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1 unpleasantly

adverb

unangenehm; böse [lächeln]; unfreundlich [antworten]

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adverb unangenehm

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un·pleas·ant·ly

[ʌnˈplez^əntli]

adv

1. (not pleasingly) unangenehm, in unangenehmer Weise

2. (in an unfriendly manner) unfreundlich

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[ʌn'plezntlɪ]
adv
reply unliebenswürdig, unfreundlich; warm, smell unangenehm
he was getting unpleasantly close to the truth — es war unangenehm, wie nah er an der Wahrheit war

not unpleasantly so — auf nicht unangenehme Weise

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adverb

unangenehm; böse [lächeln]; unfreundlich [antworten]

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adv.

unangenehm adv.

widerlich adv.

English-german dictionary > unpleasantly
2 unpleasantly

un·pleas·ant·ly [ʌnʼplez^əntli] adv

1) ( not pleasingly) unangenehm, in unangenehmer Weise

2) ( in an unfriendly manner) unfreundlich

English-German students dictionary > unpleasantly
3 rank

I
1. ræŋk noun
1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) fila, hilera

2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) rango, graduación

3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) clase

2. verb
(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) clasificar(se)

- the rank and file

II ræŋk adjective
1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) absoluto, total

2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) fétido

•

- rankness

rank n rango / grado

an officer of the highest rank un oficial del rango más alto

rank

tr[ræŋk]

adjective

1 (plants) exuberante

2 (smelly) fétido,-a

3 (complete) total, completo,-a

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rank

tr[ræŋk]

noun

1 (line) fila

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (in hierarchy) graduación nombre femenino, rango

intransitive verb

1 (be) figurar, estar

■ it ranks as one of the finest hotels in Wales está entre los mejores hoteles del País de Gales

transitive verb

1 (classify) clasificar, considerar

■ I rank him with the best lo considero entre los mejores

■ she is ranked second in Europe está clasificada la segunda de Europa, es la segunda en el ranking europeo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pull rank abusar de su autoridad

to break ranks romper filas

to close ranks cerrar filas

the rank and file las bases nombre femenino plural

rank ['ræŋk] vt

1) range: alinear, ordenar, poner en fila

2) classify: clasificar

rank vi

1)

to rank above : ser superior a

2)

to rank among : encontrarse entre, figurar entre

rank adj

1) luxuriant: lozano, exuberante (dícese de una planta)

2) smelly: fétido, maloliente

3) outright: completo, absoluto

a rank injustice: una injusticia manifiesta

rank n

1) line, row: fila f

to close ranks: cerrar filas

2) grade, position: grado m, rango m (militar)

to pull rank: abusar de su autoridad

3) class: categoría f, clase f

4) ranks npl

: soldados mpl rasos

rank

adj.

• exuberante adj.

• grado (militar) adj.

• lozano, -a adj.

• línea adj.

• rancio, -a adj.

• rango, -a adj.

n.

• categoría s.f.

• condición s.f.

• cuantía s.f.

• distinción s.f.

• estado s.m.

• fila s.f.

• grado s.m.

• graduación s.f.

• hilera s.f.

• jerarquía s.f.

• línea s.f.

• rango s.m.

v.

• clasificar v.

• equiparar v.

• figurar v.

I ræŋk
noun

1) c ( line) fila f

to break ranks — romper* filas

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

General Sánchez rose from the ranks — el General Sánchez empezó como soldado raso

to join the ranks of the unemployed — pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

2) c u ( status) categoría f; ( Mil) grado m, rango m

to be above/below somebody in rank — ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

3) c ( taxi rank) (BrE) parada f de taxis, sitio m (Méx)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( class)

he's ranked fourth — está clasificado (como el) cuarto

he ranks it among the city's best restaurants — considera que está entre los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad

2) ( outrank) (AmE) ser* de rango superior a

2.

vi

a) ( be classed) estar*

it ranks among the best — está entre los mejores

he ranks high in our esteem — lo tenemos en gran estima

b) ( hold rank)

to rank above/below somebody — estar* por encima/por debajo de alguien, ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

a high-/middle-ranking officer — un oficial de alto grado/de grado medio

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( complete) < beginner> absoluto; < injustice> flagrante

2) ( unpleasantly strong) < smell> fétido; < taste> repugnante

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

I [ræŋk]
1. N

1) (=status) rango m, categoría f ; (Mil) grado m, rango m

a writer of the first rank — un escritor de primera categoría

persons of rank — gente de calidad

their ranks range from lieutenant to colonel — sus graduaciones van de teniente a coronel

to attain the rank of major — ser ascendido a comandante, llegar a(l grado de) comandante

- pull rank

2) (Mil) fila f

the ranks — la tropa

• to break rank(s) — romper filas

• to close ranks — (Mil) (also fig) cerrar filas

• I've joined the ranks of the unemployed — soy un parado más

• to reduce sb to the ranks — degradar a algn a soldado raso

• to rise from the ranks — ascender desde soldado raso

3) (=row) fila f, hilera f, línea f

the ranks of poplars — las hileras de álamos

in serried ranks — en filas apretadas

4) (also: taxi rank) parada f de taxis

2.

VT clasificar

he's ranked third in the United States — está clasificado tercero en los Estados Unidos

I rank him sixth — yo lo pongo en sexto lugar

where would you rank him? — ¿qué posición le darías?

• I rank her among... — yo la pongo entre...

• he was ranked as (being)... — se le consideraba...

• to rank A with B — igualar A y B, poner A y B en el mismo nivel

3.

VI

to rank fourth — ocupar el cuarto lugar

where does she rank? — ¿qué posición ocupa?

• to rank above sb — ser superior a or sobrepasar a algn

• to rank among... — figurar entre...

• to rank as — equivaler a

• to rank high — ocupar una posición privilegiada

• to rank second to sb — tener el segundo lugar después de algn

• to rank with — ser igual a

4.

CPD

rank and file N —

the rank and file — (Mil) los soldados rasos; (Pol) la base
rank-and-file
II

[ræŋk]
ADJ
1) (Bot) [plants] exuberante; [garden] muy poblado

2) (=smelly) maloliente, apestoso

to smell rank — oler mal

3) (=utter) [hypocrisy, injustice etc] manifiesto, absoluto; [beginner, outsider] completo, puro

that's rank nonsense! — ¡puras tonterías!

he's a rank liar — es un mentiroso redomado

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I [ræŋk]
noun

1) c ( line) fila f

to break ranks — romper* filas

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

General Sánchez rose from the ranks — el General Sánchez empezó como soldado raso

to join the ranks of the unemployed — pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

2) c u ( status) categoría f; ( Mil) grado m, rango m

to be above/below somebody in rank — ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

3) c ( taxi rank) (BrE) parada f de taxis, sitio m (Méx)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( class)

he's ranked fourth — está clasificado (como el) cuarto

he ranks it among the city's best restaurants — considera que está entre los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad

2) ( outrank) (AmE) ser* de rango superior a

2.

vi

a) ( be classed) estar*

it ranks among the best — está entre los mejores

he ranks high in our esteem — lo tenemos en gran estima

b) ( hold rank)

to rank above/below somebody — estar* por encima/por debajo de alguien, ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

a high-/middle-ranking officer — un oficial de alto grado/de grado medio

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( complete) < beginner> absoluto; < injustice> flagrante

2) ( unpleasantly strong) < smell> fétido; < taste> repugnante

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > rank
4 dumm

thick; asinine; stupid; inane; brainless; silly; dumb; foolish; bovine

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dụmm [dʊm] [dʊm]
1. adj comp ordm;er
['dʏmɐ] ['dʏmɐ] superl ordm;ste(r, s) ['dʏmstə] ['dʏmstə]
1) stupid, dumb (esp US); Mensch stupid, thick (inf), dumb (esp US); (= unklug, unvernünftig) stupid, silly, foolish

der dumme August (inf) — the clown

dumme Gans — silly goose

dummes Zeug ( reden) — (to talk) rubbish (Brit) or nonsense

ein dummes Gesicht machen — to look stupid

jdn wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln (inf) — to treat sb like a child

jdn für dumm verkaufen (inf) — to think sb is stupid

du willst mich wohl für dumm verkaufen — you must think I'm stupid

ich lasse mich nicht für dumm verkaufen — I'm not so stupid (inf)

das ist gar nicht ( so) dumm — that's not a bad idea

er ist dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — he's as stupid as they come (inf)

das war dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — that was as stupid as you can get (inf)

jetzt wirds mir zu dumm — I've had enough

der Krach macht mich ganz dumm ( im Kopf) — the noise is making my head spin

See:

→ Bohnenstroh, Bauer → Wäsche

2) (= ärgerlich, unangenehm) annoying; Gefühl auch nagging; Sache, Geschichte, Angelegenheit auch silly

es ist zu dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann — it's too bad that he can't come

etwas Dummes — a silly or stupid thing

so etwas Dummes — how silly or stupid

2. adv comp ordm; er, superl am ordm;sten

dumm gucken — to look stupid

dümmer hättest du dich wirklich nicht anstellen können — you couldn't have made things worse if you'd tried

sich dumm anstellen — to behave stupidly

sich dumm stellen — to act stupid, to play dumb (esp US)

dumm fragen — to ask a silly question/silly questions

dumm dastehen — to look stupid or foolish

sich dumm und dämlich reden (inf) — to talk till one is blue in the face (inf)

sich dumm und dämlich suchen (inf) — to search high and low

sich dumm und dämlich verdienen (inf) — to earn the earth (inf)

dumm geboren, nichts dazugelernt (prov) — he/she etc hasn't got the sense he/she etc was born with (prov)

jdm dumm kommen (inf) — to get funny with sb (inf)

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1) (foolish or idiotic.) half-witted

2) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) foolish

3) foolishly

4) oafish

5) stupidly

6) (foolish; slow at understanding: a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks.) stupid

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dumm

<dümmer, dümmste>

[ˈdʊm]

I. adj

1. (geistig beschränkt) stupid, thick, dense

2. (unklug, unvernünftig) foolish

wirklich kein \dummer Vorschlag that's not a bad idea at all

▪ es wäre \dumm, etw zu tun it would be foolish to do sth

▪ so \dumm sein, etw zu tun stupid enough to do sth

▪ etwas D\dummes something foolish

so etwas D\dummes! how foolish!; s.a. Gesicht

3. (albern) silly

▪ jdm zu \dumm sein/werden to be/become too much for sb

diese Warterei wird mir jetzt zu \dumm, ich gehe! I've had enough of waiting around [or I've been waiting around long enough], I'm going [or off]!

4. (ärgerlich, unangenehm) Gefühl nasty; Geschichte, Sache unpleasant

zu \dumm (fam)

es ist zu \dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann [it's] too bad that he can't come

zu \dumm, jetzt habe ich mein Geld vergessen! [oh] how stupid [of me], I've forgotten my money

[es ist] \dumm [, dass] it's a pity [that]

II. adv stupidly

frag nicht so \dumm don't ask such stupid questions

▶ \dumm und dämlich (fam)

sich akk \dumm und dämlich reden to talk until one is blue in the face

sich akk \dumm und dämlich suchen to search high and low

sich \dumm und dämlich verdienen to earn a fortune

▶ \dumm dastehen to look [or to be left looking] stupid, to not lift a little finger to help

▶ jdm \dumm kommen (fam) to be insolent [or BRIT a. cheeky] to sb

▶ sich akk \dumm stellen to act stupid

▶ jdn für \dumm verkaufen (fam) to take sb for a ride

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1.
dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv

1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>

sich dumm stellen — act stupid

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in

sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune

2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daft

so etwas Dummes! — how stupid!

3) (ugs.): (töricht, albern) idiotic; silly; stupid

das ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it

4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty < feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>

so etwas Dummes! — how annoying!
2.
adverbial

1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidly

frag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions

2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) < end> badly or unpleasantly

jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody

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dumm; dümmer, am dümmsten

A. adj

1. stupid, thick umg;

dumme Kuh pej stupid cow;

sich dumm stellen umg act the fool;

er ist nicht (so) dumm he’s no fool;

er ist dümmer, als die Polizei erlaubt umg he’s as thick as two short planks (US as a board);

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen not be taken in ( oder fooled);

willst du mich für dumm verkaufen? you must think I’m stupid;

dummes Zeug! umg rubbish!;

dummes Zeug reden umg talk nonsense;

das ist gar nicht so dumm that’s not a bad idea;

das war dumm von mir how stupid of me;

schön dumm wärst du umg you’d be a fool;

jemanden wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln treat sb like a child;

dumm geboren und nicht dazugelernt sprichw he, she etc hasn’t got the sense he, she etc was born with

2. (albern) silly; (töricht, unklug) foolish;

dumme Gans pej silly goose

3. Sache: (unangenehm) awkward, nasty; (lästig) annoying, tiresome; (ärgerlich) annoying, irritating; Angewohnheit: unpleasant; Zufall: terrible, awful;

ich hatte ein dummes Gefühl dabei I had an awful feeling about it;

zu oder

wie dumm! what a nuisance;

schließlich wurde es mir zu dumm in the end I got tired of the whole business;

mir ist was Dummes passiert (habe Unangenehmes erlebt) something awful happened to me

4. umg, fig:

mir ist ganz dumm im Kopf (schwindelig) I feel really weird; (verwirrt) my head is swimming;

dein Gerede macht mich ganz dumm your wittering (US blathering) (on) is confusing me

B. adv

1. stupidly;

sich dumm anstellen be stupid, do something stupid; (ungeschickt) be clumsy;

dumm daherreden umg witter (US blather) on;

dumm aus der Wäsche schauen umg look stupid;

jetzt steh ich ganz schön dumm da umg, fig now I’m the one left looking stupid;

wer dumm fragt, bekommt dumme Antworten sprichw ask a silly question(, get a silly answer)

2. umg:

das hätte dumm ausgehen können that could have ended badly;

es ist dumm gelaufen (für ihn) he’s had (a run of) bad luck;

jemandem dumm kommen (unverschämt sein) be cheeky to sb;

ich hab mich dumm und dämlich geredet, um ihn zu überzeugen umg I talked until I was blue in the face trying to persuade him;

sich dumm und dämlich verdienen umg be raking it in

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1.
dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv

1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>

sich dumm stellen — act stupid

sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in

sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune

2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daft

so etwas Dummes! — how stupid!

3) (ugs.): (töricht, albern) idiotic; silly; stupid

das ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it

4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty <feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>

so etwas Dummes! — how annoying!
2.
adverbial

1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidly

frag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions

2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) < end> badly or unpleasantly

jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody

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adj.

asinine adj.

blockheaded* adj.

dull adj.

foolish adj.

ignorant adj.

oafish adj.

stupid adj. adv.

asininely adv.

dully adv.

oafishly adv.

purblindly adv.

stupidly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dumm
5 surprise

surprise² [syʀpʀiz]

feminine noun

surprise

• regarder qn avec surprise to look at sb in surprise

• avoir la surprise de voir que... to be surprised to see that...

• avoir la bonne/mauvaise surprise de constater que... to be pleasantly/unpleasantly surprised to find that...

• à ma grande surprise much to my surprise

• à la surprise générale to everybody's surprise

• créer la surprise to create a sensation

• quelle bonne surprise ! what a pleasant surprise!

• visite surprise surprise visit

• grève-surprise lightning strike

► par surprise [attaquer] by surprise

• il m'a pris par surprise he took me by surprise► sans surprise

• victoire sans surprise unsurprising victory

• c'est un film sans surprise it's a rather unexciting film

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syʀpʀiz
1.

nom féminin

1) ( événement étonnant) surprise

quelle surprise! — what a surprise!

être une surprise — to come as a surprise

c'est la surprise de la journée — that's a big surprise

créer la surprise — to cause a stir

on veut leur faire une surprise — we want it to be a surprise

2) ( étonnement) surprise

à ma surprise — to my surprise

il m'a fait la surprise de venir me voir — he came to see me as a surprise

prendre quelqu'un par surprise — to take somebody by surprise

avoir la bonne surprise/la mauvaise surprise d'apprendre que — to be pleasantly surprised/unpleasantly surprised to hear that

discours sans surprise — uneventful speech

l'élection a été sans surprise — the election went as expected

2.

(-)surprise (in compounds)

invité/visite surprise — surprise guest/visit

voyage surprise — unexpected trip

grève surprise — lightning strike

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syʀpʀiz nf
1) (= événement) surprise

faire une surprise à qn — to give sb a surprise

voyage sans surprises — uneventful journey

une bonne surprise — a nice surprise

une mauvaise surprise — a nasty surprise

2) (= état, émotion) surprise

La surprise de leurs adversaires fut totale. — Their adversaries were completely taken by surprise.

À sa grande surprise, on accepta sa proposition. — To his great surprise, his suggestion was accepted.

3) (autre locution)

par surprise — by surprise

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surprise

A nf

1 ( événement étonnant) surprise; quelle surprise! what a surprise!; être or constituer une surprise to come as a surprise; c'est la surprise de la journée that's a big surprise; créer la surprise to cause a stir; créer une grosse surprise to cause a major stir; ne dis rien, on veut leur faire une surprise don't say anything, we want it to be a surprise;

2 ( étonnement) surprise; à ma surprise to my surprise; il m'a fait la surprise de venir me voir he came to see me as a surprise; prendre qn par surprise to take sb by surprise; ne pas dissimuler sa surprise not to hide one's surprise; Lyon a créé la surprise (en battant Auxerre) Lyons produced an upset (by beating Auxerre); ma surprise a été de constater que I was surprised to find that; avoir la surprise/la bonne surprise/la mauvaise surprise d'apprendre que to be surprised/pleasantly surprised/unpleasantly surprised to hear that; nulle surprise à ce que tu sois déçu no wonder you are disappointed; discours/élection/voyage sans surprise uneventful speech/election/trip; l'élection a été sans surprise the election went as expected; candidat sans surprise ( prévu) expected candidate; ( morne) unexceptional; gagner sans surprise to win as expected;

3 ( plaisir inattendu) surprise; quelle gentille surprise! what a lovely surprise!

B (-)surprise ( in compounds) candidat/invité/décision/visite surprise surprise candidate/guest/decision/visit; démission/voyage surprise unexpected resignation/trip; hausse surprise shock increase; grève surprise lightning strike.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > surprise
6 unpleasant

adjective

unangenehm; unfreundlich [Bemerkung]; böse [Lächeln]

she can be really unpleasant — sie kann sehr unangenehm werden

be unpleasant with somebody — zu jemandem unfreundlich sein

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adjective

(disagreeable: an unpleasant task/smell.) unangenehm

- academic.ru/93266/unpleasantly">unpleasantly

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un·pleas·ant

[ʌnˈplez^ənt]

adj

1. (not pleasing) unerfreulich geh, unangenehm

\unpleasant incident unliebsamer Vorfall geh

\unpleasant sensation unangenehmes Gefühl

\unpleasant surprise unangenehme Überraschung

2. (unfriendly) person unfreundlich; relations frostig

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[ʌn'pleznt]
adj
unangenehm; experience, situation also unerfreulich; person, smile, remark unliebenswürdig, unfreundlich
something unpleasant — etwas Unangenehmes or Unerfreuliches

to be unpleasant to sb — unfreundlich zu jdm sein

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unpleasant adj (adv unpleasantly)

1. unangenehm, unerfreulich

2. unfreundlich

3. unwirsch, unangenehm (Person)

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adjective

unangenehm; unfreundlich [Bemerkung]; böse [Lächeln]

she can be really unpleasant — sie kann sehr unangenehm werden

be unpleasant with somebody — zu jemandem unfreundlich sein

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adj.

unangenehm adj.

widerlich adj.

English-german dictionary > unpleasant
7 blunt

1. adjective
1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) sløv

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) ligefrem; kontant
2. verb
(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) blive sløv

- bluntly
- bluntness
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1. adjective
1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) sløv

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) ligefrem; kontant
2. verb
(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) blive sløv

- bluntly
- bluntness

English-Danish dictionary > blunt
8 con elegancia

= elegantly, gracefully

Ex. Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use.

Ex. He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.

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= elegantly, gracefully

Ex: Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use.

Ex: He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.

Spanish-English dictionary > con elegancia
9 elegantemente

adv.

elegantly, neatly, handsomely, jauntily.

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elegantemente

► adverbio

1 elegantly, smartly

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ADV [hablar] elegantly; [moverse] gracefully; [vestir] stylishly, smartly; [decorar] tastefully, elegantly

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adverbio < vestir> smartly; <hablar/moverse> elegantly

elegantemente amueblado — elegantly furnished

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= gracefully, elegantly.

Ex. He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.

Ex. Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use.

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* vestirse elegantemente = dress up.

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adverbio < vestir> smartly; <hablar/moverse> elegantly

elegantemente amueblado — elegantly furnished

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= gracefully, elegantly.

Ex: He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.

Ex: Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use.

* vestirse elegantemente = dress up.

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elegantemente

adverb

iba muy elegantemente vestido (bien vestido) he was very smartly dressed; (con garbo, estilo) he was very elegantly o stylishly dressed

una habitación elegantemente amueblada an elegantly furnished room

lo expresó muy elegantemente he expressed it very elegantly o in elegant terms

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elegantemente adv

1. [vestir] smartly, elegantly;
[decorar] elegantly
2. [moverse, caminar] gracefully, elegantly

3. [comportarse] graciously;
[responder] with grace, graciously

Spanish-English dictionary > elegantemente
10 شكل

شَكْل \ figure: a drawing that explains sth.; a shape: A circle is a round figure. form: a kind: Ice is a solid form of water. A bus is a form of vehicle. formation: sth. shaped, arranged or formed: The weather can sometimes be guessed from cloud formation. pattern: any (usu. pleasing) arrangement of shapes: the pattern of leaves against the sky. shape: appearance; a form: What shape is it? Round or square? Houses in different places have different shapes. \ See Also هيئة (هَيْئَة)، نوع (نَوْع)، تكوين (تَكْوِين)‏ \ بِأيّ شَكْل \ any: (with comparative words): Do you feel any better? He’s too old to go any faster. \ بِشَكْل \ somehow: in some way or the other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ See Also بِطَريقة ما \ بِشَكْل جُنونيّ \ madly: in a mad way; very much: He’s madly keen on football. \ بِشَكْل دائريّ \ round: in a circular way: The wheels were turning round. The hands go round the clock. \ بِشَكْل رَديء أو سَيِّئ \ poorly: badly: a poorly built house. \ بِشَكْل طبيعيّ \ naturally: in a natural way (in all senses). \ See Also بِشَكْل عاديّ \ بِشَكْل عام \ on the whole: considering everything; general view: On the whole, he behaved quite well. \ بِشَكْل غريب \ peculiarly: strangely. \ بِشَكْل غير مُتقَن \ roughly: not carefully: a roughly made knot. \ بِشَكْل غير مُنتظم \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ بِشَكْل فادِح \ grossly: very much; unpleasantly: He was grossly rude to the young girl. \ بِشَكْل مُرْضٍ \ all right: also alright satisfactorily: They got back all right, in spite of the storm. The box shuts all right, but it doesn’t lock properly. \ بِشَكْل مُطَّرِد \ steadily: in a steady way: He is steadily improving. \ بِشَكْل مُطْلَق \ flatly: directly and firmly: He flatly refused to help. \ بِشَكْل مُعْتَدِل \ mildly: only slightly; not strongly: I was only mildly surprised. \ بِشَكْل مُفْرِط \ grossly: very much; unpleasantly: She is grossly fat. He was grossly rude to the young girl. \ بِشَكْل واسع \ widely: greatly: He is widely known as a singer. \ شَكْل \ form: shape; appearance: The building was in the form of a letter H. \ شَكْل بَلّوري \ crystal: the regular shape of certain substances (e.g. salt, sugar, snow, ice, etc.) when solid. \ شَكْل الجِسْم البَشَري \ figure: a human form: A dark figure was standing in the moonlight. That girl has a graceful figure. \ الشَّكْل العام \ outline: a line that shows the shape of sth.: The outline of a ball is a circle. We could see the outline of a building against a moonlit sky. \ شَكْل القلب \ heart: (on playing cards, or as a sign of love) a shape like this < coeur>. \ شَكْل مُتَوَازي الأَضْلاع \ parallelogram: a flat figure (with 4 straight sides) whose opposite sides are parallel. \ شَكْل مُخْتلِف لِـ \ variation: (a) change or difference (in amount, etc.); (a) different form: This music takes the form of several variations on an old song. \ شَكْل مُرَبَّع \ square: a shape with four equal sides and equal angles. \ شَكْل مُسْتَطِيل \ rectangle: any foursided figure with squared corners, like a door or the top of a box. \ شَكْل نَجْمَة \ star: a sign on paper that is shaped like a star (sometimes called an asterisk).

Arabic-English dictionary > شكل
11 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

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I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
12 peinlich

I Adj.

1. (unangenehm) embarrassing; Situation: auch awkward; painful umg.; es war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it); es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten,... I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you,...; jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put s.o. in an awkward situation

2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking; in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidy

II Adv.

1. jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass s.o.

2. peinlich sauber scrupulously clean; peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact ( bei about); bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take s.th. very seriously; sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it

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disconcerting; embarrassing; awkward; painful

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pein|lich ['painlɪç]
1. adj

1) (= unangenehm) (painfully) embarrassing; Lage, Fragen auch awkward; Überraschung nasty

ich habe das péínliche Gefühl, dass... — I have a terrible feeling that...

es war ihm péínlich(, dass...) — he was or felt embarrassed (because...)

es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber ich muss es Ihnen einmal sagen — I don't know how to put it, but you really ought to know

es ist mir sehr péínlich, aber die Arbeit ist immer noch nicht fertig — I'm really sorry but the work still isn't finished

das ist mir ja so péínlich — I feel awful about it

es war so schlecht, dass es schon péínlich war (inf) — it was so bad it was (really) painful (inf)

2) (= gewissenhaft) painstaking, meticulous; Sparsamkeit careful

in seinem Zimmer/auf seinem Schreibtisch herrschte péínliche or péínlichste Ordnung — his room/his desk was meticulously or scrupulously tidy

jdn einem péínlichen Verhör unterziehen — to question sb very closely

2. adv

1)

(= unangenehm) péínlich berührt sein (hum) — to be profoundly shocked (iro)

péínlich wirken — to be embarrassing, to cause embarrassment

2) (= gründlich) painstakingly; sauber meticulously, scrupulously

der Koffer wurde péínlich genau untersucht — the case was gone through very thoroughly, the case was given a very thorough going-over (inf)

er vermied es péínlichst, davon zu sprechen — he was at pains not to talk about it

etw péínlichst geheim halten — to keep sth strictly secret or top secret

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(difficult or causing difficulty, embarrassment etc: an awkward question; an awkward silence; His cut is in an awkward place.) awkward

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pein·lich

[ˈpainlɪç]

I. adj

1. (unangenehm) embarrassing

eine \peinliche Frage/Situation [o Lage] an awkward question/situation

▪ jdm \peinlich sein to be embarrassed

es war ihr sehr \peinlich she was very embarrassed about it

▪ jdm \peinlich sein, dass/wenn... to feel awkward that/when...

▪ etwas Peinliches sth awful

2. (äußerst) painstaking, diligent

\peinliche Genauigkeit meticulous precision

\peinliche Sauberkeit scrupulous cleanliness

II. adv

1. (unangenehm)

jdn \peinlich berühren to be awkward for sb

auf jdn \peinlich wirken to be embarrassing for sb

2. (gewissenhaft) painstakingly

\peinlich befolgen to follow diligently

3. (äußerst) meticulously, thoroughly

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1.
Adjektiv

1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>

es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it

2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous
2.
adverbial

1) unpleasantly < surprised>

[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]

2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously

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peinlich

A. adj

1. (unangenehm) embarrassing; Situation: auch awkward; painful umg;

es war mir sehr peinlich (, dass ich es vergessen hatte) I was ( oder felt) really embarrassed (at oder about having forgotten it);

es ist mir sehr peinlich, aber ich muss dich bitten, … I don’t know how to put it, but I have to ask you, …;

jemanden in eine peinliche Lage bringen put sb in an awkward situation

2. (sehr genau) meticulous, painstaking;

in dem Haus herrschte peinliche Ordnung the house was scrupulously tidy

B. adv

1.

jemanden peinlich berühren embarrass sb

2.

peinlich sauber scrupulously clean;

peinlich genau very ( oder painfully) exact (

bei about);

bei einer Sache peinlich genau sein auch take sth very seriously;

sie vermieden peinlichst, danach zu fragen they took great care to avoid asking about it

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1.
Adjektiv

1) embarrassing; awkward <question, position, pause>

es ist mir sehr peinlich — I feel very bad (coll.) or embarrassed about it

2) nicht präd. (äußerst genau) meticulous; scrupulous
2.
adverbial

1) unpleasantly < surprised>

[von etwas] peinlich berührt sein — be painfully embarrassed [by something]

2) (überaus [genau]) scrupulously; meticulously

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adj.

awkward adj.

disconcerting adj.

distressing adj.

embarrassing adj.

painful adj. adv.

disconcertingly adv.

distressingly adv.

embarrassingly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > peinlich
13 offen

I Adj.

1. open; offenes Hemd open-necked shirt; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)

2. (lose) Zucker etc.: loose; offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht

3. Haare: loose; mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose

4. Stelle: vacant; die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month

5. (frei, unbehindert etc.): offenes Gelände (wide) open country; auf offener See on the open sea; auf offener Straße in the middle of the street; auf offener Strecke on the open road; EISENB. between stations

6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid; offener Blick open ( oder honest) face; offen und ehrlich Angebot etc.: open and above-board; ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you

7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded); offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to

8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open; offener Hass undisguised hatred; offene Feindschaft open hostility; offene Kampfansage open declaration of war; offener Aufruhr open rebellion; offene Abstimmung open vote; offene Anspielung broad allusion ( auf + Akk to); offener Brief open letter; ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret; im offenen Kampf in an open fight

9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid; offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice; dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for

10. (noch nicht entschieden): offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions; es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still; die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season

11. LING. open; eine offene Silbe an open syllable

II Adv.

1. openly; Wein offen ausschenken / verkaufen serve / sell wine on tap

2. sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose

3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly; offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly; ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think; ( jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to s.o.), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with s.o.); offen ( und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth; offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of; offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly; offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly; offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious; es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass... it is perfectly obvious that...

4. LING.: einen Vokal / das o / eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position / the o as an open vowel / a syllable as though it is open

5. mit Verben: offen bleiben stay open; Frage etc.: remain ( oder be left) open ( oder unsettled); offen halten (Tür etc.) hold open; (Geschäft etc., auch Augen) keep open; fig. (Termin, Auftrag etc.) keep open; (Ausweg, auch Entscheidung etc.) leave open; (Möglichkeit) leave ( oder keep) open, reserve; offen lassen auch fig. leave open; die Möglichkeit offen lassen fig. auch reserve the possibility (+ Gen of); offen legen fig. disclose; offen liegen zur Einsicht: be available for public scrutiny; offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open; Rechnung: be unpaid ( oder outstanding), remain unsettled; jemandem offen stehen fig. be open to s.o.; es steht ihm offen zu (+ Inf.) he’s free to (+ Inf.) offen stehend Tür etc.: open; Rechnung: outstanding, unsettled; mit offen stehendem Mund openmouthed

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(freimütig) overt (Adj.); frank (Adj.); outspoken (Adj.); direct (Adj.); candid (Adj.); demonstrative (Adj.); forthright (Adj.); ingenuous (Adj.); straightforward (Adj.);

(nicht entschieden) undecided (Adj.);

(unbesetzt) vacant (Adj.);

(unverschlossen) open (Adj.);

(vorurteilslos) open-minded (Adj.)

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ọf|fen ['ɔfn]
1. adj

1) open; Bein ulcerated; Flamme, Licht naked; Feuer open; Haare loose

ein offener Brief — an open letter

er geht mit offenem Hemd — he is wearing an open-neck shirt

der Laden hat bis 10 Uhr offen — the shop (esp Brit) or store is or stays open until 10 o'clock

das Turnier ist für alle offen — the tournament is open to everybody

die Teilnahme ist für alle offen — anyone can take part

offener Wein — wine by the carafe/glass

auf offener Strecke (Straße) — on the open road; (Rail) between stations

wir hielten auf offener Strecke — we stopped in the middle of nowhere

auf offener Straße — in the middle of the street; (Landstraße) on the open road

auf offener See — on the open sea

Beifall auf offener Szene — spontaneous applause, an outburst of applause

bei offener Szene or Bühne verwandelt sich das Bild — the scene changed without a curtain

offene Flanke (Mil) — open or exposed flank

offene Stadt (Mil) — open or undefended town

mit offenem Mund dastehen (fig) — to stand gaping

mit offenem Mund atmen — to breathe with one's mouth open

Tag der offenen Tür — open day

ein offenes Haus haben or führen — to keep open house

überall offene Türen finden (fig) — to find a warm welcome everywhere

Haus der offenen Tür — open house

Politik der offenen Tür — open-door policy

mit offenen Augen or Sinnen durchs Leben gehen — to go through life with one's eyes open

eine offene Hand haben (fig) — to be open-handed

allem Neuen gegenüber offen sein — to be open or receptive to (all) new ideas

offene Handelsgesellschaft — general partnership

See:

→ Arm, Buch, Karte, Tür

2) (= frei) Stelle vacant

offene Stellen — vacancies

"offene Stellen" — "vacancies", "situations vacant" (Brit)

3) (= unerledigt, unentschieden) Frage, Ausgang, Partie open; Rechnung outstanding

4) (= aufrichtig, freimütig) Mensch, Bekenntnis, Aussprache open

er hat einen offenen Blick — he's got an open or honest face

er hat keinen offenen Blick — he's got a shifty look in his eyes

ein offenes Wort mit jdm reden — to have a frank talk with sb

2. adv

1) (= freimütig) candidly; kritisieren, zugeben, als Lügner bezeichnen, sich zu etw bekennen openly

ein offen schwul lebender Mensch — a person living openly as a homosexual

die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen — to lay one's cards on the table

etw offen aussprechen — to say sth out loud

etw offen einräumen — to be perfectly willing to admit sth

sich offen für/gegen etw aussprechen — to openly speak out for/against sth

offen gestanden or gesagt — to tell you the truth, quite honestly, to be frank

etw offen eingestehen or zugeben — to confess or admit (to) sth openly or frankly

seine Meinung offen sagen — to speak one's mind, to say what one thinks

sag mir ganz offen deine Meinung — tell me your honest opinion

offen mit jdm reden — to speak openly to sb, to be frank with sb

2) (= deutlich) clearly

die Probleme treten offen zutage — the problems can be clearly identified

damit war der Krieg offen ausgebrochen — with that the war had clearly begun

wir sollten den Konflikt offen austragen — we should bring the matter out in the open

3)

(= lose) die Haare offen tragen — to wear one's hair loose or down

Wein offen verkaufen — to sell wine on draught (Brit) or draft (US); (glasweise) to sell wine by the glass

Schrauben offen kaufen — to buy screws loose

4)

(= unverstellt) endlich lag das Ziel offen vor ihnen (da) — at last their goal lay before them

das Land erstreckte sich offen vor ihnen — the countryside stretched out before them

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1) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) blunt

2) (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) frank

3) frankly

4) freely

5) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) naked

6) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) open

7) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) open

8) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) open

9) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) open

10) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) open

11) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) open

12) (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) openly

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of·fen

[ˈɔfn̩]

I. adj

1. inv (geöffnet) open; Hosenschlitz a. undone pred; Gefäß, Umschlag opened; Schranke up pred; Bein ulcerated

er hatte die Augen \offen his eyes were open

der Mund ist ihm vor Staunen \offen geblieben he was gaping in astonishment

die Augen \offen halten (fig) to keep one's eyes open [or peeled] [or BRIT also skinned]

mit \offenen Augen (a. fig) with one's eyes open a. fig

mit [o bei] \offenem Fenster with the window open

die Haare \offen tragen to wear one's hair loose

am Hals \offen sein [o stehen] Hemd to be open at the neck

mit \offenem Hemd/Kragen wearing an open-necked shirt

mit \offenem Mund with one's mouth open, with open mouth

mit \offenem Mund atmen to breathe through the mouth

mit \offenen Sinnen (fig) with one's eyes open

\offen sein, stehen to be open

etw \offen stehen lassen to keep sth open

einen Spaltbreit \offen sein [o stehen] to be ajar

2. inv (unverschlossen) open; Tür, Fenster a. unlocked; Umschlag unsealed

bei ihr ist immer alles \offen she never locks her doors

sie hält ihr Lokal auch am Sonntag \offen her pub is open on Sunday as well

meine Tür ist immer für dich \offen (fig) you are always/will always be welcome

\offene Anstalt open prison

\offen haben [o sein] Geschäft to be open

ein \offenes Haus (fig) an open house

ein \offenes Haus haben (fig) to keep open house

jdm \offen sein (fig) to be open to sb

3. inv (unbedeckt) open

ein \offenes Grab an open grave

\offenes Auto convertible

\offene Kutsche open[-topped] carriage

\offener Pferdewagen open carriage, esp AM also buckboard

\offene Schuhe sandals

4. (unversperrt) open; (eisfrei a.) clear

das Auto war hinten \offen the back of the car was open

\offener Ausblick unobstructed view; (klar) clear view

\offenes Gelände open terrain

das \offene Meer the open sea

nach allen Seiten hin \offen sein (fig) to have no political convictions

auf \offener Strecke on the open road; Zug between stations

5. inv (freigegeben)

die Jagd [auf Niederwild] ist \offen JAGD it's open season [on small game]

\offene Software accessible software

6. inv (uneingeengt) Wettbewerb open

▪ für jdn \offen sein to be open to sb

7. (unzusammenhängend)

\offene Bauweise detached building development spec

\offene Ortschaft non-built-up area

8. inv (nicht in Flaschen)

\offener Wein (Dienst) wine by the glass/carafe; (Getränk) a glass/carafe of wine

9. inv DIAL (lose) loose

Mehl/Salz \offen verkaufen to sell loose flour/salt

10. (ungewiss) uncertain; (unbeantwortet) open; Problem unsettled, unresolved; Frage open [or unanswered], unsettled

der Termin ist immer noch \offen the date has still to be decided

ein \offener Punkt a moot point

[noch] ganz \offen sein to be [still] wide open

11. inv (unbezahlt) Zahlung outstanding; Rechnung a. unsettled, unpaid

\offener Posten unpaid item, uncovered amount

12. inv (unbesetzt) vacant; Formularfeld blank

\offen gelassen vacant/blank

etw \offen lassen to leave sth vacant/blank

\offen stehen to be vacant/blank

\offen stehend vacant/blank

\offene Stelle vacancy, job opening

13. (ehrlich) Blick, Meinung frank, candid; Person, Gespräch a. honest; Geständnis, Art a. open; Gesicht honest

▪ \offen [zu jdm] sein to be open [or frank] [or honest] [with sb]

sei \offen mit mir! be honest [or straight] with me!

14. (deutlich) open, overt

15. (öffentlich) open

\offene Gesellschaft ÖKON open partnership

in \offenem Kampf in an open [or a fair] fight

auf \offener Straße in [the middle of] the street

16. SPORT (deckungsschwach) open

17. LING Vokal, Silbe open

18. TYPO (Falz)

\offener Kopf open head

\offene Seite open side

19.

▶ \offen für etw akk [o gegenüber etw dat] sein to be open [or receptive] to sth

▶ \offen gegenüber jdm sein to be open with sb

II. adv

1. (ehrlich) openly, frankly, candidly

\offen gestanden [o gesagt] to be [perfectly] honest [or frank

2. (deutlich) clearly, obviously, patently

3. (öffentlich)

\offen abstimmen to vote in an open ballot

4. SPORT (deckungsschwach)

[ganz] \offen spielen to leave oneself [wide] open

5. LING

das „a“ wird \offen ausgesprochen the “a” is pronounced as an open vowel

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1.
Adjektiv

1) open; unsealed < envelope>; ulcerated < legs>

mit offenem Mund — with one's mouth open

der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone

ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened

sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose

offen haben od. sein — be open

die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked

etwas offen lassen — leave something open

offen bleiben — remain or stay open

jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody

es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it

mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table

offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire

das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea

offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won

mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open

für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas

2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>

offener Wein — wine on tap or draught

3) (frei) vacant <job, post>

offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’

4) (ungewiss, ungeklärt) open, unsettled < question>; uncertain < result>

der Ausgang des Spiels ist noch völlig offen — the result of the match is still wide open

offen bleiben — < decision> be left open

offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...

etwas offen halten — keep something open

5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>

offen stehen — be oustanding

6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>

offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody

7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>

8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>
2.
adverbial

1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly

2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; frankly

offen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest

offen gestanden — to tell you the truth

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offen

A. adj

1. open;

offenes Hemd open-necked shirt;

bei offenem Fenster with the window open;

mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)

2. (lose) Zucker etc: loose;

offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; → einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht

3. Haare: loose;

mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose

4. Stelle: vacant;

die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month

5. (frei, unbehindert etc):

offenes Gelände (wide) open country;

auf offener See on the open sea;

auf offener Straße in the middle of the street;

auf offener Strecke on the open road; BAHN between stations

6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid;

offener Blick open ( oder honest) face;

offen und ehrlich Angebot etc: open and above-board;

ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you

7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded);

offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to

8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open;

offener Hass undisguised hatred;

offene Feindschaft open hostility;

offene Kampfansage open declaration of war;

offener Aufruhr open rebellion;

offene Abstimmung open vote;

offene Anspielung broad allusion (

auf +akk to);

offener Brief open letter;

ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret;

im offenen Kampf in an open fight

9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid;

offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice;

dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for

10. (noch nicht entschieden):

offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions;

es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still;

die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season

11. LING open;

eine offene Silbe an open syllable

B. adv

1. openly;

Wein offen ausschenken/verkaufen serve/sell wine on tap

2.

sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose

3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly;

offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly;

ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think;

(jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder

aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to sb), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with sb);

offen (und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth;

offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of;

offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly;

offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly;

offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious;

es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass … it is perfectly obvious that …

4. LING:

einen Vokal/das o/eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position/the o as an open vowel/a syllable as though it is open

5. mit Verben:

offen bleiben stay open;

offen halten (Tür etc) hold open; (Geschäft etc, auch Augen) keep open;

offen lassen leave open;

offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open;

offen stehend Tür etc: open;

mit offen stehendem Mund open-mouthed

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1.
Adjektiv

1) open; unsealed < envelope>; ulcerated < legs>

mit offenem Mund — with one's mouth open

der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone

ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened

sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose

offen haben od. sein — be open

die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked

etwas offen lassen — leave something open

offen bleiben — remain or stay open

jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody

es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it

mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table

offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire

das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea

offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won

mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open

für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas

2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>

offener Wein — wine on tap or draught

3) (frei) vacant <job, post>

offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’

4) (ungewiss, ungeklärt) open, unsettled < question>; uncertain < result>

der Ausgang des Spiels ist noch völlig offen — the result of the match is still wide open

offen bleiben — < decision> be left open

offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...

etwas offen halten — keep something open

5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>

offen stehen — be oustanding

6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>

offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody

7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>

8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>
2.
adverbial

1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly

2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; frankly

offen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest

offen gestanden — to tell you the truth

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(Mathematik) adj.

open adj. adj.

blunt adj.

candid adj.

downright adj.

exposed adj.

forthright adj.

frank adj.

ingenuous adj.

open (not concealed) adj.

open adj.

open-ended adj.

overt adj. adv.

candidly adv.

forthrightly adv.

frankly adv.

ingenuously adv.

openly adv.

outspokenly adv.

overtly adv.

point-blank adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > offen
14 mince

1. noun
Hackfleisch, das; Gehackte, das
2. transitive verb
mince beef — Rindfleisch durch den [Fleisch]wolf drehen

minced meat — Hackfleisch, das

not mince matters — die Dinge beim Namen nennen

not mince one's words — kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
3. intransitive verb
trippeln

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[mins] 1. verb
1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) kleinhacken

2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) trippeln
2. noun
(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) das Gehackte

- academic.ru/46982/mincer">mincer
- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat
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mince

[mɪn(t)s]

I. vt FOOD

▪ to \mince sth meat etw hacken; (in grinder) etw durch den Fleischwolf drehen; garlic, onions etw klein schneiden

▶ to not \mince matters nichts beschönigen

▶ to not \mince [one's] words sich dat kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

II. vi trippeln, tänzeln

III. n no pl BRIT, AUS Hackfleisch nt, Faschiertes nt ÖSTERR

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[mɪns]
1. n (esp Brit)
Hackfleisch nt, Gehackte(s) nt
2. vt (esp Brit)
meat hacken, durch den Fleischwolf drehen
he doesn't mince his words — er nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund

he didn't mince matters — er sagte es mal ganz deutlich or brutal (inf)

3. vi (Brit)
(= walk) tänzeln, trippeln, scharwenzeln; (= behave/speak) sich geziert benehmen/ausdrücken
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mince [mıns]

A v/t

1. zerhacken, in kleine Stücke (zer)schneiden, zerstückeln:

mince meat Fleisch hacken oder durchdrehen, Hackfleisch machen;

minced meat → mincemeat 1

2. fig mildern, bemänteln:

mince one’s words → B 2 a;

not mince matters ( oder one’s words) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen; reden oder sprechen, wie einem der Schnabel gewachsen ist umg;

not mince matters (Redew) im Klartext

3. mince one’s way → B 2 b

B v/i

1. Fleisch, Gemüse etc (klein) schneiden, Hackfleisch machen

2. a) geziert oder affektiert sprechen

b) geziert gehen, tänzeln, trippeln

C s besonders Br für mincemeat 1

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1. noun
Hackfleisch, das; Gehackte, das
2. transitive verb
mince beef — Rindfleisch durch den [Fleisch]wolf drehen

minced meat — Hackfleisch, das

not mince matters — die Dinge beim Namen nennen

not mince one's words — kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
3. intransitive verb
trippeln

* * *

v.

zerhacken v.

English-german dictionary > mince
15 mince

mins
1. verb
1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar

2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) andar de manera amanerada, andar con pasos medios

2. noun
(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) carne picada

- mincer
- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat

mince¹ n carne picada

half a kilo of mince medio kilo de carne picada

mince² vb picar

first you mince the beef primero se pica la carne de ternera

El gerundio de mince se escribe mincing

mince

tr[mɪns]

noun

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (meat) carne nombre femenino picada

transitive verb

1 (chop, cut) picar

intransitive verb

1 (walk) andar de manera amanerada; (speak) hablar con afectación

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lengua

mince pie SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pastelito de picadillo de fruta

mince ['mɪnts] v, minced ; mincing vt

1) chop: picar, moler (carne)

2)

not to mince one's words : no tener uno pelos en la lengua

mince vi

: caminar de manera afectada

mince

n.

• carne picada s.f.

v.

• desmenuzar v.

• picar v.

I
1. mɪns
transitive verb \<\<onions\>\> picar* ( en trozos menudos); \<\<meat\>\> moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*

not to mince (one's) words — no andar(se)* con rodeos, no tener* pelos en la lengua (fam)

2.

vi caminar con afectación or amaneramiento

II

mass noun (BrE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

[mɪns]
1.

N (Brit) (Culin) (also: minced meat) carne f picada

2. VT

1) [+ meat] picar

2) (fig)

well, not to mince matters — bueno, para decirlo francamente

- not to mince one's words

3.

VI (in walking) andar con pasos medidos; (in talking) hablar remilgadamente

4.

CPD

mince pie N — pastel m de picadillo de fruta

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I
1. [mɪns]
transitive verb \<\<onions\>\> picar* ( en trozos menudos); \<\<meat\>\> moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*

not to mince (one's) words — no andar(se)* con rodeos, no tener* pelos en la lengua (fam)

2.

vi caminar con afectación or amaneramiento

II

mass noun (BrE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

English-spanish dictionary > mince
16 blunt

1. adjective
1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) desafilado, despuntado

2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) abrupto, brusco, directo

2. verb
(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) desafilar, despuntar

- bluntly
- bluntness

blunt adj desafilado / despuntado

blunt

tr[blʌnt]

adjective

1 (knife) desafilado,-a; (pencil) despuntado,-a

2 figurative use (person) directo,-a, que no tiene pelos en la lengua

transitive verb

1 desafilar, embotar (pencil) despuntar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

blunt angle SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL ángulo obtuso

blunt instrument instrumento contundente

blunt ['blʌnt] vt

: despuntar (aguja o lápiz), desafilar (cuchillo o tijeras), suavizar (crítica)

blunt adj

1) dull: desafilado, despuntado

2) direct: directo, franco, categórico

blunt

adj.

• boto, -a adj.

• brusco, -a adj.

• despuntado, -a adj.

• embotado, -a adj.

• mocho, -a adj.

• obtuso, -a adj.

• romo, -a adj.

v.

• arromar v.

• despuntar v.

• embotar v.

• enromar v.

I blʌnt
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not sharp) < pencil> desafilado, que no tiene punta, mocho (esp AmL); <tip/edge> romo; < knife> (BrE) desafilado

a blunt instrument — un objeto contundente

b) ( straightforward) <person/manner> directo, franco; < refusal> rotundo, categórico

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<pencil\>\> despuntar; \<\<knife/scissors\>\> desafilar

b) ( make dull) \<\<senses/intellect\>\> embotar

[blʌnt]
1. ADJ

1) (=not sharp) [edge] desafilado; [point] despuntado

with a blunt instrument — con un instrumento contundente

2) (=outspoken) [manner, person] directo, franco; [statement] terminante

I will be blunt with you — voy a hablarte con franqueza

he was very blunt with me — no se mordió la lengua conmigo

2.

VT [+ blade, knife] desafilar; [+ pencil] despuntar; (fig) debilitar, mitigar

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I [blʌnt]
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not sharp) < pencil> desafilado, que no tiene punta, mocho (esp AmL); <tip/edge> romo; < knife> (BrE) desafilado

a blunt instrument — un objeto contundente

b) ( straightforward) <person/manner> directo, franco; < refusal> rotundo, categórico

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<pencil\>\> despuntar; \<\<knife/scissors\>\> desafilar

b) ( make dull) \<\<senses/intellect\>\> embotar

English-spanish dictionary > blunt
17 fine

I 1. noun
Geldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das
2. transitive verb
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

we were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen

be fined for speeding — ein Bußgeld wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit zahlen müssen
II 1. adjective
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]

2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]

3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]

somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem

4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein

5) (thin) fein; hauchdünn

cut it fine — knapp kalkulieren

we'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...

6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]

fine rain — Nieselregen, der

7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]

8)

fine print — see academic.ru/68194/small_print">small print

9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]

10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]

the finer points — die Feinheiten

11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]

a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)

you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)

12) (satisfactory) schön; gut

that's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht

everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung

13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]

14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]

15) (in good health or state) gut

feel fine — sich wohl fühlen

How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke

16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]

fine and sunny — heiter und sonnig

17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]

18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]
2. adverb
1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]

2) (coll.): (well) gut

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I 1. adjective
1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) vorzüglich

2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) schön

3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) gut

4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) zart

5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) genau

6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fein

7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fein

8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) gut
2. adverb
(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) ausgezeichnet
3. interjection
(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) gut!

- finely
- finery
- fine art II 1. noun
(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) die Geldstrafe
2. verb
(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

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fine¹

[faɪn]

I. adj

1. pred, inv (acceptable, satisfactory) in Ordnung fam, gut

seven's \fine by me sieben [Uhr] passt mir gut; ( iron)

that's all fine, but... das ist schön und gut, aber...

2. (admirable, excellent) glänzend, ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; performance, player großartig

the \finest English painting of its time das beste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit

the \finest wines in the world die erlesensten Weine der Welt

a \fine example ein gutes Beispiel

\fine food ausgezeichnetes Essen

3. ( iron: unpleasantly intense, nasty) schön iron fam, fein; ( iron)

I had a \fine time repairing your car ich hatte meine helle Freude daran, dein Auto zu reparieren

\fine words schöne Worte iron

4. (slender, cut small) fein; slice dünn

\fine features ( approv) feine Gesichtszüge

5. (cloudless, pleasant) schön

\fine weather schönes Wetter

6. (distinguished, noble) edel geh; manners fein; house vornehm; (sophisticated) verfeinert

he appealed to my \finer feelings er appellierte an meine edleren Gefühle

\fine character edler Mensch

7. (understated) fein; (ingenious) scharfsinnig; ( fig)

there's a \fine line between genius and madness Genie und Wahnsinn liegen oft nah beieinander

\fine distinction feiner Unterschied

\fine nuance feine Nuance

\finer points Feinheiten pl

not to put too \fine a point on it... um ganz offen zu sein...

II. adv

1. inv (acceptably, all right) fein, [sehr] gut, prima fam

to feel \fine sich akk gut fühlen

to suit sb \fine jdm [sehr] gut passen

to work \fine gut funktionieren

2. (thinly) fein

the garlic wasn't cut \fine enough der Knoblauch war nicht fein genug geschnitten

3.

▶ to cut sth \fine etw mit Mühe und Not erreichen

fine²

[faɪn]

I. n (punishment) Geldstrafe f

heavy/small \fine hohe/niedrige Geldstrafe; (for minor offences) Geldbuße f, Bußgeld nt; administrative Ordnungsgeld nt, Organstrafmandat nt ÖSTERR

II. vt

▪ to \fine sb [for sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen; (for minor offences) gegen jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ein Bußgeld verhängen

FIFA \fined the club $50,000 for bribing the referee die FIFA verurteilte den Klub zu einer Geldstrafe von 50.000 Dollar für die Bestechung des Schiedsrichters

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I [faɪn]
adv

in fine (liter) — kurz und gut, kurzum
II [faɪn]
1. n (JUR)
Geldstrafe f; (for less serious offences) Geldbuße or -strafe f; (driving) Bußgeld nt; (for minor traffic offences) (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung
2. vt (JUR)
zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen, mit einer Geldstrafe/-buße belegen; (for driving offences also) Bußgeld verhängen gegen; (for minor traffic offences) eine (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung erteilen (+dat)
he was fined £100 — er musste £ 100 Strafe bezahlen

he was fined for speeding —

she was fined for possession (of drugs) — sie wurde wegen Drogenbesitz zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt
III
1. adj (+er)

1) (= excellent) piece of work, example, painting, book, museum ausgezeichnet; building, town, view herrlich; person fein, trefflich (geh); performance, performer, player großartig, ausgezeichnet

you're doing a fine job — Sie machen Ihre Sache ganz ausgezeichnet

they're in fine health — sie erfreuen sich bester Gesundheit

this is even finer than her previous recording — das ist noch besser als ihre letzte Aufnahme

she's a fine woman — sie ist eine bewundernswerte or (in stature)

he is the finest actor of our day — er ist der größte Schauspieler unserer Zeit

the finest English painting of its time — das beste or großartigste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit

the finest beaches in Spain — die herrlichsten or schönsten Strände Spaniens

their finest hour — ihre größte Stunde

See:

→ fettle, figure

2) (= acceptable of things) in Ordnung

my coffee was fine — mein Kaffee war in Ordnung

any more? – no, that's fine or it'll be fine —

everything's ( just) fine — alles in (bester) Ordnung

everything's going to be just fine — es wird schon alles gut gehen

how was I? – you were fine — wie war ich? – gut

these apples are fine for cooking — diese Äpfel eignen sich (gut) zum Kochen

it's fine (for you) to interrupt me — Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen

it's fine for men to cry — Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen

the doctor said it was fine for me to play — der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen

you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) — (ich finde,)du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus

your idea sounds fine —

shall we have another beer? – sounds fine to me — sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? – ja, gute Idee

how are you? – fine, thanks — wie geht es Ihnen? – danke, gut

a glass of water and I'll be fine —

he's fine, he's done it before any questions? no? fine — es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht noch Fragen? nein? gut

that's fine with or by me — ich habe nichts dagegen

it'll take me a couple of days – that's fine with me — ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen – das ist in Ordnung

anything she wanted was usually fine with him — was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen

3) (= high-quality) food fein; wine erlesen, edel; furniture, jewellery, clothes ausgesucht; china, porcelain, fabric erlesen, ausgesucht

the finest ingredients — die erlesensten Zutaten

4) (= refined) lady, gentleman, manners fein; (= smart, large) house vornehm

she likes to play at being the fine lady — sie spielt sich gern als feine Dame auf

5) weather, day schön

when it is/was fine —

all areas will be fine tomorrow — morgen wird es überall schön

one fine day — eines schönen Tages

6) (iro) excuse, state, friend etc schön (iro)

a fine reward for all my work! a fine friend you are! — eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe! du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!

a fine time to remember that! — ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!

that's all very fine, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

that's fine for you to say — du hast gut reden

you're a fine one to talk! —

fine words — schöne Worte pl

7) (= thin) needle, thread dünn, fein; fabric, material dünn; hair, grain fein; handwriting fein, zierlich; sieve, net, mesh, weave fein(maschig)

a net with a fine mesh — ein feinmaschiges Netz

fine nib —

a paper with very fine grain — ein sehr feinkörniges Papier

8) (= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist fein

a fine rain — Nieselregen m

a fine dusting of snow/flour — eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht

fine dust levels — Feinstaubwerte pl

9) (= delicate) china, fabric fein; features fein, zart

10) (= subtle, small) adjustment, detail, distinction, difference fein; print klein

in fine print — klein gedruckt

to read the fine print — das Kleingedruckte lesen

the finer points of English grammar — die Feinheiten der englischen Grammatik

not to put too fine a point on it — um ganz offen zu sein

there's a fine line between genius and madness — es besteht ein feiner Unterschied zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn

11) gold, silver fein

gold 98% fine — Gold mit 98% Feingehalt

2. adv

1) (= well) work tadellos

you're doing fine — Sie machen Ihre Sache gut; (healthwise) Sie machen gute Fortschritte

we get on fine — wir kommen ausgezeichnet miteinander aus

2) (= thinly) cut, slice fein, dünn → cut

See:

→ cut

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fine¹ [faın]

A adj (adv finely)

1. allg fein:

a) dünn, zart (Porzellan etc)

b) scharf (Kante etc)

c) aus kleinsten Teilchen bestehend (Sand etc)

d) schön (Schiff etc):

one of these fine days, one fine day eines schönen Tages

e) vornehm, edel (Mensch)

f) geschmackvoll, gepflegt, elegant

g) angenehm, lieblich (Duft etc)

h) feinsinnig, subtil:

fine distinction feiner Unterschied

2. großartig, ausgezeichnet, glänzend (Musiker etc):

a fine view eine herrliche oder prächtige Aussicht;

a fine guy umg ein feiner oder prächtiger Kerl

3. rein, pur:

fine silver Feinsilber n;

fine gold Feingold n;

gold 24 carats fine 24-karätiges Gold

4. geziert, affektiert (Sätze etc)

5. umg, auch iron fein, schön:

that’s all very fine, but … das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber …;

a fine friend you are! pej du bist mir ein schöner Freund!

6. WIRTSCH erstklassig (Bankwechsel etc)

B adv

1. umg fein:

a) vornehm (auch pej):

talk fine

b) sehr gut, bestens:

that will suit me fine das passt mir ausgezeichnet

2. knapp:

cut ( oder run) it fine ins Gedränge ( besonders in Zeitnot) kommen

C v/t

1. fine away, fine down fein(er) machen, abschleifen, zuspitzen

2. oft fine down Wein etc läutern, klären

3. METALL frischen

D v/i

1. fine away, fine down, fine off fein(er) werden, abnehmen, sich abschleifen

2. sich klären

fine² [faın]

A s

1. Geldstrafe f, Bußgeld n

2. JUR, HIST Abstandssumme f

3. Ende n (obs außer in):

in fine

a) schließlich, endlich,

b) kurz(um)

B v/t mit einer Geldstrafe belegen, zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen:

he was fined £50 er musste 50 Pfund Strafe bezahlen, er wurde zu einer Geldstrafe von 50 Pfund verurteilt

fine³ [ˈfiːneı] s MUS Fine n, Ende n

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I 1. noun
Geldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das
2. transitive verb
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

we were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen

be fined for speeding — ein Bußgeld wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit zahlen müssen
II 1. adjective
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]

2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]

3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]

somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem

4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein

5) (thin) fein; hauchdünn

cut it fine — knapp kalkulieren

we'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...

6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]

fine rain — Nieselregen, der

7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]

8)

fine print — see small print

9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]

10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]

the finer points — die Feinheiten

11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]

a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)

you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)

12) (satisfactory) schön; gut

that's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht

everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung

13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]

14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]

15) (in good health or state) gut

feel fine — sich wohl fühlen

How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke

16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]

fine and sunny — heiter und sonnig

17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]

18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]
2. adverb
1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]

2) (coll.): (well) gut

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adj.

dünn adj.

fein adj.

gut adj.

schön adj.

zart adj. n.

Geldbuße -n f.

Geldstrafe f.

Mahngebühr f.

English-german dictionary > fine
18 frío

adj.

1 cold, chilly, cool, chill.

2 cold, glassy, impersonal.

3 cold, unenthusiastic.

4 cold, stoney, emotionless, free of emotion.

5 cold, aloof, distant, offish.

m.

cold, chilliness, coldness, chill.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: freír.

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frío

► adjetivo

1 (gen) cold

2 (indiferente) cold, cool, indifferent; (pasmado) stunned

■ la película me dejó frío the film left me cold

► nombre masculino frío

1 cold

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

coger a alguien en frío figurado to catch somebody on the hop

coger frío to catch (a) cold

hace un frío que pela familiar it's freezing cold

hacer frío to be cold

pillar frío to catch a cold

tener frío / pasar frío to be cold

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frío

► nombre masculino

1 cold

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1. = fría, adj.
1) cold

2) indifferent, distant
2. noun m.
1) cold

2) coldness, indifference

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1. ADJ

1) [en temperatura] [agua, aire, invierno, refresco, sopa] cold

el agua está muy fría — the water is very cold

una cervecita bien fría — an ice cold beer

el café se ha quedado frío — the coffee has got cold

un sudor frío — a cold sweat

tienes las manos frías — your hands are cold, you've got cold hands

me quedé frío — I got cold

- frío como el mármol

2) [en sentimientos, actitudes]

a) [relaciones, acogida, recibimiento] cool

su familia se mostró muy fría con él — his family were very cool towards him

b) (=desapasionado) cool

la mirada fría y penetrante del fotógrafo — the cool, penetrating eye of the photographer

mantener la cabeza fría — to keep a cool head, keep one's cool

c) (=insensible, inexpresivo) cold

era frío y calculador — he was cold and calculating

los ingleses tienen fama de ser muy fríos — the English have a reputation for being cold

este público es más frío que el de otras ciudades — this audience is less responsive than those in other cities

esos asesinos se comportan de forma fría y profesional — they are cold-blooded, professional killers

d)

- dejar frío a algn

todo lo que me digas me deja frío — everything you say just leaves me cold

aquellas revelaciones me dejaron frío — I was stunned by those revelations

- quedarse frío

3) [bala] spent

2. SM

1) (=baja temperatura) cold

pese al frío reinante — despite the cold

la ola de frío que azota el país — the cold spell which has gripped the country

ya han llegado los fríos — the cold weather is here

una planta resistente al frío — a hardy plant

laminado en frío — cold-rolled

hace (mucho) frío — it's (very) cold

¡qué frío hace! — it's freezing!, it's so cold!

frío industrial — industrial refrigeration

frío polar — arctic weather, arctic conditions pl

2) (=sensación) cold

tiritaba de frío — she was shivering with cold

me entró frío viendo el partido de fútbol — I got cold at the football match

coger frío — to catch cold

pasar frío — to be cold

tener frío — to be cold, feel cold

3)

en frío —

a) (=en calma)

ambas partes tendrán que pactar un acuerdo en frío — the two sides will have to negotiate an agreement with cool heads

cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío — when one calmly o coolly considers the total numbers

b) (=repentinamente)

me lo dijo en frío y no supe cómo reaccionar — he sprang it on me out of the blue o he told me just like that and I didn't know quite what to say

no dar ni frío ni calor a algn —

el hecho de que no me hayan seleccionado no me da ni frío ni calor — I'm not at all bothered about not being selected

sus comentarios sobre mí no me dan ni frío ni calor — his comments about me don't bother me one way or the other, I'm not at all bothered about o by his comments

4) pl fríos And, CAm, Méx (=fiebre) intermittent fever sing ; (=paludismo) malaria sing

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I
fría adjetivo

1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> cold

tengo los pies fríos — my feet are cold

frío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold

dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold

2)

a) ( insensible) cold

es frío y calculador — he's cold and calculating

b) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) cold

estuvo frío conmigo — he was cold towards me

un público muy frío — a very unresponsive audience

tuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception

c) ( desapasionado)

una mente fría — a cool head

3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> cold
II
masculino

1) (Meteo) cold

una ola de frío — a cold spell

no salgas con este frío — don't go out in this cold

qué frío hace! — it's so cold!

con los primeros fríos — when the weather begins to turn cold

hace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)

2) ( sensación)

tengo frío — I'm cold

pasamos mucho frío — we were very cold

tengo frío en los pies — my feet are cold

me está entrando frío — I'm beginning to feel cold

tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold

en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold

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I
fría adjetivo

1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> cold

tengo los pies fríos — my feet are cold

frío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold

dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold

2)

a) ( insensible) cold

es frío y calculador — he's cold and calculating

b) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) cold

estuvo frío conmigo — he was cold towards me

un público muy frío — a very unresponsive audience

tuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception

c) ( desapasionado)

una mente fría — a cool head

3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> cold
II
masculino

1) (Meteo) cold

una ola de frío — a cold spell

no salgas con este frío — don't go out in this cold

qué frío hace! — it's so cold!

con los primeros fríos — when the weather begins to turn cold

hace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)

2) ( sensación)

tengo frío — I'm cold

pasamos mucho frío — we were very cold

tengo frío en los pies — my feet are cold

me está entrando frío — I'm beginning to feel cold

tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold

en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold

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frío¹

¹ = cold, chill.

Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* conservación en frío = cold storage.

* cuando hace frío = in the cold.

* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* frío extremo = extreme cold.

* frío glacial = freezing cold.

* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.

* frio polar = freezing cold.

* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.

* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.

* ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.

* oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.

frío²

² = cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], chilly [chillier -comp., chilliest -sup.], cold [colder -comp., coldest -sup.], chilled, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.], frosty.

Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.

Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.

Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.

Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.

Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

* agua fría = cold water.

* congelado de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* frente frío = cold front.

* frío como el hielo = frosty.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lectura en frío = cold reading.

* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.

* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.

* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.

* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.

* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.

* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* secado en frío = freeze drying.

frío³

³ = cool-headed, unemotional.

Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.

Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mirada fría = icy glare.

* sangre fría = presence of mind.

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frío¹ fría

adjective

A ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold

el café estaba frío the coffee was cold o had got(ten) cold

tengo los pies fríos my feet are cold

frío, frío, sigue buscando (en juegos) you're very cold, keep looking

dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío (indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; (pasmado) he was staggered o stunned by the news

esa clase de música me deja fría that sort of music leaves me cold o does nothing for me

quedarse frío to be taken aback

B

1 (insensible) cold

es frío y calculador he's cold and calculating

2

(poco afectuoso, entusiasta): estuvo frío y distante conmigo he was cold and distant towards me

un público que tiene fama de ser muy frío an audience with a reputation for being very unenthusiastic o unresponsive

sus relaciones son más bien frías relations between them are rather cool

tuvieron un recibimiento muy frío they got a very cool o frosty reception

son muy fríos con los niños they're very unaffectionate toward(s) the children

3

(desapasionado): para esto hay que tener una mente fría this calls for a cool head

C (poco acogedor) ‹habitación› unwelcoming, cold ‹color› [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] cold

frío²

masculine

A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] cold

una ola de frío a cold spell

no deberías salir con este frío you shouldn't go out in this cold o in this cold weather

¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!

empiezan a emigrar con los primeros fríos they start to migrate when the weather begins to turn cold o with the first cold weather

hace un frío que pela ( fam); it's freezing ( colloq)

B

(sensación): tengo frío I'm cold

pasamos un frío espantoso we were so cold

tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold

me está entrando frío I'm beginning to feel cold

tomar or ( Esp) coger frío to catch cold

abrígate, no vayas a tomar frío wrap up well or you'll catch cold

en frío: su oferta me agarró or cogió en frío her offer took me aback o took me by surprise

no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that

esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly

no darle a algn ni frío ni calor ( fam); to leave sb cold

no me da ni frío ni calor it leaves me cold o doesn't really do anything for me, I can't get very excited about it

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Del verbo freír: ( conjugate freír)

frío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

frió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
freír
frío
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo
to fry
freírse verbo pronominal
to fry
frío 1,
◊ fría adjetivo

1 ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold;
◊ tengo los pies fríos my feet are cold;

dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news;

( atónito) he was staggered by the news;
◊ el jazz me deja fría jazz does nothing for me

2
a) ‹ persona› cold;

‹ público› unresponsive;
‹ recibimineto› cool;
◊ estuvo frío conmigo he was cold towards me

b) ‹decoración/color› cold

frío 2 sustantivo masculino
cold;
◊ no salgas con este frío don't go out in this cold;

¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!;
tener/pasar frío to be cold;
tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold;
tomar or (Esp) coger frío to catch cold
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets
(con preguntas) to bombard
frío,-a
I adjetivo
1 cold
2 (distante) cold, cool, indifferent
3 (atónito, perplejo) cuando vi la factura del teléfono me quedé frío, I was stunned when I read the telephone bill
II sustantivo masculino cold: la niña ha cogido frío, my daughter has caught cold
pasaban mucho frío, they were very cold
hacer frío (el tiempo), to be cold
tener frío (una persona), to be cold ➣ Ver nota en fresco

' frío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- amoratada
- amoratado
- calentar
- con
- cortante
- empañar
- escalofrío
- fresca
- fresco
- fría
- gélida
- gélido
- hacer
- helada
- helado
- muerta
- muerto
- notar
- ola
- pelar
- penetrar
- penetrante
- protestar
- que
- quebrantar
- recrudecer
- recrudecerse
- sabañón
- saber
- sentir
- sudor
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tiritón
- adelantar
- aumentar
- bestial
- cerrar
- chucho
- coger
- combatir
- congelar
- cortar
- displicente
- enfriar
- entrar
- entumecerse
English:
aloof
- antisocial
- be
- bitterly
- blue
- chill
- chilly
- clammy
- clinical
- cold
- cold sweat
- cold-blooded
- cool
- crisp
- dank
- dead
- distant
- exposure
- feel
- freeze
- gather in
- grow
- insulate
- it
- keep out
- nip
- nippy
- numb
- out
- remote
- rosy
- rupture
- shelter
- shiver
- shut out
- snap
- stiff
- stone-cold
- unwelcoming
- warm
- weather
- winter
- with
- as
- for
- freezing
- mild
- shake
- stony
- sweat

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frió ver freír

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frío

I adj tb fig

cold;

quedarse frío get cold; fig be astonished

II m cold;

hace frío it’s cold;

tener frío be cold;

pillar o Esp tb

coger frío catch cold

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frío, fría adj

1) : cold

2) indiferente: cool, indifferent

frío nm

1) : cold

hace mucho frío esta noche: it's very cold tonight

2) indiferencia: coldness, indifference

3)

tener frío : to feel cold

tengo frío: I'm cold

4)

tomar frío resfriarse: to catch a cold

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frío¹ adj cold

un clima frío a cold climate

frío² n cold

coger frío to catch cold

hacer frío to be cold

hoy hace frío it's cold today

tener frío to be cold

¿tienes frío? are you cold?

Spanish-English dictionary > frío
19 mince

I [mɪns]
nome BE gastr. carne f. tritata
II 1. [mɪns]
verbo transitivo tritare, macinare [ meat]; tritare, tagliuzzare [ vegetable]
2.
verbo intransitivo spreg. (walk) camminare in modo affettato, a passettini

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not to mince matters o one's words — parlare senza mezzi termini, non avere peli sulla lingua

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[mins] 1. verb
1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) tritare

2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) (camminare a piccoli passi, in modo affettato)
2. noun
(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) carne tritata, macinato

- mincer
- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat
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[mɪns]
1. n Brit

Culin macinato, carne f macinata

lean mince — carne macinata magra

2. vt

tritare, macinare

he does not mince (his) words — non ha peli sulla lingua

3. vi

(in walking) camminare a passettini, (in talking) parlare con affettazione

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mince /mɪns/
n. [u]

1 carne tritata (o macinata); macinato; tritato

2 andatura (o parlata) affettata

● mince pie (abbr. di mincemeat pie), tortina ripiena di mele, frutta secca e aromi ( si mangia a Natale).
(to) mince /mɪns/
A v. t.

tritare; triturare; tagliuzzare; sminuzzare

B v. i.

1 parlare con affettazione; fare smancerie

2 camminare a passettini, in modo affettato

● not to mince matters (o one's words), dire le cose come stanno; non usare mezzi termini; parlar chiaro (o fuori dai denti).

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I [mɪns]
nome BE gastr. carne f. tritata
II 1. [mɪns]
verbo transitivo tritare, macinare [ meat]; tritare, tagliuzzare [ vegetable]
2.
verbo intransitivo spreg. (walk) camminare in modo affettato, a passettini

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not to mince matters o one's words — parlare senza mezzi termini, non avere peli sulla lingua

English-Italian dictionary > mince
20 خشن

خَشِن \ austere: (of conditions) hard and plain; without comfort or ornament: Some mountain people lead an austere existence. bristly: having bristles: He had a bristly growth of hair on his face. coarse: (of material) rough; not fine or smooth: coarse cloth; coarse sand. crude: (of manners, ideas, pieces of works, etc.) rough. gruff: rough and sometimes unfriendly in voice or manner. rough: not gentle: a rough game, not smooth a rough road; a rough surface. tough: (of people) unpleasantly strong and rough: to get tough with somebody. \ خَشِن المَنْظَر \ scruffy: not at all neat or clean: a scruffily dressed little boy.

Arabic-English dictionary > خشن

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