia de

the fastest speed ever recorded — la mayor velocidad jamás registrada

shares recorded a 16% fall — las acciones registraron una bajada de un 16%

it is not recorded anywhere — no consta en ninguna parte

her letters record the details of diplomatic life in China — sus cartas dejan constancia de los detalles de la vida diplomática en China

history records that... — la historia cuenta que...

2) (=show) [instrument] registrar, marcar

3) [+ sound, images, data] grabar

4) (Comput) grabar

4.

[rɪ'kɔːd]
VI (on tape, film etc) grabar
his voice does not record well — su voz no sale bien en las grabaciones

the record button — (on tape deck, video) el botón de grabación

5.

['rekɔːd]
CPD
record book N — libro m de registro

- go into the record books

record breaker N — (=woman) plusmarquista f ; (=man) recordman m, plusmarquista m

record card N — ficha f

record company N — casa f discográfica

record deck N — platina f grabadora

record holder N — (=woman) plusmarquista f ; (=man) recordman m, plusmarquista m

she is the world 800 metre record holder — tiene or ostenta el récord mundial de los 800 metros, es la plusmarquista mundial de los 800 metros

record keeping N — archivación f

record label N — sello m discográfico

record library N — discoteca f

record player N — tocadiscos m inv

record producer N — productor(a) m / f discográfico(-a)

record sleeve N — funda f de disco

record store (esp US) N, record shop (Brit) N — tienda f de discos

record token N — vale m para discos

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I ['rekərd, 'rekɔːd]
noun

1)

a) c ( document) documento m; ( of attendances etc) registro m; ( file) archivo m; ( minutes) acta f‡; ( note) nota f

medical records — historial m médico

keep a record of your expenses — anote sus gastos

according to our records — según nuestros datos

please keep this copy for your records — conserve esta copia para su información

b) (in phrases)

for the record: for the record, I had no financial interest in the deal yo no me beneficiaba con el acuerdo, que conste; off the record: the minister spoke off the record el ministro habló extraoficialmente; on record: the hottest summer on record el verano más caluroso del que se tienen datos; she is on record as saying that... ha declarado públicamente que...; to put o place something on record dejar constancia de algo, hacer* constar algo; to set o put the record straight, let me point out that... — para poner las cosas en su lugar, permítame señalar que...

2) c

a) (of performance, behavior)

he has a good service/academic record — tiene una buena hoja de servicios/un buen currículum or historial académico

he has a poor record for timekeeping — en cuanto a puntualidad, su expediente no es bueno

our products have an excellent safety record — nuestros productos son de probada seguridad

b) ( criminal record) antecedentes mpl (penales)

to have a record — tener* antecedentes (penales) or (CS tb) prontuario

3) c (highest, lowest, best, worst) récord m, marca f

to break/set a record — batir/establecer* un récord or una marca

to hold the world record — tener* or (frml) ostentar el récord or la marca mundial

his latest movie has broken box-office records — su última película ha batido todos los récords de taquilla

4) c (Audio, Mus) disco m; (before n)

record company — compañía f discográfica

record store — tienda f de discos

II
1. [rɪ'kɔːrd, rɪ'kɔːd]
transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person\>\> ( write down) anotar; ( in minutes) hacer* constar

historians record how Rome fell — los historiadores narran la caída de Roma

b) ( register) \<\<instrument\>\> registrar

2) \<\<song/program/album\>\> grabar

2.

vi grabar

III ['rekərd, 'rekɔːd]
adjective (before n, no comp) récord adj inv, sin precedentes

English-spanish dictionary > record
20 play

1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/56069/play_about">play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

* * *
[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spielen

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spielen

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spielen

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) spielen

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spielen

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) spielen

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) spielen

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) spielen

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) richten

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) ausspielen
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) das Spiel

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) das Schauspiel

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) das Spiel

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) der Spielraum

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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play

[pleɪ]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (recreation) Spiel nt

to be at \play beim Spiel sein, spielen

to do sth in \play etw [nur] zum Spaß tun

it's only in \play es ist doch nur Spaß

2. no pl SPORT (game time) Spiel nt

rain stopped \play wegen des Regens wurde das Spiel unterbrochen

the start/close of \play der Beginn/das Ende des Spiels

to be in/out of \play im Spiel/im Aus sein

3. AM SPORT (move) Spielzug m

to make a bad/good \play ein schlechtes/gutes Spiel machen

a foul \play ein Foul[spiel] nt

4. THEAT [Theater]stück nt

to go to see a \play ins Theater gehen

one-act \play Einakter m

to put on [or stage] [or ( fam) do] a \play ein Stück inszenieren

radio \play Hörspiel nt

television \play Fernsehspiel nt, Fernsehfilm m

5. no pl (change)

the \play of emotion across his face revealed his conflict seine widerstreitenden Gefühle spiegelten sich in seinem Gesicht wider

the \play of light [on sth] das Spiel des Lichts [auf etw dat]

6. (freedom) Spielraum m; TECH Spiel nt

to allow [or give] sth full \play etw dat freien Lauf lassen

7. no pl (interaction) Zusammenspiel nt

to bring sth into \play etw ins Spiel bringen, etw einsetzen

to come into \play eine Rolle spielen

8. no pl ( old: gambling) Spielen nt

9. no pl (coverage) Medieninteresse nt, Aufmerksamkeit f in den Medien

to get a lot of \play das Interesse der Medien auf sich akk ziehen, Thema Nummer eins sein fam

10.

▶ to make a \play for sb/sth ( fam) sich akk an jdn/etw heranpirschen

▶ to make \play with sth mit etw dat spielen

▶ to make great \play of [or with] sth viel Aufhebens von etw dat machen

▶ \play on words Wortspiel nt

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (amuse oneself)

▪ to \play [somewhere] [irgendwo] spielen

can Jenny come out and \play? kann Jenny zum Spielen rauskommen?

to \play on the swings schaukeln

2. SPORT spielen

Leonora always \plays to win Leonora will immer gewinnen

to \play fair/rough fair/hart spielen

it wasn't really \playing fair not to tell her ( fig) es war nicht besonders fair, dass du ihr nichts gesagt hast

▪ to \play against sb gegen jdn spielen

they're a difficult team to \play against diese Mannschaft ist ein schwieriger Gegner

to \play for a city/team für eine Stadt/ein Team spielen

to \play in attack/defence in der Offensive/als Verteidiger/Verteidigerin spielen

to \play in goal den Torwart/die Torwartin spielen

to \play in the match am Spiel teilnehmen

3. actor spielen

‘Hamlet’ is \playing at the Guildhall in der Guildhall kommt zurzeit der ‚Hamlet‘

to \play opposite sb mit jdm [zusammen] spielen

to \play to a full house vor ausverkauftem Haus spielen

Macbeth \played to full houses die Macbeth-Vorstellungen waren immer ausverkauft

4. (musician) spielen; instrument ertönen

5. (move)

the searchlights \played across [or over] the facade die [Such]scheinwerfer strichen über die Fassade

we watched the light \playing on the water wir beobachteten das Spiel des Lichts auf dem Wasser

she could hear the fountain \playing sie hörte den Springbrunnen plätschern

a smile \played across [or on] [or over] his lips ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

6. (gamble) spielen

to \play for fun zum Spaß [o ohne Einsatz] spielen

to \play for money um Geld spielen

7. ( fam: be received)

how will this \play with the voters? wie wird das bei den Wählern ankommen?

8. usu neg (cooperate) mitmachen

9. + adj (pretend)

to \play dumb sich akk taub stellen

10.

▶ to \play fast and loose with sb/sth mit jdm/bei etw dat ein falsches Spiel spielen

▶ to not be \playing with a full deck AM ( fam) nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fam

▶ to \play to the gallery billige Effekthascherei betreiben pej; politician populistische Stammtischparolen ausgeben pej

▶ to \play into sb's hands jdm in die Hände arbeiten

▶ to \play safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play for time versuchen, Zeit zu gewinnen, auf Zeit spielen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \play sth game etw spielen; position

Luke \plays centre forward/back Luke ist Mittelstürmer/Verteidiger

to \play a match ein Spiel bestreiten, spielen

2. (compete against)

▪ to \play sb gegen jdn spielen

James will be \playing Theo James wird gegen Theo antreten

3. (strike)

▪ to \play the ball den Ball spielen; (execute)

to \play a shot schießen; (in snooker) stoßen

to \play a stroke schlagen

4. (adopt)

to \play a part [or role] eine Rolle spielen

to \play an important part in sth bei etw dat eine wichtige Rolle spielen

5. (act)

▪ to \play sb/sth jdn/etw spielen; ( fig)

don't \play the innocent with me tu nicht so unschuldig

to \play the fool [or clown] herumalbern, rumspinnen pej fam, sich akk zum Narren machen

6. (function as)

to \play host to sb jds Gastgeber/Gastgeberin sein

to \play host to sth event etw ausrichten

7. (perform)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

\play us a song [or a song for us] then! spiel uns ein Lied [vor]!

to \play sth by ear etw nach Gehör spielen

to \play it by ear ( fig fam) improvisieren

to \play an encore eine Zugabe geben

8. (perform on)

▪ to \play sth etw spielen

to \play the bagpipes/piano/violin Dudelsack/Klavier/Geige spielen

9. (perform at)

to play Berlin/London/San Francisco in Berlin/London/San Francisco spielen

10. (listen to)

▪ to \play sth CD, tape etw [ab]spielen

to \play the radio Radio hören

must you \play your radio loud? musst du dein Radio so laut stellen?

to \play one's stereo seine Anlage anhaben fam

11. (watch)

to \play a video sich dat ein Video ansehen; (insert) eine Videokassette einlegen

12. (broadcast)

they're \playing African music on the radio im Radio kommt gerade afrikanische Musik

13. (gamble)

to \play the horses auf Pferde wetten

to \play a slot machine an einem Spielautomaten spielen

to \play the stock market an der Börse spekulieren

14. (perpetrate)

to \play a trick [or joke] on sb jdn hochnehmen fig fam, jdn veräppeln fam; (practical joke) [jdm] einen Streich spielen

he's always \playing tricks der ist vielleicht ein Scherzkeks sl

15. (direct)

▪ to \play sth on [or onto] [or over] sth etw auf etw akk richten

the rescue team \played searchlights over the area das Rettungsteam ließ Scheinwerfer über die Gegend schweifen

16. CARDS (show)

to \play an ace/a king ein Ass/einen König [aus]spielen

to \play a trump einen Trumpf spielen

17. angler

to \play a fish einen Fisch auszappeln lassen (durch Nachlassen der Leine)

18. (treat)

▪ to \play sb for sth jdn wie etw behandeln

19.

▶ to \play ball [with sb] ( fam) [mit jdm] mitziehen [o mitspielen]

▶ to \play [with] one's cards close to one's chest ( fam) seine Karten nicht offenlegen fig

▶ to \play one's cards right geschickt taktieren

▶ to \play it cool ( fam) den Unbeteiligten spielen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sth BRIT (money) etw verprassen; (plans) etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play ducks and drakes with sb BRIT jdn schlecht behandeln

▶ to \play sb false jdn hintergehen

▶ to \play second fiddle [to sb] [im Verhältnis zu jdm] die zweite Geige spielen fam

▶ to \play the field ( fam) sich akk umsehen

the firm continues to \play the field and negotiate with other companies die Firma sondiert das Terrain und verhandelt mit weiteren Firmen

▶ to \play footsie with sb ( fam: under table) mit jdm füßeln DIAL; (cooperate) mit jdm unter einer Decke stecken fam

▶ to \play the game BRIT sich akk an die [Spiel]regeln halten

▶ to \play gooseberry BRIT ( fam) das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fam; (chaperone) den Anstandswauwau spielen hum fam

▶ to \play hard to get ( fam) sich akk unnahbar zeigen, einen auf unnahbar machen usu pej sl

▶ to \play hardball esp AM ( fam) andere Saiten aufziehen fig

▶ to \play havoc with sth etw durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play [merry] hell with sth ( fam) etw völlig durcheinanderbringen

▶ to \play hook[e]y esp AM, AUS ( fam) blaumachen fam, schwänzen fam

▶ to \play a [or one's] hunch aus dem [hohlen] Bauch heraus agieren sl, seiner Nase folgen

▶ to \play possum (sleeping) sich akk schlafend stellen; (ignorant) sich akk dumm stellen

▶ to \play it safe auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

▶ to \play silly buggers BRIT (sl) sich akk wie ein Idiot aufführen

▶ to \play truant [from school] BRIT schwänzen fam

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[pleɪ]
1. n

1) (= amusement, gambling) Spiel nt

to be at play — beim Spielen sein

to do/say sth in play — etw aus Spaß tun/sagen

play on words — Wortspiel nt

children at play —

children learn through play he lost £800 in a few hours' play — Kinder lernen beim Spiel er hat beim Spiel innerhalb von ein paar Stunden £ 800 verloren

2) (SPORT) Spiel nt

to abandon play — das Spiel abbrechen

because of bad weather play was impossible — es konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht gespielt werden

in a clever piece of play, in a clever play (US) — in einem klugen Schachzug

there was some exciting play toward(s) the end — gegen Ende gab es einige spannende (Spiel)szenen

to be in play/out of play (ball) — im Spiel/im Aus sein

to kick the ball out of play — den Ball aus or ins Aus schießen

3) (TECH, MECH) Spiel nt

1 mm (of) play — 1 mm Spiel

4) (THEAT) (Theater)stück nt; (RAD) Hörspiel nt; (TV) Fernsehspiel nt

the plays of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Dramen

5) (fig: moving patterns) Spiel nt

6)

(fig phrases) to come into play — ins Spiel kommen

to give full play to one's imagination — seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf lassen

the game allows the child's imagination (to be given) full play — das Spiel gestattet die freie Entfaltung der kindlichen Fantasie

to bring or call sth into play — etw aufbieten or einsetzen

the play of opposing forces — das Widerspiel der Kräfte

the free play of market forces — das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte

to make great play of sth (Brit) — viel Aufhebens von etw machen

to make great play of doing sth (Brit) — viel Wind darum machen, etw zu tun

to make a play for sb — sich um jdn bemühen

to make a play for sth — es auf etw (acc) abgesehen haben

2. vt

1) game, card, ball, position spielen; player aufstellen, einsetzen

to play sb (at a game) — gegen jdn (ein Spiel) spielen

to play ball (with sb) — (mit jdm) mitspielen

to play shop — (Kaufmanns)laden spielen, Kaufmann spielen

to play a joke on sb — jdm einen Streich spielen

to play a mean/dirty trick on sb — jdn auf gemeine/schmutzige Art hereinlegen

to play the company game — sich in der Firma profilieren wollen

they're all playing the game — die machen doch alle mit

See:

→ card

2) (THEAT fig) part spielen; (= perform in) town spielen in (+dat)

to play it safe — auf Nummer sicher gehen (inf)

to play it cautious/clever — vorsichtig/klug vorgehen

to play the fool — den Clown spielen, herumblödeln

he was playing the jealous lover — er spielte den eifersüchtigen Liebhaber

See:

→ cool

3) instrument, record, tune spielen

to play the piano — Klavier spielen

to play sth through/over — etw durchspielen

4) (= direct) lights, jet of water richten

5) (FISHING) drillen

3. vi

1) (esp child) spielen

to go out to play —

run away and play! — geh spielen!

can Johnny come out to play? — darf Johnny zum Spielen rauskommen?

he wouldn't play (fig inf) — er wollte nicht mitspielen (inf)

2) (SPORT at game = gamble) spielen

England plays against Scotland next week — England spielt nächste Woche gegen Schottland

he plays for Celtic — er spielt für Celtic

to play at mothers and fathers/cowboys and Indians — Vater und Mutter/Cowboy und Indianer spielen

to play at being a fireman — Feuerwehrmann spielen

he was playing at being angry — seine Wut war gespielt

play! — Anspiel!

to play in defence — in der Abwehr spielen

to play in goal — im Tor stehen

he's just playing at it — er tut nur so

what are you playing at? (inf) — was soll (denn) das? (inf)

to play for money — um Geld spielen

to play for time (fig) — Zeit gewinnen wollen

to play into sb's hands (fig) — jdm in die Hände spielen

to play to one's strengths — seine Stärken ausspielen

3) (MUS) spielen

to play to sb — jdm vorspielen

4) (= move about, form patterns) (sun, light, water) spielen; (fountain) tanzen

a smile played on his lips — ein Lächeln spielte um seine Lippen

the firemen's hoses played on the flames — die Schläuche der Feuerwehrmänner waren auf die Flammen gerichtet

the searchlights played over the roofs — die Suchscheinwerfer strichen über die Dächer

5) (THEAT) (= act) spielen; (= be performed) gespielt werden

6) (SPORT ground, pitch) sich bespielen lassen

the pitch plays well/badly — auf dem Platz spielt es sich gut/schlecht

* * *

play [pleı]

A s

1. (Glücks-, Wett-, Unterhaltungs) Spiel n ( auch SPORT)

2. Spiel(en) n:

children at play spielende Kinder;

watch children at play Kindern beim Spielen zusehen;

be at play

a) spielen,

b) Kartenspiel: am Ausspielen sein,

c) Schach: am Zug sein;

it is your play Sie sind am Spiel;

in (out of) play SPORT (noch) im Spiel (im Aus) (Ball);

keep the ball in play den Ball im Spiel halten;

the ball went out of play der Ball ging ins Aus;

hold in play fig beschäftigen;

have more of the play SPORT mehr vom Spiel haben, die größeren Spielanteile haben

3. Spiel(weise) n(f):

that was pretty play das war gut (gespielt);

fair play faires Spiel, a. fig Fairness f, Fairplay n, Anständigkeit f; → foul play

4. fig Spiel n, Spielerei f:

a play (up)on words ein Wortspiel

5. Kurzweil f, Vergnügen n, Zeitvertreib m

6. Scherz m, Spaß m:

in play im Scherz

7. a) Schauspiel n, (Theater-, Bühnen) Stück n

b) Vorstellung f:

go to a play ins Theater gehen;

(as) good as a play äußerst amüsant oder interessant

8. MUS Spiel n, Vortrag m

9. (Liebes) Spiel(e) n(pl), (erotisches) Spiel

10. fig Spiel n (von Licht auf Wasser etc):

play of colo(u)rs (muscles) Farben-(Muskel)spiel

11. (flinke) Handhabung (meist in Zusammensetzungen): → swordplay

12. Tätigkeit f, Bewegung f, Gang m:

bring ( oder put) into play

a) in Gang bringen,

b) ins Spiel oder zur Anwendung bringen, all seine Routine etc aufbieten;

come into play ins Spiel kommen;

make play

a) Wirkung haben,

b) seinen Zweck erfüllen;

make play with zur Geltung bringen, sich brüsten mit;

make great play of sth viel Aufheben(s) oder Wesens von etwas machen;

in full play in vollem Gange;

lively play of fantasy lebhafte Fantasie

13. a) TECH Spiel n:

give the rope some play das Seil locker lassen

b) Bewegungsfreiheit f, fig auch Spielraum m:

full play of the mind freie Entfaltung des Geistes;

allow ( oder give) full ( oder free) play to einer Sache, seiner Fantasie etc freien Lauf lassen

14. umg Manöver n, Trick m, Schachzug m:

make a play for sich bemühen um, es abgesehen haben auf (akk)

15. US sl

a) Beachtung f

b) Publizität f, Propaganda f

B v/i

1. a) spielen ( auch MUS, SPORT, THEAT und fig)( for um Geld etc)

b) mitspielen (auch fig mitmachen):

play at Ball, Karten etc spielen; fig sich nur so nebenbei mit etwas beschäftigen;

play at business ein bisschen in Geschäften machen;

play at keeping shop Kaufmann spielen;

play for time Zeit zu gewinnen suchen; SPORT auf Zeit spielen;

play for a cup einen Pokal ausspielen;

play to win auf Sieg spielen;

what do you think you are playing at? was soll denn das?;

play (up)on MUS auf einem Instrument spielen; mit Worten spielen; fig jemandes Schwächen (geschickt) ausnutzen;

play with spielen mit (a. fig einem Gedanken, jemandes Gefühlen etc; a. engS. herumfingern an);

play up to jemandem schöntun, sich bei jemandem einschmeicheln;

play safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

he will not play again this season er fällt für den Rest der Saison aus; → fair¹ B 4, false B, gallery 3 a

2. a) Kartenspiel: ausspielen

b) Schach: am Zug sein, ziehen:

white to play Weiß zieht oder ist am Zuge

3. a) herumspielen, sich amüsieren

b) Unsinn treiben

c) scherzen

4. a) sich tummeln

b) flattern, gaukeln

c) spielen (Lächeln, Licht etc) (on auf dat)

d) schillern (Farbe)

e) in Betrieb sein (Springbrunnen)

5. a) schießen

b) spritzen

c) strahlen, streichen:

play on gerichtet sein auf (akk), bespritzen (Schlauch, Wasserstrahl), anstrahlen, absuchen (Scheinwerfer)

6. TECH

a) Spiel (-raum) haben

b) sich bewegen (Kolben etc)

7. be playing well SPORT gut bespielbar sein (Platz)

C v/t

1. Karten, Tennis etc, auch MUS, THEAT eine Rolle, ein Stück etc spielen, eine Nationalhymne abspielen, SPORT ein Spiel austragen:

play (sth on) the piano (etwas auf dem) Klavier spielen;

play sb sth jemandem etwas vorspielen;

play shop (pirates) Kaufmann (Piraten) spielen;

play the great lady sich als große Dame aufspielen;

play both ends against the middle fig vorsichtig lavieren, raffiniert vorgehen;

play it safe umg auf Nummer sicher gehen;

play it differently es anders handhaben oder machen;

play it low down sl ein gemeines Spiel treiben (on mit jemandem);

play the races bei (Pferde)Rennen wetten;

played out fig

a) erledigt‘, fertig, erschöpft,

b) verbraucht (Talent etc), abgetakelt (Schauspieler etc),

c) abgedroschen (Witz), überstrapaziert (These etc); (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. SPORT

a) antreten oder spielen gegen:

play sb at chess gegen jemanden Schach spielen

b) einen Spieler aufstellen, in die Mannschaft (auf)nehmen

3. a) eine Karte ausspielen (auch fig)

b) eine Schachfigur ziehen

4. spielen oder Vorstellungen geben in (dat):

play the larger cities

5. ein Geschütz, einen Scheinwerfer, einen Licht- oder Wasserstrahl etc richten (on auf akk):

play a hose on sth etwas bespritzen;

play colo(u)red lights on sth etwas bunt anstrahlen

6. FUSSB the ball played him das war angeschossene Hand

* * *
1. noun
1) (Theatre) [Theater]stück, das

put on a play — ein Stück aufführen

2) (recreation) Spielen, das; Spiel, das

at play — beim Spielen

say/do something in play — etwas aus od. im od. zum Spaß sagen/tun

play [up]on words — Wortspiel, das

3) (Sport) Spiel, das; (Amer.): (manoeuvre) Spielzug, der

a good piece of play — ein guter Spielzug

be in/out of play — [Ball:] im Spiel/aus [dem Spiel] sein

make a play for somebody/something — (fig. coll.) hinter jemandem/etwas her sein (ugs.); es auf jemanden/etwas abgesehen haben

4)

come into play, be brought or called into play — ins Spiel kommen

make [great] play with something — viel Wesen um etwas machen

5) (freedom of movement) Spiel, das (Technik); (fig.) Spielraum, der

give full play to one's emotions/imagination — etc. (fig.) seinen Gefühlen/seiner Fantasie usw. freien Lauf lassen

6) (rapid movement)

the play of light on water — das Spiel des Lichts auf Wasser
2. intransitive verb
1) spielen

play for money — um Geld spielen

have no one to play with — niemanden zum Spielen haben

play [up]on words — Wortspiele/ein Wortspiel machen

not have much time to play with — (coll.) zeitlich nicht viel Spielraum haben

play into somebody's hands — (fig.) jemandem in die Hand od. Hände arbeiten

play safe — sichergehen; auf Nummer Sicher gehen (ugs.)

play for time — Zeit gewinnen wollen

2) (Mus.) spielen (on auf + Dat.)
3. transitive verb
1) (Mus.): (perform on) spielen

play the violin — etc. Geige usw. spielen

play something on the piano — etc. etwas auf dem Klavier usw. spielen

play something by ear — etwas nach dem Gehör spielen

play it by ear — (fig.) es dem Augenblick/der Situation überlassen

2) spielen [Grammophon, Tonbandgerät]; abspielen [Schallplatte, Tonband]; spielen lassen [Radio]

3) (Theatre; also fig.) spielen

play a town — in einer Stadt spielen

play the fool/innocent — den Clown/Unschuldigen spielen

4) (execute, practise)

play a trick/joke on somebody — jemanden hereinlegen (ugs.) /jemandem einen Streich spielen

5) (Sport, Cards) spielen [Fußball, Karten, Schach usw.]; spielen od. antreten gegen [Mannschaft, Gegner]

play a match — einen Wettkampf bestreiten; (in team games) ein Spiel machen

he played me at chess/squash — er war im Schach/Squash mein Gegner

play it safe — auf Nummer Sicher gehen

6) (Sport) ausführen [Schlag]; (Cricket etc.) schlagen [Ball]

7) (Cards) spielen

play one's cards right — (fig.) es richtig anfassen (fig.)

8) (coll.): (gamble on)

play the market — spekulieren (in mit od. Wirtsch. in + Dat.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- play about

- play along

- play around

- play at

- play back

- play down

- play off

- play on

- play up

- play upon

* * *

(theatre) n.

Stück -e n.

Theaterstück n. n.

Schauspiel n.

Spiel -e (mechanisch) n.

Spiel -e n. (at) cards expr.

Karten spielen ausdr. v.

spielen v.

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