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1 partner at table

• pöytätoveri

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2 partner

1. noun
1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) kompanjong, partner

2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) partner, makker, medspiller
2. verb
(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) være partner for

- partnership

partner

I
subst. \/ˈpɑːtnə\/

1) partner, makker, medarbeider, arbeidsfelle, kollega

2) deltaker

3) (i f.eks. et firma) andelshaver, medinnehaver, parthaver, kompanjong, (også) interessent

4) make, livsledsager(ske), ektefelle

5) partner, kavaler

• he used to be my dancing partner

han pleide å være dansepartneren min

6) ( i spill) makker, medspiller

7) ( golf) partner

general partner ( jus) komplementar

go partners inngå i kompaniskap, bli kompanjonger

limited partner ( jus) kommandittist

mast partners ( sjøfart) mastefisk (slags dekksplanke)

partner at table bordkavalér, borddame

partner in crime medsammensvoren

partner of life livsledsager(ske)

partners (sjøfart, slags dekksplanke) fisk, stiver
II
verb \/ˈpɑːtnə\/

1) være eller bli partner for\/til

• he is beautifully partnered by his wife

han har en fremragende partner i sin kone

2) gjøre til kompanjong

English-Norwegian dictionary > partner
3 pöytätoveri

• partner at table

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > pöytätoveri
4 lay

I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also academic.ru/33430/hand">hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) legen

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) legen

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) decken, herrichten

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) (an)legen

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) bannen

6) ((of a bird) to produce( eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) legen

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) wetten

•

- layer
2. verb
(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) legen

- layabout
- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) Laien-...

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) laienhaft

•

- layman
IV [lei] noun
(an epic poem.)

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lay¹

[leɪ]

adj attr, inv

1. (not professional) laienhaft

to the \lay mind für den Laien

in \lay terms laienhaft

2. (not clergy) weltlich, Laien-

\lay preacher Laienprediger m

lay²

[leɪ]

pt of lie

lay³

[leɪ]

I. n

1. (general appearance) Lage f

the \lay of the land ( fig) die Lage

to ascertain [or spy out] the \lay of the land die Lage sondieren

2. (layer) Lage f, Schicht f

3. (fam!: sexual intercourse) Nummer f derb

to be an easy \lay leicht zu haben sein fam

to be a good \lay gut im Bett sein fam

4. (period for producing eggs) Legezeit f

▪ to be in \lay Legezeit haben

II. vt

<laid, laid>

1. (spread)

▪ to \lay sth on [or over] sth etw auf etw akk legen [o über etw akk breiten]

she laid newspaper over the floor sie deckte den Fußboden mit Zeitungen ab

2. (place)

▪ to \lay sth somewhere etw irgendwohin legen

he laid his arm along the back of the sofa er legte seinen Arm auf den Sofarücken

\lay your coats on the bed legt eure Mäntel auf dem Bett ab

to \lay the blame on sb ( fig) jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

to \lay emphasis [or stress] on sth etw betonen

3. (put down)

▪ to \lay sth etw verlegen

to \lay bricks mauern

to \lay a cable/carpet ein Kabel/einen Teppich verlegen

to \lay the foundations of a building das Fundament für ein Gebäude legen

to \lay the foundations [or basis] for sth ( fig) das Fundament zu etw dat legen

to \lay plaster Verputz auftragen

4. (prepare)

▪ to \lay sth etw herrichten; bomb, fire etw legen; the table decken

to \lay plans Pläne schmieden

to \lay a trail eine Spur legen

to \lay a trap [for sb] [jdm] eine Falle stellen

5. (render)

to \lay sth bare [or flat] etw offenlegen

to \lay sb bare [or flat] jdn bloßstellen

to \lay sb low BOXING ( dated) jdn außer Gefecht setzen

to \lay sb/sth open to an attack/to criticism jdn/etw einem Angriff/der Kritik aussetzen

to \lay sb/sth open to ridicule jdn/etw der Lächerlichkeit preisgeben

to \lay waste the land das Land verwüsten

6. (deposit)

to \lay an egg ein Ei legen

7. (wager)

▪ to \lay sth etw setzen [o verwetten]

to \lay an amount on sth einen Geldbetrag auf etw akk setzen

to \lay a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \lay sb ten to one that... mit jdm zehn zu eins darum wetten, dass...

to \lay one's life/shirt on sth sein Leben/letztes Hemd auf etw akk verwetten

8. (present)

▪ to \lay sth before sb jdm etw vorlegen, etw vor jdn bringen

to \lay one's case before sb/sth jdm/etw sein Anliegen unterbreiten

9. (assert)

to \lay a charge against sb gegen jdn Anklage erheben

to \lay claim to sth auf etw akk Anspruch erheben

10. CARDS

to \lay an ace/a queen ein Ass/eine Königin legen

11. usu passive ( vulg: have sexual intercourse)

▪ to \lay sb jdn umlegen sl [o derb aufs Kreuz legen]

to get laid flachgelegt werden sl

12.

▶ to \lay sth at sb's door esp BRIT, AUS jdn für etw akk verantwortlich machen

▶ to \lay sb's fears to rest jds Ängste zerstreuen

▶ to \lay [so much as] a finger [or hand] on sb jdn [auch nur] berühren

▶ to \lay a ghost einen [bösen] Geist beschwören [o bannen]

▶ to \lay the ghosts of the past Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

▶ to \lay hands on sb Hand an jdn legen

▶ to \lay one's hands on sth einer S. gen habhaft werden geh

I'll see if I can \lay my hands on a copy for you ich schau mal, ob ich eine Kopie für dich ergattern kann fam

▶ to \lay sth on the line etw riskieren [o aufs Spiel setzen]

▶ to \lay it on the line for sb ( fam) es jdm klipp und klar sagen fam

▶ to \lay it [or sth] on [a bit thick [or with a trowel]] etwas übertreiben [o fam zu dick auftragen]

▶ to \lay sb to rest ( euph) jdn zur letzten Ruhe betten euph geh

▶ to \lay sb's fears/suspicions to rest jdn beschwichtigen

▶ to \lay sth on the table (present for discussion) etw auf den Tisch [o fam aufs Tapet] bringen; AM (suspend discussion of) etw aufschieben

III. vi

<laid, laid>

hen [Eier] legen

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I [leɪ]
n (LITER, MUS)
Ballade f, Lied nt II
adj
Laien-
lay opinion — die öffentliche Meinung, die Öffentlichkeit

a lay opinion — die Meinung eines Laien
III pret See: of lie IV vb: pret, ptp laid
1. n

1) Lage f → land

See:

→ land

2) (sl)

he's an easy lay — er lässt jeden ran (inf)

she's a good lay — sie ist gut im Bett

that's the best lay I ever had — das war die beste Nummer, die ich je gemacht habe (inf)

2. vt

1) (= place, put) legen (sth on sth etw auf etw acc); wreath niederlegen

to lay a hand on sb — jdm etwas tun, Hand an jdn legen

I never laid a hand on him — ich habe ihn überhaupt nicht angefasst, ich habe ihm überhaupt nichts getan

he took all the money he could lay his hands on — er nahm alles Geld, das ihm in die Finger kam (inf)

2) bricks, foundations, track legen; concrete gießen; cable, mains, pipes verlegen; road bauen, anlegen; carpet, lino (ver)legen

3) (= prepare) fire herrichten; (esp Brit) table decken; mines, ambush legen; trap aufstellen; plans schmieden

to lay the table for breakfast/lunch (esp Brit) — den Frühstücks-/Mittagstisch decken

to lay a trap for sb — jdm eine Falle stellen

even the best-laid plans can go wrong — selbst die ausgeklügeltsten Pläne können schiefgehen

4) (non-material things) burden auferlegen (on sb jdm)

to lay the blame for sth on sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache die Schuld an etw (dat) geben

to lay responsibility for sth on sb —

the stress which he lays on it — der Nachdruck, den er darauf legt

5) (= bring forward) complaint vorbringen (before bei); accusation erheben

the police laid a charge of murder against him — die Polizei erstattete gegen ihn Anzeige wegen Mordes

he laid out his case before them — er trug ihnen seinen Fall vor

6) dust binden; ghost austreiben; fear zerstreuen; doubts beseitigen

to lay waste — verwüsten

to lay the ghost of sth (fig) — etw endgültig begraben

See:

→ low

7) eggs (hen) legen; (fish, insects) ablegen

8) bet abschließen; money setzen

to lay bets on sth — auf etw (acc) wetten

I lay you a fiver on it! —

I'll lay you that... — ich wette mit dir, dass...

I'll lay you anything... — ich gehe mit dir jede Wette ein...

9) (sl)

to lay a woman — eine Frau flachlegen (sl)

he just wants to get laid — er will nur bumsen (inf)

3. vi
(hen) legen
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lay¹ [leı]

A s

1. ( besonders geografische) Lage:

the lay of the land fig bes US die Lage (der Dinge)

2. Schicht f, Lage f

3. Schlag m (beim Tauwerk)

4. Plan m

5. umg Job m, Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

6. US

a) Preis m

b) (Verkaufs)Bedingungen pl

7. sl

a) she’s an easy lay die ist leicht zu haben, die geht mit jedem ins Bett;

she’s a good lay sie ist gut im Bett

b) Nummer f vulg (Geschlechtsverkehr):

have a lay eine Nummer machen oder schieben vulg

B v/t prät und pperf laid [leıd]

1. legen:

lay sb into the grave;

lay sth on the table;

lay bricks mauern;

lay a bridge eine Brücke schlagen;

lay a cable ein Kabel (ver)legen;

lay a carpet einen Teppich verlegen;

lay troops Truppen einquartieren oder in Quartier legen (on bei);

lay a wreath einen Kranz niederlegen (at an dat); → Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven

2. Eier legen: → egg¹ A 1

3. fig legen, setzen:

lay an ambush einen Hinterhalt legen;

lay one’s hopes on seine Hoffnungen setzen auf (akk);

lay an offside trap SPORT eine Abseitsfalle aufbauen;

the scene is laid in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

lay the whip to sb’s back obs jemanden auspeitschen; → stress B 1

4. (her)richten, anordnen, den Tisch decken:

lay the fire das Feuer (im Kamin) anlegen;

lay lunch den Tisch zum Mittagessen decken; → place A 1

5. belegen, auslegen ( beide:

with mit):

lay the floor with linoleum

6. Farbe etc auftragen

7. (before) vorlegen (dat), bringen (vor akk):

lay one’s case before a commission

8. geltend machen, erheben, vorbringen: → claim C 1, information 7 b

9. einen Schaden etc festsetzen (at auf akk)

10. eine Schuld etc zuschreiben, zur Last legen ( beide:

to dat)

11. a) eine Steuer auferlegen (on dat)

b) eine Strafe, ein Embargo etc verhängen (on über akk)

12. einen Plan schmieden, ersinnen

13. a) etwas wetten

b) setzen auf (akk)

14. niederwerfen, -strecken, zu Boden strecken

15. Getreide etc zu Boden drücken, umlegen (Wind etc)

16. die Wogen etc glätten, beruhigen, besänftigen:

the wind is laid der Wind hat sich gelegt

17. Staub löschen

18. einen Geist bannen, beschwören:

lay the ghosts of the past fig Vergangenheitsbewältigung betreiben

19. einen Stoff etc glätten, glatt pressen

20. SCHIFF Kurs nehmen auf (akk), ansteuern

21. MIL ein Geschütz richten

22. sl eine Frau aufs Kreuz legen (mit einer Frau schlafen)

C v/i

1. (Eier) legen

2. wetten

3. lay about one (wild) um sich schlagen ( with mit);

lay into sb über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

4. lay to (energisch) an eine Sache rangehen umg

5. lay for sl jemandem auflauern

6. lay off umg

a) jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen

b) aufhören mit:

lay off it! hör auf (damit)!

7. sl liegen

lay² [leı] prät von lie²

lay³ [leı] adj Laien…:

a) REL weltlich

b) laienhaft, nicht fachmännisch:

to the lay mind für den Laien(verstand); → vicar 1

lay⁴ [leı] s poet Lied n, Weise f

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I adjective
1) (Relig.) laikal; Laien[bruder, -schwester, -predigt]

2) (inexpert) laienhaft
II 1. transitive verb,
laid

1) legen, [ver]legen [Teppichboden, Rohr, Gleis, Steine, Kabel, Leitung]; legen [Parkett, Fliesen, Fundament]; anlegen [Straße, Gehsteig]; see also hand 1. 1)

2) (fig.)

lay one's case before somebody — jemandem seinen Fall vortragen

lay one's plans/ideas before somebody — jemandem seine Pläne/Vorstellungen unterbreiten; see also blame 2.; open 1. 4)

3) (impose) auferlegen [Verantwortung, Verpflichtung] (on Dat.)

lay weight on something — Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

4) (wager)

I'll lay you five to one that... — ich wette mit dir fünf zu eins, dass...

lay a wager on something — eine Wette auf etwas (Akk.) abschließen; auf etwas (Akk.) wetten

5) (prepare)

lay the table — den Tisch decken

lay three places for lunch — drei Gedecke zum Mittagessen auflegen

lay the breakfast things — den Frühstückstisch decken

6) (Biol.) legen [Ei]

7) (devise) schmieden [Plan]; bannen [Geist, Gespenst]

8) (sl.): (copulate with)

lay a woman — eine Frau vernaschen od. aufs Kreuz legen (salopp)
2. noun
(sl.): (sexual partner)

she's a good/an easy lay — sie ist gut im Bett/steigt mit jedem ins Bett (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up
III
see lie II 2.

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: laid)

= legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

English-german dictionary > lay
5 pull

pull [pʊl]

fait de tirer ⇒ 1 (a) traction ⇒ 1 (b) résistance ⇒ 1 (c) attrait ⇒ 1 (d) influence ⇒ 1 (e) tirer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 3 (a) traîner ⇒ 2 (a) arracher ⇒ 2 (d) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (e) réussir ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) (tug, act of pulling)

∎ to give sth a pull, to give a pull on sth tirer (sur) qch;

∎ give it a hard or good pull! tirez fort!;

∎ give it one more pull tire encore un coup;

∎ we'll need a pull to get out of the mud nous aurons besoin que quelqu'un nous remorque ou nous prenne en remorque pour nous désembourber;

∎ with a pull the dog broke free le chien tira sur sa laisse et s'échappa;

∎ she felt a pull at or on her handbag elle a senti qu'on tirait sur son sac à main;

∎ I felt a pull on the fishing line ça mordait

(b) (physical force → of machine) traction f; (→ of sun, moon, magnet) (force f) d'attraction f;

∎ the winch applies a steady pull le treuil exerce une traction continue;

∎ the gravitational pull is stronger on Earth la gravitation est plus forte sur Terre;

∎ we fought against the pull of the current nous luttions contre le courant qui nous entraînait

(c) (resistance → of bowstring) résistance f;

∎ adjust the trigger if the pull is too stiff for you réglez la détente si elle est trop dure pour vous

(d) (psychological, emotional attraction) attrait m;

∎ the pull of city life l'attrait m de la vie en ville;

∎ he resisted the pull of family tradition and went his own way il a résisté à l'influence de la tradition familiale pour suivre son propre chemin

(e) familiar (influence, power) influence^□ f, piston m;

∎ to have a lot of pull avoir le bras long;

∎ he has a lot of pull with the Prime Minister il a beaucoup d'influence sur le Premier ministre;

∎ his money gives him a certain political pull son argent lui confère une certaine influence ou un certain pouvoir politique;

∎ his father's pull got him in son père l'a pistonné

(f) (prolonged effort)

∎ it'll be a long pull to the summit la montée sera longue (et difficile) pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ it will be a hard pull upstream il faudra ramer dur pour remonter le courant;

∎ it's going to be a long uphill pull to make the firm profitable ça sera difficile de remettre l'entreprise à flot

(g) (in rowing → stroke) coup m de rame ou d'aviron;

∎ with another pull he was clear of the rock d'un autre coup de rame, il évita le rocher

(h) (at cigar) bouffée f; (at drink, bottle) gorgée f;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's beer boire ou prendre une gorgée de bière;

∎ to take a pull at or on one's cigarette/pipe tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe

(i) (usu in cpds) (knob, handle) poignée f; (cord) cordon m; (strap) sangle f

(j) (snag → in sweater) accroc m;

∎ my cardigan has a pull in it j'ai fait un accroc à mon cardigan

(k) Typography épreuve f

(l) familiar

∎ to be on the pull (man) chercher à lever une nana; (woman) chercher à lever un mec

2 transitive verb

(a) (object → yank, tug) tirer; (→ drag) traîner; (person) tirer, entraîner;

∎ she pulled my hair elle m'a tiré les cheveux;

∎ to pull the blinds baisser les stores;

∎ to pull the British curtains or

∎ American drapes tirer ou fermer les rideaux;

∎ we pulled the heavy log across to the fire nous avons traîné la lourde bûche jusqu'au feu;

∎ pull the lamp towards you tirez la lampe vers vous;

∎ he pulled his chair closer to the fire il approcha sa chaise de la cheminée;

∎ she pulled the hood over her face elle abaissa le capuchon sur son visage;

∎ he pulled his hat over his eyes il enfonça ou rabattit son chapeau sur ses yeux;

∎ he pulled the steering wheel to the right il a donné un coup de volant à droite;

∎ to pull a drawer open ouvrir un tiroir;

∎ she came in and pulled the door shut behind her elle entra et ferma la porte derrière elle;

∎ pull the rope taut tendez la corde;

∎ pull the knot tight serrez le nœud;

∎ pull the tablecloth straight tendez la nappe;

∎ he pulled the wrapping from the package il arracha l'emballage du paquet;

∎ he pulled the sheets off the bed il enleva les draps du lit;

∎ she pulled her hand from mine elle retira (brusquement) sa main de la mienne;

∎ she pulled the box from his hands elle lui a arraché la boîte des mains;

∎ he was pulling her towards the exit il l'entraînait vers la sortie;

∎ he pulled her closer (to him) il l'a attirée plus près de lui;

∎ the current pulled us into the middle of the river le courant nous a entraînés au milieu de la rivière;

∎ he pulled himself onto the riverbank il se hissa sur la berge;

∎ figurative the sound of the doorbell pulled him out of his daydream le coup de sonnette l'a tiré de ou arraché à ses rêveries;

∎ figurative he was pulled off the first team on l'a écarté ou exclu de la première équipe;

∎ British familiar pull the other one (it's got bells on)! mon œil!, à d'autres!;

∎ to pull to bits or pieces (toy, appliance) démolir, mettre en morceaux; (book, flower) déchirer; figurative (book, play, person) démolir

(b) (operate → lever, handle) tirer;

∎ pull the trigger appuyez ou pressez sur la détente

(c) (tow, draw → load, trailer, carriage, boat) tirer, remorquer;

∎ carts pulled by mules des charrettes tirées par des mules;

∎ a suitcase with wheels that you pull behind you une valise à roulettes qu'on tire ou traîne derrière soi;

∎ the barges were pulled along the canals les péniches étaient halées le long des canaux

(d) (take out → tooth) arracher, extraire; (→ weeds) arracher; (→ weapon) tirer, sortir;

∎ he pulled a dollar bill from his wad/wallet il a tiré un billet d'un dollar de sa liasse/sorti un billet d'un dollar de son portefeuille;

∎ he pulled a gun on me il a braqué un revolver sur moi;

∎ to pull a cork déboucher une bouteille;

∎ to have a tooth pulled se faire arracher une dent;

∎ it was like pulling teeth c'était pénible comme tout;

∎ getting him to talk is like pulling teeth! il faut lui arracher les mots de la bouche!;

∎ familiar can you pull that file for me? pourriez-vous me sortir ce dossier?^□

(e) (strain → muscle, tendon) se déchirer;

∎ she pulled a muscle elle s'est déchiré un muscle, elle s'est fait un claquage;

∎ a pulled muscle un claquage;

∎ my shoulder feels as if I've pulled something j'ai l'impression que je me suis froissé un muscle de l'épaule

(f) familiar (bring off) réussir^□ ;

∎ she has pulled several daring financial coups elle a réussi plusieurs opérations financières audacieuses;

∎ he pulled a big bank job in Italy il a réussi un hold-up de première dans une banque italienne;

∎ to pull a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn^□ ;

∎ what are you trying to pull? qu'est-ce que tu es en train de combiner ou manigancer?^□ ;

∎ don't try and pull anything! n'essayez pas de jouer au plus malin!;

∎ don't ever pull a stunt like that again ne me/nous/ etc refais jamais un tour comme ça^□ ;

∎ to pull a fast one on sb avoir qn, rouler qn;

∎ American I pulled an all-nighter j'ai bossé toute la nuit

(g) (hold back) Horseracing

∎ to pull a horse retenir un cheval;

∎ also figurative to pull one's punches retenir ses coups, ménager son adversaire;

∎ figurative she didn't pull any punches elle n'y est pas allée de main morte

(h) (in golf, tennis → ball) puller;

∎ to pull a shot puller

(i) (in rowing → boat) faire avancer à la rame;

∎ he pulls a good oar c'est un bon rameur;

∎ the boat pulls eight oars c'est un bateau à huit avirons

(j) Typography (proof) tirer

(k) Computing extraire

(l) (gut → fowl) vider

(m) familiar (withdraw) retirer^□ ;

∎ people complained and they had to pull the commercial ils ont dû retirer la pub suite à des plaintes

(n) familiar (attract → customers, spectators) attirer^□ ;

∎ the festival pulled a big crowd le festival a attiré beaucoup de monde;

∎ how many votes will he pull? combien de voix va-t-il récolter?^□

(o) British (serve → draught beer) tirer;

∎ he pulls pints at the Crown il est barman au Crown

(p) familiar (sexual partner) lever, emballer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (exert force, tug) tirer;

∎ pull harder! tirez plus fort!;

∎ to pull on or at a rope tirer sur un cordage;

∎ the bandage may pull when I take it off le pansement risque de vous tirer la peau quand je l'enlèverai;

∎ the steering pulls to the right la direction tire à droite;

∎ Cars the 2-litre model pulls very well le modèle 2 litres a de bonnes reprises;

∎ figurative they're pulling in different directions ils tirent à hue et à dia

(b) (rope, cord)

∎ the rope pulled easily la corde filait librement

(c) (go, move)

∎ pull into the space next to the Mercedes mettez-vous ou garez-vous à côté de la Mercedes;

∎ he pulled into the right-hand lane il a pris la file de droite;

∎ pull into the garage entrez dans le garage;

∎ when the train pulls out of the station quand le train quitte la gare;

∎ she pulled clear of the pack elle s'est détachée du peloton;

∎ he pulled clear of the traffic and sped on il est sorti du flot de la circulation et a accéléré;

∎ he pulled sharply to the left il a viré brutalement sur la gauche;

∎ the lorry pulled slowly up the hill le camion gravissait lentement la côte

(d) (strain, labour → vehicle) peiner; (→ horse) tirer sur le mors;

∎ the engine's pulling le moteur fatigue ou peine

(e) familiar (exert influence, give support)

∎ the head of personnel is pulling for you or on your behalf vous avez le chef du personnel derrière vous^□

(f) (snag → sweater) filer;

∎ my sweater's pulled in a couple of places mon pull a plusieurs mailles filées

(g) (row) ramer;

∎ to pull for shore ramer vers la côte;

∎ to pull with a long stroke ramer à grands coups d'aviron

(h) familiar (find sexual partner)

∎ did you pull last night? t'as levé une nana/un mec hier soir?

►► American pull date date f limite de vente;

Marketing pull strategy stratégie f pull;

pull tab (on can) anneau m, bague f

➲ pull about separable transitive verb

(handle roughly → person) malmener; (→ object) tirer dans tous les sens, tirailler;

∎ stop pulling me about! mais lâche-moi donc!

➲ pull ahead intransitive verb

prendre de l'avance;

∎ to pull ahead of sb prendre de l'avance sur qn

➲ pull along separable transitive verb

(load, vehicle) tirer; (person) entraîner;

∎ he was pulling the suitcase along by the strap il tirait la valise derrière lui par la sangle;

∎ she pulled me along by my arm elle m'entraînait en me tirant par le bras

➲ pull apart

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (take to pieces → machine, furniture) démonter;

∎ now you've pulled it all apart, are you sure you can fix it? maintenant que tu as tout démonté, es-tu sûr de pouvoir le réparer?

(b) (destroy, break → object) mettre en morceaux ou en pièces; (→ clothing) déchirer; (body, flesh) déchiqueter;

∎ the wreck was pulled apart by the waves les vagues ont disloqué l'épave;

∎ tell him where it's hidden or he'll pull the place apart dites-lui où c'est (caché) sinon il va tout saccager

(c) (criticize → essay, performance, theory) démolir; (→ person) éreinter

(d) (separate → fighters, dogs) séparer; (→ papers) détacher, séparer

(e) (make suffer) déchirer

2 intransitive verb

(furniture) se démonter, être démontable;

∎ the shelves simply pull apart les étagères se démontent sans outils

➲ pull around separable transitive verb

(a) (cart, toy, suitcase) tirer derrière soi

(b) (make turn) tourner, faire pivoter;

∎ he pulled the horse around il fit faire demi-tour à son cheval

➲ pull at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (strain at, tug at) tirer sur;

∎ the dog pulled at the leash le chien tira sur la laisse;

∎ we pulled at the rope nous avons tiré sur la corde;

∎ I pulled at his sleeve je l'ai tiré par la manche;

∎ each pulled at an oar chacun tirait sur un aviron;

∎ the wind pulled at her hair le vent faisait voler ses cheveux

(b) (suck → pipe, cigar) tirer sur;

∎ (→ bottle) he pulled at his bottle of beer il a bu une gorgée de bière

➲ pull away

1 separable transitive verb

(withdraw → covering, hand) retirer; (grab) arracher;

∎ she pulled her hand away elle retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ he pulled me away from the window il m'éloigna de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the book away from him elle lui arracha le livre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → person) s'écarter;

∎ I put out my hand but she pulled away j'ai tendu la main vers elle mais elle s'est détournée;

∎ he had me by the arm but I managed to pull away il me tenait par le bras mais j'ai réussi à me dégager

(b) (move off → vehicle, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler;

∎ the boat pulled away from the bank le bateau quitta la rive;

∎ the train pulled away from the station le train a quitté la gare;

∎ as the train began to pull away alors que le train s'ébranlait

(c) (get ahead → runner, competitor) prendre de l'avance;

∎ she's pulling away from the pack elle prend de l'avance sur le peloton, elle se détache du peloton

➲ pull back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw backwards or towards one) retirer;

∎ he pulled his hand back il retira ou ôta sa main;

∎ she pulled back the curtains elle ouvrit les rideaux;

∎ pull the lever back tirez le levier (vers l'arrière);

∎ he pulled me back from the railing il m'a éloigné de la barrière;

∎ to pull sb/a company back from the brink faire refaire surface à qn/une entreprise, tirer qn/une entreprise d'affaire

(b) (withdraw → troops) retirer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, participant) se retirer;

∎ it's too late to pull back now il est trop tard pour se retirer ou pour faire marche arrière maintenant;

∎ they pulled back from committing themselves fully ils ont renoncé à s'engager complètement

(b) (step backwards) reculer;

∎ to pull back involuntarily avoir un mouvement de recul involontaire

(c) (jib → horse, person) regimber

➲ pull down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lower → lever, handle) tirer (vers le bas); (→ trousers, veil) baisser; (→ suitcase, book) descendre; (→ blind, window) baisser;

∎ pull the blind/the window down baissez le store/la vitre;

∎ with his hat pulled down over his eyes son chapeau rabattu sur les yeux;

∎ she pulled her skirt down over her knees elle ramena sa jupe sur ses genoux;

∎ I pulled him down onto the chair je l'ai fait asseoir sur la chaise;

∎ he's pulling the whole team down il fait baisser le niveau de toute l'équipe;

∎ my marks in the oral exam will pull me down mes notes à l'oral vont baisser ou descendre ma moyenne

(b) (demolish → house, wall) démolir, abattre;

∎ they're pulling down the whole neighbourhood ils démolissent tout le quartier;

∎ figurative it'll pull down the government ça va renverser le gouvernement

(c) familiar (weaken → of illness) affaiblir^□, abattre^□ ; (depress) déprimer^□, abattre^□

(d) American familiar (earn) gagner^□, se faire

(e) Computing (menu) dérouler

2 intransitive verb

(blind) descendre

➲ pull in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (line, fishing net) ramener;

∎ they pulled the rope in ils tirèrent la corde à eux;

∎ to pull sb in (into building, car) tirer qn à l'intérieur, faire entrer qn; (into water) faire tomber qn à l'eau

(b) (stomach) rentrer;

∎ to pull oneself in rentrer son ventre

(c) (attract → customers, investors, investment) attirer;

∎ the show's really pulling them in le spectacle attire les foules

(d) familiar (earn → of person) gagner^□, se faire; (→ of business) rapporter^□

(e) familiar (arrest) arrêter^□, embarquer;

∎ they pulled him in for questioning ils l'ont arrêté pour l'interroger

(f) (stop → horse) retenir, tirer les rênes de;

∎ to pull one's car in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ to be pulled in for speeding être arrêté pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ park) se garer; (→ move to side of road) se rabattre; (arrive → train) entrer en gare;

∎ I pulled in for petrol je me suis arrêté pour prendre de l'essence;

∎ the car in front pulled in to let me past la voiture devant moi s'est rabattue pour me laisser passer;

∎ pull in here arrête-toi là;

∎ to pull in to the kerb se ranger près du trottoir;

∎ the express pulled in two hours late l'express est arrivé avec deux heures de retard

➲ pull off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (clothes, boots, ring) enlever, retirer; (cover, bandage, knob, wrapping) enlever; (page from calendar, sticky backing) détacher;

∎ to pull the sheets off the bed retirer ou enlever les draps du lit;

∎ I pulled her hat off je lui ai enlevé son chapeau; (more violently) je lui ai arraché son chapeau

(b) familiar (accomplish → deal, stratagem, mission, shot) réussir^□ ; (→ press conference, negotiations) mener à bien^□ ; (→ plan) réaliser^□ ; (→ prize) décrocher, gagner^□ ;

∎ the deal will be difficult to pull off cette affaire ne sera pas facile à négocier;

∎ will she (manage to) pull it off? est-ce qu'elle va y arriver?;

∎ he pulled it off il a réussi

(c) vulgar (masturbate)

∎ to pull sb off branler qn;

∎ to pull oneself off se branler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move off) démarrer; (after halt) redémarrer

(b) (stop) s'arrêter; (leave main road) quitter la route;

∎ he pulled off onto a side road il bifurqua sur une petite route;

∎ there's no place to pull off il n'y a pas de place pour s'arrêter

(c) (come off)

∎ the lid simply pulls off il suffit de tirer pour enlever le couvercle;

∎ the top pulls off to reveal… le dessus se retire et on peut voir…

➲ pull on

1 separable transitive verb

(clothes, boots, pillow slip) mettre, enfiler

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tug at → rope, handle etc) tirer sur

(b) (draw on → cigarette, pipe) tirer sur

➲ pull out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → tooth, hair, weeds) arracher; (→ splinter, nail) enlever; (→ plug, cork) ôter, enlever; (produce → wallet, weapon) sortir, tirer;

∎ she pulled a map out of her bag elle a sorti une carte de son sac;

∎ he pulled a page out of his notebook il a déchiré une feuille de son carnet;

∎ pull the paper gently out of the printer retirez doucement le papier de l'imprimante;

∎ to pull a nail out of a plank arracher un clou d'une planche;

∎ the tractor pulled us out of the mud/ditch le tracteur nous a sortis de la boue/du fossé;

∎ to pull the country out of recession (faire) sortir le pays de la récession;

∎ to pull sb out of a tight spot tirer qn d'un mauvais pas;

∎ familiar to pull out all the stops (to do sth) faire le maximum (pour faire qch)

(b) (draw towards one → drawer, leaf of table, shelf) tirer; (unfold) déplier;

∎ pull the bed out from the wall écartez le lit du mur;

∎ he pulled a chair out from under the table il a écarté une chaise de la table

(c) (withdraw → troops, contestant) retirer;

∎ the battalion was pulled out of the border area le bataillon a été retiré de la région frontalière;

∎ he threatened to pull the party out of the coalition il menaça de retirer le parti de la coalition

(d) Computing (select, produce → data) sortir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw → troops, ally, participant) se retirer; (→ company from project, buyer) se désister; (→ company from place) quitter une/la région/ville/ etc;

∎ when they pulled out of Vietnam quand ils se sont retirés du Viêt-nam;

∎ she's pulling out of the election elle retire sa candidature;

∎ they've pulled out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire

(b) (move off → car, ship) démarrer; (→ train, convoy) s'ébranler; (move out to overtake) déboîter;

∎ she was pulling out of the garage elle sortait du garage;

∎ he pulled out to overtake il a déboîté pour doubler;

∎ a truck suddenly pulled out in front of me soudain, un camion m'a coupé la route;

∎ to pull out into traffic s'engager dans la circulation;

∎ Aviation to pull out of a dive sortir d'un piqué, se rétablir

(c) (economy)

∎ to pull out of a recession/a crisis sortir de la récession/d'une crise

(d) (be extendible or detachable → drawer) s'ouvrir; (→ handle) s'allonger; (→ map) se déplier;

∎ the sofa pulls out into a bed le canapé se transforme en lit;

∎ the shelves pull out on peut retirer les étagères;

∎ the table top pulls out c'est une table à rallonges

➲ pull over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw into specified position) tirer, traîner;

∎ pull the chair over to the window amenez la chaise près de la fenêtre;

∎ she pulled the dish over and helped herself elle a tiré le plat vers ou à elle et s'est servie

(b) (make fall → pile, person, table) faire tomber, renverser;

∎ watch out you don't pull that lamp over fais attention de ne pas faire tomber cette lampe

(c) (usu passive) (stop → vehicle, driver) arrêter;

∎ I got pulled over for speeding je me suis fait arrêter pour excès de vitesse

2 intransitive verb

(vehicle, driver → stop) s'arrêter; (→ move to side of road) se ranger, se rabattre;

∎ pull over and let the fire engine past rangez-vous ou rabattez-vous sur le côté et laissez passer les pompiers

➲ pull round British

1 separable transitive verb

(a) = pull around

(b) (revive) ranimer;

∎ a drop of brandy will pull her round un peu de cognac la remettra ou remontera

2 intransitive verb

(regain consciousness) revenir à soi, reprendre connaissance; (recover) se remettre

➲ pull through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw through → rope, thread) faire passer;

∎ pull the needle through to the other side faites sortir l'aiguille de l'autre côté

(b) (help survive or surmount) tirer d'affaire;

∎ he says his faith pulled him through il dit que c'est sa foi qui lui a permis de s'en sortir

2 intransitive verb

(recover) s'en sortir, s'en tirer

➲ pull to separable transitive verb

(shut → door, gate) fermer

➲ pull together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (place together, join) joindre

(b) (organize → demonstration, rescue team) organiser; (prepare) préparer;

∎ I've pulled together a few suggestions j'ai préparé ou noté quelques propositions

(c) to pull oneself together se reprendre, se ressaisir;

∎ pull yourself together! ressaisissez-vous!, ne vous laissez pas aller!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on rope) tirer ensemble; (on oars) ramer à l'unisson;

∎ pull together! (in rowing) avant partout!

(b) (combine efforts, cooperate) concentrer ses efforts, agir de concert;

∎ we've all got to pull together on this one il faut que nous nous y mettions tous ensemble, il faut que nous nous attelions tous ensemble à la tâche

➲ pull up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (draw upwards → trousers, sleeve, blanket, lever) remonter; (→ blind) hausser, lever; (→ skirt) retrousser, relever; (hoist oneself) hisser;

∎ they pulled the boat up onto the beach ils ont tiré le bateau sur la plage;

∎ she pulled herself up onto the ledge elle s'est hissée sur le rebord;

∎ to pull one's socks up tirer ou remonter ses chaussettes; familiar figurative se remuer, s'activer

(b) (move closer → chair) approcher;

∎ I pulled a chair up to the desk j'ai approché une chaise du bureau;

∎ why don't you pull up a chair and join us? prenez donc une chaise et joignez-vous à nous!;

∎ he pulled the crate up to the scales il a traîné la caisse jusqu'à la balance

(c) (uproot → weeds) arracher; (→ bush, stump, tree) arracher, déraciner; (rip up → floorboards) arracher

(d) (stop → person, vehicle, horse) arrêter; (check → person) retenir;

∎ to be pulled up (by the police) se faire arrêter (par un agent);

∎ his warning pulled me up short je me suis arrêté net lorsqu'il m'a crié de faire attention;

∎ he was about to tell them everything but I pulled him up (short) il était sur le point de tout leur dire mais je lui ai coupé la parole

(e) familiar (improve → score, mark) améliorer^□ ; (→ average) remonter^□ ;

∎ his good marks in maths pulled him up again ses bonnes notes en maths ont remonté sa moyenne

(f) British familiar (rebuke) réprimander^□, enguirlander;

∎ he was pulled up for being late il s'est fait enguirlander pour être arrivé en retard;

∎ if your work is sloppy, they'll pull you up on it si ton travail est bâclé, tu vas te faire taper sur les doigts

2 intransitive verb

(a) (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ as I was pulling up at the red light alors que j'allais m'arrêter au feu rouge;

∎ pull up at or outside the main entrance arrêtez-vous devant l'entrée principale;

∎ to pull up short s'arrêter net ou brusquement

(b) familiar (ease up) se détendre^□, se relâcher^□

(c) (draw even) rattraper;

∎ to pull up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ Sun Boy is pulling up on the outside! Sun Boy remonte à l'extérieur!

(d) (improve → student, athlete, performance) s'améliorer

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6 ayudar

v.

to help.

ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help somebody (to) do something

¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?

¿puedo ayudar? can I help?

Ella asiste a todo el mundo She helps everybody.

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ayudar

► verbo transitivo

1 to help, aid, assist

■ ¿en qué podemos ayudarte? how can we help you?

► verbo pronominal ayudarse

1 (apoyarse) to make use (de/con, of)

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verb

to help, aid, assist

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1.

VT (=asistir) to help, assist, aid

ayudar a algn a hacer algo — to help sb to do sth

¿me puedes ayudar con la limpieza esta tarde? — can you help me out with the cleaning this afternoon?

me ayudó a bajar del autobús — he helped me off the bus

me ayuda muchísimo — he's a great help to me, he helps me a lot

2.

See:

ayudarse
AYUDAR Ayudar se puede traducir por help, assist y aid. ► La manera más frecuente de traducir ayudar es por help. Si help va seguido de un verbo, este puede ir en infinitivo {con} {o} {sin} to: ¿Puedes ayudarnos? Can you help (us)? Siempre le ayuda con la tarea He always helps her with her homework ¿Me puedes ayudar a preparar la cena? Can you help me (to) get dinner ready? ► Ayudar se traduce por assist en un registro bastante más formal y se construye frecuentemente en la estructura to assist somebody with something: La comadrona ayudó al médico con el parto The midwife assisted the doctor with the delivery ► Ayudar se traduce por aid en inglés formal en el contexto de asesorar o prestar ayuda a un grupo de personas necesitadas: ... los intentos de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los refugiados kurdos...... attempts by the United States to aid Kurdish refugees... Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo to help

ayudar al prójimo — to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?

vino a ayudarme — she came to help me out

ayudar a alguien con algo — to help somebody with something

ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf

ayúdame a poner la mesa — help me (to) set the table
2.
ayudar vi to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?

ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
3.
ayudarse v pron to help oneself

ayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick

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= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex. Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.

Ex. You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.

Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex. Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.

Ex. How can we help library users to gain confidence?.

Ex. Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.

Ex. There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.

Ex. Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.

Ex. Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.

Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.

Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.

Ex. These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.

Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.

Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.

Ex. We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.

Ex. There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them.

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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.

* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.

* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.

* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.

* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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1.
verbo transitivo to help

ayudar al prójimo — to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? — do you need any help?

vino a ayudarme — she came to help me out

ayudar a alguien con algo — to help somebody with something

ayudar a alguien a + inf — to help somebody (to) + inf

ayúdame a poner la mesa — help me (to) set the table
2.
ayudar vi to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? — can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?

ayudar a or en misa — to serve at mass
3.
ayudarse v pron to help oneself

ayudarse de or con algo: camina ayudándose de or con un bastón — he walks with the aid o help of a stick

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= aid, do + good, encourage, enlighten, help, provide + assistance, provide + guidance, tide over, assist, jump-start [jump start], lend + a (helping) hand, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, give + Nombre + a hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in, chip in, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex: Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.

Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.

Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* ayudar a = play + an instrumental role in.

* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a + Infinitivo = go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.

* ayudar a la causa de = help + in the cause of.

* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo = assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.

* dispuesto a ayudar = willing, willing to help.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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ayudar [A1 ]

vt

to help

ayudar al prójimo to help one's neighbor

¿te ayudo? do you need any help?, can o shall I help you?, can o shall I give you a hand? ( colloq)

vino a ayudarme unos días she came to help me out for a few days

ayudar a algn CON algo to help sb WITH sth

ayuda a tu hermano con los deberes help your brother with his homework

mis padres me ayudaron con los gastos de la fiesta my parents helped me (out) with the cost of the party

ayudar a algn A + INF to help sb (to) + INF

ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table

lo ayudé a arreglar la moto I helped him (to) fix his motorbike

■ ayudar

vi

to help

¿puedo ayudar en algo? can o shall I give you a hand?, can I do anything to help?, can I help you with anything?

ayudar a or en misa to serve at mass

■ ayudarse

v pron

to help oneself

tú mismo tienes que ayudarte you've got to do something to help yourself

para ayudarse empezó a dar clases de inglés he started giving English classes to earn a bit more money

ayudarse DE or CON algo:

camina ayudándose de or con un bastón he walks with the aid o help of a stick, he walks with a stick

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ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
◊ ayudar al prójimo to help one's neighbor;

¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudarme she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayudar en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help

' ayudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- imposible
- volcarse
- asistir
- condición
- dedicar
- favorecer
- mano
- mucho
- poco
- pretender
- solícito
English:
aid
- appreciate
- assist
- back
- desire
- finger
- fund
- help
- help out
- minister
- offer
- ostensible
- pitch in
- propensity
- see
- short
- talk down
- tide over
- unable
- useful
- wave aside
- anything
- do
- not
- patch
- precious
- rally
- rely
- sorry
- unhelpful
- way
- well

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ayudar

♦ vt

to help;

ayudar a alguien a hacer algo to help sb (to) do sth;

me ayudaron a subir el piano they helped me carry the piano up;

una profesora particular le ayuda en los estudios a private tutor is helping him with his studies;

necesito que me ayuden con este problema I need your help with this problem;

¿en qué puedo ayudarle? how can I help you?

♦ vi

to help;

¿puedo ayudar? can I help?

♦ See also the pronominal verb ayudarse

* * *

ayudar

v/t help;

¿le ayudo? can I help?, would you like some help?;

le ayudó a ponerse el abrigo he helped her put on her coat

* * *

ayudar vt

: to help, to assist

♦ See also the reflexive verb ayudarse

* * *

ayudar vb to help

Spanish-English dictionary > ayudar
7 associer

associer [asɔsje]

➭ TABLE 7

1. transitive verb

   a. to associate ; ( = allier) to combine

   b. ( = faire participer) associer qn à [+ profits] to give sb a share of ; [+ affaire] to make sb a partner in

• associer qn à une décision to bring sb in on a decision

2. reflexive verb

► s'associer

   a. ( = s'allier) [entreprises] to form a partnership

• s'associer à or avec to join with

   b. ( = participer) s'associer à [+ projet] to join in ; [+ douleur] to share in

   c. ( = s'adjoindre) s'associer qn to take sb on as a partner

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asɔsje
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]

2) ( faire partager)

associer quelqu'un/quelque chose à — to include somebody/something in

3) ( combiner) to combine [objets] (à or et with)

4) ( rapprocher) to associate (à with)

2.

s'associer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'unir) [personnes, sociétés] to go into partnership, to link up (à, avec with)

s'associer pour faire — to join forces to do

2) ( se rallier)

s'associer à — to join [mouvement]; to join in [décision, opération]

3) ( partager)

s'associer à la peine de quelqu'un — to share in somebody's sorrow

4) ( se combiner) ( matériellement) to combine, to be combined (à with; pour faire in order to do); ( abstraitement) to be associated (à with; pour faire to do)

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asɔsje vt
1) [idées, concepts] to associate

associer qch à — to associate sth with

J'associe toujours ces paysages à mes vacances d'enfant. — I always associate this scenery with my childhood holidays.

associer qch et qch — to associate sth with sth

On associe trop souvent délinquance et enfance défavorisée. — People too often associate delinquency with a deprived childhood.

2) (= allier)

associer qch à — to combine sth with

Elle associe le talent à la beauté. — She's both talented and beautiful.

3) [couleurs, styles]

associer qch à — to combine sth with

associer qch et qch — to combine sth and sth

4) [partenaire]

associer qn à [profits] — to give sb a share of, [affaire] to make sb a partner in, [joie, triomphe] to include sb in

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associer verb table: plier

A vtr

1 ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]; une coproduction qui associe plusieurs éditeurs a coproduction which brings together several publishers;

2 ( faire partager) associer qn/qch à to include sb/sth in;

3 ( combiner) to combine [objets, forces, sentiments] (à or et with);

4 ( rapprocher) to associate (à with); associer une couleur à un son to associate a colour^GB with a sound.

B s'associer vpr

1 ( s'unir) [personnes, sociétés] to go into partnership, to link up (à, avec with); s'associer pour faire to join forces to do;

2 ( se rallier) [personne, entité] s'associer à to join [mouvement, manifestation, campagne]; to join in [projet, vote, décision, opération]; to join in (with) [proposition, accord, activité]; s'associer aux efforts de qn to join in sb's efforts;

3 ( partager) s'associer à la joie/à la peine/à l'indignation de qn to share in sb's joy/sorrow/indignation;

4 ( se combiner) ( matériellement) to combine, to be combined (à with; pour faire in order to do); ( abstraitement) to be associated (à with; pour faire to do).

[asɔsje] verbe transitif

1. [idées, images, mots] to associate

associer quelqu'un/quelque chose à to associate somebody/something with, to connect somebody/something with, to link somebody/something with

2. [faire participer]

associer quelqu'un à: il m'a associé à son projet he included me in his project

3. [saveurs, couleurs]

associer quelque chose à to combine something with

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s'associer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'allier] to join forces

COMMERCE to enter ou to go into partnership, to become partners ou associates

la France et l'Allemagne se sont associées pour le projet Hermès France and Germany are partners in the Hermes project

2. [s'harmoniser] to be combined

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s'associer verbe pronominal transitif

s'associer quelqu'un to take somebody on as a partner

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s'associer à verbe pronominal plus préposition

to share (in)

je m'associe pleinement à votre malheur I share your grief

s'associer à une entreprise criminelle to be an accomplice to ou to take part in a crime

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > associer
8 draw

1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw 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]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

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) finden

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)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

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]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

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

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (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?) zeichnen

2) (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.) ziehen

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) in Anspruch nehmen

6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung

4) (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
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draw

[drɔ:, AM also drɑ:]

I. NOUN

1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg m

2. (power) Anziehungskraft f, Attraktivität f

an auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarkt

3. (drawn contest) Unentschieden nt

to end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehen

4. (drawing lots) Verlosung f, Tombola f

it's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommt

5. (drawing gun) Ziehen nt

to be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig sein

6. (inhalation) Zug m

he had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann weg

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make a picture)

▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnen

to \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehen

I \draw the line there ( fig) da ist bei mir Schluss

to \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigen

to \draw a picture of sth ( fig) das Bild einer S. gen zeichnen fig

to \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen

2. (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 herausgearbeitet

3. (pull)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen

he drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schultern

the little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogen

he drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sich

to \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassen

to \draw the curtains (pull together) die Vorhänge zuziehen; (pull apart) die Vorhänge aufziehen

to \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmen

to \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken

4. (attract)

▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]

▪ to \draw sth etw auf sich akk ziehen [o lenken]

you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dich

to \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenken

she waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machen

to \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregen

to \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringen

to \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehen

▪ to feel \drawn to [or toward[s]] sb sich akk zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

her eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich

5. (involve in)

▪ to \draw sb into sth jdn in etw akk hineinziehen [o verwickeln]

to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehen

to \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln

6. (attract)

▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufen

her speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgt

to \draw applause Beifall ernten

to \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]

▪ to \draw sth from sb jdn zu etw dat veranlassen

his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atem

to \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken

7. (formulate)

to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]

to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellen

you can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichen

to \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommen

to \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]

to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen

8. (pull out)

to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehen

I couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte fam

9. MED (extract)

to \draw blood Blut fließen lassen

he bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich blutete

to \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. fig

to \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen

10. CARDS

to \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen

11. (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 Reisen

the university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten

12. (earn)

▪ to \draw sth etw beziehen; (receive) etw bekommen [o erhalten]

this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsen

to \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehen

to \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]

to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten

13. (select by chance)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]

we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den Hauptgewinn

Real Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelost

to \draw lots for sth um etw akk losen, etw auslosen

they drew lots for it sie losten darum

14. (obtain water)

to \draw water Wasser holen

she drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnen

to \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen

15. (pour)

to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfen

16. FIN (withdraw)

to \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abheben

to \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen

17. (inhale)

to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holen

she drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luft

to \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen

18. NAUT

the ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgang

19. SPORT (stretch a bow)

to \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen

20. (disembowel)

to \draw fowl/game (at butcher's) ein Tier ausnehmen; (after hunt) ein Tier ausweiden

21.

▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen

▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück haben

she had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne Erfolg

▶ to \draw the line at sth bei etw dat die Grenze ziehen

I \draw the line there da ist bei mir Schluss

▶ \drawn and quartered ( hist) gestreckt und gevierteilt

▶ to \draw a veil over sth über etw akk den Mantel des Schweigens breiten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make pictures) zeichnen

2. (proceed) sich akk bewegen; vehicle, ship fahren

the train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof ein

to \draw alongside sth mit etw dat gleichziehen, an etw akk herankommen

as we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrer

to \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennen

the embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinander

to \draw away wegfahren

to \draw away from sth BRIT sich akk von etw dat entfernen

she drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legte

to \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehen

slowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein

3. (approach [in time])

to \draw to a close [or an end] sich akk seinem Ende nähern, zu Ende gehen

to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]

Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher

4. (make use of)

▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmen

▪ to \draw on sth auf etw akk zurückgreifen, von etw dat Gebrauch machen, etw in Anspruch nehmen

like most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungen

to \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifen

to \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen

5. (inhale)

to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen

6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassen

▪ to \draw for sth um etw akk losen, etw durch das Los entscheiden lassen

7. SPORT (tie) unentschieden spielen

Coventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden

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I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn
1. vt (lit, fig)
zeichnen; line ziehen
we must draw the line somewhere (fig) — irgendwo muss Schluss sein

I 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

to draw a line between (fig) — einen Unterschied machen zwischen

2. vi
zeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehen

he drew his chair nearer the fire — er rückte seinen Stuhl näher an den Kamin heran

he 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 ziehen

3) = bring bringen

her shouts drew me to the scene — ihr Rufen brachte mich an den Ort des Geschehens

to draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden

4) = extract teeth, sword, gun ziehen; knife ziehen, zücken; cork herausziehen

with drawn sword — mit gezogenem or gezücktem Schwert

it was like drawing teeth (fig) — es war Schwerstarbeit

5) = take holen; wine (from barrel) zapfen

to draw water from a well — Wasser aus einem Brunnen holen

to draw a (deep) breath —

to draw a long breath — einmal tief Luft holen

to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen

to draw strength from sth — Kraft aus etw schöpfen

to draw comfort from sth — sich mit etw trösten

he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?

to draw money from the bank — Geld (vom Konto) abheben

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 Tränen

her singing drew tremendous applause from the audience — ihr Singen rief brausenden Beifall hervor

the play has drawn a lot of criticism — das Theaterstück hat viel Kritik auf sich (acc) gezogen

to 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

I won't be drawn on that issue — zu dem Thema möchte ich mich nicht äußern

7) = attract interest erregen; customer, crowd anlocken

to draw fire (lit, fig) — unter Feuer genommen werden

to feel drawn toward(s) sb — sich zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln

to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken

8) = formulate conclusion, comparison ziehen; distinction treffen

you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst

9) NAUT

the boat draws 4 metres — das Boot hat 4 Meter Tiefgang

10)

= tie SPORT to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen

11) = choose at random ziehen

the 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

to draw a raffle — eine Auslosung vornehmen

12) CARDS

to draw a card from the pack — eine Karte vom Haufen abheben or nehmen

to draw trumps — Trümpfe herauszwingen

13) COOK fowl ausnehmen → hang

14) HUNT fox aufstöbern

to draw a covert — ein Tier aus seinem Versteck aufstöbern or aufjagen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move person, time, event kommen

he drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite

to draw round the table — sich um den Tisch versammeln

to draw to an end or to a close — zu Ende gehen

he drew ahead of the other runners — er zog den anderen Läufern davon

the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )

he drew nearer or closer (to it) — er kam (immer) näher (heran)

Christmas is drawing nearer — Weihnachten rückt näher

2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen

3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielen

they drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden

the teams drew for second place —

Scotland drew with Ireland — Schottland und Irland trennten sich or spielten unentschieden

4) CARDS

to draw for partners — die Partner durch Kartenziehen bestimmen

5) = infuse tea ziehen

3. NOUN

1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luck

2) = tie SPORT Unentschieden nt

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel endete unentschieden or mit einem Unentschieden

the team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt

3) = attraction play, film etc (Kassen)schlager m, Knüller m (inf); (person) Attraktion f

the pay was the big draw of the job — die Bezahlung war das Attraktive an der Stelle

4)

in shooting __diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig sein

to beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd

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draw [drɔː]

A s

1. Ziehen n:

quick ( oder fast) on the draw

a) schnell (mit der Pistole),

b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg

2. Zug m ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f

4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m

5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)

6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen n

b) Verlosung f, Ziehung f

7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)

8. abgehobener Betrag

9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)

10. SPORT Unentschieden n:

end in ( oder be) a draw unentschieden ausgehen oder enden

11. umg Vorteil m:

have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber

12. → draw poker

13. TECH

a) (Draht) Ziehen n

b) Walzen n

c) Verjüngung f

B v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]

1. ziehen, zerren:

draw sb into fig jemanden hineinziehen in (akk);

draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen

2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:

draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;

draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;

draw rein die Zügel anziehen (a. fig); → curtain A 1, A 3

3. einen Bogen spannen

4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben

5. bringen (on, upon über akk):

draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;

draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen

6. Atem holen:

draw a sigh aufseufzen; → breath 1

7. (heraus)ziehen:

draw a tooth einen Zahn ziehen; → fang A 1 a, tooth A 1

8. Karten

a) (vom Geber) erhalten

b) abheben, ziehen

c) herausholen:

draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen

9. eine Waffe ziehen

10. a) Lose ziehen

b) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhalten

c) auslosen:

draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;

be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegen

11. Wasser heraufpumpen, -holen, schöpfen, ein Bad einlaufen lassen

12. Bier etc abziehen, abzapfen ( beide:

from von, aus)

13. MED Blut entnehmen ( from dat)

14. Tränen

a) hervorlocken

b) auch ein Lächeln etc entlocken ( from sb jemandem)

15. Tee ziehen lassen

16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:

feel drawn to ( oder toward[s]) sb sich zu jemandem hingezogen fühlen

17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:

draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen

18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken

19. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken (to auf akk)

20. jemanden (dazu) bewegen ( to do sth etwas zu tun)

21. eine Linie, Grenze etc ziehen: → line¹ A 12

22. die Finger, Feder etc gleiten lassen ( across über akk)

23. 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!

25. auch draw up ein Schriftstück ab-, verfassen, aufsetzen

26. einen Vergleich anstellen, auch eine Parallele etc ziehen

27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:

draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen

28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:

draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen

29. WIRTSCH Geld abheben ( from von einem Konto)

30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:

draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;

draw a check (Br cheque) einen Scheck ausstellen

31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommen

32. fig entlocken ( from dat):

draw 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 herausbringen

33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken

34. entnehmen ( from dat):

draw consolation from Trost schöpfen aus; → advantage A 2, inspiration 1

35. ein geschlachtetes Tier ausnehmen, ein erlegtes Tier auch ausweiden

36. ein Gewässer

a) trockenlegen

b) (mit dem Netz) abfischen

37. a) JAGD ein Dickicht (nach Wild) durchstöbern oder -suchen

b) Wild aufstöbern

38. TECH

a) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen

b) Blech etc auswalzen, (st)recken, ziehen

39. das Gesicht verziehen:

his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt

40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:

lemons draw the mouth

41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen

42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:

the ship draws eight feet

43. SPORT to draw the match unentschieden spielen, sich unentschieden trennen;

the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:5

44. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehen

C v/i

1. ziehen ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)

3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)

4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:

the wag(g)on draws easily

5. fahren, sich bewegen:

draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren

6. (to) sich nähern (dat), herankommen (an akk): → close C 1, end Bes Redew

7. sich versammeln (round, about um)

8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:

into zu)

9. sich (aus)dehnen

10. SCHIFF schwellen (Segel)

11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)

12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)

13. zeichnen, malen

14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:

draw on sb

a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,

b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,

c) fig jemanden oder jemandes Kräfte in Anspruch nehmen;

draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;

draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken

15. SPORT (with) unentschieden kämpfen oder spielen (gegen), sich unentschieden trennen (von)

16. losen ( for um)

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1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw 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]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

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) finden

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)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

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]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

4)

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw in

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

- draw upon

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n.

Remis -- (Schach) n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)

= zeichnen v.

ziehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)

English-german dictionary > draw
9 bailar

v.

1 to dance.

bailar una rumba to dance a rumba

es difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music

que me quiten lo bailado (informal figurative) no one can take away the good times

¿bailas? would you like to dance?

sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance o for a dance

es otro que tal baila (informal figurative) he's just the same, he's no different

María ascendió a la cima Mary climbed to the top.

2 to be loose.

le baila un diente he has a loose tooth

los pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big

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bailar

Conjugation model [ AISLAR], like link=aislar aislar

► verbo transitivo

1 to dance

■ bailamos un vals we danced a waltz

2 (hacer girar) to spin

■ bailó una moneda en la mesa she spun a coin on the table

► verbo intransitivo

1 to dance

■ ¿bailas? do you want to dance?, would you like to dance?

■ baila conmigo dance with me

2 (girar) to spin

■ mira cómo baila la peonza look how the top spins

3 (ser grande) to be too big

■ me bailan estos zapatos these shoes are too big for me

4 (moverse; cosa) to wobble; (persona) to move about, fidget

■ esta silla baila this chair wobbles

5 (estar suelto) to be loose

■ este tornillo baila this screw is loose

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bailar al son que le tocan to swim with the tide

ir a bailar to go dancing

otro,-a que tal baila he's (she's) no different

que me (te, le, etc) quiten lo bailado they can't take the memories away from me (you, him, her, etc)

sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance

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verb

to dance

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1. VI

1) (=danzar) to dance

sacar a algn a bailar — to ask sb to dance, ask sb for a dance

le bailaban los ojos de alegría — her eyes sparkled with happiness

- este es otro que bien baila

- ¡que me quiten lo bailado o bailao!

bailar con la más fea —

siempre me toca bailar con la más fea — I always draw the short straw

bailar al son que tocan —

los políticos bailan al son que le tocan los militares — the politicians toe the line given them by the military

2) [peonza] to spin (round)

3) [mueble] to be wobbly, be unsteady

4) * [ropa, calzado] to be miles too big *

he adelgazado y me bailan los pantalones — I've lost weight and my trousers are miles too big for me *

2. VT

1) (=danzar) to dance

bailar flamenco — to dance flamenco

bailar el vals — to waltz, dance the waltz

bailar un vals — to dance a waltz

2) [+ peonza] to spin

3) LAm
* (=timar)
le bailaron la herencia — they cheated her out of her inheritance

3.

See:

bailarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (Mús) to dance

salir a bailar — to go out dancing

la sacó a bailar — he asked her to dance

que me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can

2) trompo/peonza to spin

3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)

tus zapatos me bailan — your shoes are miles too big for me (colloq)

4) (Méx fam)

andar/quedar/estar bailando — dinero to be unaccounted for; asunto to be up in the air
2.
bailar vt

1) (Mús) to dance

bailar un tango — to (dance a) tango

2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)
3.
bailarse v pron (Méx fam)

se los bailaron en tres sets — they were thrashed in three sets

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= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.

Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex. I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.

Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.

Ex. Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.

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* bailar el swing = jive.

* bailar jazz = jive.

* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (Mús) to dance

salir a bailar — to go out dancing

la sacó a bailar — he asked her to dance

que me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can

2) trompo/peonza to spin

3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)

tus zapatos me bailan — your shoes are miles too big for me (colloq)

4) (Méx fam)

andar/quedar/estar bailando — dinero to be unaccounted for; asunto to be up in the air
2.
bailar vt

1) (Mús) to dance

bailar un tango — to (dance a) tango

2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)
3.
bailarse v pron (Méx fam)

se los bailaron en tres sets — they were thrashed in three sets

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= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.

Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.

Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.

* bailar el swing = jive.

* bailar jazz = jive.

* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.

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bailar [A1 ]

vi

A ( Mús) to dance

salir a bailar to go out dancing

la sacó a bailar he asked her to dance

¿bailas? or ¿quieres bailar? do you want o would you like to dance?

bailar suelto to dance (without holding on to one's partner, as at a discotheque)

bailar agarrado to dance ( holding on to one's partner)

otro que tal baila ( fam); another one who's just as bad

¡que me quiten lo bailado or bailao! ( fam); I'm going to enjoy myself while I can

feo¹ (↑ feo (1))

B «trompo/peonza» to spin

C ( fam) (estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc):

tus zapatos me quedan bailando your shoes are miles too big for me ( colloq)

D

( Méx fam): andar/quedar/estar bailando «dinero» to be unaccounted for

mientras tanto la firma del contrato queda bailando meanwhile the contract is still up in the air

■ bailar

vt

A ( Mús) to dance

bailar un tango/vals to tango/waltz, to dance a tango/waltz

B ( Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe ( colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

me bailaron dos mil pesos I had two thousand pesos pinched

■ bailarse

v pron

( Méx fam): se los bailaron en tres sets they were thrashed in three sets

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bailar ( conjugate bailar) verbo intransitivo
1 (Mús) to dance;
◊ salir a bailar to go out dancing;

la sacó a bailar he asked her to dance
2 [trompo/peonza] to spin
3 (fam) ( quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos zapatos me bailan these shoes are too big for me (colloq)

verbo transitivo
to dance;
◊ bailar un tango to (dance a) tango

bailar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to dance: no le gusta bailar, she doesn't like to dance
II verbo intransitivo
1 (moverse, no encajar bien) to move, to wobble: esta mesa baila mucho, this table wobbles a lot
♦ Locuciones: baila al son que le tocan, she always goes with the flow o she always adapts to the circumstances
fig fam otro que tal baila, he's just as bad
familiar ¡que nos quiten lo bailado!, nobody can take away the good times we've had!
bailarle el agua a alguien, to flatter o to suck up to someone: siempre le está bailando el agua al jefe, he's always sucking up to his boss

' bailar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cojear
- dejar
- encasquetar
- hartarse
- hincharse
- inflarse
- poema
- quebrar
- sacar
- son
- sosaina
- agarrado
- claqué
- danzar
- gracia
- lindo
- paso
- público
- tango
- vals
English:
also
- boogie
- dance
- fox trot
- intro
- sit out
- straw
- study
- tap dance
- tight
- waltz
- as
- like
- mood
- partner
- perform
- sit
- wall
- whom
- wobble

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bailar

♦ vt

1. [música] to dance;

bailar una rumba to dance a rumba;

es difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music;

Comp
Fam
que me quiten lo bailado: aunque nos pusimos perdidos, que nos quiten lo baila(d)o even though we got lost, it didn't spoil our enjoyment

2. [peonza] to spin

♦ vi

1. [danzar] to dance;

¿bailas? would you like to dance?;

bailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek;

sacar a alguien a bailar [bailar] to dance with sb;
[pedir] to ask sb to dance o for a dance;
Comp
Fam
es otro que tal baila he's just the same, he's no different;

el padre era un mujeriego y el hijo es otro que tal baila the father was a womanizer and his son's a chip off the old block;

Comp

bailar con la más fea: siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea I always seem to get the short straw;

Comp

bailar al son que tocan: ése baila al son que le tocan los de arriba he does whatever his bosses tell him to do

2. [no encajar] to be loose;

le baila un diente he has a loose tooth;

los pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big;

esta falda me baila this skirt is loose on me o too big for me

3. [peonza] to spin

4. [variar] [cifras] to fluctuate;

los resultados de las encuestas bailan entre el 5 y el 15 por ciento the results of the polls range from 5 to 15 percent

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bailar

I v/i

1 dance;

bailar al son que le tocan toe the line;

bailar con la más fea draw the short straw

2 de zapato be loose

II v/t dance;

se lo bailó Méx fam he swiped it fam ;

bailarle a alguien el agua suck up to s.o.;

¡que me quiten lo bailado! nobody can take away the good times I’ve had

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bailar vt

: to dance

bailar vi

1) : to dance

2) : to spin

3) : to be loose, to be too big

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bailar vb to dance

me gusta bailar I like dancing

¿bailas? do you want to dance?

bailamos un vals we danced a waltz / we waltzed

Spanish-English dictionary > bailar
10 compagnon

compagnon [kɔ̃paɲɔ̃]

masculine noun

( = camarade, concubin) companion

• compagnon de jeu playmate

• compagnon de route fellow traveller

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kɔ̃paɲɔ̃
nom masculin

1) ( ami) companion

2) ( amant) partner

3) ( mâle) mate

4) ( artisan) journeyman

5) ( franc-maçon) fellow of the craft

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Phrasal Verbs:

- compagnon d'armes

- compagnon d'infortune

- compagnon de route

- compagnon de voyage

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kɔ̃paɲɔ̃ nm
1) (de randonnée, de loisirs) companion

les compagnons d'Ulysse — Ulysses' companions, the companions of Ulysses

2) (concubin ou époux) partner

3) (parfois avec une majuscule) (= artisan) journeyman, (membre d'une guilde) member of a trade guild

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compagnon nm

1 ( ami) companion; compagnon fidèle faithful companion;

2 ( amant) partner;

3 ( mâle) mate;

4 ( artisan) journeyman;

5 ( franc-maçon) fellow of the craft.

Composés

compagnon d'armes comrade-in-arms; compagnon de captivité fellow prisoner; compagnon d'infortune companion in misfortune; compagnon de route fellow traveller^GB; compagnon de table table companion; compagnon de voyage travelling^GB companion.

[kɔ̃paɲɔ̃] nom masculin

1. [camarade] companion

compagnon d'armes brother ou comrade in arms

compagnon de cellule cellmate

compagnon de jeux playmate

compagnon de route ou voyage travelling companion

compagnon d'infortune companion in misfortune

2. [époux] husband, companion

[ami, concubin] boyfriend

3. [animal] friend

4. [franc-maçon] companion

5. [ouvrier]

Compagnon du Tour de France journeyman, apprentice

6. HISTOIRE

Compagnon de la Libération (French) Resistance fighter

7. INDUSTRIE unskilled worker ou labourer

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > compagnon
11 compagno

m, compagna f companion

( convivente), finance partner

politics comrade

compagno di scuola schoolfriend, schoolmate

compagno di squadra team mate

compagno di viaggio travelling companion

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compagno agg. ( uguale) alike, the same, very similar (pred.): questo libro è compagno a quell'altro, this book is very similar to that one

◆ s.m.

1 companion, mate, fellow, comrade; (fam.) pal, chum; (spec. amer.) buddy: compagno d'armi, companion-in-arms (o fellow soldier); compagno di giochi, playmate; compagno di lavoro, fellow worker: compagno di scuola, schoolfellow; compagno di stanza, roommate; compagno di studi, fellow student; compagno di tavola, table companion; compagno di ufficio, colleague; compagno di viaggio, travelling companion (o fellow traveller); devi frequentare i buoni compagni, you have to mix with the right sort of friends; è un cattivo compagno per te, he's an unsuitable friend for you; compagno di bevute, (fam.) drinking partner

2 ( marito) husband

3 ( di un paio) other, companion, fellow: qui c'è solo il mio guanto destro, dov'è il compagno?, there is only my right glove here, where is the other one?

4 ( a un ballo, al gioco) partner

5 ( membro del partito comunista o socialista) comrade.

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[kom'paɲɲo]
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) companion, mate, fellow

compagno di classe — classmate

compagno di scuola — schoolfriend, schoolmate

compagno di camera — roommate

compagno d'appartamento — flatmate BE, roommate AE

compagno di squadra — team-mate

compagno di giochi — playmate

compagno di studi — fellow student

compagno di viaggio — fellow traveller

compagno d'armi — brother o companion in arms

2) (convivente) partner

3) (di animali) mate

4) sport gioc. partner

5) (in un paio di oggetti) companion (di to)

6) (comunista) comrade

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compagno

/kom'paŋŋo/

sostantivo m.

(f. -a)

1 companion, mate, fellow; compagno di classe classmate; compagno di scuola schoolfriend, schoolmate; compagno di camera roommate; compagno d'appartamento flatmate BE, roommate AE; compagno di squadra team-mate; compagno di giochi playmate; compagno di studi fellow student; compagno di viaggio fellow traveller; compagno d'armi brother o companion in arms

2 (convivente) partner

3 (di animali) mate

4 sport gioc. partner

5 (in un paio di oggetti) companion (di to)

6 (comunista) comrade.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > compagno
12 leave

I [liːv]
nome

1) (anche leave of absence) (time off) permesso m., congedo m.; mil. licenza f.

to take three days' leave — prendere tre giorni di ferie

on leave — in congedo; mil. in licenza

2) (permission) permesso m., autorizzazione f.

to give sb. leave to do — dare a qcn. il permesso di fare

by o with your leave — con il vostro permesso

3) (departure)

to take leave of sb. — prendere congedo da qcn.

he took his leave — prese congedo
II 1. [liːv]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. left)

1) (depart from) partire da [house, station etc.]; (more permanently) lasciare [country, city etc.]; (by going out) uscire da [room, building]

he left home early — è uscito di casa presto

to leave school — (permanently) lasciare la scuola

to leave the table — alzarsi da tavola

to leave the track — [ train] deragliare

to leave the ground — [ plane] staccarsi da terra, decollare

to leave one's seat — lasciare il proprio posto, alzarsi

I left him cleaning his car — l'ho lasciato che stava lavando la sua auto

the smile left her face — fig. il sorriso scomparve dal suo volto

2) (leave behind) (forgetfully) lasciare [ person]; lasciare, dimenticare [ object]; (deliberately) lasciare [ partner]; lasciare [key, instructions]; (permanently) abbandonare [animal, family]

to leave sb. sth. — lasciare qcs. a qcn.

to leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care — affidare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn

3) (let remain) lasciare [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice but to... non mi lasci altra scelta che...; to leave sth. tidy lasciare qcs. in ordine; we have five minutes left abbiamo ancora cinque minuti; he was left short of money rimase a corto di denaro; the accident left him an orphan l'incidente lo rese orfano; the attack left her with a scar l'aggressione le procurò una cicatrice; where does that leave me? — che ne sarà di me?

4) (allow to do)

to leave sth. to sb. — lasciare qcs. a qcn. [ task]

to leave it (up) to sb. to do — lasciare a qcn. il compito di fare

to leave the decision (up) to sb. — lasciare la decisione a qcn.

leave him to sleep — lascialo dormire

to leave sb. to it — (to do something) lasciare che qcn. se la sbrogli; (to be alone) lasciare perdere qcn.

to leave sb. to himself to leave sb. be colloq. lasciare stare qcn.; leave it to o with me — lascia fare a me

5) (result in) [oil, wine, cup] lasciare [ stain]; fare, lasciare [hole, dent]

6) (postpone) lasciare stare [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow — lascia stare fino a domani

7) (stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenire che

to leave it at that — lasciare stare o restare (d'accordo) così

8) (bequeath) lasciare in eredità [money, property] (to a)

9) (pass)

to leave sth. on one's right — lasciare qcs. alla propria destra
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. left) partire, andarsene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. left)

to leave oneself (with) — tenersi [time, money]

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.)

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.)

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.)

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.)

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!)

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.)

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- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?)

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.)

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- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
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leave /li:v/
n. [u]

1 permesso; licenza; autorizzazione: (form.) to beg leave, chiedere il permesso; You have my leave to go out, Le do il permesso d'uscire; by your leave, col vostro permesso

2 (= leave of absence) permesso; licenza; congedo; aspettativa: to ask for leave, chiedere un permesso; to be on leave, essere in congedo (o in permesso); (mil.) essere in licenza; a two weeks' leave, due settimane di congedo; paid leave (o leave with pay) permesso (o congedo) retribuito

3 congedo; commiato; partenza; sick leave, congedo per motivi di salute; (mil.) licenza di convalescenza; maternity leave, congedo per maternità; study leave, congedo per studio

4 periodo di vacanza; ferie: annual leave, ferie che spettano in un anno: He still had one week's annual leave, aveva ancora una settimana di ferie ( da godere)

● leave-breaker, impiegato (o militare, ecc.) che non si ripresenta allo scadere del congedo □ (leg.) leave of the court, autorizzazione del giudice □ a leave on full [on half] salary (o wages), un congedo con trattamento economico pieno [dimezzato] □ (form.) leave-taking, commiato; congedo □ extended leave, congedo prolungato; aspettativa □ (mil.) short leave, libera uscita □ to take one's leave, accomiatarsi; congedarsi □ to take leave of sb., accomiatarsi (o congedarsi) da q. □ (fig.) to take leave of one's senses, perdere il ben dell'intelletto; uscire di senno □ (fam., antiq.) without so much as a «with your leave» (o a «by your leave»), senza nemmeno chiedere il permesso.
♦ (to) leave (1) /li:v/
(pass. e p. p. left)

A v. t.

1 lasciare; abbandonare; lasciare in eredità; dimenticare; partire da; uscire da; affidare; consegnare; cedere: We left him alone, lo abbiamo lasciato solo; The film left me cold, il film mi ha lasciato indifferente; We left Rome yesterday, siamo partiti da Roma ieri; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- What time are you leaving the house tomorrow?, a che ora esci di casa domani?; I always leave home at 8 o'clock, esco sempre di casa alle 8; DIALOGO → - Arranging a meeting- I was thinking of leaving work early on Friday, pensavo di uscire prima dal lavoro venerdì; I left my bag on the train, ho dimenticato (o lasciato) la borsa in treno; I'll leave the matter in your hands, affiderò a te la faccenda; The victim leaves a widow and three children, la vittima lascia la moglie e tre bambini; She left her husband, ha lasciato (o ha abbandonato) il marito; to leave nothing but debts, non lasciare che debiti; to leave one's job, abbandonare (o lasciare) il proprio lavoro; We left him quite well an hour ago, l'abbiamo lasciato un'ora fa e stava benissimo; Leave it to me!, lascialo a me!; ( anche) lascia fare a me!; Leave him to me!, lascialo a me!; lo sistemo io!

2 (mat.) fare; restare: Ten minus two leaves eight, dieci meno due fa otto; togliendo due da dieci resta otto

3 ( slang) lasciare; permettere: Leave us go now, lasciaci andare, ora!

B v. i.

1 partire; andarsene: They are leaving tomorrow, partono domani

2 (spec. USA) interrompersi; smettere

● to leave alone, lasciar stare, non tirare in ballo □ to leave sb. alone, lasciar stare q.; lasciare in pace q. □ to leave the army for the Church, abbandonare la carriera militare per il sacerdozio □ to leave sb. be, lasciare stare q.; lasciare in pace q. □ (leg.) to leave by will, legare per testamento □ to leave one's card with sb., lasciare il proprio biglietto da visita a q. □ (fig.) to leave the chair, togliere la seduta; ( anche) lasciare la presidenza □ ( sport) to leave the court (o the field), uscire dal campo; ( anche) essere espulso □ to leave sb. for dead, lasciare q. per morto □ to leave for a place, dirigersi verso (o partire per) un luogo □ (fam.) to leave go, lasciar andare; abbandonare la presa □ to leave hold of, lasciar andare; abbandonare la presa; non trattenere più □ to leave home, ( anche) andarsene da casa; scappare da casa □ to leave sb. in charge of st. (o to leave st. in sb. 's charge), affidare (la custodia di) qc. a q. □ to leave sb. in the lurch, lasciare q. nei guai (o nelle peste); piantare in asso q. □ (fig.) to leave no stone unturned, non lasciar nulla d'intentato; fare tutto il possibile □ (naut.) to leave port, uscire dal porto; salpare □ (ferr.) to leave the rails (o the track), deragliare □ (autom.) to leave the road, uscire di strada □ to leave school, finire la scuola (o gli studi); ( anche) non andare più a scuola, abbandonare gli studi □ (fam.) to leave sb. standing, lasciare q. a bocca aperta (fig.); ( sport: nelle corse, ecc.) staccare, bruciare ( un concorrente) □ to leave the table, alzarsi da tavola □ to leave st. to chance, affidare qc. alla sorte; lasciar decidere qc. al caso □ to leave sb. to himself (o to his own devices), lasciare che q. faccia a modo suo; lasciare q. in balia di sé stesso □ (fam.) to leave sb. to it, lasciar perdere q. □ ( sport) to leave unmarked, lasciare smarcato ( un avversario) □ to leave st. unsaid, trascurare di dire qc.; passare qc. sotto silenzio □ to leave well ( USA: well enough) alone, non pretendere di far meglio; contentarsi ( del risultato raggiunto): Leave well alone!, non cercare di far meglio!; non voler strafare! (cfr. prov. ital. ‘il meglio è nemico del bene’) □ to leave word, lasciar detto: He has left word with my secretary that he'll come tomorrow, ha lasciato detto alla mia segretaria che passerà domani □ (fam.) Let's leave it at that, lasciamo perdere!; non parliamone più □ I leave it to you, mi rimetto a te □ I was left broke, rimasi al verde □ I have only one pound left, mi resta (o mi è rimasta) solo una sterlina.
(to) leave (2) /li:v/
► to leaf.

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I [liːv]
nome

1) (anche leave of absence) (time off) permesso m., congedo m.; mil. licenza f.

to take three days' leave — prendere tre giorni di ferie

on leave — in congedo; mil. in licenza

2) (permission) permesso m., autorizzazione f.

to give sb. leave to do — dare a qcn. il permesso di fare

by o with your leave — con il vostro permesso

3) (departure)

to take leave of sb. — prendere congedo da qcn.

he took his leave — prese congedo
II 1. [liːv]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. left)

1) (depart from) partire da [house, station etc.]; (more permanently) lasciare [country, city etc.]; (by going out) uscire da [room, building]

he left home early — è uscito di casa presto

to leave school — (permanently) lasciare la scuola

to leave the table — alzarsi da tavola

to leave the track — [ train] deragliare

to leave the ground — [ plane] staccarsi da terra, decollare

to leave one's seat — lasciare il proprio posto, alzarsi

I left him cleaning his car — l'ho lasciato che stava lavando la sua auto

the smile left her face — fig. il sorriso scomparve dal suo volto

2) (leave behind) (forgetfully) lasciare [ person]; lasciare, dimenticare [ object]; (deliberately) lasciare [ partner]; lasciare [key, instructions]; (permanently) abbandonare [animal, family]

to leave sb. sth. — lasciare qcs. a qcn.

to leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care — affidare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn

3) (let remain) lasciare [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice but to... non mi lasci altra scelta che...; to leave sth. tidy lasciare qcs. in ordine; we have five minutes left abbiamo ancora cinque minuti; he was left short of money rimase a corto di denaro; the accident left him an orphan l'incidente lo rese orfano; the attack left her with a scar l'aggressione le procurò una cicatrice; where does that leave me? — che ne sarà di me?

4) (allow to do)

to leave sth. to sb. — lasciare qcs. a qcn. [ task]

to leave it (up) to sb. to do — lasciare a qcn. il compito di fare

to leave the decision (up) to sb. — lasciare la decisione a qcn.

leave him to sleep — lascialo dormire

to leave sb. to it — (to do something) lasciare che qcn. se la sbrogli; (to be alone) lasciare perdere qcn.

to leave sb. to himself to leave sb. be colloq. lasciare stare qcn.; leave it to o with me — lascia fare a me

5) (result in) [oil, wine, cup] lasciare [ stain]; fare, lasciare [hole, dent]

6) (postpone) lasciare stare [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow — lascia stare fino a domani

7) (stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenire che

to leave it at that — lasciare stare o restare (d'accordo) così

8) (bequeath) lasciare in eredità [money, property] (to a)

9) (pass)

to leave sth. on one's right — lasciare qcs. alla propria destra
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. left) partire, andarsene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. left)

to leave oneself (with) — tenersi [time, money]

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-Italian dictionary > leave
13 lay

lay

A prét ⇒ lie.

B n

1 ◑ injur ( sexual partner) she's an easy lay injur c'est une fille facile offensive ; she's a good lay injur elle baise ● bien offensive ; ( sex act) baise ● f ;

2 Literat lai m.

C adj

1 gen [helper, worker] non initié ; lay person profane mf ; lay opinion l'opinion des profanes ;

2 Relig [preacher, member, reader] laïque ; [brother, sister] lai.

D vtr ( prét, pp laid)

1 lit ( place) poser ; ( spread out) étaler [rug, blanket, covering] ; ( arrange) disposer ; (ceremonially, as offering) déposer [wreath] ; coucher [baby, patient] ; lay the cards face down posez les cartes face en dessous ; lay the blanket on the ground étalez la couverture sur le sol ; lay the slices of apple on top disposez les pommes coupées en tranches sur le dessus ; she laid the baby in the cot elle a couché le bébé dans le berceau ; to lay the newspaper on the table étaler le journal sur la table ; he laid his hand on my forehead il a posé sa main sur mon front ; he laid his cheek against hers il a mis sa joue contre la sienne ; to lay hands on sth fig ( find) mettre la main sur qch ; to lay hands on sb Relig imposer les mains à qn ;

2 ( set for meal) mettre [table, cutlery, crockery] ; to lay the table for lunch mettre la table pour le déjeuner ; to lay the table for four mettre le couvert pour quatre ; to lay the table with the best china disposer la plus belle porcelaine sur la table ; to lay an extra place ajouter un couvert ;

3 ( prepare) préparer [fire, plan, trail] ; poser [basis, foundation] ; tendre [trap] ;

4 Constr, Hort, Mil poser [carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe] ; construire [railway, road, sewer] ;

5 Zool pondre [egg] ;

6 fig ( attribute) porter [charge, accusation] ; déposer [complaint] ; jeter [curse, spell] (on à) ; to lay stress ou emphasis on sth mettre l' accent sur qch ; to lay the blame for sth on sb rejeter la responsabilité de qch sur qn ;

7 ( bet) gen, Turf parier [money] (on sur) ;

8 ( suppress) fig dissiper [fears, doubts, suspicions] ; arrêter [rumour] ;

9 ◑ ( have sex with) baiser ● avec ; to get laid se faire sauter ●.

E vi ( prét, pp laid)

1 Agric, Zool pondre ;

2 Naut jeter l'ancre (off au large de ; alongside le long de).

Idioms

to lay it on the line ne pas mâcher ses mots ; to lay a finger ou hand on sb ( beat) lever la main sur qn ; ( touch) toucher.

Phrasal verbs

■ lay about:

▶ lay about [sb] rouer [qn] de coups ; to lay about sb with a stick rouer qn de coups de bâton.

■ lay aside:

▶ lay aside [sth], lay [sth] aside

1 lit ( for another activity) poser [book, sewing, toy] ; ( after one stage in process) mettre [qch] de côté [part-finished dish, model] ;

2 fig ( relinquish) abandonner [studies, cares] ; renoncer à [responsibility, principle, feeling, inhibition, doubt].

■ lay back:

▶ lay back [sth], lay [sth] back coucher [ears, patient] ; poser [head].

■ lay before:

▶ lay [sth] before sb soumettre [qch] à qn [law, bill] ; exposer [qch] à qn [case, facts, evidence] ; I laid the facts before them je leur ai exposé les faits.

■ lay by:

▶ lay by [sth], lay [sth] by mettre [qch] de côté [money, provisions].

■ lay down:

▶ lay down [sth], lay [sth] down

1 ( put horizontal) coucher [object, baby, patient] ; étaler [rug, garment, cards] ;

2 ( put down) poser [book, implement, suitcase] ; déposer [weapon, arms] ;

3 fig ( relinquish) to lay down one's life for sb/sth sacrifier sa vie pour qn/qch ;

4 ( establish) établir [rule, procedure, plan, course of action] ; poser [condition] ; donner [order] ; fixer [price, charge, wage] ; it is laid down that… il est stipulé que… ;

5 Constr jeter, poser [foundations] ; installer [cable, pipe, drain] ; construire [road, railway] ;

6 Wine mettre [qch] en cave [bottles, wine] ;

7 ( record) enregistrer [track].

■ lay in:

▶ lay in [sth] faire provision de ; we've laid in plenty of beer nous avons fait une grande provision de bière ; to lay in supplies of sth s'approvisionner en qch.

■ lay into:

▶ lay into [sb]

1 lit bourrer [qn] de coups ; she laid into me with her umbrella elle m'a donné des coups de parapluie ;

2 ○ fig ( abuse) she laid into me elle m'est tombée dessus ○ ; the teacher laid into them for being late le professeur leur est tombé dessus ○ à cause de leur retard.

■ lay off ( stop) ○ arrêter ; lay off! it hurts! arrête! ça fait mal! ;

▶ lay off [sb], lay [sb] off ( sack) ( temporarily) mettre [qn] en chômage technique ; ( permanently) licencier ;

▶ lay off [sb] ( leave alone) ○ laisser [qn] tranquille.

■ lay on:

▶ lay on [sth], lay [sth] on

1 ( apply) appliquer [paint, plaster, glue] ;

2 GB ( install) [workman] installer [gas, electricity, water] ; [owner] faire installer [gas, electricity, water] ;

3 ( supply) prévoir [meal, food, service, transport] ;

4 ( organize) organiser [entertainment, excursion] ; donner [display] ;

5 ○ fig ( exaggerate) forcer un peu la dose sur ○ [praise, pathos, sarcasm, gratitude, flattery] ; you laid it on a bit (thick) tu as forcé un peu la dose ○.

■ lay open:

▶ lay [sth] open exposer (to à) ; to lay oneself open to s'exposer à [accusations, criticism, ridicule, exploitation].

■ lay out:

▶ lay [sth] out, lay out [sth]

1 lit (spread out, display) disposer [goods, cards, food] ; ( unfold) étaler [map, garment, fabric] ; ( put ready) préparer [clothes] ;

2 ( design) concevoir [building, book, magazine, advertisement] ; mettre [qch] en page [letter, illustrations] ; monter [page] ; dessiner [town, village, garden] ; disposer [buildings, pattern pieces] ;

3 ( explain) exposer [reasons, demands, facts, information] ;

4 ○ ( spend) débourser [sum of money] ;

▶ lay out [sb], lay [sb] out

1 ( prepare for burial) faire la toilette mortuaire de [dead person, corpse] ;

2 ○ ( knock unconscious) mettre [qn] KO ○.

■ lay up:

▶ lay up [sth], lay [sth] up

1 ( store away) lit faire provision de [food, supplies] ; fig se préparer [trouble, problems] ;

2 ( take out of service) désarmer [boat] ;

▶ lay [sb] up ( confine to bed) forcer [qn] à s'aliter ; to be laid up être alité ; to be laid up with être au lit avec [illness, injury].

Big English-French dictionary > lay
14 lay

I [leɪ]
passato lie IV
II [leɪ]
aggettivo

1) [ worker] non esperto, non specializzato

lay person — profano

2) relig. [preacher, member] laico

lay brother — converso
III [leɪ]
nome pop. spreg. chiavata f., scopata f.
IV 1. [leɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. laid)

1) (place) posare, porre, mettere [object, card]; (spread out) stendere [rug, blanket, covering]; (arrange) collocare, disporre; deporre [ wreath]

he laid the baby in the cot — adagiò il bambino nella culla

he laid his hand on my forehead — pose la mano sulla mia fronte

to lay hands on sth. — fig. (find) mettere mano a qcs.

to lay hands on sb. — relig. imporre le mani su qcn

2) (set for meal) apparecchiare, mettere [ table]

to lay an extra place — aggiungere un coperto

3) (prepare) preparare [fire, plan]; gettare [basis, foundation]; tendere [ trap]

4) (fix in place) posare [carpet, tiles, cable, mine]; costruire [railway, road]

5) zool. deporre [ egg]

6) fig. sporgere [charge, complaint]; muovere [ accusation]; gettare [curse, spell]

to lay stress o emphasis on sth. — porre l'accento su qcs

7) (bet) puntare [ money] (on su)

8) pop. (have sex with) scopare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. laid) [ bird] deporre le uova

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay before

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay open

- lay out

- lay up

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to lay it on the line — parlare chiaro e tondo

to lay a finger o hand on sb. — (beat) alzare un dito contro qcn., mettere le mani addosso a qcn

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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.)

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.)

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.)

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.)

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.)

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.)

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.)

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- layer
2. verb
(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) scalare; fare a strati

- layabout
- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective
1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.)

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.)

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- layman
IV [lei] noun
(an epic poem.)

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I [leɪ] adj
Rel laico (-a), secolare, (brother, sister) laico (-a), (fig: non-specialist) profano (-a)
II [leɪ] pt
See:

lie II
III [leɪ] laid pt, pp
1. vt

1) (put, set) mettere, posare, (carpet) stendere, (bricks) posare, (cable, pipe) installare, fare la posa di, (trail) lasciare, (subj: bird: egg) deporre, fare

to lay sth over sth — stendere qc su qc

to lay sth on sth — coprire qc con qc

he laid a sheet of newspaper on the floor — ha posato un foglio di giornale sul pavimento

she laid the baby in her cot — ha messo la bambina nel suo lettino

to lay the facts/one's proposals before sb — presentare i fatti/delle proposte a qn

to be laid low with flu — essere costretto (-a) a letto con l'influenza

to be laid to rest — (euph: buried) essere sepolto (-a)

to get laid fam! — scopare fam!

I don't know where to lay my hands on it — non saprei dove trovarlo

to lay o.s. open to attack/criticism — esporsi agli attacchi/alle critiche

to lay the blame (for sth) on sb — dar la colpa (di qc) a qn

to lay claim to sth — reclamare qc, accampare diritti mpl su qc

to lay odds or a bet on sth — scommettere su qc

2) (prepare: fire) preparare, (trap, snare) tendere, (mine) posare, piantare, (table) apparecchiare

I haven't laid the table yet — non ho ancora apparecchiato la tavola

3) (settle: ghost) placare, esorcizzare, (doubts, fears) eliminare, dissipare

2. vi

(bird) fare le uova, deporre le uova

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- lay alongside

- lay aside

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay over

- lay up

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lay (1) /leɪ/
n.

1 [u] disposizione; posizione; configurazione: the lay of the land, la configurazione del terreno; (fig.) la situazione attuale

2 ( nella pesca, spec. alla balena) interessenza; partecipazione agli utili

3 [uc] (tecn.) commettitura ( dei trefoli d'una corda)

4 (fam.) ramo d'affari; lavoro; attività

5 (fam.) prezzo

6 (volg.) scopata, chiavata (volg.)

7 (volg.) partner sessuale; (spec., anche easy lay) donna che ci sta, che la dà facilmente (volg.).
lay (2) /leɪ/
n.

(letter.) lai; canzone; lamento.
lay (3) /leɪ/
a. attr.

1 laico; secolare: (relig.) a lay brother, un «fratello» laico; un converso ( di monastero)

2 incompetente; profano

● (leg., in Inghil.) lay judge, giudice onorario ( non di carriera); giudice di pace □ lay reader, (relig.) predicatore laico; (fig.) profano □ (relig.) lay sister, sorella laica; conversa □ lay status, laicato; condizione secolare.
lay (4) /leɪ/
pass. di to lie (2).
♦ (to) lay /leɪ/
(pass. e p. p. laid)

A v. t.

1 posare; porre; mettere; mettere a posto; collocare; distendere; stendere; spalmare: He laid the keys on the desk, ha posato le chiavi sulla scrivania; to lay bricks, posare i mattoni l'uno sull'altro; to lay the foundation of st., porre (o gettare) le fondamenta di qc.; to lay a railway track, posare un binario; to lay the cloth, stendere (o mettere) la tovaglia; to lay a bomb, mettere una bomba; to lay paint [plaster], stendere la vernice [l'intonaco]

2 deporre, fare ( uova); fare le uova: Hens lay eggs, le galline fanno le uova; Reptiles lay eggs, i rettili depongono le uova

3 calmare; acquietare; smorzare; fugare; placare: The rain has laid the dust, la pioggia ha smorzato la polvere; to lay sb. 's doubts, fugare ogni dubbio dalla mente di q.

4 preparare; progettare; elaborare; fare: to lay a fire, preparare (o disporre la legna, il carbone per) il fuoco; to lay one's plans carefully, preparare accuratamente i propri piani

5 mettere innanzi a; esporre; presentare; muovere ( accuse): The lawyer laid his case before the court, l'avvocato ha presentato (o ha esposto) il caso al tribunale

6 imporre; dare ( ordini, ecc.): to lay heavy taxes on st., imporre balzelli gravosi su qc.; to lay strict injunctions on sb., dare severi ordini a q.

7 coprire; ricoprire; rivestire: to lay a floor with wall-to-wall carpeting, coprire un pavimento con la moquette

8 scommettere; fare ( una scommessa); puntare: We laid a wager on who would come in first, facemmo una scommessa su chi sarebbe arrivato primo; I'll lay ten pounds that she'll be late, scommetto dieci sterline che arriverà in ritardo

9 appianare; spianare; lisciare

10 attribuire; ascrivere; imputare: The murder was laid to a neighbour, un vicino di casa è stato ritenuto responsabile dell'assassinio

11 (mil.) puntare (per es., i cannoni); posare ( mine); (aeron.) sganciare ( bombe)

12 (tecn.) commettere ( i trefoli d'una corda)

13 (volg.) portarsi a letto (q.); scopare (volg.): to get laid: scopare; fare sesso

B v. i.

1 fare le uova: My hens are laying well now, ora le mie galline fanno molte uova

2 (naut.) dirigersi; mettersi ( in una posizione); fare prua (su)

● (fig.) to lay st. at sb. 's door, dare la colpa di qc. a q. □ (fig.) aprire: to lay bare one's heart, mettere a nudo il proprio cuore □ to lay the blame for st. on sb., attribuire la colpa di qc. a q. □ (fig.) to lay sb. by the heels, imprigionare q.; incarcerare q. □ to lay claim to, avanzare una pretesa su; pretendere a: The prince laid claim to the English throne, il principe pretendeva al trono d'Inghilterra □ (leg.) to lay a claim to a right, rivendicare un diritto □ to lay a course, (naut.) seguire una rotta; (fig.) seguire una linea di condotta □ (leg., ass.) to lay damages at a certain sum, fissare una certa somma come risarcimento dei danni □ to lay eyes on, gettare l'occhio (o lo sguardo) su □ (agric.) to lay fallow, lasciare ( un terreno) a maggese □ to lay a finger on, toccare ( con intenzioni ostili): Don't you dare lay a finger on him!, non azzardarti a toccarlo neanche con un dito! □ to lay sb. flat, abbattere (o buttare a terra) q.; stendere q. (fam.) □ to lay great [little] store upon st., dare grande [scarsa] importanza a qc. □ to lay hands on oneself, uccidersi; suicidarsi □ to lay hands on sb., mettere le mani addosso a q.; (relig.) imporre le mani su q. ( per consacrarlo, ordinarlo sacerdote) □ to lay hands on st., metter le mani su qc.; impadronirsi di qc. □ (fig.) to lay heads together, mettersi insieme a discutere (o a far progetti) □ to lay a hedge, mettere a dimora una siepe □ to lay hold of (o on), afferrare (o prendere); (fig.) approfittare di, trarre vantaggio da □ to lay one's hopes on sb., riporre le proprie speranze in q. □ to lay sb. low, abbattere (o atterrare) q.; (fig.: di malattia) buttare giù q. □ to lay oneself open to attack, prestare il fianco agli attacchi □ to lay open, scoprire, esporre; svelare; tagliare, spaccare: to lay open a wound, scoprire una ferita; to lay open a plot, svelare una congiura; to lay one's cheek [arm, leg] open, prodursi uno squarcio in una guancia [un braccio, una gamba] □ (stor.) to lay siege to a castle, mettere l'assedio a un castello □ to lay a trap, [an ambush], tendere una trappola, [un'imboscata] □ ( slang autom., USA) to lay some rubber, sgommare; partire sgommando □ to lay stress (o emphasis) on st., dare un gran peso a qc. □ to lay the table, apparecchiare (la tavola): DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- Can you lay the table?, puoi apparecchiare? □ to lay st. to sb. 's charge, dare la colpa di qc. a q. □ to lay st. to heart, prendersi a cuore qc. □ (fig. eufem.) to lay sb. to rest (o to sleep), seppellire q. □ to lay waste, devastare, mettere a ferro e fuoco ( un paese, ecc.).
NOTA D'USO: - to lay / to lie-
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I [leɪ]
passato lie IV
II [leɪ]
aggettivo

1) [ worker] non esperto, non specializzato

lay person — profano

2) relig. [preacher, member] laico

lay brother — converso
III [leɪ]
nome pop. spreg. chiavata f., scopata f.
IV 1. [leɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. laid)

1) (place) posare, porre, mettere [object, card]; (spread out) stendere [rug, blanket, covering]; (arrange) collocare, disporre; deporre [ wreath]

he laid the baby in the cot — adagiò il bambino nella culla

he laid his hand on my forehead — pose la mano sulla mia fronte

to lay hands on sth. — fig. (find) mettere mano a qcs.

to lay hands on sb. — relig. imporre le mani su qcn

2) (set for meal) apparecchiare, mettere [ table]

to lay an extra place — aggiungere un coperto

3) (prepare) preparare [fire, plan]; gettare [basis, foundation]; tendere [ trap]

4) (fix in place) posare [carpet, tiles, cable, mine]; costruire [railway, road]

5) zool. deporre [ egg]

6) fig. sporgere [charge, complaint]; muovere [ accusation]; gettare [curse, spell]

to lay stress o emphasis on sth. — porre l'accento su qcs

7) (bet) puntare [ money] (on su)

8) pop. (have sex with) scopare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. laid) [ bird] deporre le uova

- lay about

- lay aside

- lay before

- lay by

- lay down

- lay in

- lay into

- lay off

- lay on

- lay open

- lay out

- lay up

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to lay it on the line — parlare chiaro e tondo

to lay a finger o hand on sb. — (beat) alzare un dito contro qcn., mettere le mani addosso a qcn

English-Italian dictionary > lay
15 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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16 pull out

pull out vb sacar / arrancar

she pulled a rabbit out of a top hat sacó un conejo de un sombrero de copa

to pull out a tooth arrancar una muela

pull out

v.

• arrancar v.

• mesar v.

Sense I

1) v + adv

\<\<vehicle/driver\>\>

a) ( depart) arrancar*

the train pulled out of the station — el tren salió de la estación

b) ( enter traffic)

he pulled out right in front of me — se me metió justo delante

2) ( extend) \<\<table\>\> alargarse*

3) ( withdraw) \<\<troops/partner\>\> retirarse, irse*

we're not going to pull out of the deal — no nos vamos a echar atrás

Sense II

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(extract, remove) \<\<tooth/nail/plug\>\> sacar*; \<\<weeds/page\>\> arrancar*

he pulled out his wallet/a $20 bill — sacó la cartera/un billete de 20 dólares

5) ( withdraw) \<\<teamoops\>\> retirar

1. VT + ADV

1) (=take out) (from pocket, drawer) sacar; (from ground) arrancar; [+ tooth] sacar, extraer; (=pull outwards) [+ lever etc] tirar hacia fuera

to pull sb out of a river — sacar a algn de un río

to pull sb out of a hole — sacar a algn de un hoyo (a estirones)

2) (=withdraw) retirar

everybody was pulled out on strike — todos fueron llamados a la huelga

2. VI + ADV

1) (Aut, Rail) (=come out) salir

the red car pulled out from behind that black one — el coche rojo salió de detrás de aquel negro

he pulled out and disappeared into the traffic — arrancó y se perdió en el tráfico

2) (Mil) (=withdraw) retirarse ( from de)

3) (=leave) salir, partir

we're pulling out — nos marchamos ya

4)

it pulls out easily — [drawer etc] sale fácilmente

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Sense I

1) v + adv

\<\<vehicle/driver\>\>

a) ( depart) arrancar*

the train pulled out of the station — el tren salió de la estación

b) ( enter traffic)

he pulled out right in front of me — se me metió justo delante

2) ( extend) \<\<table\>\> alargarse*

3) ( withdraw) \<\<troops/partner\>\> retirarse, irse*

we're not going to pull out of the deal — no nos vamos a echar atrás

Sense II

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(extract, remove) \<\<tooth/nail/plug\>\> sacar*; \<\<weeds/page\>\> arrancar*

he pulled out his wallet/a $20 bill — sacó la cartera/un billete de 20 dólares

5) ( withdraw) \<\<team/troops\>\> retirar

English-spanish dictionary > pull out
17 Hauptgesellschafter

Hauptgesellschafter m RECHT principal shareholder, main shareholder, major shareholder, principal partner, main partner, major partner
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Hauptgesellschafter
chief partner;
• Hauptgesetzgeber (EU) principal legislator;
• Hauptgewerbezweck (Unternehmen) main object;
• Hauptgläubiger principal (chief) creditor;
• Haupthandelsartikel staple goods, staples;
• Haupthandelsplatz staple town;
• Haupthandelsströme arteries of commerce;
• Hauptherausgeber editor-in-chief;
• Hauptindustriezweige staple industries;
• Hauptinhaber principal owner;
• Hauptinhalt substance, essence;
• Hauptinhalt eines Vertrages essence of a contract;
• Hauptinstrument für das Wirtschaftswachstum key tool for economic growth;
• Hauptinteressensgebiet field of major professional interest;
• Hauptkartei master file;
• Hauptkasse chief cashier, teller's department;
• Hauptkassierer chief (head) cashier, cashier in charge of operations, paying teller (US);
• Hauptkatalog main catalog(ue);
• Hauptknotenpunkt main junction;
• Hauptkonkurrent chief rival;
• Hauptkonto ledger account;
• Hauptkontor headquarters;
• Hauptkontrollkonto master control account;
• Hauptkosten key costs;
• Hauptkostenstelle cost center (US) (centre, Br.);
• Hauptkredit primary credit;
• Hauptkunde main (primary, major, dominant) customer;
• Hauptlagerstätte major deposit;
• Hauptlieferant major supplier, original (prime, general, main) contractor;
• Hauptlinie (Bahn) main line (track), principal railroad (US), main trunk, trunk route (US), (Flugverkehr) trunk airline (US);
• Hauptmangel principal defect;
• Hauptmarkt principal (main) market;
• Hauptmasse seines Vermögens bulk of one’s property;
• Hauptmerkmal (Werbung) feature;
• Hauptmiete chief rent;
• Hauptmieter master tenant (lessee), head lessee;
• Hauptmietvertrag proprietary lease;
• Hauptmitarbeiter chief assistant;
• Hauptmotiv (Werbung) keynote idea;
• Hauptnachfrage chief demand;
• Hauptniederlage staple (US);
• Hauptniederlassung main establishment (office, US), principal establishment (place of business), main seat of activity, major subsidiary, registered office, (Bank) head office, headquarters;
• Hauptniederlassung in... haben to have its headquarters at...;
• Hauptnutznießer primary beneficiary;
• Hauptpacht chief rent;
• Hauptpachtvertrag proprietary lease;
• Hauptpatent original (basic, pioneer, main) patent;
• Hauptperson key man, feature, principal, headliner (US);
• Hauptplan (Etat) master budget;
• Hauptplatine (Computer) Basis-, Hauptplatine;
• Hauptplatz (Bankwesen) banking center (US) (centre, Br.);
• Hauptpolice original policy;
• Hauptpostamt head (general, Br.) post office;
• Hauptprodukte chief products, staple articles (commodities, goods),leading articles, staples;
• Hauptproduktion principal product line;
• Hauptprüfer senior accountant;
• Hauptpunkte (Klage) merits, gist;
• Hauptpunkte einer Vereinbarung heads of an agreement;
• Hauptquelle key resource, main source;
• Hauptquittung general receipt;
• Hauptrechenschaftsbericht audit;
• Hauptrechnung general account (bill);
• Hauptreeder principal owner;
• Hauptregister general table of contents, (Warenzeichen) principal register;
• Hauptreisezeit tourist season;
• Hauptrepräsentant einer Firma leading agent of a firm;
• Hauptrevisor senior accountant;
• Hauptrücklage (Bankwesen) primary reserve.

Business german-english dictionary > Hauptgesellschafter
18 former

former [fɔʀme]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ liens d'amitié] to form ; [+ équipe] to set up

• former le projet de faire qch to have the idea of doing sth

   b. ( = être le composant de) to make up

• ceci forme un tout this forms a whole

• ils forment un beau couple they make a nice couple

   c. ( = dessiner) to form

• ça forme un rond it makes a circle

   d. ( = éduquer) to train ; [+ caractère, goût] to form

• les voyages forment la jeunesse travel broadens the mind

2. reflexive verb

► se former

   a. ( = se développer) to form

   b. ( = apprendre un métier) to train o.s. ; ( = éduquer son goût, son caractère) to educate o.s.

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fɔʀme
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( prendre l'aspect de) to form [rectangle]

2) ( constituer) to form

ils forment un couple très uni — they are a very close couple

il forme avec son partenaire une brillante équipe — he and his partner make a brilliant team

formez des groupes de cinq — get into groups of five

3) ( donner une formation à) to train [personnel] ( à faire to do); ( éduquer) to educate [personne, goût]; to develop [intelligence]; to form [opinion]

former quelqu'un au traitement de texte — to train somebody in word processing

4) ( produire) to form [abcès, pellicule]

5) ( mettre en forme) to form [lettres, phrases]

2.

se former verbe pronominal

1) ( se créer) to form

un caillot s'est formé — a clot has formed

2) ( être créé) to be formed

3) ( acquérir une formation) to train, to be trained (à in)

se former à la vente — to train in sales

4) ( s'éduquer) [caractère, personnalité, style] to develop; [personne] to educate oneself

5) ( concevoir) to form

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fɔʀme vt
1) (= créer) to form

2) (= éduquer) [soldat, ingénieur] to train

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former verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( prendre l'aspect de) to form [cercle, rectangle]; la rivière forme un coude the river forms a bend;

2 ( constituer) to form, constitute; les personnes formant le comité the people forming the committee; ils forment un couple très uni they are a very close couple; il forme avec son partenaire une brillante équipe he and his partner make a brilliant team; formez des groupes de cinq get into groups of five;

3 (réunir les éléments de, réaliser) to form; former un gouvernement to form a government; former un train to form a train; former une équipe/une commission/une association to form a team/a commission/an association;

4 ( donner une formation à) to train [personnel] (à faire to do); ( éduquer) to educate [personne, goût]; to develop, form [personnalité, caractère, esprit]; to develop [intelligence]; to form [opinion]; former qn au traitement de texte to train sb in word processing; enseignement qui permet de former des individus responsables teaching which produces responsible people; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( produire) to form [abcès, pellicule];

6 ( mettre en forme) to form [lettres, phrases];

7 ( concevoir) fml to conceive [projet]; je forme le vœu que tout se passe bien I hope that everything goes well.

B se former vpr

1 ( se créer) to form; un caillot s'est formé dans l'artère a clot has formed in the artery; l'image qui se forme sur la rétine the image that forms on the retina; il se forme de la buée condensation forms;

2 ( être créé) to be formed; le gouvernement s'est formé autour d'une politique commune the government was formed around a common policy;

3 ( acquérir une formation) to train, to be trained (à in); se former à la vente/au marketing to train in sales/in marketing; il est allé se former au Japon he went to train in Japan;

4 ( s'éduquer) [caractère, personnalité, style] to develop; [personne] to educate oneself; son style s'est formé peu à peu his style developed gradually; il s'est formé à l'école de la vie he was educated in the university of life;

5 ( concevoir) to form.

[fɔrme] verbe transitif

1. [donner un contour à - lettre] to shape, to form ; [ - phrase] to put together, to shape

Dieu forma l'homme à son image BIBLE God made man in his own image

2. [créer - gouvernement, association] to form

former un train to make up a train

3. [se constituer en] to form

ils ont formé un cortège/attroupement they formed a procession/a mob

4. [dessiner] to form

5. [constituer] to form

nous ne formions qu'un seul être we were as one

ils forment un couple uni they're a united couple

ils forment un couple étrange they make a strange couple

6. [faire apparaître] to make, to form

7. (soutenu) [créer, faire par la pensée]

former un projet to think up a plan

nous avons formé le dessein de nous marier we are planning to marry

former des vœux pour le succès de quelqu'un/quelque chose to wish somebody/something success

tous les espoirs que nous formons pour eux all the hopes we place in them

8. LINGUISTIQUE to form

9. ÉDUCATION & INDUSTRIE to train

former les jeunes en entreprise to give young people industrial training

former son personnel à l'informatique to train one's staff to use computers

formé à la gestion trained in management (techniques)

10. [développer - caractère, goût] to develop

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se former verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [apparaître - croûte, pellicule, peau] to form ; [ - couche, dépôt] to form, to build up

2. [se placer en]

se former en to form, to make

se former en carré to form a square

3. [se perfectionner] to train oneself

se former sur le tas to learn on the job ou as one goes along

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se former verbe pronominal transitif

se former une opinion to form an opinion

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > former
19 libérer

libérer [libeʀe]

➭ TABLE 6

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ prisonnier, otage] to release ; [+ soldat] to discharge ; [+ élèves, employés] to let go ; [+ pays, peuple, ville] to liberate

• être libéré sur parole to be released on parole

   b. libérer qn de [+ liens, dette] to free sb from ; [+ promesse] to release sb from

• ça m'a libéré de lui dire ce que je pensais it was a relief to tell him what I thought

   c. [+ appartement] to vacate ; [+ étagère] to clear ; [+ tiroir] to empty

• nous libérerons la salle à 11 heures we'll clear the room at 11 o'clock

• libérer le passage to clear the way

• ça a libéré trois postes it made three jobs available

   d. [+ échanges commerciaux] to ease restrictions on ; [+ prix] to decontrol

   e. [+ énergie, gaz] to release

2. reflexive verb

► se libérer

   a. [personne] (de ses liens) to free o.s.

• désolé, jeudi je ne peux pas me libérer I'm sorry, I'm not free on Thursday

• je n'ai pas pu me libérer plus tôt I couldn't get away any earlier

   b. [appartement] to become vacant ; [place, poste] to become available

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libeʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( délivrer) to liberate [pays, ville] (de from); to free [compagnon, otage] (de from)

2) ( relâcher) to release [otage, détenu] (de from); to free [esclave, animal] (de from)

3) ( laisser partir) to allow [somebody] to go [employé, élève]

4) ( affranchir) ( de contraintes) to liberate [personne, imagination] (de from); ( de fonctions) to relieve [ministre, employé] (de of); ( de service militaire) to discharge [soldat] (de from)

libérer un associé de ses obligations — to release a partner from his obligations

libérer quelqu'un de l'emprise de quelqu'un — to get somebody away from somebody's influence

5) ( ne pas retenir) to release [émotion, énergie]; to give free rein to [instinct, imagination]

6) ( soulager) to relieve [esprit, personne] (de of)

libérer sa conscience — to unburden oneself

7) ( débarrasser) to vacate [appartement, bureau]; to clear [passage, trottoir] (de of)

libérer la chambre avant midi — ( dans un hôtel) to check out before noon

8) ( dégager) to free [bras, main] (de from); to release [ressort, cran]

9) Économie ( libéraliser) to liberalize [économie, échanges]; ( débloquer) to deregulate [prix]

libérer les loyers/tarifs — to lift rent/tariff controls

10) Chimie, Physique ( produire) to release [gaz, énergie, électrons]

2.

se libérer verbe pronominal

1) ( se délivrer) [personne] to free oneself (de from); [pays, entreprise] to free itself (de from)

2) ( se rendre disponible)

j'essaierai de me libérer mercredi — I'll try and be free on Wednesday

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libeʀe vt
1) [otages] to free, to liberate

Les otages ont été libérés hier soir. — The hostages were freed last night.

2) [prisonnier] to release

3) fig

libérer qn de [liens, dette] — to free sb from

4) [promesse] to release sb from

5) PSYCHOLOGIE, PSYCHIATRIE to liberate

6) [soldat] to discharge

7) (= dégager) [gaz] to release

8) ÉCONOMIE, [échanges commerciaux] to ease restrictions on

* * *

libérer verb table: céder

A vtr

1 ( délivrer) to liberate [pays, ville] (de from); to free [compagnon, otage] (de from);

2 ( relâcher) to release [otage, détenu] (de from); to free [esclave, animal] (de from);

3 ( laisser partir) to allow [sb] to go [employé, élève]; libérer ses élèves avant l'heure to let one's pupils go early, to allow one's pupils to go early;

4 ( affranchir) ( de contraintes) to liberate [personne, imagination] (de from); ( de fonctions) to relieve [ministre, employé] (de of); ( de service militaire) to discharge [soldat] (de from); libérer un associé de sa parole/ses obligations/ses dettes to release a partner from his word/his obligations/his debts; libérer qn de l'emprise de qn to free sb from sb's hold;

5 ( ne pas retenir) to release [émotion, énergie]; to give free rein to [instinct, imagination];

6 ( soulager) to relieve [esprit, personne] (de of); to unburden [cœur, conscience] (de of);

7 ( débarrasser) to vacate [appartement, bureau]; to clear [passage, trottoir] (de of); les lieux doivent être libérés avant la fin du mois the premises must be vacated by the end of the month; libérer la chambre avant midi ( dans un hôtel) to check out before noon;

8 ( dégager) to free [bras, main] (de from); to release [ressort, cran, mécanisme];

9 Écon ( libéraliser) to liberalize [économie, échanges]; ( débloquer) to deregulate [prix]; libérer les loyers/tarifs to lift rent/tariff controls;

10 Fin to pay up [actions, capital];

11 Chimie, Phys ( produire) to release [gaz, énergie, électrons].

B se libérer vpr

1 ( se délivrer) [personne] to free oneself (de from); [pays, entreprise] to free itself (de from); je me suis libéré de mes chaînes/obligations I have freed myself from my chains/obligations; se libérer les bras/jambes to free one's arms/legs; se libérer d'une dette/d'un impôt to pay a debt/a tax; se libérer d'une inhibition to get rid of an inhibition;

2 ( se rendre disponible) j'essaierai de me libérer mercredi I'll try and be free on Wednesday.

[libere] verbe transitif

1. [délivrer] to free

libérer quelqu'un de quelque chose to free somebody from something

quand les Alliés libérèrent Paris when the Allies liberated Paris

2. [remettre en liberté] to release, to (set) free

3. [décharger]

libérer quelqu'un d'une promesse to free ou to release somebody from a promise

4. [soulager - conscience] to relieve

5. [laisser partir - élèves, employés] to let go

on nous a libérés avant l'heure we were allowed to leave ou they let us go early

6. [rendre disponible - lieu] to vacate, to move out of ; [ - étagère] to clear

libérez le passage clear the way

je n'arrive même pas à libérer une heure pour jouer au tennis I can't even find a free hour ou an hour to spare to play tennis

les postes libérés par les mises à la retraite anticipée vacancies created by early retirement

7. [débloquer - mécanisme, énergie, émotions] to release

8. CHIMIE & PHYSIQUE to release

9. ÉCONOMIE [prix, salaires] to free, to lift ou to remove restrictions on

10. MILITAIRE [conscrit] to discharge

le candidat devra être libéré des obligations militaires the applicant must be released from ou must have discharged his military service obligations

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se libérer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se délivrer] to free oneself

se libérer de ses chaînes to free oneself from one's chains

2. [dans un emploi du temps]

essaie de te libérer pour demain try to be free ou to make some time tomorrow

3. [s'émanciper - femmes] to become more liberated

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se libérer verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) [emploi, appartement] to become vacant ou available

il y a une place qui s'est libérée au coin de la rue somebody's just left a parking space at the corner of the street

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > libérer
20 cavaliere

m rider

accompagnatore escort

al ballo partner

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cavaliere s.m.

1 ( chi cavalca) rider; horseman*: un cavaliere perfetto, an accomplished horseman

2 ( soldato a cavallo) cavalryman*, mounted soldier

3 ( di ordini cavallereschi) knight; ( in Francia) Chevalier: cavaliere della Giarrettiera, Knight of the Garter; cavaliere della Legion d'Onore, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour; creare cavaliere qlcu., to knight (o to confer a knighthood on) s.o.

4 ( chi accompagna una signora) escort, squire, cavalier; ( compagno di ballo) (dance) partner; ( persona galante) cavalier, gallant // cavalier servente, devoted slave (o gallant)

5 (st. medioevale, romana) knight: i Cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda, the Knights of the Round Table; cavaliere errante, knight errant; armare qlcu. cavaliere, to knight s.o. (o to dub s.o. (a) knight)

6 ( gentiluomo) gentleman*: comportarsi da perfetto cavaliere, to behave like a perfect gentleman

7 (fig.) ( a cavallo): essere a cavaliere di, to be between (o to bestride o to span); essere a cavaliere di due secoli, to be between (o to bestride o to span) two centuries

8 ( della bilancia) rider

9 (zool.) cavaliere d'Italia, ( Himantopus himantopus) stilt-bird, stilt-plover, stilt-walker.

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[kava'ljɛre]
sostantivo maschile

1) (chi va a cavallo) rider; (uomo) horseman*

2) stor. knight

armare qcn. cavaliere — to knight sb

3) mil. cavalryman*, trooper

4) (uomo galante) gentleman*

5) (chi accompagna una signora) escort; (al ballo) partner, escort

•

cavaliere errante — knight errant

cavaliere di Malta — Knight of Malta

cavalier servente — scherz. devoted admirer

* * *

cavaliere

/kava'ljεre/

sostantivo m.

1 (chi va a cavallo) rider; (uomo) horseman*

2 stor. knight; armare qcn. cavaliere to knight sb.

3 mil. cavalryman*, trooper

4 (uomo galante) gentleman*

5 (chi accompagna una signora) escort; (al ballo) partner, escort

COMPOUNDS

cavaliere errante knight errant; cavaliere di Malta Knight of Malta; cavalier servente scherz. devoted admirer.

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