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kɔ:l
1. сущ.
1) а) крик Syn: shout
1., cry
1. б) крик (животного, особ. птицы) a wild range of animal noises and bird calls ≈ разнообразный шум животных и крики птиц в) зов, призыв( специальные звуки для приманивания птиц и т. п.) г) манок, дудка( при ловле птиц)
2) а) приглашение или команда собраться act call ≈ театр. сигнал актерам о начале представления;
звонок, созывающий публику в зрительный зал б) сигнал, сбор (с помощью горна, барабана и т. п.) в) вызов (в суд) call to the bar ≈ признание статуса барристера г) предложение принять должность пастора и занять приход д) приглашение, сбор актеров на репетицию The call is for 11 o'clock. ≈ Репетиция назначена на 11 часов. е) вызов (аплодисментами на сцену актеров и т. п.) ж) влечение, тяга You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new. ≈ Вероятно, вы чувствуете радость от тяги к новому. з) зов;
притягательность( чего-л. - пейзажа, работы и т. п.) the call of the wild ≈ зов дикой природы Syn: pull
1. и) зов, знамение приближающейся смерти to get one's call, to get the call ≈ умереть;
быть на грани смерти
3) телефонный вызов, телефонный звонок;
телефонный разговор to give smb. a call ≈ позвонить кому-л. to make a call to smb., place a call to smb. ≈ сделать телефонный звонок кому-л. to answer, return, take a call ≈ ответить на телефонный звонок business call ≈ деловой звонок conference call ≈ приглашение на конференцию local call ≈ местный звонок long-distance, trunk call ≈ междугородный телефонный вызов toll call ≈ амер.- телефонный разговор с пригородом;
междугородный телефонный разговор (за дополнительную плату) One call was for me. ≈ Один раз вызывали меня. Who will take her call? ≈ Кто ответит на ее звонок? The operator put my call right through. ≈ Телефонистка сразу же соединила меня (с нужным абонентом). collect call ≈ телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят dial-direct call ≈ прямой телефонный звонок direct-dialled call ≈ прямой телефонный звонок emergency call ≈ срочный телефонный звонок operator-assisted call ≈ звонок через телефониста transferred-charge call ≈ телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят
4) а) требование;
спрос He has many calls on his money. ≈ К нему постоянно обращаются за деньгами. Syn: demand
1. requisition
1., claim
1. б) коммерч. требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса и т. п.
5) долг;
необходимость, нужда You have no call to blush. ≈ Вам нечего краснеть. There is no call for such behavior. ≈ Такое поведение ничем не оправдано. call of duty ≈ чувство долга Syn: duty, need
1., occasion
1., right I
1.
6) призыв;
просьба There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. ≈ Раздавались призывы обновить меры безопасности. many calls for Christmas stories ≈ многочисленные просьбы рассказать рождественскую историю
7) перекличка;
время переклички Syn: roll-call
8) а) визит, посещение( обыкн. краткий) business call ≈ деловой визит courtesy call ≈ визит вежливости professional call ≈ вызов (врача, адвоката и т. п.) He decided to pay a call on Tommy. ≈ Он решил нанести визит Тому. to pay a call ≈ нанести визит б) заход( парохода в порт) ;
остановка( поезда на станции)
9) карт. объявление (козырной масти) ∙ at call ≈ наготове, к услугам within call ≈ поблизости on call
2. гл.
1) а) кричать;
окликать call for help ≈ взывать о помощи to call to one another ≈ перекликаться (друг с другом) to call the waiter over ≈ подозвать официанта He is in the next room, call him. ≈ Он в соседней комнате, крикни его. Did you call? ≈ Вы меня звали? he called to her ≈ он крикнул ей, он окликнул ее Syn: shout
2., cry
2. б) о животных, особ. о птицах - издавать характерные крики;
жужжать( о пчелах перед роением) в) призывать, созывать( горном и т. п.) г) карт. объявлять( козырную масть и т. п.)
2) звонить или говорить по телефону He called me from New York. ≈ Он позвонил мне (по телефону) из Нью-Йорка. we called them to say that... ≈ мы сообщили им по телефону, что... Did anyone call? ≈ Мне кто-нибудь звонил? to call back ≈ позвонить по телефону (в ответ на звонок), перезвонить I'll call you back. ≈ Я вам потом перезвоню.
3) выкрикивать( что-л. четким, громким голосом) ;
перекликать, вызывать( по именам, фамилиям) ;
провозглашать, объявлять;
оглашать to call out a command ≈ выкрикнуть команду to call the docket ≈ огласить список судебных дел Here the captain called a halt. ≈ В этом месте капитан объявил привал. to call the score ≈ спорт вести( объявлять) счет
4) а) звать, вызывать;
приглашать She called the children to dinner. ≈ Она позвала детей к обеду. The bell called to dinner. ≈ Звонок позвал к обеду. He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. ≈ Он закричал, чтобы жена вызвала скорую помощь. б) юр. вызывать (в суд и т. п.) The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence. ≈ Девочка ждал два часа, прежде чем ее вызвали для дачи показаний. to call (as) witness ≈ вызывать (в качестве) свидетеля to call the defendant ≈ вызывать ответчика в суд to call the plaintiff ≈ вызывать истца в суд to call in evidence ≈ вызывать в суд для дачи показаний в) перен. призывать в 'лучший' мир All the doctors can't save him. He's called. ≈ Ни один врач не сможет спасти его. Он обречен. г) охот. приманивать( птиц или животных специальными звуками) д) вызывать (воспоминание, образ и т. п.) ;
обращать (внимание) to call to mind, memory, remembrance ≈ припомнить, вспомнить to call smb.'s attention to smth. ≈ обращать чье-л. внимание на что-л. е) вызывать (актера) на сцену;
объявлять (о начале какой-л. части представления) He was called for the last act. ≈ Ему объявили, чтобы он был готов к последнему действию.
5) будить It's too early to call him. ≈ Еще рано его будить.
6) собирать, созывать (собрание и т. п.) A meeting has been called for Monday. ≈ Собрание было назначено на понедельник. to call an election ≈ назначить выборы to call the Parliament ≈ созывать парламент Syn: convene, convoke, summon
7) пригласить на должность пастора (пресвитерианской или нонконформистской церкви)
8) а) заходить, навещать, наносить визит to call at a house ≈ зайти в дом to call (up) on a person ≈ навестить кого-л. Have many visitors called to-day? ≈ Сколько сегодня заходило посетителей? б) заходить (в порт - о корабле) ;
останавливаться, делать краткую остановку (о поезде, автобусе и т. п.) The steamer calls at several ports along the way. ≈ По пути пароход заходит в несколько портов.
9) называть;
давать имя What is this flower called? ≈ Как называется этот цветок? What do you call this in English? ≈ Как это по-английски? He is called Tom. ≈ Его зовут Томом. The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor. ≈ Речь была прервана членами партии консерваторов, которые назвали его предателем. He was called after his father. ≈ Его нарекли в честь отца. to call things by their proper names ≈ называть вещи своими именами to call names ≈ оскорблять, обзывать кого-л. Syn: name
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10) считать, полагать I call this a good house. ≈ Я нахожу, что это хороший дом. Do you call English an easy language? ≈ И вы считаете английский язык легким? I call that a shame. ≈ По-моему, это возмутительно. They call it ten miles. ≈ Считается, что здесь десять миль. He calls him his son. ≈ Он считает его своим сыном;
он относится к нему как к родному сыну. The results of the conference are called satisfactory. ≈ Считают, что конференция дала положительные результаты. Syn: reckon, consider ∙ call about call at call away call back call by call down call down on call for call forth call in call into call off call upon call out call over call round call to call together call up to call smb. over the coals ≈ ругать кого-л., делать кому-л. выговор you will be called over the coals for your conduct ≈ вам достанется /попадет/ за ваше поведение to have nothing to call one's own ≈ ничего не иметь, быть без средств deep calls unto deep библ. ≈ бездна бездну призывает to call into action ≈ приводить в действие to call into existence ≈ вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие to call off all bets ≈ умереть To Be Called For ≈ До востребования (надпись на конверте) крик - loud * громкий выкрик - * for help крик о помощи крик, голос (животного, птицы) - the * of the cuckoo крик кукушки - the * of the nightingale пение соловья зов;
оклик - within * поблизости, рядом, неподалеку;
в пределах слышимости - to be within * быть рядом;
быть при ком-л. (для выполнения поручения и т. п.) - out of * далеко;
вне пределов слышимости сигнал;
звонок;
свисток;
"дудка" (на корабле) ;
сбор (барабанный) - radio *, * sign /signal/ (радиотехника) позывной сигнал - distress * сигнал бедствия - * letters( радиотехника) позывные - * to quarters( военное) сигнал повестки (охота) манок, вабик( для приманки птиц) перекличка - * of the House перекличка (в алфавитном порядке) членов палаты общин (в Великобритании) или членов палаты представителей (в США) - * of the States (американизм) перекличка (в алфавитном порядке) штатов при голосовании на съезде партии призыв - a * for peaceful coexistence призыв к мирному сосуществованию - he answered the * of the country он откликнулся на призыв родины - * to arms призыв к оружию;
призыв под знамена вызов (в суд и т. п.) ;
(официальное) приглашение на работу, должность и т. п. - to issue a * to smb. to attend прислать кому-л. повестку о явке - to issue a * for a meeting to be held разослать извещение о том, что состоится собрание - he accepted the * to the chair of physics он принял предложение возглавить кафедру физики - * of the House вызов всех членов парламента (для голосования по важным вопросам) созыв (совещания и т. п.) (американизм) решение национального комитета партии о созыве съезда для выдвижения кандидатур телефонный вызов, звонок или разговор (тж. telephone *) - to make a * позвонить по телефону - to put a * through соединить( по телефону) - to take the * ответить на телефонный звонок;
взять трубку;
принять заказ, вызов и т7П. (по телефону) - he got /had, received/ a phone * ему позвонили (театроведение) вызов (аплодисментами на сцену) - to take a * выходить на аплодисменты, раскланиваться - she had nine *s ее вызывали девять раз, она девять раз выходила раскланиваться (театроведение) (американизм) прослушивание, репетиция( театроведение) объявление о времени репетиции зов;
тяга, влечение - the * of the wild зов природы - the * of nature( эвфмеизм) отправление естественных потребностей призвание - to feel a * to smth. чувствовать призвание /склонность/ к чему-л. визит, посещение;
приход - courtesy * визит вежливости - return * ответный визит - social * светский визит;
посещение знакомых;
(дипломатическое) протокольный визит - to make *s делать /наносить/ визиты - to pay a * нанести визит - to return smb. a * нанести кому-л. ответный визит - to receive a * принимать( гостя, посетителя) - to attend a professional * поехать на вызов - I have several *s to make мне нужно зайти в несколько мест заход (корабля в порт - place of * место захода остановка (поезда на станции) требование - at * наготове, к услугам, в (чьем-л.) распоряжении, под рукой - to be ready at * быть наготове /настороже/;
быть готовым сделать (что-л.) по первому требованию - on * по ребованию, по вызову - he has many *s on his money к нему постоянно обращаются за деньгами - I have too many *s on my time я слишком перегружен обязанностями, у меня совсем нет свободного времени - * of duty, at duty's * по долгу службы - merit beyond the * of duty проявленный героизм;
чувство долга (экономика) спрос (на товар) - to have the * пользоваться спросом( финансовое) (коммерческое) требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса и т. п. - on * на онкольном счете - loan at /on/ * money on * ссуда до востребования( военное) заявка, требование;
вызов - * for action боевая тревога;
призыв к действию /к борьбе/ - at /on/ * по вызову;
по требованию - * for men запрос на подкрепление в личном составе - * for fire вызов огня (своего) полномочие;
право - to have /to get/ a * upon smth. пользоваться( преимущественным) правом на что-л. - to have no * on smb. не иметь никаких прав на чью-л. помощь /поддержку/ - he had no * to do that он не имел права это делать нужда, необходимость - I don't know what * she had to blush so я не знаю, что заставило ее так покраснеть - there is no * for you to worry у вас нет никаких оснований тревожиться( биржевое) предварительная премия;
опцион;
сделка с предварительной премией (карточное) объявление (козырной масти) (церковное) предложение прихода, места пастора (компьютерное) вызов (подпрограммы), обращение( к подпрограмме) - recursive * рекурсивное обращение - subroutine * вызов подпрограммы, обращение к подпрограмме - * by pattern вызов по образцу > * to the bar присвоение звания барристера > a close * (американизм) опасное /рискованное/ положение;
на волосок от гибели > it was a close * еле-еле унес ноги, чудом спасся > as the *, so the echo (пословица) как аукнется, так и откликнется кричать, закричать - I thought I heard someone *ing мне показалось, что кто-то кричит - he *ed after her он крикнул ей вслед звать, позвать;
подозвать (тж. * over) ;
окликать - to * the waiter over подозвать официанта - he is in the next room, call him он в соседней комнате, позовите /кликните/ его - did you *? вы меня звали? - he *ed to her он крикнул ей /окликнул ее/ - the bell *ed to dinner звонок позвал к обеду будить;
разбудить - it's too early to * him еще рано его будить называть;
звать - what is this thing *ed? как называется этот предмет? - what do you * this flower? как называется этот цветок - what do you * this in English? как это по-английски? - she is *ed Mary ее зовут Мери - his name is Richard but everybody *s him Dick его имя Ричард, но все называют его Диком - he was *ed after his uncle его нарекли в честь дяди - to * things by their proper names называть вещи своими именами - to * smb. names оскорблять /обзывать/ кого-л. выкликать;
громко читать список и т. п. - when names were *ed во время переклички - to * a cause объявлять о слушании дела в (суде) созывать - to * meeting созвать собрание - to * Parliament созвать /собрать/ парламент вызвать;
звать (к себе), приглашать - to * a taxi вызвать такси - to * a doctor пригласить /вызвать/ врача - you will be the next *ed in следующим вызовут вас вызывать, давать сигнал, сигнализировать - the ship was * ing us by wireless судно вызывало нас по радио вызывать (откуда-л.;
тж. * out) - a shot *ed me out выстрел заставил меня выбежать из дома - the firebrigade was *ed out twice last night прошлой ночью пожарную команду вызывали два раза (юридическое) вызывать (в суд и т. п.) (on, upon, unto, to) призывать;
взывать, обращаться - to * on all honest people to support peace призывать всех честных людей отстаивать дело мира - to * to mind вспоминать, припоминать - I can't * her telephone number to mind я не могу вспомнить номер ее телефона - to * to order призвать к порядку - the chairman had to * the meeting to order председателю пришлось призвать собравшихся к порядку (американизм) открывать собрание - the meeting is *ed to order, I * the meeting to order объявляю собрание открытым - to * to witness ссылаться на кого-л.;
призывать кого-л. в свидетели;
(юридическое) вызывать /указывать/свидетеля - to * to account призывать к ответу;
привлечь к ответственности;
потребовать отчета /объяснений/ - to * to attention обращать (чье-л.) внимание на (что-л.) ;
(военное) дать команду "смирно" - to * to the gods взывать к богам - to * to penance( церковное) призывать к покаянию (on, upon) предоставлять слово;
вызывать на трибуну - the chairman *ed upon Mr. B. to speak председатель предоставил слово г-ну Б. - to speak without being *ed upon высказываться без приглашения или без предоставления слова (on,upon) вызывать учащегося ответить на вопрос преподавателя - the teacher always *ed on her first учитель всегда спрашивал ее первой (on, upon,to) pass быть призванным;
чувствовать призвание, потребность - to be * ed to smth. почувствовать призвание к чему-л. - he felt *ed upon to speak он счел необходимым выступить, он считал себя не вправе промолчать (on, upon, to) pass быть вынужденным объявлять;
оглашать - to * a strike объявлять забастовку - to * the banns огласить имена вступающих в брак, объявить о предстоящем бракосочетании - you * now (карточное) вам объявлять (масть и т. п.) (тж. * in, * by) (обыкн. in, at, on, round) навещать;
посещать, приходить в гости, с визитом;
заходить, заглядывать, завернуть( куда-л.) - I was out when he *ed когда он заходил, меня не было дома - * in this evening, if you can если можете, заходите сегодня вечером - I *ed on Mr. Smith at his office я посетил мистера Смита в его конторе - our new neighbours *ed at our hoese last week наши новые соседи приходили к нам /были у нас/ на прошлой неделе - the Ambassador *ed on the Foreign Minister посол нанес визит министру иностранных дел - * by (разговорное) заходить (ненадолго), заглядывать (к кому-л.) - I'll * by if you don't mind я зайду, если вы не возражаете - we are alone most of the time, very few people * by мы большей частью одни, у нас редко кто бывает (in, at) заходить (о корабле) - does this steamer * at Naples? этот пароход заходит в Неаполь? (in, at) останавливаться (о транспорте) - few trains * at A. редкий поезд останавливается в А. (for) заходить (за чем-л., кем-л.) - I'll * for you at six я зайду за вами в шесть( часов) - she will * for the parcel она зайдет за свертком - to be *ed for до востребования( надпись на письме) (громко) требовать - a man *ed for a glass of beer человек потребовал кружку пива - he *ed for help он позвал на помощь - the minister's resignation was *ed for by everybody все потребовали отставки министра требовать, нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
предусматривать - your plan will * for a lot of money для осуществления вашего плана потребуется много денег - the occasion *s for quick action в данном случае требуется быстрота действий - the negotiations * for great tact переговоры требуют большого такта требоваться;
быть нужным, уместным - a correction is *ed for here тут требуется поправка - your remark was not *ed for ваше замечание было неуместно вызывать (актера) звонить или говорить по телефону - he *ed me from New York он позвонил мне (по телефону) из Нью-Йорка - we *ed them to say that... мы сообщили им по телефону, что... - did anyone *? мне кто-нибудь звонил? - to * back позвонить по телефону (в ответ на звонок) - I'll * you back я вам потом позвоню считать, рассматривать;
(пред) полагать - do you * English an easy langauge? и вы считаете английский язык легким? - I * this a very good house по-моему, это прекрасный дом - I * that a shame по-моему, это возмутительно - they * it ten miles считается, что здесь десять миль - he *s him his son он считает его своим сыном;
он относится к нему как к родному сыну - the results of the conference are *ed satisfactory считают, что конференция дала положительные результаты (шотландское) гнать (стадо, повозку и т. п.) ;
погонять, понукать( охота) вабить, приманивать птиц > to * in /into/ question, to * into doubt сомневаться, ставить под сомнение > to * into being создать, вызвать к жизни > the plant was *ed into being by war requirements завод был построен по военным соображениям > to * into play приводить в действие, пускать в ход > the case *ed every faculty of the doctor into play заболевание потребовало от врача напряжения всех его сил и способностей > it *s for a celebration! это (дело) надо отметить! > to * the score (спортивное) вести /объявлять/ счет > to * to the bar принимать (кого-л.) в корпорацию барристеров > to * in evidence вызывать в суд для дачи показаний > to * cousins набиваться в родственники > to * the tune /the play/ распоряжаться;
задавать тон > to * an election назначить выборы > to * it a day прекратить какое-л. дело > let's * it a day на сегодня хватит, пора кончать > to * it square удовлетвориться, примириться > to * off all bets (американизм) умереть > to * over the coals бранить, отчитывать > you will be *ed over the coals for your conduct вам достанется /попадет/ за ваше поведение > to * smb.'s bluff не позволить себя обмануть;
заставить( противника) раскрыть карты > deep *s unto deep (библеизм) бездна бездну призывает > to have nothing to * one's own не иметь гроша за душой;
ни кола ни двора ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам at ~ в распоряжении at ~ деньги до востребования at ~ к услугам at ~ наготове at ~ векс. по требованию attempted ~ пробный вызов authorized ~ вчт. разрешенный вызов authorized ~ вчт. санкционированный вызов bad ~ format вчт. неверный формат вызова to be called upon быть вынужденным call будить ~ взнос в оплату новых акций ~ визит, посещение;
to pay a call нанести визит ~ вчт. вызвать ~ вызов;
телефонный вызов;
one call was for me один раз вызывали меня ~ вчт. вызов ~ связь вызов ~ вызов в суд ~ вызывать, призывать;
созывать;
to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) ~ вчт. вызывать ~ связь вызывать ~ заход (парохода) в порт;
остановка (поезда) на станции ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ звать;
окликать;
to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) ~ звонить по телефону ~ зов, оклик ~ крик (животного, птицы) ~ крик ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам ~ называть;
давать имя ~ называть ~ нужда, необходимость;
you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть ~ нужда, необходимость ~ вчт. обращение ~ объявлять ~ опцион "колл" ~ перекличка ~ письменное обзятельство акционера ~ полномочие ~ посещать ~ право эмитента досрочно погасить ценные бумаги ~ приглашать ~ приглашение;
предложение (места, кафедры и т. п.) ~ призвание, влечение ~ призыв;
сигнал ~ призыв ~ распространять ~ сделка с премией ~ сигнал ~ считать;
I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом ~ телефонный вызов ~ телефонный звонок ~ требование;
спрос;
требование уплаты долга ~ требование ~ требование банка к заемщику о досрочном погашении кредита в связи с нарушением его условий ~ требовать ~ требовать уплаты ~ at останавливаться (где-л.) ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ at a port заходить в порт ~ вызывать, призывать;
созывать;
to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) ~ away отзывать ~ back брать назад ~ back звать обратно ~ by name вчт. вызов по имени ~ by number вчт. вызов по номеру ~ by pattern вчт. вызов по образцу ~ by reference вчт. передача параметра по ссылке ~ by value вчт. передача параметра по значению ~ directing code вчт. код вызова ~ down навлекать ~ down оспаривать, отводить (довод и т. п.) ~ down порицать, делать выговор ~ for заходить (за кем-л.) ~ for обязывать ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ for предусматривать ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования ~ for требовать ~ for a vote ставить на голосование ~ for payment требовать оплаты ~ for redemption of loan требовать погашения ссуды ~ for repayment требовать погашения ~ for tenders требовать продажи с торгов ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ in аннулировать ~ in вызывать ~ in выкупать ~ in изымать из обращения( денежные знаки) ~ in изымать из обращения ~ in инкассировать ~ in потребовать назад( долг) ~ in приглашать ~ in призывать на военную службу ~ in требовать возврата ~ in требовать уплаты ~ in aid обращаться за помощью ~ in preference shares изымать из обращения привилегированные акции ~ in preferred stocks изымать из обращения привилегированные акции to ~ in question подвергать сомнению question!: to call in ~ подвергать сомнению;
возражать;
требовать доказательств;
to make no question of не сомневаться;
вполне допускать ~ into: to ~ into existence( или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать day: to call it a ~ быть довольным достигнутыми результатами call it a ~ прекращать дело to call it a ~ считать дело законченным;
let us call it a day на сегодня хватит to ~ it square удовлетворяться, примиряться square: to call it ~ расквитаться, рассчитаться to ~ names ругать(-ся) name: name (обыкн. pl) брань;
to call names ругать(ся) ;
to take (smb.'s) name in vain клясться, божиться;
поминать имя всуе ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам ~ off отвлекать( внимание) ~ off отвлекать ~ off отзывать;
отменять;
прекращать;
откладывать, переносить;
the game was called off игру отложили ~ off отзывать ~ off отменять ~ on взывать, апеллировать ~ on звонить по телефону (кому-л.) ~ on приглашать высказаться;
the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору ~ upon = call on on: call ~ апеллировать call ~ обращаться call ~ предоставлять слово call ~ призывать ~ on a case затребовать дело ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ on shares требование об уплате взноса за акции ~ out вызывать;
to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор ~ out вызывать ~ out вызывать на дуэль ~ out выкрикивать;
кричать ~ out вызывать;
to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор ~ over делать перекличку to ~ (smb.) over the coals ругать (кого-л.), делать (кому-л.) выговор coal: ~ уголек;
to call (или to haul) over the coals делать выговор;
давать нагоняй ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" to ~ to mind (или memory, remembrance) припомнить, вспомнить ~ звать;
окликать;
to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) to ~ to order открыть собрание to ~ to order призвать к порядку order: ~ порядок;
спокойствие;
to keep order соблюдать порядок;
to call to order призвать к порядку ;
order!, order! к порядку! ~ of the day мода, модное течение( в искусстве, литературе и т. п.) ;
to call to order амер. открыть (собрание) ;
on a point of order к порядку ведения собрания ~ to subroutine вчт. обращение к подпрограмме ~ to the bar предоставление права адвокатской практики ~ to the bar прием в адвокатуру ~ to the bar присвоение звания барристера ~ together созывать ~ up вызывать (по телефону) ~ up вызывать в памяти ~ up вызывать по телефону ~ up звать наверх ~ up вчт. звонить по телефону ~ up представлять на рассмотрение (законопроект и т. п.) ~ up призывать (на военную службу) ~ up призывать на военную службу ~ upon = call on upon: call ~ апеллировать call ~ обращаться call ~ предоставлять слово call ~ призывать call ~ чувствовать потребность ~ on приглашать высказаться;
the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору cold ~ предложение сделки без предварительного представления продукции collect ~ связь оплаченный вызов conference ~ связь циркулярный вызов far ~ вчт. дальний вызов first ~ бирж. первый взнос first ~ бирж. требование первого взноса forward a ~ отправлять вызов function ~ вчт. вызов функции function ~ вчт. обращение к функции ~ off отзывать;
отменять;
прекращать;
откладывать, переносить;
the game was called off игру отложили graphic ~ вчт. графическое представление to have nothing to ~ one's own ничего не иметь, быть без средств;
= ни кола ни двора house ~ посещение на дому (например, визит врача на дом) ~ считать;
I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать implied ~ вчт. неявное обращение interrupt ~ вчт. вызов по прерыванию interurban ~ междугородный телефонный вызов invalid ~ вчт. неверное обращение junction ~ тел. пригородный разговор to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования library ~ вчт. обращение к библиотеке load overlay ~ вчт. вызов загрузки перекрытия local ~ местный телефонный вызов long-distance ~ междугородный телефонный разговор lost ~ вчт. безуспешное обращение macro ~ вчт. макрокоманда margin ~ требование о внесении дополнительного обеспечения money at ~ онкольная ссуда money at ~ ссуда до востребования nested ~s вчт. вложенные вызовы nested macro ~ вчт. вложенный микровызов object ~ вчт. вызов объекта official ~ официальный звонок on ~ ком. на онкольном счете on ~ по требованию, по вызову ~ вызов;
телефонный вызов;
one call was for me один раз вызывали меня ~ визит, посещение;
to pay a call нанести визит procedure ~ вчт. вызов процедуры put and ~ бирж. двойной опцион put and ~ бирж. стеллажная сделка qualified ~ вчт. ограниченное обращение qualified ~ вчт. уточненный вызов recursive ~ вчт. рекурсивное обращение remote procedure ~ вчт. дистанционный вызов reversed charges ~ заранее оплаченный междугородный разговор roll ~ перекличка roll ~ поименное голосование share ~ проедложение делать заявку на покупку акций ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования subroutine ~ вчт. вызов подпрограммы supervisor ~ вчт. обращение к супервизору supplementary ~ дополнительный заход в порт system ~ вчт. обращение к операционной системе system ~ вчт. системный вызов telephone ~ телефонный вызов telephone ~ телефонный звонок ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ into: to ~ into existence (или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" toll ~ амер. междугородный телефонный разговор toll ~ телефонный разговор с пригородом trunk ~ связь междугородный телефонный вызов unsuccessful ~ безуспешная попытка дозвониться value ~ вчт. вызов значения virtual ~ вчт. виртуальный вызов within ~ поблизости ~ нужда, необходимость;
you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть -
22 open
I 1. ['əʊpən]1) (not closed) [door, box, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] aperto; [bank, shop, bar] aperto (al pubblico)to get sth. open — aprire qcs.
the door was partly o half open la porta era socchiusa; to be open for business o to the public — essere aperto al pubblico
to be open — [ road] essere aperto (al traffico); [canal, harbour] essere aperto (per la navigazione); [telephone line, frequency] essere libero
in the open air — all'aria aperta o all'aperto; (at night) all'addiaccio o all'aperto
an open view — una visuale libera; fig. una visione aperta
3) (not covered) [car, carriage] scoperto, senza capote; [mine, sewer] a cielo apertoopen to the air, to the wind, to the elements — esposto all'aria, al vento, agli elementi
open to attack — esposto all'attacco, agli attacchi
to be open to offers, to suggestions, to new ideas, to criticism — essere aperto o disposto ad accettare offerte, suggerimenti, nuove idee, critiche
to lay oneself open to criticism essere esposto o esporsi alle critiche; it is open to question whether — è in dubbio o una questione aperta se
5) (accessible) [job, position] libero, vacante; [access, competition] aperto (a tutti); [meeting, hearing, session] pubblicoto be open to sb. — [competition, service, park, facilities] essere aperto a qcn.
6) (candid) [person, discussion, declaration, statement] sinceroto be open (with sb.) about sth. — essere sincero (con qcn.) su qcs
7) (blatant) [hostility, contempt] evidente, dichiarato; [disagreement, disrespect] aperto, evidente8) (undecided) [ question] apertothe election is (wide) open — l'elezione è aperta o è incerta
to have an open mind about sth. — avere una mentalità aperta nei confronti di qcs.
9) (with spaces) [weave, material] traforato11) mus. [ string] vuoto12) ling. [vowel, syllable] aperto2.1) (outside)to be, come out in the open — fig. essere, uscire allo scoperto
II 1. ['əʊpən]to bring sth. out into the open — portare qcs. allo scoperto
1) (cause not to be closed) aprire [door, box, shirt, wound]; slacciare [ button]; dilatare [ pores]to open a door slightly o a little socchiudere una porta, una finestra; to open one's mind (to sth.) — aprirsi (a qcs.)
2) (begin) aprire, iniziare [discussions, meeting]; aprire, intavolare [ conversation]; aprire [ enquiry]3) comm. (set up) aprire, avviare [shop, business, branch]4) (inaugurate) aprire, inaugurare [exhibition, bridge]2.1) (become open) [door, flower, curtain] aprirsito open into o onto [door, window] dare su; open wide! (at dentist's) apra bene! to open slightly o a little — [window, door] socchiudersi
2) comm. (operate) [shop, bank, bar] aprire3) (begin) [meeting, discussion, play] aprirsi, iniziareto open by doing — [ person] cominciare con il fare
4) (have first performance) [ film] uscire (sugli schermi); [ exhibition] aprire5) (be first speaker) [ person] aprire il dibattito7) econ. [ shares] aprire8) gioc. aprire•- open out- open up* * *['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) aperto2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) aperto3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) aperto4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) aperto5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) franco, aperto6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) (in sospeso)7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) aperto2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) aprire, aprirsi2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) aprire•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *I 1. ['əʊpən]1) (not closed) [door, box, eyes, shirt, wound, flower] aperto; [bank, shop, bar] aperto (al pubblico)to get sth. open — aprire qcs.
the door was partly o half open la porta era socchiusa; to be open for business o to the public — essere aperto al pubblico
to be open — [ road] essere aperto (al traffico); [canal, harbour] essere aperto (per la navigazione); [telephone line, frequency] essere libero
in the open air — all'aria aperta o all'aperto; (at night) all'addiaccio o all'aperto
an open view — una visuale libera; fig. una visione aperta
3) (not covered) [car, carriage] scoperto, senza capote; [mine, sewer] a cielo apertoopen to the air, to the wind, to the elements — esposto all'aria, al vento, agli elementi
open to attack — esposto all'attacco, agli attacchi
to be open to offers, to suggestions, to new ideas, to criticism — essere aperto o disposto ad accettare offerte, suggerimenti, nuove idee, critiche
to lay oneself open to criticism essere esposto o esporsi alle critiche; it is open to question whether — è in dubbio o una questione aperta se
5) (accessible) [job, position] libero, vacante; [access, competition] aperto (a tutti); [meeting, hearing, session] pubblicoto be open to sb. — [competition, service, park, facilities] essere aperto a qcn.
6) (candid) [person, discussion, declaration, statement] sinceroto be open (with sb.) about sth. — essere sincero (con qcn.) su qcs
7) (blatant) [hostility, contempt] evidente, dichiarato; [disagreement, disrespect] aperto, evidente8) (undecided) [ question] apertothe election is (wide) open — l'elezione è aperta o è incerta
to have an open mind about sth. — avere una mentalità aperta nei confronti di qcs.
9) (with spaces) [weave, material] traforato11) mus. [ string] vuoto12) ling. [vowel, syllable] aperto2.1) (outside)to be, come out in the open — fig. essere, uscire allo scoperto
II 1. ['əʊpən]to bring sth. out into the open — portare qcs. allo scoperto
1) (cause not to be closed) aprire [door, box, shirt, wound]; slacciare [ button]; dilatare [ pores]to open a door slightly o a little socchiudere una porta, una finestra; to open one's mind (to sth.) — aprirsi (a qcs.)
2) (begin) aprire, iniziare [discussions, meeting]; aprire, intavolare [ conversation]; aprire [ enquiry]3) comm. (set up) aprire, avviare [shop, business, branch]4) (inaugurate) aprire, inaugurare [exhibition, bridge]2.1) (become open) [door, flower, curtain] aprirsito open into o onto [door, window] dare su; open wide! (at dentist's) apra bene! to open slightly o a little — [window, door] socchiudersi
2) comm. (operate) [shop, bank, bar] aprire3) (begin) [meeting, discussion, play] aprirsi, iniziareto open by doing — [ person] cominciare con il fare
4) (have first performance) [ film] uscire (sugli schermi); [ exhibition] aprire5) (be first speaker) [ person] aprire il dibattito7) econ. [ shares] aprire8) gioc. aprire•- open out- open up -
23 push
push [pʊʃ]poussée ⇒ 1 (a) mot d'encouragement ⇒ 1 (b) effort ⇒ 1 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d), 3 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) appuyer (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) forcer ⇒ 2 (d) prôner ⇒ 2 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch;∎ the door opens at the push of a button il suffit d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que la porte s'ouvre;∎ he expects these things to happen at the push of a button il s'attend à ce que ça se fasse sur commande(b) (encouragement) mot m d'encouragement;∎ he'll do it, but he needs a little push il le fera, mais il a besoin qu'on le pousse un peu;∎ he just needs a push in the right direction il a juste besoin qu'on le mette sur la bonne voie∎ when it comes to the push, when push comes to shove au moment critique ou crucial□ ;∎ I can lend you the money if it comes to the push au pire, je pourrai vous prêter l'argent□ ;∎ if it comes to the push, he'll choose Sarah not Gillian s'il fallait qu'il choisisse, il prendrait Sarah et pas Gillian□ ;∎ at a push à la limite□ ;∎ I can do it at a push je peux le faire si c'est vraiment nécessaire□∎ the final push for the summit le dernier effort pour atteindre le sommet;∎ to make a push for change lutter pour le changement;∎ the club's push for promotion les efforts soutenus du club pour être promu;∎ a sales push une campagne de promotion des ventes;∎ the push towards protectionism is gathering strength la tendance au protectionnisme se renforce∎ the platoon made a push to capture the airfield la section a fait une poussée pour s'emparer de l'aérodrome(g) (drive, dynamism) dynamisme m;∎ he has a lot of push il est très dynamique(h) (billiards) coup m queuté∎ she pushed the door open/shut elle ouvrit/ferma la porte (en la poussant);∎ he pushed her onto the chair/into the room il la poussa sur la chaise/(pour la faire entrer) dans la pièce;∎ to push sb into a corner acculer qn;∎ to push sb out of the way écarter qn;∎ don't push (me)! ne (me) poussez pas!, ne (me) bousculez pas!;∎ a man was pushed out of the window quelqu'un a poussé un homme par la fenêtre;∎ figurative did he fall or was he pushed? il est tombé ou on l'a poussé?;∎ did he leave or was he pushed? (from job) il est parti de lui-même ou on l'y a poussé?;∎ push all that mess under the bed pousse tout ce bazar sous le lit;∎ he pushed the branches apart il a écarté les branches;∎ she pushed her way to the bar elle se fraya un chemin jusqu'au bar;∎ push one tube into the other enfoncez un tube dans l'autre;∎ he pushed a gun into my ribs il m'enfonça un revolver dans les côtes;∎ she pushed the cork into the bottle elle enfonça le bouchon dans la bouteille;∎ he pushed his hands into his pockets il enfonça ses mains dans ses poches;∎ to push an attack home pousser à fond une attaque;∎ to push home one's advantage tirer le meilleur parti possible de son avantage(b) (press → doorbell, pedal, button) appuyer sur∎ it will push inflation upwards cela va relancer l'inflation;∎ the crisis is pushing the country towards chaos la crise entraîne le pays vers le chaos;∎ he is pushing the party to the right il fait glisser le parti vers la droite;∎ buying the car will push us even further into debt en achetant cette voiture, nous allons nous endetter encore plus;∎ economic conditions have pushed the peasants off the land les paysans ont été chassés des campagnes par les conditions économiques∎ to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch;∎ to push sb into doing sth forcer ou obliger qn à faire qch;∎ his parents pushed him to become a doctor ses parents l'ont poussé à devenir médecin;∎ her teacher pushed her in Latin son professeur l'a poussée à travailler en latin;∎ he needs pushing il faut toujours le pousser;∎ their coach doesn't push them hard enough leur entraîneur ne les pousse pas assez;∎ I like to push myself hard j'aime me donner à fond;∎ he pushed the car to its limits il a poussé la voiture à la limite de ses possibilités;∎ you're still weak, so don't push yourself tu es encore faible, vas-y doucement;∎ he won't do it if he's pushed too hard il ne le fera pas si l'on insiste trop;∎ don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout;∎ I won't be pushed, I need time to think it over! je ne me laisserai pas bousculer, j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir!;∎ when I pushed her, she admitted it quand j'ai insisté, elle a avoué;∎ he keeps pushing me for the rent il me relance sans cesse au sujet du loyer;∎ familiar don't push your luck! n'exagère pas!∎ he's trying to push his own point of view il essaie d'imposer son point de vue personnel;∎ the mayor is pushing his town as the best site for the conference le maire présente sa ville comme le meilleur endroit pour tenir la conférence;∎ the government is pushing the idea of people setting up small businesses le gouvernement favorise la création de petites entreprises;∎ he's pushing himself as a compromise candidate il se présente comme le candidat du compromis;∎ there are so many adverts pushing beauty products il y a tellement de publicités pour des produits de beauté(f) (stretch, exaggerate → argument, case) présenter avec insistance, insister sur;∎ if we push the comparison a little further si on pousse la comparaison un peu plus loin;∎ familiar that's pushing it a bit! (going too far) c'est un peu exagéré!;∎ I'll try to arrive by 7 p.m. but it's pushing it a bit je tâcherai d'arriver à 19 heures, mais ça va être juste□∎ to be pushing thirty friser la trentaine;∎ the car was pushing 100 mph ≃ la voiture frisait les 160∎ to push shares placer des valeurs douteuses∎ to push against sth pousser qch;∎ no pushing please! ne poussez pas, s'il vous plaît!;∎ people were pushing to get in les gens se bousculaient pour entrer;∎ he pushed through the crowd to the bar il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au bar à travers la foule;∎ somebody pushed past me quelqu'un est passé en me bousculant;∎ we'll have to get out and push il va falloir descendre pousser(b) (press → on button, bell, knob) appuyer∎ the army pushed towards the border l'armée a avancé jusqu'à la frontière;∎ the country is pushing towards democracy le pays évolue vers la démocratie(d) (extend → path, fence) s'étendre;∎ the road pushed deep into the hills la route s'enfonçait dans les collines►► push button bouton-poussoir m;Commerce push money prime f au vendeur;Marketing push strategy stratégie f push;push stroke (in billiards, snooker) coup m queuté;Computing push technology technologie f du push de données(a) (physically) malmener;∎ he didn't hit her but he was pushing her about il ne l'a pas frappée mais il la malmenait∎ I won't be pushed about! je ne vais pas me laisser marcher sur les pieds!(a) (continue) continuer, persévérer;∎ to push ahead with the work poursuivre les travaux;∎ they decided to push ahead with the plans to extend the school ils ont décidé d'activer les projets d'extension de l'école∎ research is pushing ahead les recherches avancent(trolley, pram) pousser (devant soi)∎ I'll be pushing along now bon, il est temps que je file(b) (reject → proposal) écarter, rejeter;∎ issues which have been pushed aside des questions qui ont été volontairement écartées;∎ you can't just push aside the problem like that vous ne pouvez pas faire comme si le problème n'existait pas;∎ I pushed my doubts aside je n'ai pas tenu compte de mes doutesrepousser;∎ she pushed my hand away elle repoussa ma main;∎ he pushed his chair away from the fire il éloigna sa chaise du feu(a) (person) repousser (en arrière); (crowd) faire reculer, refouler; (curtains) écarter; (bedclothes) rejeter, repousser;∎ he pushed me back from the door il m'a éloigné de la porte(b) (repulse → troops) repousser;∎ the enemy was pushed back ten miles/to the river l'ennemi a été repoussé d'une quinzaine de kilomètres/jusqu'à la rivière(c) (postpone) repousser;∎ the meeting has been pushed back to Friday la réunion a été repoussée à vendredi∎ she pushed the clothes down in the bag elle a tassé les vêtements dans le sac;∎ he pushed down the lid but it wouldn't shut il a appuyé sur le couvercle mais il ne voulait pas fermer(b) (knock over) renverser, faire tomber(pedal, lever) s'abaisser; (person → on pedal, lever) appuyer (on sur)(argue for) demander; (campaign for) faire campagne pour;∎ some ministers were pushing for more monetarist policies certains ministres demandaient une politique plus monétariste;∎ to push for a 35-hour week demander la semaine de 35 heures;∎ I'm going to push for a bigger budget je vais faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour obtenir un budget plus important;∎ the unions are pushing for 10 percent les syndicats font pression pour obtenir 10 pour cent;∎ to push for a decision exiger qu'une décision soit prisepousser (en avant);∎ he was pushed forward by the crowd la foule l'a poussé en avant;∎ figurative to push oneself forward se mettre en avant, se faire valoir➲ push in(a) (drawer) pousser; (electric plug, key) enfoncer, introduire; (disk) insérer; (knife, stake, spade) enfoncer; (button, switch) appuyer sur;∎ push the button right in appuyer à fond sur le bouton∎ they pushed me in the water ils m'ont poussé dans l'eau;∎ he opened the door and pushed me in il ouvrit la porte et me poussa à l'intérieur(c) (break down → panel, cardboard) enfoncer;∎ the door had been pushed in la porte avait été enfoncée∎ (in queue) to push in ahead of sb doubler qn;∎ no pushing in! faites la queue!;∎ she's always pushing in where she's not wanted il faut toujours qu'elle s'immisce ou s'impose là où on ne veut pas d'elle➲ push off(a) (knock off) faire tomber;∎ they pushed me off the ladder ils m'ont fait tomber de l'échelle;∎ I pushed him off the chair je l'ai fait tomber de sa chaise∎ push the lid off soulève le couvercle;∎ they tried to push her (car) off the road ils ont essayé de faire sortir sa voiture de la route;∎ to push sb off a committee exclure ou écarter qn d'un comité∎ time for me to push off il faut que je file;∎ push off! de l'air!, dégage!➲ push on∎ (urge on) to push sb on to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch(on journey → set off again) reprendre la route, se remettre en route; (→ continue) poursuivre ou continuer son chemin; (keep working) continuer, persévérer;∎ let's push on to Dundee poussons jusqu'à Dundee;∎ they're pushing on with the reforms ils poursuivent leurs efforts pour faire passer les réformes➲ push out(a) (person, object) pousser dehors;∎ they pushed the car out of the mud ils ont désembourbé la voiture en la poussant;∎ the bed had been pushed out from the wall le lit avait été écarté du mur;∎ to push one's way out se frayer un chemin vers la sortie;∎ to push the boat out déborder l'embarcation; figurative faire la fête(b) (stick out → hand, leg) tendre(c) (grow → roots, shoots) faire, produire∎ we've been pushed out of the Japanese market nous avons été évincés du marché japonais(appear → roots, leaves) pousser; (→ snowdrops, tulips) pointer(a) (pass → across table, floor) pousser;∎ he pushed the book over to me il poussa le livre vers moi∎ many cars had been pushed over onto their sides beaucoup de voitures avaient été renversées sur le côté(a) (project, decision) faire accepter; (deal) conclure; (bill, budget) réussir à faire voter ou passer(b) (thrust → needle) passer;∎ she eventually managed to push her way through (the crowd) elle réussit finalement à se frayer un chemin (à travers la foule)(car, person) se frayer un chemin; (troops, army) avancer(door, drawer) fermer∎ she pushed herself up onto her feet elle se releva;∎ familiar he's pushing up (the) daisies il mange les pissenlits par la racine∎ the effect will be to push interest rates up cela aura pour effet de faire grimper les taux d'intérêt -
24 straight
I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
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25 Fjalor i shkurtër terminoiogjik i informatikës
AAbort - ndërprerje e operacionit, procesit ose procedures gjatë kryerjes së tij.Accept - pranon.Access time - koha e arritjes së të dhënave.Accessories - veglat ndihmëse në Windows.Adapter - kartelë për zgjerim e cila instalohet në kompjuter.Adress register - numër hemksadecimal i cili e tregon adresën e lokacionit të caktuar të memorjes.Algorithm - zgjidhja e një problemi hap pas hapi.allocate - ndarje të resurseve të kompjuterit, si për shembull në disk, shtypës ose memorje të çdo skedari, shfrytëzuesi ose procesi.alpha numeric characters - shenja alfanu-merike. Të gjitha shenjat që i shfrytëzon kompjuteri, përfshirë këtu edhe shkronjat, shifrat, shenjat për interpunksion dhe shenjat speciale, siç janë: \$, \@ i \#ANSI (American National Standar Institute) - Instituti Nacional Amerikan për Standarde.ASCII ( American Standard Code for Information Interchange) - Kodi amerikan për këmbim të informacioneve. Renditje standarde e shtatë shifrave binare (shifra e shtatë mund të jepet për kontroll të çiftësisë) e cila aplikohet për paraqitjen e shenjave në kompjuter.Animation - animacion - Iluzion i lëvizjes me paraqitje të shpejtë të fotografive të njëpasnjëshme, e cila arrihet me përdorim të harduerit dhe softuerit përkatës. Programet më të njohura për animacion janë: 3 D Studio, Autodesk Chaos, Imagine etj.Application - program i cili është i dedikuar për shfrytëzuesit e rëndomtë, i cili është i projektuar për kryerje të ndonjë pune të caktuar. Për shembull aplikacioni për kontabilitet financiar.Application development tools - vegla për krijim të programeve aplikative.ALU ( Arithmetic-Logic Unit) - njësi aritmetiko-logjike. Është pjesë e njësisë qendrore (çip i mikroprocesorit) e cila kryen operacione kryesore aritmetike dhe logjike me të dhënat.Artificial Intelligence - intelegjencë artificiale. Emër i sistemeve të kompjuterit që duhet të shfaqin inteligjencë njerëzore, si kuptim për fjalën e thënë, si reagim ndaj ambientit të tyre fizik dhe adaptimit ndaj kushteve të tilla.Ascending order - rendi i radhitjes së elementeve sipas rendit të rritjes, prej vlerave më të vogla kah më të mëdhatë (a, b, c...)Assembler - përkthyes programor. Program i projektuar që t'i transformojë instruksionet simbolike në formë më të qëlluar për t'i kryer në kompjuter.Assign - dhënie vlerë diçkaje që është shfrytëzuar në programim.Asterisk - shenja * (yll). Përdoret si shenjë xhoker që mundëson specifikim të disa skedarëve përnjëherë.Auto CAD - program aplikativ për projektim kompjuterik dhe disenjim.BBackbone - niveli më i lartë në një rrjet kierarkik kompjuterik.Backslash - shenja \\ ( ASCII kodi 92). Përdoret në specifikimin e rrugës së diskut ku gjendet skedari i kërkuar.Backspace - zhvendosje e kursorit për një vend prapa.Backup - kopje rezerve. Bëhet kopje e përmbajtjes së diskut të kompjuterit dhe atë në mënyrë periodike, ndërsa vendoset në shirit magnetik ose në CD.Bad sector - sektori jo në rregull. Pjesë e disketës ose diskut ku nuk nuk mund dhe ku nuk është e sigurt të shkruhen informacioneBad trac table - tabelë e shtigjeve që nuk janë në rregull. Listë e pjesëve të çrregulluara fabrikisht dhe të pasigurta për shkruarje, e cila është e ngjitur në pjesën e prapme të diksut.Bandwidth - njësi matëse për sasinë e të dhënave të cilat mund të transmetohen përmes ndonjë rrjeti të komunikimit në një sekondë.Bar chart - diagram në formë të shiritave.Bar code - paraqitje e shenjave alfanu-merike me ndihmën e vijave vertikale me gjatësi të ndryshme. Përdoret si mënyrë për shifrim universal të prodhimeve.Bar code reader - lexues bar cod. Pajisje optike për lexim të shenjave bar cod.BIOS (Basic Input Output System) - grup i programeve më të vogla detyra e të cilave është të shfaqë test rutinor kur kyçet kompjuteri, si dhe ta startojë sistemin operativ të kompjuterit.BASIC - gjuhë programore e cila është e lehtë për mësim.Batch - pako. Bashkësi e elementeve ose dokumeneteve të cilat përpunohen si tërësi.Batch processing - përpunim paketor. Teknikë që përdor vetëm një inkuadrim të programit në memorjen kryesore për shkak të përpunimit të më tepër detyrave të veçanta njëra pas tjetrës.Baud - bod. Kapacitet maksimal për transmetim të informacioneve në një kanal të komunikimit, i cili është njësi matëse e numrit të ndryshimeve të niveleve në sekondë.Benchmark - krahasim. Program standard i cili shërben për përcaktimin e performansave të kompjuterëve të ndryshëm.Beta version - version prove i softuerit para daljes së tij zyrtare në treg.BIT ( Binary digiT) - shifra binare janë 0 dhe 1. Kompjuterët digjital procesojnë informacione në formë digjitale, ndërsa zbatojnë vetëm shifra të sistemit binar. Ato zakonisht paraqiten me tension prej 5 V për numrin 1, gjegjësisht 0 V për numrin O.Binary file - skedar binar i cili përbëhet prej disa bitave, por i cili nuk është skedar tekstual. Zakonisht ato janë programe me fotografi.Binary system - sistem binar. Sistem numërimi për shkruarje të numrave në kompjuter. Aty ka vetëm dy shifra 0 dhe 1.Bps (Bits per second) - bit në sekondë. Masë për shpejtësinë e transmetimit të rrjetave kompjuterikeBlank - i zbrazët, i pashkruar. Shenjë që i përdoret për paraqitjen e vendit të zbrazët ndërmjet shenjave të shtypura.Bold - shkronja me kontura më të trasha dhe më të errëtaBookmark - reference e cila na drejton kah ndonjë dokument i caktuar hipertekstual i Internetit.Boot - startimi i kompjuterit, gjatë së cilës fillon puna e sistemit operativ.Boot block - pjesë e diskut ku gjendet softueri i cili i mundëson kompjuterit ta fillojë punën.Boot disk - disk ose disketë prej së cilës startohet sistemi operativ.Break - ndërpren. Sinjal special i cili e ndërpet punën e ndonjë programi. Shpesh fitohet me shtypje të tasteve Ctrl dhe C përnjëherë.Browser - fletëkërkues. Program i cili është i dedikuar për shikimin e dokumenteve hipertekstuale të Internetit. Me ndihmën e tij shrytëzohet servisi më i dobishëm i Internetit WWW (W orld W ide W eb). Fletëkërkuesit më të njohur janë Microsoft Internet Explorer dhe Netscape Navigator.Buffer - bafer. Vend në kujtesën kryesore të kompjuterit për ruajtje të përkohshme të të dhënave.Bug - gabim, defekt. Gabim i paqëllimtë në program, për shkak të të cilit programi nuk punon si duhet. Në përkthimin më tekstual nënkupton bubë dhe mendohet se rrjedh prej ngjarjes kur mola është kapur për ndonjë relej të kompjuterëve të parë dhe e ka pamundësuar punën e tij.Bullet - shenjë për renditje e cila përdoret në programet për përpunim të tekstit.BBS (Bulletin Board System) - tabelë elektronike për shpallje. Shërbim telekomunikues përmes të të cilit konsumatorët komunikojnë, këmbejnë informata etj.Bus - mbledhëse. E lidh pllakën amë të kompjuterit me procesorin, kujtesën, diskun dhe elementet tjera kompjuterike.Byte - bajt. Tetë bita. Shpesh është numër binar tetëshifror i cili paraqet një shkronjë.CCache - kesh. Pjesë e kujtesën e rezervuar për ruajtje të të dhënave që përdoren shpesh, te të cilat procesori ka qasje shumë më të shpejtë sesa në hard disk. Kujtesën kesh mund të gjendet në memorjen RAM ose në hard disk.Cancel button - tast për shfuqizimin e funksionit të zgjedhur. Te numri më i madh i programeve tasti për shfuqizim aktivizohet me shtypjen e tastit Esc.Case sensitive - dallimi i shkronjave të mëdha dhe të vogla. Me shpesh gjatë krahasimit të dy fjalëve apo teksteve.CRT (cathode ray tube) - gypi katodik i ekranit.CPU (C entral P rocessing U nit) - njësi qendrore e procesuimit. Zemër e kompjuterit personal. Udhëheq dhe drejton me të gjitha operacionet për përpunim të të dhënave.Centronics port - portë e kompjuterit në të cilën shpesh lidhet shtypësi.Chanel - kanal. Rrugë në të cilën transmetohet informacioni digjital në kompjuter.Character - shenjë; karakter. Cilado shkronjë, shenjë e interpunksionit, ose ndonjë nga njëqind shenjat tjera që mund të vërehen në ekran, gjegjësisht të cilat mund të shtypen.CPI (character per inch) - numër i shenjave në një inç. Njësi matëse për matjen e dendësisë së shkrimit. Shprehet me numër të shenjave në një inç.Check box - kuti katrore për dialog e cila mund të jetë e kyçur ose e çkyçur, gjegjësisht të jetë e zgjedhur ose jo, ndonjë opcion në kornizën për dialog.Checksum - shumë për kontroll. Shuma e numrave që përdoren për kontrollim të mbledhjes.Click - klik. Shtypje dhe lëshim i tastit të minakut, pa mos e lëvizur.Client - klient. Sistem i cili mund të punojë i pavarur, edhe pse në një masë edhe ky është i varur prej ndonjë sisitemi tjetër. Për kompjuterin që është i lidhur në rrjet kompjuterik shpesh thuhet se është klient.Client-server network - rrjet i tipit klient-server.Clip art - bashkësi e vizatimeve grafike dhe fotografive të shkruara në skedar të veçantë i cili është i arritshëm për përdorim të ndonjë aplikacioni, për shembull, për përpunim të tekstit ose të grafikës.Clipboard - kohësisht, skladim i fshehur për tekst ose fotografi të cilat priten ose kopjohen.Clock speed - shpejtësi e ores. Shpejtësia e punës së procesorit në kompjuter matet me megahercë (MHz) ose me gigahercë (GHz).Sa më e shpejtë është shpejtësia e procesorit, aq më tepër urdhëra mund të kryejë kompjuteri.Clone - klon. Kompjuter i cili paraqet kopje të suksesshme të kompjuterit tjetër të (standardizuar). Më shpesh kjo u dedikohet atyre kompjuterëve të cilët janë kompatibil me kompjuterët e kompanisë IBM.Cod - kod. Diçka që është shkruar me gjuhën kompjuterike, në letër ose në kompjuter.Code page - faqe e koduar. Tabelë e cila tregon se cili karakter i përgjigjet shenjës në ekran dhe me shtypjen e tasterit a përfitohet e njëjta shenjë.CGA (Color Graphics Adapter) -videokartelë e cila është më e vjetëruar.COM port - portë seriale. Më shpesh në kompjuterët ekzistojnë dy porta seriale të shënuara si C0M1 dhe COM2.Command interperter - program i cili i integron dhe i përpunon urdhërat e dhënë në kompjuter. Në sistemin operativ DOS është programi C0MAND.COM, ndërsa në WINDOWS është WIN.INICOBOL (Common Business Orientated Language) - gjuhë progamore nga gjeneratat më të vjetra të cilat përdoren për aplikacione financiare.Communication protocol - përmbledhje e programeve e cila mundëson transmetim dhe këmbim të të dhënave ndërmjet dy ose më tepër kompjuterëve.CD (Compact Disc) - kompakt disk. Medium për memorim të të dhënave digjitale dhe audio. Në kompakt disk mund të vendoset muzikë prej 72 minutave ose të dhëna prej 650 MB.CD ROM (Comapct Disc Read Only Memory) - njësi harduerike për leximin e kompakt disqeve. Me këtë njësi mund vetëm të lexojmë e jo edhe të shlyejmë ose të regjistrojmë të dhëna të reja.COMPAQ (COMPAtibility Quality) - shenjë e prodhimeve cilësore të kompjuterëve desktop dhe laptop.Compiler - kompajler; përkthyes. Program i cili i përkthen disa gjuhë të larta programesh në ndonjë gjuhë makinerike.CompuServe - njëra ndër rrjetat më të mëdha të Internetit në botë. Klientëve të tyre ju ofron këmbim të skedarëve, të të dhënave, të postës elektronike etj.CAD (Computer Aided Design) - shfrytëzim i kompjuterit për krijime të vizatimeve ose për projektime të ndonjë objekti ose sistemi. Programet më të njohura nga kjo sferë janë Auto Cad, Auto Sketch, Design CAD, Lab View etj.CAM (Computer Aided Manifacture) - prodhim me ndihmën e kompjuterit.CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) - vegël softuerike për programerët. Shfrytëzohen për planifikim, analizim si dhe projektim të dokumentacionit në softuerin kompjuterik.Computer analyst - analitik kompjuteristik. Person i cili i definon problemet dhe saktësisht i pëcakton hapat për zgjidhjen e tyre me anë të kompjuterit.Configuration - konfiguracion. Mënyrë e lidhshmërisë së kompjuterit me njësitë tjera periferike në një sistem të përbashkët.Controller - vegël teknike e cila i mundëson veglës tjetër të komunikojë me kompjuterin.Conversion - konverzion. Proces i transformimit të të dhënave (tekst, grafik) nga një format në tjetër.Cooki file - skedar në të cilin ruhen skedarët e shfrytëzuar (cookies). Zakonisht gjendet në emërtuesin bashk me fletëkërkuesin (shembull në emërtuesin Internet Explorer).Corel DRAW- Pako programore e dedikuar për vizatim dhe punim me fotografi.Corrupted file - skedar i dëmtuar. Dëmtimi mund të jetë për shkak të ektorëve të diskut që nuk janë në rregull, prishjes fizike ose gabimeve të shkaktuara nga programi.Crash - gjendje kur kompjuteri bie prej funksionimit të tij dhe më tutje nuk mund të përdoret. Pas kësaj kompjuteri zakonisht përseri startohet.Current drive - disk me të cilin shfrytëzuesi punon momentalisht.Cursor - kursori. Tregues i pozicionimit. Vijë vertikale e lëvizshme që dridhet dhe vezullon e që paraqitet në ekran si indikator vizuel e cila mund të dislokohet edhe vertikalisht edhe horizontalisht me anë të urdhërave prej tastierës.Cyberphobia - kiberfobia. Frikë nga kompjuteri.CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) - metodë e testimit për të dhënat dalëse nga disku për shkak të sigurisë prej gabimeve.DData - të dhënat. Nocion i përgjithshëm për numrat, simbolet dhe madhësitë analoge të cilat shfrytëzohen si madhësi dalëse për përpunimin e kompjuterit.Database - baza e të dhënave. Bashkësi e të dhënave të lidhura ndërmjet vete dhe të organizuara paraprakisht. Programet më të njohura për udhëheqjen e bazave të të dhënave janë: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Informix, Sybase etj.Data security - mbrojtje e të dhënave nga ndërhyrjet e qëllimta ose të rastësishme nga njerëz jo të autorizuar.Data type - tip i të dhënave. Mund të jenë: tekstuale, numerike, logjike, dhe të dhëna të datave.Dead lock - ndërprerje; bllokim. Situatë kur ndonjë program nuk mund të realizohet në kompjuter, për shkak se e pret rastin që faktikisht kurrë nuk do të ndodh.Debug - testim i programit të kompjuterit me korrigjim të gabimeve të paraqitura në te.Default value - ndonjë vlerë që nënkuptohet. Vlerë që programi automatikisht e zgjedh po qe se shfrytëzuesi nuk jep ndonjë vlerë tjetër. Për shembull ngjyrat që i jep WIND0WS-i janë default vetëm po qe se shfrytëzuesi nuk i përdor.Defragmentation - defragmentim. Proces i bashkangjitjes i të dhënave të një programi në disk, që të mund të shpejtohet puna e tij. Është e preferueshme që defragmenting të bëhet një herë në javë, për të shpejtuar punën e diskut.Density - dendësi. Njësi matëse për numrin e të dhënave të cilat mund të shkruhen në ndonjë medium (disketë, shirit magnetik etj).Decsending sort - renditje me radhitje të kundërt.Desktop - sipërfaqja aktive e ekranit gjatë punës me Windows, e cila përmban dritare dhe ikona.Desktop computer - kompjuter i cili pozicionohet horizontalisht në tavolinën punës.DTP (Desktop Publishing) - Pako e softuerit me të cilën kompjuteri mund të përdoret për disenj të dokumenteve, duke përfshirë fotografi, tekst dhe kontroll të pamjes së dokumenteve dhe shtypjen e tyre.Destination file - skedar që pranon.Device - vegël, mjet, përbërje, njësi. Nocion i përgjithshëm i cili shfrytëzohet për të identifikuar ndonjë komponentë të kompjuterit (disk, tastaturë, minak, etj).Device driver - softuer i cili i mundëson kompjuterit të komunikojë me njësitë periferike.DAT (Digital Audio Tape) - shirit magnetik në të cilin memorizohen të dhënat me sasi shumë të mëdha.DVD (Digital Video Disk) - teknologji e harduerit e cila mundëson shiqimin e filmave, spoteve muzikore etj.DMA (Direct Memory Access) - proces i transmetimit të një sasie të madhe të të dhënave ndërmjet diskut dhe kujtesës punuese të kompjuterit.DirectX - varg i programeve standarde për aplikacione të Microsfti-t, i dedikuar për lojra dhe aplikacione multimediale.Disk controller - kartelë e cila e lidh kompjuterin me diskun; zakonisht gjendet në pjesën e poshtme të diskut.Disk drive - njësi fizike e cila e pranon dhe e kthen diskun magnetik dhe mundëson lexim dhe shkrim të të dhënave.DOS (Disk Operating System) - njëri ndër sistemet më të njohura operative i cili është shumë përfshirës dhe shfrytëzohet nga kompjuterët personal. I prodhuar nga kompania Microsft në vitin 1982.Domain - grup i kompjuterëve emrat e të cilëve e ndajnë të njëjtën prapashtesë. Shembull: com (firmë komerciale), org (organizatë pa përfitim), gov (qeveri), edu (institucion arsimor), net (provajder i Internetit). Njësoj ekzistojnë edhe prapashtesa të cilat i identifikojnë shtetet p.sh. mk prapashtesë për Maqedoninë.Dpi (dots per inch) - pika në inç. Njësi për matjen e rezolutës së shtypjes në shtypës. Rezoluta te shtypësit amë sillet rreth 300 dpi, ndërsa te shtypësit lezër arrin deri në 1200 dpi.Double click - klikim; shtypje e dyfishtë. Klikim i shpejtë dhe lëshim i tastit të minakut dy here pa lëvizjen e minakut ndërmjet dy klikimeve.Double precision - precizitet i dyfishtë. Teknikë me të cilën paraqiten numrat me gjatësi të dyfishuar.Download - kopjim i ndonjë programi ose skedari prej ndonjë kompjuteri kryesor në kompjuterin personal.Draft quality - kualitet i shtypit, i cili është i lexueshëm, por nuk duket aq mirë për përdorim që ai dokument të botohet në ndonjë revistë ose libër. Zakonisht shfrytëzohet për nxjerrjen e kopjeve që të shkojë në korrekturë.Drag-and-drop - tërheqje dhe lëshim i tastit të minakut.Drop-down meni - Lista e urdhërave të menysë së aktivizuar, të radhitura njëra pas tjetrës.DLL (Dynamic Link Library) - grup e funksioneve të cilat shfrytëzohen gjatë programimit në Windows.EEPROM (E lectrically P rogrammable R ead O nly M emory) - çip memorizues përmbajtja e të cilit nuk mund të ndryshohet.E-mail (electronic mail) - postë elektronike. Njëri nga shërbimet më të njohura të Internetit me të cilin porositë dërgohen prej një kompjuteri në kompjuter tjetër.Embedded object - objekt i ndërvënë.EMM386.EXE - program i cili mundëson vendosjen e drajverave dhe programeve në hapësirën e lartë të memories.Emulator - emulator. Program cili i mundëson kompjuterit të zbatojë programe të shkruara për kompjuter tjetër.Encryption - shifrim. Kodim i porosisë me çka nuk mundësohet hyrje e palejuar deri te ajo.EOF (end of file) - fund i skedarit. Shenjë për fundin e skedarit, e cila shfrytëzohet si indikator se këtu kryhen të dhënat.Ethernet - rrjet lokal kompjuterik i konstruktuar prej llojit të kabllove me mundësi të bartjes deri më 10 Mbit/sec.Event - rast; paraqitje. Moment kur paraqitet ndryshimi specifik i ndonjë gjendjeje.Exchange - këmbim i informatave ndërmjet dy lokacioneve.Exchengeable disk - disk transmetues. Tip i diskut i cili montohet në shtëpizë të posaçme dhe është i transmetueshëm.Executable file - program zbatues. Skedar i cili mund të aplikohet në kompjuter.Expression - shprehje matematikore ose logjike e shkruar në gjuhën programoreEBCDIC (Extended Binary Decimal Interchange Code) - kod i cili i përdorë tetë shifra binare të krijuara nga IBM, ndërsa i paraqet shenjat (shkronjat, numrat etj.) nga kompjuteri i cili i proceson.External modem - modem i jashtëm. Modem në kuti të veçantë, kabllo dhe mbushës i cili më së shpeshti aktivizohet në portën seriale të kompjuterit.Extranet - intranet i cili u është lënë në disponim klientëve dhe blerësve të jashtëm me qëllim që t'i shohin të dhënat. Më shpesh ata janë të siguruara me shifra që të ruhet siguria e blerësve.FFan ventilator - ventilator i cili mundëson cirkulimin e ajrit nëpërmjet pjesëve kompjuterike dhe e pamundëson nxehjen e tyre.Fatal error - gabim në programin kompjuterik i cili e ndalon funksionimin e tij.Fault tolerance - tolerim i gabimeve. Aftësi e ndonjë sisitemi që ta vazhdojë funksionimin normal edhe pse ekziston problem në harduer ose softuer.Fax modem - faks modem. Modem i aftësuar të pranojë dhe të dërgojë fakse. Në këtë rast fakset janë elektronike.Fiber optics - fije optike. Mundëson shpejtësi të madhe të bartjes së të dhënave në rrjetat kompjuterike.File - skedar; fajll; datotekë. Pa marrë parasysh çfarë informate, të grumbulluar dhe të inçizuar nën një emër. Skedari mund të përmban tekst, grafikon, program etj.FAT (File Allocation Table) - tabelë e cila shërben për renditjen e skedarëve e cila gjendet në fillim të diskut dhe përmban informata për ata pjesë të diskut të cilat shfrytëzohen, pjesë të diskut të cilat nuk shfrytëzohen dhe ato të cilat nuk mund të shfrytëzohen për shkak të dëmtimit të blloqeve në disk.File control system - program i cili udhëheq me bartjen e të dhënave nga ciladoqoftë pajisje deri në ndonjë pajisje tjetër.File locking - përmbyllje e skedarit. Ndalesë që më tepër se një shfrytëzues ta ndërrojë përmbajtjen e skedarit.File protection - mbrojtje e skedarit. Komandë e kompjuterit e cila e ndalon shkruarjen dhe fshirjen e të dhënave në skedar, por e lejon leximin e tyre.Firewall - sistem rrjetor për sigurim i cili ndihmon në ndërprerjen e hyrjes së paautorizuar në sistemin kompjuterik; thjesht ky është kompjuter i lidhur në Internet dhe me të cilin zhvillohet i gjith komunikimi në Internet.Floppy disk - disk i butë, disketëFooter - tekst i cili paraqitet në pjesën e poshtme në secilën faqe.FF (Form Feed) - urdhër i cili shfrytëzohet i që ta lëviz letrën në printer në faqe të re. Zakonisht në tabelën kontrolluese të printerit gjendet një tast i cili mundëson kryerjen e funksionit përkatës.FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) - gjuhë programore e krijuar në kompaninë IBM e cila shfrytëzohej për programimin e aplikacioneve tekniko shkencore.Freeware - programe pa pagesë, por të mbrojtura me ligj për autorizimFAQ (Frequently Asked Question) - pyetje ose lista me pyetje dhe përgjigje të cilat janë shumë të shpeshta dhe shumë shfrytëzues ballafaqohen me këto të dhëna. Këto lista janë shumë frytdhënëse për shkak të këmbimit të informatave.GGIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) - princip në të cilën po qe se hyjnë të dhëna jokor-rekte dhe jovalide në kompjuter, ai do të japë rezultate jokorrekte dhe të pakuptimta.GUI (graphical user interface) - interfejs grafik i shfrytëzuar për sisteme operative. Komunikimi ndërmjet shfrytëzuesit dhe programit zhviliohet me anë të shfrytëzimit të ikonave, dritareve dhe të ngjashme. Një shembull për një iterfejs të tillë që e shfrytëzojmë është Windows-i.Guru - Njeri me kapacitet të lartë i cili dëshiron t'u ndihmojë të tjerëve në zgjedhjen e problemeve të tyre.HHacker - haker. Person për të cilin kompjuteri është hobi. Sot shumë njerëz termin haker e identifikojnë me person i cili në mënyrë të paligjshme hy në kompjuter të huaj.Halt - ndalesë. Ndalje e realizimit të operacioneve të renditura në programet kompjuterike.Hand-held computer - kompjuter i vogël që mund të mbahet edhe në dorë.Hang - rri varur. Mosfunksionim i kompjuterit. Kur kompjuteri rinë varur, i ekrani duket normal, por çfarëdo pune tjetër është e pamundur të futet në funksion.Hard copy - rezultatet e shtypura në letër.Hardware - hardueri, gjërat fizike apo të prekshme të kompjuterit.Help - ndihmë. Funksion i cili është i pranishëm në shumë programe, i cili shërben si ndihmë e shfrytëzuesit për përdorimin e programit.Hertz (Hz) - herc. Cikël në sekondë me të cilin matet shpejtësia e procesorit në kompjuter.HEX (Hexadecimal) - Sisitem numëror në matematik, në të cilin si bazë e numërimit është numri 16. Për shfaqjen e numrave përdoren shifrat 0-9 dhe shkronjat A-F. Është shumë i qëlluar për përdorimin e kalkulimeve kompjuterike.Hidden file - skedar i fshehur. Skedar i cili përmban atribute të cilat nuk lejojnë që emri i skedarit të kopjohet, të fshihet ose të shfletohet.High tech - teknologji e lartëHost computer - kompjuter kryesor me të cilin lidhen kompjuterët tjerë.Hot key - tast ose kombinim i tasteve i cili zbaton instruksion të përcaktuar pa marrë parasysh se çka punon procesori në momentin e dhënë.HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) - format hipertekstual për punë me dokumente. Shërben për krijimin e dokumenteve WEB në internet.Hub - hab. Paisje në të cilën kyçen kompjuterët të cilët janë të lidhur në rrjet.Hyphenation - ndarje e fjalëveIIllegal - jolegal. Parametra hyrëse të cilët janë të papranuara, për shkak se nuk i përmbushin specifikacionet e vendosura në programe.Image processing - përpunim i grafikonëveImaging - proces i shkrimit të grafikës në ndonjë medium, për shembull në shirit.Implementation - implementim. Instalim i sitemit kompjuterik.Infrared - teknologji e cila shfrytëzon ndriçimin për lidhjen të kompjuterëve pa kabëll.Initialization - inicializim. Operacion për formatim të diskut ose disketës, si dhe përgatitje për shkruarjen dhe përdorimin e të dhënave.Ink-jet printer - shtypës pështyes që hedh ngjyrën në letër.Input data - të dhënat hyrëse.Insert mod - rregull për futjen e të dhënave.Install - instalim, futja fillestare e ndonjë programi në kompjuter.Instruction - instruksion. Urdhër i destinuar për mikroprocesorin.Integer - numër i plotë pa presje decimaleLLine printer - shtypës i cili shtyp përnjëherë një rresht tekst.Link- lidhje; lidhshmëri.Load - mbushje, futje e programit në memorje.LAN (Local Area Network) - rrjet lokal në kuadër të një hapësire ose ndërtese. Lidhje e dy ose më tepër kompjuterëve me kabllo me qëllim të këmbimit të informatave.Local printer - shtypës i cili është i lidhur drejtpërdrejt me një stacion punues, i cili nuk është në disponim të shfrytëzuesve tjerë të rrjetit.Login - Paraqitje në kompjuter. Në këtë rast kompjuteri kërkon nga shfrytëzuesi që të identifikohet me emrin dhe shifrën.Logoff- çlajmërim. Largim nga puna me kompjuter.Loop - cikël. Renditje të instruksioneve kompjuterike të cilat praktikohen me anë të përsëritjeve, gjersa nuk përmbushet ndonjë kusht.MMachine code - kod makine. Përmbledhje e instruksioneve kompjuterike në ndonjë kompjuter të posaçëm i cili niund ta kryejë urdhërin.Macro - makro. Serial i urdhërave të cilat kryhen me shtypjen e një tasti ose me ndonjë urdhër. Në të shumtën e rasteve i shkruan vetë shfrytëzuesi për ta lehtësuar punën gjatë përsëritjeve të një morie urdhërash.Mailbox - sandëku postar.Main program - pjesë kryesore e programit e cila i kontrollon nënprogramet.Mass storage - pajisje në të cilën mund të vendoset një numër i madh i të dhënave.Medium - medium. Bartës i të dhënave, shpesh mendohet në disketë, CD-ROM dhe të ngjashme.MMU (Memory Management Unit) - pajisje e cila udhëheq kujtesën.Merge - bashkim, kombinim i dy ose më tepër skedarëve.Message - porosi nga kompjuteri e cila informon për diçka.MIDI file - skedarë me përshkrime muzikore.MIPS (Million Instruction Per Second) -milion instuksione në sekondë. Njësi matëse për shpejtësinë me të cilën procesori i kryen instruksionet. Për shembull, procesori Pentium i cili punon në 100 MHz kryen 100 milionë instruksione në sekondë, pra 100 MIPS-a.Millisecond (ms) - milisekondë. Kohë e barabartë me pjesën e njëmijtë të sekondës. Shfrytëzohet për shprehjen e shpejtësisë te hard disqet.Mode - regjim i punës; mënyrë e punës. Njëra nga gjendjet alternative të punës së kompjuterit.MODEM (MOdulator/DEModulator) - modem. Regullator i cili të dhënat e dërguara i shndërron në sinjal telefonik, të qëlluara për lidhje të drejtpërdrejtë telefonike.Motherboard - pllaka amë e kompjuterit në të cilën janë të lidhura të gjitha elementet e harduerit.Multimedia - kombinim i tekstit me fotografi dhe zë, videoanimacion.MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) - standard për bashkangjitjen e skedarëve në porositë elektronike.Multitasking - aftësi e sistemit operativ që njëkohësisht të ushtrojë më shumë programe.NNetwork - rrjet i kompjuterit.NetWare - sistem operativ rrjetor i shpikur nga kompania Novell.Network adapter - adapter i rrjetit. Kartelë e cila instalohet në kompjuter përmes të cilës ai lidhet në rrjet.Network administrator - njeriu i cili e mbikëqyrë punën e rrjetit kompjuterik dhe që udhëheqë me të.Network protocol - protokoll rrjetor. Bashkësi e standardeve kompjuterike në një rrjet.Node - nyje, pika ngjitëse në rrjein kompjuterikNon-interlaced - sa i përket disa monitorëve te të cilët topi elektronik pas një kohe e kalon ekranin pa mos lëshuar asnjë vijë.Notebook computer - kompjuter i vogël me format sa një faqe e letrës.Numeric keypad - tastierë numerike.OOLE (Object Linking and Embedding) -mënyrë e këmbimit të informatave ndërmjet dy skedarëve me aplikim të njëjtë ose të ndryshëm në Windows.Off-line - i çkyçurOn-line - i kyçurODBC (Open Data Base Connectivity) - standard i cili mundëson hyrje në sisteme të ndryshme të bazave të të dhënave.Operating System - sistem operativ. Softuer i cili është lidhje ndërmjet shfrytëzuesit dhe kompjuterit.Optical cable - kabëll optik për lidhje rrjetore të kompjuterëve me të cilin arihet shpejtësi e madhe në përcjelljen e të dhënave.OCR (Optical Character Recognition) - njohje e simboleve optike. Program i cili identifikon shenjat e shkruara dhe ato të shtypura dhe pastaj krijon skedar tekstual.OEM (Original Equipment Manifacturer) - prodhues i komponenteve të ndryshëm, të cilët pastaj lidhen me klientin, e emri i tij figuron në kompjuter.Overflow - tejkalim. Gjendje e cila paraqitet si rezultat i operacionit aritmetik; e tejkalon kapacitetin e kujtesës për ruajtjen e rezultatit.Overload - ngarkim i tepërt. Ngarkim më i j madh sesa pajisja; mund ta mban atë për të cilën është konstruktuar.Overstrike - nënvizim.Overtype - shkrim përmbi tekst.Overwrite - mbulim i informatës e cila më parë ka qenë në atë vend.PPage break - ndërprerje e faqes. Vend ku mbaron një faqe dhe fillon faqja tjetër.Page layout - pamje e faqesPpm (pages per minute) - faqe në minute. Njësi matëse e shpejtësisë së shtypësit gjatë shtypjes.Pagination - operacion automatik te programet për përpunimin e tekstit, i cili shërben për renditjen e tekstit nëpër faqe me numerimin e tyre.Palmtop computer - kompjuter i vogël i cili mund të mbahet në një dorë.PASCAL - Paskali. Gjuhë kompjuterike.Password - Fjalë e fshehur e cila përdoret për hyrje në sistemin kompjuterik.Patch - arnim. Ndryshim i kodit programor, i cili zakonisht bëhet pas mbarimit të softuerit me qëllim që të përmirësohen disa gabime.Path name - emri i datotekës së bashku me rrugën me të cilën arihet deti tek ajo.Pause - pauzë. Tast ose urdhër i cili përkohësisht e ndërpren punën e ndonjë programi.Peer-to-peer - rrjet lokal ku çdo kompjuter i kyçur është i barabartë. Në rrjet nuk ekziston server.Peripheral device - pajisje e harduerit e cila kyçet në kompjuter.Permanent SWAP file - skedar i përhershëm në Windows me të cilin shtresohen të dhënat dhe instruksionet programore kur nuk mund të vendosen në kujtesën RAM.PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) - komitet i cili krijoj standarde për memorje me kapacitet më të madh e aplikuar te kompjuterët laptop.PIXEL (Picture Element) - Element më i vogël i monitorit kompjuterik i cili mundë të kontroliohet. Sa më i madh të jetë numri i pikselave, aq më e mirë është rezoluta.Pirate - person i cili merret me formën ilegale të kopjimit të softuerave.Plasma display - teknologji e përdorur për konstruimin e ekranit te kompjuterët laptop.Plotter - vizatues. Pajisje e cila shërben për vizatimin e rezultateve të përfituara nga kompjuteri.Plug and play - kyçe dhe puno. Pajisje të cilat kompjuteri automatikisht i detekton dhe i instalon drajverat e nevojshëm në të.Pointer - tregues. Fotografi e vogël në ekran, zakonisht në formë të shigjetës; lëvizjet e saja kontrollohen nëpërmjet minakut.Port - portë; lidhje; hyrje.Portability - përcjellshmëri. Cilësi e programave kompjuterike që të mund të adaptohen në lloj-lloj tipash të kompjuterëve.Power supply - furnizues i rrymes te kompjuteri.Print queue - pritje, rend për shtyp.Print server - zakonisht njëri prej kompjuterëve në rrjet i cili dirigjon me të gjitha kërkesat për shtyp dhe me të gjithë shtypësit që janë të lidhura në rrjet.Printer driver - softuer i cili i mundëson kompjuterit që të punojë me shtypësin.Procedure - rradhitje e instruksioneve kompjuterike të cilat bashkarisht veprojnë për një nevojë dhe detyrë të caktuar.Processing - përpunim i të dhënave.Programming language - gjuhë programore me të cilën programeri e shkruan programin kompjuterik.Prompt - shenjë për thirrje; shërben për shkruarjen e urdhërave.Purge - shlyerje pas së cilës të dhënat e shlyera nuk mund të kthehen më.QQuery - pyetje. Instruksion kompjuterik i cili i parashtron pyejte bazës së të dhënave.Quit - ndalje. Urdhër me të cilën para kohe ndalet ekzekutimi i programit.QWERTY - tastier në të cilën rreshti më i lartë i saj fillon me shkronjat Q, W, E, R, T, Y. Ekzistojnë edhe lloje tjera të tastierëve si per shembull QWERTZ.RRadio button - radio sustë. Mund të zgjedhim vetëm një sustë të këtij lloji në program.RAM (Random Access Memory) - kujtesa kryesore kompjuterike në të cilën janë të vendosura të dhënat të cilat përpunohen.Read-only - vetëm lexim. Të dhënat mund të lexohen, por jo edhe të ndryshohen.ROM (Read Only Memory) - kujtesa e pashlyeshme nga e cila mund të lexohen të dhënat.RTC (Real Time Clock) - Çip kompjuterik i cili ka funksion të orës që ta informojë kompjuterin për kohën e saktë, datën dhe vitin.Reboot - përsëri startim të kompjuterit, zakonisht për shkak të rënies së sistemit.Record - grup i të dhënave të cilat i takojnë një grupacioni. Për shembull, emri i ndonjërit, mbiemri, adresa dhe numri i telefonit.Recover - kthim në gjendjen normale të punës pas paraqitjes së gabimit në sistem.RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives) - kombinim i më shumë disqeve me qëllim që të rritet siguria e të dhënave nga ndonjë humbje e paparashikuar.Refresh rate - shpejtësi për freski. Numër maksimal i fotografive që mund të shfaqen në ndonjë monitor për një sekondë. Paraqitet me herc.RDBMS (Relational Data Base Management System) - sistem për udhëheqjen e bazave të të dhënave.Remote computer - kompjuter i larguar.Remote control program - program me komandim prej së largu.Repeat delay - koha e nevojshme që të shtypet një tast e që të paraqitet karakteri i cli përgatitet që të dale në ekran.Reset button - sustë për resetim. Sustë në pjesën e përparme të shtëpizës së kompjuterit e cila shërben për vënien e sistemit në gjendjen fillestare të saj.Resolution - qartësi e përshkruarjes në ekran apo në shtypës.Response time - kohë për përgjigje nga ana e kompjuterit për ndonjë kërkesë përkatëse.Restart - startim i përsëritur i kompjuterit.Retreive - gjetje dhe ndarje në veçanti e ndonjë informate të përcaktuar.Retry - orvatje e sërishme për të kryer ndonjë instruksion të programit.Ring network - rrjet unazor.RJ-45 - konektor i cili i ngjan lidhjes telefonike, por ka 8 tela në vend që të ketë 4.Root directory - direktoriumi kryesor i një disku.Router - udhërëfyes. Pajisje rrjetore e cila i dërgon të dhënat në rrjet duke e zgjedhur rrugën më të mirë.SSafe mode - gjendje në të cilën startohet Windows-i kur paraqitet ndonjë konflikt në harduer.Save - shkrim i të dhënave në disk, ku nuk mund të humben pas mbylljes së kompjuterit.Scanner - skener. Mjet i cili në mënyrë optike lexon ndonjë dokument dhe e shndërron në skedar grafiko-digjital.Screen - ekran.Scroll - lëvizje e tekstit lart-poshtë.Search engine - program për kërkimin e të dhënave. Makina më të njohura për kërkim në internet janë: Yahoo, Altavista, Google etj.Server - kompjuter në rrjet i cili disa nga resurset e veta i vë në disponim të ndonjë kompjuteri tjetër.Session - koha në të cilën një shfrytëzues e kalon në rrjet.Set up - një sistem të vihet në gjendje pune.Shared file - skedar i përbashkët.Shut down - kryerje e punës së një sistemi operativ të kompjuterit ose çkyçje e kompjuterit.SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - protokoll i cili shfrytëzohet për udhëheqjen e këmbimit të postës elektronike ndërmjet dy kompjuterëve.Slave - i nënshtruar. Kompjuter i cili është i kontrolluar nga një kompjuter tjetër.Software - të gjitha programet të cilat mund të shfrytëzohen në një kompjuter.Software development tool - vegla për zhvillimin e programeve.Sort - renditje e të dhënave me radhitje të re.Sound card - kartë për zërim.Storage - kujtesë.String - varg i shenjave.SQL (Structured Query Language) - pako e programeve për udhëheqjen e bazave të të dhënave.Switch - ndërprerës.System software - softuer sistemor (p.sh. MS-DOS, Windows etj).English-Albanian dictionary > Fjalor i shkurtër terminoiogjik i informatikës
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1. verb1) ((of a ghost) to inhabit: A ghost is said to haunt this house.) aparecer en, rondar por2) ((of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of: Her look of misery haunts me.) perseguir, obsesionar3) (to visit very often: He haunts that café.) frecuentar
2. noun(a place one often visits: This is one of my favourite haunts.) lugar predilecto, sitio preferido- hauntedhaunt vb aparecer / frecuentartr[hɔːnt]1 (frequent - gen) frecuentar; (- ghost) aparecer en, rondar por2 (memory, thought) obsesionar, perseguirhaunt ['hɔnt] vt1) : aparecer en (dícese de un fantasma)2) frequent: frecuentar, rondar3) preoccupy: perseguir, obsesionarhaunt n: guarida f (de animales o ladrones), lugar m predilecton.• fantasma s.m.• guarida s.f.• lugar frecuentado s.m.• manido s.m.• nidal s.m.• nido s.m.• querencia s.f.v.• andar por v.• cursar v.• embrujar v.• frecuentar v.• perseguir v.• rondar v.• vagar por v.
I hɔːnttransitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*
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this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto
[hɔːnt]we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba
1.N [of animal, criminals] guarida f ; [of person] lugar m predilectoI know his usual/favourite haunts — sé dónde suele ir/cuáles son sus lugares predilectos
2. VT1) [ghost] [+ castle etc] aparecerse en, rondarthe house is haunted — en la casa hay fantasmas, la casa está encantada or embrujada
2) [person] [+ place] (=frequent) frecuentar, rondar3) [idea, fear] [+ person] obsesionarhe is haunted by the thought that... — le obsesiona el pensamiento de que...
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I [hɔːnt]transitive verb \<\<ghost\>\> rondar; \<\<memory/idea\>\> perseguir*
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this bar is his usual/favorite haunt — éste es el bar al que va siempre/es su bar favorito or predilecto
we went to all her old haunts — fuimos a todos los sitios a los que solía ir or los sitios que frecuentaba
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27 stand
stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)
2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)•- standing
3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)•- stand-by
4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)
5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to
stand1 n tribuna / graderíawe had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribunastand2 vb1. estar de pie2. ponerse de pie / levantarseeveryone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie3. estar4. poner5. aguantar / soportarstand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!
stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - headtr[stænd]1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca4 (for taxis) parada5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente5 (be in a certain condition) estar■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto6 (be in particular situation) estar■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?8 (be likely to) poder10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse1 (place) poner, colocar■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerradosto know where one stands saber a qué atenersenot to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidadto stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firmeto stand guard over vigilarto stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas ato stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-ato stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus treceto stand on one's head hacer el pinoto stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-ato stand out a mile saltar a la vistato stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguiento stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arribato stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarseto stand to reason ser lógico,-ato stand trial ser procesado,-ato stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principioscake stand bandeja para pastelescoat stand / hat stand percheronewspaper stand quiosco1) : estar de pie, estar paradoI was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquinathey stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el paísthe machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradashow does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?5) be: estarthe house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina6) continue: seguirthe order still stands: el mandato sigue vigentestand vt1) place, set: poner, colocarhe stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera2) tolerate: aguantar, soportarhe can't stand her: no la puede tragar3)to stand firm : mantenerse firme4)to stand guard : hacer la guardiastand n1) resistance: resistencia fto make a stand against: resistir a2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)3) base: pie m, base f4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)5) position: posición f, postura f6) stands nplgrandstand: tribuna fn.• apostadero s.m.• banca s.f.• caseta s.f.• etapa s.f.• parada s.f.• pedestal s.m.• pie s.m.• posición s.f.• postura s.f.• puesto s.m.• quiosco s.m.• soporte s.m.• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)• resistir v.• soportar v.stænd
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1)a) ( position) lugar m, sitio mb) ( attitude) postura f, posición fto take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo
c) ( resistance) resistencia fto make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo
2)a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base fb) ( for sheet music) atril mc) (for coats, hats) perchero m3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón mnewspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos
a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes
4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m
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(past & past p stood) intransitive verb1)a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado
b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up
c) ( in height)the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura
2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí
he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla
to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse
can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?
3)a) (be situated, located)the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano
b) ( hold position)where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?
c) (be mounted, fixed)a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera
4)a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?
no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse
to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme
b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>c) (survive, last)5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor6)a) (be)b) ( be currently)to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares
c) ( be likely to)to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?
7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia
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vt1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared
2)a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportarI can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)
I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!
to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan
b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)1. N1) (=position) posición f, puesto m2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f3) (Mil)- make a standone-night standto make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f8) (Jur) estrado mto take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración
9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m11) = standstill2. VT1) (=place) poner, colocar2) (=withstand) resistirit won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío
his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque
- stand one's ground3) (=tolerate) aguantarI can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!
I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar
chance 1., 3)I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
4) * (=pay for)to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer
3. VI1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios
- stand on one's own two feet- stand tallease 1., 4)2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)all stand! — ¡levántense!
3) (=stay, stand still)don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!
to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar
we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando
stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!
4) (=tread)he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo
5) (=measure) medirthe mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m
6) (=have reached)the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados
the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos
sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado
7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigenteit has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida
10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarseas things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas
how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?
where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?
11) (=be in a position)what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?
we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante
12) (=be)to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
13) (=remain undisturbed) estarto let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol
14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)•
to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones•
to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato•
to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado15) (Econ)there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber
- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up* * *[stænd]
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1)a) ( position) lugar m, sitio mb) ( attitude) postura f, posición fto take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo
c) ( resistance) resistencia fto make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo
2)a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base fb) ( for sheet music) atril mc) (for coats, hats) perchero m3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón mnewspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos
a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes
4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m
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(past & past p stood) intransitive verb1)a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado
b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up
c) ( in height)the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura
2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí
he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla
to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse
can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?
3)a) (be situated, located)the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano
b) ( hold position)where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?
c) (be mounted, fixed)a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera
4)a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?
no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse
to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme
b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>c) (survive, last)5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor6)a) (be)b) ( be currently)to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares
c) ( be likely to)to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?
7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia
2.
vt1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared
2)a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportarI can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)
I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!
to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan
b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand up -
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I 1. [biːt]1) (repeated sound) (il) battere, colpi m.pl.; (of feet) il battere; (of drum) rullo m.3) (of heart) battito m., pulsazione f.4) fis. el. (pulse) battimento m.5) (in police force) (area) zona f. di sorveglianza; (route) ronda f., giro m.2.modificatore [poet, writer, philosophy] beat, della "beat generation"II 1. [biːt]to beat sth. into sb. — inculcare qcs. in qcn.
to beat sb. into submission — costringere qcn. alla sottomissione
to beat sb. black and blue — colloq. fare qcn. nero di botte
to beat the hell out of sb. — colloq. pestare qcn. a sangue
to beat its wings — [ bird] battere le ali
to beat time — mus. battere il tempo
2) gastr. sbattere [mixture, eggs]to beat one's way, a path through — farsi strada, aprirsi un passaggio tra [crowd, obstacles]
to beat a retreat — mil. battere in ritirata
beat it! — colloq. fila via! svignatela!
4) (defeat) battere, sconfiggere, vincere [opponent, team, inflation, drug abuse, illness]; porre fine a [child abuse, rape]5) (confound) [ mystery] sconcertare, disorientare [ person]it beats me how, why — non riesco a capire come, perché
beats me! — colloq.
6) (arrive earlier) battere sul tempo, evitare [rush, crowds]; precedere [ person]2.to beat against — [ waves] sbattere contro [ shore]; [ rain] picchiare, battere su [ window]
to beat at o on — [ person] picchiare, battere a
2) fisiol. [ heart] battere, pulsare3) (make sound) [ drum] battere, suonare•- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••III [biːt]a rod o stick to beat sb. with un'arma contro qcn.; if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — se non puoi sconfiggerli, diventa loro alleato
aggettivo colloq. stanco morto, distrutto, a pezzi* * *past tense; see beat* * *I 1. [biːt]1) (repeated sound) (il) battere, colpi m.pl.; (of feet) il battere; (of drum) rullo m.3) (of heart) battito m., pulsazione f.4) fis. el. (pulse) battimento m.5) (in police force) (area) zona f. di sorveglianza; (route) ronda f., giro m.2.modificatore [poet, writer, philosophy] beat, della "beat generation"II 1. [biːt]to beat sth. into sb. — inculcare qcs. in qcn.
to beat sb. into submission — costringere qcn. alla sottomissione
to beat sb. black and blue — colloq. fare qcn. nero di botte
to beat the hell out of sb. — colloq. pestare qcn. a sangue
to beat its wings — [ bird] battere le ali
to beat time — mus. battere il tempo
2) gastr. sbattere [mixture, eggs]to beat one's way, a path through — farsi strada, aprirsi un passaggio tra [crowd, obstacles]
to beat a retreat — mil. battere in ritirata
beat it! — colloq. fila via! svignatela!
4) (defeat) battere, sconfiggere, vincere [opponent, team, inflation, drug abuse, illness]; porre fine a [child abuse, rape]5) (confound) [ mystery] sconcertare, disorientare [ person]it beats me how, why — non riesco a capire come, perché
beats me! — colloq.
6) (arrive earlier) battere sul tempo, evitare [rush, crowds]; precedere [ person]2.to beat against — [ waves] sbattere contro [ shore]; [ rain] picchiare, battere su [ window]
to beat at o on — [ person] picchiare, battere a
2) fisiol. [ heart] battere, pulsare3) (make sound) [ drum] battere, suonare•- beat in- beat off- beat out- beat up••III [biːt]a rod o stick to beat sb. with un'arma contro qcn.; if you can't beat 'em, join 'em — se non puoi sconfiggerli, diventa loro alleato
aggettivo colloq. stanco morto, distrutto, a pezzi -
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A n1 ( piece of furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m ; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m ; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m ; ( for sheet music) pupitre m à musique ;2 Comm ( stall) ( on market) éventaire m ; ( kiosk) kiosque m ; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m ; news(paper) stand kiosque à journaux ;7 ( in cricket) a stand of 120 runs une série ininterrompue de 120 runs ;8 ( standstill) to come to a stand s'arrêter ; the traffic was brought to a stand la circulation a été paralysée ;1 ( place) mettre [person, object] ; stand it over there mets-le là-bas ; to stand sb on/in etc mettre qn sur/dans etc ; to stand sth on/in/against etc mettre qch sur/dans/contre etc ;2 ( bear) supporter [person, insects, certain foods] ; I can't stand liars je ne supporte pas les menteurs ; he can't stand to do ou doing il ne supporte pas de faire ; I can't stand him doing je ne supporte pas qu'il fasse ; she won't stand any nonsense/bad behaviour elle ne tolère pas qu'on fasse des bêtises/qu'on se conduise mal ; it won't stand close scrutiny il ne faut pas le regarder en détail ;3 ○ ( pay for) to stand sb sth payer qch à qn ; to stand sb a meal/a drink payer un repas/à boire à qn ;4 Jur to stand trial passer en jugement ; to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb se porter garant de qn ;5 ( be liable) to stand to lose sth risquer de perdre qch ; she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through elle peut gagner un million de livres si l'affaire marche.1 ( also stand up) se lever ; let's stand, we'll see better mettons-nous debout, nous verrons mieux ;2 ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout ; [object] tenir debout ; they were standing at the bar/in the doorway ils se tenaient debout au bar/dans l'embrasure de la porte ; they were standing talking near the car ils étaient en train de parler près de la voiture ; to remain standing rester debout ; only a few houses were left standing seules quelques maisons sont restées debout ; there's not much of the cathedral still standing il ne reste que des ruines de la cathédrale ; don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas planté ○ là! fais quelque chose! ;3 ( be positioned) [building, village etc] être ; ( clearly delineated) se dresser ; the house/tree stood on top of the hill la maison/l'arbre était or se dressait au sommet de la colline ; ‘the train now standing at platform one…’ ‘le train au départ du quai numéro un…’ ; the train was standing at the platform for half an hour le train est resté une demi-heure à quai ;5 (be) to stand empty [house] rester vide ; to stand accused of sth être accusé de qch ; to stand ready être prêt ; as things stand… étant donné l'état actuel des choses… ; I want to know where I stand fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis ; where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment? quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort? ; nothing stands between me and getting the job rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste ; my savings are all that stand between us and poverty la seule chose qui nous préserve de la misère ce sont mes économies ; to stand in sb's way lit bloquer le passage à qn ; fig faire obstacle à qn ; to stand in the way of progress fig faire obstacle au progrès ;6 ( remain valid) [offer, agreement, statement] rester valable ; the record still stands le record n'est toujours pas battu ;7 ( measure in height) he stands six feet il mesure or fait six pieds de haut ; the tower/hill stands 500 metres high la tour/colline fait 500 mètres de haut ;8 ( be at certain level) the record/total stands at 300 le record/total est de 300 ; the score stands at 3-0 le score est 3-0 ;9 ( be a candidate) se présenter ; to stand as se présenter comme [candidate] ; to stand for parliament/president se présenter aux élections législatives/présidentielles ;10 ( act as) to stand as godfather for sb être parrain de qn ; to stand as guarantor for sb se porter garant de qn ;11 ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer ; to let sth stand laisser reposer qch ; let the tea stand laissez infuser le thé ;to leave sb standing [athlete, student, company] devancer qn ; as a cook, she leaves me standing elle est beaucoup plus douée que moi en cuisine ; to stand up and be counted se faire entendre.■ stand about, stand around rester là (doing à faire).■ stand aside s'écarter (to do pour faire).■ stand back:▶2 ( be situated) [house] être en retrait (from par rapport à).■ stand by:▶ stand by1 ( be prepared) se tenir prêt ; [doctor, army, emergency services] être prêt à intervenir ; to be standing by to do [services] être prêt à faire ; ‘stand by for take-off!’ Aviat ‘prêt pour le décollage!’ ;2 ( refuse to act) rester là ; he stood by and did nothing il est resté là sans intervenir ; how can you stand by and let that happen? comment est-ce que tu peux laisser faire ça sans rien dire? ;▶ stand by [sb/sth] ( be loyal to) soutenir [person] ; s'en tenir à [principles, offer, decision] ; assumer [actions].1 ( resign) [president, chairman, candidate] démissionner (in favour of en faveur de) ;2 Jur quitter la barre.■ stand for:▶ stand for [sth]3 ( tolerate) [person] tolérer [cut, reduction, insubordination] ; I wouldn't stand for that je ne le tolérerais pas ; don't stand for him being so rude to you! ne le laisse pas te parler comme ça!■ stand in: to stand in for sb remplacer qn.■ stand off:1 ( reach a stalemate) aboutir à une impasse ;2 Naut courir au large ;1 ( be noticeable) [person] sortir de l'ordinaire ; [building, design] se détacher, ressortir (against sur) ; [work, ability, achievement, person] être remarquable ; to stand out from [person] se distinguer de [group] ;2 ( protrude) [veins] saillir ;3 ( take a stance) résister ; [person] to stand out for revendiquer [right, principle] ; to stand out against se prononcer contre [change, decision].■ stand over:▶ stand over ( be postponed) être remis à plus tard ;▶ stand over [sb]1 ( supervise) être sur le dos de ○ [employee etc] ;2 ( watch) don't stand over me! ne reste pas dans mes pattes ○ !▶ stand to être en état d'alerte ; to stand to to do se tenir prêt à faire ;▶ stand [sb] to mettre [qn] en état d'alerte.■ stand up:▶ stand up1 ( rise) se lever (to do pour faire) ;2 ( stay upright) se tenir debout ;3 ( withstand investigation) [argument, theory, story] tenir debout ; to stand up to résister à [scrutiny, investigation] ;▶ stand [sb/sth] up1 ( place upright) mettre [qn] debout [person] ; redresser [object] ; to stand sth up against/on mettre qch contre/sur ;2 ○ ( fail to meet) poser un lapin à ○ [girlfriend, boyfriend]. -
30 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) precipitarse hacia, abalanzarse
2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) zambullida, salto de cabeza- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle
dive1 n saltodive2 vb1. tirarse de cabeza / zambullirse2. bucear / sumergirsetr[daɪv]1 (into water) zambullida, salto (de cabeza); (in competition) salto (de trampolín); (underwater) buceo; (of submarine, whale) inmersión nombre femenino2 (of plane) picado; (of bird) descenso (en picado)3 (sudden movement, lunge) embestida, arremetida4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of goalkeeper) estirada5 familiar (seedy bar, club) antrointransitive verb (SMALLUS/SMALL pt dove tr[dəʊv])1 (into water) zambullirse, tirarse (de cabeza); (in competition) saltar; (underwater) bucear; (submarine, whale) sumergirse2 (birds, planes) bajar en picado3 (move suddenly) precipitarse hacia, abalanzarse hacia; (put hand into) meter la mano en, echar mano a5 (drop suddenly - currency, sales, prices) caer en picado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go diving ir a hacer submarinismo, ir a bucearto take a dive (in boxing) hacer tongo, dejarse ganar1) plunge: tirarse al agua, zambullirse, dar un clavado2) submerge: sumergirse3) drop: bajar en picada (dícese de un avión), caer en picadadive n1) plunge: zambullida f, clavado m (en el agua)2) descent: descenso m en picada3) bar, joint: antro mn.• capuz s.m.• figón s.m.• picado s.m.• salto s.m.• salto de trampolín s.m.• tasca s.f.• zambullida s.f.v.• bucear v.• picar v.• sumergir v.• zambullir v.
I daɪv1)a) ( from height) zambullirse*, tirarse (al agua), tirarse or echarse un clavado (AmL)she dived into the water — se zambulló, se tiró al agua
b) ( from surface) \<\<person/whale\>\> sumergirse*, zambullirse*; \<\<submarine\>\> sumergirse*to go diving — ir* a hacer submarinismo or a bucear
c) ( swoop) \<\<plane/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado2) (lunge, move suddenly)he dived for cover under the table — se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse
3) ( drop sharply) (journ) \<\<currency/sales\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, pegar* un bajón (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- dive in
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1)a) ( into water) zambullida f, clavado m (AmL); ( Sport) salto m (de trampolín), clavado m (AmL)b) (of submarine, whale) inmersión fc) ( swoop) descenso m en picada or (Esp) en picado2) (lunge, sudden movement) (colloq)(full-length) dive — ( in soccer) estirada f
3) (disreputable club, bar) (colloq) antro m[daɪv]1. N1) (into water) salto m de cabeza (al agua), zambullida f, clavado m (CAm, Mex); (by professional diver, of submarine) inmersión f2) (Aer) picado m, picada f (LAm)3) (=leap)to make a dive for sth — lanzarse or abalanzarse sobre algo
4) (Ftbl) estirada fto take a dive — (Ftbl) tirarse a la piscina (dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty)
5) (fig) (=fall)2. VI1) [swimmer] tirarse, zambullirse, dar un clavado (CAm, Mex), clavarse (CAm, Mex); (artistically) saltar; (underwater) bucear; [submarine] sumergirseto dive into the water — tirarse al agua, zambullirse
2) (Aer) bajar en picado3) (=leap)I dived into the shop for a paper — pasé corriendo por la tienda a por un periódico, me metí corriendo a la tienda a por un periódico
4) (=fall) [prices etc] bajar de golpe, caer en picado or (LAm) picada* * *
I [daɪv]1)a) ( from height) zambullirse*, tirarse (al agua), tirarse or echarse un clavado (AmL)she dived into the water — se zambulló, se tiró al agua
b) ( from surface) \<\<person/whale\>\> sumergirse*, zambullirse*; \<\<submarine\>\> sumergirse*to go diving — ir* a hacer submarinismo or a bucear
c) ( swoop) \<\<plane/bird\>\> bajar en picada or (Esp) en picado2) (lunge, move suddenly)he dived for cover under the table — se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse
3) ( drop sharply) (journ) \<\<currency/sales\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, pegar* un bajón (fam)•Phrasal Verbs:- dive in
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1)a) ( into water) zambullida f, clavado m (AmL); ( Sport) salto m (de trampolín), clavado m (AmL)b) (of submarine, whale) inmersión fc) ( swoop) descenso m en picada or (Esp) en picado2) (lunge, sudden movement) (colloq)(full-length) dive — ( in soccer) estirada f
3) (disreputable club, bar) (colloq) antro m -
31 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo
2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) en sentido contrario2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) en círculo3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de persona en persona4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de un sitio a otro, por ahí5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferencia6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) a casa
3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) a la vuelta (de)4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por
4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ronda, vuelta; recorrido2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) recorrido3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva; tiro4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) vuelta, asalto (boxeo)6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon
5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girar, virar- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout
6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
round1 adj redondoround2 advshe looked round miró a su alrededor / miró hacia atrásround3 prep alrededor de
round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round ' round' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - asalto - asomar - batuta - billete - bordear - caballito - camilla - circular - dejarse - doblar - eliminatoria - energía - estar - foro - hacinarse - inversa - inverso - juntar - octava - octavo - pasarse - patearse - piña - por - reanimar - reanimarse - rebuscada - rebuscado - recorrer - redonda - redondear - redondez - redondo - rematar - remover - revés - rodear - ronda - sobremesa - soler - sortear - tartana - tiovivo - volver - volverse - vuelta - acorralar - aparecer - aplauso English: all-round - ask round - bend - bring round - circle - clip - clock - come round - corner - drop in - drop round - finger - flash - gather round - get around - get round - get round to - glance round - go round - hand round - look round - merry-go-round - pad - paper round - pass - pass round - rally - rally round - ring - round - round down - round off - round on - round robin - round up - round-shouldered - round-table meeting - round-the-clock - show round - spin - swap round - swing - tour - travel - turn round - twist round - wander - way - wheel - whip-roundtr[raʊnd]1 redondo,-a1 (circle) círculo4 (of drinks) ronda5 (of policeman etc) ronda6 (for gun) cartucho7 (of bread) rebanada2 (about) por ahí3 (to somebody's house) a casa1 alrededor de■ have you lived round here long? ¿hace mucho que vives por aquí?1 doblar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall the year round durante todo el añoround the clock día y noche, las veinticuatro horasround the corner a la vuelta de la esquinathe other way round al revésto have round shoulders tener las espaldas cargadasto go round dar vueltasround table mesa redondaround trip viaje nombre masculino de ida y vueltaround number número redondoround ['raʊnd] vt1) : redondearshe rounded the edges: redondeó los bordes2) turn: doblarto round the corner: dar la vuelta a la esquina3)to round off : redondear (un número)4)5)to round up gather: reunirround adj1) : redondoa round table: una mesa redondain round numbers: en números redondosround shoulders: espaldas cargadas2)round trip : viaje m de ida y vueltaround n1) circle: círculo m2) series: serie f, sucesión fa round of talks: una ronda de negociacionesthe daily round: la rutina cotidiana3) : asalto m (en boxeo), recorrido m (en golf), vuelta f (en varios juegos)4) : salva f (de aplausos)5)round of drinks : ronda f6)round of ammunition : disparo m, cartucho m7) rounds npl: recorridos mpl (de un cartero), rondas fpl (de un vigilante), visitas fpl (de un médico)to make the rounds: hacer visitasn.• equilibrado (Vino) s.m.adj.• redondo, -a adj.• rollizo, -a adj.• rotundo, -a adj.adv.• alrededor adv.n.• asalto s.m.• círculo s.m.• descarga s.f.• redondo s.m.• ronda s.f.• rueda s.f.• vuelta s.f.prep.• alrededor de prep.v.• redondear (MAT, INF) v.
I raʊnd1)a) (circular, spherical) redondob) ( not angular) < corner> curvoshe has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada
2) < number> redondo
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1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)theater in the round — teatro m circular
2) ca) ( series) serie fround of talks — ronda f de conversaciones
b) ( burst)let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...
3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f4)a) ( of visits) (often pl)the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes
the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía
we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes
b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo
7) c ( of bread) (BrE)a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado
8) c ( Mus) canon m
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a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta ab) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondearPhrasal Verbs:- round on- round up
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adverb (esp BrE)1)a) ( in a circle)she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round
c) ( on all sides) alrededor2)a) (from one place, person to another)the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)
b) (at, to different place)we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round
c)all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos
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preposition (esp BrE)1) ( encircling) alrededor de2)a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores deb) (within, through)[raʊnd] When round is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask round, call round, rally round, look up the verb.1.ADJ(compar rounder) (superl roundest) (gen) redondo; [sum, number] redondo2.ADV•
there is a fence all round — está rodeado por un cercadoit would be better all round if we didn't go — (in every respect) sería mejor en todos los sentidos que no fuéramos; (for all concerned) sería mejor para todos que no fuéramos
drinks all round! — ¡pago la ronda para todos!
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to ask sb round — invitar a algn a casa or a pasar (por casa)•
we were round at my sister's — estábamos en casa de mi hermana•
the wheels go round — las ruedas giran or dan vuelta•
the long way round — el camino más largothe other/wrong way round — al revés
3. PREP1) (of place etc) alrededor dewe were sitting round the table/fire — estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa/en torno a la chimenea
•
round the clock — (=at any time) a todas horas, a cualquier hora; (=non-stop) permanentemente, día y noche, las 24 horas del día•
are you from round here? — ¿eres de por aquí?•
to look round the shop — echar una mirada por la tienda•
round about £50 — alrededor de 50 libras, 50 libras más o menos•
somewhere round Derby — cerca de Derby3) (=using as theme)4. N1) (=circle) círculo m ; (=slice) tajada f, rodaja f2) [of postman, milkman etc] recorrido m ; [of watchman] ronda f•
the watchman was doing his round — el vigilante estaba de ronda•
the story is going the rounds that... — se dice or se rumorea que...she did or went or made the rounds of the agencies — visitó or recorrió todas las agencias
•
the doctor's on his rounds — el médico está haciendo sus visitas3) (Boxing) asalto m, round m ; (Golf) partido m, recorrido m, vuelta f ; (Showjumping) recorrido m ; (Cards) (=game) partida f ; (in tournament) vuelta f•
to have a clear round — hacer un recorrido sin penalizaciones4) [of drinks] ronda fwhose round is it? — ¿a quién le toca (pagar)?
it's my round — yo invito, me toca a mí
let's have a round of applause for... — demos un fuerte aplauso a...
5) (=series)6) (=routine)•
the daily round — la rutina cotidiana7)• in the round — (Theat) circular, en redondo
8) (Mus) canon m5. VT1) (=make round) [+ lips, edges] redondear2) (=go round) [+ corner] doblar, dar la vuelta a; (Naut) doblar6.CPDround arch N — arco m de medio punto
round dance N — baile m en corro
round robin N — (=request) petición f firmada en rueda; (=protest) protesta f firmada en rueda
Round Table N — (Hist) Mesa f Redonda
round table N — (=conference) mesa f redonda
round trip N — viaje m de ida y vuelta
round trip ticket — (US) billete m de ida y vuelta
- round on- round up* * *
I [raʊnd]1)a) (circular, spherical) redondob) ( not angular) < corner> curvoshe has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada
2) < number> redondo
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1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)theater in the round — teatro m circular
2) ca) ( series) serie fround of talks — ronda f de conversaciones
b) ( burst)let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...
3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f4)a) ( of visits) (often pl)the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes
the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía
we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes
b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo
7) c ( of bread) (BrE)a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado
8) c ( Mus) canon m
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a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta ab) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondearPhrasal Verbs:- round on- round up
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adverb (esp BrE)1)a) ( in a circle)she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round
c) ( on all sides) alrededor2)a) (from one place, person to another)the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)
b) (at, to different place)we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round
c)all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos
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preposition (esp BrE)1) ( encircling) alrededor de2)a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores deb) (within, through) -
32 seedy
1) (shabby: a rather seedy hotel.) cutre, sórdido, de mala muerte2) (ill or unhealthy: He's feeling a bit seedy.) pachuchotr['siːdɪ]1) : lleno de semillas2) shabby: raído (dícese de la ropa)3) run-down: ruinoso (dícese de los edificios, etc.), sórdidoadj.• granado, -a adj.• lleno de granos adj.• ojeroso, -a adj.'siːdiadjective -dier, -diest <nightclub/bar> sórdido, de mala muerte (fam), cutre (Esp fam); < appearance> desastrado, abandonado; <apartment/resort> sórdido['siːdɪ]ADJ (compar seedier) (superl seediest)1) (=shabby) [hotel, nightclub] sórdido, de mala muerte *, cutre (Sp) *; [clothes] raído, cutre (Sp) *; [person] de pinta desastradaa seedy-looking bar — un bar sórdido, un bar de mala muerte *, un bar cutre (Sp) *
2) (=unwell)* * *['siːdi]adjective -dier, -diest <nightclub/bar> sórdido, de mala muerte (fam), cutre (Esp fam); < appearance> desastrado, abandonado; <apartment/resort> sórdido -
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run [rʌn]course ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) excursion ⇒ 1 (c) trajet ⇒ 1 (e) vol ⇒ 1 (f) série ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (k) tendance ⇒ 1 (l) ruée ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) organiser ⇒ 2 (b) (faire) marcher ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (k) courir ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a), 3 (b) transporter ⇒ 2 (i) conduire ⇒ 2 (k) (faire) passer ⇒ 2 (l), 2 (m), 3 (d) se sauver ⇒ 3 (c) couler ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (i) fondre ⇒ 3 (i) circuler ⇒ 3 (l) durer ⇒ 3 (m) être à l'affiche ⇒ 3 (n) (se) présenter ⇒ 2 (q), 3 (r)1 noun∎ he took a short run and cleared the gate après un court élan il a franchi la barrière;∎ at a run en courant;∎ to go for a run aller faire du jogging;∎ to go for a 5-mile run ≃ courir 8 kilomètres;∎ I took the dog for a run in the park j'ai emmené le chien courir dans le parc;∎ two policemen arrived at a run deux policiers sont arrivés au pas de course;∎ to break into a run se mettre à courir;∎ to make a run for it prendre la fuite, se sauver;∎ the murderer is on the run le meurtrier est en cavale;∎ she was on the run from her creditors/the police elle essayait d'échapper à ses créanciers/à la police;∎ we've got them on the run! nous les avons mis en déroute!;∎ figurative we have the run of the house while the owners are away nous disposons de toute la maison pendant l'absence des propriétaires;∎ we give the au pair the run of the place nous laissons à la jeune fille au pair la libre disposition de la maison;∎ you've had a good run (for your money), it's time to step down tu en as bien profité, maintenant il faut laisser la place à un autre;∎ they gave the Russian team a good run for their money ils ont donné du fil à retordre à l'équipe soviétique;∎ familiar to have the runs (diarrhoea) avoir la courante∎ a charity run une course de charité∎ we went for a run down to the coast nous sommes allés nous promener au bord de la mer;∎ she took me for a run in her new car elle m'a emmené faire un tour dans sa nouvelle voiture;∎ humorous shall I make or do a beer run? je vais chercher de la bière?;∎ I do the school run in the morning c'est moi qui emmène les enfants à l'école tous les matins(d) (for smuggling) passage m;∎ the gang used to make runs across the border le gang passait régulièrement la frontière(e) (route, itinerary) trajet m, parcours m;∎ the buses on the London to Glasgow run les cars qui font le trajet ou qui assurent le service Londres-Glasgow;∎ he used to do the London (to) Glasgow run (pilot, bus or train driver) il faisait la ligne Londres-Glasgow;∎ it's only a short run into town le trajet jusqu'au centre-ville n'est pas long;∎ there was very little traffic on the run down nous avons rencontré très peu de circulation∎ bombing run mission f de bombardement∎ to make 10 runs marquer 10 points(h) (track → for skiing, bobsleighing) piste f(i) (series, sequence) série f, succession f, suite f;∎ they've had a run of ten defeats ils ont connu dix défaites consécutives;∎ the recent run of events la récente série d'événements;∎ a run of bad luck une série ou suite de malheurs;∎ you seem to be having a run of good/bad luck on dirait que la chance est/n'est pas de ton côté en ce moment;∎ the play had a triumphant run on Broadway la pièce a connu un succès triomphal à Broadway;∎ the play had a run of nearly two years la pièce a tenu l'affiche (pendant) presque deux ans;∎ to have a long run (of fashion, person in power) tenir longtemps; (of play) tenir longtemps l'affiche;∎ in the long/short run à long/court terme(j) (in card games) suite f∎ a run of fewer than 500 would be uneconomical fabriquer une série de moins de 500 unités ne serait pas rentable(l) (general tendency, trend) tendance f;∎ to score against the run of play marquer contre le jeu;∎ I was lucky and got the run of the cards j'avais de la chance, les cartes m'étaient favorables;∎ the usual run of colds and upset stomachs les rhumes et les maux de ventre habituels;∎ she's well above the average or ordinary run of students elle est bien au-dessus de la moyenne des étudiants;∎ the ordinary run of mankind le commun des mortels;∎ in the ordinary run of things normalement, en temps normal;∎ out of the common run hors du commun∎ the heatwave caused a run on suntan cream la vague de chaleur provoqua une ruée sur les crèmes solaires;∎ a run on the banks un retrait massif des dépôts bancaires;∎ Stock Exchange there was a run on the dollar il y a eu une ruée sur le dollar(n) (operation → of machine) opération f;∎ computer run passage m machine(o) (bid → in election) candidature f;∎ his run for the presidency sa candidature à la présidence(p) (ladder → in stocking, tights) échelle f, maille f filée;∎ I've got a run in my tights mon collant est filé(q) (enclosure → for animals) enclos m;∎ chicken run poulailler m(r) (of salmon) remontée f(a) (manage → company, office) diriger, gérer; (→ shop, restaurant, club) tenir; (→ theatre) diriger; (→ farm) exploiter; (→ newspaper, magazine) rédiger; (→ house) tenir; (→ country) gouverner, diriger;∎ she runs the bar while her parents are away elle tient le bar pendant l'absence de ses parents;∎ a badly run organization une organisation mal gérée;∎ the library is run by volunteer workers la bibliothèque est tenue par des bénévoles;∎ the farm was too big for him to run alone la ferme était trop grande pour qu'il puisse s'en occuper seul;∎ who's running this outfit? qui est le patron ici?;∎ I wish she'd stop trying to run my life! j'aimerais bien qu'elle arrête de me dire comment vivre ma vie!∎ to run a bridge tournament/a raffle organiser un tournoi de bridge/une tombola;∎ they run evening classes in computing ils organisent des cours du soir en informatique;∎ they run extra trains in the summer l'été ils mettent (en service) des trains supplémentaires;∎ several private companies run buses to the airport plusieurs sociétés privées assurent un service d'autobus pour l'aéroport(c) (operate → piece of equipment) faire marcher, faire fonctionner; Computing (program) exécuter, faire tourner;∎ you can run it off solar energy/the mains vous pouvez le faire fonctionner à l'énergie solaire/sur secteur;∎ this computer runs most software on peut utiliser la plupart des logiciels sur cet ordinateur;∎ Aviation to run the engines (for checking) faire le point fixe;∎ I can't afford to run a car any more je n'ai plus les moyens d'avoir une voiture;∎ she runs a Porsche elle roule en Porsche(d) (conduct → experiment, test) effectuer(e) (do or cover at a run → race, distance) courir;∎ to run the marathon courir le marathon;∎ I can still run 2 km in under 7 minutes j'arrive encore à courir ou à couvrir 2 km en moins de 7 minutes;∎ the children were running races les enfants faisaient la course;∎ the race will be run in Paris next year la course aura lieu à Paris l'année prochaine;∎ to run messages or errands faire des commissions ou des courses;∎ he'd run a mile if he saw it il prendrait ses jambes à son cou s'il voyait ça;∎ it looks as if his race is run on dirait qu'il a fait son temps∎ to be run off one's feet être débordé;∎ you're running the poor boy off his feet! le pauvre, tu es en train de l'épuiser!;∎ to run oneself to a standstill courir jusqu'à l'épuisement(g) (enter for race → horse, greyhound) faire courir(h) (hunt, chase) chasser;∎ to run deer chasser le cerf;∎ the outlaws were run out of town les hors-la-loi furent chassés de la ville∎ I'll run you to the bus stop je vais te conduire à l'arrêt de bus;∎ to run sb back home reconduire qn chez lui;∎ I've got to run these boxes over to my new house je dois emporter ces boîtes dans ma nouvelle maison∎ he's suspected of running drugs/guns il est soupçonné de trafic de drogue/d'armes(k) (drive → vehicle) conduire;∎ I ran the car into the driveway j'ai mis la voiture dans l'allée;∎ could you run your car back a bit? pourriez-vous reculer un peu votre voiture?;∎ I ran my car into a lamppost je suis rentré dans un réverbère (avec ma voiture);∎ he tried to run me off the road! il a essayé de me faire sortir de la route!(l) (pass, quickly or lightly) passer;∎ he ran his hand through his hair il se passa la main dans les cheveux;∎ he ran a comb through his hair il se donna un coup de peigne;∎ I'll run a duster over the furniture je passerai un coup de chiffon sur les meubles;∎ she ran her hands over the controls elle promena ses mains sur les boutons de commande;∎ she ran her finger down the list/her eye over the text elle parcourut la liste du doigt/le texte des yeux(m) (send via specified route) faire passer;∎ it would be better to run the wires under the floorboards ce serait mieux de faire passer les fils sous le plancher;∎ we could run a cable from the house nous pourrions amener un câble de la maison;∎ run the other end of the rope through the loop passez l'autre bout de la corde dans la boucle(o) (cause to flow) faire couler;∎ run the water into the basin faites couler l'eau dans la cuvette;∎ to run a bath faire couler un bain∎ the local paper is running a series of articles on the scandal le journal local publie une série d'articles sur le scandale;∎ to run an ad (in the newspaper) passer ou faire passer une annonce (dans le journal)(q) (enter for election) présenter;∎ they're running a candidate in every constituency ils présentent un candidat dans chaque circonscription∎ to run a temperature or fever avoir de la fièvre∎ to run the danger or risk of doing sth courir le risque de faire qch;∎ you run the risk of a heavy fine vous risquez une grosse amende;∎ do you realize the risks you're running? est-ce que vous réalisez les risques que vous prenez?∎ I run every morning in the park je cours tous les matins dans le parc;∎ to come running towards sb accourir vers qn;∎ they ran out of the house ils sont sortis de la maison en courant;∎ to run upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre l'escalier en courant;∎ I had to run for the train j'ai dû courir pour attraper le train;∎ she ran for the police elle a couru chercher la police;∎ run and fetch me a glass of water cours me chercher un verre d'eau;∎ I'll just run across or round or over to the shop je fais un saut à l'épicerie;∎ to run to meet sb courir ou se précipiter à la rencontre de qn;∎ I've been running all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout à ta recherche;∎ figurative I didn't expect her to go running to the press with the story je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'elle coure raconter l'histoire à la presse;∎ don't come running to me with your problems ne viens pas m'embêter avec tes problèmes∎ to run in a race (horse, person) participer à une course;∎ there are twenty horses running in the race vingt chevaux participent à la course;∎ she ran for her country in the Olympics elle a couru pour son pays aux jeux Olympiques∎ run for your lives! sauve qui peut!;∎ familiar if the night watchman sees you, run for it! si le veilleur de nuit te voit, tire-toi ou file!;∎ figurative you can't just keep running from your past vous ne pouvez pas continuer à fuir votre passé(d) (pass → road, railway, boundary) passer;∎ a tunnel runs under the mountain un tunnel passe sous la montagne;∎ the railway line runs through a valley/over a viaduct le chemin de fer passe dans une vallée/sur un viaduc;∎ the pipes run under the road les tuyaux passent sous la route;∎ the road runs alongside the river/parallel to the coast la route longe la rivière/la côte;∎ hedgerows run between the fields des haies séparent les champs;∎ the road runs due north la route va droit vers le nord;∎ to run north and south être orienté nord-sud;∎ a canal running from London to Birmingham un canal qui va de Londres à Birmingham;∎ a high fence runs around the building une grande barrière fait le tour du bâtiment;∎ the lizard has red markings running down its back le dos du lézard est zébré de rouge;∎ the line of print ran off the page la ligne a débordé de la feuille;∎ figurative our lives seem to be running in different directions il semble que nos vies prennent des chemins différents∎ the pram ran down the hill out of control le landau a dévalé la côte;∎ the tram runs on special tracks le tramway roule sur des rails spéciaux;∎ the crane runs on rails la grue se déplace sur des rails;∎ the piano runs on casters le piano est monté sur (des) roulettes;∎ the truck ran off the road le camion a quitté la route;∎ let the cord run through your hands laissez la corde filer entre vos mains;∎ his fingers ran over the controls ses doigts se promenèrent sur les boutons de commande;∎ her eyes ran down the list elle parcourut la liste des yeux;∎ a shiver ran down my spine un frisson me parcourut le dos;∎ his thoughts ran to that hot August day in Paris cette chaude journée d'août à Paris lui revint à l'esprit(f) (words, text)∎ how does that last verse run? c'est quoi la dernière strophe?;∎ their argument or reasoning runs something like this voici plus ou moins leur raisonnement;∎ the conversation ran something like this voilà en gros ce qui s'est dit(g) (spread → rumour, news) se répandre(h) (flow → river, water, tap, nose) couler;∎ let the water run until it's hot laisse couler l'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit chaude;∎ the water's run cold l'eau est froide au robinet;∎ you've let the water run cold tu as laissé couler l'eau trop longtemps, elle est devenue froide;∎ your bath is running ton bain est en train de couler;∎ your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;∎ the cold made our eyes run le froid nous piquait les yeux;∎ the hot water runs along/down this pipe l'eau chaude passe/descend dans ce tuyau;∎ their faces were running with sweat leurs visages ruisselaient de transpiration;∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient sur son visage;∎ the streets were running with blood le sang coulait dans les rues;∎ the river ran red with blood les eaux de la rivière étaient rouges de sang;∎ the Jari runs into the Amazon le Jari se jette dans l'Amazone∎ her mascara had run son mascara avait coulé(j) (in wash → colour, fabric) déteindre;∎ wash that dress separately, the colour might run lave cette robe à part, elle pourrait déteindre(k) (operate → engine, machine, business) marcher, fonctionner;∎ to run on or off electricity/gas/diesel fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz/au diesel;∎ this machine runs off the mains cet appareil se branche sur (le) secteur;∎ the tape recorder was still running le magnétophone était encore en marche;∎ leave the engine running laissez tourner le moteur;∎ the engine is running smoothly le moteur tourne rond;∎ the new assembly line is up and running la nouvelle chaîne de montage est en service;∎ Computing do not interrupt the program while it is running ne pas interrompre le programme en cours d'exécution;∎ Computing this software runs on DOS ce logiciel tourne sous DOS;∎ Computing running at… cadencé à…;∎ figurative everything is running smoothly tout marche très bien(l) (public transport) circuler;∎ this train doesn't run/only runs on Sundays ce train ne circule pas/ne circule que le dimanche;∎ some bus lines run all night certaines lignes d'autobus sont en service toute la nuit;∎ the buses stop running at midnight après minuit il n'y a plus de bus;∎ trains running between London and Manchester trains qui circulent entre Londres et Manchester;∎ trains running to Calais are cancelled les trains à destination de Calais sont annulés;∎ he took the tube that runs through Clapham il prit la ligne de métro qui passe par Clapham(m) (last) durer; (be valid → contract) être ou rester valide; (→ agreement) être ou rester en vigueur; Finance (→ interest) courir;∎ the sales run from the beginning to the end of January les soldes durent du début à la fin janvier;∎ the sales have only another two days to run il ne reste que deux jours de soldes;∎ the meeting ran for an hour longer than expected la réunion a duré une heure de plus que prévu;∎ I'd like the ad to run for a week je voudrais que l'annonce passe pendant une semaine;∎ the lease has another year to run le bail n'expire pas avant un an;∎ your subscription will run for two years votre abonnement sera valable deux ans;∎ interest runs from 1 January les intérêts courent à partir du 1er janvier∎ the play has been running for a year la pièce est à l'affiche depuis un an;∎ the film is currently running in Hull le film est actuellement sur les écrans à Hull;∎ his new musical should run and run! sa nouvelle comédie musicale devrait tenir l'affiche pendant des mois!;∎ Television this soap opera has been running for twenty years ça fait vingt ans que ce feuilleton est diffusé;∎ America's longest-running TV series la plus longue série télévisée américaine(o) (occur → inherited trait, illness)∎ twins run in our family les jumeaux sont courants dans la famille;∎ heart disease runs in the family les maladies cardiaques sont fréquentes dans notre famille∎ the colours run from dark blue to bright green les couleurs vont du bleu foncé au vert vif∎ to run high (sea) être grosse ou houleuse;∎ feelings or tempers were running high les esprits étaient échauffés;∎ their ammunition was running low ils commençaient à manquer de munitions;∎ our stores are running low nos provisions s'épuisent ou tirent à leur fin;∎ he's running scared il a la frousse;∎ to be running late être en retard, avoir du retard;∎ programmes are running ten minutes late les émissions ont toutes dix minutes de retard;∎ sorry I can't stop, I'm running a bit late désolé, je ne peux pas rester, je suis un peu en retard;∎ events are running in our favour les événements tournent en notre faveur;∎ inflation was running at 18 percent le taux d'inflation était de 18 pour cent(r) (be candidate, stand) se présenter;∎ to run for president or the presidency se présenter aux élections présidentielles, être candidat aux élections présidentielles ou à la présidence;∎ to run for office se porter candidat;∎ she's running on a law-and-order ticket elle se présente aux élections avec un programme basé sur la lutte contre l'insécurité;∎ he ran against Reagan in 1984 il s'est présenté contre Reagan en 1984∎ why don't we run down to the coast/up to London? si on faisait un tour jusqu'à la mer/jusqu'à Londres?∎ to run (before the wind) filer vent arrière;(u) (ladder → stocking, tights) filerBritish courir (çà et là);∎ I've been running about all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!(meet → acquaintance) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (find → book, reference) trouver par hasard, tomber surtraverser en courantalso figurative courir après;∎ it's not like her to run after a man ce n'est pas son genre de courir après un homme;∎ she spends half her life running after her kids elle passe son temps à être derrière les enfants;∎ he's got all these assistants running after him the whole time il a tout un tas d'assistants qui passent sans arrêt derrière ce qu'il fait(go away) s'en aller, partir;∎ it's getting late, I must be running along il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille;∎ run along to bed now, children! allez les enfants, au lit maintenant!(a) (from place to place) courir (çà et là)□ ;∎ I've been running around all day looking for you! j'ai passé ma journée à te chercher partout!□∎ he was sure his wife was running around il était sûr que sa femme le trompait□∎ he's always running around with other women il est toujours en train de courir après d'autres femmes∎ their son has run away from home leur fils a fait une fugue;∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run away je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas;∎ run away and play now, children allez jouer ailleurs, les enfants;∎ figurative to run away from one's responsibilities fuir ses responsabilités;∎ to run away from the facts se refuser à l'évidence(a) (secretly or illegally) partir avec;∎ he ran away with his best friend's wife il est parti avec la femme de son meilleur ami;∎ he ran away with the takings il est parti avec la caisse∎ don't let your excitement run away with you gardez votre calme;∎ she tends to let her imagination run away with her elle a tendance à se laisser emporter par son imagination(c) (get → idea)∎ don't go running away with the idea or the notion that it will be easy n'allez pas vous imaginer que ce sera facile∎ they ran away with nearly all the medals ils ont remporté presque toutes les médailles➲ run back(a) (drive back) raccompagner (en voiture);∎ she ran me back home elle m'a ramené ou raccompagné chez moi en voiture;∎ he ran me back on his motorbike il m'a raccompagné en moto(b) (rewind → tape, film) rembobiner∎ familiar to come running back (errant husband etc) revenir□∎ to run back over sth passer qch en revue∎ to run sth by sb (submit) soumettre qch à qn;∎ you'd better run that by the committee vous feriez mieux de demander l'avis du comité;∎ run that by me again répétez-moi ça➲ run down(a) (reduce, diminish → gen) réduire; (→ number of employees) diminuer; (→ stocks) laisser s'épuiser; (→ industry, factory) fermer progressivement;∎ they are running down their military presence in Africa ils réduisent leur présence militaire en Afrique;∎ the government was accused of running down the steel industry le gouvernement a été accusé de laisser dépérir la sidérurgie;∎ you've run the battery down vous avez déchargé la pile; (of car) vous avez vidé ou déchargé la batterie, vous avez mis la batterie à plat∎ they're always running her friends down ils passent leur temps à dire du mal de ou à dénigrer ses amis□ ;∎ stop running yourself down all the time cesse de te rabaisser constamment(c) (in car → pedestrian, animal) renverser, écraser;∎ he was run down by a bus il s'est fait renverser par un bus∎ I finally ran down the reference in the library j'ai fini par dénicher la référence à la bibliothèque∎ the batteries in the radio are beginning to run down les piles de la radio commencent à être usées➲ run in∎ running in en rodage(a) (encounter → problem, difficulty) rencontrer(b) (meet → acquaintance) rencontrer (par hasard), tomber sur;∎ to run into debt faire des dettes, s'endetter(c) (collide with → of car, driver) percuter, rentrer dans;∎ I ran into a lamppost je suis rentrée dans un réverbère;∎ you should be more careful, you nearly ran into me! tu devrais faire attention, tu as failli me rentrer dedans!(d) (amount to) s'élever à;∎ debts running into millions of dollars des dettes qui s'élèvent à des millions de dollars;∎ takings run into five figures la recette atteint les cinq chiffres(e) (merge into) se fondre dans, se confondre avec;∎ the red runs into orange le rouge devient orange;∎ the words began to run into each other before my eyes les mots commençaient à se confondre devant mes yeux➲ run off∎ run me off five copies of this report faites-moi cinq copies de ce rapport(b) (write quickly) (article) pondre∎ the heats will be run off tomorrow les éliminatoires se disputeront demain(d) (lose → excess weight, fat) perdre en courant∎ I'll be with you in a minute, don't run off je serai à toi dans un instant, ne te sauve pas➲ run on(lines of writing) ne pas découper en paragraphes; (letters, words) ne pas séparer, lier∎ the play ran on for hours la pièce a duré des heures;∎ the discussion ran on for an extra hour la discussion a duré une heure de plus que prévu∎ he does run on rather quand il est parti celui-là, il ne s'arrête plus;∎ he can run on for hours if you let him si tu le laisses faire il peut tenir le crachoir pendant des heures➲ run out(a) (cable, rope) laisser filer∎ to run a batsman out mettre un batteur hors jeu∎ hurry up, time is running out! dépêchez-vous, il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps!;∎ their luck finally ran out la chance a fini par tourner, leur chance n'a pas duré(c) (expire → contract, passport, agreement) expirer, venir à expirationmanquer de;∎ we're running out of ammunition nous commençons à manquer de munitions;∎ we're running out of sugar nous allons nous trouver à court de sucre;∎ he's run out of money il n'a plus d'argent;∎ to run out of patience être à bout de patience;∎ to run out of petrol tomber en panne d'essence(spouse, colleague) laisser tomber, abandonner;∎ she ran out on her husband elle a quitté son mari;∎ his assistants all ran out on him ses assistants l'ont tous abandonné ou laissé tomber➲ run over(pedestrian, animal) écraser;∎ I nearly got run over j'ai failli me faire écraser;∎ he's been run over il s'est fait écraser;∎ the car ran over his legs la voiture lui est passé sur les jambes∎ let's run over the arguments one more time before the meeting reprenons les arguments une dernière fois avant la réunion;∎ could you run over the main points for us? pourriez-vous nous récapituler les principaux points?∎ to run over the allotted time excéder le temps imparti(a) (overflow) déborder;∎ literary my cup runneth over je nage dans le bonheur;∎ to run over with energy/enthusiasm déborder d'énergie/d'enthousiasme(b) (run late) dépasser l'heure; Radio & Television dépasser le temps d'antenne, déborder sur le temps d'antenne;∎ the programme ran over by twenty minutes l'émission a dépassé son temps d'antenne de vingt minutes➲ run past= run bypasser en courant(a) (cross → of person) traverser en courant;∎ figurative money runs through his fingers like water l'argent lui brûle les doigts(b) (pervade → of thought, feeling)∎ a strange idea ran through my mind une idée étrange m'a traversé l'esprit;∎ a thrill of excitement ran through her un frisson d'émotion la parcourut;∎ an angry murmur ran through the crowd des murmures de colère parcoururent la foule;∎ his words kept running through my head ses paroles ne cessaient de retentir dans ma tête;∎ an air of melancholy runs through the whole film une atmosphère de mélancolie imprègne tout le film∎ she ran through the arguments in her mind elle repassa les arguments dans sa tête;∎ let's just run through the procedure one more time reprenons une dernière fois la marche à suivre;∎ I'll run through your speech with you je vous ferai répéter votre discours(d) (read quickly) parcourir (des yeux), jeter un coup d'œil sur∎ he runs through a dozen shirts a week il lui faut une douzaine de chemises par semaine∎ to run sb through (with a sword) transpercer qn (d'un coup d'épée)(a) (amount to) se chiffrer à;∎ her essay ran to twenty pages sa dissertation faisait vingt pages∎ your salary should run to a new computer ton salaire devrait te permettre d'acheter un nouvel ordinateur;∎ the budget won't run to champagne le budget ne nous permet pas d'acheter du champagne➲ run up(a) (debt, bill) laisser s'accumuler;∎ I've run up a huge overdraft j'ai un découvert énorme(c) (sew quickly) coudre rapidement ou à la hâte(climb rapidly) monter en courant; (approach) approcher en courant;∎ a young man ran up to me un jeune homme s'approcha de moi en courant(encounter) se heurter à;∎ we've run up against some problems nous nous sommes heurtés à quelques problèmes -
34 down
I
1.
adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo
2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por
3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) total- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
II
noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón- downie®- downy
down adv prep abajodon't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplostr[daʊn]1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla————————tr[daʊn]1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo2 (at a lower level) abajo■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?3 (along) por5 (in time) a través de■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?2 (at lower level) abajo■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento5 (on paper, in writing)6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar1 (to dog) ¡quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdown to (as far as) hastadown under (en) Australiadown with...! ¡abajo...!to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguiento be down to something quedar sólo algoto be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algoto down tools dejar de trabajarto have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguiento keep food down retener comidato put something down dejar algo■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?to put the phone down colgardown ['daʊn] vt1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir2) defeat: derrotardown adv1) downward: hacia abajo2)to lie down : acostarse, echarse3)to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)4)to sit down : sentarse5)to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotardown adj1) descending: de bajadathe down elevator: el ascensor de bajada2) reduced: reducido, rebajadoattendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido3) downcast: abatido, deprimidodown n: plumón mdown prep1) : (hacia) abajodown the mountain: montaña abajoI walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera2) along: por, a lo largo dewe ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa3) : a través dedown the years: a través de los añosadj.• acostado, -a adj.• descendente adj.• triste adj.adv.• abajo adv.• bajo adv.• hacia abajo adv.n.• borra s.f.• plumón s.m.• vello s.m.prep.• abajo de prep.v.• derrocar v.
I daʊn1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
II
1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
III
1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
IV
1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
V
a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar
I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra•
to fall down — caerse•
I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierrato be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra
he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado
•
down by the river — abajo en la ribera•
down on the shore — abajo en la playa3) (Geog)•
he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londresto go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda
4) (in writing)5) (in volume, degree, status)I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras
•
I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más7) (=ill)8)down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él
9) (as deposit)to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!
11) (=completed etc)one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco
12) (esp US)to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *
2. PREPlooking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...
2) (=at a lower point on)he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
•
face down — boca abajo3. ADJ1) (=depressed) deprimido2) (=not functioning)3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada4. VT*1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir- down tools5.Nto have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *
6.CPDdown bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco
down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída
down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial
II
[daʊn]N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III
[daʊn]N (Geog) colina fthe Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)
* * *
I [daʊn]1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
II
1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
III
1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
IV
1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
V
a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar -
35 gay
1. adjective1) fröhlich; fidel (ugs.) [Person, Gesellschaft]2) (showy, bright-coloured) farbenfroh [Stoff, Ausstattung]; fröhlich, lebhaft [Farbe]2. noun* * *[ɡei] 1. adjective2) (bright: gay colours.) bunt3) (homosexual: gay liberation; gay rights.)2. noun(homosexual.)- academic.ru/87329/gaily">gaily- gaiety* * *[geɪ]I. adj\gay bar Schwulenlokal nt\gay community Schwulengemeinschaft f\gay marriage Schwulenehe f\gay scene Schwulenszene f2. (cheerful) fröhlich, heiter* * *[geɪ]1. adj (+er)gay men and women — Schwule und Lesben pl (inf)
gay marriage — gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe, Homoehe f (inf)
the gay community — die Schwulen pl
2) (dated: happy) fröhlich; (= carefree) sorglos, unbekümmert; (= merry) party, time, atmosphere lustig; music lebhaft; (= colourful) paint, costumes buntwith gay abandon — völlig unbekümmert, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste (hum)
2. nSchwule(r) mf* * *gay [ɡeı]A adj (adv gaily)1. lustig, fröhlich2. a) bunt, (farben)prächtig:the meadows were gay with flowers die Wiesen waren mit bunten Blumen übersät;the streets were gay with flags die Straßen waren fahnengeschmücktb) fröhlich, lebhaft (Farben)3. a) flott (Leben)b) lebenslustig:a gay dog umg ein lockerer Vogel4. liederlich (Frau)5. umga) schwulb) Schwulen…:Gay Lib(eration) Schwulenbewegung f;Gay Libber Anhänger m der Schwulenbewegung6. US umg pampig, frech:B s umg Schwule(r) m* * *1. adjective1) fröhlich; fidel (ugs.) [Person, Gesellschaft]2) (showy, bright-coloured) farbenfroh [Stoff, Ausstattung]; fröhlich, lebhaft [Farbe]2. noun* * *(homosexual) adj.schwul adj. adj.heiter adj.homosexuell adj.lustig adj.vergnügt adj. -
36 read
1. transitive verb,1) lesenread somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 31)
2) (show a reading of) anzeigen3) (interpret) deutenread somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen
read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen
read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen
4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren2. intransitive verb,1) lesen2) (convey meaning) lautenthe contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut
3) (affect reader) sich lesen3. noun1)have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen
2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)4.be a good read — sich gut lesen
[red] adjectivewidely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]
the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor
Phrasal Verbs:- read off- read out- read up* * *[red]past tense, past participle; = read* * *read1[ri:d]good/bad \read spannende/langweilige Lektüreto be a good \read sich akk gut lesen [lassen]II. vt<read, read>1. (understand written material)to \read sth avidly etw leidenschaftlich gern lesento \read sth voraciously etw geradezu verschlingento \read a map eine Karte lesen2. MUSto \read music Noten lesen3. (speak aloud)to \read sth aloud [or out loud] etw laut vorlesen4. (discern)to \read an emotion ein Gefühl erratento \read sb's face in jds Gesicht lesento \read sth in sb's face jdm etw vom Gesicht ablesen5. (interpret) interpretieren, deutenif I've \read the situation aright,... wenn ich die Situation richtig verstehe,...6. (substitute)▪ to \read sth for sth:on page 19, for Blitish, please \read British auf Seite 19 muss es statt Blitish British heißen7. (proof-read)▪ to \read sth etw Korrektur lesento \read a proof Korrektur lesen8. POL, LAWto \read a bill/measure eine Gesetzesvorlage/gesetzliche Verfügung lesen9. (inspect and record)▪ to \read sth etw ablesento \read a meter einen Zählerstand ablesen10. (show information)▪ to \read sth etw anzeigenthe thermometer is \reading 40°C in the shade das Thermometer zeigt 40°C im Schatten an▪ to \read sth chemistry, English, history etw studieren12. COMPUTto \read a card eine Karte [ein]lesento \read data Daten lesen\read/write head Lese-/Schreibkopf\read only nur zum Lesen\read-only memory Festwertspeicher m13. RADIO, TELECdo you \read me? — loud and clear können Sie mich verstehen? — laut und deutlichI don't \read you ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst14. (prophesy)to \read sb's palm jdm aus der Hand lesento \read the tea leaves aus dem Kaffeesatz lesento \read sth in the cards etw in den Karten lesen15.▶ to \read sb like a book in jdm lesen können wie in einem [offenen] Buch▶ \read my lips! hör [mal] ganz genau zu!▶ to \read sb's lips jdm von den Lippen lesen▶ to \read sb's mind [or thoughts] jds Gedanken lesenIII. vi<read, read>1. (understand written material) lesento \read avidly leidenschaftlich gern lesento \read voraciously Bücher geradezu verschlingen▪ to \read about [or of] sb/sth über jdn/etw lesento \read aloud [or out loud] [to sb] [jdm] laut vorlesen3. (create impression)4. (have wording) lautenthere was a sign \reading “No Smoking” auf einem Schild stand „Rauchen verboten“5. THEAT, FILM▪ to \read for sth etw studierento \read for the Bar Jura [o ÖSTERR Jus] studieren7. (be interpreted as)8.▶ to \read between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesenread2[red]II. adj▶ to take sth as \read etw als selbstverständlich voraussetzenwe will take the minutes as \read wir setzen das Protokoll als bekannt voraus* * *I [riːd] vb: pret, ptp read [red]1. vt1) (ALSO COMPUT) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (to +dat)I read him to sleep — ich las ihm vor, bis er einschlief
for "meet" read "met" — anstelle or an Stelle von "meet" soll "met" stehen
to read sb's thoughts/mind — jds Gedanken lesen
to read the tea leaves —
3) (Brit UNIV form = study) studieren4) thermometer, barometer etc sehen auf (+acc), ablesenthe thermometer reads 37° — das Thermometer steht auf or zeigt 37°
do you read me? (Telec) — können Sie mich verstehen?; (fig) haben Sie mich verstanden?
2. vito +dat)she reads well — sie liest gut; (learner, beginner) sie kann schon gut lesen
will you read to me, Mummy? — Mutti, liest du mir etwas vor?
2)(= convey impression when read)
this paragraph reads/doesn't read well — dieser Abschnitt liest sich gut/nicht gutthis reads like an official report/a translation — das klingt wie ein offizieller Bericht/eine Übersetzung
that's how it reads to me — so verstehe ich das
3) (= have wording) lautenthe letter reads as follows — der Brief geht so or lautet folgendermaßen
4) (Brit UNIV form= study)
to read for an examination — sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereitenSee:→ bar3. nII [red] pret, ptp of read Iadjhe is well/not very well read — er ist sehr/wenig belesen
* * *read1 [riːd]A sa) Lesen n:can I have a read in your paper? kann ich mal in deine Zeitung schauen?;give sth a careful read etwas sorgfältig durchlesenb) Lektüre f:it is a good read es liest sich gutB v/t prät und pperf read [red]1. a) allg lesen:for “Jean” read “John” statt „Jean“ lies „John“;take sth as read etwas als selbstverständlich voraussetzen;we can take it as read that … wir können davon ausgehen, dass …;d) einen Text Korrektur lesene) eine Vorlesung, einen Vortrag haltenf) eine Erklärung etc verlesen:read sth into etwas in einen Text hineinlesen;b) etwas nachlesen2. Funkverkehr: verstehen:do you read me?a) können Sie mich verstehen?,b) fig haben Sie mich verstanden?the bill was read for the third time die Gesetzesvorlage wurde in dritter Lesung behandeltread music Noten lesen6. ein Rätsel lösen7. jemandes Charakter etc durchschauen:read sb like a book in jemandem lesen wie in einem Buch;read sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht lesen; → thought1 18. einen Satz etc auslegen, auffassen, deuten, verstehen9. a) (an)zeigen:the thermometer reads 20°10. COMPUT lesen, abfühlen:read in einlesen, -geben;read out auslesen, -geben ( → B 1)11. besonders Br studieren, hören: → law1 5C v/i1. lesen:he has no time to read er hat keine Zeit zum Lesen;2. (vor)lesen:read to sb jemandem vorlesen ( from aus)3. eine (Vor)Lesung oder einen Vortrag halten5. sich gut etc lesen (lassen):it reads like a translation es liest sich oder klingt wie eine Übersetzung6. lauten:7. sich auslegen lassen:read2 [red]A prät und pperf von read1B adj1. gelesen:the most-read book das meistgelesene Buch* * *1. transitive verb,1) lesenread somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also take 1. 31)
2) (show a reading of) anzeigen3) (interpret) deutenread somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen
read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen
4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren2. intransitive verb,1) lesen2) (convey meaning) lauten3) (affect reader) sich lesen3. noun1)2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)4.[red] adjectivewidely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]
the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor
Phrasal Verbs:- read off- read out- read up* * *p.p.gelesen p.p. v.(§ p.,p.p.: read)= eingeben v.einlesen v.lesen v.(§ p.,pp.: las, gelesen) -
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open ['əʊpən]ouvert ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (n), 1 (o), 1 (q)-(s) découvert ⇒ 1 (e) dégagé ⇒ 1 (g) vacant ⇒ 1 (h) libre ⇒ 1 (h) non résolu ⇒ 1 (k) franc ⇒ 1 (n) ouvrir ⇒ 2 (a)-(g), 3 (d) déboucher ⇒ 2 (a) commencer ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (e) engager ⇒ 2 (e) dégager ⇒ 2 (g) s'ouvrir ⇒ 3 (a)-(c)(a) (not shut → window, cupboard, suitcase, jar, box, sore, valve) ouvert;∎ her eyes were slightly open/wide open ses yeux étaient entrouverts/grands ouverts;∎ he kicked the door open il a ouvert la porte d'un coup de pied;∎ the panels slide open les panneaux s'ouvrent en coulissant;∎ to smash/lever sth open ouvrir qch en le fracassant/à l'aide d'un levier;∎ I can't get the bottle open je n'arrive pas à ouvrir la bouteille;∎ there's a bottle already open in the fridge il y a une bouteille entamée dans le frigo;∎ you won't need the key, the door's open tu n'auras pas besoin de la clef, la porte est ouverte(b) (not fastened → coat, fly, packet) ouvert;∎ his shirt was open to the waist sa chemise était ouverte ou déboutonnée jusqu'à la ceinture;∎ his shirt was open at the neck le col de sa chemise était ouvert;∎ her blouse hung open son chemisier était déboutonné;∎ the wrapping had been torn open l'emballage avait été arraché ou déchiré(c) (spread apart, unfolded → arms, book, magazine, umbrella) ouvert; (→ newspaper) ouvert, déplié; (→ legs, knees) écarté;∎ the book lay open at page 6 le livre était ouvert à la page 6;∎ I dropped the coin into his open hand or palm j'ai laissé tomber la pièce de monnaie dans le creux de sa main;∎ the seams had split open les coutures avaient craqué;∎ he ran into my open arms il s'est précipité dans mes bras(d) (for business) ouvert;∎ I couldn't find a bank open je n'ai pas pu trouver une banque qui soit ouverte;∎ are you open on Saturdays? ouvrez-vous le samedi?;∎ we're open for business as usual nous sommes ouverts comme à l'habitude;∎ open to the public (museum etc) ouvert ou accessible au public;∎ open late ouvert en nocturne(e) (not covered → carriage, wagon, bus) découvert; (→ car) décapoté; (→ grave) ouvert; (→ boat) ouvert, non ponté; (→ courtyard, sewer) à ciel ouvert;∎ the passengers sat on the open deck les passagers étaient assis sur le pont;∎ the wine should be left open to breathe il faut laisser la bouteille ouverte pour que le vin puisse respirer(f) (not enclosed → hillside, plain)∎ the shelter was open on three sides l'abri était ouvert sur trois côtés;∎ the hill was open to the elements la colline était exposée à tous les éléments;∎ our neighbourhood lacks open space notre quartier manque d'espaces verts;∎ the wide open spaces of Texas les grands espaces du Texas;∎ shanty towns sprang up on every scrap of open ground des bidonvilles ont surgi sur la moindre parcelle de terrain vague;∎ they were attacked in open country ils ont été attaqués en rase campagne;∎ open countryside stretched away to the horizon la campagne s'étendait à perte de vue;∎ open grazing land pâturages mpl non clôturés;∎ ahead lay a vast stretch of open water au loin s'étendait une vaste étendue d'eau;∎ in the open air en plein air;∎ nothing beats life in the open air il n'y a rien de mieux que la vie au grand air;∎ he took to the open road il a pris la route;∎ it'll do 150 on the open road elle monte à 150 sur l'autoroute;∎ the open sea la haute mer, le large(g) (unobstructed → road, passage) dégagé; (→ mountain pass) ouvert, praticable; (→ waterway) ouvert à la navigation; (→ view) dégagé;∎ only one lane on the bridge is open il n'y a qu'une voie ouverte à la circulation sur le pont∎ we have two positions open nous avons deux postes à pourvoir;∎ I'll keep this Friday open for you je vous réserverai ce vendredi;∎ she likes to keep her weekends open elle préfère ne pas faire de projets pour le week-end;∎ it's the only course of action open to us c'est la seule chose que nous puissions faire;∎ she used every opportunity open to her elle a profité de toutes les occasions qui se présentaient à elle;∎ he wants to keep his options open il ne veut pas s'engager(i) (unrestricted → competition) ouvert (à tous); (→ meeting, trial) public; (→ society) ouvert, démocratique;∎ the contest is not open to company employees le concours n'est pas ouvert au personnel de la société;∎ club membership is open to anyone aucune condition particulière n'est requise pour devenir membre du club;∎ a career open to very few une carrière accessible à très peu de gens ou très fermée;∎ there are few positions of responsibility open to immigrants les immigrés ont rarement accès aux postes de responsabilité;∎ the field is wide open for someone with your talents pour quelqu'un d'aussi doué que vous, ce domaine offre des possibilités quasi illimitées;∎ to extend an open invitation to sb inviter qn à venir chez soi quand il le souhaite;∎ it's an open invitation to tax-dodgers/thieves c'est une invitation à la fraude fiscale/aux voleurs;∎ American familiar Reno was a pretty open town in those days à cette époque, Reno était aux mains des hors-la-loi□ ;∎ they have an open marriage ils forment un couple très libre∎ the two countries share miles of open border les deux pays sont séparés par des kilomètres de frontière non matérialisée;∎ Sport he missed an open goal il n'y avait pas de défenseurs, et il a raté le but;∎ to lay oneself open to criticism prêter le flanc à la critique(k) (undecided → question) non résolu, non tranché;∎ the election is still wide open l'élection n'est pas encore jouée;∎ it's still an open question whether he'll resign or not on ne sait toujours pas s'il va démissionner;∎ I prefer to leave the matter open je préfère laisser cette question en suspens;∎ he wanted to leave the date open il n'a pas voulu fixer de date∎ his speech is open to misunderstanding son discours peut prêter à confusion;∎ the prices are not open to negotiation les prix ne sont pas négociables;∎ the plan is open to modification le projet n'a pas encore été finalisé;∎ it's open to debate whether she knew about it or not on peut se demander si elle était au courant;∎ open to doubt douteux∎ to be open to suggestions être ouvert aux suggestions;∎ I don't want to go but I'm open to persuasion je ne veux pas y aller mais je pourrais me laisser persuader;∎ I try to keep an open mind about such things j'essaie de ne pas avoir de préjugés sur ces questions;∎ open to any reasonable offer disposé à considérer toute offre raisonnable∎ let's be open with each other soyons francs l'un avec l'autre;∎ they weren't very open about their intentions ils se sont montrés assez discrets en ce qui concerne leurs intentions;∎ he is open about his homosexuality il ne cache pas son homosexualité(o) (blatant → contempt, criticism, conflict, disagreement) ouvert; (→ attempt) non dissimulé; (→ scandal) public; (→ rivalry) déclaré;∎ her open dislike son aversion déclarée;∎ the country is in a state of open civil war le pays est en état de véritable guerre civile;∎ they are in open revolt ils sont en révolte ouverte;∎ they acted in open violation of the treaty ce qu'ils ont fait constitue une violation flagrante du traité;∎ they showed an open disregard for the law ils ont fait preuve d'un manque de respect flagrant face à la loi;∎ it's an open admission of guilt cela équivaut à un aveu(p) (loose → weave) lâche(a) (window, lock, shop, eyes, border) ouvrir; (wound) rouvrir; (bottle, can) ouvrir, déboucher; (wine) déboucher;∎ open quotations or inverted commas ouvrez les guillemets;∎ she opened her eyes very wide elle ouvrit grand les yeux, elle écarquilla les yeux;∎ they plan to open the border to refugees ils projettent d'ouvrir la frontière aux réfugiés;∎ Photography open the aperture one more stop ouvrez d'un diaphragme de plus;∎ figurative to open one's heart to sb se confier à qn;∎ we must open our minds to new ideas nous devons être ouverts aux idées nouvelles(b) (unfasten → coat, envelope, gift, collar) ouvrir(c) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, penknife, arms, hand) ouvrir; (→ newspaper) ouvrir, déplier; (→ legs, knees) écarter∎ to open a road through the jungle ouvrir une route à travers la jungle;∎ the agreement opens the way for peace l'accord va mener à la paix(e) (start → campaign, discussion, account, trial) ouvrir, commencer; (→ negotiations) ouvrir, engager; (→ conversation) engager, entamer; Banking & Finance (→ account, loan) ouvrir;∎ her new film opened the festival son dernier film a ouvert le festival;∎ to open a file on sb ouvrir un dossier sur qn;∎ to open fire (on or at sb) ouvrir le feu (sur qn);∎ to open the bidding (in bridge) ouvrir (les enchères);∎ to open the betting (in poker) lancer les enchères;∎ Finance to open a line of credit ouvrir un crédit;∎ to open Parliament ouvrir la session du Parlement;∎ Law to open the case exposer les faits∎ the window opens outwards la fenêtre (s')ouvre vers l'extérieur;∎ open wide! ouvrez grand!;∎ to open, press down and twist pour ouvrir, appuyez et tournez;∎ both rooms open onto the corridor les deux chambres donnent ou ouvrent sur le couloir;∎ figurative the heavens opened and we got drenched il s'est mis à tomber des trombes d'eau et on s'est fait tremper(b) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ bud, leaf) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir;∎ a new life opened before her une nouvelle vie s'ouvrait devant elle(c) (gape → chasm) s'ouvrir(d) (for business) ouvrir;∎ what time do you open on Sundays? à quelle heure ouvrez-vous le dimanche?;∎ the doors open at 8 p.m. les portes ouvrent à 20 heures;∎ to open late ouvrir en nocturne(e) (start → campaign, meeting, discussion, concert, play, story) commencer;∎ the book opens with a murder le livre commence par un meurtre;∎ the hunting season opens in September la chasse ouvre en septembre;∎ she opened with a statement of the association's goals elle commença par une présentation des buts de l'association;∎ the film opens next week le film sort la semaine prochaine;∎ Theatre when are you opening? quand aura lieu la première?;∎ when it opened on Broadway, the play flopped lorsqu'elle est sortie à Broadway, la pièce a fait un four;∎ the Dow Jones opened at 2461 le Dow Jones a ouvert à 2461;∎ to open with two clubs (in bridge) ouvrir de deux trèfles4 noun(a) (outdoors, open air)∎ eating (out) in the open gives me an appetite manger au grand air me donne de l'appétit;∎ to sleep in the open dormir à la belle étoile∎ to bring sth (out) into the open exposer ou étaler qch au grand jour;∎ the riot brought the instability of the regime out into the open l'émeute a révélé l'instabilité du régime;∎ the conflict finally came out into the open le conflit a finalement éclaté au grand jour∎ the British Open (golf) l'open m ou le tournoi open de Grande-Bretagne;∎ the French Open (tennis) Roland-Garros►► Banking open account compte m ouvert;open bar buvette f gratuite, bar m gratuit;Banking open cheque chèque m ouvert ou non barré;School open classroom classe f primaire à activités libres;Stock Exchange open contract position f ouverte;Finance open credit crédit m à découvert;British open day journée f portes ouvertes;Economics open economy économie f ouverte;∎ British to keep open house tenir table ouverte;open inquiry enquête f publique;British open learning enseignement m à la carte (par correspondance ou à temps partiel);open letter lettre f ouverte;∎ an open letter to the President une lettre ouverte au Président;open market marché m libre;∎ to buy sth on the open market acheter qch sur le marché libre;∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares on the open market acheter des actions en Bourse;open mike = période pendant laquelle les clients d'un café-théâtre ou d'un bar peuvent chanter ou raconter des histoires drôles au micro;open mesh mailles fpl lâches;Stock Exchange open money market marché m libre des capitaux;Stock Exchange open outcry criée f;Stock Exchange open outcry system système m de criée;open pattern motif m aéré;Insurance open policy police f flottante;Stock Exchange open position position f ouverte;open prison prison f ouverte;open season saison f;∎ the open season for hunting la saison de la chasse;∎ figurative the tabloid papers have declared open season on the private lives of rock stars les journaux à scandale se sont mis à traquer les stars du rock dans leur vie privée;British open secret secret m de Polichinelle;∎ it's an open secret that Alison will get the job c'est Alison qui aura le poste, ce n'est un secret pour personne;sésame, ouvre-toi!2 nounBritish (means to success) sésame m;∎ good A level results aren't necessarily an open sesame to university de bons résultats aux "A levels" n'ouvrent pas forcément la porte de l'université;Industry open shop British (open to non-union members) = entreprise ne pratiquant pas le monopole d'embauche; American (with no union) établissement m sans syndicat;open ticket billet m open;Sport open tournament (tournoi m) open m;British Open University = enseignement universitaire par correspondance doublé d'émissions de télévision ou de radio;Law open verdict verdict m de décès sans cause déterminée➲ open out∎ the sofa opens out into a bed le canapé est convertible en lit;∎ the doors open out onto a terrace les portes donnent ou s'ouvrent sur une terrasse(b) (lie → vista, valley) s'étendre, s'ouvrir;∎ miles of wheatfields opened out before us des champs de blé s'étendaient devant nous à perte de vue(c) (widen → path, stream) s'élargir;∎ the river opens out into a lake la rivière se jette dans un lac;∎ the trail finally opens out onto a plateau la piste débouche sur un plateau∎ he opened out after a few drinks quelques verres ont suffi à le faire sortir de sa réserve(unfold → newspaper, deck chair, fan) ouvrir;∎ the peacock opened out its tail le paon a fait la roue➲ open up(a) (unlock the door) ouvrir;∎ open up or I'll call the police! ouvrez, sinon j'appelle la police!;∎ open up in there! ouvrez, là-dedans!(b) (become available → possibility) s'ouvrir;∎ we may have a position opening up in May il se peut que nous ayons un poste disponible en mai;∎ new markets are opening up de nouveaux marchés sont en train de s'ouvrir(c) (for business → shop, branch etc) (s')ouvrir;∎ a new hotel opens up every week un nouvel hôtel ouvre ses portes chaque semaine∎ he won't open up even to me il ne s'ouvre pas, même à moi;∎ he needs to open up about his feelings il a besoin de dire ce qu'il a sur le cœur ou de s'épancher;∎ I got her to open up about her doubts j'ai réussi à la convaincre de me faire part de ses doutes(f) (become interesting) devenir intéressant;∎ things are beginning to open up in my field of research ça commence à bouger dans mon domaine de recherche;∎ the game opened up in the last half le match est devenu plus ouvert après la mi-temps(a) (crate, gift, bag, tomb) ouvrir;∎ we're opening up the summer cottage this weekend nous ouvrons la maison de campagne ce week-end;∎ the sleeping bag will dry faster if you open it up le sac de couchage séchera plus vite si tu l'ouvres(b) (for business) ouvrir;∎ each morning, Lucy opened up the shop chaque matin, Lucy ouvrait la boutique;∎ he wants to open up a travel agency il veut ouvrir une agence de voyages(c) (for development → isolated region) désenclaver; (→ quarry, oilfield) ouvrir, commencer l'exploitation de; (→ new markets) ouvrir;∎ irrigation will open up new land for agriculture l'irrigation permettra la mise en culture de nouvelles terres;∎ the airport opened up the island for tourism l'aéroport a ouvert l'île au tourisme;∎ a discovery which opens up new fields of research une découverte qui crée de nouveaux domaines de recherche;∎ the policy opened up possibilities for closer cooperation la politique a créé les conditions d'une coopération plus étroite∎ he opened it or her up il a accéléré à fond -
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[kɔ:l]call манок, дудка (птицелова); call of duty чувство долга; at call наготове, к услугам at call в распоряжении at call деньги до востребования at call к услугам at call наготове at call векс. по требованию attempted call пробный вызов authorized call вчт. разрешенный вызов authorized call вчт. санкционированный вызов bad call format вчт. неверный формат вызова to be called upon быть вынужденным call будить call взнос в оплату новых акций call визит, посещение; to pay a call нанести визит call вчт. вызвать call вызов; телефонный вызов; one call was for me один раз вызывали меня call вчт. вызов call связь вызов call вызов в суд call вызывать, призывать; созывать; to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) call вчт. вызывать call связь вызывать call заход (парохода) в порт; остановка (поезда) на станции call заходить, навещать; to call at a house зайти в дом; to call (up)on a person навестить (кого-л.) call звать; окликать; to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) call звонить по телефону call зов, оклик call крик (животного, птицы) call крик call манок, дудка (птицелова); call of duty чувство долга; at call наготове, к услугам call называть; давать имя call называть call нужда, необходимость; you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть call нужда, необходимость call вчт. обращение call объявлять call опцион "колл" call перекличка call письменное обзятельство акционера call полномочие call посещать call право эмитента досрочно погасить ценные бумаги call приглашать call приглашение; предложение (места, кафедры и т. п.) call призвание, влечение call призыв; сигнал call призыв call распространять call сделка с премией call сигнал call считать; I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом call телефонный вызов call телефонный звонок call требование; спрос; требование уплаты долга call требование call требование банка к заемщику о досрочном погашении кредита в связи с нарушением его условий call требовать call требовать уплаты call at останавливаться (где-л.) call заходить, навещать; to call at a house зайти в дом; to call (up)on a person навестить (кого-л.) call at a port заходить в порт call вызывать, призывать; созывать; to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) call away отзывать call back брать назад call back звать обратно call by name вчт. вызов по имени call by number вчт. вызов по номеру call by pattern вчт. вызов по образцу call by reference вчт. передача параметра по ссылке call by value вчт. передача параметра по значению call directing code вчт. код вызова call down навлекать call down оспаривать, отводить (довод и т. п.) call down порицать, делать выговор call for заходить (за кем-л.) call for обязывать call for предусматривать; call forth вызывать, требовать; this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии call for предусматривать call for требовать; the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер; letters to be called for письма до востребования call for требовать call for a vote ставить на голосование call for payment требовать оплаты call for redemption of loan требовать погашения ссуды call for repayment требовать погашения call for tenders требовать продажи с торгов call for предусматривать; call forth вызывать, требовать; this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии call in аннулировать call in вызывать call in выкупать call in изымать из обращения (денежные знаки) call in изымать из обращения call in инкассировать call in потребовать назад (долг) call in приглашать call in призывать на военную службу call in требовать возврата call in требовать уплаты call in aid обращаться за помощью call in preference shares изымать из обращения привилегированные акции call in preferred stocks изымать из обращения привилегированные акции to call in question подвергать сомнению question!: to call in call подвергать сомнению; возражать; требовать доказательств; to make no question of не сомневаться; вполне допускать call into: to call into existence (или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать; осуществлять; приводить в действие to call it a day прекратить (что-л.); I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать day: to call it a call быть довольным достигнутыми результатами call it a call прекращать дело to call it a call считать дело законченным; let us call it a day на сегодня хватит to call it square удовлетворяться, примиряться square: to call it call расквитаться, рассчитаться to call names ругать(-ся) name: name (обыкн. pl) брань; to call names ругать(ся); to take (smb.'s) name in vain клясться, божиться; поминать имя всуе call манок, дудка (птицелова); call of duty чувство долга; at call наготове, к услугам call off отвлекать (внимание) call off отвлекать call off отзывать; отменять; прекращать; откладывать, переносить; the game was called off игру отложили call off отзывать call off отменять call on взывать, апеллировать call on звонить по телефону (кому-л.) call on приглашать высказаться; the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору call upon = call on on: call call апеллировать call call обращаться call call предоставлять слово call call призывать call on a case затребовать дело call заходить, навещать; to call at a house зайти в дом; to call (up)on a person навестить (кого-л.) call on shares требование об уплате взноса за акции call out вызывать; to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор call out вызывать call out вызывать на дуэль call out выкрикивать; кричать call out вызывать; to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор call over делать перекличку to call (smb.) over the coals ругать (кого-л.), делать (кому-л.) выговор coal: call уголек; to call (или to haul) over the coals делать выговор; давать нагоняй call to: to call to account призвать к ответу; потребовать объяснения; to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" call to: to call to account призвать к ответу; потребовать объяснения; to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" to call to mind (или memory, remembrance) припомнить, вспомнить call звать; окликать; to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) to call to order открыть собрание to call to order призвать к порядку order: call порядок; спокойствие; to keep order соблюдать порядок; to call to order призвать к порядку ; order!, order! к порядку! call of the day мода, модное течение (в искусстве, литературе и т. п.); to call to order амер. открыть (собрание); on a point of order к порядку ведения собрания call to subroutine вчт. обращение к подпрограмме call to the bar предоставление права адвокатской практики call to the bar прием в адвокатуру call to the bar присвоение звания барристера call together созывать call up вызывать (по телефону) call up вызывать в памяти call up вызывать по телефону call up звать наверх call up вчт. звонить по телефону call up представлять на рассмотрение (законопроект и т. п.) call up призывать (на военную службу) call up призывать на военную службу call upon = call on upon: call call апеллировать call call обращаться call call предоставлять слово call call призывать call call чувствовать потребность call on приглашать высказаться; the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору cold call предложение сделки без предварительного представления продукции collect call связь оплаченный вызов conference call связь циркулярный вызов far call вчт. дальний вызов first call бирж. первый взнос first call бирж. требование первого взноса forward a call отправлять вызов function call вчт. вызов функции function call вчт. обращение к функции call off отзывать; отменять; прекращать; откладывать, переносить; the game was called off игру отложили graphic call вчт. графическое представление to have nothing to call one's own ничего не иметь, быть без средств; = ни кола ни двора house call посещение на дому (например, визит врача на дом) call считать; I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом to call it a day прекратить (что-л.); I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать implied call вчт. неявное обращение interrupt call вчт. вызов по прерыванию interurban call междугородный телефонный вызов invalid call вчт. неверное обращение junction call тел. пригородный разговор to call it a day прекратить (что-л.); I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать call for требовать; the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер; letters to be called for письма до востребования library call вчт. обращение к библиотеке load overlay call вчт. вызов загрузки перекрытия local call местный телефонный вызов long-distance call междугородный телефонный разговор lost call вчт. безуспешное обращение macro call вчт. макрокоманда margin call требование о внесении дополнительного обеспечения money at call онкольная ссуда money at call ссуда до востребования nested calls вчт. вложенные вызовы nested macro call вчт. вложенный микровызов object call вчт. вызов объекта official call официальный звонок on call ком. на онкольном счете on call по требованию, по вызову call вызов; телефонный вызов; one call was for me один раз вызывали меня call визит, посещение; to pay a call нанести визит procedure call вчт. вызов процедуры put and call бирж. двойной опцион put and call бирж. стеллажная сделка qualified call вчт. ограниченное обращение qualified call вчт. уточненный вызов recursive call вчт. рекурсивное обращение remote procedure call вчт. дистанционный вызов reversed charges call заранее оплаченный междугородный разговор roll call перекличка roll call поименное голосование share call проедложение делать заявку на покупку акций call for требовать; the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер; letters to be called for письма до востребования subroutine call вчт. вызов подпрограммы supervisor call вчт. обращение к супервизору supplementary call дополнительный заход в порт system call вчт. обращение к операционной системе system call вчт. системный вызов telephone call телефонный вызов telephone call телефонный звонок call for предусматривать; call forth вызывать, требовать; this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии call into: to call into existence (или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать; осуществлять; приводить в действие call to: to call to account призвать к ответу; потребовать объяснения; to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" toll call амер. междугородный телефонный разговор toll call телефонный разговор с пригородом trunk call связь междугородный телефонный вызов unsuccessful call безуспешная попытка дозвониться value call вчт. вызов значения virtual call вчт. виртуальный вызов within call поблизости call нужда, необходимость; you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть -
39 should
ʃudnegative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) habría2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) deber (hacer algo)3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) deber (de)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) que + subjuntivo5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (usado para expresar condicional: if anything should happen to me = si algo me sucediera)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) gustar (I should love to go to France = me gustaría ir a Francia)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) (usado para referirse a una situación no esperada)should vb1. deber2. deber dehow should I know? ¡yo qué sé!I should be so lucky! ¡ojalá!I should think so too! ¡faltaría más! should también expresa el condicional para la primera persona, en este uso equivale a wouldtr[ʃʊd]1 (duty, advisability, recommendation) deber2 (probability) deber de3 (subjunctive, conditional)4 (conditional, 1st person)■ I should be grateful if you could reply... le agradecería que contestara...6 (disbelief, surprise)■ and who should be in the bar but Gary Lineker! ¿y quién te parece que estaba en el bar? ¡Gary Lineker!■ how should I know! ¡yo qué sé!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI should have thought... hubiera pensado...I should think so too! ¡faltaría más!, ¡era lo menos que podía hacer!aux.
I ʃʊd
II
1) ( expressing desirability) debería (or deberías etc), debiera (or debieras etc)you should be studying — deberías or debieras estar estudiando, tendrías que estar estudiando
you should have thought of that before — deberías or debieras haber pensado en eso antes, tendrías or tenías que haber pensado en eso antes
I've brought you some flowers - oh, you shouldn't have — te he traído unas flores - no te deberías or debieras haber molestado! or no te tenías or tendrías que haber molestado!
you should've seen the look on her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) (indicating probability, logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) (de), debiera (or debieras etc) (de)it should add up to 100 — tendría que or debería (de) or debiera (de) dar or sumar 100
how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?
why should they want to come here? — ¿por qué han or habrían de querer venir aquí?
a) ( conditional use) (BrE frml)b) ( venturing a guess) (BrE)c) ( expressing indignation)he said he was sorry - I should think so too! — pidió perdón - faltaría más! or era lo menos que podía hacer!
she won't be asking us for any money - I should think not! — no nos va a pedir dinero - faltaría más! or sería el colmo!
4) ( subjunctive use) (with all persons)it's natural that he should want to go with her — es natural or lógico que quiera ir con ella
if you should happen to pass a bookshop... — si pasaras or si llegaras a pasar por una librería...
and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!
[ʃʊd]MODAL VBshould I be out at the time, if I should be out at the time — si estoy fuera en ese momento
I shouldn't be surprised if... — no me sorprendería si...
I should have liked to... — me hubiera gustado..., quisiera haber...
thanks, I should like to — gracias, me gustaría
I should be so lucky! — ¡ojalá!
2) (duty, advisability, desirability) deberyou shouldn't do that — no deberías hacerlo, más vale no hacer eso
he should know that... — debiera or debería saber que...
..., which is as it should be —..., como es razonable,..., que es como tiene que ser
why should I? — ¿por qué lo voy a hacer?, ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?
why should he (have done it)? — ¿por qué lo iba a hacer?, ¿por qué tenía que hacerlo?
why should you want to know? — ¿por qué has de saberlo tú?
3) (statements of probability) deber dethey should arrive tomorrow — deberán or deben (de) llegar mañana
I should have told you before — tendría que or debería habértelo dicho antes
... and who should I bump into but Mike? —... ¿y con quién crees que me encuentro? ¡pues con Mike!
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I [ʃʊd]
II
1) ( expressing desirability) debería (or deberías etc), debiera (or debieras etc)you should be studying — deberías or debieras estar estudiando, tendrías que estar estudiando
you should have thought of that before — deberías or debieras haber pensado en eso antes, tendrías or tenías que haber pensado en eso antes
I've brought you some flowers - oh, you shouldn't have — te he traído unas flores - no te deberías or debieras haber molestado! or no te tenías or tendrías que haber molestado!
you should've seen the look on her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) (indicating probability, logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) (de), debiera (or debieras etc) (de)it should add up to 100 — tendría que or debería (de) or debiera (de) dar or sumar 100
how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?
why should they want to come here? — ¿por qué han or habrían de querer venir aquí?
a) ( conditional use) (BrE frml)b) ( venturing a guess) (BrE)c) ( expressing indignation)he said he was sorry - I should think so too! — pidió perdón - faltaría más! or era lo menos que podía hacer!
she won't be asking us for any money - I should think not! — no nos va a pedir dinero - faltaría más! or sería el colmo!
4) ( subjunctive use) (with all persons)it's natural that he should want to go with her — es natural or lógico que quiera ir con ella
if you should happen to pass a bookshop... — si pasaras or si llegaras a pasar por una librería...
and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!
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40 loose
1. adjective1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochenset or turn loose — freilassen
2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also academic.ru/64936/screw">screw 1. 1)
5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]6) (hanging free) losebe at a loose end — or (Amer.)
at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen
7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]2. transitive verb1) loslassen [Hund usw.]2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)3)loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]
4) (relax) lockernloose [one's] hold — loslassen
* * *[lu:s]2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) lose3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) frei4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) lose•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *[lu:s]I. adj1. (not tight) locker\loose connection Wackelkontakt m\loose sheets of paper lose Blätter Papier\loose skin schlaffe Hautto hang \loose lose herabhängen2. (untied)\loose hair offenes Haarher hair was hanging \loose sie trug ihr Haar offen3. (not confined) freito be \loose criminal frei herumlaufena bunch of idiots was let \loose on a nuclear power station sie haben so ein paar Idioten auf dem Gelände eines Atomkraftwerks völlig frei herumlaufen lassento let a dog \loose on sb einen Hund auf jdn loslassen\loose adaptation freie Bearbeitung\loose discipline mangelhafte Disziplin\loose translation freie Übersetzung5. (not compact)\loose weave grobmaschiges Gewebe6. (diarrhoea)\loose bowels [or \loose bowel movement] Durchfall m7. clothing weit, lockera \loose fit eine lockere PassformI'll take the jacket with the \loosest fit ich nehme das Jackett, das am lockersten und angenehmsten sitzt8. (relaxed)\loose stride lockere [o entspannte] Gangart9. (indiscreet)\loose talk Getratsch[e] nt, Geschwätz nt\loose tongue loses Mundwerk fam\loose living lockerer Lebenswandel\loose morals lockere Moral11. SPORT\loose play Spiel, bei dem die Spieler über das ganze Spielfeld verteilt sind12. (in cricket)\loose bowling ungenauer Wurf\loose play unvorsichtiges [o unachtsames] Spiel13. SCI\loose radiation inkohärente Strahlung\loose linkage gelockerte Bindung14.▶ to let \loose sth [or to let sth \loose] etw loslassenthe allies let \loose an intensive artillery bombardment die Alliierten begannen mit intensivem Artilleriebeschusshe let \loose a shriek of delight er ließ einen Freudenschrei losto be on the \loose frei herumlaufenIII. vt1. (set free)▪ to \loose sth etw freilassen [o loslassen]\loose the dogs! lass die Hunde los!the minister \loosed a tirade against the opposition leader ( liter) der Minister ließ eine Schimpfkanonade gegen den Oppositionsführer los2. (untie)to \loose a knot/rope einen Knoten/ein Seil lösen3. (relax)to \loose one's hold [or grip] loslassenshe never \loosed her hold on her conviction sie gab ihre Überzeugung niemals auf* * *[luːs]1. adj (+er)1) (= not tight, movable) board, button lose; dress, collar weit; tooth, bandage, knot, screw, soil, weave locker; limbs beweglich, lockerto come or work loose (screw, handle etc) — sich lockern; (sole, cover etc) sich (los)lösen; (button) abgehen
just stay or hang loose (inf) — bleib cool (inf)
2)(= free)
to break or get loose (person, animal) — sich losreißen ( from von); (ship) sich (von der Vertäuung) losreißen; (from group of players etc) sich trennen, sich lösento run loose — frei herumlaufen; (children) unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen
to turn or let or set loose (animal) — frei herumlaufen lassen; prisoner freilassen; imagination freien Lauf lassen (+dat)
to let loose political forces that will be difficult to control — politische Kräfte entfesseln or freisetzen, die nur schwer unter Kontrolle zu bringen sind
I let him loose on the garden — ich ließ ihn auf den Garten los
in a loose sense — im weiteren Sinne
4) (= informal) group, alliance, organization, arrangement lose, lockera loose life —
a loose woman in that bar you get loose women — eine Frau mit lockerem Lebenswandel in der Bar findest du lose Mädchen
do you think that's being loose? — meinst du, das ist unmoralisch?
2. n (inf)to be on the loose (prisoners, dangerous animals) — frei herumlaufen
he was on the loose in Paris —
oh dear, when these two are on the loose — wehe, wenn sie losgelassen!
3. vt1) (= free) befreien2) (= untie) losmachen3) (= slacken) lockern* * *loose [luːs]A adj (adv loosely)1. a) los(e), lockerb) frei, nicht angebunden oder eingesperrt:come ( oder get) loose abgehen (Knopf etc), sich lockern (Schraube etc), sich ablösen, abblättern (Farbe etc); loskommen (Tier etc);let loose einen Hund von der Leine lassen, auch Flüche etc loslassen, seinem Ärger etc Luft machen, freien Lauf lassen; nachgeben (Material), sich lockern (Schraube etc);run loose frei herumlaufen;2. locker (Boden, Gewebe etc):have loose bowels weichen Stuhl(gang) haben3. a) lose (Haar, Geldscheine etc):wear one’s hair loose das Haar offen tragenb) offen, lose, unverpackt (Ware):buy sth loose etwas offen kaufen;be at a loose end (US at loose ends) nichts zu tun haben; nicht recht wissen, was man( mit sich) anfangen soll4. lose sitzend, weit (Kleidungsstück)5. figa) lose (Abmachung, Zusammenhang etc)b) frei, liberal (Auslegung etc)c) frei, ungenau (Übersetzung etc)d) unlogisch, wirr (Gedankengang etc):loose thinker Wirrkopf me) unkonzentriert, nachlässig (Spielweise etc)f) unkontrolliert:b) schlüpfrig (Roman etc)7. WIRTSCH verfügbar (Geld etc)C v/t1. los-, freilassen2. einen Knoten etc, auch fig die Zunge lösen:the wine loosed his tongue der Wein löste ihm die Zunge3. lösen, befreien ( beide:from von)5. den Boden etc (auf)lockern7. lockern:loose one’s hold of sth etwas loslassenD v/i1. SCHIFF den Anker lichtena) auf freiem Fuß sein,* * *1. adjective1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochenset or turn loose — freilassen
2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also screw 1. 1)
3) (not fixed) lose4) (not bound together) lose; offen [Haar]5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]6) (hanging free) losebe at a loose end — or (Amer.)
at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen
7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]2. transitive verb1) loslassen [Hund usw.]2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)3)loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]
4) (relax) lockernloose [one's] hold — loslassen
* * *(sharp) tongue n.lose (scharfe)Zunge f. adj.locker adj.los adj.verlassen adj. v.verlassen v.
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