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101 грозовой нос
толстый, распухший красный нос, «нос пьяницы» — bottle nose
сваливаться на нос — drop the nose (refl.)
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > грозовой нос
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102 pull
pul
1. сущ.
1) а) тяга, дерганье;
натяжение;
тянущая сила;
натяжение, растяжение б) тяга (о потоке воздуха, также о детали печи) в) тяга, влечение;
привлекательность г) напряжение, усилие д) затяжка (при курении) ;
глоток
2) а) гребля, удар весла б) прогулка на лодке
3) а) шнурок, ручка( звонка и т. п.) б) тех. тяга
4) а) разг. блат, протекция, связи б) разг. преимущество (on, upon, over - перед кем-л.)
2. гл.
1) а) тянуть, тащить Syn: drag, haul, tug, yank Ant: propel б) натягивать, растягивать He pulled his hat over his eyes. ≈ Он нахлобучил шляпу на глаза. в) тянуть, иметь тягу г) присасывать, притягивать
2) грести, идти на веслах;
плыть( о лодке с гребцами)
3) а) дергать;
выдергивать, вытаскивать He had two teeth pulled. ≈ Ему удалили два зуба. б) растягивать, разрывать He pulled his muscle in the game. ≈ Во время игры он растянул мышцу. в) рвать, собирать( цветы, фрукты)
4) разг. делать облаву
5) спорт отбивать мяч влево( в крикете, гольфе) ∙ pull about pull around pull ahead pull along pull apart pull aside pull at pull away pull back pull down pull for pull in pull into pull off pull on pull out pull over pull round pull through pull together pull up pull a face, pull faces ≈ гримасничать, строить рожи to pull strings, pull ropes, pull wires ≈ нажимать тайные пружины;
влиять на ход дела;
быть скрытым двигателем (чего-л.) to pull weight ≈ исполнять свою долю работы to pull anchor ≈ сняться с якоря, отправиться to pull the nose ≈ (о) дурачить to pull in horns ≈ присмиреть;
сбавить тон to pull in a belt ≈ затянуть( потуже) пояс тяга, дерганье - to give a * at the rope потянуть за веревку ручка, кольцо( ящика, дверцы) ;
шнурок (звонка, шторы) - * switch выключатель со шнурком (специальное) натяжение, растяжение сила тяги растягивающее усилие, тянущая сила ( спортивное) тяговое движение тяговое устройство;
тяговый канат( спортивное) напряжение, усилие - final * заключительное напряжение (тяжелая атлетика) трудный подъем;
трудное путешествие удар весла (разговорное) очередь грести (разговорное) короткая прогулка на лодке - they went for a short * on the lake они поехали покататься по озеру сдерживание лошади на скачках (чтобы не допустить выигрыша) спуск курка огнестрельного оружия глоток - to have a * at the bottle приложиться к бутылке;
глотнуть, выпить( спиртного) затяжка (табачным дымом) (разговорное) преимущество - the * of the table( карточное) преимущество сдающего или банкомета (разговорное) протекция, связи, блат - to get a job through * получить должность по протекции (разговорное) привлекательность, броскость (объявления, рекламы) - the * of a big city притягательная сила большого города (полиграфия) пробный оттиск усадочная раковина( техническое) пневмоколесный трактор-тягач( специальное) протаскивание;
волочение тянуть, тащить - to * the door open потянуть к себе дверь, чтобы открыть ее - to * down спускать, опускать натягивать;
надвигать - to * one's hat over one's eyes надвинуть шляпу на глаза дергать - to * a bell позвонить в звонок вытаскивать, выдергивать;
выдвигать - to * a cork вытащить пробку тянуть;
иметь тягу - my pipe is *ing very badly today сегодня моя трубка очень плохо курится тянуть, пить (особенно с жадностью) ;
всасывать - to * at a bottle приложиться к бутылке, глотнуть из бутылки затягиваться( сигаретой) грести;
идти, плыть на веслах - to * ashore грести к берегу иметь определенное количество весел (о лодке) - our boat *s four oars у нас четырехвесельная лодка работать веслом - to * a good oar быть хорошим гребцом перевозить на лодке двигаться, ехать( о поезде, автомобиле) - to * away отъезжать - he *ed away from the kerb он отъехал от тротуара подъезжать, подходить - the train *ed into the station поезд подошел к станции останавливаться - we *ed into the kerb мы остановились у тротуара (сленг) арестовать, забрать - to get *ed попасть под арест;
угодить в тюрьму сделать облаву, налет схватить за руку вора;
поймать на месте преступления( сленг) стащить, стянуть( спортивное) бежать маховым шагом( полиграфия) делать оттиск вырывать с корнем;
уничтожать растянуть( мышцу, сухожилие) рвать, срывать, собирать ( цветы, фрукты) убирать (корнеплоды) полоть (вручную) ощипывать (дичь) ;
выщипывать щетину или волос теребить( лен) корчевать натягивать (удила) - the horse *s лошадь натягивает удила сдерживать, осаживать( лошадь на скачках) - to * a horse подбирать вожжи;
натягивать поводья (американизм) (сленг) выхватить, вытащить (револьвер, нож) - he *ed a gun at his partner он выхватил пистолет и стал угрожать своему партнеру разрывать, раздирать (на части) - to * to pieces разорвать на куски;
раскритиковать;
разнести в пух и прах отрывать;
оттягивать;
оттаскивать - it was hard for him to * away from the ties of home ему было трудно оторваться от родного дома привлекать (внимание) ;
пользоваться( успехом) - advertisement that *s custom реклама, которая привлекает покупателей привлекать (на свою сторону) ;
получать( поддержку) - he *ed more votes than his running mate ему удалось собрать больше голосов на выборах, чем его конкуренту (разговорное) поддерживать, подбадривать (какую-либо сторону) ;
"болеть" (за какую-либо команду) - he nearly always *s for the weak он всегда выступает на стороне слабых (разговорное) сделать, совершить (что-либо дерзкое, неожиданное или недозволенное) - to * a crime совершить преступление( разговорное) получать (оценку, отметку) - he *ed an A in his English course он получил высшую оценку по английскому языку (спортивное) отбивать (мяч, посылая его влево) (сленг) наносить удар не в полную силу (бокс) - to * a punch ударить вполсилы;
действовать осторожно;
проявлять сдержанность, осмотрительность > to * caps ссориться, пререкаться > to * leather( американизм) стараться удержаться в седле;
(американизм) цепляться за что-либо > to * a fast one (on smb.) ловко обмануть /надуть, одурачить/ (кого-л.) ;
совершить махинацию > * devil /baker, dog, cat/! валяй!, давай!, жми! (возгласы поощрения на состязаниях) > to * the devil by the tail быть в стесненных обстоятельствах;
биться как рыба об лед > to * foot, to * it удирать, улепетывать;
бежать со всех ног, бежать сломя голову > to * smb.'s /the other/ leg подшучивать над кем-л.;
морочить кому-л. голову > to * a face /faces/ сделать гримасу, гримасничать, строить /корчить/ рожи > to * a long face иметь огорченный /кислый, унылый/ вид > he *ed a long face у него вытянулась физиономия > to * the long bow чрезмерно лгать или хвастаться;
рассказывать небылицы;
привирать > to * strings нажимать на тайные пружины, пустить в ход связи;
тайно влиять( на что-л.) > to * every string in order to attain one's end пустить в ход все связи /нажать на все пружины/, чтобы добиться своей цели;
тайно влиять на ход дела, быть скрытым двигателем;
стоять за спиной кого-либо > to * rank (американизм) использовать служебное положение в личных целях > to * wires нажимать на тайные пружины, пустить в ход связи;
тайно влиять (на что-л.) > he *ed wires to get the position for his son он пустил в ход свои связи, чтобы устроить сына на эту должность > to * smb.'s teeth сделать беззащитным, обезоружить, обезвредить;
вырвать у змеи жало > to * a lone oar действовать /работать/ в одиночку > to * one's weight быть хорошим гребцом;
выполнить свою долю работы > to * one freight( американизм) быстро уйти или уехать, смыться > to * a boner( американизм) попасть впросак, сесть в лужу > to * the nose (о) дурачить > to * the carpet( out) from under smb. неожиданно прекращать оказание помощи;
выбить у кого-л. почву /землю/ из-под ног block ~ полигр. пробный оттиск клише ~ off отходить, отъезжать;
the boat pulled off from the shore лодка отчалила от берега;
the horseman pulled off the road всадник съехал с дороги demand ~ интенсивность спроса ~ round вылечивать;
the doctors tried in vain to pull him round врачи безуспешно пытались спасти его ~ out вытаскивать;
удалять( зубы) ;
the drawer won't pull out ящик не выдвигается ~ тяга, дерганье;
натяжение;
тянущая сила;
to give a pull at the bell дернуть звонок ~ глоток;
затяжка (табачным дымом) ;
to have a pull at the bottle глотнуть, выпить (спиртного) pull вытаскивать, выдергивать;
to pull a cork вытащить пробку;
he had two teeth pulled ему удалили два зуба ~ растягивать;
разрывать;
to pull to pieces разорвать на куски;
перен. раскритиковать, разнести;
he pulled his muscle in the game во время игры он растянул мышцу ~ тянуть, тащить;
натягивать;
to pull a cart везти тележку;
to pull the horse натягивать поводья, вожжи;
the horse pulls лошадь натягивает поводья, вожжи ~ off отходить, отъезжать;
the boat pulled off from the shore лодка отчалила от берега;
the horseman pulled off the road всадник съехал с дороги ~ in втягивать;
перен. зарабатывать, загребать;
I don't know what you are pulling in now не знаю, сколько вы теперь зарабатываете ~ напряжение, усилие;
a long pull uphill трудный подъем в гору ~ тянуть, иметь тягу;
my pipe pulls badly моя трубка плохо тянет pull вытаскивать, выдергивать;
to pull a cork вытащить пробку;
he had two teeth pulled ему удалили два зуба ~ глоток;
затяжка (табачным дымом) ;
to have a pull at the bottle глотнуть, выпить (спиртного) ~ гребля;
прогулка на лодке ~ грести, идти на веслах;
плыть (о лодке с гребцами) ;
to pull a good oar быть хорошим гребцом ~ разг. делать облаву (на игорные дома и т. п.) ~ полигр. делать оттиски ~ дергать;
to pull (smb.'s) hair дергать (кого-л.) за волосы;
to pull a bell звонить ~ надвигать, натягивать;
he pulled his hat over his eyes он нахлобучил шляпу на глаза ~ напряжение, усилие;
a long pull uphill трудный подъем в гору ~ спорт. отбивать мяч (влево - в крикете, гольфе) ~ разг. преимущество (on, upon, over - перед кем-л.) ~ привлекательность ~ привлекательность рекламы ~ притягивать, присасывать ~ полигр. пробный оттиск ~ пробный оттиск ~ разг. протекция, связи, блат ~ протекция ~ растягивать;
разрывать;
to pull to pieces разорвать на куски;
перен. раскритиковать, разнести;
he pulled his muscle in the game во время игры он растянул мышцу ~ растяжение ~ рвать, собирать (цветы, фрукты) ~ тяга (дымовой трубы) ~ тяга, дерганье;
натяжение;
тянущая сила;
to give a pull at the bell дернуть звонок ~ тянуть, иметь тягу;
my pipe pulls badly моя трубка плохо тянет ~ тянуть, тащить;
натягивать;
to pull a cart везти тележку;
to pull the horse натягивать поводья, вожжи;
the horse pulls лошадь натягивает поводья, вожжи ~ удар весла ~ усилие ~ шнурок, ручка (звонка и т. п.) ~ дергать;
to pull (smb.'s) hair дергать (кого-л.) за волосы;
to pull a bell звонить ~ тянуть, тащить;
натягивать;
to pull a cart везти тележку;
to pull the horse натягивать поводья, вожжи;
the horse pulls лошадь натягивает поводья, вожжи pull вытаскивать, выдергивать;
to pull a cork вытащить пробку;
he had two teeth pulled ему удалили два зуба to ~ anchor сняться с якоря, отправиться;
to pull a face (или faces) гримасничать, строить рожи ~ about грубо, бесцеремонно обращаться ~ about таскать туда и сюда to ~ anchor сняться с якоря, отправиться;
to pull a face (или faces) гримасничать, строить рожи ~ apart придираться, критиковать ~ apart разрывать ~ at дергать ~ at затягиваться (папиросой и т. п.) ~ at тянуть (из бутылки) ~ back отступать ~ back оттягивать ~ back мор. табанить ~ devil!, ~ baker! поднажми!, давай!, а ну еще! (возгласы одобрения на состязаниях) ;
to pull the nose одурачить, дурачить ~ devil!, ~ baker! поднажми!, давай!, а ну еще! (возгласы одобрения на состязаниях) ;
to pull the nose одурачить, дурачить ~ down изнурять, ослаблять ~ down понижать, снижать (в цене, чине и т. п.) ~ down сбивать (спесь) ~ down сносить (здание) ~ дергать;
to pull (smb.'s) hair дергать (кого-л.) за волосы;
to pull a bell звонить ~ in втягивать;
перен. зарабатывать, загребать;
I don't know what you are pulling in now не знаю, сколько вы теперь зарабатываете ~ in осаживать (лошадь) ~ in прибывать( на станцию и т. п.- о поезде) ~ in сдерживать себя ~ in сокращать (расходы) ~ off выиграть (приз, состязание) ~ off добиться, несмотря на трудности;
справиться с задачей ~ off отходить, отъезжать;
the boat pulled off from the shore лодка отчалила от берега;
the horseman pulled off the road всадник съехал с дороги ~ off снимать, стаскивать ~ on натягивать ~ on тянуть ручку на себя, к себе to ~ one's weight исполнять свою долю работы ~ up сдерживаться;
to pull oneself up собираться с силами;
брать себя в руки ~ out вырывать;
выщипывать ~ out вытаскивать;
удалять (зубы) ;
the drawer won't pull out ящик не выдвигается ~ out ав. выходить изпикирования ~ out выходить на веслах ~ out удаляться;
отходить (от станции - о поезде) ~ out удлинять ~ over надевать через голову ~ over перетаскивать;
перетягивать ~ round вылечивать;
the doctors tried in vain to pull him round врачи безуспешно пытались спасти его ~ round поправляться (после болезни) ~ up идти впереди других или наравне с другими( в состязаниях) ;
to pull strings (или ropes, wires) нажимать тайные пружины;
влиять на ход дела;
быть скрытым двигателем (чего-л.) ~ тянуть, тащить;
натягивать;
to pull a cart везти тележку;
to pull the horse натягивать поводья, вожжи;
the horse pulls лошадь натягивает поводья, вожжи ~ devil!, ~ baker! поднажми!, давай!, а ну еще! (возгласы одобрения на состязаниях) ;
to pull the nose одурачить, дурачить ~ through выжить ~ through спасти(сь) от (опасности и т. д.), выпутать(ся) ;
преодолеть( трудности и т. п.) ;
we shall pull through somehow мы уж как-нибудь вывернемся ~ растягивать;
разрывать;
to pull to pieces разорвать на куски;
перен. раскритиковать, разнести;
he pulled his muscle in the game во время игры он растянул мышцу ~ together refl. взять себя в руки;
встряхнуться;
собраться с духом ~ together работать дружно ~ up идти впереди других или наравне с другими (в состязаниях) ;
to pull strings (или ropes, wires) нажимать тайные пружины;
влиять на ход дела;
быть скрытым двигателем (чего-л.) ~ up осаживать;
делать выговор ~ up останавливать(ся) ~ up сдерживаться;
to pull oneself up собираться с силами;
брать себя в руки ~ together refl. взять себя в руки;
встряхнуться;
собраться с духом ~ through спасти(сь) от (опасности и т. д.), выпутать(ся) ;
преодолеть (трудности и т. п.) ;
we shall pull through somehow мы уж как-нибудь вывернемся -
103 poke
pəuk
1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) meter2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) hacer un agujero3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) asomar
2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) empujón, golpe- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into
poke vb1. atizar2. dartr[pəʊk]1 (jab) empujón nombre masculino, golpe nombre masculino; (with elbow) codazo; (with sharp object) pinchazo1 (jab - with finger) dar con la punta del dedo; (- with elbow) dar un codazo a; (- with pointed object) dar un pinchazo a2 (insert) meter3 (fire) atizar4 (show) asomar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto poke fun at somebody burlarse de alguiento poke one's nose into somebody else's business meterse en asuntos ajenos1) jab: golpear (con la punta de algo), darhe poked me with his finger: me dio con el dedo2) thrust: introducir, asomarI poked my head out the window: asomé la cabeza por la ventanapoke vi1)to poke around rummage: hurgar2)to poke along dawdle: demorarse, entretenersepoke n: golpe m abrupto (con la punta de algo)n.• codazo s.m.• empuje s.m.• empujón s.m.• espetón s.m.v.• atizar v.• empujar v.• escarbar v.• hurgar v.• hurgonear v.• introducir v.
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1. pəʊka) ( jab)to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego
to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien
she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado
b) ( thrust)he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)
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via) ( jab)to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo
b) ( project) asomarPhrasal Verbs:
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noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo mshe gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado
to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego
I [pǝʊk]1. Nhe gave me a poke in the ribs — (with finger) me hincó el dedo en las costillas; (with elbow) me dio un codazo en las costillas
to give the fire a poke — atizar la lumbre, remover la lumbre
2)to have a poke — (Brit) *** (=have sex) echar(se) un polvo ***
2. VT1) (=jab with stick, finger etc) pinchar, clavar; [+ fire] hurgar, atizar, removeryou nearly poked me in the eye with that! — ¡casi me saltas un ojo con eso!
2) (=thrust) introducirnose 1., 1)to poke one's head out (of a window) — sacar or asomar la cabeza (por una ventana)
3) [+ hole] hacer4)5) (US) * (=punch) pegar un puñetazo a3.VI- poke out
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[pǝʊk]N (esp Scot) (=bag) saco m, bolsa f ; pig* * *
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1. [pəʊk]a) ( jab)to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego
to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien
she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado
b) ( thrust)he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)
2.
via) ( jab)to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo
b) ( project) asomarPhrasal Verbs:
II
noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo mshe gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado
to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego
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104 Schwung
m; -(e)s, Schwünge1. (Bewegung) swing (auch Turnen, Skisport); nach vorne: jump, leap; (Armbewegung, Pendelschwung) sweep; (geschwungene Linie) curve, sweep2. nur Sg.; (Geschwindigkeit) speed; (Kraft) force; fig. (Antrieb) impetus; (Energie, Elan) energy, drive, punch; (Schmiss) verve; Schwung holen zum Springen: take a running jump; (ausholen) take a (big) swing; die Tür mit einem solchen Schwung zuschlagen slam the door with such force ( laut: with such a bang); jemanden / etw. in Schwung bringen fig. get s.o. / s.th. going; zwei starke Espresso brachten mich wieder in Schwung two strong espressos revived me ( oder got me going again); das bringt dich wieder in Schwung umg., nach Krankheit etc.: that’ll get you back on your feet again; Schwung in den Laden bringen umg. get things going ( oder moving); Schwung in die Sache bringen umg. liven things up; etw. in Schwung halten umg. (Betrieb, Kreislauf etc.) keep s.th. going; (Garten, Auto etc.) keep s.th. up (auch Fremdsprache etc.), look after (Am. take care of) s.th., Brit. auch keep s.th. in good nick; ( richtig) in Schwung kommen umg. (really) get going; Party, Diskussion etc.: auch hot ( oder heat) up; langsam in Schwung kommen auch gradually pick up steam; Geschäfte: pick up gradually; in ( vollem) Schwung sein umg. be in full swing, be going great guns; wenn er erst einmal in Schwung ist umg. once he gets going, once he gets into the swing of things; siehe auch Fahrt 23. nur Sg.; umg. (Menge, Anzahl) batch, clutch; von Leuten: bunch; von Platten, Heften etc.: pile; ich hab zu Hause noch einen ganzen Schwung alte(r) Micky-Maus-Hefte I have a whole pile ( oder stack) of old Mickey Mouse comics at home* * *der Schwungsweep; emphasis; zip; vivacity; vim; impetus; swing; verve* * *Schwụng [ʃvʊŋ]m -(e)s, -e['ʃvʏŋə]1) swing; (= ausholende Handbewegung) flourish; (= Sprung) leapjdm/einer Sache einen Schwung geben — to give sb/sth a push
2) no pl lit = Antrieb) momentum; (fig = Elan) verve, zestSchwung holen (lit, fig) — to get up or build up momentum
in Schwung kommen (lit: Schlitten etc) — to gather or gain momentum; (fig auch) to get going
an Schwung gewinnen/verlieren (fig) — to gain/lose momentum
jdn/etw in Schwung bringen (lit, fig) — to get sb/sth going
Schwung in die Sache or den Laden bringen (inf) — to put a bit of life into things, to liven things up
jdm/einer Sache Schwung geben or verleihen (lit) — to give sb/sth momentum; (fig auch) to get sb/sth going
in Schwung sein (lit: Schlitten etc) — to be going full pelt (esp Brit inf) or at full speed; (fig) to be in full swing
voller/ohne Schwung (fig) — full of/lacking life or verve or zest
3) (= Linienführung) sweep* * *der1) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) bounce2) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) dash3) (energy: She's full of go.) go4) (an informal word for energy: full of pep.) pep5) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) push6) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) swing7) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) swing* * *<-[e]s, Schwünge>[ʃvʊŋ, pl ˈʃvʏŋə]m1. (schwingende Bewegung) swing[ing movement]\Schwung holen to build up [or gain] momentumetw in \Schwung bringen (fam) to knock [or whip] sth into shapein \Schwung kommen (fam) to get going[richtig] in \Schwung sein (fam: in Fahrt) to be in full swing; (reibungslos funktionieren) to be doing really well3. (Linienführung) sweep* * *der; Schwung[e]s, Schwünge1) (Bewegung) swing2) (Linie) sweepder elegante Schwung ihrer Brauen/ihrer Nase — the elegant arch of her eyebrows/curve of her nose
3) o. Pl. (Geschwindigkeit) momentumSchwung holen — build or get up momentum; (auf einer Schaukel usw.) work up a swing
etwas in Schwung bringen — (fig. ugs.) get something going
in Schwung sein — (fig. ugs.) (in guter Stimmung) have livened up; (wütend) be worked up; (gut laufen) <business, practice> do a lively trade; (gut vorankommen) be getting on well; be right in the swing [of it]
in Schwung kommen — (fig. ugs.) (in gute Stimmung kommen) get going; liven up; (wütend werden) get worked up; (gut vorankommen) get right in the swing [of it]; < business> pick up
4) o. Pl. (Antrieb) drive; energy5) o. Pl. (mitreißende Wirkung) sparkle; vitality* * *1. (Bewegung) swing (auch Turnen, Skisport); nach vorne: jump, leap; (Armbewegung, Pendelschwung) sweep; (geschwungene Linie) curve, sweep2. nur sg; (Geschwindigkeit) speed; (Kraft) force; fig (Antrieb) impetus; (Energie, Elan) energy, drive, punch; (Schmiss) verve;die Tür mit einem solchen Schwung zuschlagen slam the door with such force ( laut: with such a bang);jemanden/etwas in Schwung bringen fig get sb/sth going;zwei starke Espresso brachten mich wieder in Schwung two strong espressos revived me ( oder got me going again);Schwung in die Sache bringen umg liven things up;etwas in Schwung halten umg (Betrieb, Kreislauf etc) keep sth going; (Garten, Auto etc) keep sth up (auch Fremdsprache etc), look after (US take care of) sth, Br auch keep sth in good nick;(richtig) in Schwung kommen umg (really) get going; Party, Diskussion etc: auch hot ( oder heat) up;in (vollem) Schwung sein umg be in full swing, be going great guns;wenn er erst einmal in Schwung ist umg once he gets going, once he gets into the swing of things; → auch Fahrt 2ich hab zu Hause noch einen ganzen Schwung alte(r) Micky-Maus-Hefte I have a whole pile ( oder stack) of old Mickey Mouse comics at home* * *der; Schwung[e]s, Schwünge1) (Bewegung) swing2) (Linie) sweepder elegante Schwung ihrer Brauen/ihrer Nase — the elegant arch of her eyebrows/curve of her nose
3) o. Pl. (Geschwindigkeit) momentumSchwung holen — build or get up momentum; (auf einer Schaukel usw.) work up a swing
etwas in Schwung bringen — (fig. ugs.) get something going
in Schwung sein — (fig. ugs.) (in guter Stimmung) have livened up; (wütend) be worked up; (gut laufen) <business, practice> do a lively trade; (gut vorankommen) be getting on well; be right in the swing [of it]
in Schwung kommen — (fig. ugs.) (in gute Stimmung kommen) get going; liven up; (wütend werden) get worked up; (gut vorankommen) get right in the swing [of it]; < business> pick up
4) o. Pl. (Antrieb) drive; energy5) o. Pl. (mitreißende Wirkung) sparkle; vitality* * *-¨e m.batch n.(§ pl.: batches)buoyancy n.drive n.pep n.verve n. -
105 caer de espaldas
(v.) = fall on + Posesivo + backEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.* * *(v.) = fall on + Posesivo + backEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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106 desplazarse hacia atrás
(v.) = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwardsEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. You can also use SHIFT TAB to move backwards.* * *(v.) = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwardsEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex: You can also use SHIFT TAB to move backwards. -
107 durante algún tiempo
= for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for daysEx. The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The traditional role of libraries and librarians as handlers of pre-packaged information will still be relevant in most organisations for some time to come.Ex. Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.* * *= for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for daysEx: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex: The traditional role of libraries and librarians as handlers of pre-packaged information will still be relevant in most organisations for some time to come.Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. -
108 echarse atrás
v.1 to back off, to cry off, to back out, to flinch.María se echó atrás al verlo Mary backed off when she saw him.2 to move back, to back.El auto se echó atrás The car moved back.* * *(inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet* * *(v.) = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal]Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. The author looks at the reasons and purposes why some scholarly publishers have launched electronic projects (e-projects) while others have drawn back.Ex. So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.Ex. The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.Ex. It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.* * *(v.) = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal]Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: The author looks at the reasons and purposes why some scholarly publishers have launched electronic projects (e-projects) while others have drawn back.Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate.Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear. -
109 esposa
f.1 episcopal ring. ( Latin American Spanish)2 wife, woman.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: esposar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: esposar.* * *1 wife* * *f., (m. - esposo)* * *= wife [wives, -pl.].Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.----* abnegada esposa = helpmate.* antigua esposa = ex-wife.* esposa de la que está separado = estranged wife.* esposas = wives [wife, -sing.].* * *= wife [wives, -pl.].Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
* abnegada esposa = helpmate.* antigua esposa = ex-wife.* esposa de la que está separado = estranged wife.* esposas = wives [wife, -sing.].* * *
Del verbo esposar: ( conjugate esposar)
esposa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
esposa
esposar
esposo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino spouse
(hombre) husband
(mujer) wife
esposar verbo transitivo to handcuff
' esposa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enloquecer
- mujer
- que
- señora
- botar
- legítimo
- señor
English:
bury
- wife
- your
- ex-
* * *esposa nf1. Am [anillo] episcopal ring* * *f wife;esposas pl handcuffs* * * -
110 esposo
m.husband, marriage partner.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: esposar.* * *1 husband1 husband and wife* * *(f. - esposa)nounhusband / wife* * *esposo, -aSM / F husband/wifelos esposos — husband and wife, the couple
* * *- sa masculino, femenino (m) husband; (f) wifeacompañado de su señora esposa — (frml) accompanied by his wife
* * *= husband.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.----* abnegado esposo = helpmate.* esposo del que se ha separado = estranged husband.* ex-esposo = ex-husband.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* * *- sa masculino, femenino (m) husband; (f) wifeacompañado de su señora esposa — (frml) accompanied by his wife
* * *= husband.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
* abnegado esposo = helpmate.* esposo del que se ha separado = estranged husband.* ex-esposo = ex-husband.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* * *esposo -samasculine, feminineA ( masculine) husbandB ( feminine) wifeacompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wifelos nuevos esposos the newly-weds* * *
Del verbo esposar: ( conjugate esposar)
esposo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
esposó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
esposar
esposo
esposo◊ -sa sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) husband;
(f) wife
esposar verbo transitivo to handcuff
esposo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino spouse
(hombre) husband
(mujer) wife
' esposo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esposa
- atento
- viejo
English:
cheat
- husband
- -to-be
* * *esposo, -a nm,f[persona] husband, f wife;los esposos salieron de la iglesia the couple o the newlyweds left the churchesposa de hecho common-law wife;esposo de hecho common-law husband* * *m husband* * *esposo, -sa n: spouse, wife f, husband m* * *esposo n husband -
111 estar de pie por encima de
(v.) = stand overEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.* * *(v.) = stand overEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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112 estar haciendo
v.to be doing, to be up to.I am doing something good Estoy haciendo algo bueno.* * *(v.) = be up toEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.* * *(v.) = be up toEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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113 marido
m.husband.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: maridar.* * *1 husband* * *noun m.* * *SM husband* * *masculino husband* * *= husband.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.----* ex-marido = ex-husband.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* * *masculino husband* * *= husband.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
* ex-marido = ex-husband.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* * *husband* * *
Del verbo maridar: ( conjugate maridar)
marido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
maridó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
marido sustantivo masculino
husband
marido sustantivo masculino husband
' marido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- aliento
- cacarear
- comentar
- hablar
- impresión
- juguete
- mayor
- padecer
- pendón
- profesar
- quintaesencia
- sobrar
- tremenda
- tremendo
- abandonar
- antojo
- botar
- celoso
- dejar
- diferencia
- difunto
- el
- golpear
- pescar
- sacar
English:
abroad
- agency
- couch potato
- critical
- divorce
- ex
- fortuneteller
- hubby
- husband
- leave
- man
- outlive
- responsible
- separated
- walk off
- walk with
- whoever
- deliver
- hen
* * *marido nmhusband* * *m husband* * *marido nmesposo: husband* * *marido n husband -
114 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill -
115 mujer
adj.1 womanly.2 woman.f.1 woman.mujer de su casa good housewifemujer fatal femme fatalemujer de la limpieza cleaning ladymujer de negocios businesswomanmujer objeto woman treated as a sex objectmujer policía policewomanmujer pública prostitute2 wife, woman.* * *1 woman2 (esposa) wife\ser muy mujer de su casa to be very houseproudya es mujer she's become a womanser muy mujer to be very womanlymujer fatal femme fatalemujer de la calle streetwalkermujer de la limpieza cleaning ladymujer de la vida streetwalkermujer de mundo woman of the worldmujer de negocios businesswomanmujer de vida alegre floozy, hussymujer objeto sex objectmujer pública prostitute* * *noun f.1) woman2) wife* * *SF1) womanser muy mujer, ser toda una mujer — to be a real woman
ropa de mujer — women's clothes o clothing
mujer bandera — † striking woman
mujer de la limpieza — cleaning lady, cleaning woman, cleaner
mujer de la vida euf —
mujer pública — euf prostitute
2) (=esposa) wife3) [uso apelativo][en oración directa no se traduce]¡déjalo, mujer, no te preocupes! — forget about it, don't worry!
¡mujer, no digas esas cosas! — please! don't say such things!
* * *a) womanhacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
b) ( esposa) wifec) ( como apelativo)¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not
* * *= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.Nota: Nombre.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.Ex. Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.Ex. Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.----* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* montura de mujer = side-saddle.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* mujer bella = belle.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* mujer de color = coloured woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.* mujer maltratada = battered woman.* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* mujer fresca = hussy.* mujer ingenua = ingenue.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* mujer libertina = wanton woman.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.* mujer objeto = sex object.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mujer soldado = servicewoman.* mujer soltera = bachelorette.* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.* silla de mujer = side-saddle.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.* * *a) womanhacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
b) ( esposa) wifec) ( como apelativo)¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not
* * *= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.Nota: Nombre.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* montura de mujer = side-saddle.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.* mujer bella = belle.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.* mujer de color = coloured woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.* mujer maltratada = battered woman.* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.* mujer fácil = loose woman.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* mujer fresca = hussy.* mujer ingenua = ingenue.* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.* mujer libertina = wanton woman.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.* mujer objeto = sex object.* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mujer soldado = servicewoman.* mujer soltera = bachelorette.* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.* silla de mujer = side-saddle.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.* * *1 womanuna clase de gimnasia para mujeres a women's gymnastics classlas mujeres de la casa the women of the housetiene mucho carácter, es toda una mujer she has a great personality, she's quite a woman!tu hija ya es toda una mujercita your daughter's a young woman alreadyes una mujer hecha y derecha she's a grown womana esta mujer se le ocurre cada cosa she o this woman has the most amazing ideas ( colloq)ser una mujer de su casa to be a good housewife2 (esposa) wife3( esp Esp) (como apelativo): ¿se habrá ofendido? — ¡no, mujer! do you think I've offended him — no, of course notno te preocupes, mujer, ya verás como todo se arregla don't worry, you'll see everything will be OK ( colloq)Compuestos:stateswoman(CS) streetwalkercleaning lady o woman, cleaner● mujer de mala vida or de mal vivirprostitutebusinesswoman( Hist) war bride( euf); loose womanfemme fatale● mujer golpeada or maltratadabattered wifesex objectpolicewomanwoman taxidriver* * *
mujer sustantivo femeninoa) woman;
mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady, cleaner;
mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir prostitute;
mujer de negocios businesswoman;
hacerse mujer (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
mujer sustantivo femenino
1 woman
varias mujeres, several women
argot mujer fácil, easy lay
euf mujer de la calle/de mala vida/pública, prostitute
2 (esposa) wife
' mujer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusar
- acomodador
- acomodadora
- adúltera
- adúltero
- agente
- albacea
- amante
- artesana
- artesano
- asesina
- asesino
- autor
- autora
- bañador
- bienhechor
- bienhechora
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- bombo
- bruja
- cabrón
- cabrona
- cacatúa
- cada
- calle
- calostro
- calva
- cámara
- camarera
- camarero
- camella
- camello
- campesina
- campesino
- capataz
- cartera
- cartero
- casera
- casero
- cerda
- cobrador
- cobradora
- comedianta
- comediante
- cómica
- cómico
English:
A
- accompany
- alone
- amid
- amulet
- apologetic
- aside
- batter
- be
- beat
- beauty
- besides
- bitch
- blouse
- bosom
- both
- breast
- brief
- broody
- brunette
- businesswoman
- bust
- bust up
- butch
- buxom
- cardigan
- composure
- conspicuous
- cow
- curtsey
- curtsy
- deceive
- distinguished
- distraught
- disturbed
- drag
- dyke
- either
- evening dress
- ex
- executrix
- expectant mother
- fanny
- female
- feminine
- femme fatale
- flounder
- former
- frail
- frock
* * *♦ nf1. [hembra adulta] woman;ropa de mujer women's clothes;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;la mujer española Spanish women;ya eres toda una mujer you're a grown-up woman now;una mujer hecha y derecha a fully-grown woman;de mujer a mujer woman to womanRP mujer de la calle streetwalker;mujer de su casa good housewife;mujer fatal femme fatale;mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady;mujer de mala vida streetwalker;una mujer de mundo a woman of the world;mujer de negocios businesswoman;mujer objeto woman treated as a sex object;mujer piloto woman pilot;mujer policía policewoman;mujer pública prostitute;mujer sacerdote woman priest;mujer de vida alegre loose woman2. [cónyuge] wife♦ interjEsp¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, mujer, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;¿me acercas a casa? – sí, mujer can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;pero mujer, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!* * *f1 woman2 ( esposa) wife* * *mujer nf1) : woman2) esposa: wife* * *mujer n -
116 pegar fuerte
v.1 to hit hard.Pega fuerte It hits hard.María pega fuerte Mary hits hard.2 to hit hard.Pega fuerte It hits hard.* * *(golpear) to hit hard 2 (tener éxito) to be all the rage* * *(v.) = hit + hard, pack + a wallopEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time.Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.* * *(v.) = hit + hard, pack + a wallopEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. -
117 retroceder
v.1 to go back.tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garagela lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move backretrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the tableno retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now2 to move back, to turn back, to back out, to draw back.Ellos retroceden pronto They move back quickly.Ellos retroceden el auto They move back the car.3 to run back.Ellos retroceden la película They run back the film.* * *1 (recular) to go back, move back2 (bajar de nivel) to go down3 (echarse atrás) to back down5 MILITAR to fall back, retreat6 (arma) to recoil\hacer retroceder a alguien to force somebody back, make somebody move back* * *verb1) to move back2) shrink* * *VI1) (=moverse hacia atrás) to move back, move backwards, go back, go backwards; [ejército] to fall back, retreat; [aguas] to go downretrocedió unos pasos — he went o moved back a few steps
2) [rifle] to recoil3) (=desistir) to give up; (=rajarse) to back down; [ante un peligro] to flinch* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.----* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *verbo intransitivo1) persona/coche to go back, move back; ejército to withdraw, retreat2) ( desistir) to give up; ( volverse atrás) to back down3) (Arm) to recoil* * *= draw back, flinch, regress, recoil, ebb, backtrack [back-track], take + a step back, step back, go + backwards, back up.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: Consequently, librarians have often entered the profession because they love books and have instinctively recoiled from concepts such as measurement and marketing.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.* hacer retroceder = roll back.* retroceder con el tabulador = backtab.* * *retroceder [E1 ]viA (moverse hacia atrás) «persona/coche» to go back, move back; «ejército» to withdraw, fall back, retreatya nos pasamos, retrocede un poco we've gone past it, go back a bital ver la pistola retrocedió when he saw the pistol he stepped back o drew backla policía hizo retroceder a la multitud the police moved the crowd back o made the crowd move backel autor nos hace retroceder tres siglos en el tiempo the author takes us back three centuries (in time)B (desistir) to give up; (volverse atrás) to back downC ( Arm) to recoil* * *
retroceder ( conjugate retroceder) verbo intransitivo
[ ejército] to withdraw, retreat
retroceder verbo intransitivo
1 (volver hacia atrás) to move back, back away: retrocedieron varios kilómetros, they went back several kilometres
2 (por una dificultad, peligro, etc) to give up, flinch: no retrocede ante la adversidad, she doesn't give up in times of adversity
' retroceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortante
- marcha
English:
back
- backwards
- draw back
- fall back
- force back
- move back
- push back
- recoil
- shove back
- shrink
- stand back
- draw
- ebb
- further
- push
- scroll
* * *retroceder vi1. [moverse hacia atrás] to go back;tuvo que retroceder para salir del garaje he had to back out of the garage;la lluvia de piedras obligó a retroceder a la policía the shower of stones forced the police to move back;retrocedió dos puestos en la clasificación he dropped o fell two places in the table2. [ante obstáculo] to back down;no retrocederé ante nada there's no stopping me now* * *v/i go back, move back; figback down* * *retroceder vi1) : to move back, to turn back2) : to back off, to back down3) : to recoil (of a firearm)* * *retroceder vb to go back -
118 tener entre manos
(v.) = be up toEx. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.* * *(v.) = be up toEx: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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119 tramar
v.1 to weave (hilo).2 to plot.estar tramando algo to be up to somethingFraguamos un plan We concoct a plan.3 to scheme to.* * *1 (tejidos) to weave2 figurado (maquinar) to plot, cook up■ ¿qué estás tramando? what are you up to?* * *verb1) to plot, devise2) weave* * *1. VT1) (=tejer) to weave2) [+ engaño, enredo] to plan, plot; [+ complot] to lay, hatch¿qué estarán tramando? — I wonder what they're up to?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex. So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex. The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *1.verbo transitivo < engaño> to devise; < venganza> to plot; < complot> to hatch, lay2.¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)
tramarse v pron (enf) to plot, scheme* * *= be up to, weave, engineer, plot, scheme, cook up, concoct.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* estar tramando alguna barrabasada = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tramar una conspiración = hatch + plot, spin + conspiracy.* tramar un complot = hatch + plot.* * *tramar [A1 ]vt1 ‹engaño› to devise; ‹venganza› to plot; ‹complot› to hatch, lay¿qué andas tramando? what are you plotting o scheming?, what are you up to? ( colloq)2 ( Col) ‹lector/público› to absorbme tramó la conferencia I was totally absorbed by the lecture, the lecture really captured my interest■ tramarse( enf) to plot, scheme¿qué se estarán tramando? I wonder what they're plotting o scheming* * *
tramar ( conjugate tramar) verbo transitivo ‹ engaño› to devise;
‹ venganza› to plot;
‹ complot› to hatch, lay;◊ ¿qué andan tramando? what are they up to? (colloq)
tramar vtr (un engaño, conspiración, plan) to plot: ¿qué estará tramando? what is he up to?
' tramar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planear
- traerse
- traer
English:
concoct
- cook up
- hatch
- plot
- up to
- brew
- engineer
* * *tramar vt1. [planear] to plot;[complot] to hatch;un plan tramado por sus enemigos a plot hatched by her enemies;estar tramando algo to be up to something2. [hilo] to weave* * *v/t complot hatch* * *tramar vt1) : to plot, to plan2) : to weave* * * -
120 ¡Piedad!
= Mercy!Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out ' Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.* * *= Mercy!Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out ' Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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