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my reading of the situation

1 one's reading of the political situation

Общая лексика: (чей-л.) анализ политического положения

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > one's reading of the political situation
2 reading

reading ['ri:dɪŋ]

noun

(a) (activity) lecture f;

∎ reading, writing and arithmetic la lecture, l'écriture et le calcul;

∎ reading is not his favourite activity a lecture n'est pas son passe-temps favori;

∎ I have a lot of reading to catch up on j'ai beaucoup de retard à rattraper dans mes lectures;

∎ take some reading matter emmenez de quoi lire;

∎ the reading public le public des lecteurs

(b) (reading material) lecture f;

∎ light reading lecture f facile ou distrayante;

∎ his autobiography makes fascinating/dull reading son autobiographie est passionnante/ennuyeuse à lire

(c) (recital) lecture f;

∎ the reading of the will la lecture du testament

(d) (from instrument, gauge) relevé m;

∎ the reading on the dial was wrong les indications qui apparaissaient sur le cadran étaient fausses;

∎ to take a reading faire un relevé

(e) Politics lecture f;

∎ to give a bill its first/second reading examiner un projet de loi en première/deuxième lecture

(f) (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ my reading of the situation la manière dont j'interprète la situation;

∎ a new reading of Dante une nouvelle lecture de Dante

(g) (variant) variante f

►► British reading age niveau m de lecture;

∎ she has a reading age of eleven elle a le niveau de lecture d'un enfant de onze ans;

∎ she has a reading age well in advance of her years elle est très en avance sur son âge pour ce qui est de la lecture;

∎ children of reading age des enfants en âge de lire;

reading book livre m de lecture;

reading desk pupitre m; Religion lutrin m;

reading glass (magnifying glass) loupe f (pour lire);

reading glasses (spectacles) lunettes fpl pour lire;

Computing reading head tête f de lecture;

reading lamp lampe f de bureau; (by bed) lampe f de chevet;

reading light liseuse f;

reading list (syllabus) liste f des ouvrages au programme; (for further reading) liste f des ouvrages recommandés;

reading room salle f de lecture

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > reading
3 reading

noun

1) (the act of reading.) lectura

2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) lectura

3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) lectura

4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) indicación, lectura

reading n lectura

reading

tr['riːdɪŋ]

noun

1 lectura

■ reading is my favourite pastime la lectura es mi pasatiempo preferido

2 (of bill, law) presentación nombre femenino

3 (of instrument) indicación nombre femenino, lectura

4 (interpretation) interpretación nombre femenino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

reading glasses gafas nombre femenino plural para leer

reading lamp lámpara para leer

reading matter material nombre masculino de lectura

reading room sala de lectura

reading ['ri:dɪŋ] n

: lectura f

reading

adj.

• de lectura adj.

n.

• interpretación s.f.

• lección s.f.

• lectura s.f.

'riːdɪŋ
noun

1)

a) u (activity, skill) lectura f

they gathered for the reading of the will — se reunieron para dar lectura al testamento; (before n) < glasses> para leer, de lectura

she has a reading age of 10 — lee al nivel de un niño de 10 años

reading lamp — lámpara f portátil

reading list — lista f de lecturas recomendadas

reading material — material f de lectura

reading room — sala f de lectura

b) c ( event)

poetry reading — recital m de poesía

c) c ( passage) lectura f

2) u

a) ( material)

this book makes good/interesting reading — este libro es muy ameno/interesante

b) ( study) lectura f

from my reading, I developed an interest in India — a través de mis lecturas empecé a interesarme por la India

3) c (on dial, gauge) lectura f

to take a reading of something — leer* algo, ver* cuánto marca algo

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

4) c ( interpretation) lectura f, interpretación f

['riːdɪŋ]
1. N

1) (=activity) lectura f

suggestions for further reading — sugerencias de lecturas suplementarias

I only know about it from reading — todo lo que sé sobre ello es a través de lo que he leído

2) (also: reading matter)

the book is or makes interesting reading — el libro es or resulta interesante

I'd prefer some light reading — preferiría algo fácil or ameno de leer, preferiría algo que no sea muy pesado de leer

3) (=interpretation) interpretación f ; (Cine, Theat) [of part] lectura f

my reading of the situation is this — así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

4) (on thermometer, instrument) lectura f

to give a true/false reading — [instrument] marcar bien/mal

readings of more than 40°C are common — es normal que los termómetros marquen más de 40°C

to take a reading of sth — hacer una lectura de algo, leer algo

5) (=passage) lectura f

6) (=recital) [of play, poem] recital m ; play 4., poetry

7) (Parl) [of bill] lectura f

the bill has had its first reading — el proyecto de ley ha pasado por su primera lectura

to give a bill a second reading — leer un proyecto de ley por segunda vez

8) (Jur) [of will, banns] lectura f

9) (=knowledge)

a person of wide reading — una persona muy leída

2.

ADJ

the reading public — el público que lee, el público lector

he's a great reading man — es un hombre que lee mucho, es hombre muy aficionado a la lectura

3.

CPD

reading age N — nivel m de lectura

he has a reading age of eight — tiene el nivel de lectura de un niño de ocho años

reading book N — libro m de lectura

reading comprehension N — comprensión f lectora

reading glasses NPL — gafas fpl para leer

reading group N — grupo m de lectura

reading knowledge N —

she has a reading knowledge of Spanish — sabe leer el español

reading lamp, reading light N — lámpara f para leer, lámpara f portátil

reading list N — lista f de lecturas

reading matter, reading material N — material m de lectura

reading room N — sala f de lectura

reading speed N — velocidad f de lectura

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['riːdɪŋ]
noun

1)

a) u (activity, skill) lectura f

they gathered for the reading of the will — se reunieron para dar lectura al testamento; (before n) < glasses> para leer, de lectura

she has a reading age of 10 — lee al nivel de un niño de 10 años

reading lamp — lámpara f portátil

reading list — lista f de lecturas recomendadas

reading material — material f de lectura

reading room — sala f de lectura

b) c ( event)

poetry reading — recital m de poesía

c) c ( passage) lectura f

2) u

a) ( material)

this book makes good/interesting reading — este libro es muy ameno/interesante

b) ( study) lectura f

from my reading, I developed an interest in India — a través de mis lecturas empecé a interesarme por la India

3) c (on dial, gauge) lectura f

to take a reading of something — leer* algo, ver* cuánto marca algo

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

4) c ( interpretation) lectura f, interpretación f

English-spanish dictionary > reading
4 reading

{'ri:diŋ}
I. 1. четене
2. четиво
it makes good/dull READING интересно/скучно e за четене
3. рецитал, рецитиране, литературно четене
4. начетеност, ученост, ерудиция
5. вариант на текст
6. тълкуване, обяснение, разбиране, интерпретация
7. отчитане, показване, данни, указания (на барометър и пр.)
8. парл. разглеждане на законопроект
first/second/third READING първо/второ/трето четене
II. 1. за четене
READING matter четиво
2. който чете
READING age обикновената възраст, когато децата започват да четат

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{'ri:din} n 1. четене; 2. четиво; it makes good/ dull reading интер(2) {'ri:din} а 1. за четене; reading matter четиво; 2. който чете;

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читателски; ученолюбив; ученост; четене; четиво; тълкуване; рецитал; рецитация; обяснение; отчитане; разбиране; начетеност;

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1. first/second/third reading първо/второ/трето четене 2. i. четене 3. ii. за четене 4. it makes good/dull reading интересно/скучно e за четене 5. reading age обикновената възраст, когато децата започват да четат 6. reading matter четиво 7. вариант на текст 8. който чете 9. начетеност, ученост, ерудиция 10. отчитане, показване, данни, указания (на барометър и пр.) 11. парл. разглеждане на законопроект 12. рецитал, рецитиране, литературно четене 13. тълкуване, обяснение, разбиране, интерпретация 14. четиво
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reading[´ri:diʃ] I. n 1. четене; 2. четиво; a novel that makes a good \reading роман, който е интересен за четене; 3. рецитал; рецитиране; 4. начетеност, образованост; ученост; a man of wide ( vast) \reading човек с голяма ерудиция; 5. вариант на текст; разночетене; 6. тълкуване, обяснение, разбиране; мнение; my \reading of the situation differs somewhat моето мнение за положението се различава в известна степен; 7. отчитане, показание (на барометър, термометър и пр.); 8. разглеждане (дебати върху, четене) на законопроект; first ( second, third) \reading първо (второ, трето) четене; II. adj ученолюбив; който чете много.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > reading
5 reading

ˈri:dɪŋ
1. см. read I
1.
2. сущ.
1) чтение (процесс) а) о прочитывании письменных или напечатанных текстов человеком assigned reading(s) ≈ обязательное чтение (книги) suggested reading(s) ≈ рекомендованное чтение (книги) Have you done the assigned reading for the course? ≈ Ты прочел все, что нужно по курсу? at the first reading ≈ при первом прочтении You will not be able to absorb the material in one reading. ≈ Ты не сможешь запомнить материал за одно прочтение. close reading dramatic reading light reading poetry reading remedial reading responsive reading serious reading solid reading б) компьют. о копировании и интерпретации данных каким-либо техническим устройством
2) начитанность, эрудиция, образованность( измеряется количеством прочитанного) a man of some reading ≈ мало-мальски начитанный человек Syn: scholarship
3) а) чтение вслух б) публичное чтение;
лекция The intelligent classes in this country, who can read themselves, have little occasion for public readings. ≈ Образованные слои этой страны, умеющие читать, практически не имеют возможности посещать публичные чтения. в) парл. публичное оглашение содержания законопроекта г) шотл. чтение вслух Библии в домашнем кругу
4) редк. изложение, объяснение( чего-л.)
5) вариант текста, разночтение
6) показание, отсчет показаний измерительного прибора
7) толкование, понимание (чего-либо) a new reading of Shakespeare ≈ новое понимание, трактовка произведения Шекспира She gave him her reading of the matter. ≈ Она изложила ему свое видение проблемы.
8) чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте
9) а) чтение, чтиво (то, что читают) light reading ≈ легкое чтиво (литература легкого жанра) б) надпись, тиснение You will observe the cover has no reading on it, but only seven stars. ≈ Вы обнаружите, что на обложке (книги) нет надписи, а нарисованы только семь звезд. Syn: lettering чтение - outside * внеклассное /внеаудиторное/ чтение - to teach * and writing обучать чтению и письму - a book that makes good * интересная книга - there is plenty of * in today's paper в сегодняшней газете есть что почитать подготовка, занятия - to be busy with * for one's exams готовиться к экзаменам начитанность, эрудиция - a man of wide * эрудит, весьма начитанный человек публичное чтение;
читка - *s from Shakespeare исполнение чтецом отрывков из произведений Шекспира лекция, доклад формулировка( текста) ;
вариант текста - various * разночтение толкование, истолкование;
интерпретация, понимание - what is your * of the facts? как вы понимаете /как, по-вашему, следует толковать/ эти факты? - a study to get some * of the shopper's preferences исследование, ставящее целью дать некоторое представление о вкусах покупателей - an actor's * of a part интерпретация роли актером - my * of his character мое представление о его характере - one's * of the political situation чей-л. анализ политического положения - she gave him her * of the matter она изложила ему свою версию этого дела (полиграфия) читка корректуры - * for the press сводка( специальное) отсчет( по шкале) ;
показание (измерительного прибора) - zero * нулевой отсчет - barometer * (метеорология) высота барометра - to take *s снимать показания( прибора) ;
производить отсчет - the * of the thermometer was 95 degrees термометр показывал 95 градусов считывание (информации) pl (специальное) показатели, данные( из таблицы) (парламентское) чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) - first * первое чтение (официальное внесение законопроекта в парламент) - second * второе чтение (обсуждение законопроекта и решение об его отклонении или дальнейшем рассмотрении) - third * третье чтение (принятие окончательного текста) - the bill was rejected at the second * законопроект был отвергнут при /во/ втором чтении читающий, любящий чтение - the * public читающая публика, широкие круги читателей - * conference читательская конференция - * man любитель чтения;
начитанный человек (университетское) прилежный, много читающий студент предназначенный для чтения - * matter литература, материал для чтения - * list рекомендательный список книг - * machine аппарат для чтения микрофильмов - * easel пюпитр - * wand автоматическое устройство для считывания кодовых ярлыков на розничных товарах concurrent ~ вчт. параллельное чтение exclusive ~ вчт. монопольное чтение ~ начитанность, знания;
a man of wide reading начитанный, широко образованный человек meter ~ показание счетчика ~ публичное чтение;
лекция;
penny reading лекция с платой за вход в 1 пенни reading pres p. от read ~ вариант текста, разночтение ~ вариант текста ~ интерпретация ~ истолкование ~ начитанность, знания;
a man of wide reading начитанный, широко образованный человек ~ оглашение ~ отсчет показаний ~ показание, отсчет показаний измерительного прибора ~ показание прибора ~ публичное чтение;
лекция;
penny reading лекция с платой за вход в 1 пенни ~ снятие показаний ~ вчт. считывание ~ считывание ~ толкование, понимание (чего-л.) ;
what is your reading of the facts? как вы понимаете, толкуете эти факты? ~ толкование ~ формулировка ~ чтение;
close reading внимательное чтение ~ чтение;
обсуждение;
рассмотрение ~ вчт. чтение ~ чтение ~ чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте;
first, second, third reading первое, второе, третье чтение ~ of the indictment чтение обвинительного акта ~ чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте;
first, second, third reading первое, второе, третье чтение second: second быть секундантом ~ вовторых ~ унив. вторая, не высшая оценка ~ второе число ~ второй, другой;
second thoughts пересмотр мнения, решения;
on second thoughts по зрелом размышлении ~ num. ord. второй;
the second seat in the second row второе кресло во втором ряду ~ муз. второй голос;
альт ~ второй класс( в поезде, на пароходе и т. п.) ;
to go second ехать вторым классом ~ второстепенный;
второсортный, уступающий( по качеству) (to) ;
second cabin каюта второго класса;
second violin( или fiddle) вторая скрипка ~ вторым номером;
во второй группе ~ выступать в поддержку (предложения) ~ дополнительный;
a second pair of shoes сменная пара обуви ~ (обыкн.) воен. откомандировывать ~ петь партию второго голоса ~ повторный;
вторичный;
second ballot перебаллотировка;
second advent( или coming) рел. второе пришествие ~ поддерживать, помогать;
to second a motion поддержать предложение ~ поддерживать ~ подкреплять;
to second words with deeds подкреплять слова делами ~ получивший второй приз, вторую премию;
he was a good second он пришел к финишу почти вместе с первым ~ помощник;
следующий по рангу;
second in command воен. заместитель командира ~ понижать в должности ~ секунда;
момент, мгновение;
wait a second сейчас;
подождите минутку ~ секундант ~ pl товар второго сорта, низшего качества;
мука грубого помола snapback ~ вчт. хронометрирование по отдельным отсчетам ~ чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте;
first, second, third reading первое, второе, третье чтение ~ толкование, понимание (чего-л.) ;
what is your reading of the facts? как вы понимаете, толкуете эти факты?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > reading
6 reading

noun

1) Lesen, das

2) (matter to be read) Lektüre, die

make interesting/be good/dull reading — interessant/gut/langweilig zu lesen sein

3) (figure shown) Anzeige, die

4) (recital) Lesung, die ( from aus)

5) (interpretation) [Aus]deutung, die

6) (Parl.)

[first/second/third] reading — [erste/zweite/dritte] Lesung

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noun

1) (the act of reading.) das Lesen

2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) die Lesung

3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) das Lesen

4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) die Anzeige

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read·ing

[ˈri:dɪŋ]

I. n

1. no pl (activity) Lesen nt; of a legal document Verlesen nt

\reading and writing Lesen nt und Schreiben nt

2. no pl (material to be read) Lesestoff m

to catch up on one's \reading den Stoff nachholen

3. no pl (with indication of quality)

to make [good/bad] \reading eine [gute/schlechte] Lektüre sein

bedtime \reading Bettlektüre f

compulsory [or required] \reading Pflichtlektüre f

light/heavy \reading leichte/[sehr] schwierige Lektüre

4. ( form: literacy) Belesenheit f

to be of wide \reading sehr belesen sein

5. (recital) Lesung f

poetry \reading Dichterlesung f

6. REL Lesung f

\readings from the Bible Lesungen pl aus der Bibel

7. (interpretation) of a literary work, a passage, a sentence Deutung f, Interpretation f; of a situation, the facts Einschätzung f

8. (amount shown) Anzeige f

meter \reading Zählerstand m

to take a \reading of sth etw ablesen

9. POL Lesung f

to give a bill its first/second/third \reading über ein Gesetz in erster/zweiter/dritter Lesung beraten

10. COMPUT Ablesewert m

II. n modifier (relating to reading) Lese-

\reading material Lesestoff m, Lektüre f

\reading speed Lesegeschwindigkeit f

\reading skills Lesefähigkeit f kein pl, Fähigkeit f zu lesen

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['riːdɪŋ]
n

1) (= action) Lesen nt

2) (= reading matter) Lektüre f

this book makes ( for) very interesting reading — dieses Buch ist sehr interessant zu lesen

have you any light reading? — haben Sie eine leichte Lektüre?

3) (= recital, excerpt) Lesung f

play reading — Lesen nt mit verteilten Rollen

4) (= interpretation) Interpretation f, Verständnis nt

5) (= variant) Version f

6) (from meter) Thermometer-/Barometer-/Zählerstand etc m; (on flight etc instruments) Anzeige f; (in scientific experiment) Messwert m

to take a reading — den Thermometerstand etc/die Anzeige/den Messwert ablesen

the reading is... — das Thermometer etc steht auf...; die Anzeige/der Messwert ist...

7) (PARL of bill) Lesung f

the Senate gave the bill its first/a second reading — der Senat beriet das Gesetz in erster/zweiter Lesung

8) (= knowledge) Belesenheit f

a man of wide reading — ein sehr belesener Mann

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reading [ˈriːdıŋ]

A s

1. Lesen n:

do a lot of reading viel lesen

2. Bücherstudium n

3. (Vor)Lesung f, Vortrag m:

give readings Lesungen halten;

give a reading of one’s poetry aus seinen Werken lesen

4. Belesenheit f:

a man of vast ( oder wide) reading ein sehr belesener Mann

5. Lektüre f, Lesestoff m:

this book makes good reading dieses Buch liest sich gut;

this book is unsuitable reading for children dieses Buch ist keine geeignete Lektüre für Kinder

6. Lesart f, Version f

7. Deutung f, Auslegung f, Auffassung f:

my reading of the law is that … ich verstehe das Gesetz so, dass …

8. PARL Lesung f (einer Gesetzesvorlage)

9. TECH Ablesung f, Anzeige f, (Barometer- etc) Stand m, pl auch abgelesene Werte pl

B adj Lese…

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noun

1) Lesen, das

2) (matter to be read) Lektüre, die

make interesting/be good/dull reading — interessant/gut/langweilig zu lesen sein

3) (figure shown) Anzeige, die

4) (recital) Lesung, die ( from aus)

5) (interpretation) [Aus]deutung, die

6) (Parl.)

[first/second/third] reading — [erste/zweite/dritte] Lesung

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(matter) n.

Lesestoff m. adj.

lesend adj. n.

Ablesung -en f.

Lektüre -n f.

Lesart -en f.

Lesen nur sing. n.

Lesung -en f.

English-german dictionary > reading
7 situation

مَكَان \ place: a town or village: Write the date and place of your birth, a building or area for a particular purpose a safe place to swim; my place of work, a position: He won first place in the race. Everything was in its place (in its correct position). Please keep a place (a seat) for me in the front row. I’ve lost my place (the page or time I was reading) in the book. position: the place where sth. is: A ship’s position can be fixed by the stars. The house was in a sheltered position. room: space that is enough for a particular purpose: There’s room for another chair in that row. Can you make room for me in your car?. scene: the place where sth. happens (in real life or in play): Marathon was the scene of a famous battle. The scene of ‘Hamlet’ is set in Denmark. site: a place where sth. happened or used to be: the site of a battle; the site of a castle that was destroyed, an open place where sth. is, or will be a camp site (where anyone may camp or is camping); a site for a new school (where it will be built). situation: position; place: a house in a quiet situation. space: room; enough empty area: There is space for three more chairs in this row. spot: a place: a quiet spot; the actual spot where the accident happened. whereabouts: the place where sb. or sth. may be found: I don’t know his present whereabouts. \ See Also مركز (مَرْكَز)، متسع (مُتَّسَع)‏

Arabic-English glossary > situation
8 reading

read·ing [ʼri:dɪŋ] n

1) no pl ( activity) Lesen nt; of a legal document Verlesen nt;

\reading and writing Lesen nt und Schreiben nt

2) no pl ( material to be read) Lesestoff m;

to catch up on one's \reading den Stoff nachholen

3) no pl ( with indication of quality)

to make [good/bad] \reading eine [gute/schlechte] Lektüre sein;

bedtime \reading Bettlektüre f;

compulsory [or required] \reading Pflichtlektüre f;

light/heavy \reading leichte/[sehr] schwierige Lektüre

4) (form: literacy) Belesenheit f;

to be of wide \reading sehr belesen sein

5) ( recital) Lesung f;

poetry \reading Dichterlesung f

6) rel Lesung f;

\readings from the Bible Lesungen fpl aus der Bibel

7) ( interpretation) of a literary work, a passage, a sentence Deutung f, Interpretation f; of a situation, the facts Einschätzung f

8) ( amount shown) Anzeige f;

meter \reading Zählerstand m;

to take a \reading of sth etw ablesen

9) pol Lesung f;

to give a bill its first/ second/third \reading über ein Gesetz in erster/zweiter/dritter Lesung beraten n

modifier ( relating to reading) Lese-;

\reading material Lesestoff m, Lektüre f;

\reading speed Lesegeschwindigkeit f;

\reading skills Lesefähigkeit f kein pl, Fähigkeit f zu lesen

English-German students dictionary > reading
9 read

red
past tense, past participle; = read

read vb leer

I'm reading a novel by Hardy estoy leyendo una novela de Hardy

El pasado y participio pasado de read es read

read

tr[riːd]

transitive verb (pt & pp read tr[red])

1 (gen) leer

■ have you read his latest novel? ¿has leído su última novela?

■ she reads the Times lee el Times

■ read me a story léeme un cuento

■ a gypsy read my palm una gitana me leyó la mano

2 (meter) hacer la lectura de

■ I've come to read the electricity meter vengo a hacer la lectura del contador de la luz

3 (interpret) interpretar; (decipher) descifrar

■ he read the signs correctly interpretó bien los indicios

■ the situation as I read it... la situación tal como la veo yo...

■ it's very hard to read your writing es muy difícil descifrar tu letra

■ I wouldn't read too much into it no le daría demasiada importancia

4 (at university) estudiar

■ she read politics at Oxford estudió política en Oxford

5 (instrument) indicar, marcar

■ the thermometer read 37 degrees el termómetro marcaba 37 grados

6 (sign, notice) decir, poner

■ 'Closed for holidays" read the sign on the door "Cerrado por vacaciones" decía el letrero en la puerta

intransitive verb

1 (gen) leer

■ he never learned to read nunca aprendió a leer

■ have you read about the accident in the paper? ¿has leído lo del accidente en el diario?

2 (text, passage)

■ this text reads like a translation este texto suena como una traducción

■ the last sentence doesn't read at all well la última frase está muy mal redactada

noun

1

■ this book is an excellent read este libro es buenísimo

■ I gave it a quick read lo leí por encima

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be well read / widely read tener una gran cultura

to take something as read dar algo por sentado

read ['ri:d] v, read ['rɛd] ; reading vt

1) : leer

to read a story: leer un cuento

2) interpret: interpretar

it can be read two ways: se puede interpretar de dos maneras

3) : decir, poner

the sign read „No smoking”: el letrero decía „No Fumar”

4) : marcar

the thermometer reads 70°: el termómetro marca 70°

read vi

1) : leer

he can read: sabe leer

2) say: decir

the list reads as follows: la lista dice lo siguiente

read n

to be a good read : ser una lectura amena

read

adj.

• leído, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to read")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: read) = leer v.

I
1. riːd
(past & past p read red) transitive verb

1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — red dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)

a) ( interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) ( Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)

a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read red `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) ( indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*

c) ( note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*

4) (BrE Educ) estudiar ( en la universidad)

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read red about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)

a) ( come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) ( have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows:... — su carta dice lo siguiente...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

II riːd
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima

III red
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura

[riːd] (pt, pp read) [ˌred]
1. VT

1) [+ book, poem, story, music, sign] leer; [+ author] leer a

can you read Russian? — ¿sabes leer en ruso?

she can't read music — no sabe leer música

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra, no puedo leer tu letra

for "boon" read "bone" — en lugar de "boon" léase "bone"

I read "good" as "mood" — al leer confundí "good" con "mood"

to read sth to sb, to read sb sth — leer algo a algn

to read sth to o.s. — leer algo para sí mismo

• to read sb's lips — leer los labios a algn

read my lips — (fig) fíjate bien en lo que digo

• to read the news — leer las noticias

• to read sb to sleep — leerle a algn hasta que se quede dormido

to read o.s. to sleep — leer hasta quedarse dormido

- take sth as read

to take the minutes as read — (in meeting) dar las actas por leídas
riot
2) (esp Brit)
(Univ) (=study)
to read chemistry — estudiar química, cursar estudios de química

3) (=interpret) [+ map, meter, thermometer] leer; [+ information, remarks, expression, situation] interpretar; [+ person] entender

the same information can be read in different ways — la misma información se puede interpretar de varias formas

I've never been able to read him — nunca he sido capaz de entenderle

this is how I read the situation — así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

I read the disappointment in her face — le noté la decepción en la cara

• to read sth as sth — interpretar algo como algo

• to read the future — leer or adivinar el porvenir

• to read sb's hand or palm — leerle la mano a algn

• to read sth into sth, you're reading too much into it — le estás dando demasiada importancia

to read into a sentence what is not there — ver en una frase un significado que no tiene

• to read sb's mind or thoughts — leerle el pensamiento a algn, adivinar el pensamiento a algn
book 1., 1)
4) (Telec)

do you read me? — ¿me oye?

I read you loud and clear — le oigo perfectamente

5) (=say, indicate) [notice] decir; [thermometer, instrument] indicar, marcar

it should read "friends" not "fiends" — debería decir or poner "friends", no "fiends"

the sign on the bus read "private, not in service" — el letrero del autobús decía or en el letrero del autobús ponía "privado, fuera de servicio"

6) (Comput) leer

2. VI

1) [person] leer

• to read about sth/sb — leer sobre or acerca de algo/algn

I read about it in the papers — lo leí en los periódicos

I've read about him — he leído sobre or acerca de él

I'm reading about Napoleon — me estoy documentando sobre Napoleón, estoy leyendo acerca de Napoleón

• to read aloud — leer en voz alta

• the reading public — el público que lee

• to read silently — leer para sí

• to read through sth — leer algo de principio a fin

I've read through your letter very carefully — he leído tu carta minuciosamente de principio a fin

• to read to sb, he read to us from the Bible — nos leyó extractos de la Biblia

my daughter asked me to read to her — mi hija me pidió que le leyera un libro

I like being read to — me gusta que me lean

to read to o.s. — leer para sí

- read between the lines

2) (=give impression)

the book reads well — el libro está bien escrito

it would read better if you put... — quedaría mejor si pusieras...

it reads very awkwardly — al leerlo suena muy raro

his article reads like an official report — su artículo está escrito como un informe oficial

3) (=say, indicate) decir

the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente

4) (=study) estudiar

• to read for the Bar — estudiar Derecho (para hacerse abogado)

• to read for a degree — hacer una carrera, estudiar la licenciatura

3.

N lectura f

I like a good read — me gusta leer un buen libro

it's a good read — es un libro que se disfruta leyendo

I was having a quiet read in the garden — leía tranquilamente en el jardín

can I have a read of your paper? — ¿puedo echarle un vistazo a tu periódico?

4.

CPD

read head N — (Comput) cabezal m lector

- read back

- read off

- read on

- read out

- read over

- read through

- read up

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I
1. [riːd]
(past & past p read [red]) transitive verb

1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — [red] dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)

a) ( interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) ( Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)

a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read [red] `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) ( indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*

c) ( note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*

4) (BrE Educ) estudiar ( en la universidad)

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read [red] about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)

a) ( come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) ( have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows:... — su carta dice lo siguiente...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

II [riːd]
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima

III [red]
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura

English-spanish dictionary > read
10 situación

f.

1 situation, state, picture.

2 position, siting.

3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.

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situación

► nombre femenino

1 (circunstancia) situation

■ la situación política the political situation

2 (posición) position

■ su situación social his social position

3 (emplazamiento) situation, location

* * *

noun f.

situation

* * *

SF

1) (=circunstancias) situation

¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

me pones en una situación muy difícil — you're putting me in a very difficult position

no estoy en situación de desmentirlo — I'm not in a position to deny it

situación jurídica — legal status

situación límite — extreme situation

2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

situación económica — financial position, financial situation

4) (=estado) state

la situación del edificio es ruinosa — the building is in a state of ruin

5)

precio de situación — LAm bargain price

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femenino

1)

a) ( coyuntura) situation

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos — she is not in a position to be able to help us

salvar la situación — to save the day

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)

la situación del local es excelente — the premises are ideally situated o located

* * *

= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.

Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.

Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.

Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.

Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.

Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.

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* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.

* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.

* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* contemplar una situación = address + situation.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* dada la situación = in the circumstances.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.

* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* en situación de = in the position to.

* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.

* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.

* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.

* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.

* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* informe de situación = status report.

* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.

* la situación = the course of events.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.

* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.

* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.

* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.

* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.

* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.

* situación análoga = analogue.

* situación apremiante = plight.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* situación azarosa = predicament.

* situación buena = strong position.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* situación cómica = comedy sketch.

* situación confusa = muddy waters.

* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.

* situación crítica = critical situation.

* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.

* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.

* situación de estrés = stress situation.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.

* situación de tensión = stress situation.

* situación diaria = daily situation.

* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.

* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.

* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.

* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.

* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* situación experimental = laboratory situation.

* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.

* situación hipotética = scenario.

* situación ideal = ideal situation.

* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.

* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.

* situación penosa = plight.

* situación poco clara = clouding.

* situación política = political scene.

* situación posible = scenario.

* situación precaria = precarious situation.

* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.

* situación problemática = problem situation.

* situación sin solución = impasse.

* situación + surgir = situation + arise.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

* situación ventajosa = winning situation.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( coyuntura) situation

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos — she is not in a position to be able to help us

salvar la situación — to save the day

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)

la situación del local es excelente — the premises are ideally situated o located

* * *

= event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.

Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.

Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.

Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.

Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.

Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.

Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.

* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.

* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.

* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* contemplar una situación = address + situation.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* dada la situación = in the circumstances.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.

* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.

* en la situación concreta = on the scene.

* en situación de = in the position to.

* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.

* en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.

* en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.

* en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.

* en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.

* en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.

* en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.

* estado de una situación = state of being.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* explicar la situación = explain + the situation.

* gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.

* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.

* imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* informe de situación = status report.

* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.

* la situación = the course of events.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.

* ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.

* remediar una situación = remedy + situation.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.

* simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.

* situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.

* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.

* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.

* situación análoga = analogue.

* situación apremiante = plight.

* situación apurada = hardship.

* situación azarosa = predicament.

* situación buena = strong position.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* situación cómica = comedy sketch.

* situación confusa = muddy waters.

* situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.

* situación crítica = critical situation.

* situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.

* situación de desesperación = scene of despair.

* situación de estrés = stress situation.

* situación de préstamo = loan status.

* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.

* situación de tensión = stress situation.

* situación diaria = daily situation.

* situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.

* situación económica = financial situation, economic status.

* situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.

* situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.

* situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.

* situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.

* situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* situación experimental = laboratory situation.

* situación forzada = Procrustean bed.

* situación hipotética = scenario.

* situación ideal = ideal situation.

* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.

* situación insostenible = unbearable situation.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.

* situación penosa = plight.

* situación poco clara = clouding.

* situación política = political scene.

* situación posible = scenario.

* situación precaria = precarious situation.

* situación privilegiada = advantageous location.

* situación problemática = problem situation.

* situación sin solución = impasse.

* situación + surgir = situation + arise.

* situación tensa = stress situation.

* situación ventajosa = winning situation.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

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situación

feminine

A

1 (coyuntura) situation

nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position

no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us

se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation

apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances

salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation

2 (en la sociedad) position, standing

Compuesto:

situación límite

extreme situation

B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)

la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located

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situación sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( coyuntura) situation

b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing

2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
situación sustantivo femenino
1 (económica) situation
2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
3 (emplazamiento) location
4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
' situación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- acierto
- aclimatarse
- adueñarse
- afianzarse
- airosa
- airoso
- ambiente
- ámbito
- anterioridad
- aprovechar
- caer
- calibrar
- callejón
- cañón
- capear
- cargo
- caso
- comparable
- comprometedor
- comprometedora
- comprometida
- comprometido
- compromiso
- condición
- conducir
- considerablemente
- correr
- coyuntura
- crisis
- decantar
- desdramatizar
- desembocar
- detonante
- dimanar
- disposición
- dueña
- dueño
- embrollo
- emotiva
- emotivo
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enrarecerse
- enredar
- enredarse
- entrar
- estar
- estado
English:
aggravate
- anywhere
- applicable
- apprise
- aspect
- assess
- assessment
- awkward
- backdrop
- border on
- break
- bullet
- business
- case
- command
- confuse
- consolidate
- danger
- defuse
- deteriorate
- dinner
- dire
- disgusting
- distressing
- encouraging
- end
- explosive
- fraught
- fuel
- further
- grim
- heat
- hook
- hot up
- in
- indoors
- inflammable
- injustice
- irritating
- joke
- mess
- misjudge
- muddy
- nasty
- need
- no-win
- off
- ongoing
- pass
- picture

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situación nf

1. [circunstancias] situation;
[legal, social] status;
estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
[enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position

Comp
situación económica economic situation;
situación límite extreme o critical situation

2. [ubicación] location;

la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location

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situación

f situation;

estar en situación de be in a position to

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situación nf, pl - ciones : situation

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situación n situation

Spanish-English dictionary > situación
11 read

1. transitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 31)

2) (show a reading of) anzeigen

3) (interpret) deuten

read somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren
2. intransitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read to somebody — jemandem vorlesen

2) (convey meaning) lauten

the contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut

3) (affect reader) sich lesen
3. noun
1)

have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen

2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)

be a good read — sich gut lesen
4.
[red] adjective

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

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[red]
past tense, past participle; = read

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read¹

[ri:d]

I. n usu sing

1. BRIT, AUS (act of reading) Lesen nt

to have a quiet \read ( fam) in Ruhe lesen

to have a \read of sth in etw akk hineinschauen fam, einen Blick in etw akk werfen

2. ( fam: book)

good/bad \read spannende/langweilige Lektüre

to be a good \read sich akk gut lesen [lassen]

3. AM (interpretation) Lesart f

II. vt

<read, read>

1. (understand written material)

▪ to \read sth etw lesen; handwriting etw entziffern

to \read sth avidly etw leidenschaftlich gern lesen

to \read sth voraciously etw geradezu verschlingen

to \read a map eine Karte lesen

2. MUS

to \read music Noten lesen

3. (speak aloud)

to \read sth aloud [or out loud] etw laut vorlesen

▪ to \read sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw vorlesen

4. (discern)

to \read an emotion ein Gefühl erraten

to \read sb's face in jds Gesicht lesen

to \read sth in sb's face jdm etw vom Gesicht ablesen

5. (interpret) interpretieren, deuten

if I've \read the situation aright,... wenn ich die Situation richtig verstehe,...

6. (substitute)

▪ to \read sth for sth:

on page 19, for Blitish, please \read British auf Seite 19 muss es statt Blitish British heißen

7. (proof-read)

▪ to \read sth etw Korrektur lesen

to \read a proof Korrektur lesen

8. POL, LAW

to \read a bill/measure eine Gesetzesvorlage/gesetzliche Verfügung lesen

9. (inspect and record)

▪ to \read sth etw ablesen

to \read a meter einen Zählerstand ablesen

10. (show information)

▪ to \read sth etw anzeigen

the thermometer is \reading 40°C in the shade das Thermometer zeigt 40°C im Schatten an

11. BRIT UNIV ( form)

▪ to \read sth chemistry, English, history etw studieren

12. COMPUT

to \read a card eine Karte [ein]lesen

to \read data Daten lesen

\read/write head Lese-/Schreibkopf

\read only nur zum Lesen

\read-only memory Festwertspeicher m

13. RADIO, TELEC

▪ to \read sb jdn verstehen; ( fig: understand sb's meaning) jdn verstehen

do you \read me? — loud and clear können Sie mich verstehen? — laut und deutlich

I don't \read you ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst

14. (prophesy)

to \read sb's palm jdm aus der Hand lesen

to \read the tea leaves aus dem Kaffeesatz lesen

to \read sth in the cards etw in den Karten lesen

15.

▶ to \read sb like a book in jdm lesen können wie in einem [offenen] Buch

▶ to \read sb a lecture ( form) jdm die Leviten lesen fam

▶ \read my lips! hör [mal] ganz genau zu!

▶ to \read sb's lips jdm von den Lippen lesen

▶ to \read sb's mind [or thoughts] jds Gedanken lesen

▶ to \read sb the Riot Act jdm gehörig die Leviten lesen fam

▶ to \read the runes BRIT die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen

III. vi

<read, read>

1. (understand written material) lesen

to \read avidly leidenschaftlich gern lesen

to \read voraciously Bücher geradezu verschlingen

▪ to \read about [or of] sb/sth über jdn/etw lesen

2. (speak aloud)

to \read aloud [or out loud] [to sb] [jdm] laut vorlesen

3. (create impression)

to \read well book, letter, article, magazine sich akk gut lesen

4. (have wording) lauten

there was a sign \reading “No Smoking” auf einem Schild stand „Rauchen verboten“

5. THEAT, FILM

to \read for a part sich akk in eine Rolle einlesen

6. esp BRIT UNIV ( form)

▪ to \read for sth etw studieren

to \read for the Bar Jura [o ÖSTERR Jus] studieren

7. (be interpreted as)

▪ to \read as sth als etw akk interpretiert werden

8.

▶ to \read between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesen

read²

[red]

I. vt, vi pt, pp of read

II. adj

▶ to take sth as \read etw als selbstverständlich voraussetzen

we will take the minutes as \read wir setzen das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

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I [riːd] vb: pret, ptp read [red]
1. vt

1) (ALSO COMPUT) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (
to +dat)
do you read music? — können Sie Noten lesen?

I read him to sleep — ich las ihm vor, bis er einschlief

read my lips! (inf) — höre meine Worte!

they took the minutes as read (in meeting) — sie setzten das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

for "meet" read "met" — anstelle or an Stelle von "meet" soll "met" stehen

2) (= interpret) thoughts, feelings lesen; dream deuten; words verstehen; person einschätzen können

to read sb's thoughts/mind — jds Gedanken lesen

to read sb's palm — jdm aus der Hand lesen

to read the tea leaves —

these words can be read in several ways — diese Wörter können unterschiedlich verstanden werden

to read something into a text — etwas in einen Text (hinein)lesen

don't read too much into his words — interpretieren Sie nicht zu viel in seine Worte hinein

3) (Brit UNIV form = study) studieren

4) thermometer, barometer etc sehen auf (+acc), ablesen

to read a meter — einen Zähler(stand) ablesen

5) (meter) (an)zeigen, stehen auf (+dat); (flight etc instruments) anzeigen

the thermometer reads 37° — das Thermometer steht auf or zeigt 37°

6) (TELEC) verstehen

do you read me? (Telec) — können Sie mich verstehen?; (fig) haben Sie mich verstanden?

2. vi

1) (= read books etc) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (
to +dat)
she reads well — sie liest gut; (learner, beginner) sie kann schon gut lesen

to read aloud or out loud — laut lesen

to read to oneself — für sich lesen

he likes being read to — er lässt sich (dat)

will you read to me, Mummy? — Mutti, liest du mir etwas vor?

2)

(= convey impression when read) this paragraph reads/doesn't read well — dieser Abschnitt liest sich gut/nicht gut

this reads like an official report/a translation — das klingt wie ein offizieller Bericht/eine Übersetzung

that's how it reads to me — so verstehe ich das

3) (= have wording) lauten

the letter reads as follows — der Brief geht so or lautet folgendermaßen

4) (Brit UNIV form

= study) to read for an examination — sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten

See:

→ bar

3. n

she enjoys a good read — sie liest gern

this book is quite a good read — das Buch liest sich gut
II [red] pret, ptp of read I
adj

he is well/not very well read — er ist sehr/wenig belesen

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read¹ [riːd]

A s

a) Lesen n:

can I have a read in your paper? kann ich mal in deine Zeitung schauen?;

give sth a careful read etwas sorgfältig durchlesen

b) Lektüre f:

it is a good read es liest sich gut

B v/t prät und pperf read [red]

1. a) allg lesen:

he can read German;

for “Jean” read “John” statt „Jean“ lies „John“;

take sth as read etwas als selbstverständlich voraussetzen;

we can take it as read that … wir können davon ausgehen, dass …;

ability to read the game SPORT Spielübersicht f

b) auch read out vorlesen ( sth to sb jemandem etwas): → riot A 1

c) auch read from notes eine Rede etc ablesen

d) einen Text Korrektur lesen

e) eine Vorlesung, einen Vortrag halten

f) eine Erklärung etc verlesen:

read back ein Stenogramm etc noch einmal vorlesen ( to sb jemandem);

read sth into etwas in einen Text hineinlesen;

read off (sich) etwas durchlesen ( → B 9);

read out jemanden ausstoßen (of aus einer Partei etc)( → B 10);

read over

a) auch read through (sich) etwas durchlesen

b) (formell) vor-, verlesen (Notar etc);

read up

a) sich in etwas einlesen oder -arbeiten,

b) etwas nachlesen

2. Funkverkehr: verstehen:

do you read me?

a) können Sie mich verstehen?,

b) fig haben Sie mich verstanden?

3. PARL eine Gesetzesvorlage lesen:

the bill was read for the third time die Gesetzesvorlage wurde in dritter Lesung behandelt

4. eine Kurzschrift etc lesen (können), Zeichensprache verstehen:

he reads ( oder can read) the clock er kennt die Uhr;

read music Noten lesen

5. einen Traum etc deuten: → fortune 3, palm¹ A 1

6. ein Rätsel lösen

7. jemandes Charakter etc durchschauen:

read sb like a book in jemandem lesen wie in einem Buch;

read sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht lesen; → thought¹ 1

8. einen Satz etc auslegen, auffassen, deuten, verstehen

9. a) (an)zeigen:

the thermometer reads 20°

b) auch read off einen Instrumentenstand etc ablesen ( → B 1)

10. COMPUT lesen, abfühlen:

read in einlesen, -geben;

read out auslesen, -geben ( → B 1)

11. besonders Br studieren, hören: → law¹ 5

C v/i

1. lesen:

he has no time to read er hat keine Zeit zum Lesen;

I have read about it ich habe davon gelesen; → line¹ A 3

2. (vor)lesen:

read to sb jemandem vorlesen ( from aus)

3. eine (Vor)Lesung oder einen Vortrag halten

4. (for) besonders Br sich vorbereiten (auf eine Prüfung etc), (etwas) studieren:

read up on sich in etwas einlesen oder -arbeiten; → bar A 19

5. sich gut etc lesen (lassen):

this book reads well;

it reads like a translation es liest sich oder klingt wie eine Übersetzung

6. lauten:

the passage reads as follows

7. sich auslegen lassen:

this section reads in two different ways

read² [red]

A prät und pperf von read¹

B adj

1. gelesen:

the most-read book das meistgelesene Buch

2. → well-read

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1. transitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also take 1. 31)

2) (show a reading of) anzeigen

3) (interpret) deuten

read somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren
2. intransitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read to somebody — jemandem vorlesen

2) (convey meaning) lauten

the contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut

3) (affect reader) sich lesen
3. noun
1)

have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen

2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)

be a good read — sich gut lesen
4.
[red] adjective

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

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p.p.

gelesen p.p. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: read)

= eingeben v.

einlesen v.

lesen v.

(§ p.,pp.: las, gelesen)

English-german dictionary > read
12 continuar

v.

1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.

los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their way

continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do something

continúa lloviendo it's still raining

todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company

continuará to be continued (historia, programa)

El suplicio continuó The torture continued.

María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.

Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.

2 to keep on, to continue to.

Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.

3 to continue to be.

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continuar

Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar

► verbo transitivo

1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on

■ continuó su camino she continued on her way

■ continuaron su viaje they continued their journey

► verbo intransitivo

1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on

■ el espectáculo continúa the show continues

■ continúa lloviendo it's still raining

■ Pablo continúa en Praga Pablo is still in Prague

► verbo pronominal continuarse

1 (extenderse) to extend, run

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"

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verb

to continue, go on

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1.

VT to continue

el tren continuó su marcha — the train continued its journey

continuó sus estudios en Barcelona — she continued her studies in Barcelona

continuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow

continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before

2. VI

1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go on

la búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night

continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on

la serie continúa la semana que viene — the series continues next week

"continuará" — "to be continued"

pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on

2) [en una situación]

la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm

continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm

continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm

continuaba en Noruega — he was still in Norway

• continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sth

continuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work

Pablo continúa con Irene — Pablo is still (together) with Irene

continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm

• continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on reading

la policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case

a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind

continúa lloviendo — it's still raining

continuaba trabajando para ellos — he still worked for them

en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic

3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry on

el camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast

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1.
verbo transitivo to continue

continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
2.
continuar vi

a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

si las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this

continuará — to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera — the movie is still showing

continuar con algo — to continue with something

continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

b) carretera to continue
3.
continuarse v pron (frml) to continue

el camino se continúa en un sendero — the road continues as a path

su obra se continuó en sus discípulos — his work was continued by his disciples

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= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.

Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.

Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.

Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.

Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.

Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.

Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.

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* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.

* continuar avanzando = press on.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.

* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.

* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* continuar en = overflow on.

* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.

* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.

* continuar implacablemente = march on.

* continuar inexorablemente = march on.

* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

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

* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.

* continuar siendo = remain.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.

* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

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1.
verbo transitivo to continue

continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
2.
continuar vi

a) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continue

si las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this

continuará — to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera — the movie is still showing

continuar con algo — to continue with something

continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...

b) carretera to continue
3.
continuarse v pron (frml) to continue

el camino se continúa en un sendero — the road continues as a path

su obra se continuó en sus discípulos — his work was continued by his disciples

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= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.

Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.

Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.

Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.

Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.

Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.

Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.

Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.

Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.

Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.

Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.

Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.

Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.

* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.

* continuar avanzando = press on.

* continuar como antes = go on + as before.

* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.

* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.

* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* continuar en = overflow on.

* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.

* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.

* continuar implacablemente = march on.

* continuar inexorablemente = march on.

* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* continuar leyendo = read on.

* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

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

* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.

* continuar siendo = remain.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.

* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.

* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.

* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.

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continuar [ A18 ]

vt

to continue

va a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroad

continuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happened

sus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her work

continuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on

—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued

■ continuar

vi

1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continue

si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this

[ S ] continuará to be continued

la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing

continúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continue

continuar CON algo to continue WITH sth

no pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the work

continuar + GER:

su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition

continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement

si continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like this

continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …

2 «carretera» to continue

la carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain

■ continuarse

v pron

( frml); to continue

el camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow path

su obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples

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continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;
◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;

( on signs) continuará to be continued;
◊ la película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showing;

continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue

' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear

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continuar

♦ vt

to continue, to carry on with;

los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;

continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow

♦ vi

to continue, to go on;

continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;

continúa lloviendo it's still raining;

¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;

continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;

continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;

todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;

continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;

continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;

la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;

el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast

♦ See also the pronominal verb continuarse

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continuar

I v/t continue

II v/i continue;

continuará to be continued;

continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;

continuó nevando it kept on snowing

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continuar {3} v

: to continue

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continuar vb

1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]

continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch

continuó escribiendo hasta su muerte she carried on writing until she died

2. (estar todavía) to be still

el buen tiempo continúa the weather is still fine

mira a ver si continúa allí look and see is he's still there

Spanish-English dictionary > continuar
13 habilidad

f.

1 skill (destreza).

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation

2 ability, aptitude, capacity, craft.

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habilidad

► nombre femenino

1 (aptitud) skill

2 (astucia) cleverness, smartness

3 DERECHO capacity, competence

4 (gracia) talent

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con gran habilidad very skilfully

tener habilidad manual to be good with one's hands

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

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noun f.

ability, skill

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SF

1) (=capacidad) ability; (=destreza) skill

tiene mucha habilidad para la pintura — she's a very able painter

un hombre de gran habilidad política — a man of great political skill

su habilidad con el balón era de leyenda — his ball skills were legendary

tiene una gran habilidad para evitar enfrentamientos — he's very skilful o clever at avoiding confrontation

tiene habilidad manual — he's good o clever with his hands

con habilidad: le sacó el secreto con habilidad — he cleverly o skilfully got the secret out of him

defendió su argumento con habilidad — he defended his argument skilfully o cleverly

habilidades sociales — social skills

2) (Jur) competence

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femenino

1)

a) (para actividad manual, física) skill

tiene gran habilidad para la carpintería — he is very good o adept at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

2) (Der) competence

* * *

= ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.

Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex. However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.

Ex. This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.

Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.

Ex. In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex. Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.

Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex. At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.

Ex. The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.

Ex. Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

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* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* habilidad artística = artistry.

* habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* habilidades = competency.

* habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.

* habilidades lectoras = reading skills.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* habilidades orales = speaking skills.

* habilidad especial = knack, knack.

* habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.

* habilidad lectora = reading ability.

* habilidad manual = manual skill.

* habilidad mental = mental ability.

* habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.

* habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.

* habilidad verbal = verbal skill.

* perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

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femenino

1)

a) (para actividad manual, física) skill

tiene gran habilidad para la carpintería — he is very good o adept at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

con habilidad — cleverly, skillfully

2) (Der) competence

* * *

= ability, competence, skill, talent, capacity, savoir faire, aptitude, dexterity, ingeniousness, skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA], prowess, faculty.

Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.

Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.

Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable ' savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.

Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.

Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.

Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex: At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.

Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.

Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.

* con habilidad = adeptly.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* habilidad artística = artistry.

* habilidad cognitiva = cognitive skill, cognitive ability, cognitive capacity.

* habilidad de interpretar imágenes = visual literacy.

* habilidad de razonar = thinking skills.

* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.

* habilidades = competency.

* habilidades comunicativas = speaking skills.

* habilidades lectoras = reading skills.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* habilidades orales = speaking skills.

* habilidad especial = knack, knack.

* habilidad física = physical ability, physical ability.

* habilidad lectora = reading ability.

* habilidad manual = manual skill.

* habilidad mental = mental ability.

* habilidad natural = knack, knack, natural ability.

* habilidad política = statesmanship, political wisdom.

* habilidad verbal = verbal skill.

* perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

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habilidad

feminine

A

1 (para una actividad manual, física) skill

siempre ha tenido gran habilidad para la carpintería he's always been very good o adept at carpentry, he's always been a very skilled o adept carpenter

tiene especial habilidad para la costura he has a real gift o flair for sewing

2 (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness

tiene gran habilidad para convencer a sus oponentes she is very clever o good o skilled at convincing her opponents, she has a great gift for convincing her opponents

la película está realizada con gran habilidad it is a very cleverly o skillfully made movie

B (de un testigo) competence

Compuesto:

habilidades interpersonales

fpl ( Lab Rel) interpersonal skills

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habilidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) (para actividad manual, física) skill;

◊ tiene habilidad para la carpintería he is good at carpentry

b) (astucia, inteligencia) skill, cleverness;

◊ con habilidad cleverly, skillfully

2 (Der) competence
habilidad sustantivo femenino
1 (con una herramienta, etc) skill: nos impresionó su habilidad al volante, we were impressed with his driving ability
2 (astucia, ingenio) cleverness
' habilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acierto
- apañada
- apañado
- arte
- cabeza
- capaz
- conquista
- darse
- defenderse
- ejercitar
- habilidosa
- habilidoso
- incapaz
- mía
- mío
- oxidada
- oxidado
- torpeza
- apabullante
- competencia
- inexperto
- maestría
- manual
- maña
- razón
English:
aptitude
- born
- capability
- cleverness
- confidence
- craft
- display
- expertise
- facility
- fluent
- green fingers
- green thumb
- inexpertly
- innate
- mental
- moderate
- proficiency
- qualify
- skill
- touch
- workmanship
- accomplishment
- dexterity

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habilidad nf

1. [destreza] skill;

una de sus muchas habilidades es la música music is just one of his many skills;

tener habilidad para algo to be good at sth

2. [inteligencia] cleverness;

salió del compromiso con habilidad she cleverly extricated herself from the situation

3. Ling performance

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habilidad

f

1 skill

2 ( capacidad) ability

3 ( astucia) cleverness

* * *

habilidad nf

capacidad: ability, skill

* * *

habilidad n skill

tener habilidad para algo to be good at something

Spanish-English dictionary > habilidad
14 call

call [kɔ:l]

1. noun

   a. ( = shout) appel m

• a call for help un appel au secours

   b. [of bird] cri m

   c. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone

• to make a call passer un coup de téléphone

• there's a call for you on te demande au téléphone

• I want to pay for the three calls I made je voudrais régler mes trois communications

• I'd like a call at 7am j'aimerais qu'on me réveille à 7 heures

   d. ( = summons, invitation) appel m ; ( = vocation) vocation f

• to be on call [doctor] être de garde

   e. ( = short visit) visite f

• to pay sb a call rendre visite à qn

• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visites

   f. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécurité

   g. ( = need) there is no call for you to worry il n'y a pas lieu de vous inquiéter

   h. it's your/their etc call (figurative) c'est à toi/eux etc de décider

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ person, sb's name] appeler

• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter

• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il

• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !

• we called it a day at 3 o'clock (inf) à 3 heures, on a décidé d'arrêter

   b. ( = give name to) appeler

• to be called s'appeler

• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?

• he calls himself a colonel il se prétend colonel

• he called her a liar il l'a traitée de menteuse

• I wouldn't call it an ideal solution je ne dirais pas que c'est une solution idéale

• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?

• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...

   c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller

• to call a doctor appeler un médecin

• call me at eight réveillez-moi à huit heures

• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulance

• to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée

   d. ( = telephone) appeler

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri

• to call (out) to sb appeler qn

   b. ( = visit also call in passer

• she called (in) to see her mother elle est passée voir sa mère

• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvres

   c. ( = telephone) appeler

• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?

• to call in sick téléphoner pour dire qu'on est malade

4. compounds

► call centre noun centre m d'appels

► call girl noun call-girl f

► call-out charge, call-out fee noun frais mpl de déplacement

► call sign, call signal noun indicatif m (d'appel)

► call-up noun ( = military service) appel m (sous les drapeaux)

• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militaires

► call waiting noun (Telecommunications) signal m d'appel

► call away separable transitive verb

• to be called away on business être obligé de s'absenter pour affaires► call back (on phone)

1. intransitive verb

rappeler

2. separable transitive verb

rappeler

► call for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = summon) appeler

   b. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exiger

• the situation calls for a new approach la situation exige une nouvelle approche

• strict measures are called for des mesures strictes s'imposent

• to call for sb's resignation réclamer la démission de qn

   c. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heures

► call in separable transitive verb

   a. [+ doctor, police] appeler

• he was called in to lead the inquiry on a fait appel à lui pour mener l'enquête

   b. [+ faulty product] rappeler

► call off separable transitive verb

[+ appointment, trip, wedding] annuler ; [+ match] ( = cancel) annuler ; ( = cut short) interrompre

• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à

   b. to call on sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

► call out

1. intransitive verb

pousser un cri (or des cris)

• he called out to me il m'a appelé

2. separable transitive verb

[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel à

• to call workers out (on strike) lancer un ordre de grève

► call round intransitive verb

• to call round to see sb passer voir qn► call up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappeler

   b. ( = phone) téléphoner à

► call upon inseparable transitive verb

• to call upon sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

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[kɔːl] 1.
noun

1) Telecommunications appel m (téléphonique) ( from de)

(tele)phone call — appel m (téléphonique)

to make a call — appeler, téléphoner

to make a call to Italy — appeler l'Italie, téléphoner en Italie

to give somebody a call — appeler quelqu'un

to return somebody's call — rappeler quelqu'un

2) ( cry) ( human) appel m ( for à); ( animal) cri m

to give somebody a call — appeler quelqu'un

3) ( summons) appel m

to put out a call for somebody — ( over public address) faire appeler quelqu'un; ( over radio) lancer un appel à quelqu'un

4) ( visit) visite f

social call — visite f de courtoisie

to make ou pay a call — lit rendre visite (on à)

5) ( demand) demande f ( for de)

there were calls for his resignation — sa démission a été réclamée

she has many calls on her time — elle est très sollicitée

we don't get much call for that — nous n'avons guère de demande pour cela

to have first call on something — avoir la priorité sur quelque chose

6) ( need)

there's no call for something/to do — il n'y a pas de raison pour quelque chose/de faire

there was no call for her to say that — elle n'avait aucune raison or aucun besoin de dire cela

7) ( allure) appel m (of de)

8) Sport décision f

9) ( for repayment) demande f de remboursement

a call for capital/tenders — un appel de fonds/d'offres

10) ( duty)

to be on call — [doctor] être de garde; [engineer] être de service

11) Religion ( vocation) vocation f
2.
transitive verb

1) (also call out) ( say loudly) appeler [name, number]; crier [answer, instructions]; annoncer [result, flight]

to call the register — School faire l'appel

he called (out) ‘Goodbye’ — il a crié ‘au revoir’

2) ( summon) appeler [lift]; ( by shouting) appeler [person, animal]; ( by phone) appeler; ( by letter) convoquer

the boss called me into his office — le chef m'a fait venir dans son bureau

the police were called to the scene — la police a été appelée sur les lieux

3) ( telephone) (also call up) appeler (at à; from de)

4) ( give a name) appeler [person, baby, animal, place, product] (by par); intituler [book, film, music, play]

5) ( arrange) organiser [strike]; convoquer [meeting, rehearsal]; fixer [election]

6) ( waken) réveiller [person]

7) ( describe as)

to call somebody stupid/a liar — traiter quelqu'un d'imbécile/de menteur/-euse

I wouldn't call it spacious — je ne dirais pas que c'est spacieux

it's not what you'd call an exciting film — on ne peut pas dire que ce film soit passionnant

it's what you might call a delicate situation — c'est ce qui s'appelle une situation délicate

call it what you will — appelle ça comme tu veux

parapsychology or whatever they ou you call it — (colloq) la métapsychologie ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là (colloq)

(let's) call it £5 — disons cinq livres sterling

he hasn't a place to call his own — il n'a pas de chez-lui

8) Sport [referee] déclarer

9) Computing appeler [file]
3.
intransitive verb

1) (also call out) ( cry out) [person, animal] appeler; ( louder) crier; [bird] crier

London calling — Radio ici Londres

2) ( telephone) appeler

thank you for calling — merci d'avoir appelé

please call back in an hour — rappelez dans une heure s'il vous plaît

who's calling? — qui est à l'appareil?

3) ( visit) passer

to call at — passer chez [person, shop]; passer à [bank, library]; [train] s'arrêter à [town, station]; [ship] faire escale à [port]

the London train calling at Reading and Slough — le train à destination de Londres desservant les gares de Reading et Slough

4) ( tossing coins) parier
4.
reflexive verb

to call oneself — se faire appeler [Smith, Bob]; ( claim to be) se dire, se prétendre [poet, designer]

I am proud to call myself European — je suis fier d'être européen

Phrasal Verbs:

- call away

- call back

- call by

- call for

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call over

- call round

- call up

English-French dictionary > call
15 tirer

tirer [tiʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw

• tire la porte pull the door to

• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?

• tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair

• tirer qn par le bras to pull sb by the arm

• tirer qn par la manche to tug sb's sleeve

• tirer qn à l'écart to draw sb aside

► tirer sur [+ corde, poignée, rênes] to pull on ; [+ pipe, cigarette, cigare] to puff at

• tirer sur la ficelle or la corde (inf: inf) (figurative) to push one's luck (inf)

• un vert qui tire sur le bleu a bluish green

• il tire sur la soixantaine he's going on sixty

   b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to tow

   c. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw

• tirer un son d'un instrument to get a sound out of an instrument

• tirer qn du sommeil to arouse sb from sleep

• tirer qn du lit to get sb out of bed

• tirer qn de son travail to take sb away from his work

• ce bruit le tira de sa rêverie the noise brought him out of his daydream

• tirer des larmes à qn to make sb cry

   d. ( = obtenir) [+ conclusion, idée, plaisir, satisfaction] to draw (de from)

• tirer de l'argent d'une activité to make money from an activity

• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car

• tirer de l'argent de qn to get money out of sb

• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of him

   e. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situation

• tirer qn du doute to dispel sb's doubts

• tirer qn de la misère to rescue sb from poverty

• il faut le tirer de là we'll have to help him out

   f. (indiquant l'origine) mots tirés du latin words taken from Latin

• tirer son nom de to take one's name from

• pièce tirée d'un roman play taken from a novel

• l'opium est tiré du pavot opium is obtained from poppies

• tirer une substance d'une matière première to extract a substance from a raw material

   g. (Games) [+ billet, numéro, loterie] to draw ; [+ carte] to pick

• tirer les cartes to give a reading

• tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth

• tirer les rois (à l'Épiphanie) to cut the Twelfth Night cake

• tirer la fève to win the charm

   h. (Photography, typography) to print

• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000

• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a novel

   i. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up

   j. [+ coup de feu, balle] to fire ; [+ flèche, gibier] to shoot ; [+ feu d'artifice] to set off

• il a tiré plusieurs coups de revolver sur l'agent he fired several shots at the policeman

• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)

   k. (Football) to shoot

• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penalty

   l. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw

• tirer de l'argent sur son compte to draw money out of one's account

• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money out

   m. (Nautical) tirer 6 mètres to draw 6 metres of water

   n. ( = passer) (inf) to get through

• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through

• tirer deux ans de prison to do two years in prison

• voilà une semaine de tirée that's one week over with

   o. ( = voler) (inf!) to pinch (inf)

• il s'est fait tirer son blouson he got his jacket pinched (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. to pull

• tirez ici pull here

   b. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot

• il leur a donné l'ordre de tirer he gave the order for them to fire

• apprendre à tirer to learn to shoot

• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sth

• il m'a tiré dessus he shot at me

• tirer à la carabine to shoot with a rifle

• tirer en l'air to fire into the air

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• il lui a tiré dans le dos he shot him in the back ; (figurative) he stabbed him in the back

• tirer dans les pattes de qn (inf) to make life difficult for sb

   c. (Sport, football) to shoot

• tirer au but to take a shot at goal

   d. (Press) tirer à 10 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of 10,000

   e. [cheminée, poêle] to draw

• la cheminée tire bien the chimney draws well

   f. [moteur, voiture] to pull

• le moteur tire bien en côte the engine pulls well on hills

   g. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull

• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morning

   h. (locutions)

► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished

► tirer au flanc (inf) to skive (inf) (Brit) to shirk

3. reflexive verb

► se tirer

   a.

se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of

• il s'est tiré sans dommage de l'accident he came out of the accident unharmed

• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmed

• il est très malade mais je crois qu'il va s'en tirer he's very ill but I think he'll pull through

• cette fois il ne va pas s'en tirer si facilement he won't get off so lightly this time

• il s'en est tiré avec une amende he got off with a fine

• il s'en est tiré avec une jambe cassée he got out of it with a broken leg

   b. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly

• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?

• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them well

• on s'en tire tout juste we just scrape by

   c. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)

• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off

• il s'est tiré he's gone

• il s'est tiré avec la caisse he ran off with the money

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tiʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]

tirer la tête en arrière — to toss one's head back

2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at

tirer quelqu'un par le bras — to pull somebody's arm

3) ( tendre)

tirer ses bas — to pull up one's stockings

tirer sa chemise — to straighten one's shirt

avoir les traits tirés — to look drawn

4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]

5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]

6) Sport ( de ballon)

tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty

7) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer les cartes à quelqu'un — to tell the cards for somebody

se faire tirer les cartes — to have one's fortune told with cards

8) ( prendre) to draw [vin, électricité, argent] (de, sur from)

9) ( sortir)

tirer un stylo de son sac — to take a pen out of one's bag

tirer un enfant de l'eau — to pull a child out of the water

tirer quelque chose de sa poche — to pull something out of one's pocket

10) ( faire sortir)

tirer le pays de la récession — to get the country out of recession

tire-moi de là! — get me out of this!

tirer quelqu'un d'une maladie — to pull somebody through an illness

tu l'as tirée de son silence — you drew her out of her silence

11) ( obtenir)

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tirer le maximum de la situation — to make the most of the situation

tirer un son d'un instrument — to get a note out of an instrument

12) ( dériver)

le film est tiré du roman — the film is based on the novel

la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur — the guillotine gets its name from its inventor

le mot est tiré de l'anglais — the word comes from the English

13) ( extraire)

texte tiré de Zola — text taken from Zola

le médicament est tiré d'une plante — the drug comes from a plant

14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]

journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires — newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

16) (colloq) ( passer)

plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go

tirer quelques années en prison — to spend a few years in prison

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( exercer une traction) to pull

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tire fort! — pull hard!

2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle

tirer au fusil — to fire a gun

elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg

3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot

4) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw lots

5) ( prendre)

tirer sur — to draw on

tirer sur son compte — to draw on one's account

6) ( aspirer)

la cheminée tire bien — the chimney draws well

7) ( être imprimé)

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

8) ( aller vers)

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

3.

se tirer verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir)

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)

3) ( avec une arme)

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)

s'en tirer — to cope, to manage

5) (colloq) ( échapper)

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

s'en tirer à bon prix — to get off lightly

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tiʀe
1. vt

1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pull

Il m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw

tirer les rideaux — to draw the curtains

3) (= extraire)

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.

tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from

tirer qch de qn — to get sth out of sb

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer qn d'embarras — to get sb out of an awkward situation

tirer qn d'un mauvais pas — to get sb out of a fix

4) (= sortir)

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shoot

Il a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.

6) [chèque] to draw

7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace

tirer un trait — to draw a line

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer un trait sur son passé — to draw a line under one's past

8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print

9) (= choisir) [carte] to draw

tirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards

tirer au sort — to draw lots

tirer des conclusions — to draw conclusions

10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take

11) NAVIGATION

tirer 6 mètres — to draw 6 metres of water

2. vi

1)

"Tirer" — "Pull"

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to fire

tirer à l'arc — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.

3) FOOTBALL to shoot

4) [cheminée] to draw

5)

tirer à sa fin — to be drawing to an end

tirer en longueur — to drag on

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tirer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;

2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;

3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;

4 ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet];

5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;

6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;

7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;

8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;

9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;

10 Jeux ( aux cartes) tirer ses atouts to draw trumps;

11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;

12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;

13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;

14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;

15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;

16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;

17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;

18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;

19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;

20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.

B vi

1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;

2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;

3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;

4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;

5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;

6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;

7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;

8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;

9 ( se rapprocher) tirer sur la cinquantaine ( âge) to be pushing fifty;

10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.

C se tirer vpr

1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;

2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;

3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;

4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;

5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;

6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.

[tire] verbe transitif

A.[DÉPLACER]

1. [traîner - avec ou sans effort] to pull, to drag ; [ - en remorquant] to draw, to tow

tire la table au milieu de la pièce pull the table out into the centre of the room

tiré par un cheval horse-drawn

tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet

2. [amener à soi] to pull

[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)

je sentis que quelqu'un tirait ma veste I felt a tug at my jacket

elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleeve

tirer les cheveux à quelqu'un to pull somebody's hair

tirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair back

tire bien le drap stretch the sheet (taut)

tirer un fil

a. [accidentellement] to pull a thread

b. [pour faire un jour] to draw a thread

tirer la couverture à soi

a. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the credit

b. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share

3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)

tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtains

tire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates to

tirer un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt open

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a bolt

tirer la chasse d'eau to flush the toilet

4. NAUTIQUE to draw

B.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]

1. [faire sortir]

tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out of

tirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)

tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out of

tirer quelqu'un d'un cauchemar (figuré) to rouse somebody from a nightmare

tirer quelqu'un du sommeil to wake somebody up

tirer quelqu'un du coma to pull somebody out of a coma

tirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)

tirer une œuvre de l'oubli to rescue a work from oblivion

tire-moi de là help me out

2. [fabriquer]

tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something from

les produits que l'on tire du pétrole oil-based products

tirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument

tirer un film d'une pièce de théâtre to adapt a play for the screen

photos tirées d'un film movie stills

3. [percevoir - argent]

elle tire sa fortune de ses terres she makes her money from her land

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de ta vieille montre you won't get much (money) for your old watch

[retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to draw

tirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account

4. [extraire, dégager]

tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from something

ce vers est tiré d'un poème de Villon this line is (taken) from a poem by Villon

ce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/article

ce roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song

tirer satisfaction de to derive satisfaction from

tirer vanité de to be proud of

tirer vengeance de quelque chose to avenge something

5. [obtenir, soutirer]

tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebody

la police n'a rien pu tirer de lui the police couldn't get anything out of him

tu auras du mal à lui tirer des remerciements you'll get no thanks from her

tirer des larmes à quelqu'un to make somebody cry

on n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gosse

a. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kid

b. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid

je n'ai pas pu en tirer davantage I couldn't get any more out of her

6. (familier) [voler]

je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!

7. JEUX [billet, numéro] to draw, to pick

[loterie] to draw, to carry out the draw for

[carte] to draw, to take

tirez une carte postale au hasard pick any postcard

qui va tirer le nom du gagnant? who will draw (out) the name of the winner?

le gagnant sera tiré au sort there will be a draw to decide the winner

C.[PROJETER]

1. ARMEMENT [coup de fusil, missile] to fire

[balle, flèche] to shoot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot

2. [feu d'artifice] to set off

ce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight

3. CHASSE [lapin, faisan] to shoot

4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw

[boule placée] to knock out (separable)

FOOTBALL to take

tirer un corner to take a corner

le penalty va être tiré par le capitaine the penalty will be taken by the captain

TENNIS [passing-shot, volée] to hit

[en haltérophilie] to lift

ESCRIME

tirer des armes to fence

5. (locution)

tirer un coup avec quelqu'un (vulgaire) to have it off with somebody (très familier)

D. (familier) [PASSER] (familier) to spend, to do, to get through (inseparable)

j'ai encore trois semaines à tirer avant mon congé I've another three weeks to go before my leave

E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]

1. [dessiner - ligne] to draw ; [ - plan] to draw up (separable)

tirez deux traits sous les verbes underline the verbs twice

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE to print

je voudrais que cette photo soit tirée sur du papier mat I'd like a matt print of this picture

3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to print

[estampe, lithographie] to print, to draw

[tract] to print, to run

[gravure] to strike, to pull, to print

ce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000

bon à tirer ‘passed for press’

un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof

4. (Belgique & locution)

tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself

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[tire] verbe intransitif

1. MILITAIRE [faire feu] to fire, to shoot

ne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!

tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legs

il tire mal he's a bad shot

tirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blanks

tirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebody

ils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moves

on m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at

2. ARMEMENT & SPORT

tirer à l'arc/l'arbalète

a. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archery

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbow

tirer à la carabine/au pistolet

a. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shooting

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistol

3. FOOTBALL [au golf] to shoot

il a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting

ESCRIME to fence

4. [exercer une traction] to pull

tire! pull!, heave!

ça tire dans les genoux à la montée (familier) going up is tough on the knees

elle tire bien, ta voiture! (familier) it goes well, your car!

la moto tire à droite the motorbike pulls to the right

ne tire pas sur ton gilet don't pull your cardigan out of shape

il tira violemment sur le fil du téléphone he gave the phone wire a sharp pull

tirer sur (figuré) [délais, budget] to stretch

tirer sur la ficelle to go a bit far

5. [aspirer - fumeur]

tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipe

tirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette

6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]

tirer (bien) to draw (well)

la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly

7. [peau] to feel tight

[points de suture] to pull

ma peau me tire (familier) my skin feels tight

aïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!

8. JEUX

tirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots

9. IMPRIMERIE

tirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)

à combien le journal tire-t-il? what are the paper's circulation figures?

10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)

ça tire there's a draught

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tirer à verbe plus préposition

1. PRESSE

tirer à la ligne to pad out an article (because it is being paid by the line)

2. NAUTIQUE

tirer au large to make for the open sea

3. (locution)

tirer à sa fin to come to an end

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tirer sur verbe plus préposition

[couleur] to verge ou to border on

ses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red

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se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le store se tire avec un cordon the blind pulls down with a cord

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se tirer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [partir, quitter un endroit] to clear off, to make tracks

[s'enfuir] to beat it, to clear off

s'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm going

tire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!

il s'est tiré de chez lui he's left home

dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump

2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a close

plus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!

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se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se sortir de] to get out of

il s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interview

s'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on top

si tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managed

rien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!

il y a peu de chances qu'il s'en tire [qu'il survive] the odds are against him pulling through

tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apology

je m'en suis tiré avec une suspension de permis I got away with my licence being suspended

s'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to pay

à quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of us

il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with it

on n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly

je n'aime pas faire de discours — tu t'en es très bien tiré I don't like to make speeches — you did very well

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tirer
16 improve

1. I
abs

the situation (smb.'s business, etc.) is improving положение и т. д. улучшается /становится лучше/; things are improving дела налаживаются; his mathematics has improved он сделал успехи по математике; I hope his health has improved надеюсь, [что] ему лучше; I hope the weather will improve надеюсь, погода наладится
2. II
improve in some manner improve rapidly (gradually, tremendously, markedly, definitely, unquestionably, etc.) быстро и т. д. улучшаться /поправляться, налаживаться/
3. III
improve smth.

1) improve the situation (one's condition, the water-supply, the model, communication, etc.) улучшать положение и т. д., I'll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier for you to use я переделаю форму ручки, чтобы вам было удобнее ею пользоваться; improve smb.'s manners исправлять чьи-л. манеры; improve traffic наладить уличное движение; improve one's gifts /one's talents/ (one's skill, one's abilities, nature, etc.) совершенствовать свой таланты и т. д., he improved his French (his knowledge of Russian) он сделал успехи во французском (в русском) языке; he is reading a lot to improve his mind он много читает для общего развития

2) book. improve each hour (every moment while you are young, the occasion, the opportunity, an event, an acquaintance, etc.) использовать каждый час и т. д.
4. IV
improve smth., smb. in some manner improve smth. greatly (very much, materially, artificially, etc.) значительно и т. д. улучшать /(усовершенствовать/ что-л.; the dress improves her greatly она гораздо лучше выглядит в этом платье. это платье ее красит
5. XI
be improved upon this tart (this pudding) cannot be improved upon этот торт (пудинг) лучше не сделаешь
6. XIV
improve on doing smth. the book improves on reading чем дальше читаешь, тем книга становится интереснее
7. XVI
1) improve in (by, with, through, etc.) smth. improve in health поправляться, выздоравливать; improve in strength окрепнуть, стать сильнее; improve in looks /in appearance/ похорошеть, выглядеть лучше; improve in skill приобретать навык, совершенствоваться; improve in one's Latin совершенствоваться в латыни; improve in one's financial position улучшить свое материальное положение; improve with age делаться лучше с возрастом; improve by degrees постепенно улучшаться; he is improving slowly from the effects of a fall он медленно оправляется после ушибов; he improved by /through/ study благодаря занятиям он достиг определенных успехов; he improved on acquaintance когда я его лучше узнал, он мне больше понравился

2) improve (ир)оп smth. improve on the plan (upon a tale, on smb.'s translation, on the invention, upon smb.'s ideas, etc.) усовершенствовать / делать лучше/ план и т. д.; surely you can improve on that ты наверняка можешь это сделать лучше; your complexion is wonderful, don't try to improve upon nature у вас прекрасный цвет лица, не пытайтесь подправить природу
8. XVIII
improve oneself in smth. improve oneself in drawing (in English, in translation, etc.) научиться лучше рисовать и т. д.; improve oneself in some manner improve oneself professionally повышать свою квалификацию
9. XXI1
1) improve smth. by smth. improve one's reading (one's English, one's piano, etc.) by practice /use/ усовершенствовать навыки чтения и т. д. упражнением; improve one's natural gifts by study развивать природные таланты занятиями; improve one's health by constant exercise укреплять здоровье /закалиться/ путем постоянной тренировки

2) improve smth. for smth. book. improve an attic for storage (the knowledge for one's own end, etc.) использовать чердак под склад и т. д.
10. XXII
improve smth. by doing smth.

1) improve the lot by building on it повышать цену на участок путем возведения на нем строений

2) book. improve the time by seeing the city (every spare moment by studying, etc.) использовать время для осмотра города и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > improve
17 read

read

1. read [red] vt, vi pt, pp of → read adj

PHRASES:

to take sth as \read etw als selbstverständlich voraussetzen;

we will take the minutes as \read wir setzen das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

read

1. read [ri:d] n

usu sing

1) (Brit, Aus) ( act of reading) Lesen nt;

to have a quiet \read ( fam) in Ruhe lesen;

to have a \read of sth in etw akk hineinschauen ( fam), einen Blick in etw akk werfen

2) (fam: book)

good/bad \read spannende/langweilige Lektüre;

to be a good \read sich akk gut lesen [lassen]

3) (Am) ( interpretation) Lesart f vt <read, read>

1) ( understand written material)

to \read sth etw lesen; handwriting etw entziffern;

to \read sth avidly etw leidenschaftlich gern lesen;

to \read sth voraciously etw geradezu verschlingen;

to \read a map eine Karte lesen

2) mus

to \read music Noten lesen

3) ( speak aloud)

to \read sth aloud [or out loud] etw laut vorlesen;

to \read sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw vorlesen

4) ( discern)

to \read an emotion ein Gefühl erraten;

to \read sb's face in jds Gesicht lesen;

to \read sth in sb's face jdm etw vom Gesicht ablesen

5) ( interpret) interpretieren, deuten;

if I've \read the situation aright,... wenn ich die Situation richtig verstehe,...

6) ( substitute)

to \read sth for sth statt etw etw heißen;

on page 19, for Blitish, please \read British auf Seite 19 muss es statt Blitish British heißen

7) ( proof-read)

to \read sth etw Korrektur lesen;

to \read a proof Korrektur lesen

8) pol, law

to \read a bill/ measure eine Gesetzesvorlage/gesetzliche Verfügung lesen

9) ( inspect and record)

to \read sth etw ablesen;

to \read a meter einen Zählerstand ablesen

10) ( show information)

to \read sth etw anzeigen;

the thermometer is \reading 40ºC in the shade das Thermometer zeigt 40ºC im Schatten an

11) ( Brit) univ ( form);

to \read sth chemistry, English, history etw studieren

12) comput

to \read a card eine Karte [ein]lesen;

to \read data Daten lesen

13) radio, telec

to \read sb jdn verstehen;

(fig: understand sb's meaning) jdn verstehen;

do you \read me? - loud and clear können Sie mich verstehen? - laut und deutlich;

I don't \read you ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst

14) ( prophesy)

to \read sb's palm jdm aus der Hand lesen;

to \read the tea leaves aus dem Kaffeesatz lesen;

to \read sth in the cards etw in den Karten lesen

PHRASES:

to \read sb like a book in jdm lesen können wie in einem [offenen] Buch;

to \read sb a lecture ( form) jdm die Leviten lesen ( fam)

\read my lips! hör [mal] ganz genau zu!;

to \read sb's lips jdm von den Lippen lesen;

to \read sb's mind [or thoughts] jds Gedanken lesen;

to \read sb the Riot Act jdm gehörig die Leviten lesen ( fam)

to \read the runes ( Brit) die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen vi <read, read>

1) ( understand written material) lesen;

to \read avidly leidenschaftlich gern lesen;

to \read voraciously Bücher geradezu verschlingen;

to \read about [or of] sb/ sth über jdn/etw lesen

2) ( speak aloud)

to \read aloud [or out loud] [to sb] [jdm] laut vorlesen

3) ( create impression)

to \read well book, letter, article, magazine sich akk gut lesen

4) ( have wording) lauten;

there was a sign \reading ‘No Smoking’ auf einem Schild stand „Rauchen verboten“

5) theat, film

to \read for a part sich akk in eine Rolle einlesen

6) ( esp Brit) univ ( form);

to \read for sth etw studieren;

to \read for the Bar Jura studieren

PHRASES:

to \read between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesen

English-German students dictionary > read
18 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
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- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
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- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

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20 SI

I.

si¹ [si]

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1. conjunction

2. adverb

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1. <

   a. if

• s'il fait beau demain, je sortirai if it's fine tomorrow, I'll go out

• si j'avais de l'argent, j'achèterais une voiture if I had any money, I would buy a car

• tu viendras ? si oui, préviens-moi à l'avance are you coming? if so, tell me in advance

• si seulement il venait/était venu if only he was coming/had come

• si c'est ça, je m'en vais (inf) if that's how it is, I'm off (inf)

• s'il a tant de succès c'est que... if he is so successful it's because...

   b. (interrogation indirecte) if, whether

• il ignore si elle viendra he doesn't know whether or if she'll come (or not)

• il se demande si elle viendra he is wondering whether or if she'll come (or not)

• tu imagines s'il était fier ! you can imagine how proud he was!

• si je veux y aller ? quelle question ! do I want to go? what a question!

• si j'avais su ! if only I had known!

• et s'il refusait ? and what if he refused?

   c. ( = que) c'est un miracle si la voiture n'a pas pris feu it's a miracle that the car didn't catch fire

• excusez-nous si nous n'avons pas pu venir we're sorry we couldn't come

   d. (opposition) while

• si ses intentions étaient louables, l'effet de son discours a été désastreux while his motives were excellent, the results of his speech were disastrous

   e. (locutions) et si tu lui téléphonais ? how about phoning him?

► si ce n'est...

• qui peut le savoir, si ce n'est lui ? if he doesn't know, who will?

• si ce n'est elle, qui aurait osé ? who but she would have dared?

• il n'avait rien emporté, si ce n'est quelques biscuits he had taken nothing with him apart from a few biscuits

• elle va bien, si ce n'est qu'elle est très fatiguée she's quite well apart from the fact that she is very tired► si tant est que

• ils sont sous-payés, si tant est qu'on les paie they are underpaid, if they are paid at all

2. <

   a. (affirmatif) vous ne venez pas ? -- si/mais si aren't you coming? -- yes I am/of course I am

• vous n'avez rien mangé ? -- si, une pomme haven't you had anything to eat? -- yes (I have), an apple

• si, si, il faut venir oh but you must come!

• il n'a pas voulu, moi si he didn't want to, but I did

• il n'a pas écrit ? -- il paraît que si hasn't he written? -- yes, it seems that he has

• je croyais qu'elle ne voulait pas venir, mais il m'a dit que si I thought she didn't want to come but he said she did

   b. ( = tellement) (modifiant un attribut, un adverbe) so ; (modifiant un épithète) such

• un ami si gentil such a kind friend

• des amis si gentils

• de si gentils amis such kind friends

• il parle si bas qu'on ne l'entend pas he speaks in such a low voice that you can't hear him

• il est stupide, non ? -- si peu ! (ironic) he's stupid, isn't he? -- and how! (inf)

► si bien que so that

• on est parti en retard, si bien qu'on a raté le train we left late so we missed the train

   c. (concessif) however

• si bête soit-il, il comprendra however stupid he is he will understand

• si peu que ce soit however little it may be

   d. ( = aussi) as

• elle n'est pas si timide que tu crois she's not as shy as you think

• ce n'est pas si simple it's not as simple as that

II.

si² [si]

invariable masculine noun

(Music) B ; (en chantant la gamme) ti

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Note: si adverbe de degré modifiant un adjectif a deux traductions en anglais selon que l'adjectif modifié est attribut: la maison est si jolie = the house is so pretty, ou épithète: une si jolie maison = such a pretty house

Dans le cas de l'épithète il existe une deuxième possibilité, assez rare et littéraire, citée pour information: = so pretty a house

I
1. si
nom masculin invariable if

des si et des mais — ifs and buts

2.

adverbe

1) ( marquant l'affirmation) yes

‘tu ne le veux pas?’ - ‘si!’ — ‘don't you want it?’ - ‘yes I do!’

mais si — yes, of course

2) ( marquant l'intensité) so

de si bon matin — so early in the morning

c'est un homme si agréable — he's such a pleasant man

je suis heureux de visiter votre si jolie ville — I'm glad to visit your town, it's so pretty

si bien que — ( par conséquent) so; ( à tel point que) so much so that

tant et si bien que — so much so that

3) ( pour marquer la comparaison)

rien n'est si beau qu'un coucher de soleil — there's nothing so beautiful as a sunset

est-elle si bête qu'on le dit? — is she as stupid as people say (she is)?

4) ( pour marquer la concession)

si peu que ce soit — however little it may be

3.

conjonction (s' before il or ils)

1) ( marquant l'éventualité) if

si ce n'est (pas) toi, qui est-ce? — if it wasn't you, who was it?, if not you, who?

il n'a rien pris avec lui si ce n'est un livre — he didn't take anything with him apart from a book

à quoi servent ces réunions si ce n'est à nous faire perdre notre temps? — what purpose do these meetings serve other than to waste our time?

si tant est qu'une telle distinction ait un sens — if such a distinction makes any sense

c'est un brave homme s'il en est — he's a brave man if ever there was one

2) ( marquant l'hypothèse) if

si j'étais riche — if I were rich

si j'avais su! — if only I'd known!

vous pensez si j'étais content! — you can imagine how happy I was!

si j'ai envie de partir? ah ça oui! — leave? I certainly do want to leave!

je me demande s'il viendra — I wonder if ou whether he'll come

3) ( quand) if

enfant, si je lisais, je n'aimais pas être dérangé — when I was a child I used to hate being disturbed if ou when I was reading

4) ( introduit la suggestion)

si tu venais avec moi? — how about coming with me?

si tu venais passer le week-end avec nous? — why don't you come and spend the weekend with us?

et s'il décidait de ne pas venir? — and what if he decided not to come?

5) ( pour marquer l'opposition) whereas

si la France est favorable au projet, les autres pays y sont violemment opposés — whereas France is in favour [BrE] of the project, the other countries are violently opposed to it

II si
nom masculin invariable ( note) B; ( en solfiant) ti

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abr nm

See:

syndicat d'initiative

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I.

si nm inv ( note) B; ( en solfiant) ti.

II.

si

❢ Si adverbe de degré modifiant un adjectif a deux traductions en anglais selon que l'adjectif modifié est attribut: la maison est si jolie = the house is so pretty, ou épithète: une si jolie maison = such a pretty house. Dans le cas de l'épithète il existe une deuxième possibilité, assez rare et littéraire, citée pour information: = so pretty a house.

A nm inv if; des si et des mais ifs and buts.

B adv

1 ( marquant l'affirmation) yes; ‘tu ne le veux pas?’-‘si!’ ‘don't you want it?’-‘yes I do!’; ‘ils n'ont pas encore vendu leur maison?’-‘il me semble que si’ ‘haven't they sold their house yet?’-‘yes, I think they have’; il n'ira pas, moi si he won't go, but I will; mais si yes, of course; ‘tu ne le veux pas?’-‘mais si’ ‘don't you want it?’-‘yes, of course I do’; si fort littér yes indeed;

2 ( marquant l'intensité) so; ce n'est pas si simple it's not so simple; de si bon matin so early in the morning; de si bonne heure so early; c'est un homme si agréable he's such a pleasant man; vous habitez un si joli pays you live in such a lovely country; je suis heureux de visiter votre si jolie ville I'm glad to visit your town, it's so pretty; j'ai eu si peur que I was so afraid that; si bien que ( par conséquent) so; ( à tel point que) so much so that; elle n'a pas écrit, si bien que je ne sais pas à quelle heure elle arrive she hasn't written, so I don't know what time she's arriving; elle s'agitait en tous sens si bien qu'elle a fini par tomber she was flapping about all over the place, so much so that she fell over; tant et si bien que so much so that;

3 ( pour marquer la comparaison) rien n'est si beau qu'un coucher de soleil there's nothing so beautiful as a sunset; est-elle si bête qu'on le dit? is she as stupid as people say (she is)?;

4 ( pour marquer la concession) si loin que vous alliez nous saurons bien vous retrouver however far away you go ou no matter how far away you go, we will be able to find you; si intelligent qu'il soit or soit-il, il ne peut pas tout savoir as intelligent as he is ou however intelligent he is, he can't know everything; si pénible que soit la situation however hard the situation may be; si peu que ce soit however little it may be.

C conj (s' before il or ils)

1 ( marquant l'éventualité) if; si ce n'est (pas) toi, qui est-ce? if it wasn't you, who was it?; il n'a rien pris avec lui si ce n'est un livre et son parapluie he didn't take anything with him apart from ou other than a book and his umbrella; l'une des villes les plus belles, si ce n'est la plus belle one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful; personne n'a compris si ce n'est le meilleur de la classe nobody understood except the best pupil in the class; si ce n'était la peur d'être malade j'irais avec vous if it weren't for fear of getting ill I'd go with you; à quoi servent ces réunions si ce n'est à nous faire perdre notre temps? what purpose do these meetings serve other than to waste our time?; si c'est (comme) ça, je pars if that's how it is, I'm leaving; s'il vient demain et qu'il fait beau if he comes tomorrow and the weather's fine; lui seul peut trouver une solution, si solution il y a only he can find a solution, if there is one ou a solution; si oui if so; était-il à Paris? si oui avec qui? si non pourquoi? was he in Paris? if he was, who was he with? if he wasn't, why?; explique-moi tout si tant est que tu puisses le faire tell me everything, if you can do it that is; je ne sais pas s'il pourra nous prêter la somme avant dimanche, si tant est qu'il veuille bien nous la prêter I don't know if he will be able to lend us the money before Sunday, if he's willing to lend it to us at all (that is); si tant est qu'une telle distinction ait un sens if such a distinction makes any sense; c'est un brave homme s'il en est he's a brave man if ever there was one; c'était un homme cultivé s'il en fut he was an educated man if ever there was one;

2 ( marquant l'hypothèse dans l'avenir ou le présent) if; si j'étais riche if I were rich; si j'étais toi, si j'étais à ta place if I were you; s'il pleuvait je serais content I would be glad if it rained;

3 ( exprimant l'hypothèse dans le passé) if; si j'avais su qu'il était à Paris je l'aurais invité if I had known that he was in Paris I would have invited him; si j'avais eu l'argent if I had had the money;

4 ( quand) if; s'il pleurait elle le prenait tout de suite dans ses bras if he cried she would pick him up straightaway; enfant, si je lisais, je n'aimais pas être dérangé when I was a child I used to hate being disturbed if ou when I was reading;

5 ( dans une phrase exclamative) if only; si vous pouviez venir! if only you could come!, I wish you would come!; si au moins vous m'aviez téléphoné! if only you had phoned me!; si encore or enfin or seulement or même if only; si j'avais su! if only I'd known!, had I known!; vous pensez si j'étais content! you can imagine how happy I was!; si j'ai envie de partir? ah ça oui! do I want to leave? but of course I do!; et si je le rencontrais dans la rue! just imagine if ou just suppose I meet him in the street!;

6 ( introduit la suggestion) si tu venais avec moi? how ou what about coming with me?, why don't you come with me?; si nous allions dîner au restaurant? how ou what about going out for dinner?; si tu venais passer le week-end avec nous? why don't you come and spend the weekend with us?; et s'il décidait de ne pas venir? and what if he decided not to come?; et si tu lui écrivais? why don't you write to him/her?;

7 ( pour marquer l'opposition) whereas; si la France est favorable au projet, les autres pays y sont violemment opposés whereas France is in favour^GB of the project, the other countries are violently opposed to it;

8 ( introduit une interrogation indirecte) if, whether; je me demande s'il viendra I wonder if ou whether he'll come.

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