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61 quality
'kwolətiplural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; (also adjective) quality goods.) calidad2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) cualidadquality n1. calidad2. cualidadtr['kwɒlɪtɪ]1 (degree of excellence) calidad nombre femenino2 (attribute) cualidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquality control control nombre masculino de calidadquality goods género de calidad, productos nombre masculino plural de calidadquality newspapers prensa de calidad1) nature: carácter m2) attribute: cualidad f3) grade: calidad fof good quality: de buena calidadn.• calaña s.f.• calibre s.m.• calidad s.f.• casta s.f.• cualidad s.f.• estofa s.f.• laya s.f.• metal s.m.• raza s.f.
I 'kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad fof poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad
good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior
2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f
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['kwɒlɪtɪ]1. N1) (=standard, high standard) calidad fof good/high quality — de buena/alta calidad
of poor/low quality — de mala/baja calidad
2) (=personal attribute) cualidad fleadership qualities — cualidades fpl de líder
3) (=physical property) propiedad f4) (=nature, character) cualidad f5) (=tone) [of sound, voice] timbre m, tono m6)the qualities — (Brit) (Press) * la prensa seria, los periódicos serios
2.CPD [product, work] de calidad; [newspaper] serioquality control N — control m de calidad
quality controller N — controlador(a) m / f de calidad
quality newspaper N — periódico m serio
See:see cultural note BROADSHEETS AND TABLOIDS in broadsheetquality time N — tiempo dedicado a la familia y a los amigos
I need to spend some quality time with my children — necesito pasar tiempo disfrutando con mis hijos
if you don't spend quality time studying you won't learn very much — si no dedicas tiempo en serio a estudiar no aprenderás mucho
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I ['kwɑːləti, 'kwɒləti]1) u c ( degree of excellence) calidad fof poor/excellent quality — de calidad inferior/de primera calidad
good/poor quality products — productos de buena calidad/de calidad inferior
2) c ( characteristic) cualidad f
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62 section
'sekʃən1) (a part or division: He divided the orange into sections; There is disagreement in one section of the community; the accounts section of the business.) sección2) (a view of the inside of anything when, or as if, it is cut right through or across: a section of the stem of a flower.) sección•section n1. sección / parte2. tramotr['sekʃən]1 (of newspaper, orchestra, department) sección nombre femenino; (of furniture, book) parte nombre femenino; (of road) tramo; (of orange) gajo3 (of document, law) artículo, apartado5 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL sección nombre femenino6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (land) milla cuadrada1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (cut) cortar, seccionar2 (divide) dividirsection ['sɛkʃən] n: sección f, parte f (de un mueble, etc.), sector m (de la población), barrio m (de una ciudad)n.• apartado s.m.• artículo s.m.• barrio s.m.• cuartel s.m.• departamento s.m.• región s.f.• sección s.f.• sector s.m.• tramo s.m.v.• seccionar v.
I 'sekʃən1)a) (of object, newspaper, orchestra) sección f; (of machine, piece of furniture) parte f; ( of road) tramo m; (of city, population, public opinion) sector msection two, subsection one — ( of document) artículo dos, punto or inciso primero
b) ( unit of land) (AmE) 640 acres o 2,59km22) ( department) sección f; (before n 220 m) <manager, supervisor> de sección3) (in geometry, drawing) sección f, corte m4)a) ( thin slice) sección fb) ( in surgery) sección f
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transitive verb \<\<map/area\>\> dividir; \<\<line\>\> segmentar['sekʃǝn]they sectioned off part of the office — separaron parte de la oficina con una mampara (or tabique etc)
1. N1) (=part) [of pipeline, road] tramo m ; [of self-assembly item] pieza f, parte f ; [of orange etc] gajo m ; [of book, text] parte f ; [of code, law] artículo m ; [of document, report] apartado m, punto m ; [of orchestra] sección f ; [of country] región f ; [of community, opinion] sector m ; [of town] (Brit) sector m, zona f ; (US) (=district) barrio mpassports section — sección f de pasaportes
brass 3., string 3., percussion 2., woodwindthe sports/finance section — [of newspaper] la sección de deportes/economía
2) (=cut) (in diagram, dissection) sección f, corte mcross section — (lit) sección f transversal
the research was compiled using a cross section of the British population — el estudió se realizó utilizando un sector representativo de la población británica
3) (Med) (also: Caesarean section)see Caesarean2. VT1) (=divide) partir, trocear2) [+ mentally ill person] internar en un psiquiátrico3.CPDsection mark N — párrafo m
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I ['sekʃən]1)a) (of object, newspaper, orchestra) sección f; (of machine, piece of furniture) parte f; ( of road) tramo m; (of city, population, public opinion) sector msection two, subsection one — ( of document) artículo dos, punto or inciso primero
b) ( unit of land) (AmE) 640 acres o 2,59km22) ( department) sección f; (before n 220 m) <manager, supervisor> de sección3) (in geometry, drawing) sección f, corte m4)a) ( thin slice) sección fb) ( in surgery) sección f
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63 cutting
1. adjectivebeißend [Bemerkung, Antwort]2. noun3) (of plant) Ableger, der* * *1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) der Steckling2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) der Zeitungsausschnitt3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) der Einschnitt* * *cut·ting[ˈkʌtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]I. npress \cutting Zeitungsausschnitt m* * *['kʌtɪŋ]1. n1) Schneiden nt; (of grass) Mähen nt; (of cake) Anschneiden nt; (of rope) Durchschneiden nt, Kappen nt; (of garment) Zuschneiden nt, Zuschnitt m; (= cutting off) Abschneiden nt; (with sword) Abschlagen nt2) (= shaping) (of steps) Schlagen nt; (of channel, trench) Graben nt; (of figure) (in wood) Schnitzen nt (in aus); (in stone) Hauen nt (in aus); (of glass, crystal, jewel) Schliff m; (of key) Anfertigung f; (of record) Pressen nt, Herstellung f4) (= reduction of prices) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f; (of quality) Verminderung f; (of quantity) Reduzierung f; (of working hours) Verkürzung f; (of expenses, salary) Kürzung f6) (Brit: road cutting, railway cutting) Durchstich m2. adj1) blade, edge scharfto be at the cutting edge of sth — in etw (dat) führend sein
* * *cutting [ˈkʌtıŋ]A s1. (Ab-, Aus, Be-, Zu)Schneiden n (etc; → academic.ru/18012/cut">cut C)3. besonders Br (Zeitungs)Ausschnitt m:a cutting from ein Ausschnitt aus5. TECHa) Fräsen n, Schneiden n, spanabhebende Bearbeitung, Zerspanung fb) Kerbe f, Schlitz mc) pl (Dreh-, Hobel) Späne pld) pl Abfälle pl, Schnitzel pl6. BOT Ableger m, Steckling m, Setzling mB adj (adv cuttingly)1. Schneid(e)…, Schnitt…, schneidend (auch fig Schmerz, Wind)2. fig schneidend, beißend, scharf (Bemerkung etc)* * *1. adjectivebeißend [Bemerkung, Antwort]2. nouncutting edge — Schneide, die
2) (esp. Brit.): (excavation for railway, road etc.) Einschnitt, der3) (of plant) Ableger, der* * *adj.abschneidend adj.anschneidend adj. n.Schnitt -e m. -
64 hack
I 1. transitive verb1) hacken [Holz]hack one's way [through/along/out of something] — sich (Dat.) einen Weg [durch etwas/etwas entlang/aus etwas heraus] [frei]schlagen
2) (Computing) eindringen in (+ Akk.) [Computersystem]2. intransitive verb1)hack at — herumhacken auf (+ Dat.)
hack through the undergrowth — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durchs Unterholz schlagen
2)hacking cough — trockener Husten; Reizhusten, der
3) (Computing)hack into something — in etwas (Akk.) eindringen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87650/hack_off">hack offII 1. nounnewspaper hack — Zeitungsschreiber, der
publisher's hack — Lohnschreiber, der
2) (hired horse) Mietpferd, das2. adjective1)hack writer — Lohnschreiber, der
2) (mediocre) Nullachtfünfzehn- (ugs. abwertend)* * *[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) hacken2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) hacken2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) die Einkerbung2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) das Mietpferd,-auto•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw* * *hack1[hæk]I. vt1. (chop roughly)▪ to \hack sth etw hackento \hack sb to death jdn [mit einem Beil] erschlagento \hack the ball dem Ball einen Tritt versetzen3. (clear a way)4. COMPUT▪ to \hack sth etw aushaltenhe just can't \hack it to sit in traffic jams every morning er kann die ewigen Staus am Morgen einfach nicht ausstehento \hack it es bringenhe can't \hack it er bringt's einfach nichtII. vihe \hacked away at the tree trunk with his axe er hackte mit der Axt auf dem Baumstamm herum2. COMPUTIII. n3. (cough) trockener Hustensmoker's \hack Raucherhusten mhack2[hæk]I. n1. (horse) Reitpferd nt; (hired horse) Mietpferd nt; (worn-out horse) Klepper m pej, Gaul m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ; (horse-ride) Ausritt mnewspaper \hack Zeitungsschreiber(in) m(f)\hack work stumpfsinnige Arbeit pej* * *I [hk]1. nto take a hack at sth — mit der Axt etc auf etw (acc) schlagen; (in rage) auf etw (acc) einhacken
2) (= kick) Tritt m3) (= cough) trockener Husten2. vt1) (= cut) schlagen, hackendon't hack your meat, cut it — du musst das Fleisch nicht hacken, sondern schneiden
he was brutally hacked to death — er ist brutal( mit einem Beil etc) erschlagen worden
to hack one's way through (sth) — sich (dat) einen Weg (durch etw) schlagen, sich (durch etw) durchhauen
3) (inf= cope)
to hack it — es bringen (sl)3. vi1) (= chop) hacken2) (= cough) trocken husten3) (SPORT)II1. n2) (pej: literary hack) Schreiberling m4) (US: taxi) Taxi nt2. adj attr (pej)writing stumpfsinnig3. vieinen Spazierritt machen* * *hack1 [hæk]A v/t1. a) (zer)hacken:hack off abhacken (von);be hacked off with umg die Schnauze voll haben von;hack out fig grob darstellen;b) fig einen Text verstümmeln, entstellen2. (ein)kerbenb) (Basketball) jemandem, auch jemanden auf den Arm schlagen6. US umga) ausstehen, leidenb) schaffen, bewältigenB v/i1. hacken:a)(mit dem Beil etc) schlagen auf (akk),hack into a computer system in ein Computersystem eindringen2. trocken und stoßweise husten:hacking cough → C 6C s1. Hieb m:a)(mit dem Beil etc) schlagen auf (akk),b) US umg etwas probieren, versuchen2. a) Hacke fb) Haue f, Pickel m3. Kerbe f4. US Schalm m6. trockener, stoßweiser Hustenhack2 [hæk]A sb) Mietpferd nc) Klepper m2. Br Aus-, Spazierritt m3. USb) umg Taxi n4. peja) Schriftsteller(in), der (die) auf Bestellung arbeitetb) (rein) kommerzielle(r) Schriftsteller(in)c) Schreiberling m (Autor, Journalist)B v/t1. umg einen Artikel etc hinschmieren2. ein Pferd vermieten3. Br ein Pferd ausreiten4. einen Begriff etc abnutzenC v/i1. Br ausreiten, einen Spazierritt machen2. US in einer Droschke oder umg in einem Taxi fahren3. US umg ein Taxi fahrenD adj2. mittelmäßighack3 [hæk]A skeep at hack → B 12. a) Trockengestell nb) Futtergestell nB v/t1. Falken in teilweiser Freiheit halten2. auf einem Gestell trocknen* * *I 1. transitive verb1) hacken [Holz]hack somebody/something to bits or pieces — jemanden zerstückeln/etwas in Stücke hacken
hack one's way [through/along/out of something] — sich (Dat.) einen Weg [durch etwas/etwas entlang/aus etwas heraus] [frei]schlagen
2) (Computing) eindringen in (+ Akk.) [Computersystem]2. intransitive verb1)hack at — herumhacken auf (+ Dat.)
hack through the undergrowth — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durchs Unterholz schlagen
2)hacking cough — trockener Husten; Reizhusten, der
3) (Computing)hack into something — in etwas (Akk.) eindringen
Phrasal Verbs:- hack offII 1. nounnewspaper hack — Zeitungsschreiber, der
publisher's hack — Lohnschreiber, der
2) (hired horse) Mietpferd, das2. adjective1)hack writer — Lohnschreiber, der
2) (mediocre) Nullachtfünfzehn- (ugs. abwertend)* * *n.Hieb -e m. v.hacken v. -
65 rag
I noun1) [Stoff]fetzen, der; [Stoff]lappen, der[all] in rags — [ganz] zerrissen
somebody loses his rag — (coll.) jemandem reißt die Geduld
[dressed] in rags [and tatters] — abgerissen
II 1. transitive verb,go from rags to riches — vom armen Schlucker zum Millionär/zur Millionärin werden
- gg- (tease, play jokes on) aufziehen; necken2. noun1) (Brit. Univ.) spaßige studentische [Wohltätigkeits]veranstaltung* * *[ræɡ](a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) der Lumpen- academic.ru/60085/ragged">ragged- raggedly
- raggedness
- rags* * *rag1[ræg]n1. (old cloth) Lumpen m; (for cleaning) Lappen m, Fetzen m ÖSTERR, Putzlumpen m SCHWEIZ; (for dust) Staubtuch nt, Staublappen mto be dressed in \rags in Lumpen herumlaufen pej▪ \rags pl Reste plthe \rags of one's pride/self-esteem das letzte bisschen Stolz/Selbstachtunglocal \rag Lokalblättchen nt pej fam5.▶ to go from \rags to riches vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär werden▶ to be in \rags zerlumpt sein▶ to be on the \rag AM (sl) die Regel haben▶ to be like a red \rag to a bull [to sb] [jdm] ein rotes Tuch seinrag2[ræg]I. n BRIT (students' fund-raising event) studentische karnevalistische Veranstaltung, um Spenden für wohltätige Zwecke zu sammeln\rag day/week Zeit, in der die Studenten nach Aufführungen für wohltätige Zwecke sammelnII. vt<- gg->( fam)III. vi<- gg->AM ( pej sl)rag3[ræg]n Ragtime m* * *I [rg]n1) Lumpen m, Fetzen m; (for cleaning) Lappen m, Lumpen m; (for paper) Lumpen pl, Hadern pl; (inf = shirt, dress) Fetzen m (inf)in rags — zerlumpt, abgerissen
to go from rags to riches (by luck) — vom armen Schlucker zum reichen Mann/zur reichen Frau werden; (by work) vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär werden
to feel like a wet rag (inf) — total ausgelaugt sein (inf)
to lose one's rag (inf) — in die Luft gehen (inf)
See:→ red rag2) (pej inf: newspaper) Käseblatt ntII1. n (Brit inf)(= joke) Jux m (inf)2. vt1) (= tease) aufziehen, foppen2) (Brit* * *rag1 [ræɡ]A s1. Fetzen m, Lumpen m, Lappen m:a) in Fetzen (Stoff etc),go from rags to riches sich vom armen Schlucker zum Millionär hocharbeiten;chew the rag umga) quatschen, plaudern,b) meckern, murren;he lost his rag umg ihm riss der Geduldsfaden;be like a red rag to a bull for sb für jemanden ein rotes Tuch sein;she’s on the rag US sl sie hat ihre Tage2. meist in Zusammensetzungen (Wasch- etc) Lappen m, (Wisch- etc) Tuch n, (Putz) Lumpen m:feel like a wet rag wie ausgelaugt sein3. pl Papierindustrie: Hadern pl, Lumpen pl5. umg Rotzfahne f, -lappen m6. umg pej Wurstblatt n (Zeitung)7. MUSa) Rag m (Ragtime)b) Ragnummer frag2 [ræɡ] s1. rohe Schieferplatte2. Br rohgeschiefertes Gesteinrag3 [ræɡ]A v/tabout, on wegen)2. Br jemandem (derbe) Streiche spielenB s1. Br (derber) Streich:2. UNIV Br karnevalistischer Studentenumzug zu wohltätigen Zwecken, der an einem bestimmten Tag (rag day) oder während einer bestimmten Woche (rag week) stattfindet* * *I noun1) [Stoff]fetzen, der; [Stoff]lappen, der[all] in rags — [ganz] zerrissen
somebody loses his rag — (coll.) jemandem reißt die Geduld
2) in pl. (old and torn clothes) Lumpen Pl.[dressed] in rags [and tatters] — abgerissen
II 1. transitive verb,go from rags to riches — vom armen Schlucker zum Millionär/zur Millionärin werden
- gg- (tease, play jokes on) aufziehen; necken2. noun1) (Brit. Univ.) spaßige studentische [Wohltätigkeits]veranstaltung* * *n.Lappen - m.Unfug nur sing. m. -
66 back
back [bæk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adjective3. adverb6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person, animal] dos m• to stand or sit with one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch• my boss is always on my back j'ai sans arrêt mon patron sur le dos► to get off sb's back (inf) laisser qn tranquille• that's what gets my back up c'est ce qui me hérisse► to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch• you can't just turn your back on your parents tu ne peux quand même pas tourner le dos à tes parents• he turned his back on the past il a tourné la page► on the back of ( = by means of) en profitant de• at the very back tout au fond► at the back of [+ building] derrière ; [+ book] à la fin de ; [+ cupboard, hall] au fond de• he's at the back of all this trouble c'est lui qui est derrière tous ces problèmes► in back (US) [of building, car] à l'arrière► in the back [of car] à l'arrière• to sit in the back of the car être assis à l'arrière► out or round the back (inf) (British) derrièred. (Football, hockey) arrière m2. adjectiveb. [taxes] arriéré3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (in space, time) (stand) back! reculez !• stay well back! n'approchez pas !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by a preposition, back is often not translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• meanwhile, back in London... pendant ce temps-là, à Londres...• he little suspected how worried they were back at home il était loin de se douter que sa famille s'inquiétait autant► to go back and forth, to go back and forward [person] faire des allées et venues ; [phone calls, emails, letters] être échangéb. ( = returned)► to be back [person] être rentré• everything's back to normal tout est rentré dans l'ordre► ... and backc. ( = reimbursed) I got/want my money back j'ai récupéré/je veux récupérer mon argenta. ( = support) soutenir ; [+ statement] confirmerb. ( = finance) financerc. ( = bet on) parier surd. [+ vehicle] reculer• to back the car in/out entrer/sortir en marche arrière( = move backwards) reculer6. compounds• to do sth by or through the back door faire qch par des moyens détournés ► back line noun (Sport) ligne f d'arrières• to take a back seat (to sth) (inf) passer au second plan (par rapport à qch) ► back-seat driver noun• he's a back-seat driver il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur ► back street noun ruelle f• he grew up in the back streets of Leeds il a grandi dans les quartiers pauvres de Leeds ► back-to-back adjective dos à dos• a row of back-to-back houses (British) une rangée de maisons adossées les unes aux autres adverb• they showed two episodes back-to-back ils ont passé deux épisodes à la suite ► back tooth noun (plural back teeth) molaire f• to back away from [+ problem] prendre ses distances par rapport à► back down intransitive verb revenir sur sa position( = draw back) reculer[house][person] sortir à reculons ; [car] sortir en marche arrière ; (of undertaking) revenir sur ses engagements[+ deal, agreement] se retirer de ; [+ undertaking] se soustraire à► back upa. ( = reverse) faire marche arrièrea. [+ theory, claim] confirmer ; [+ person] soutenirb. [+ vehicle] faire reculerc. [+ computer file] faire une copie de sauvegarde de* * *[bæk] 1.1) Anatomy, Zoology dos mto be (flat) on one's back — lit être (à plat) sur le dos; fig être au lit
to turn one's back on somebody/something — lit, fig tourner le dos à quelqu'un/quelque chose
to do something behind somebody's back — lit, fig faire quelque chose dans le dos de quelqu'un
2) ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, hand, fork, envelope) dos m; ( of fabric) envers m; (of medal, coin) revers m3) ( rear-facing part) (of vehicle, head) arrière m; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière; (of shirt, coat) dos m; (of chair, sofa) dossier mon the back of the door/head — derrière la porte/tête
the shelves are oak but the back is plywood — les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué
4) ( area behind building)to be out back —
to be in the back — US être dans le jardin or la cour
there's a small garden out back ou round the back — il y a un petit jardin derrière (la maison)
5) (of car, plane) arrière m6) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge, bus, stage) fond mat ou in the back of the drawer — au fond du tiroir
7) Sport arrière m8) ( end) fin f2.1) ( at the rear) [leg, paw, edge, wheel] arrière; [bedroom] du fond; [page] dernier/-ière (before n); [garden, gate] de derrière2) ( isolated) [road] petit (before n)back alley ou lane — ruelle f
3) Finance, Commerce3.back interest/rent/tax — arriérés mpl d'intérêts/de loyer/d'impôts
1) ( after absence)the mini-skirt is back — ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode
2) ( in return)to call ou phone back — rappeler
3) ( backwards) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière4) ( away)ten pages back — dix pages (avant or plus tôt)
5) ( ago)a week/five minutes back — il y a une semaine/cinq minutes
6) ( a long time ago)7) ( once again)we walked there and took the train back — nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer
9) ( in a different location)4.meanwhile, back in France, he... — pendant ce temps, en France, il...
back and forth adverbial phraseto swing back and forth — [pendulum] osciller
5.the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris — le film se passe entre New York et Paris
transitive verb1) ( support) soutenir [party, person, bid, bill, strike, action]; appuyer [application]; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project]2) ( finance) financer [project, undertaking]3) ( endorse) garantir [currency]to back a bill — Commerce, Finance endosser or avaliser une traite
4) ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] ( with à l'aide de)5) ( reverse)6) ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner]7) (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure]; endosser [book]; renforcer [map]; maroufler [painting]; doubler [fabric]6.- backed combining form1) ( of furniture)a high-/low-backed chair — une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas
2) (lined, stiffened)canvas-/foam-backed — doublé de toile/de mousse
3) ( supported)4) ( financed)•Phrasal Verbs:- back off- back out- back up••he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos
to break the back of a journey/task — faire le plus gros du voyage/travail
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kætʃ
1. сущ.
1) поимка;
захват
2) а) улов;
добыча б) амер.;
разг. урожай, жатва( особ. в количестве, которое делает дальнейшее высевание необязательным)
3) игра в мяч to play catch ≈ играть в мяч
4) загвоздка, препятствие That's the catch. ≈ В этом-то вся загвоздка. Syn: hitch
1., rub
1.
5) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление а) задвижка, защелка, запор, щеколда, шпингалет Syn: fastener, latch
1. б) стяжной болт в) тормоз, стопор;
арретир
6) а) выгода;
выгодное приобретение Syn: acquisition б) выгодная партия (для женитьбы или замужества)
7) муз. небольшая пьеса для трех или более голосов, вступающих попеременно с одинаковой мелодией
2. гл.
1) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать to catch a thief ≈ поймать вора to catch a ball ≈ поймать мяч to catch a fish ≈ поймать рыбу Syn: capture
2) а) заманивать в ловушку, ловить (на чем-л.) to catch in a lie ≈ поймать на вранье to catch in a web ≈ опутать паутиной Syn: trap
2., ensnare б) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение Syn: deceive, mislead
3) а) заставать;
обнаруживать to catch at smth. ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. I've caught you at your tricks again! ≈ Опять ты за свое! to catch unawares ≈ застать врасплох to be caught stealing ≈ попасться на краже to catch a person in the act ≈ застать кого-л. на месте преступления to catch in ≈ застать кого-л. дома, на работе и т. д. You might catch him in about 11 o'clock. ≈ Ты можешь застать его дома около 11 часов. to catch napping ≈ застать кого-л. спящим Father was supposed to be working, but when I went in I caught him napping. ≈ Я думал, что отец на работе, но когда вошел, то застал его спящим. б) захватывать( о дожде, шторме и т. п.) to be caught in the rain ≈ попасть под дождь The rain caught us just as we had reached the shoulder of the hill. ≈ Дождь захватил нас, когда мы достигли склона холма. в) разг. (только в прош. вр. или прич. прош. вр.;
пасс.) 'залетать', забеременеть She's been caught - she's about five months gone. ≈ Она 'залетела' - у нее уже пять месяцев.
4) а) догнать( более употребительно catch up) Syn: overtake б) успеть, попасть ( на поезд и т. п.) to catch the train ≈ успеть к поезду I must finish my letter in time to catch the post. ≈ Я должен вовремя закончить письмо, чтобы успеть попасть на почту.
5) ударить, попасть She caught him a sounding box on the ear. ≈ Она нанесла ему звучный удар кулаком в ухо.
6) а) схватить (резко или неожиданно) Syn: grasp
2., seize б) охватывать( об огне;
тж. в более широком значении) The fire caught many houses. ≈ Огонь охватил много домов. The wind and sun have fairly caught us all these last three days. ≈ Ветер и солнце практически не отпускали нас в эти последние три дня. в) зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить to catch one's finger in a door ≈ прищемить себе палец дверью to catch on smth. ≈ привязывать(ся) к чему-л. My coat caught on a nail and tore. ≈ Мое пальто зацепилось за гвоздь и порвалось. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving. ≈ Я должен был приехать достаточно рано, но когда я уезжал, я зацепился пальто за гвоздь. Syn: snag
2., jam I
2.
7) поймать, воспользоваться( возможностью)
8) схватывать, получать( что-л. неприятное или опасное) ;
заразиться to catch one's death( of cold) ≈ умереть( от простуды) to catch (a) cold ≈ простудиться, подхватить простуду She caught a cold from her brother. ≈ Она подхватила простуду от своего брата. to catch measles ≈ заразиться корью to catch fire ≈ загореться, воспламениться to catch frost ≈ покрыться льдом
9) ловить, улавливать (слова, смысл и т. п.) to catch a person's meaning ≈ уловить, понять чью-л. мысль to catch a likeness ≈ уловить (и передать) сходство to catch a glimpse of smth. ≈ увидеть что-л. на мгновение to catch the character, spirit ≈ уловить характер( актера) catch the eye Syn: grasp
2.
10) смотреть (театральный спектакль или телевизионную программу) ;
слушать (концерт и т. п.) You can have a cigarette or a drink, read the newspaper or catch the television news. ≈ Можно закурить или выпить, почитать газету или посмотреть новости по телевизору.
11) прерывать, останавливать( резко, внезапно) He caught himself before giving away a secret. ≈ Он на секунду остановился, перед тем, как выдать секрет. ∙ catch alight catch at catch away catch flat-footed catch in catch it catch napping catch off catch on catch out catch red-handed catch up Catch me (doing that) ! ≈ Чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! to catch the Speaker's eye парл. ≈ получить слово в палате общин to catch at a straw ≈ хвататься за соломинку to catch smb. in the act ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. плохим to catch one's foot ≈ споткнуться to catch smb. on the hop ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох to catch smb. on the raw ≈ задевать кого-л., причинять боль, сказав что-л. to catch smb. on the wrong foot ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох catch one's breath be caught short catch hold of catch sight of catch off guard поимка;
захват;
- her * was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку улов;
добыча;
- a fine * of fish хороший улов рыбы;
- that bachelor is a good * этот холостяк - завидный жених( разговорное) хитрость, ловушка;
подвох;
- * question каверзный вопрос;
- there must be a * somewhere здесь что-то не так;
здесь есть какой-то подвох;
- what's the * in his offer? что скрывается за его предложением?;
- that's the * в этом-то вся хитрость выгодное приобретение;
- no *, not much of a * незавидное приобретение;
грош цена;
не Бог весть какое сокровище задвижка, засов;
шпингалет (техническое) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление( техническое) стяжной болт( техническое) тормоз;
стопор;
арретир приостановка на мгновение( дыхания) ;
потеря на мгновение (голоса) ;
- with a * in her voice прерывающимся голосом отрывки, обрывки, кусочки;
- *es of old tunes обрывки старых мелодий игра в мяч;
перебрасывание мяча;
- to play * играть в мяч поимка мяча (спортивное) кетч (борьба) (сельскохозяйственное) самосев хлебных злаков (музыкальное) (историческое) качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV-XVI вв.) поймать, схватить;
ловить поймать, застигнуть;
застать, захватить;
- to * smb. red-handed застать кого-л на месте преступления;
- to * smb. napping застать кого-л врасплох;
- to * in a lie изобличить во лжи;
- to * in a word поймать на слове;
(библеизм) уловить в слове;
- to be caught in a snowstorm мы были застигнуты метелью;
- to be caught cheating быть уличенным в мошенничестве;
- to be caught in the turmoil быть вовлеченным в водоворот( событий) ;
- a rat was caught in the trap крыса попалась в крысоловку;
- I caught him out я поймал его на лжи;
- * caught him at it я его поймал на этом схватить, задержать;
- the policeman caught the thief полицейский задержал вора ухватиться, схватить;
- he caught at the rope он уцепился за веревку прицепляться, придираться к;
- he *es at everything он ко всему придирается уловить, поймать;
- to * a likeness схватить сходство (в партрете) ;
- to * an opportunity воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность (разговорное) уловить смысл, понять;
- I don't * your meaning не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать;
- he's not very quick at *ing on, is he? ведь он тугодум зацепить;
задеть;
защемить;
- to * one's finger in the door прищемить себе палец дверью зацепиться;
- her dress caught on a nail она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь;
- he boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах поддеть;
провести;
поймать в ловушку;
- you've caught me this time! ну и поддели вы меня! попасть, ударить;
- the blow caught him on the head удар пришелся ему по голове;
- I caught him one in the eye (просторечие) я поставил ему синяк под глазом заболеть, заразиться;
схватить (болезнь) ;
- to * scarlet fever заразиться скарлатиной;
- to * a chill простудиться;
- to * one's death of cold простудиться и умереть захватывать;
перехватывать успеть, поспеть;
- to * the train поспеть на поезд;
- I wonder whether I can * the post не опоздаю ли я к почте? схватить, условить;
- to * a melody схватить мелодию;
- I didn't quite * what you said я не расслышал, что вы сказали увидеть;
- to * sight of smth увидеть что-л (на мгновение) ;
- I caught sight of her in the crowd я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе привлечь;
поразить;
увлечь;
- bright colours * a baby's eye яркие цвета привлекают ребенка;
- the fact caught her attention ее внимание было привлечено этим фактом;
- to * the imagination поразить воображение запираться;
- the lock won't * замок не запирается прерывать (оратора) ;
сбивать вопросами и выкриками > to * it получить нагоняй;
> I caught it мне досталось;
> you will * it! будет тебе на орехи!;
> to * one's foot споткнуться;
> to * the trick наловчиться;
приноровиться;
схватить (как что-л делается) ;
> to * a crab (спортивное) (жаргон) "поймать леща";
> * me doing that! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!;
> * me ever telling him anything again! черта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!;
> to * the Speaker's eye (парламентское) получить слово в палате общин;
> to * fire загореться, воспламениться;
воспылать;
вспыхнуть;
зажечься( энтузиазмом) ;
> to * hold of smth ухватиться за что-л;
> to * one's breath затаить дыхание;
перевести дух, отдышаться;
> * as * can лови, хватай;
> on a catch-as-catch-can basis( специальное) без определенной очередности;
> you don't * old birds with chaff (пословица) старого воробья на мякине не проведешь;
> a drowning man will * at a straw (пословица) утопающий за соломинку хватается ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь rain: the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ выигрыш ~ догнать ~ задерживать ~ тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление;
щеколда, задвижка, защелка;
шпингалет;
стяжной болт ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ поимка;
захват ~ поймать ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала ~ прерывать, перебивать ~ приостановка (дыхания, голоса) ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом ~ удачная операция ~ улов;
добыча ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ хитрость;
ловушка ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется to ~ a glimpse (of smth.) увидеть (что-л.) на мгновение to ~ a likeness уловить (и передать) сходство ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ at обрадоваться( чему-л.) ~ at ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ away утащить ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ in a web опутать паутиной to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! it: it: catch ~ получать выговор to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ off амер. жарг. заснуть ~ on понимать ~ on становиться модным ~ on ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ one's breath затаить дыхание to ~ one's breath перевести дух ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах to ~ one's foot споткнуться to ~ the eye поймать взгляд to ~ the eye попасться на глаза to ~ the Speaker's eye парл. получить слово в палате общин ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться ~ up догонять ~ up поднять;
подхватить (тж. перен., напр. новое слово) ~ up прервать ~ up амер. приготовить лошадей (для путешественников) ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться -
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I 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (protective lid, sheath) copertura f.; (for duvet, cushion) fodera f., rivestimento m.; (for table) copritavolo m.; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fodero m., guaina f.; (for typewriter, pan) coperchio m.2) (blanket) coperta f.3) (of book, magazine, record) copertina f.on the cover — (of book) sulla copertina; (of magazine) in copertina
4) (shelter) rifugio m., riparo m.under cover — al riparo, al coperto
5) (for spy, operation, crime) copertura f. ( for per)to blow sb.'s cover — colloq. fare saltare la copertura di qcn
6) mil. copertura f.to give sb. cover — coprire qcn
7) (replacement) (for teacher, doctor) sostituto m. temporaneo8) BE copertura f. assicurativa9) (table setting) coperto m.10) mus. cover version2.modificatore [design, illustration] di copertinaII 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (to conceal or protect) coprire [table, pan, legs, wound] ( with con); rivestire, ricoprire [cushion, sofa] ( with con); coprire, chiudere [ hole] ( with con)to cover one's mouth mettere la mano davanti alla bocca; to cover one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie
2) (coat) [dust, snow, layer] coprire, ricoprire [ground, cake]everything got covered with o in sand tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia; to be covered in glory — essere carico di gloria
3) (be strewn over) [litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises] coprireto cover sb.'s face with kisses — riempire di baci il viso di qcn
4) (travel over) coprire, percorrere [distance, area]; (extend over) estendersi per, occupare [ area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] trattare [ subject]; [ term] comprendere, includere [meaning, aspect]; [ teacher] affrontare, spiegare [ chapter]; [rule, law] applicarsi a [situation, person]; [ department] essere competente per [area, activity]; [ rep] essere responsabile per [ area]6) (report on) [ journalist] seguire [event, subject]Ј 20 should cover it — colloq. 20 sterline dovrebbero bastare
8) coprire, assicurare [person, possession] ( for, against contro; for doing per fare); [ guarantee] coprire [costs, parts]9) mil. sport (protect) coprire, proteggere [person, advance, area of pitch]I've got you covered! — (threat) ti tengo sotto tiro!
2.to cover one's back — fig. coprirsi
to cover oneself — coprirsi, proteggersi
to cover oneself with — coprirsi di [glory, shame]
- cover up* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) coprire2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) coprire3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrere4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) coprire5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) coprire6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) occuparsi di7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) tenere nel mirino2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) copertura, coperta2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) riparo, copertura3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) protezione•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *I 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (protective lid, sheath) copertura f.; (for duvet, cushion) fodera f., rivestimento m.; (for table) copritavolo m.; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fodero m., guaina f.; (for typewriter, pan) coperchio m.2) (blanket) coperta f.3) (of book, magazine, record) copertina f.on the cover — (of book) sulla copertina; (of magazine) in copertina
4) (shelter) rifugio m., riparo m.under cover — al riparo, al coperto
5) (for spy, operation, crime) copertura f. ( for per)to blow sb.'s cover — colloq. fare saltare la copertura di qcn
6) mil. copertura f.to give sb. cover — coprire qcn
7) (replacement) (for teacher, doctor) sostituto m. temporaneo8) BE copertura f. assicurativa9) (table setting) coperto m.10) mus. cover version2.modificatore [design, illustration] di copertinaII 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (to conceal or protect) coprire [table, pan, legs, wound] ( with con); rivestire, ricoprire [cushion, sofa] ( with con); coprire, chiudere [ hole] ( with con)to cover one's mouth mettere la mano davanti alla bocca; to cover one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie
2) (coat) [dust, snow, layer] coprire, ricoprire [ground, cake]everything got covered with o in sand tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia; to be covered in glory — essere carico di gloria
3) (be strewn over) [litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises] coprireto cover sb.'s face with kisses — riempire di baci il viso di qcn
4) (travel over) coprire, percorrere [distance, area]; (extend over) estendersi per, occupare [ area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] trattare [ subject]; [ term] comprendere, includere [meaning, aspect]; [ teacher] affrontare, spiegare [ chapter]; [rule, law] applicarsi a [situation, person]; [ department] essere competente per [area, activity]; [ rep] essere responsabile per [ area]6) (report on) [ journalist] seguire [event, subject]Ј 20 should cover it — colloq. 20 sterline dovrebbero bastare
8) coprire, assicurare [person, possession] ( for, against contro; for doing per fare); [ guarantee] coprire [costs, parts]9) mil. sport (protect) coprire, proteggere [person, advance, area of pitch]I've got you covered! — (threat) ti tengo sotto tiro!
2.to cover one's back — fig. coprirsi
to cover oneself — coprirsi, proteggersi
to cover oneself with — coprirsi di [glory, shame]
- cover up -
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noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) brazo2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) brazo•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms
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verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armarse•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms
arm1 n1. brazo2. mangaarm2 vb armar / armarsetr[ɑːm]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL brazo2 (of coat etc) manga3 (of chair) brazo4 (of organization) rama1 armar1 armarse1 (weapons) armas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLarm in arm cogidos,-as del brazowith open arms con los brazos abiertosto be up in arms about something estar furioso,-a por algoto keep somebody at arm's length mantener a alguien a distanciaarms control control nombre masculino armamentísticoarms race carrera armamentísticaarm ['ɑrm] vt: armararm vi: armarsearm n1) : brazo m (del cuerpo o de un sillón), manga f (de una prenda)2) branch: rama f, sección f3) weapon: arma fto take up arms: tomar las armas4)coat of arms : escudo m de armasn.• manga s.f. (Division)n.• rama s.f. (Physiology)n.• brazo s.m. (Weapon)n.• arma s.f.v.• acorazar v.• armar v.
I ɑːrm, ɑːm1) ( Anat) brazo mhe had a newspaper under his arm — traía un periódico bajo el or debajo del brazo
to put one's arms around somebody — abrazar* a alguien
as long as your o my arm — (colloq) más largo que un día sin pan (fam)
to cost an arm and a leg — (colloq) costar* un ojo de la cara or un riñón (fam)
to keep somebody at arm's length — guardar las distancias con alguien
to twist somebody's arm — presionar a alguien
2)a) (of chair, crane) brazo mb) ( of garment) manga f3) ( of organization) sección f; ( Pol) brazo mto lay down one's arms — deponer* las armas
to be up in arms (about o over something): the locals are up in arms about the plan — los lugareños están furiosos con el plan
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transitive verb armarto arm somebody with something — \<\<with weapons\>\> armar a alguien de or con algo; \<\<with tools/information\>\> proveer* a alguien de algo
to arm oneself (with something) — armarse de or con algo; see also armed
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[ɑːm]N1) (Anat) brazo m•
to give sb one's arm — dar el brazo a algn•
to hold sth/sb in one's arms — coger algo/a algn en brazos•
arm in arm, he walked arm in arm with his wife — iba cogido del brazo de su mujer•
they rushed into each other's arms — corrieron a echarse uno en brazos del otrokeep sb at arm's length•
he held it at arm's length — (lit) lo sujetaba con el brazo extendido•
she came in on her father's arm — entró del brazo de su padre•
with his coat over his arm — con el abrigo sobre el brazo•
to put one's arm(s) round sb — abrazar a algn•
to take sb's arm — coger a algn del brazo•
to throw one's arms round sb's neck — echar los brazos al cuello a algn•
he had a parcel under his arm — llevaba un paquete debajo del brazo or bajo el brazo- cost an arm and a leg- keep sb at arm's length- welcome sth/sb with open arms- put the arm on sbbabe, chance 2., 1), fold II, 1., twist 2., 2)2) (=part)a) [of chair, river, crane, pick-up] brazo m; [of spectacles] patilla f; [of coat] manga farm of the sea — brazo m de mar
b) [of organization, company, also Mil] (=division) división f; (=section) sección f; (Pol) brazo mfleet
II [ɑːm]1.VT [+ person, ship, nation] armar, proveer de armas; [+ missile] equiparto arm sb with sth — (lit) armar a algn de or con algo; (fig) proveer a algn de algo
to arm o.s. with sth — (lit) armarse de or con algo; (fig) armarse de algo
she had armed herself with a rifle — se había armado de or con un rifle
I armed myself with all the information I would need — me armé de toda la información que necesitaría
2.arms* * *
I [ɑːrm, ɑːm]1) ( Anat) brazo mhe had a newspaper under his arm — traía un periódico bajo el or debajo del brazo
to put one's arms around somebody — abrazar* a alguien
as long as your o my arm — (colloq) más largo que un día sin pan (fam)
to cost an arm and a leg — (colloq) costar* un ojo de la cara or un riñón (fam)
to keep somebody at arm's length — guardar las distancias con alguien
to twist somebody's arm — presionar a alguien
2)a) (of chair, crane) brazo mb) ( of garment) manga f3) ( of organization) sección f; ( Pol) brazo mto lay down one's arms — deponer* las armas
to be up in arms (about o over something): the locals are up in arms about the plan — los lugareños están furiosos con el plan
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transitive verb armarto arm somebody with something — \<\<with weapons\>\> armar a alguien de or con algo; \<\<with tools/information\>\> proveer* a alguien de algo
to arm oneself (with something) — armarse de or con algo; see also armed
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1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) mirar2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) parecer3) (to face: The house looks west.) dar a
2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) ojeada2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) mirada3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspecto, apariencia•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to
look1 n1. mirada / vistazo2. expresión3. aspecto / pintagood looks belleza / buen parecidolook2 vb1. mirarwhat are you looking at? ¿qué miras?2. parecer / tener aspectoit looks easy, but it's difficult parece fácil, pero es difícilto look forward to tener ganas de / hacer ilusiónlook out! ¡cuidado!tr[lʊk]1 mirar (at, -)■ what are they looking at? ¿qué miran?2 (seem) parecer■ how do I look? ¿qué tal estoy?1 mirar2 (seem) parecer1 (glance) mirada2 (appearance) aspecto, apariencia3 (expression) expresión nombre femenino■ I could tell by the look of him that he wasn't at all interested a juzgar por su expresión no le interesaba lo más mínimo4 (fashion) moda1 ¡mira!1 belleza f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby the look(s) of it por lo vistolook alive! / look lively! familiar ¡espabílate!look before you leap antes de que te cases mira lo que hacesnot to be much to look at familiar no ser demasiado guapo,-a, no ser ninguna bellezato have a look for something buscar algoto look around for something andar buscando algoto look down one's nose at somebody mirar a alguien malto look on the bright side (of things) mirar el lado bueno de las cosasto look well on somebody sentar bien a alguienlook ['lʊk] vi1) glance: mirarto look out the window: mirar por la ventana2) investigate: buscar, mirarlook in the closet: busca en el closetlook before you leap: mira lo que haces3) seem: parecerhe looks happy: parece estar contentoI look like my mother: me parezco a mi madre4)to look after : cuidar, cuidar de5)to look for expect: esperar6)to look for seek: buscarlook vt: mirarlook n1) glance: mirada f2) expression: cara fa look of disapproval: una cara de desaprobación3) aspect: aspecto m, apariencia f, aire mexpr.• mira v.n.• ademán s.m.• apariencia s.f.• aspecto s.m.• búsqueda s.f.• cara s.f.• cariz s.m.• empaque s.m.• facha s.f.• gesto s.m.• mirada s.f.• miramiento s.m.• ojeada s.f.• parecer s.m.• vista s.f.• vistazo s.m.v.• buscar v.• mirar v.• observar v.• parecer v.lʊk
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1) ( glance) mirada fif looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...
to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?
have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
2) (search, examination)have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?
3)a) ( expression) cara fb) ( appearance) aire mI don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha
c) ( Clothing) moda f, look mshe was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era
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2)a) (see, glance) mirarI looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor
to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo
he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme
to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba
to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo
to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista
b) (as interj)(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!
c) ( face)our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look ONTO something — dar* a algo
3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes
4) (seem, appear)he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos
how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?
will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)
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look vt mirarPhrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up[lʊk]1. N1) (=glance) mirada f, vistazo m•
to have a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algohave a look at this! — ¡mira esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!
shall we have a look round the town? — ¿damos una vuelta por la ciudad?
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to take a look at sth — echar un vistazo a algotake a look at this! — ¡míra esto!, ¡échale un vistazo a esto!
to take a long hard look at o.s. — (fig) examinarse a sí mismo detenidamente
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do you want a look? — ¿quieres verlo?2) (=expression) mirada fhe gave me a furious look — me miró furioso, me lanzó una mirada furiosa
if looks could kill*... — si las miradas mataran...
3) (=search)have another look! — ¡vuelve a buscar!
4) (=air, appearance) aire m, aspecto m, pinta * fhe had a sad look — tenía un aspecto or aire triste
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by the look(s) of it or things — a juzgar por las aparienciasby the look(s) of him... — viéndole, se diría que...
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you can't go by looks alone — es arriesgado juzgar por las apariencias nada más•
to like the look of sb/sth, I don't like the look of him — me cae mal, no me fío de él5) looks (=attractiveness)•
she has kept her looks — sigue tan guapa como siempre•
she's losing her looks — no es tan guapa como antes6) (=fashion) moda f, estilo m•
the new look — la nueva moda2. VI1) (=see, glance) mirarlook! — ¡mira!
look here! — ¡oye!
just look! — ¡mira!, ¡fíjate!
look who's here! — ¡mira quién está aquí!
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to look the other way — (lit) mirar para el otro lado; (fig) hacer como que no se da cuenta•
to be looking over sb's shoulder — (fig) estar siempre vigilando a algn- look down one's nose at sth/sb2) (=search)look again! — ¡vuelve a buscar!
3) (=seem, appear) parecer, verse (LAm)she doesn't look her age — no aparenta or representa la edad que tiene
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it looks all right to me — me parece que está bien•
it will look bad — (fig) quedará mal•
he wanted to look his best for the interview — quería estar lo mejor (arreglado) posible para la entrevistaI don't look my best first thing in the morning — cuando me levanto por la mañana no estoy muy guapa que digamos
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he looks good in a uniform — está muy guapo en uniformeManchester United are looking good for the championship — el Manchester United tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar el campeonato
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she wasn't looking herself — parecía otra, no parecía la misma•
how does it look to you? — ¿qué te parece?how do I look? — ¿cómo estoy?
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she's 70 but doesn't look it — tiene 70 años pero no los aparenta or representa•
look lively! * — ¡muévete! *•
to look the part — (fig) parecerlo•
she looked prettier than ever — estaba más guapa que nunca•
how pretty you look! — ¡qué guapa estás!•
to make sb look small — (fig) rebajar a algnit looks well — parece muy bien, tiene buena apariencia
4)•
to look like —a) (=be in appearance)what does she look like? — ¿cómo es físicamente?
b)to look like sb — (=resemble) parecerse a algn
this photo doesn't look like him — la foto no se le parece, en esta foto no parece él
c) (=seem)5)• to look as if or as though: it looks as if or as though the train will be late — parece que el tren va a llegar tarde
try to look as if or as though you're glad to see me — haz como que te alegras de verme
it doesn't look as if or as though he's coming — parece que no va a venir
6) (=face)7) (=seek)•
they are looking to make a profit — quieren sacar ganancias3. VT1) (=look at) mirarto look sb (straight) in the eye(s) or in the face — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn
I would never be able to look her in the eye(s) or face again — no podría resistir su mirada, siempre me avergonzaría al verla
2) (=pay attention to)•
look what you've done now! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!•
look where you're going! — ¡fíjate por donde vas!- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look upLOOK FOR
Omission of article
► Don't translate the article "a" in sentences like I'm looking for a flat, when the number of such things is not significant since people normally only look for one at a time:
I'm looking for a flat Estoy buscando piso
He's looking for a secretary Busca secretaria The personal a is not used before people when the article is omitted as above. ► Do translate the article when the thing or person is qualified:
He's looking for a little flat Busca un piso pequeño NOTE: When translating examples like I'm looking for someone to... translate the English to-infinitive using que + ((subjunctive)):
I'm looking for someone to help with the children Busco a alguien que me ayude con los niños
I'm looking for a mechanic to repair my car Busco a un mecánico que me arregle el coche For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[lʊk]
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1) ( glance) mirada fif looks could kill... — si las miradas mataran...
to have o take a look at something/somebody — echarle un vistazo a algo/alguien
I bought this - let's have a look — compré esto - ¿a ver?
have o take a good look at the picture — fíjate bien en el cuadro, mira bien el cuadro
I'll have to take a long, hard look at the figures — tendré que estudiar detenidamente las cifras
2) (search, examination)have a look for my pipe, will you? — mira a ver si me encuentras la pipa, por favor
do you mind if I take a look around? — ¿le importa si echo un vistazo?
3)a) ( expression) cara fb) ( appearance) aire mI don't like the look of his friend — no me gusta el aspecto or (fam) la pinta de su amigo
he's down on his luck by the look(s) of him — a juzgar por su aspecto, está pasando una mala racha
c) ( Clothing) moda f, look mshe was attracted by his good looks — la atrajo lo guapo or (AmL tb) lo buen mozo que era
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2)a) (see, glance) mirarI looked around — ( behind) me volví a mirar or miré hacia atrás; ( all around) miré a mi alrededor
to look down — ( lower eyes) bajar la vista; (from tower, clifftop) mirar hacia abajo
he looked straight o right through me — me miró sin verme
to look up — ( raise eyes) levantar la vista; (toward ceiling, sky) mirar hacia arriba
to look on the bright side of something — ver* el lado bueno or positivo de algo
to look the other way — ( ignore) hacer* la vista gorda; ( lit) mirar para otro lado, apartar la vista
b) (as interj)(now) look here — oye tú!, escucha un momento!
c) ( face)our window looks north — nuestra ventana da al norte or está orientada al norte
to look ONTO something — dar* a algo
3) (search, investigate) mirar, buscar*look before you leap — mira lo que haces, mira dónde te metes
4) (seem, appear)he looks well/ill — tiene buena/mala cara
she looks unhappy — parece (que está) triste, se la ve triste (AmL)
he's 60, but looks 20 years younger — tiene 60 años, pero aparenta 20 menos
how does it look to you? — ¿a ti qué te parece?
will they stay? - it looks like it — ¿se quedarán? - parece que sí or eso parece
to look as if o as though: it looks as though it's healing nicely parece que está cicatrizando bien; you look as though you could use a drink me da la impresión de que no te vendría mal un trago; to look alive o lively o (BrE also) sharp — (colloq) espabilar (fam)
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look vt mirarPhrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up -
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noun* * *adjective, noun ((a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight: a heavyweight boxer.) das Schwergewicht* * *ˈheavy·weightI. na political/literary \heavyweight ein politisches/literarisches Schwergewicht\heavyweight champion Meister(in) m(f) im SchwergewichtIII. adj\heavyweight cloth/paper schwerer Stoff/schweres Papiera \heavyweight report ein ernst zu nehmender Bericht* * *['hevIweɪt]1. n2) (fig inf: influential person) großes Tier (inf)the literary heavyweights — die literarischen Größen pl
2. adj1) (SPORT)heavyweight champion — Meister(in) m(f) im Schwergewicht
heavyweight boxer — (Boxer(in) m(f) im) Schwergewicht nt, Schwergewichtler(in) m(f)
2) (fig inf: serious) issue, subject gewichtig; writer, commentator, interviewer ernst zu nehmend; position bedeutend; newspaper seriös* * *A s2. SPORT Schwergewicht(ler) n(m):at heavyweight im SchwergewichtB adj1. überschwer2. SPORT Schwergewichts…3. umg prominent* * *noun(Boxing etc.) Schwergewicht, das; (person also) Schwergewichtler, der; (fig.) Größe, die* * *n.Schwergewicht n. -
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['bærən]feminine - baroness; noun1) (a nobleman: He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild.) baron2) (an important, powerful person: a newspaper baron.) magnat; baron* * *['bærən]feminine - baroness; noun1) (a nobleman: He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild.) baron2) (an important, powerful person: a newspaper baron.) magnat; baron -
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['deili] 1. adjective(happening etc every day: a daily walk; This is part of our daily lives.) daglig; hverdags-2. adverb(every day: I get paid daily.) dagligt; hver dag3. noun1) (a newspaper published every day: We take three dailies.) dagblad2) ((also daily help) a person who is paid to come regularly and help with the housework: Our daily (help) comes on Mondays.) hushjælp* * *['deili] 1. adjective(happening etc every day: a daily walk; This is part of our daily lives.) daglig; hverdags-2. adverb(every day: I get paid daily.) dagligt; hver dag3. noun1) (a newspaper published every day: We take three dailies.) dagblad2) ((also daily help) a person who is paid to come regularly and help with the housework: Our daily (help) comes on Mondays.) hushjælp -
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['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) ekstra; yderligere2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) ekstra; særligt3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) ekstra4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) ekstra ting2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) ekstraudgave* * *['ekstrə] 1. adjective(additional; more than usual or necessary: They demand an extra $10 a week; We need extra men for this job.) ekstra; yderligere2. adverb(unusually: an extra-large box of chocolates.) ekstra; særligt3. pronoun(an additional amount: The book costs $6.90 but we charge extra for postage.) ekstra4. noun1) (something extra, or something for which an extra price is charged: The college fees cover teaching only - stationery and other equipment are extras.) ekstra ting2) (in cinema or television, an actor employed in a small part, eg as a person in a crowd.) statist3) (a special edition of a newspaper containing later or special news.) ekstraudgave -
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[ə'bitjuəri]plural - obituaries; noun(a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.) nekrolog* * *[ə'bitjuəri]plural - obituaries; noun(a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.) nekrolog -
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[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport; -rapport2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) forlydende3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) brag2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportere; referere2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) indberette3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmelde4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) møde op; melde sig•- reporter- reported speech
- report back* * *[rə'po:t] 1. noun1) (a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: a child's school report; a police report on the accident.) rapport; -rapport2) (rumour; general talk: According to report, the manager is going to resign.) forlydende3) (a loud noise, especially of a gun being fired.) brag2. verb1) (to give a statement or description of what has been said, seen, done etc: A serious accident has just been reported; He reported on the results of the conference; Our spies report that troops are being moved to the border; His speech was reported in the newspaper.) rapportere; referere2) (to make a complaint about; to give information about the misbehaviour etc of: The boy was reported to the headmaster for being rude to a teacher.) indberette3) (to tell someone in authority about: He reported the theft to the police.) anmelde4) (to go (to a place or a person) and announce that one is there, ready for work etc: The boys were ordered to report to the police-station every Saturday afternoon; Report to me when you return; How many policemen reported for duty?) møde op; melde sig•- reporter- reported speech
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[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) studere nøje2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) skimme3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) scanne4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scanne5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) scanne6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) passe2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) scanning- scanner* * *[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) studere nøje2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) skimme3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) scanne4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) scanne5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) scanne6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) passe2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) scanning- scanner -
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[ˌɪnflʊ'enʃl]1) (respected) [artist, newspaper, work] influente, autorevole2) (key) [event, fact] determinante3) (powerful) [ person] influente, importante* * *[-'enʃəl]adjective (having much influence: He is in quite an influential job; He was influential in getting the plan accepted.) influente* * *influential /ɪnflʊˈɛnʃl/a.2 che influisce (su qc.).* * *[ˌɪnflʊ'enʃl]1) (respected) [artist, newspaper, work] influente, autorevole2) (key) [event, fact] determinante3) (powerful) [ person] influente, importante
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