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noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) cuerda, cordel, sedal2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) línea3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) línea4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) arruga5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) fila, hilera6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) cuatro líneas7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linaje8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) trazado9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) vía10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cable, línea11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) línea12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) compañía13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) línea, gama14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) línea
2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) ponerse en fila, hacer cola2) (to mark with lines.) dibujar rayas•- lineage- linear
- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
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- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines
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verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) llenar, forrar2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) forrar, revestir•- lined- liner- liningline1 n1. línea / raya2. fila / hilera3. tendederoline2 vb1. ponerse en fila2. forrartr[laɪn]1 (in general) línea■ hold the line, please un momento, por favor, no cuelgue2 (drawn on paper) raya4 (row) fila, hilera5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (queue) cola6 (wrinkle) arruga7 (cord) cuerda, cordel nombre masculino; (fishing) sedal nombre masculino; (wire) cable nombre masculino8 (route) vía■ that's not my line! ¡eso no es especialidad mía!■ what's your line? ¿qué haces?, ¿de qué trabajas?11 slang (of cocaine) raya1 (draw lines on) dibujar rayas en2 (mark with wrinkles) arrugar3 (form rows along) bordear■ the crowds lined the streets to greet the local hero la multitud se alineaba a lo largo de las calles para aclamar al héroe local\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhard lines! familiar ¡qué mala suerte!in line with figurative use conforme ato be in line for estar a punto de recibirto be on the right lines ir por buen caminoto bring somebody into line familiar pararle los pies a alguiento come to the end of the line llegar al finalto draw the line at something decir basta a algoto drop somebody a line familiar mandar cuatro líneas a alguiento fall into line cerrar filasto know where to draw the line saber decir bastato learn one's lines SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL aprenderse el papelto read between the lines leer entre líneasto stand in line SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer colato step out of line salirse de la fila 2 figurative use saltarse las reglasto take a tough line with somebody tener mano dura con alguiendotted line línea de puntosline drawing dibujo linealline of fire línea de fuegoline of vision campo visualline printer impresora de líneasline spacer interlineador nombre masculino————————tr[laɪn]1 (with material) forrar; (pipes) revestir2 (walls) llenar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto line one's pockets familiar forrarse1) : forrar, cubrirto line a dress: forrar un vestidoto line the walls: cubrir las paredes2) mark: rayar, trazar líneas en3) border: bordear4) align: alinearline vito line up : ponerse in fila, hacer colaline n1) cord, rope: cuerda f2) wire: cable mpower line: cable eléctrico3) : línea f (de teléfono)4) row: fila f, hilera f5) note: nota f, líneas fpldrop me a line: mándame unas líneas6) course: línea fline of inquiry: línea de investigación7) agreement: conformidad fto be in line with: ser conforme ato fall into line: estar de acuerdo8) occupation: ocupación f, rama f, especialidad f9) limit: línea f, límite mdividing line: línea divisoriato draw the line: fijar límites10) service: línea fbus line: línea de autobuses11) mark: línea f, arruga f (de la cara)n.• andana s.f.• cola s.f.• cordel s.m.• fila s.f.• línea (Electrónica) s.f.• línea s.f.• ramo s.m.• raya s.f.• renglón s.m.• retahila s.f.• sarta s.f.• trazo s.m.• verso s.m.v.• aforrar v.• alinear v.• arrugar v.• forrar v.• frisar v.• rayar v.
I laɪn1) ca) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta fto draw a line — trazar* una línea
to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo
to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar
to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos
to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)
line drawing — dibujo m lineal
b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f2)a) c (boundary, border) línea fthe county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado
to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta
b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)line judge — juez mf de línea
c) c u ( contour) línea f3)a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal mpower line — cable m eléctrico
b) c ( Telec) línea fhold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor
4) c ( Transp)a) (company, service) línea fshipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f
5) u ca) (path, direction) línea fit was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance
b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea fto take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)
she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...
to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina
c) (method, style)line of inquiry — línea f de investigación
I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...
6) cthey formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola
to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola
to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)
all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line
b) ( series) serie fhe's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales
c) ( succession) línea f7) c ( Mil) línea f8)new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte
to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas
c) ( note)to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas
9) ca) ( area of activity)what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?
in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión
b) ( of merchandise) línea f
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1)a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrarb) ( form lining along) cubrir*books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros
2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar3) ( border)•Phrasal Verbs:- line up
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to draw a line — trazar una línea•
there's a fine or thin line between genius and madness — la línea que separa la genialidad de la locura es muy sutil•
to put a line through sth — tachar or (LAm) rayar algo•
the Line — (Geog) el ecuador- draw the line at sth- know where to draw the line- draw a line underto be on the line —
his job is on the line — su puesto está en peligro, se expone a perder su puesto
- lay it on the lineto lay or put one's reputation on the line — arriesgar su reputación
to put one's ass on the line — (US) ** jugársela *
2) (=rope) cuerda f; (=fishing line) sedal m; (=clothes line, washing line) cuerda f para tender la ropathey threw a line to the man in the sea — le lanzaron un cable or una cuerda al hombre que estaba en el agua
4) [of print, verse] renglón m, línea f"new line" — (in dictation) "otra línea"
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drop me a line * — (fig) escríbeme•
to learn one's lines — (Theat) aprenderse el papel- read between the lines5) (=row) hilera f, fila f, línea fline of traffic — fila f or cola f de coches
the traffic stretched for three miles in an unbroken line — había una caravana or cola de coches de tres millas
a line of winning numbers — (in bingo, lottery etc) una línea ganadora
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to be in line with — estar de acuerdo con, ser conforme a•
to bring sth into line with sth — poner algo de acuerdo con algo•
to be out of line with — no ser conforme conhe was completely out of line to suggest that... * — estaba totalmente fuera de lugar que propusiera que...
- reach or come to the end of the linestep 2., 1)6) (=series) serie fthe latest in a long line of tragedies — la última de una larga serie or lista de tragedias
7) (=lineage) linaje m•
the title is inherited through the male/ female line — el título se hereda por línea paterna/materna•
he comes from a long line of artists — proviene de un extenso linaje de artistas•
the royal line — el linaje real8) (=hierarchy)9) (Mil) línea fthe (battle) lines are drawn — (fig) la guerra está declarada
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the first line of defence — (lit) la primera línea de retaguardia; (fig) el primer escudo protectorfront 5.•
behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas10) (esp US) (=queue) cola f•
to form a line — hacer una cola•
to get into line — ponerse en la cola or a la cola•
to stand in line — hacer cola11) (=direction) línea fthe main or broad lines — [of story, plan] las líneas maestras
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along or on the lines of — algo por el estilo desomething along those or the same lines — algo por el estilo
along or on political/racial lines — según criterios políticos/raciales
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in the line of fire — (Mil) en la línea de fuego12) (Elec) (=wire) cable mto be/come on line — (Comput) estar/entrar en (pleno) funcionamiento
13) (Telec) línea fcan you get me a line to Chicago? — ¿me puede poner con Chicago?
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it's a very bad line — se oye muy malto keep the lines of communication open with sb — mantener todas las líneas de comunicación abiertas con algn
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hold the line please — no cuelgue, por favor•
Mr. Smith is on the line (for you) — El Sr. Smith está al teléfono (y quiere hablar con usted)hot 4.•
the lines are open from six o'clock onwards — las líneas están abiertas de seis en adelante14) (=pipe) (for oil, gas) conducto m15) (=shape) (usu pl)the rounded lines of this car — la línea redondeada or el contorno redondeado de este coche
16) (=field, area)what line (of business) are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica?
we're in the same line (of business) — nos dedicamos a lo mismo, trabajamos en el mismo campo
line of research — campo m de investigación
it's not my line — (=speciality) no es de mi especialidad
fishing's more (in) my line — me interesa más la pesca, de pesca sí sé algo
17) (=stance, attitude) actitud f•
to take a strong or firm line on sth — adoptar una actitud firme sobre algoto take the line that... — ser de la opinión que...
what line is the government taking? — ¿cuál es la actitud del gobierno?
to follow or take the line of least resistance — conformarse con la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
- toe the linehard 1., 5)to toe or follow the party line — conformarse a or seguir la línea del partido
18) (Comm) (=product) línea fa new/popular line — una línea nueva/popular
19) (Rail) (=route) línea f; (=track) vía fthe line to Palencia — el ferrocarril de Palencia, la línea de Palencia
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to cross the line(s) — cruzar la vía•
to leave the line(s) — descarrilar21) (=clue, lead) pista f•
to give sb a line on sth — poner a algn sobre la pista de algothe police have a line on the criminal — la policía anda or está sobre la pista del delincuente
22) (=spiel)- feed sb a line about sthshoot 2., 4)23) (Ind) (=assembly line) línea f24) [of cocaine etc] raya f2.VT (=cross with lines) [+ paper] rayar; [+ field] surcar; [+ face] arrugar3.CPDline dancing N — danza folclórica en que los que bailan forman líneas y filas
line drawing N — dibujo m lineal
line editing N — corrección f por líneas
line fishing N — pesca f con caña
line judge N — (Tennis) juez mf de fondo
line manager N — (Brit) (Ind) jefe(-a) m / f de línea
line printer N — impresora f de línea
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[laɪn]VT1) (=put lining in) [+ garment] forrar ( with de); (Tech) revestir ( with de); [+ brakes] guarnecer; [bird] [+ nest] cubrirpocket 1., 1)2) (=border)streets lined with trees — calles fpl bordeadas de árboles
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I [laɪn]1) ca) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta fto draw a line — trazar* una línea
to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo
to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar
to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos
to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)
line drawing — dibujo m lineal
b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f2)a) c (boundary, border) línea fthe county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado
to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta
b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)line judge — juez mf de línea
c) c u ( contour) línea f3)a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal mpower line — cable m eléctrico
b) c ( Telec) línea fhold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor
4) c ( Transp)a) (company, service) línea fshipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f
5) u ca) (path, direction) línea fit was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance
b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea fto take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)
she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...
to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina
c) (method, style)line of inquiry — línea f de investigación
I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...
6) cthey formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor
to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola
to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola
to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)
all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line
b) ( series) serie fhe's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales
c) ( succession) línea f7) c ( Mil) línea f8)new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte
to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas
c) ( note)to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas
9) ca) ( area of activity)what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?
in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión
b) ( of merchandise) línea f
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1)a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrarb) ( form lining along) cubrir*books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros
2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar3) ( border)•Phrasal Verbs:- line up -
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n. attractie, trekking; (uit)verloting; gelijk spel, remise--------v. tekenen; trekken; opnemen; trekken (v.e. pistool)draw1[ dro:] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 aantrekkingskracht ⇒ attractie, trekpleister♦voorbeelden:————————draw2♦voorbeelden:draw near • naderen, dichterbij komendraw off • (zich) terugtrekken, weggaanhe drew alongside the bus • hij ging naast de bus rijden→ draw apart draw apart/, draw away draw away/, draw back draw back/, draw in draw in/, draw on draw on/, draw out draw out/, draw up draw up/♦voorbeelden:the chimney doesn't draw • de schoorsteen trekt nietdraw one's sword against • ten strijde trekken tegendraw along • voorttrekkendraw aside • opzij trekken, apart nemendraw back the curtains • de gordijnen opentrekken/doendraw off • uittrekken, afdoendraw together • samentrekken, nader tot elkaar komendraw someone into a conversation • iemand in een gesprek betrekken2 draw a circle • een cirkel trekken/beschrijvendraw inspiration from • inspiratie opdoen uitdraw on/upon • een beroep doen op, putten uit, gebruik maken vanI'll have to draw upon my savings • ik zal mijn spaargeld moeten aanspreken4 (te voorschijn) halen ⇒ uittrekken; 〈 figuurlijk〉 ontlokken; naar buiten brengen/halen; (af)tappen 〈bier enz.〉5 van de ingewanden ontdoen ⇒ ontweien, schoonmaken10 〈 sport〉een bepaald(e) richting/effect geven aan 〈 de bal〉 ⇒ 〈 biljart〉 trekken; 〈 cricket, golf〉 (te veel) naar s slaan 〈 van rechtshandige〉; (te veel) naar rechts slaan 〈 van shandige〉♦voorbeelden:2 draw a deep breath • diep inademen, diep ademhalenhis story drew tears • zijn verhaal maakte de ogen vochtighe refused to be drawn • hij liet zich niet uit zijn tent lokkendraw forth • te voorschijn halenshe drew all her savings from her account • zij nam al haar spaargeld op (van haar rekening) -
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draw [drɔ:]a. ( = pull) [+ object] tirerb. ( = pull behind) tracterc. ( = extract) [+ cork] enlevere. [+ pension, salary] toucherf. ( = attract) [+ attention, customer, crowd] attirerg. [+ picture] dessiner ; [+ plan, line, circle] tracer• I draw the line at cheating (inf) (myself) je n'irai pas jusqu'à tricher ; (in others) je n'admets pas que l'on tricheh. ( = bring) to draw sth to a close mettre fin à qchi. ( = make) [+ conclusion] tirer ; [+ comparison, parallel, distinction] établirj. ( = cause to speak) he would not be drawn on the matter il a refusé de parler de cette affairea. ( = move) to draw to one side s'écarterc. ( = do drawing) dessiner3. nounc. ( = attraction) attraction fd. to be quick on the draw [gunman] dégainer vite[people] s'écarter[+ person] prendre à parta. [person] s'écarter ; [car] s'éloignerb. ( = move ahead) [runner, racehorse] se détacher( = move backwards) reculer[+ person] faire reculer ; [+ object, one's hand] retirer► draw ina. [+ air] aspirerb. [+ crowds] attirerc. ( = pull in) rentrer► draw on[time] avancer► draw out( = become longer) the days are drawing out les jours rallongenta. ( = bring out) [+ handkerchief, purse] sortir ( from de ) ; [+ money] (from bank) retirer ( from à, de ) ; [+ secret] soutirer ( from à)b. ( = prolong) prolonger► draw upa. [+ chair] approcher• to draw o.s. up to one's full height se dresser de toute sa hauteurb. [+ inventory, list] dresser ; [+ contract, agreement] établir ; [+ plan] élaborer ; [+ report] rédiger* * *[drɔː] 1.1) Games tirage m (au sort)2) Sport match m nulit was a draw — ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo
3) ( attraction) attraction f2.1) lit faire [picture, plan]; dessiner [person, object]; tracer [line]2) fig dépeindre [character, picture]; faire [comparison]3) ( pull) [animal, engine] tirer; [machine, suction] aspirerto be drawn from — [energy, information] provenir de
5) ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de)to draw something from ou out of somebody — obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [information]; arracher quelque chose à quelqu'un [truth, smile]
6) ( attract) attirer [crowd] (to vers); susciter [reaction]to draw somebody into — mêler quelqu'un à [conversation]; entraîner quelqu'un dans [argument, battle]
8) Games, Sport tirer [quelque chose] au sort [ticket]3.1) ( make picture) dessiner2) ( move)to draw ahead (of something/somebody) — lit gagner du terrain (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un); fig prendre de l'avance (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un)
to draw alongside — [boat] accoster
to draw close ou near — [time] approcher
to draw into — [bus] arriver à [station]
to draw over — [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté
to draw round ou around — se rassembler
to draw to a close ou an end — [day, event] toucher à sa fin
3) ( in match) faire match nul4) ( choose at random)5) [tea] infuser•Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw off- draw on- draw out- draw up••to be quick/slow on the draw — (colloq) ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite
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draw [drɔ:]tirer ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (k), 2 (b), 2 (e) conduire ⇒ 1 (d) attirer ⇒ 1 (e) gagner ⇒ 1 (i) dessiner ⇒ 1 (j) établir ⇒ 1 (k) tirer au hasard ⇒ 2 (c) dessiner ⇒ 2 (d) être ex aequo ⇒ 2 (g) faire match nul ⇒ 2 (g) loterie ⇒ 3 (c) attraction ⇒ 3 (d) match nul ⇒ 3 (e)∎ he drew the blankets round him il a tiré les couvertures autour de lui;∎ I drew my coat closer around me je me suis enveloppé dans mon manteau;∎ he drew his hand wearily across his forehead il se passa la main sur le front avec lassitude;∎ she drew his hand towards her elle approcha sa main de la sienne;∎ to draw a bow (in archery) tirer à l'arc∎ a carriage drawn by two horses un équipage attelé à ou tiré par deux chevaux;∎ drawn by a locomotive remorqué par une locomotive∎ he drew his knife from or out of his pocket il a tiré son couteau de sa poche;∎ the thief drew a gun on us le voleur a sorti un pistolet et l'a braqué sur nous;∎ to draw a sword dégainer une épée∎ she drew me towards the door elle m'a entraîné vers la porte;∎ figurative I was drawn into the controversy j'ai été mêlé à ou entraîné dans la dispute;∎ the senator refused to be drawn (refused to answer) le sénateur refusa de répondre; (refused to be provoked) le sénateur refusa de réagir;∎ to draw a meeting to a close mettre fin à une réunion(e) (attract, elicit) attirer;∎ to be drawn to sb être attiré par qn;∎ his remarks drew a lot of criticism ses observations lui ont attiré de nombreuses critiques;∎ to draw sb's attention to sth faire remarquer qch à qn;∎ figurative to draw the enemy's fire attirer le feu de l'ennemi sur soi;∎ to draw blood (of weapon) faire couler le sang; (of dog) mordre jusqu'au sang; (of cat) griffer jusqu'au sang; figurative (of remark, criticism) avoir un effet dévastateur;(f) (take from source) tirer, puiser;∎ to draw water from a well puiser de l'eau dans un puits;∎ to draw wine (from a barrel) tirer du vin (d'un tonneau);∎ to draw (out) money from the bank retirer de l'argent à la banque;∎ the university draws its students from all social backgrounds l'université recrute ses étudiants dans toutes les couches sociales;∎ her performance drew an ovation from the audience son interprétation lui a valu l'ovation du public;∎ our members are drawn from all walks of life nos membres appartiennent à tous les milieux;∎ his confession drew tears from his mother son aveu a arraché des larmes à sa mère;∎ I draw comfort from the fact that he didn't suffer je me console en me disant qu'il n'a pas souffert;∎ Cézanne drew inspiration from the French countryside Cézanne s'est inspiré de ou a tiré inspiration de la campagne française;∎ Cards to draw trumps faire tomber les atouts∎ we barely had time to draw (a) breath nous avons à peine eu le temps de souffler(h) (choose at random) tirer;∎ he drew the winning number il a tiré le numéro gagnant;∎ to draw lots tirer au sort∎ to draw a picture of sb faire le portrait de qn;∎ he drew us a map of the village il nous a fait un plan du village;∎ humorous do you want me to draw you a map? tu veux que je te fasse un dessin?;∎ figurative she drew a vivid picture of village life elle (nous) a fait une description vivante de la vie de village;∎ figurative the author has drawn his characters well l'auteur a bien dépeint ses personnages;∎ to draw the line at sth ne pas admettre qch, se refuser à qch;∎ you have to draw the line somewhere il faut fixer des limites, il y a des limites;∎ he doesn't know where to draw the line il ne sait pas où s'arrêter;∎ I draw the line at lying je refuse de mentir; (referring to other people) je ne tolère pas le mensonge∎ she drew a direct comparison between our situation and her own elle a établi une comparaison explicite entre notre situation et la sienne∎ to draw a cheque on one's account tirer un chèque sur son compte(m) (disembowel) vider∎ the ocean liner draws 8 metres le paquebot a un tirant d'eau de 8 mètres∎ the crowd drew to one side la foule s'est rangée sur le côté ou s'est écartée;∎ the bus drew into the coach station l'autocar est arrivé ou entré dans la gare routière;∎ to draw ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn;∎ one cyclist drew ahead of the others un cycliste s'est détaché du peloton;∎ to draw to a halt s'arrêter;∎ they drew level with or alongside the window ils sont arrivés à la hauteur de la fenêtre;∎ to draw near (elections, Christmas) approcher;∎ to draw near (to sb) (person) se rapprocher (de qn), s'approcher (de qn);∎ they drew nearer to us ils se sont approchés un peu plus de nous;∎ night draws near la nuit approche;∎ to draw to an end or to a close tirer ou toucher à sa fin(b) (pull out gun) tirer;∎ the policeman drew and fired le policier a dégainé ou sorti son pistolet et a tiré(c) (choose at random) tirer au hasard;∎ they drew for partners ils ont tiré au sort leurs partenaires∎ she draws well elle dessine bien∎ Italy drew against Spain l'Italie et l'Espagne ont fait match nul;∎ they drew two all ils ont fait deux partout;∎ the two contestants drew for third prize les deux concurrents ont remporté le troisième prix ex aequo ou sont arrivés troisièmes ex aequo3 noun∎ to be quick on the draw dégainer vite, avoir la détente rapide; figurative avoir de la repartie;∎ to beat sb to the draw dégainer plus vite que qn; figurative devancer qn∎ it's your draw c'est à vous de tirer une carte∎ the draw will take place tonight le tirage aura lieu ce soir(d) (attraction) attraction f;∎ the polar bears are the main draw at the zoo les ours polaires sont la grande attraction du zoo;∎ the show proved to be a big draw le spectacle s'est révélé être un grand succès∎ the chess tournament ended in a draw le tournoi d'échecs s'est terminé par une partie nulle;∎ two wins and three draws deux matches gagnés et trois matches nuls►► draw curtains doubles rideaux mpl(cart, caravan) tirer, traîner; (person) entraînerse séparer;∎ they drew apart when I entered the room ils se sont éloignés ou écartés l'un de l'autre quand je suis entré dans la pièceprendre à l'écarts'écarter, se ranger;∎ I drew aside to let them pass je me suis écarté (du chemin) ou je me suis rangé pour les laisser passer∎ she drew away from the crowd elle s'est éloignée ou écartée de la foule(b) (move ahead) prendre de l'avance;∎ the leading runner drew away from the others le coureur de tête a pris de l'avance sur les ou s'est détaché des autres(a) (move backwards) reculer, se reculer, avoir un mouvement de recul;∎ the child drew back in fear l'enfant a reculé de peur(b) (avoid commitment) se retirer∎ to draw back the curtains ouvrir les rideaux∎ what drew you back to your home town? qu'est-ce qui t'a poussé à revenir dans ta ville natale?;∎ I'm increasingly being drawn back to folk music je reviens de plus en plus à la musique folk(a) (lower → blinds) baisser, descendre∎ their policy drew down a storm of protest leur politique a soulevé une vague de protestations➲ draw in∎ the train drew in le train est entré en gare;∎ the bus drew in to the kerb (pulled over) le bus s'est rapproché du trottoir; (stopped) le bus s'est arrêté le long du trottoir(b) (day, evening) diminuer, raccourcir;∎ the nights are drawing in les nuits raccourcissent ou diminuent∎ to draw in the reins tirer sur les rênes, serrer la bride;∎ the cat drew in its claws le chat fit patte de velours ou rentra ses griffes∎ he drew me into the conversation il m'a mêlé à la conversation;∎ I got drawn into the project je me suis laissé impliquer dans le projet;∎ he listened to the debate but refused to be drawn in il a écouté le débat mais a refusé d'y participer ou de s'y joindre∎ the film is drawing in huge crowds le film fait de grosses recettes∎ to draw in a deep breath respirer profondément∎ he drew off some wine from the cask il a tiré du vin du fût;∎ to draw off blood faire une prise de sang➲ draw on(a) (put on → gloves, trousers, socks) enfiler(b) (entice, encourage) encourager, entraîner;∎ the thought of success drew him on la perspective de la réussite l'encourageait à continuer(a) (as source) faire appel à;∎ the campaigners drew on the community's support les militants ont fait appel au soutien de la communauté locale;∎ I drew on my own experiences for the novel je me suis inspiré ou servi de mes propres expériences pour mon roman;∎ I had to draw on my savings j'ai dû prendre ou tirer sur mes économies∎ to draw on a pipe tirer sur une pipe(time → come near) approcher; (→ get late) avancer;∎ as the day drew on au fur et à mesure que la journée avançait;∎ the winter drew on l'hiver approchait➲ draw out∎ she drew some papers out of her pocket elle a sorti des papiers de sa poche;∎ how much money did you draw out (of the bank)? combien d'argent as-tu retiré (de la banque)?(b) (extend → sound, visit) prolonger; (→ meeting, speech) prolonger, faire traîner; Technology (→ metal) étirer; (→ wire) tréfiler(c) (cause to speak freely) faire parler;∎ she has a way of drawing people out elle sait faire parler les gens, elle sait faire sortir les gens de leur coquille(d) (information, secret) soutirer;∎ to draw sth out of sb soutirer qch de qn;∎ the police managed to draw the names out of him la police est arrivée à lui soutirer les noms(vehicle) sortir, s'éloigner;∎ the train drew out (of the station) le train est sorti de la gare(people, objects) rassembler, réunir;∎ the child's illness had drawn them together la maladie de l'enfant les avait rapprochésse rassembler➲ draw up∎ I drew the covers up around my neck j'ai ramené les couvertures autour de mon cou;∎ to draw a boat up (on the beach) tirer un bateau à sec;∎ she drew herself up (to her full height) elle s'est redressée (de toute sa hauteur)∎ draw your chair up to the table approche ta chaise de la table(c) (formulate → deed, document, will) dresser, rédiger; (→ bill, list) dresser, établir; (→ plan) préparer, établir; (→ budget, itinerary) établir∎ the other boat drew up alongside us l'autre bateau est arrivé à notre hauteur ou à côté de nous∎ they had to draw upon their emergency funds ils ont dû tirer sur ou prendre sur leur caisse de réserve;∎ you have to draw upon your previous experience il faut faire appel à votre expérience antérieure -
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A n2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;6 [tea] infuser.to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.■ draw apart:▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.■ draw aside:▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.■ draw away:▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].■ draw back:▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.■ draw down:▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].■ draw in:▶ draw in1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].■ draw off:▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].■ draw on:▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].■ draw out:▶ draw out1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.■ draw up:▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur. -
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1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken
draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]6) (select at random)7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, dasend in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden
4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside- draw away- draw back- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up- draw upon* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I. NOUN1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg man auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarktto end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehenit's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommtto be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig seinhe had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann wegII. TRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnento \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehento \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigento \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen2. (depict)▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet3. (pull)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehenhe drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schulternthe little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogenhe drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sichto \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassento \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmento \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken4. (attract)▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dichto \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenkenshe waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machento \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregento \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringento \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehenher eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich5. (involve in)to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehento \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln6. (attract)▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufenher speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgtto \draw applause Beifall erntento \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atemto \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken7. (formulate)to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellenyou can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichento \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommento \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen8. (pull out)to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehenI couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte famto \draw blood Blut fließen lassenhe bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich bluteteto \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. figto \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen10. CARDSto \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen11. (get from source)▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisenthe university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten12. (earn)this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsento \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehento \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten13. (select by chance)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den HauptgewinnReal Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelostthey drew lots for it sie losten darum14. (obtain water)to \draw water Wasser holenshe drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnento \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen15. (pour)to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfento \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abhebento \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen17. (inhale)to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holenshe drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luftto \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen18. NAUTthe ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgangto \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen20. (disembowel)21.▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück habenshe had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne ErfolgI \draw the line there da ist bei mir SchlussIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>1. (make pictures) zeichnenthe train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof einas we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrerto \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennenthe embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinanderto \draw away wegfahrenshe drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legteto \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehenslowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein3. (approach [in time])to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher4. (make use of)▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmenlike most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungento \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifento \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen5. (inhale)to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassenCoventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden* * *I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn zeichnen; line ziehenI draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf
some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können
2. vizeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehenhe drew her close to him —
he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug
2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen3) = bring bringento draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden
to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen
he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?
to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen
to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen
6)= elicit
her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränento draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken
my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn
to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln
to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken
you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst
9) NAUT10)= tie SPORT
to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen11) = choose at random ziehenthe first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird
we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —
France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden
12) CARDS2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) = move person, time, event kommenhe drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite
the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )
2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielenthey drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden
the teams drew for second place —
4) CARDS5) = infuse tea ziehen3. NOUN1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luckthe team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt
4)__diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig seinto beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd
* * *draw [drɔː]A s1. Ziehen n:a) schnell (mit der Pistole),b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen nb) Verlosung f, Ziehung f7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)8. abgehobener Betrag9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)10. SPORT Unentschieden n:11. umg Vorteil m:have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber13. TECHb) Walzen nc) Verjüngung fB v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]1. ziehen, zerren:draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;3. einen Bogen spannen4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben5. bringen (on, upon über akk):draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen6. Atem holen:7. (heraus)ziehen:8. Kartena) (vom Geber) erhaltenb) abheben, ziehenc) herausholen:draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen9. eine Waffe ziehen10. a) Lose ziehenb) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhaltenc) auslosen:draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegenfrom von, aus)14. Tränena) hervorlocken15. Tee ziehen lassen16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:from nach)24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommendraw applause Beifall hervorrufen;draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken36. ein Gewässera) trockenlegenb) (mit dem Netz) abfischenb) Wild aufstöbern38. TECHa) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen39. das Gesicht verziehen:his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:544. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehenC v/i2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:5. fahren, sich bewegen:draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren7. sich versammeln (round, about um)8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:into zu)9. sich (aus)dehnen11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)13. zeichnen, malen14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken16. losen ( for um)* * *1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
4) (derive, elicit) findendraw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up* * *n.(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)= zeichnen v.ziehen v.(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen) -
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line [laɪn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nounb. ( = boundary) frontière fc. ( = wrinkle) ride ff. (for phone) ligne f• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son textei. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qnk. ( = route) ligne fl. ( = track) voie f• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieuxq. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctionss. (in battle) ligne f• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeuhe was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenusa. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer3. compounds• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f► line upa. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queueb. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le présidenta. [+ people, objects] alignerb. ( = find) (inf)• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?* * *[laɪn] 1.1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait ma straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe
the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB
2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée fin straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites
to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement
3) fig4) ( queue) file fto stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue
to form a line — [people] faire la queue
5) ( on face) ride f6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)7) ( boundary) frontière fthere's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas
8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne fto get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher
11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f12) ( in genealogy) lignée fa line from — une citation de [poem etc]
to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte
14) ( conformity)to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents
you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!
15) (colloq) ( piece of information)16) ( stance)17) ( type of product) gamme f18) Militaryenemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies
19) ( equator)20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)2.in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]3.transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]Phrasal Verbs:- line up••all along the line —
somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part
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I 1.[laɪn]noun[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die
2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, dieour company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse
get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington
3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die5) (boundary) Linie, dielay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen
line of trees — Baumreihe, die
bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)
come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)
be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen
be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen
7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, diehe gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben
8) (system of transport) Linie, die[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die
on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)
be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen
along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung
line of thought — Gedankengang, der
take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten
line of action — Vorgehensweise, die
the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo
this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]
12) (wrinkle) Falte, diewhat's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?
be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören
15) (Fashion) Linie, die2. transitive verbenemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]Phrasal Verbs:- line upII transitive verbfüttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen
* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen2) (to mark with lines.) linieren•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines! - in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern•- lined- liner- lining* * *line1[laɪn]I. NOUNdividing \line Trennungslinie fstraight \line gerade Linieto draw a \line eine Linie ziehen3. MATHstraight \line Gerade f7. (equator)▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquatorthe thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hassto cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f[fishing] \line Angelschnur f\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] seincan you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetztplease hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!bad \line schlechte Verbindungto be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleibenthe end of the \line die Endstationrail \line Eisenbahnlinie f13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile fto drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreibento read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen14. (for actor)▪ \lines pl Text mto forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessento get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfindento give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen16. (false account, talk)he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniereI've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit fshe got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreibento be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei seinto be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran seinto be in a \line in einer Reihe stehenthe cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereihtto form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellento get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellento move into \line sich akk einreihenin \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wiein \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquatin \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängigin \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiertin \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonformthe salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichenI want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbtthis institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblickenhe is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Landto get in \line sich akk anstellento stand in \line anstehenthey are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUSthey do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte herspring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion ffootball's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangenwhat's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?\line of business Branche f\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt\line of work Arbeitsgebiet ntto be in sb's \line jdm liegen23. (course)\line of argument Argumentation fto be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören\line of reasoning Gedankengang mto take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftretento take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehenthey did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermitteltenwhat \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?24. (direction)▪ along the \lines of...:she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würdemy sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tunto try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehenthe \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes\line of vision Blickrichtung fto be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg seindo you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?party \line Parteilinie fto bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringento fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehento keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanztto move into \line sich akk anpassento step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen\line of battle Kampflinie fbehind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungenfront \line Front f29.▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagenII. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (mark)her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet2. (stand at intervals)to \line the streets die Straßen säumen gehthe streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßenline2[laɪn]vt1. (cover)to \line shelves Regale füllen* * *line1 [laın]A sdown the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:line of fate Schicksalslinieb) Falte f, Runzel f:lines of worry Sorgenfaltenc) Zug m (im Gesicht)3. Zeile f:5. a) Vers mc) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m8. US umga) Platte f (Geschwätz)b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)9. Linie f, Richtung f:a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,b) fig Taktik f;get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;a) Blickrichtung,hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,b) folgendermaßen;along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;along similar lines ähnlich;it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;line of reasoning Denkweise;a) Auffassung f,b) Gedankengang m;take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;in the line of nach Art von (od gen);on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 112. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:at bei);I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;13. pla) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form fb) Entwurf mc) TECH Riss m14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:a line of poplars eine Pappelreiheb) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:for um, nach);drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen15. Reihe f, Linie f:out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;a) sich einordnen,b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe fd) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:the male line die männliche Linie;in the direct line in direkter Linie;line of succession Erbfolge f18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;that’s not in my linea) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,b) das liegt mir nicht;that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft fget off the line aus der Leitung gehen;c) TEL Amt n:can I have a line, please?oil line Ölleitung24. WIRTSCHa) Sorte f, Warengattung fb) Posten m, Partie fc) Sortiment nd) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f25. MILa) Linie f:behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;b) Front f:go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen fürc) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)the Line der Äquator;cross the Line den Äquator überqueren27. SCHIFF Linie f:line abreast Dwarslinie;line ahead Kiellinie28. a) Leine f:hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängenb) Schnur fc) Seil n29. TEL etca) Draht mb) Kabel nC v/t1. Papier linieren, liniieren3. zeichnen4. skizzieren5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen6. (ein)säumen:lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalierline2 [laın] v/t1. ein Kleid etc füttern2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für4. (an)füllen:line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umgL., l. abk1. lake2. law3. league4. left li.5. line* * *I 1.[laɪn]noun1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die
2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.5) (boundary) Linie, dielay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen
line of trees — Baumreihe, die
bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)
come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)
be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen
be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen
7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, dielines — (actor's part) Text, der
he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben
8) (system of transport) Linie, die[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die
10) (direction, course) Richtung, dieon the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)
be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen
along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung
line of thought — Gedankengang, der
take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten
line of action — Vorgehensweise, die
the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo
this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]
12) (wrinkle) Falte, diewhat's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?
be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören
15) (Fashion) Linie, die2. transitive verbenemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]Phrasal Verbs:- line upII transitive verbfüttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen
* * *(US) n.Schlange -n f.Schlange -n f.(Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)Warteschlange f. (railway) n.Gleis -e n. n.Branche -n f.Furche -n f.Leine -n f.Linie -n f.Reihe -n f.Richtung -en f.Runzel -n f.Strecke -n f.Strich -e m.Vers -e m.Zeile -n f. v.Spalier bilden ausdr.auskleiden v. -
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I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) snor, line, ledning2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) strek, linje3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linje4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) rynke5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) kø, rekke, rad6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) et par linjer/ord7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rekke, slekt, ætt8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) rute, retning9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) jernbanespor10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) kommunikasjonslinje; ledning11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) linje12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) rute13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vareslag, bransje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) (front)linje2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) stille opp på rekke, bringe på linje2) (to mark with lines.) merke med linjer•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) fôre2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fôre•- lined- liner- liningarbeid--------fold--------fure--------jobb--------kabel--------kante--------linje--------låt--------melodi--------rynke--------strek--------yrkeIsubst. \/laɪn\/1) linje, strek2) linje (i hånden e.l.), rynke, fure3) kontur, omriss, ytterlinje, linje4) grense5) ( samferdsel) linje, rute6) ( jernbane) linje, bane, spor7) rad, linje, rekke, fil, kø (spesielt amer.)8) line, tynt tau, snor, snøre9) line, fiskesnøre10) klessnor11) ( elektronikk eller telekommunikasjon) ledning, kabel, tråd, linje12) (TV) linje13) ( militærvesen eller sjøfart) linje17) slektsgren, linje, ledd, ætt, familie18) ( også overført) retning, kurs, linje, vei, metode, handlemåte, holdning19) fag, bransje, virksomhetsområde• what line is she in?være bankmann \/ være bankansatt20) felt, områdedet er mer innenfor mitt område \/ det interesserer meg mer22) ( britisk mål) linje (2,12 mm)adopt another line slå inn på en annen linjeall along the line ( overført) over hele linjenalong the line ( overført) på veienbring somebody into line ( overført) få noen til å tilpasse segbring something into line with bringe noe i overensstemmelse medby rule and line se ➢ rule, 1come into line tilpasse segdown the line på noens sidedraw a line trekke en grensedraw the line (at) ( overført) sette grensen (ved), si stopp (ved), si fra (ved)draw up into line stille opp på rekkedrop someone a line ( hverdagslig) skrive til noenfall into line (with) ( hverdagslig) følge, akseptere, tilpasse segflowing lines myke og elegante linjerfluff one's lines ( teaterfag) si feil replikk, glemme replikken, snuble i replikkenget a line on ( hverdagslig) få rede på, få nyss omget off the line ( jernbane) spore avgive me a line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) kan jeg få en linje?give somebody a line on something ( hverdagslig) gi noen tips om noe, informere noen om noehard line hard linjehard lines uflaks• it is hard lines to...det er bittert at...det er synd på ham \/ det er harde bud for hamhold the line against\/on holde stand mot, stanse, bremse, holde tilbakehold the line, please! ( telekommunikasjon) et øyeblikk!in a line i linje, i rett linje i køin a line with i linje medin line for for turin line with helt på linje medin that line ( overført) i den retningenin the line of duty mens man arbeiderkeep (to) one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigknow where to draw the line ( overført) vite hvor grensen går, vite hvor langt man kan gålay it on the line snakke i klarspråk sette noe på spill legge pengene på bordetline abreast ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline ahead ( sjøfart) frontlinje, skytterlinjeline engaged ( telekommunikasjon) opptattline of fire ( også overført) skuddlinjeline of incidence ( fysikk) innfallslinjeline of play ( golf) spillelinje, puttelinjeline of put ( golf) puttelinje(skolevesen, om elevstraff) setninger, linjer replikk, replikker, rolleskuespilleren hadde glemt replikkene sine ( også marriage lines) vielsesattest ansiktstrekk (amer.) tøyleron a line (with) i linje (med), i rett linje (med)on sound lines etter sunne prinsipperon the line ( om telefon) på tråden• are you still on the line?( overført) i øyehøyde i alvorlig fare, med stor risikoon the lines laid down by ( overført) etter de linjer som er trukket opp avout of line ( hverdagslig) noe upassendepay on the line betale kontantread between the lines lese mellom linjeneship of the line se ➢ ship, 1shoot a line ( slang) skryte, prøve å imponerestep into line tilpasse seg, føye seg etter andrestep\/get out of line falle ut av mønsteret, avvike gjøre noe upassendestrike out a line for oneself eller strike out a path for oneself gå sine egne veier, stake ut sin egen kurstake a high line sikte høyt opptre bestemttake a line innta en holdning, ta et standpunkttake a strong\/firm\/hard line opptre bestemt, sette hardt mot hardttake one's own line gå sin egen vei, handle selvstendigunstopped lines ( litteraturvitenskap) enjambementIIverb \/laɪn\/1) trekke linjer, trekke en linje på, linjere2) tegne konturene av, skissere3) stå i oppstilling langs, stå oppstilt langs, kante4) gjøre rynkete, fure (pannen e.l.)5) stille innline in fylle iline off merke av, markereline out linjere opp, skissere oppline through stryke overline up ordne i linje, stille opp i rekke, stille seg i kø, møte opp ( militærvesen) stille opp (på linje) ordne stille seg solidarisk risse oppIIIverb \/laɪn\/1) fore, kle innvendig, bekle, dekke2) ( hverdagslig) fylle, stappe fullline one's pocket berike seg, sko segline one's pocket at somebody's expense sko seg på andres bekostning -
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[laɪn]n1) строка, строчка, линейкаThe pen moved on down to the next line. — Перо двигалось дальше к следующей строчке.
There isn't a dull line in the whole play. — Во всей пьесе нет ни одной скучной строки.
The article (the paragraph) was cut down to two or three lines. — Статья была сокращена (параграф был сокращен) до двух-трех строчек.
- top line- few lines
- witty lines
- line ten
- line frequency
- line test
- line spectrum
- second line from the top
- line three from the top of the page
- line of print
- line of a poem
- line of symbols
- page of twenty five lines
- above the line
- crowd many facts into a few lines
- drop smb a few lines
- expect a line from him
- jump a line
- jump from one line to another
- keep in line
- miss out a line
- read between the lines
- read every line
- run out a line into the margin
- set these lines in a smaller type2) линия, черта, очертание, стильThe two lines meet/join here. — Две линии здесь сходятся.
The old woman's face was covered with lines. — Лицо старушки было в морщинах.
She was fined for parking on a single yellow line. — Ее оштрафовали за то, что она оставила машину на желтой полосе.
The building has strong, noble lines. — Здание выдержано в строгом, благородном стиле/в строгих, благородных линиях.
- contour line- straight line
- broken line
- horisontal line
- curving lines
- dividing line
- divergent lines
- white line
- double yellow line
- soft lines
- pencil line
- forward line
- finish line
- foul line
- side line
- sharpened lines
- base line
- state line
- city line
- fight lines
- assemble line
- pipe lines
- sewage lines
- plumb line
- clogged fuel line
- straight lines of her dress
- hard savaged lines of his mouth
- line of sight
- lines of the hand
- line of life
- lines in a rock
- lines in the face
- lines of premature age
- remote line of the sea
- line of the mountains
- blue line of the horizon
- hand covered with fine dry lines
- beauty of line in an artist's work
- on goal line
- be the first over the line
- draw a line from A to B
- draw two lines along the margin
- draw a line with a ruler
- make a line
- mark with lines
- run a line on the map3) ряд, очередь, цепь, строй, шеренгаThere were two lines at the box office. — В кассу за билетами было две очереди.
The children were all in line. — Дети выстроились в ряд.
He got first in line. — Он оказался первым в очереди.
There was a long line of cars ahead of us. — Перед нами была вереница машин.
The lines of the enemy gave way. — Ряды противника дрогнули.
- piket line- two lines abreast
- line troops
- line battalion
- line training
- line of trees
- line of policemen
- line of mountains
- line of workers on strike
- prestigeous line of authors
- lines of infantry
- line between these countries
- line of demarkation
- line of defence
- line of march of an army
- line of advance
- line of retreat
- line of aim
- line of fire
- line of battle
- line of departure
- line of contact
- officers of the line
- ships of the line
- in the line of duty
- at the beginning of the line
- arrange smth in a line
- be the first in the line
- drop out of line
- go into line
- be in the front line
- be next in line for promotion
- be in line for action
- break up a picket line
- form into a line
- go up the line
- lay smth out in a line
- march in line
- plant trees in a line
- see whether the wheels are in line
- stand in line for smth
- stand in one line
- step out of line
- suffer defeat all along the line
- have seven men in the line4) линия родства, родословнаяHe is the last of the royal line. — Он последний представитель королевского рода.
He decend in an unbroken line from Bruce. — Он прямой потомок Брюса.
- male line- decendent in a direct line
- come of a good line
- inheritance will go on the female line5) линия связиHe is on the line now. — Он сейчас говорит по телефону. /Он сейчас на линии.
They took the wrong line on the underground. — Они сели не на ту линию метро.
The tickets are sold at all points on the line. — Билеты продаются на всех пунктах линии.
There was silence on the other end of the line. Then her voice came back on the line. — На том конце телефон замолчал, затем на линии опять зазвучал ее голос.
- telephone line- main line
- local line
- single line
- communication lines
- air line
- branch line
- commuter line
- municipal bus line
- outside line
- long-distance line
- fallen power line
- line communication
- line maintenance
- supply lines to enemy formations
- line of force
- last stop on the local bus line
- all along the line
- somewhere along the line
- be on a party line
- do repairs to the lines
- fall from the platform onto the lines
- instal telephone lines in the neighbourhood
- open a new steamship line
- run a line of mail boats
- tie up the bus lines- line is engaged- line has gone dead6) верёвка, канат, провод, леса (удочки)Is your line strong enough to hol (to land) a ten-pound fish? — Ваше леска достаточно крепка, чтобы выдержать (вытянуть) пятикилограммовую рыбу?
- thin line- clothes line
- wire lines
- harpoon lines
- fish line
- end of the line
- hang the laundry on the line
- tie in a slack line
- tie a fish line to a fishing-rod
- line broke7) текст роли, слова ролиThe books are written along the same line. — Эти книги одного плана. /Эти книги написаны в одном и том же стиле.
You have dealt with the subject on the right lines, but your essay is lacking in detail. — Вы правильно подошли к вопросу, но в вашем очерке не хватает подробностей.
In spite of these gaps the broad line of the story remains clear. — Несмотря на эти пропуски, основной сюжет рассказа остается ясным.
- actor's lines- main line of the story
- just a few lines to tell you we are here
- go over one's lines
- learn one's lines8) тенденция, принцип, направление, курс, область деятельностиHe managed to keep the whole party in line. — Ему удалось поддерживать единство всей группы.
You need very strict directions to keep you in line. — Вам нужны очень точные указания, чтобы не сбиться с пути.
- policy lineIt all happened along the line. — Это все произошло на пути/во время пути.
- old propoganda line
- party line
- main line of the plan
- main line of the situation
- something along those lines
- rice pudding or something in that line
- men in the same line
- pay on the line
- on commercial line
- agree with smb's statement down the line
- be on a line with smth
- be successful all along the line
- be in the grocery line
- be in line with the statement
- be on line
- come on line
- be in line
- bring the theory in line with the facts
- change the line of conduct
- come into line with the majority
- do smth on scientific lines
- govern on conservative lines
- increase people's incomes in line with rising prices
- keep in line with the rules
- keep in line with the terms of the agreement
- keep smth on top line
- live below the poverty line
- pass instruction down the line
- reach the end of the line
- get to the end of the line
- set up a commitee on the following
- take a strong line over smth
- follow a strong line over smth
- throw a good line
- one's job is on the line
- paying on the line is cheaper than on credit
- try to bring the whole commitee into line
- population is split along religious lines
- conversation ran along familiar lines
- target was in line with the sun•USAGE: -
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I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) vrv2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) črta3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linija4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) guba5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) vrsta6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) kratko sporočilo7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) rod8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) smer9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) tir10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cevovod, omrežje11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) vrstica12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linija13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) vrsta izdelkov; področje14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) bojna vrsta2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) postaviti se v vrsto2) (to mark with lines.) začrtati•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) obložiti2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) podložiti•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [lain]nounčrta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki); mathematics črta (zlasti premica); geography ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir; plural obris, kontura, oblika; plural načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan; plural načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figuratively); vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje; printing vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.); plural British English latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga; plural theatre tekst vloge, vloga; plural colloquially poročni list; colloquially poročilo, pojasnilo; plural usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija; technical vod; economy sortiment, blago, predmet, plural serijsko blago; military (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabelline of vision — horizont, obzorje; military vizirna črtaon the dotted line — v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpison the line — na meji, politics na linijiline of fate (fortune, heart, life) — črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na rokiBritish English up (down) line — (vlak) v (iz) London(a)on the lines laid down by the chairman — po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujočialong these lines — po teh navodilih, smernicahto take ( —ali keep to) one's own line — ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje potito take a strong line — (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajatito take the line that — zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, daout of line — iz črte, ne na črti; figuratively nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežjathat's s.th. out of ( —ali not in) my line — to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo strokoto draw the line — (at) povleči mejo (pri)to toe the line — spoštovati predpise; politics biti na linijito give s.o. line enough — popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roketo go over the line — prekoračiti mejo, meroAmerican figuratively to be in line for — pričakovati (službo), upati nato be in line with — soglašati s, zto bring s.o. into line — ( with) spraviti v sklad s, zpolitics pridobiti koga k sodelovanju; American colloquially to go down the line for — zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)to drop s.o. a line — napisati komu par vrstictheatre to study one's lines — učiti se vlogecolloquially hard lines — težka usoda, "smola", nesrečaAmerican party line — dvojček (telefon)economy line of goods — vrsta blaga, naročilo zanjmilitary line of fire — strelska bojna vrstamilitary line of battle — frontna linijamilitary line of defence — obrambna linijamilitary to go up the line — iti v frontno linijomilitary the line — regularne četenautical ship of the line — linijska ladjaphysics line of force — magnetna silnicasomewhere along the line — ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutkufiguratively to keep to one's line — iti premočrtnofiguratively by (rule and) line — natančno, preciznohook, line, and sinker — popoln(oma)to have s.o. on a line — pustiti koga v negotovostiII [lain]1.transitive verbčrtati, načrtati; začrtati, skicirati, zarisati, orisati; zbrazdati, zgubati (obraz); obrobi.ti, nasaditi (drevje); postaviti v vrste;2.intransitive verbpostaviti se v vrste, postrojiti seIII [lain]transitive verbpodložiti (obleko)technical (na notranji strani) prevleči, obložiti, opažiti, podložiti, zaliti; biti za podlogo; oblepiti hrbet knjige; napolniti; slang to line one's purse ( —ali pocket) — napolniti mošnjo, obogatetiIV [lain]transitive verbpariti (pse) -
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A n1 ( mark) ligne f ; (shorter, thicker) trait m ; Art trait m ; Sport (on pitch, court) ligne f ; Math ligne f ; line and colour Art le trait et la couleur ; a straight/curved line une ligne droite/courbe ; a solid/broken line une ligne continue/discontinue ; a single/double line une ligne simple/double ; to draw ou rule a line tracer une ligne ; to draw a line down the middle of the page tracer une ligne verticale au milieu de la page ; to put a line through sth barrer qch ; to cross the line Sport franchir la ligne ; the starting/finishing line Sport la ligne de départ/d'arrivée ; above/below the line ( in bridge) (marqué) en points d'honneur/en points de marche ; the line AB ( in geometry) la droite AB ; the thin line of his mouth ses lèvres fines ;2 ( row) (of people, cars) file f (of de) ; ( of trees) rangée f (of de) ; (of footprints, hills) succession f (of de) ; in straight lines [plant, arrange, sit] en lignes droites ; to stand in a line faire la queue ; get into (a) line! faites la queue! ; to form a line [people] faire la queue ; [hills, houses, trees] être aligné ; please form a line mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît ; she is fifth in line elle est la cinquième dans la file ; to be in line [buildings] être dans l'alignement ; put the desks in line alignez les bureaux ; to be in line with [shelving, cooker] être dans l'alignement de [cupboard] ; [mark, indicator] coïncider avec [number] ; to be out of line [picture] être de travers ;3 fig to be in line for promotion/a pay rise avoir des chances d'être promu/d'être augmenté ; to be in line for redundancy/takeover risquer d'être mis au chômage/d'être racheté ; to be next in line for promotion/execution être le prochain à être promu/exécuté ; in line for the post of bien placé pour obtenir le poste de ;6 Archit, Sewing ( outline shape) ligne f (of de) ; the classical lines of the building la ligne classique du bâtiment ;7 ( boundary) frontière f ; an imaginary line between une frontière imaginaire entre ; to cross the state line passer la frontière de l'État ; to follow the line of the old walls suivre le tracé des anciens remparts ; there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas ;8 ( rope) corde f ; Fishg ligne f ; to put the washing on the line étendre le linge ; a line of washing du linge étendu à sécher ; to throw sb a line lancer une corde à qn ; to cast one's line lancer sa ligne ; there was a fish at the end of the line il y avait un poisson qui mordait ;9 ( cable) Elec ligne f (électrique) ; the line had been cut Elec on avait coupé la ligne ; to bring the lines down Telecom abattre les lignes ; the lines are down Telecom les lignes ont été abattues ;10 Telecom ( connection) ligne f ; a bad line une mauvaise ligne ; outside line ligne f extérieure ; dial 9 to get an outside line faites le 9 pour appeler à l'extérieur ; to be on the line to sb être en ligne avec qn ; to get off the line ○ raccrocher ; at the other end of the line au bout du fil ; the lines will be open from 8.30 onwards vous pouvez nous appeler à partir de 8 h 30 ; the line is dead il n'y a pas de tonalité ; the line went dead la ligne a été coupée ;11 Transp Rail ( connection) ligne f (between entre) ; ( rails) voie f ; (shipping, air transport) ( company) compagnie f ; ( route) ligne f ; repairs to the line réparations sur la voie ; at every station along the line à chaque gare sur la ligne ; the London-Edinburgh line Rail la ligne Londres-Édimbourg ;12 ( in genealogy) lignée f ; the male/female line la lignée par les hommes/les femmes ; the Tudor line la maison des Tudor ; to found ou establish a line fonder une lignée ; the line died out la lignée s'est éteinte ; to come from a long line of scientists être issu d'une longue lignée de scientifiques ; to trace one's line back to sb retracer son ascendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line down to sb retracer une descendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line through sb retracer l'ascendance du côté de qn ; the title passes to the next in line le titre passe au suivant dans l'ordre de succession ; she is second in line to the throne elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône ;13 ( of text) ( in prose) ligne f ; ( in poetry) vers m ; ( of music) ligne f ; to give sb 100 lines donner 100 lignes à qn ; to start a new line aller à la ligne ; to miss a line sauter une ligne ; write a few lines about your hobbies décrivez vos passe-temps en quelques lignes ; just a line to say thank you juste un petit mot pour dire merci ; a line from une citation de [poem etc] ; a line of verse ou poetry un vers ; the famous opening lines la célèbre introduction ; he has all the best lines il a les meilleures répliques ; to learn one's lines Theat apprendre son texte ;14 ( conformity) to fall into line être d'accord ; to make sb fall into line faire marcher qn au pas ; to fall into line with [person] tomber d'accord avec [view] ; [group, body] être d'accord avec [practice, policy] ; China fell into line with the other powers la Chine s'est mise d'accord avec les autres puissances ; to bring sb into line ramener qn dans le rang ; to bring regional laws into line with federal laws harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales ; to bring working conditions into line with European standards aligner les conditions de travail sur les normes européennes ; to keep sb in line tenir qn en main ; his statement is out of line with their account sa déclaration ne concorde pas avec leur déposition ; our prices are out of line with those of our competitors nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents ; to be (way) out of line [objection, remark] être (tout à fait) déplacé ; you're way out of line ○ ! franchement, tu exagères! ;15 ○ ( piece of information) to have a line on sb/sth avoir des informations sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line on sb/sth donner un tuyau ○ à qn sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line about sth (story, excuse) raconter des bobards ○ à qn sur qch ; don't give me that line! ne me raconte pas ces histoires! ;16 ( stance) position f (on sur) ; something along these lines quelque chose dans le même genre ; our rivals had been thinking along the same lines nos concurrents avaient pensé aux mêmes choses ; to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie ; the official line la position officielle ; ( approach) ligne f de conduite (with avec) ; to take a firm line with sb se montrer ferme avec qn ; I don't know what line to take je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter ;17 Comm ( type of product) gamme f ; one of our most successful lines une gamme qui a beaucoup de succès ;18 Mil ( fortifications) ligne f ; ( position held) position f ; enemy lines lignes fpl ennemies ; they held their line ils ont conservé leurs positions ;19 Naut line ahead/abreast ligne de front/de file ;21 ○ ( of cocaine) ligne ○ f (of de) ;22 TV ligne f.B in line with prep phr en accord avec [approach, policy, trend, teaching, requirement] ; to be in line with [statement, measure] être dans la ligne de [policy, view, recommendation] ; [figures, increase] être proportionnel à [inflation, trend] ; to increase/fall in line with augmenter/baisser proportionnellement à ; to vary in line with varier parallèlement à.C vtr1 ( add layer) doubler [garment] (with avec) ; tapisser [box, shelf, nest] (with de) ; to be lined with books être tapissé de livres ; to line the walls and ceilings tapisser les murs et les plafonds d'un papier d'apprêt ;all along the line, right down the line sur toute la ligne ; somewhere along the line ( at point in time) à un certain moment ; ( at stage) quelque part ; something along those lines quelque chose dans ce goût ; to do a line with sb ○ sortir avec qn ; to be on the line [life, job] être en jeu.■ line up:▶ line up1 ( side by side) se mettre en rang (for pour) ; ( one behind the other) se mettre en file (for pour) ; to line up in rows se mettre en rangs ;2 ( take sides) to line up with sb/sth se ranger du côté de qn/qch ; to line up against sb/sth se regrouper contre qn/qch ;▶ line up [sb], line [sb] up ( in row) faire s'aligner ; they lined us up ( in columns) ils nous ont fait former des colonnes ; to line people up against a wall aligner des gens contre un mur ;▶ line [sth] up, line up [sth]1 ( align) aligner (with sur) ;2 ( organize) sélectionner [team] ; to have sb/sth lined up [candidate, work, project, activities] avoir qn/qch en vue ; what have you got lined up for us tonight? qu'est-ce que tu nous as prévu pour ce soir ○ ? -
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I 1. I1) rubber draws резина тянется; I like shoes that draw я люблю эластичную обувь; the sails drew паруса надулись2) a chimney must draw труба должна тянуть /обладать тягой/: this chimney won't draw в этой трубе нет тяги; the pump is drawing насос [хорошо] качает /работает/3) let the tea draw пусть чай настоится; in this jug herbs are drawing в этом кувшине настаиваются травы4) the two teams drew команды сыграли вничью; if we draw если у нас будет ничья; play to win, not to draw играй, чтобы выиграть, ничья не нужна; the match has drawn матч окончился с ничейным результатом2. II1) draw in some manner the cart draws easily эту телегу легко тянуть; the sledge drew slowly санки медленно катились; such a tooth draws easily такой зуб легко удалить /вырвать/; draw somewhere draw near (nearer, close, etc.) приближаться, придвигаться или подходить и т.д..; when he drew near когда он приблизился; draw aside /to one side/ отступать, отодвигаться; отойти в сторону /посторониться/; as time draws near (er) по мере тоге,.как приближается /наступает/ назначенный срок || (as) her time draws near (по мере того, как) приближается ее время /срок/ [рожать]2) draw in some manner this chimney draws badly эта труба плохо тянет; this cigar does not draw well эта сигара плохо курится3) draw at some time this speaker (such a play, etc.) always draws этот оратор и т.д. всегда собирает большую аудиторию; draw in some manner the play draws /is drawlog/ well эта пьеса делает хорошие сборы4) draw in some manner tea draws wen when covered если чай накрыть /укутать/, он хорошо настаивается3. III1) draw smth. draw a train (a wagon, a cart, etc.) тянуть /тащить/ железнодорожный состав и т.д..: draw a chair (a bench, a table, etc.) пододвигать стул и т.д.., draw the blinds (the curtains) задергивать или открывать шторы (занавеси)2) draw smth. draw a rope (a string, a thread, etc.) вытягивать /расправлять/ канат и т.д..; draw a wire а) тянуть проволоку; б) вытягивать проволоку; draw a bow натягивать лук; draw reins (a bridle, a bit, etc.) натягивать вожжи и т.д.3) draw smth. draw a cork (a nail, a hook, etc.) вытаскивать пробку и т.д..; draw a tooth выдергивать зуб; draw a pistol (a knife, a sword, etc.) выхватывать /вытаскивать/ пистолет и т.д.4) draw smth. draw coal извлекать /добывать/ уголь || draw blood пустить или оттянуть кровь; cups (pultices) draw blood банки (компрессы) оттягивают кровь; leeches draw blood пиявки отсасывают кровь5) draw smb., smth. draw a chicken (a duck, the bird, etc.) потрошить курицу и т.д..; draw an abscess вытягивать гной6) || draw a (smb.'s) bath налить (для кого-л.) ванну7) draw smth. draw one's pay (a salary, supplies, rations, a prize, 5 per cent interest, etc.) получать зарплату и т.д. draw profit извлекать /получать/ прибыль8) draw smth. draw lots тянуть жребий: draw a card вытаскивать /вытягивать/ карту [из колоды]; draw a winner (a winning number, etc.) вытащить билет и т.д.., на который пал выигрыш; draw a blank а) вытянуть пустой номер; б) ничего не добиться || draw a prison term coll. получить /заработать, "схлопотать"/ срок [тюремного заключения]9) draw smth. draw a deep breath сделать глубокий вдох; he stopped to draw breath он остановился, чтобы перевести дыхание; draw one's last breath умереть, испустить дух; draw one's first breath сделать первый вдох, родиться; draw a sigh вздохнуть10) draw smb., smth. draw a crowd (a large audience, etc.) собирать толпу и т.д..; draw a full house делать полный сбор; draw the bees (the butterflies, etc.) привлекать /притягивать/ пчел и т.д.., the bright flower drew her eye яркий цветок привлек ее внимание11) draw smth. draw applause (a sigh, tears, etc.) вызывать аплодисменты и т.д..; draw great consequences повлечь за собой серьезные последствия; draw trumps заставить [кого-л.] ходить с козыря; draw the enemy's fire вызывать огонь противника12) draw smth. draw tea (herbs) настаивать чай (травы)13) draw smth. draw a game сыграть [игру] вничью14) || draw so much water naut. иметь определенную осадку; the ship draws ten feet of water этот корабль имеет осадку в десять футов4. IVdraw smth. in some manner1) draw a cart heavily с трудом тащить повозку; quickly draw the curtains быстро задернуть занавески2) he quickly drew his gun он быстро выхватил пистолет3) draw one's pay regularly регулярно получать зарплату4) this joke regularly draws applause эта шутка всегда вызывает аплодисменты5. V|| draw smb. a bath налить /приготовить/ кому-л. ванну6. VIdraw smth. to some state1) draw a string (a net, a belt, etc.) tighter) затянуть /подтянуть/ веревку и т.д. потуже2) draw a well dry выкачивать /осушать/ колодец7. XI1) be drawn by smb. a carriage was drawn by horses карету тянули /везли/ лошади2) be (feel) drawn to smb., smth. I felt (was) drawn to her меня тянуло /я испытывал влечение/ к ней3) be drawn the match was drawn матч окончился вничью; the battle was drawn бой не дал перевеса ни той, ни другой стороне8. XVI1) draw to (into, etc.) smth. draw to the wall отступать /отодвигаться, отходить, пятиться/ [назад] к стене; I want, you to draw closer to the fire я хочу, чтобы вы пододвинулись к камину /подвинулись ближе к огню/; the train draws into the station поезд подходит к перрону /прибывает/; snails draw into their shells улитки прячутся в свои ракушки; draw along smth. a curtain draws freely along the wire занавес легко скользит по проволоке: draw round smth., smb. draw round the table (round the car, round the fire, round the stranger, etc.) собраться вокруг стола и т.д..; draw on smb. draw on those in front (on the other runners, etc.) догонять /настигать/ идущих впереди и т.д..; draw to /towards/ smth. draw to an end /to a close, to conclusion/ подходить к концу; it drew towards night (towards evening) близилась ночь, вечерело, день клонился к вечеру2) draw (up)on smth. draw upon one's savings (on one's reserves, on one's capital, etc.) черпать [деньги] из своих сбережений и т.д..; draw on the bank брать деньги из банка; I have по resources to draw on у меня нет средств, на которые можно было бы рассчитывать; draw on the strength of smb.'s friendship черпать силы /находить поддержку/ в чьей-л. дружбе; when 1 was writing the book I drew on my memory (on my imagination, etc.) память и т.д. очень помогла мне в работе над книгой; he drew on his faith вера его укрепляла; in her grief she drew largely on her friends' sympathy сочувствие друзей придавало ей силы, чтобы справиться с горем: draw on smb. draw on him for help (on smb. for money, on one's friends for a loan, etc.) обращаться к нему за помощью и т.д..: он whom shall I draw for advance? кто выдаст мне аванс?3) draw for smth., smb. draw for places (for seats, for turns, etc.) решать путем жеребьевки, кому какое место и т.д. достанется; draw for partners тянуть жребий, чтобы определить партнера9. XVIII|| draw into oneself уходить в себя, замыкаться10. XXI11) draw smth. to (into, toward, over, etc.) smth. draw one's chair to the table (a table nearer to the window, a sofa toward the fire, etc.) пододвинуть стул к столу и т.д..: draw a curtain over a window задернуть занавеску на окне; draw a veil over one's face закрыть лицо вуалью; draw a hat (a cap) over one's face натянуть /надвинуть, нахлобучить/ шапку (фуражку) на лоб; draw a bed into a room втащить кровать в комнату; draw smth., smb. towards smb. draw smth. towards oneself пододвигать что-л. к себе; he drew her towards himself он привлек ее к себе, он обнял ее2) draw smth. from /out of/ smth. draw a purse from /out of/ a pocket вытаскивать кошелек из кармана; draw water from the well набирать воды из колодца; draw beer (wine) from a barrel нацеживать пива (вина) из бочки; draw coal from a mine добывать уголь из шахты3) || draw a bath for smb. налить /приготовить/ ванну для кого-л.4) draw smth. in smth. draw a prize in a lottery вытянуть счастливый билет в лотерее; draw smth. for smth., smb. draw lots for the game устанавливать путем жеребьевки, кто с кем играет или кто на какой половине поля играет; draw cards for a partner cards снять карту, чтобы определить партнера5) draw smth. from smth., smb. draw tears from smb.'s eyes исторгнуть слезы у кого-л.; draw a groan from smb. заставить кого-л. застонать; draw a confession from smb. вырвать у кого-л. признание6) draw smth. from /within/ smth., smb. draw a salary from a firm (an income from business, information from the newspaper. inspiration from nature, etc.) получать зарплату в какой-л. фирме и т.д.., she drew consolation from his presence она находила утешение в его присутствии; he drew strength from within himself он в самом себе черпал силы; draw a moral from events извлекать урок из событий; draw smth. on smth. draw a commission on a transaction получить комиссионные за сделку; draw smb. from smth., smb. draw the team from members of the club (members from all ranks of society, etc.) набирать команду из членов клуба и т.д.7) draw smth. from smth. draw an inference from his actions сделать соответствующий вывод из его поступков; draw different conclusions from the same facts приходить к различным выводам на основании одних и тех же фактов; draw smth. between smth. draw a comparison (a parallel) between smth. проводить сравнение (параллель) между чем-то и чем-то; you must draw distinctions between these two things между этими двумя вещами нужно делать различие, эти две вещи нужно различать8) draw smb. to smth. draw many people to the theatre привлекать массы в театр; draw smb. into smth. draw smb. into a conversation (into a conspiracy, into a conflict, into war, etc.) втягивать /вовлекать/ кого-л. в беседу и т.д. || draw smb.'s attention to smth., smb. (to the beautiful picture, to the shop window, to the strange man, to the pretty girl, etc.) привлекать чье-л. внимание к чему-л., кому-л. и т.д.., обращать чье-л. внимание на что-л., кого-л. и т.д..; draw smb.'s attention away from smth., smb. отвлекать чье-л. внимание от чего-л., кого-л.11. XXIIdraw smb. into doing smth. draw him into buying a new car уговорить его купить новый автомобиль; вовлечь его в авантюру с покупкой новой машины; draw the neighbours into helping them привлечь соседей к работе по оказанию им помощи; draw them into plotting against the president втянуть /вовлечь/ их в заговор против президентаII 1. Ican you draw? вы умеете рисовать?2. IIdraw in some manner draw badly (quickly, cleverly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. чертить или рисовать3. III1) draw smth. draw a plan (a diagram, a map of the area, etc.) начертить план и т.д..; draw a straight line провести прямую линию; draw smth., smb. draw a picture (a bunch of flowers, a portrait, a girl, etc.) нарисовать картину и т.д..; draw a word portrait дать /нарисовать/ словесный портрет; draw a brilliant picture of life in the country нарисовать яркую картону сельской жизни2) draw smth. draw a bill of exchange (a cheque) выписать вексель (чек); draw a sentence составить предложение4. XVIdraw in smth. draw in pencil (in ink, in water-colours, etc.) делать рисунок в карандаше и т.д..; he always draws in charcoal он всегда рисует углем5. XXI11) draw smth. between smth. draw a line between two points проводить линию между двумя точками: draw smth., smb. from smth., smb. draw a picture from nature (from a model, etc.) рисовать картину с натуры и т.д. ; draw a character in a novel from life (from observations and experience, etc.) нарисовать образ / создать персонаж/ в романе из жизни и т.д.2) draw smth. on smth. draw a cheque (a bill, etc.) on a bank (on his firm, etc.) выписать чек на банк и т.д. || draw a cheque to order выписывать чек на предъявителя -
15 grænse
sg - grǽnsen, pl - grǽnserграни́ца ж, рубе́ж мved grǽnsen — на грани́це
* * *border, borderline, bound, boundary, confines, frontier, limit* * *I. (en -r)( naturlig geografisk grænse; grænselinje) boundary ( fx the Pyrenees form the boundary between France and Spain; natural boundaries; draw a boundary);( statsgrænse) frontier ( fx the frontier between Denmark and Germany; along the frontier with Germany), border ( fx smuggle people across the border),(i Engl, Irland og USA) border ( fx the Scottish border, the Mexican border);( mellem områder i et land) boundary ( fx between two counties (, estates));( grænseområde) border;( afslutning, ydergrænse) limit ( fx within the limits of the city);( for skoles område) bounds pl;(fig) ( afgrænsning) boundary ( fx the boundaries of human knowledge; children have a need to know where the permitted boundaries are);( yderste grænse) limit ( fx there is a limit to my patience; reach the limit(s) of one's patience; the limits of his power),(F: begrænsning) bounds ( fx it passes all reasonable bounds; his gratitude (, greed) knew no bounds (el. limits));( skillelinje) borderline ( fx she was on the borderline between failing and passing);[ sætte en grænse for] set a limit to; set bounds to;[ et sted må man sætte en grænse (el. trække grænsen)](fig) one has to draw the line somewhere;[ med præp:][ inden for landets grænser] within the frontiers (el. borders) of the country;[ inden for visse grænser] within (certain) limits;[ gå over grænsen] cross the frontier,(fig) go too far;[ være lige på grænsen af] border on ( fx it borders on insolence);(dvs til det uanstændige) T it was near the knuckle (el. bone);[ ved grænsen] at the frontier (el. border) ( fx we stopped at the frontier);(dvs langs) on the frontier (el. border) ( fx there are many guards on the frontier; fighting on the border);II. vb:[ det grænser til det utrolige] it is hardly to be believed, it is almost incredible;[ mistanke der grænser til vished] suspicion amounting almost to certainty;[ England grænser mod nord til Skotland] England borders in the north on Scotland;[ dette grænser til vanvid] this borders (el. verges) on insanity. -
16 entre
prep.1 between.entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clockentre paréntesis in bracketsentre nosotros between you and me, between ourselves (en confianza)discutían entre sí they were arguing with each otherera un color entre verde y azul the color was somewhere between green and bluedudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay2 among, amongst.estaba entre los asistentes she was among those presentestuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the bestentre otras cosas among other things3 divided by.intj.come in.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: entrar.* * *1 (dos términos) between2 (varios) among, amongst3 (sumando) counting4 (en) in5 (entremedio) somewhere between\de entre from among, out ofentre... y... what with... and...■ entre el frío y la lluvia... what with the cold and the rain...entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime* * *prep.1) between2) among* * *PREP1) (=en medio de)a) [dos elementos] betweenparéntesis, semanaun líquido entre dulce y amargo — a liquid which is half-sweet, half-sour
b) [más de dos elementos] among, amongst¿has buscado entre las fotografías? — have you looked among(st) the photographs?
puedes hablar, estamos entre amigos — you can speak freely, we're among(st) friends
empezó a trabajar como mensajero, entre otras cosas — he started work as a courier, among(st) other things
2) [indicando colaboración, participación]le compraremos un regalo entre todos — we'll buy her a present between all of us, we'll all club together to buy her a present
¿entre cuántos habéis hecho el trabajo? — how many of you did it take to do the work?
esto lo solucionaremos entre nosotros — we'll sort that out among(st) o between ourselves
entre sí: las mujeres hablaban entre sí — the women were talking among(st) themselves
3) [uso aditivo]entre viaje y alojamiento nos gastamos 80 euros — we spent 80 euros between the travel and the accommodation, the travel and the accommodation came to 80 euros between them
entre niños y niñas habrá unos veinte en total — there are about twenty in total, if you count boys and girls
entre que era tarde y hacía frío, decidimos no salir — what with it being late and cold, we decided not to go out
entre unas cosas y otras se nos hizo de noche — before we knew it, it was night
4) (Mat)5) esp LAm*6)* * *I1)a) ( indicando posición en medio de) betweenb) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?
c) ( con verbos recíprocos) amongcuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves
entre ellos se entienden — they understand each other o one another
2)a) (en el número, la colectividad de) amongb) ( mezclado con) amongc) ( sumando una cosa a otra) withhay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people
entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)
d) ( en distribuciones) amonge) (Mat)3)IIentre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime
adverbio (esp AmL)entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...
* * *= amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.Ex. The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.Ex. He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex. Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.Ex. The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.Ex. Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.Ex. The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.----* a caballo entre = midway between.* a mitad de camino entre = midway between.* compromiso entre novios = engagement.* conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....* entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.* entre corchetes = in brackets.* entre culturas = intercultural.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* entre fronteras = transborder.* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.* entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* entre la población en general = mainstream.* entre la profesión = intra-professional.* entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* entre manos = at hand, in hand.* entre medias = in between.* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.* entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.* entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* entre otros = amongst others, among others.* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.* entre profesiones = cross-occupational.* entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.* entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].* entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.* entre sí = each other.* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.* estar entre = fall between.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.* * *I1)a) ( indicando posición en medio de) betweenb) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?
c) ( con verbos recíprocos) amongcuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves
entre ellos se entienden — they understand each other o one another
2)a) (en el número, la colectividad de) amongb) ( mezclado con) amongc) ( sumando una cosa a otra) withhay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people
entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)
d) ( en distribuciones) amonge) (Mat)3)IIentre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime
adverbio (esp AmL)entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...
* * *= amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.
Ex: He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex: Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex: Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.Ex: The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.Ex: Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.* a caballo entre = midway between.* a mitad de camino entre = midway between.* compromiso entre novios = engagement.* conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....* entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.* entre corchetes = in brackets.* entre culturas = intercultural.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.* entre fronteras = transborder.* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.* entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* entre la población en general = mainstream.* entre la profesión = intra-professional.* entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.* entre manos = at hand, in hand.* entre medias = in between.* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.* entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.* entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* entre otros = amongst others, among others.* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.* entre profesiones = cross-occupational.* entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.* entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].* entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.* entre sí = each other.* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].* entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.* estar entre = fall between.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.* reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.* * *A1 (indicando posición en medio de) betweense sienta entre Carlos y yo he sits between Carlos and meentre estas cuatro paredes within these four wallscreó una barrera entre ellos it created a barrier between themlo escribió entre paréntesis she wrote it in bracketsse me escapó por entre los dedos it slipped through my fingerscorreteaban por entre los arbustos they ran in and out of the bushesno pruebo bocado entre horas I don't eat a thing between mealsentre estas dos fechas between these two datesestá abierto entre semana it is open during the weekentre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five (o'clock)con una expresión entre complacida y sorprendida with an expression somewhere between pleasure and surprise, with a half pleased, half surprised lookes de un color entre el azul y el violeta it's a bluey purple color o a purplish blue colorvacilaba entre decírselo y callar she was torn between telling him and keeping quietestoy entre el verde y el azul I can't decide between the green one and the blue one2 (en relaciones de comunicación) betweenentre nosotros or entre tú y yo, no tiene la más mínima idea between you and me o just between ourselves, he doesn't have a cluelas relaciones entre los cuatro hermanos relations between the four brothers3 (en relaciones de cooperación) betweenentre los dos/cuatro logramos levantarlo between the two of us/four of us we managed to lift it¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? why don't we all get together to buy him a present?4 (con verbos recíprocos) amongentre ellos se entienden they understand each other o one anothercuando hablan entre ellos no entiendo nada when they talk among themselves, I can't understand a thingtres depósitos unidos entre sí por una serie de tubos three tanks linked (to each other) by a series of pipesB1 (en el número, la colectividad de) among, amongst ( BrE)entre los trabajadores among the workersbendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres blessed art thou among womenestá entre los mejores/más grandes del mundo it is among the best/largest in the world, it is one of the best/largest in the worldentre los temas debatidos, éste fue el más conflictivo of the topics discussed this proved to be the most controversialhay un traidor entre nosotros there's a traitor among us o ( liter) in our midstestamos entre amigos we're all friends here, you're among friendses mentiroso, entre otras cosas he's a liar, among other things2 (mezclado con) amongentre las monedas que me dio había algunas extranjeras there were some foreign coins among the ones he gave mese perdió entre la muchedumbre he got lost in the crowdlo encontré entre la arena I found it in the sand3 (sumando una cosa a otra) withhay unas cien personas entre alumnos, padres y profesores with o including pupils, parents and teachers there are about a hundred peopleentre una cosa y otra nos llevó toda una mañana ( fam); what with one thing and another it took us a whole morning ( colloq)4 (en distribuciones) amongrepártelos entre los niños share them out among the children5 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat):tienes que dividirlo entre cinco you have to divide it by fivediez entre dos es (igual a) cinco two into ten goes five (times), ten divided by two is fiveCentre tanto meanwhile, in the meantimeentre tanto, vayan poniendo la mesa meanwhile o in the meantime, you can lay the tableentre tanto (que) lo hacen while they do it( esp AmL): entre más/menos... the more/less...entre más pide, menos le dan the more he asks for, the less they give himentre menos estudies, menos aprenderás the less you study, the less you will learn* * *
Del verbo entrar: ( conjugate entrar)
entré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
entre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
algo entre
entrar
entre
entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
hazla entre tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entre con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entre en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
entró en coma he went into a coma
3a) (introducirse, meterse):◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;
me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoesb) ( poderse meter):◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;
(+ me/te/le etc):
el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;
me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice
6 ( incorporarse) entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;◊ ¿cómo van a entre el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?
entre preposición
1
está entre las dos casas it's between the two houses;
entre paréntesis in brackets;
cuando hablan entre los dos when they talk to each other
entre otras cosas among other things;
se perdió entre la muchedumbre he disappeared into the crowd;
entre estas cuatro paredes within these wallsc) (indicando cooperación, distribución):
le hicimos con regalo entre todos we all got together and brought him a present;
repártelos entre los niños/entre todos share them out among the children/between everybody
2 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
llegaré entre las tres y las cuatro I'll be arriving between three and four;
cualquier semana entre julio y agosto any week in July or August
3
■ adverbio (esp AmL):◊ entre más come más/menos engorda the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight
entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
entre preposición
1 (señalando límites) between: ponlo entre tú y ella, put it between you and her
entre azul y verde, between blue and green
(con la colaboración de) lo haremos entre Pedro, Pablo y yo, Peter, Paul and myself will do it between us
2 (rodeado de) among(st)
estoy entre amigos, I'm among friends
(incluido en) está entre los primeros de la clase, he's among the best students of his class
En general, entre se traduce por between cuando se refiere a dos cosas y among o amongst (más antiguo) cuando se refiere a más de dos. Sin embargo, se puede emplear between, junto con un verbo de movimiento, cuando queremos indicar que un conjunto de cosas se dividió en dos grupos: El río fluye entre los árboles. The river flows between the trees.
' entre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismal
- abismo
- abordaje
- aclarar
- adherencia
- analogía
- apareamiento
- barrera
- bastante
- bastidor
- bien
- caballero
- caballo
- cada
- camaradería
- camino
- ceja
- cerrarse
- clara
- claro
- comillas
- compenetración
- competencia
- conexión
- confianza
- confundirse
- congruencia
- considerada
- considerado
- contarse
- corporativismo
- correlación
- cruce
- desnivel
- despertarse
- dicotomía
- diente
- disidencia
- distanciamiento
- dividir
- dividirse
- dudar
- economía
- entendimiento
- escaramuza
- escoger
- espada
- estragos
- estrechar
- estrechamiento
English:
ability
- alike
- already
- amid
- among
- amongst
- angular
- antagonism
- antipathy
- backstage
- barrel
- barrier
- behind
- between
- blue-collar
- bond
- bonding
- border
- bracket
- cement
- chip in
- choose
- chuckle
- circulate
- civilian
- clash
- close
- club
- connect
- connected
- dart
- derby
- devil
- differentiate
- discriminate
- distinction
- distinguish
- divide
- dole out
- enter
- entrails
- equal
- equality
- evenly
- exit poll
- export
- fall out
- fatalism
- feature
- fence
* * *♦ prep1. [en medio de dos] between;está entre mi casa y la suya it's between my house and hers, it's on the way from my house to hers;entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock;entre 1939 y 1945 between 1939 and 1945, from 1939 to 1945;entre paréntesis in brackets, in parentheses;no abre entre semana it doesn't open during the week;no hay punto de comparación entre la ciudad y el campo there's no comparison between the city and the countryside;la diferencia entre tú y yo es que… the difference between you and me is that…;era un color entre verde y azul the colour was somewhere between green and blue;su estado de ánimo estaba entre la alegría y la emoción his state of mind was somewhere between o was a mixture of joy and excitement;se encuentra entre la vida y la muerte she is fighting for her life;entre nosotros [en confianza] between you and me, between ourselves;que quede esto entre tú y yo this is between you and me;dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay;entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)… what with one thing and another…;no tuve tiempo de llamarte entre unas cosas y otras between one thing and another I didn't have time to phone you2. [en medio de muchos] among, amongst;estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present;entre los celtas se solía… the Celts used to…;entre los médicos se considera que… most doctors believe that…;lo hicieron entre tres amigos the three friends did it between them;entre todos estoy seguro de que lo conseguiremos I'm sure we'll manage to do it between us;es el favorito entre los expertos the experts have him as the favourite;estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best;no temas, estás entre amigos don't be afraid, you're amongst friends;desapareció entre la multitud she disappeared into the crowd;apareció de entre el humo it emerged from the smoke;entre hombres y mujeres somos más de cien there are over a hundred of us, men and women together;me regaló, entre otras cosas, una botella de whisky she gave me several things, including a bottle of whisky;tu principal defecto, entre otros, es que… your main defect, amongst others, is that…;lo encontré entre mis papeles I found it amongst my papers;entre sí amongst themselves;discutían entre sí they were arguing with each otherocho entre dos cuatro eight divided by two is four♦ entre que loc conjFam [mientras]entre que se levanta y se arregla, se le va media mañana it takes her half the morning just to get up and get ready♦ entre tanto loc adv[mientras tanto] meanwhile;haz las camas, entre tanto, yo lavo los platos you make the beds, in the meantime, I'll do the washing up♦ entre más loc advAndes, CAm, Méx [cuanto más] the more;entre más duerme, más cansado se siente the more she sleeps, the more tired she feels* * *prpentre las dos y las tres between two and threeentre nosotros among o between us;repartir algo entre tres split sth three ways3 expresando cooperación between;lo pagamos entre todos we paid for it among o between us;lo hicieron entre tres they did it between the three of them;la relación entre ellos the relationship between them;te cuento entre mis amigos I regard you as a friend4 MAT:ocho entre cuatro son dos eight divided by four is two, four into eight is two* * *entre prep1) : between2) : among* * *entre prep1. (dos cosas) between2. (más de dos cosas) among -
17 punto
m.1 spot, dot (marca).recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line2 full stop (British), period (United States).dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colonpunto y coma semicolonpuntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points3 point.ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points4 point (asunto).punto débil/fuerte weak/strong pointpuntos a tratar matters to be discussedpunto de vista point of view, viewpoint5 spot, place (place).este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happenedpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de encuentro meeting point6 point, moment (momento).llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…estando las cosas en este punto things being as they arepunto culminante high pointpunto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting pointpunto de inflexión turning pointpunto de partida starting point7 stitch (puntada).punto de cruz cross-stitch8 knitting.hacer punto to knitun jersey de punto a knitted jumperpunto de ganchillo crochet9 period, full stop.10 guy.11 pixel.12 punctus, punctum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.* * *1 (gen) point2 (marca) dot3 (tanto) point4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period5 (lugar) spot■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?6 (tema) point7 (tejido) knitwear8 (en costura, sutura) stitch9 (de libro) bookmark10 (en la media) ladder, US run\a punto de nieve stiffal punto (rápidamente) immediatelycoger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merrycon puntos y comas in detaildar en el punto to hit the nail on the headde todo punto absolutelyen punto sharp, on the dotestar a punto to be readyestar a punto de to be about to, be on the point ofestar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfectionganar puntos to win pointsganar por puntos to win on pointshacer punto to knithasta cierto punto up to a certain pointhasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...llegar a punto to arrive on timeponer los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t'sponer punto final a algo to put an end to something¡punto en boca! mum's the word!punto por punto in detaildos puntos colonpunto cadena chain stitchpunto cardinal cardinal pointpunto culminante climaxpunto de arranque beginningpunto de break break pointpunto de congelación freezing pointpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de cruz cross-stitchpunto de ebullición boiling pointpunto de encuentro meeting pointpunto de fusión melting pointpunto de libro bookmarkpunto de media stocking stitchpunto de partida starting pointpunto de partido match pointpunto de referencia point of referencepunto de ruptura break pointpunto de servicio service pointpunto de set set pointpunto de sutura stitchpunto de venta sales outletpunto de vista point of viewpunto débil weak pointpunto decimal decimal pointpunto del revés purl stitchpunto final (en dictado) full stop, US periodpunto flaco weak pointpunto fuerte strong pointpunto neurálgico nerve centrepunto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraphpunto y coma semicolonpunto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence* * *noun m.1) point2) dot3) period4) stitch•- punto final
- punto y coma* * *SM1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pippunto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead
2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)•
dos puntos — colonles contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail
le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies
y punto —
¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!
punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end
poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument
puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot
punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre
este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine
punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)
3) (Dep) pointganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points
- perder muchos puntos¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *
4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] itemlos puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...
5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit•
hacer punto — to knit6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitchpunto de costado — (=dolor) stitch
tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side
7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, momental llegar a este punto — at this point o stage
punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot
punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint
punto débil — weak point o spot
punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point
punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view
estar en el punto de mira de algn —
su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press
punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank
está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets
punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint
él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view
punto flaco — weak point, weak spot
punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate
las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate
punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish
punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point
punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)
8) [otras locuciones]•
a punto — ready•
al punto — at once, immediatelyestar al punto — LAm * to be high **
•
bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away•
a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelizedbatir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks
estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth
•
en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot•
hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extenthasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...
la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...
si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go
9) Esp * (=hombre) guy *; pey rogue¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *
10) (=agujero) hole11) (Inform) pixel* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *punto11 = point, pointer.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.* mi punto de vista = in my view.* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.* probar un punto = prove + point.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* punto a favor = asset.* punto conflictivo = hot spot.* punto de la agenda = agenda item.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* punto de una agenda = item of business.* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.* punto principal = main point.* puntos a favor y puntos en contra = pros and cons.* puntos comunes = common ground.* puntos principales = key issues.* puntos secundarios = secondary points.* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.punto22 = bullet point.Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.
* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* en qué punto = at what point.* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* llegado este punto = at this juncture.* llegado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.* punto álgido = peak.* punto a punto = point-to-point.* punto central = focal point.* punto ciego = blind spot.* punto clave = key point, watershed, tipping point.* punto crítico = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* punto culminante = zenith, climax, peak, capstone.* punto de acceso = access point, entry point, entry term, index entry, retrieval access, search key, access point, service point, point of access, entrance point.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* punto débil = downside, weak point, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto débl = blind spot.* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.* punto de convergencia = junction point, similarity.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* punto de distribución = outlet.* punto de divergencia = stepping-off point.* punto de división = break.* punto de encuentro = meeting point.* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.* punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.* punto de información = information kiosk.* punto de interés = point of interest.* punto de llegada = point of arrival.* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.* punto de penalti, el = penalty mark, the.* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.* punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.* punto de referencia común = common framework.* punto de ruptura = breaking point.* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].* punto de servicio = service point.* punto de una lista = bullet point.* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.* punto esencial = essential point.* punto final = end point [endpoint].* punto flaco = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto fuerte = strength, upside, forte, strong point.* punto g, el = G-spot, the.* punto intermedio = middle ground.* punto medio = happy medium, mid-point.* punto muerto = dead end, impasse, stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* punto negro = blackhead.* punto positivo = asset.* puntos de acceso = entry vocabulary.* punto silla = saddle point.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.punto33 = dot, full stop (.), period, stop.Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.
Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators. (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).* dpi (puntos por pulgada) = dpi (dots per inch).* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.* línea de puntos = dotted line.* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* punto (.) = point (.).* puntos por pulgada = dots per inch.* punto y coma (;) = semi-colon (;).* subrayar con puntos = underdot.punto44 = point.Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* punto de ebullición = boiling point.* punto de fundición = melting point.* punto de fusión = melting point, fusion point.* punto de saturación = saturation point.* punto porcentual = percentage point.* sistema de deducción de puntos = points system.punto55 = stitch.Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.
* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* géneros de punto = knitwear.* hacer punto = knitting.* patrón de hacer punto = knitting pattern.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!, shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* * *A1 (señal, trazo) dotdesde el avión la ciudad se veía como un conjunto de puntos luminosos from the plane the city looked like a cluster of pinpoints of light o of bright dotsel barco no era más que un punto en el horizonte the boat was no more than a dot o speck on the horizona punto fijo exactly, for certainno le sabría decir a punto fijo cuándo llegan I couldn't tell you exactly o for certain when they will be arriving… y punto: si te parece mal se lo dices y punto if you don't like it you just tell him, that's all there is to itlo harás como yo digo y punto you'll do it the way I tell you and that's that, you'll do it the way I tell you, period ( AmE) o ( BrE) full stopponer los puntos sobre las íes (dejar algo en claro) to make sth crystal clear; (terminar algo con mucho cuidado) to dot the i's and cross the t'ssin faltar un punto ni una coma down to the last detailCompuestos:[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] decimal pointponer punto final a algo to end sthdecidió poner punto final a sus relaciones he decided to end their relationshipsemicolonB1 (momento) pointen ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversationsu popularidad alcanzó su punto más bajo his popularity reached its lowest ebb o point2 (lugar) point; (en geometría) pointfijó la mirada en un punto lejano del horizonte she fixed her gaze on a distant point on the horizonestán buscando un local en un punto céntrico they are looking for premises somewhere centralen el punto en que la carretera se divide at the point where the road dividesel punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happenedCompuestos:crucial moment o pointcardinal pointblind spotcritical pointhigh point(para una palanca) fulcrumno hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladderconstituía el punto de apoyo de su defensa it formed the cornerstone of his defenseweak pointa punto de caramelo ‹almíbar› caramelized(en su mejor momento) ( fam): este queso está a punto de caramelo this cheese is just right (for eating)yo no lo encuentro viejo, para mí está a punto de caramelo I don't think he's old, if you ask me he's in his prime o he's just rightla situación está a punto de caramelo para otro golpe militar the situation is ripe for another military coupfreezing pointpoint of contactel movimiento tiene muchos puntos de contacto con el surrealismo the movement has a lot in common with surrealismcheckpointboiling pointvanishing pointmelting pointpoint of inflexion ( on a curve)( Inf) breakpoint( Esp) bookmark(de un rifle) front sight; (blanco) target; (objetivo) aim, objective; (punto de vista) point of viewbatir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peakspoint of no return(sitio) starting point; (de un proceso, razonamiento) starting pointesta dramática escalada tiene un claro punto de partida en los sucesos del mes pasado this dramatic escalation clearly has its origins in the events of last month● punto de penalty or penaltipenalty spotreference pointmeeting place, assembly pointpoint of sale, outlet, sales outletunique selling pointdesde un punto de vista técnico from a technical viewpoint, from a technical point of viewtodos conocen mi punto de vista sobre este asunto you all know my views on this matterestá en punto fijo toda la noche he is on guard duty all nightweak pointhabrá que esperar a que las cosas lleguen a su punto medio we'll have to wait until things sort themselves outhay que buscar el punto medio entre las dos cosas you have to strike a balance between the two thingslas conversaciones han llegado a un punto muerto the talks have reached deadlock o stalemateel proceso está en punto muerto the process is deadlocked(en la carretera) black spot; (en la piel) blackhead( Anat) nerve center*; (de una organización, un sistema) nerve center*un accidente en uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la ciudad an accident at one of the busiest spots o points in the cityuno de los puntos neurálgicos de la economía one of the key elements of the economyC (grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a pointhasta cierto punto me alegro de que se vaya to a certain extent o in a way I'm glad she's goingclaro que fue atento y amable, hasta tal punto que llegó a resultarnos pesado of course he was attentive and kind, so much so that it got a bit much for usD (asunto, aspecto) pointen ese punto no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you on that pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión de hoy the matters o items on the agenda for today's meetinghay algunos puntos de coincidencia entre los dos enfoques the two approaches have some points in commonanalizamos la propuesta punto por punto we analyzed the proposal point by pointE ( en locs):a punto (a tiempo) just in time( Coc) en su puntohas llegado a punto para ayudarme you've arrived just in time to help mea punto DE + INF:estábamos a punto de cenar cuando llamaste we were about to have dinner when you phonedestuvo a punto de matarse en el accidente he was nearly killed in the accident, he came within an inch of being killed in the accidentestaba a punto de decírmelo cuando tú entraste she was on the point of telling me o she was about to tell me when you came inse notaba que estaba a punto de llorar you could see she was on the verge of tearsen su punto just rightel arroz está en su punto the rice is just rightla carne estaba en su punto the meat was done to a turnen punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharpson las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clockllegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time, they arrived on the dot o dead on time ( colloq)de todo punto absolutely, totallyeso es de todo punto inaceptable that is totally o completely unacceptablese negaba de todo punto a hacerlo she absolutely o flatly refused to do itF1 (en costura) stitchpunto en boca ( fam): y ya saben, diga lo que diga él, nosotros punto en boca and remember, whatever he says, we keep our mouths shut2 (en cirugía) tbpunto de sutura stitchle tuvieron que poner puntos she had to have stitches3 (en labores) stitchse me ha escapado un punto I've dropped a stitchartículos de punto knitwearhacer punto ( Esp); to knitCompuestos:backstitchchain stitchherringbone stitchcross-stitchherringbone stitchplain stitchpurl stitchstocking stitchrib, ribbingstocking stitchgarter stitchshadow stitchGvenció por puntos he won on pointstiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clarkpierdes dos puntos por cada falta de ortografía you lose two marks o points for every spelling mistakeanotarse/marcarse un punto ( fam): la paella está exquisita, te has anotado un punto ten out of ten o ( BrE) full marks for the paella, it's delicioussubir de punto «ira/admiración» to grow;«discusión» to heat up, grow heated2 ( Fin) pointCompuestos:● punto de or para partidomatch pointbreak point● punto de or para setset pointpercentage pointH(poco, pizca): es orgulloso, con un punto de bravuconería he's proud, with just a touch o hint of boastfulness about himIagarrar or tomar a algn de punto (Per, RPl arg): lo han agarrado de punto (burlándose de él) they've made him the butt of their jokes; (aprovechándose de él) they've taken him for a ride ( colloq)la profesora me ha agarrado de punto the teacher has it in for me ( colloq)* * *
punto sustantivo masculino
1
( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
punto final period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
puntos suspensivos ellipsis (tech), suspension points (pl) (AmE), dot, dot, dot;
punto y aparte period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph;
punto y coma semicolon;
punto com (Com, Inf) dot.com;
a punto fijo exactly, for certain;
… y punto … and that's that, … period (AmE);
See Also→ dos
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el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened;
punto cardinal cardinal point ;
punto ciego blind spot;
punto de apoyo ( de palanca) fulcrum;
no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder;
punto de vista ( perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view;
( opinión) views;◊ punto flaco/fuerte weak/strong point;
punto muerto (Auto) neutral;
( en negociaciones) deadlock
3 ( grado) point, extent;◊ hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point;
hasta tal punto que … so much so that …
4 (asunto, aspecto) point;
los puntos a tratar en la reunión the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5 ( en locs)
estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner;
estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over;
batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks;
en su punto just right;
en punto: a las 12 en punto at 12 o'clock sharp;
son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock;
llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time
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hacer punto (Esp) to knit;
punto (de) cruz cross-stitch
7 ( unidad)a) Dep, Jueg) point;◊ punto para partido/set (Méx) match/set point
(Fin) point
punto sustantivo masculino
1 point
punto de vista, point of view
punto flaco, weak point
punto muerto, (situación sin salida) deadlock, Auto neutral
2 (lugar) place, point: está perdido en algún punto de Marruecos, it's way out somewhere in Morocco
3 (pintado, dibujado) dot
línea de puntos, dotted line
4 (en una competición) point: le dieron tres puntos a Irlanda, Ireland scored three points
5 (en un examen) mark: la pregunta vale dos puntos, the question is worth two marks
6 Cost Med stitch: se le infectó un punto, one of the stitches became infected
7 (grado, medida) point: hasta cierto punto, to a certain extent
8 Ling full stop
dos puntos, colon
punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
punto y coma, semicolon
puntos suspensivos, dots
♦ Locuciones: hacer punto, to knit
a punto, ready
a punto de, on the point of
en punto, sharp, on the dot: a las seis en punto, at six o'clock sharp
Culin en su punto, just right
' punto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- álgido
- aparte
- borde
- cadeneta
- caer
- caramelo
- cardinal
- cerca
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- coma
- concretar
- culminante
- cúspide
- débil
- desde
- distanciarse
- ebullición
- Ecuador
- este
- extrema
- extremo
- flaca
- flaco
- fuerte
- luminosa
- luminoso
- mareada
- mareado
- media
- medio
- muerta
- muerto
- nivel
- novedosa
- novedoso
- para
- puesta
- referencia
- regresar
- relativamente
- respetable
- sazón
- sesgar
- talón
- tanta
- tanto
- tomate
English:
about
- angle
- aspect
- bankrupt
- benchmark
- blackhead
- boiling point
- cardigan
- certain
- chink
- circle
- climax
- close
- cluster
- coast
- conclude
- contention
- cottage industry
- crop up
- cross-stitch
- crossroads
- crunch
- culmination
- cut-off
- deadlock
- degree
- dot
- essential
- extent
- eye
- failing
- feature
- focal point
- follow through
- foothold
- forthcoming
- freezing point
- full stop
- head
- height
- high
- impasse
- interface
- item
- just
- knit
- knitting
- knitting needle
- knitwear
- labour
* * *♦ nm1. [marca] dot, spot;[en geometría] point;recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linepunto de fuga vanishing point2. [signo ortográfico] [al final de frase] Br full stop, US period;[sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico] dot;dos puntos colon;Famno vas a ir, y punto you're not going, and that's that;poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot the i's and cross the t'sBol, Perú punto acápite semicolon;punto y coma semicolon;poner punto final a algo to bring sth to an end;puntos suspensivos suspension points3. [unidad] [en juegos, competiciones, exámenes, bolsa] point;ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points;ganar por puntos [en boxeo] to win on points;el índice Dow Jones ha subido seis puntos the Dow Jones index is up six points;los tipos de interés bajarán un punto interest rates will go down by one (percentage) pointpunto de break break point;punto de juego game point;punto de partido match point;punto porcentual percentage point;punto de set set point4. [asunto, parte] point;pasemos al siguiente punto let's move on to the next point;te lo explicaré punto por punto I'll explain it to you point by point;tenemos los siguientes puntos a tratar we have the following items on the agendapunto débil weak point;punto fuerte strong point5. [lugar] spot, place;éste es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened;hay retenciones en varios puntos de la provincia there are delays at several different points across the provincepunto de apoyo [en palanca] fulcrum; Ling punto de articulación point of articulation;los puntos cardinales the points of the compass, Espec the cardinal points;punto ciego [en el ojo] blind spot;punto de encuentro meeting point;Dep punto fatídico penalty spot;punto G g-spot;punto de inflexión tipping point;punto de mira [en armas] sight;está en mi punto de mira [es mi objetivo] I have it in my sights;punto negro [en la piel] blackhead;[en carretera] accident Br blackspot o US hot spot;punto neurálgico [de ser vivo, organismo] nerve centre;la plaza mayor es el punto neurálgico de la ciudad the main square is the town's busiest crossroads;éste es el punto neurálgico de la negociación this is the central issue at stake in the negotiations;punto de partida starting point;punto de referencia point of reference;punto de reunión meeting point;Com punto de venta:en el punto de venta at the point of sale;tenemos puntos de venta en todo el país we have (sales) outlets across the country;punto de venta autorizado authorized dealer;punto de venta electrónico electronic point of sale;punto de vista point of view, viewpoint;bajo mi punto de vista… in my view…;desde el punto de vista del dinero… in terms of money…6. [momento] point, moment;lo dejamos en este punto del debate y seguimos tras la publicidad we'll have to leave the discussion here for the moment, we'll be back after the break;al punto at once, there and then;en punto exactly, on the dot;a las seis en punto at six o'clock on the dot, at six o'clock sharp;son las seis en punto it's (exactly) six o'clock;estar a punto to be ready;estuve a punto de cancelar el viaje I was on the point of cancelling the trip;estamos a punto de firmar un importante contrato we are on the verge o point of signing an important contract;estaba a punto de salir cuando… I was about to leave when…;estuvo a punto de morir ahogada she almost drowned;llegar a punto (para hacer algo) to arrive just in time (to do sth)punto crítico critical moment o point; [de reactor] critical point;alcanzar el punto crítico [reactor] to go critical7. [estado, fase] state, condition;estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are;llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…;estar en su punto to be just right;poner a punto [motor] to tune;Fig [sistema, método] to fine-tune punto de congelación freezing point;punto culminante high point;punto de ebullición boiling point;punto de fusión melting point;punto muerto [en automóviles] neutral;Fig [en negociaciones] deadlock;estar en un punto muerto [negociaciones] to be deadlocked;ir en punto muerto [automóvil] to freewheel;punto de nieve: [m5] batir a punto de nieve to beat until stiff8. [grado] degree;de todo punto [completamente] absolutely;hasta cierto punto to some extent, up to a point;el ruido era infernal, hasta el punto de no oír nada o [m5] de que no se oía nada the noise was so bad that you couldn't hear a thing;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that9. [cláusula] clause10. [puntada] [en costura, en cirugía] stitch;[en unas medias] hole;tienes o [m5] se te ha escapado un punto en el jersey you've pulled a stitch out of your jumper, you've got a loose stitch on your jumper;le dieron diez puntos en la frente he had to have ten stitches to his forehead;coger puntos to pick up stitchespunto atrás backstitch;punto de cadeneta chain stitch;punto de cruz cross-stitch;punto del revés purl;Med punto de sutura suture11. [estilo de tejer] knitting;un jersey de punto a knitted sweater;prendas de punto knitwear;hacer punto to knitpunto de ganchillo crochet12. [pizca, toque] touch;son comentarios un punto racistas they are somewhat racist remarks15. Esp Fam [reacción, estado de ánimo]le dan unos puntos muy raros he can be really weird sometimes;le dio el punto generoso he had a fit of generosity17. CompRP Famagarrar a alguien de punto to tease sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb♦ punto com nf[empresa] dotcom* * *m1 point;punto por punto point by point;ganar por puntos win on points2 señal dot;en punto on the dot;a las tres en punto at three sharp, at three on the dotfull stop;dos puntos colon;punto y coma semicolon;con puntos y comas fig in full detail;poner punto final a algo fig end sth, put an end to sth;y punto period;poner los puntos sobre las íes fam make things crystal clear;empresa punto.com dot.com (company)hacer punto knit;de punto knitted5:estar a punto be ready;estar a punto de be about to;el arroz está en su punto the rice is ready;poner a punto TÉC tune;puesta a punto tune-up6 alcance:hasta cierto punto up to a point;hasta qué punto to what extent;me pregunto hasta qué punto lo que dice es verdad o una exageración I wonder how much of what he says is true and how much is exaggeration;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that7:batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks* * *punto nm1) : dot, point2) : period (in punctuation)3) : item, question4) : spot, place5) : moment, stage, degree6) : point (in a score)7) : stitch8)en punto : on the dot, sharpa las dos en punto: at two o'clock sharp9)al punto : at oncea punto fijo : exactly, certainlydos puntos : colonhasta cierto punto : up to a pointpunto decimal : decimal pointpunto de vista : point of viewpunto y coma : semicolony punto : periodes el mejor que hay y punto: it's the best there is, periodpuntos cardinales : points of the compass* * *punto n1. (en general) point2. (señal) dot3. (lugar) spot / place¿en qué punto de la ciudad? where exactly in the city?4. (puntada) stitch5. (signo ortográfico) full stop -
18 Schluss
m; -es, Schlüsse1. nur Sg. end; (Abschluss) conclusion; PARL., einer Debatte: closing; auf Antrag: closure, Am. cloture; (Geschäftsschluss) closing time; (Redaktionsschluss) deadline; am Schluss eines Jahres at the end ( oder close) of a year; (nach Ablauf) after a year; Schluss für heute! that’s all for today; Schluss damit! stop it!, that’ll do (now)!; und damit Schluss! and that’s that, and that’s the end of that; Schluss mit dem Unsinn! stop that nonsense, enough of that nonsense; am Schluss at the end; (letztendlich) in the end; irgendwann muss mal Schluss sein you’ve got to call a halt somewhere; mit ihm ist Schluss umg. (er muss sterben) it’s all over with him; (er ist ruiniert) he’s done for; zum Schluss finally, to finish off; (am Ende) in the end; kurz vor Schluss shortly before closing time ( vor Dienstschluss: before finishing work); bis zum Schluss bleiben stay to the end; zum Schluss kommen come to a close; zum Schluss möchte ich noch sagen in conclusion may I say; siehe auch Ende2. Schluss machen a) (die Arbeit beenden) finish work, knock off (for the day) umg.; machen wir Schluss für heute let’s call it a day; b) (sich vom Partner trennen) break it off; sie hat mit ihm Schluss gemacht she’s broken it off with him, she’s given him the push; c) (Selbstmord verüben) put an end to it all; d) Schluss machen mit (etw.) stop; (dem Rauchen etc.) auch give up; (jemandem) finish with3. meist Sg.; eines Buches, Films etc.: ending; dritter Teil und Schluss am Freitag third and final part on Friday4. (hinterer Teil) rear, back, end; das Telefon befindet sich am Schluss des Zuges the telephone is at the rear ( oder back, end) of the train5. (Folgerung) conclusion; einen Schluss ziehen draw a conclusion, conclude ( aus from); zieh aus ihrem Verhalten keine falschen Schlüsse don’t draw any false conclusions from her behavio(u)r; zu dem Schluss kommen oder gelangen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; voreilig, Weisheit* * *der Schluss(Ende) final; windup; finish; close; end; ending;(Schlussfolgerung) conclusion; consequence* * *Schlụss [ʃlʊs]m -es, -e['ʃlʏsə]1) no pl (= Ende) end; (eines Romans, Gedichts, Theaterstücks) end, ending, conclusion; (= hinterer Teil) back, end, rearSchluss! — that'll do!, stop!
Schluss für heute! — that's it or all for today, that'll do for today
Schluss damit! — stop it!, that'll do!
... und damit Schluss! —... and that's that!,... and that's the end of it!
nun ist aber Schluss!, Schluss jetzt! — that's enough now!
am/zum Schluss des Jahres — at the end of the year
zum Schluss sangen wir... — at the end we sang...
zum Schluss möchte ich noch darauf hinweisen, dass... — to conclude or in conclusion I would like to point out that...
ich muss Schluss machen (in Brief) — I'll have to finish off now; (am Telefon) I'll have to go now
mit etw Schluss machen — to stop or end sth, to finish with sth (inf)
2) no pl (= das Schließen) closing3) (= Folgerung) conclusionzu dem Schluss kommen, dass... — to come to the conclusion or to conclude that...
aus etw den Schluss ziehen, dass... — to draw the conclusion or to conclude from sth that...
aus etw die richtigen/falschen Schlüsse ziehen — to draw the right/wrong conclusions from sth
See:→ Weisheit4) (TECH)die Tür hat einen guten/schlechten Schluss — the door is a good/bad fit
* * *SchlussRR<-es, Schlüsse>SchlußALT<Schlusses, Schlüsse>[ʃlʊs, pl ˈʃlʏsə]mes ist \Schluss! enough's enough!keinen \Schluss finden to go on endlessly\Schluss für heute! that's enough [or that'll do] for today!\Schluss [jetzt]! that's enough!, that'll do!jetzt [ist] aber \Schluss [damit]! that's enough [of that]!, that'll do!kurz vor \Schluss just before closing time\Schluss machen (Feierabend) to stop working, to knock off fam; (fam: kündigen) to quit [one's job] fam ( bei + dat at)[mit jdm] \Schluss machen (abweisen) to break it off [with sb], to finish with sbich muss jetzt \Schluss machen I have to stop now; (am Telefon) I have to go nowmit der Arbeit \Schluss machen to stop work, to knock off fam\Schluss für heute machen to call it a daymit dem Rauchen/Trinken \Schluss machen to stop smoking/drinkingzum \Schluss möchte ich... finally [or in conclusion] I would like...zum \Schluss kommen to finish, to bring one's remarks/speech to a conclusiondamit komme ich zum \Schluss meiner Rede that brings me to the end of my speech▪ irgendwo ist \Schluss somewhere is the endhier ist \Schluss this is the end of the line\Schluss damit! stop it!\Schluss mit dem Blödsinn! enough of this nonsense!\Schluss mit deiner Winselei! stop whining!\Schluss mit lustig! (fam) enough joking now!mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt \Schluss! (an andere) right! that's enough smoking now!; (an sich selbst) I'm going to stop smoking right now!und dann war \Schluss mit guten Ideen (fam) and then we/they etc. ran out of good ideasden \Schluss [einer S. gen] bilden to be at the back [or rear] [or end] [of sth]; Person a. to take the rear\Schluss folgt [im nächsten Heft] final part in the next issue[aus etw dat] einen \Schluss/bestimmte Schlüsse ziehen to draw [or reach] a conclusion/particular conclusions from sthaus etw dat den \Schluss ziehen, dass... to draw from sth the conclusion [or to reach the conclusion] that...zu dem \Schluss kommen, dass... to come to the conclusion that...[einen] guten \Schluss haben to fit tightly [or well], to shut [or close] tight; Dichtung to form a good sealeinen/keinen guten \Schluss haben to have a good/have no seatmit den Knien [guten] \Schluss nehmen to grip with one's knees8. BÖRSE closing, close10. PHILOS [logical] deductionnach \Schluss der Türen after the doors have closed15.▶ es ist \Schluss mit lustig it's the end of the party, the fun's over* * *der; Schlusses, Schlüssenach/gegen Schluss der Aufführung — after/towards the end of the performance
mit etwas ist Schluss — something is at an end or over; (ugs.): (etwas ist ruiniert) something has had it (coll.)
mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt Schluss — there's to be no more smoking; you must stop smoking; (auf sich bezogen) I've given up smoking
Schluss jetzt!, Schluss damit! — stop it!; that'll do!
Schluss für heute! — that's it or that'll do for today
am od. zum Schluss — at the end; (schließlich) in the end; finally
Schluss machen — (ugs.) stop; (Feierabend machen) knock off; (seine Stellung aufgeben) pack in one's job (coll.); (eine Freundschaft usw. lösen) break it off; (sich das Leben nehmen) end it all (coll.)
mit jemandem Schluss machen — finish with somebody; break it off with somebody
3) (Folgerung) conclusion (auf + Akk. regarding); (Logik) deduction* * *1. nur sg end; (Abschluss) conclusion; PARL, einer Debatte: closing; auf Antrag: closure, US cloture; (Geschäftsschluss) closing time; (Redaktionsschluss) deadline;Schluss für heute! that’s all for today;Schluss damit! stop it!, that’ll do (now)!;und damit Schluss! and that’s that, and that’s the end of that;Schluss mit dem Unsinn! stop that nonsense, enough of that nonsense;am Schluss at the end; (letztendlich) in the end;irgendwann muss mal Schluss sein you’ve got to call a halt somewhere;zum Schluss finally, to finish off; (am Ende) in the end;kurz vor Schluss shortly before closing time ( vor Dienstschluss: before finishing work);bis zum Schluss bleiben stay to the end;zum Schluss kommen come to a close;2.machen wir Schluss für heute let’s call it a day; (sich vom Partner trennen) break it off;sie hat mit ihm Schluss gemacht she’s broken it off with him, she’s given him the push; (Selbstmord verüben) put an end to it all;3. meist sg; eines Buches, Films etc: ending;dritter Teil und Schluss am Freitag third and final part on Friday4. (hinterer Teil) rear, back, end;das Telefon befindet sich am Schluss des Zuges the telephone is at the rear ( oder back, end) of the train5. (Folgerung) conclusion;einen Schluss ziehen draw a conclusion, conclude (aus from);zieh aus ihrem Verhalten keine falschen Schlüsse don’t draw any false conclusions from her behavio(u)r;6. nur sg; TECH fit;guten Schluss haben be a good fit; Fenster, Tür auch: close tightlyguten Schluss haben have a good grip (with the thighs) on the horse’s flanks* * *der; Schlusses, Schlüssenach/gegen Schluss der Aufführung — after/towards the end of the performance
mit etwas ist Schluss — something is at an end or over; (ugs.): (etwas ist ruiniert) something has had it (coll.)
mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt Schluss — there's to be no more smoking; you must stop smoking; (auf sich bezogen) I've given up smoking
Schluss jetzt!, Schluss damit! — stop it!; that'll do!
Schluss für heute! — that's it or that'll do for today
am od. zum Schluss — at the end; (schließlich) in the end; finally
Schluss machen — (ugs.) stop; (Feierabend machen) knock off; (seine Stellung aufgeben) pack in one's job (coll.); (eine Freundschaft usw. lösen) break it off; (sich das Leben nehmen) end it all (coll.)
mit jemandem Schluss machen — finish with somebody; break it off with somebody
3) (Folgerung) conclusion (auf + Akk. regarding); (Logik) deduction* * *¨-e f.deduction n. ¨-e m.closing n.conclusion n.end n.issue n. -
19 ziehen
zie·hen1. zie·hen <zog, gezogen> [ʼtsi:ən]vt haben1) ( hinter sich her schleppen) to pull;die Kutsche wurde von vier Pferden gezogen the coach was drawn by four horses2) ( bewegen)den Hut \ziehen to raise [or to take off] one's hat;den Choke/Starter \ziehen to pull out the choke/starter;die Handbremse \ziehen to put on the handbrake;jdn/etw irgendwohin \ziehen to pull sb/sth somewhere;sie zog das Kind an sich she pulled the child to[wards] her;die Knie in die Höhe \ziehen to raise one's knees;die Stirn kraus/ in Falten ziehen to knit one's brow3) ( Richtung ändern)er zog das Auto in letzter Minute nach rechts at the last moment he pulled the car to the right;der Pilot zog das Flugzeug nach oben the pilot put the plane into a climb;etw ins Komische \ziehen to ridicule sth4) ( zerren)jdn an etw \ziehen dat to drag sb to sth;das Kind zog mich an der Hand zum Karussell the child dragged me by the hand to the carousel;warum ziehst du mich denn am Ärmel? why are you tugging at my sleeve?;der Felix hat mich an den Haaren gezogen Felix pulled my hair5) (ab\ziehen)etw von etw \ziehen to pull sth [off sth];den Ring vom Finger \ziehen to pull one's ring off [one's finger]6) ( hervorholen)etw [aus etw] \ziehen to pull sth [out of sth];sie zog ein Feuerzeug aus der Tasche she took a lighter out of her pocket/bag7) (heraus\ziehen)jdn/etw \ziehen [aus] to pull sb/sth [out];wer hat den Ertrinkenden aus dem Wasser gezogen? who pulled [or dragged] the drowning man out of the water?;muss ich dich aus dem Bett \ziehen? do I have to drag you out of bed?;die Fäden \ziehen to take out [or remove] the stitches;den Revolver/das Schwert \ziehen to draw the revolver/sword;einen Zahn \ziehen to take out [or extract] a tooth;ein Los/eine Spielkarte \ziehen to draw a lottery ticket/a card;einen Vergleich \ziehen to draw [or make] a comparison;eine Wasserprobe \ziehen to take a sample of water;die Wahrsagerin forderte mich auf, irgendeine Karte zu \ziehen the fortune teller told me to pick a card;Zigaretten aus dem Automaten \ziehen to get [or buy] cigarettes from a machine;hast du eine Straßenbahnkarte gezogen? have you bought a tram ticket?8) ( betätigen)etw \ziehen to pull sth;er zog die Handbremse he put the handbrake on;kannst du nicht die Wasserspülung \ziehen? can't you flush the toilet?9) (verlegen, anlegen)ein Kabel/eine Leitung \ziehen to lay a cable/wire;einen Bewässerungskanal/einen Graben \ziehen to dig an irrigation canal/a ditch;10) (durch\ziehen)durch etw \ziehen to pull sth through sth;ich kann den Faden nie durchs Öhr \ziehen I can never thread a needleneue Saiten auf die Gitarre \ziehen to restring a guitar;Perlen auf eine Schnur \ziehen to thread pearls;ein Bild auf Karton \ziehen to mount a picture onto cardboardetw irgendwohin \ziehen to pull sth somewhere;er zog sich den Hut tief ins Gesicht he pulled his hat down over his eyes;den Mantel fest um sich \ziehen to pull one's coat tight around oneself;zieh bitte die Vorhänge vor die Fenster please draw the curtains;die Rollläden nach oben \ziehen to pull up the blinds;zieh doch eine Bluse unter den Pulli put on a blouse underneath the jumper;er zog sich die Schutzbrille über die Augen he put on protective glassesTiere \ziehen to breed animalssie haben die Kinder gut gezogen they have brought the children up welleinen Kreis/eine Linie \ziehen to draw a circle/lineComputerprogramme schwarz \ziehen to pirate computer programszieh doch die Worte nicht so stop drawling18) (an\ziehen)etw auf sich \ziehen akk to attract sth;sie zog die Aufmerksamkeit/ Blicke auf sich she attracted attention;jds Hass auf sich \ziehen to incur sb's hatred;jdn ins Gespräch \ziehen to draw sb into the conversationetw nach sich \ziehen to have consequencesviich kann es nicht leiden, wenn der Hund so zieht I hate it when the dog pulls [on the lead] like that;ein \ziehender Schmerz an aching painirgendwohin/zu jdm \ziehen to move somewhere/in with sb;nach München \ziehen to move to Munich;sie zog zu ihrem Freund she moved in with her boyfriendirgendwohin \ziehen to move [or go] somewhere; Armee, Truppen, Volksmasse to march; Schafe, Wanderer to wander [or roam], to rove; Rauch, Wolke to drift; Gewitter to move; Vogel to fly;durch die Stadt \ziehen to wander through the town/city;in den Krieg/die Schlacht \ziehen to go to war/into battle;Zigeuner \ziehen kreuz und quer durch Europa gypsies wander [or roam] all over Europe;die Schwalben zogen nach Süden the swallows migrated south [or flew south for the winter];Tausende von Schafen zogen über die Straße thousands of sheep roamed onto the road;Aale und Lachse \ziehen zum Laichen flussaufwärts eels and salmon swim upstream to breeddas Feuer zieht gut/ schlecht the fire is drawing well/poorlyan etw \ziehen dat;mach die Tür zu, sonst zieht der Fischgeruch durchs ganze Haus! close the door, otherwise we will be able to smell the fish throughout the house;Giftgas kann durch die kleinste Ritze \ziehen poisonous gas can penetrate [or ( fam) get through] the smallest crack;die Imprägnierung muss richtig ins Holz \ziehen this waterproofing solution has to really sink into the wood[bei jdm] \ziehen to go down well [with sb];hör auf, das zieht bei mir nicht! stop it, I don't like that sort of thing!;die Ausrede zieht bei mir nicht that excuse won't work with memit dem Bauer \ziehen to move the pawn;wer hat die letzte Karte gezogen? who drew the last card?die Pistole \ziehen to draw a gunWein auf Flaschen ziehen to bottle wineWENDUNGEN:vi impers habenwenn es dir zieht, kannst du ja das Fenster schließen if you are in a draught [or if you find it draughty], go ahead and close the window;es zieht hier an die Beine I can feel [or there is] a draught round my legs2) ( Schmerz empfinden)mir zieht es manchmal so im Knie sometimes my knee really hurts [or is really painful];ich habe so einen \ziehenden Schmerz im ganzen Körper I ache [or my body aches] all overes zog ihn in die weite Welt the big wide world lured him away;was zieht dich hierhin/nach Hause? what brings you here/home?;mich zieht es stark zu ihm I feel very attracted to him;am Sonntag zog es mich ins Grüne on Sunday I couldn't resist going to the country;heute zieht mich aber auch gar nichts nach draußen wild horses wouldn't get me [or couldn't drag me] outside today ( fam)vr haben1) ( sich hinziehen)sich \ziehen Gespräch, Verhandlungen to drag on;dieses Thema zieht sich durch das ganze Buch this theme runs through the entire book2) ( sich erstrecken)beiderseits der Autobahn zieht sich eine Standspur entlang there is a hard shoulder along both sides of the motorway;der Sandstrand zog sich kilometerweit am Meer entlang the sandy beach stretched for miles along the shore;sich in Schlingen durch etw \ziehen to wind [or twist] its way through sth3) (sich hoch\ziehen)sich aus etw \ziehen to pull oneself out of sth; s. a. Affäre, Patsche2. Zie·hen <-s> [ʼtsi:ən] ntkein pl ache -
20 mener
mener [m(ə)ne]➭ TABLE 5 transitive verba. ( = conduire) to lead ; ( = accompagner) to take• où tout cela va-t-il nous mener ? where does all this lead us?b. ( = commander) [+ cortège] to lead ; [+ pays, entreprise] to runc. ( = être en tête) to leadd. [+ vie] to lead ; [+ négociations, lutte, conversation] to carry on ; [+ enquête] to carry out ; [+ affaires] to run ; [+ carrière] to manage* * *məne
1.
1) ( accompagner) génmener quelqu'un quelque part — to take somebody somewhere; ( en voiture) to drive somebody somewhere
2) ( guider) to lead3) ( commander) to lead [hommes, pays]; to run [entreprise]il ne se laisse pas mener par sa grande sœur — he won't be bossed about (colloq) by his sister
4) ( avoir l'avantage) to leadla France mène le championnat devant l'Allemagne par trois points — France is leading the championship three points ahead of Germany
5) (aller, faire aller) [route]mener au village — to go ou lead to the village
6) ( faire aboutir)je ne vois pas où cela nous mène — I can't see where this is getting ou leading us
cette histoire peut te mener loin — ( avoir des conséquences graves) it could be a very nasty business
10 euros, cela ne nous mènera pas loin — 10 euros, that won't get us very far
mener à bien or à (son) terme — to complete [something] successfully [projet]; to bring [something] to a successful conclusion [négociation, enquête]; to handle [something] successfully [opération délicate]
7) ( poursuivre) to carry out [étude, réforme]; to pursue [politique]; to run [campagne]mener une enquête — gén to hold an investigation
2.
verbe intransitif Sport to be in the lead••mener la danse or le jeu — to call the tune
* * *m(ə)ne1. vt1) [personne] (= conduire, emmener) to take2) [route, chemin]Cette rue mène directement à la gare. — This street leads straight to the station.
3) [circonstances]4) (= diriger) [enquête] to conduct, [affaires] to managemener qch à bien — to see sth through, to complete sth successfully
mener qch à terme — to see sth through, to complete sth successfully
2. viSPORT to lead* * *mener verb table: leverA vtr1 ( accompagner) gén mener qn quelque part to take sb somewhere; ( en voiture) to drive sb somewhere;2 ( guider) to lead [bête, enfant, convoi]; mener un animal par une corde to lead an animal on a rope; mener qn à l'échafaud to take sb to the scaffold; mener paître le troupeau to lead the flock to pasture; mener son embarcation parmi les récifs to guide one's boat through the reef;3 ( commander) to lead [hommes, équipe, pays, délégation]; to run [entreprise, pays]; il ne se laisse pas mener par sa grande sœur he won't be bossed about○ ou around○ US by his older sister; l'égoïsme mène le monde the world is ruled by self-interest; se laisser mener par son seul intérêt to be motivated by pure self-interest; ⇒ dur, nez;4 gén, Sport ( avoir l'avantage) to lead; la France mène le championnat devant l'Allemagne par trois points France is leading the championship three points ahead of Germany;5 (aller, faire aller) mener à Lille/au village [route] to go ou lead to Lille/to the village; mener qn quelque part [route] to take sb somewhere; notre promenade nous mena jusqu'au fleuve our walk took us as far as the river; la voie qui mène à la démocratie the road to democracy; ⇒ Rome;6 ( faire aboutir) mener à [baisse, échec, catastrophe, découverte] to lead to; mener qn à conclure que to lead sb to conclude that; je ne vois pas où cela nous mène I can't see where this is getting ou leading us; mener droit à gén to lead [sb/sth] straight to; cela le mènera droit en prison that will land him in jail; cela mène à tout it leads to all kinds of things; cela ne mène à rien it doesn't lead anywhere; parler ne mène à rien talking won't get you anywhere; cette histoire peut te mener loin ( avoir des conséquences graves) it could be a very nasty business; 50 euros, cela ne nous mènera pas loin 50 euros, that won't get us very far; des indices qui ne mènent nulle part clues which don't lead anywhere; mener qch à bien or à bonne fin or à (son) terme to complete [sth] successfully [projet]; to bring [sth] to a successful conclusion [négociation, enquête]; to handle [sth] successfully [opération délicate];7 ( poursuivre) to carry out [étude, réforme]; to pursue [politique]; to run [campagne]; mener une enquête gén to hold an investigation ou enquiry GB; ( en tant que chef) to head an investigation ou enquiry GB; mener des discussions oiseuses to engage in pointless discussion; mener deux choses de front to pursue two aims simultaneously; mener une vie exemplaire/misérable to lead a blameless/wretched existence; mener une vie de moine to live like a hermit; mener sa vie comme on l'entend to live as one pleases; mener des combats violents to fight furiously; mener une offensive contre un pays to conduct an offensive against a country; mener une guerre sans pitié to wage a bitter war; mener une grève de la faim to be on hunger strike; ⇒ bâton;8 ( tracer) mener une ligne d'un point à un autre to draw a line between two points.mener la danse or le jeu to call the tune; mener grand train or la grande vie to live it up.[məne] verbe transitifla ligne n°1 mène à Neuilly line No. 1 takes you ou goes to Neuillyla deuxième année mène au dessin industriel after the second year, you go on to technical drawingmener loin: un feu rouge grillé, ça va vous mener loin! (familier) you went through the lights, that'll cost you!3. [diriger - groupe, équipe] to lead ; [ - combat, négociation] to carry on (inseparable) ; [ - affaire, projet] to run, to manage ; [ - enquête] to conduct, to lead ; [ - débat] to lead, to chairb. (figuré) to have the upper hand, to call the tunene pas en mener large: il n'en menait pas large avant la publication des résultats his heart was in his boots before the results were releasedmener quelque chose à bien ou à terme ou à bonne fina. [finir] to see something throughb. [réussir] to succeed in doing something————————[məne] verbe intransitifle skieur italien mène avec 15 secondes d'avance sur le Suisse the Italian skier has a 15-second lead ou advantage over the Swiss
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line — line1 W1S1 [laın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on paper/on the ground)¦ 2¦(between two areas)¦ 3¦(of people/things)¦ 4¦(direction)¦ 5¦(on your face)¦ 6¦(phone)¦ 7¦(for trains)¦ 8¦(between two types of thing)¦ 9¦(shape/edge)¦ 10¦(w … Dictionary of contemporary English
line — [[t]la͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ lines, lining, lined 1) N COUNT A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface. Draw a line down that page s center. ...a dotted line... The ball had clearly crossed the line. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The lines on… … English dictionary
draw — draw1 [ drɔ ] (past tense drew [ dru ] ; past participle drawn [ drɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create picture ▸ 2 move slowly/smoothly ▸ 3 pull something ▸ 4 get information from ▸ 5 choose someone/something ▸ 6 compare two things ▸ 7 get particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draw — draw1 W1S1 [dro: US dro:] v past tense drew [dru:] past participle drawn [dro:n US dro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(picture)¦ 2 draw (somebody s) attention 3 draw a conclusion 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc 5¦(get a reaction)¦ 6¦(attract)¦ 7¦(get… … Dictionary of contemporary English
draw — I UK [drɔː] / US [drɔ] verb Word forms draw : present tense I/you/we/they draw he/she/it draws present participle drawing past tense drew UK [druː] / US [dru] past participle drawn UK [drɔːn] / US [drɔn] *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
draw — 1 verb past tense drew, past participle drawn PICTURE/DESCRIPTION 1 WITH PENCIL (I, T) to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Can I draw your portrait? | I ve never been able to draw well. | draw sb sth/draw sth for sb: Hans drew… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
line — line1 [ laın ] noun *** ▸ 1 long thin mark ▸ 2 edge showing shape ▸ 3 border/limit ▸ 4 telephone connection ▸ 5 row of people/things ▸ 6 part of railroad system ▸ 7 transportation company ▸ 8 way of thinking/talking ▸ 9 series of words ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
line — I UK [laɪn] / US noun Word forms line : singular line plural lines *** 1) [countable] a long thin mark on the surface of something Draw a straight line. Each horizontal line on the graph represents fifteen minutes. a) a long thin mark on the… … English dictionary
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an ongoing graphic novel series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O Neill. The primary commentator on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series (hereto after in this article referred to as… … Wikipedia
