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1 handle

'hændl
1. noun
(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) mango; asa; manilla, pomo(puerta)

2. verb
1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) manipular, manejar

2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) tratar

3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) comerciar con, tratar

4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) tratar

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- - handled
- handler
- handlebars

handle¹ n

1. asa / mango

hold the cup by the handle coge la taza por el asa

2. manilla / tirador

he broke the door handle rompió la manilla de la puerta

handle² vb

1. tocar / manosear

please do not handle the food no tocar la comida, por favor

2. manejar / tratar

she knows how to handle salesmen sabe cómo tratar a los vendedores

El gerundio de handle se escribe handling

handle

tr['hændəl]

noun

1 (of door) pomo, manilla

2 (of drawer) tirador nombre masculino

3 (of cup) asa

4 (of knife) mango

5 (lever) palanca

6 (crank) manivela

7 figurative use pretexto

transitive verb

1 (gen) manejar, manipular

2 (people) tratar

3 (tolerate) aguantar

4 (control) controlar, dominar

5 (deal with) ocuparse de

6 (manage) poder con, tener la capacidad para

7 (responsibility) encargarse de

8 familiar soportar, aguantar

intransitive verb

1 (car) comportarse, manejarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'Handle with care' "Frágil"

to fly off the handle salirse de sus casillas

handle ['hændəl] v, - dled ; - dling vt

1) touch: tocar

2) manage: tratar, manejar, despachar

3) sell: comerciar con, vender

handle vi

: responder, conducirse (dícese de un vehículo)

handle n

: asa m, asidero m, mango m (de un cuchillo, etc.), pomo m (de una puerta), tirador m (de un cajón)

handle

n.

• agarradero s.m.

• asa s.f.

• asidero s.m.

• asta s.f.

• astil s.m.

• cacha s.f.

• cogedero s.m.

• empuñadura s.f.

• mango s.m.

• manija s.f.

• manubrio s.m.

• palanca s.f.

• palo s.m.

• puño s.m.

• soporte s.m.

v.

• dirigir v.

• manejar v.

• manipular v.

• manosear v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

• tratar v.

'hændḷ
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noun (of cup, jug) asa f‡; ( of door) picaporte m; ( knob) pomo m; ( of drawer) tirador m, manija f; (of broom, knife, spade) mango m; (of bag, basket) asa f‡; (of wheelbarrow, stretcher) brazo m; ( of pump) manivela f

to fly off the handle — perder* los estribos

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( touch)

please do not handle the goods — se ruega no tocar la mercancía

handle with care — frágil

b) (manipulate, manage) \<\<vehicle/weapon\>\> manejar; \<\<chemicals\>\> manipular

2) ( deal with) \<\<people\>\> tratar; \<\<situation/affair\>\> manejar

I'll handle this — yo me encargo de esto

he can't handle the job — (colloq) no puede con el trabajo

I can't tell him the truth; he couldn't handle it — (colloq) no puedo decirle la verdad; lo destrozaría

3)

a) ( be responsible for) \<\<business/financial matters\>\> encargarse* or ocuparse de, llevar

b) ( do business in) \<\<goods/commodities\>\> comerciar con

to handle stolen goods — comerciar con objetos robados

c) ( process)

the dockers refused to handle the cargo — los estibadores se negaron a tocar el cargamento

the airport handles 300 flights a day — el aeropuerto tiene un tráfico de 300 vuelos diarios

d) \<\<computer\>\> \<\<data\>\> procesar

2.

vi responder

this car handles well on bends — este coche responde bien en las curvas

3.

v refl

to handle oneself — desenvolverse*

['hændl]
1. N

1) [of knife, brush, spade, saucepan] mango m; [of broom] palo m; [of basket, bucket, jug] asa f; [of drawer] tirador m, manija f; [of door] (=round knob) pomo m; (=lever) picaporte m, manilla f (LAm); [of stretcher, wheelbarrow] brazo m; [of pump] palanca f; (for winding) manivela f

- fly off the handle

2) (fig) (=pretext) excusa f, pretexto m; (=opportunity) oportunidad f

to get a handle on sth * — llegar a saber cómo lidiar con algo

to have a handle on sth * — tener algo controlado

3) * (=title) título m; (=name) nombre m

to have a handle to one's name — (aristocratic) tener un título nobiliario

2. VT

1) (=touch with hands) tocar

please do not handle the fruit — se ruega no tocar la fruta

to handle the ball — (Ftbl) tocar la pelota con la mano

2) (=manipulate, move with hands) [+ food] manipular

her hands are black from handling newsprint — tiene las manos negras de andar con or andar manipulando periódicos

flowers need to be handled gently — las flores necesitan que se las trate con cuidado

handle with care — manéjese or trátese con cuidado

the police handled him roughly — la policía lo maltrató

- handle sb with kid gloves
hot 1., 3)
3) (=use) [+ gun, machine] manejar

he knows how to handle a gun — sabe cómo manejar una pistola

"not to be taken before handling machinery" — "no ingerir en caso de ir a manejar maquinaria"

4) (=drive, steer) [+ car] conducir, manejar (LAm); [+ ship] gobernar; [+ horse] manejar

5) (=tackle) [+ situation] manejar; [+ people] tratar

he handled the situation very well — manejó or llevó muy bien la situación

I could have handled it better than I did — podría haberlo manejado mejor de lo que lo hice

6) (=manage effectively) [+ people] manejar bien; [+ emotions] controlar

she can certainly handle children — no cabe duda de que maneja bien a or sabe manejarse con los niños

she can't handle pressure — no puede con la presión

I don't know if I can handle the job — no sé si puedo sacar adelante el trabajo

7) (=be responsible for) [+ case, investigation] llevar, encargarse de

the solicitor handling your case — el abogado que lleva or se encarga de tu caso

we don't handle criminal cases — nosotros no nos encargamos or ocupamos de las causas penales

the treasurer handles large sums of money — el tesorero maneja grandes cantidades de dinero

I'll handle this — yo me encargo (de esto)

8) (=deal in) [+ goods] comerciar con

we don't handle that type of product — no comerciamos con ese tipo de productos

we don't handle that type of business — no hacemos ese tipo de trabajos

to handle stolen goods — comerciar con objetos robados

9) (=process)

a computer can store and handle large amounts of information — un ordenador puede almacenar y trabajar con or procesar muchísima información

can the port handle big ships? — ¿tiene capacidad el puerto para buques grandes?

the present system of handling refuse — el actual sistema de recogida y tratamiento de residuos

there is an extra fee for handling and packing your order — hay un recargo por tramitación y embalaje de su pedido

we handle ten per cent of their total sales — movemos or trabajamos un diez por ciento del total de sus ventas

we handle 2,000 travellers a day — por aquí pasan 2.000 viajeros cada día

3.

VI [car, plane, horse] comportarse; [ship] gobernarse

this car handles like a dream — este coche va or se comporta de maravilla

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['hændḷ]
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noun (of cup, jug) asa f‡; ( of door) picaporte m; ( knob) pomo m; ( of drawer) tirador m, manija f; (of broom, knife, spade) mango m; (of bag, basket) asa f‡; (of wheelbarrow, stretcher) brazo m; ( of pump) manivela f

to fly off the handle — perder* los estribos

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( touch)

please do not handle the goods — se ruega no tocar la mercancía

handle with care — frágil

b) (manipulate, manage) \<\<vehicle/weapon\>\> manejar; \<\<chemicals\>\> manipular

2) ( deal with) \<\<people\>\> tratar; \<\<situation/affair\>\> manejar

I'll handle this — yo me encargo de esto

he can't handle the job — (colloq) no puede con el trabajo

I can't tell him the truth; he couldn't handle it — (colloq) no puedo decirle la verdad; lo destrozaría

3)

a) ( be responsible for) \<\<business/financial matters\>\> encargarse* or ocuparse de, llevar

b) ( do business in) \<\<goods/commodities\>\> comerciar con

to handle stolen goods — comerciar con objetos robados

c) ( process)

the dockers refused to handle the cargo — los estibadores se negaron a tocar el cargamento

the airport handles 300 flights a day — el aeropuerto tiene un tráfico de 300 vuelos diarios

d) \<\<computer\>\> \<\<data\>\> procesar

2.

vi responder

this car handles well on bends — este coche responde bien en las curvas

3.

v refl

to handle oneself — desenvolverse*

English-spanish dictionary > handle
2 handle

handle [ˈhændl]

1. noun

[of basket, bucket] anse f ; [of broom, spade, knife] manche m ; [of door, drawer, suitcase] poignée f ; [of saucepan] queue f

• to have a handle on [+ problem, state of affairs] comprendre

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ fruit, food] toucher à ; ( = move by hand) manipuler

• please do not handle the goods prière de ne pas toucher aux marchandises

• "handle with care" « fragile »

   b. ( = deal with) [+ ship, car] manœuvrer ; [+ weapon, money, person, animal] manier

• he handled the situation very well il a très bien géré la situation

• I could have handled it better than I did j'aurais pu mieux m'y prendre

• you didn't handle that very well! vous ne vous y êtes pas bien pris !

• I'll handle this je vais m'en occuper

• he knows how to handle his son il sait s'y prendre avec son fils

• this child is very hard to handle cet enfant est très difficile

• Orly handles 5 million passengers a year le trafic à Orly est de 5 millions de voyageurs par an

• we handle 200 passengers a day nos services accueillent 200 voyageurs par jour

   c. ( = sell) we don't handle that type of product nous ne faisons pas ce genre de produit

• to handle stolen goods receler des objets volés

• to handle drugs être revendeur de drogue

3. intransitive verb

• to handle well [car] être facile à manier

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['hændl] 1.
noun

1) (on door, drawer, bag) poignée f; (on bucket, cup, basket) anse f; ( on frying pan) queue f; (on saucepan, cutlery, hammer, spade) manche m; (on wheelbarrow, pump) bras m

2) fig ( hold)

to get a handle on somebody — comprendre quelqu'un
2.
transitive verb

1) ( touch) manipuler [explosives, samples, food]; manier [gun, tool]

to handle somebody gently/roughly — traiter quelqu'un gentiment/rudement

to handle something gently/roughly — manier quelque chose délicatement/brutalement

to handle stolen goods — faire du trafic de marchandises volées

‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’

to handle the ball — ( in football) faire une faute de main

2) ( manage) manier [horse]; manœuvrer [car]

to know how to handle children — savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants

he's hard to handle — il n'a pas un caractère facile

3) ( deal with) traiter [case, negotiations]; faire face à [situation, crisis]; supporter [stress, pace]

4) ( process) [organization] traiter [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accueillir [passengers, cargo]; [factory] traiter [waste]; [person] manier [information, money, accounts]; [computer] manipuler [graphics, information]; [department, official] s'occuper de [complaints, enquiries]; [agent] s'occuper de [sale]; [lawyer] s'occuper de [case]; traiter [theme]
3.
intransitive verb Automobile

the car handles well/badly — la voiture manœuvre bien/mal

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to fly off the handle — (colloq) piquer une crise (colloq)

to be too hot to handle — ( of situation) être trop risqué

English-French dictionary > handle
3 handle

'hændl 1. noun
(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) håndtak, skaft, hank
2. verb
1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ta på/i, holde

2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) behandle, tumle med, styre

3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) forhandle, føre, handle med

4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) behandle, gi en (ublid) medfart

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- - handled
- handler
- handlebars

hank
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lede
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skaft
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skjefte

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subst. \/ˈhændl\/

1) håndtak, hank, grep

2) skaft, skjefte, håndtak

3) ( overført) middel, verktøy, påskudd, anledning

4) ( hverdagslig) navn (på person eller sted)

• that's some handle for a baby

5) ( hverdagslig) ølkrus, ølseidel

dead man's handle ( jernbane e.l.) dødmannshåndtak, dødmannsknapp

fly off the handle ( hverdagslig) bli aldeles rasende, fly i flint, fly i taket

get a handle on something få noe under kontroll, få taket på noe

give someone a handle gi noen grunn til å klage på en

give someone a handle against gi noen et våpen mot

have a handle to one's name ( hverdagslig) ha en tittel
II
verb \/ˈhændl\/

1) ta i, ta på, berøre, fingre med

• do not handle the fruit

ikke fingre med frukten

2) håndtere, bruke, behandle, benytte, anvende, ha med å gjøre

• handle tools

• nasty stuff to handle

3) passe på, lede, styre, stelle med, kontrollere, behandle, hanskes med

• handle a matter with discretion

• handle a situation

• he handles large sums of money

4) greie, klare, mestre

• I don't know how to handle this

5) angripe, gripe an, takle

6) handle med, forhandle, føre

• they handle fruit only

• handle stolen goods

7) behandle, ta seg av, ivareta

8) forklaring: være lett å bearbeide, være lett å behandle

• it handles damp

9) kjøre, kontrollere

• this car handles well

denne bilen er lett å kjøre

10) sette håndtak på, skjefte

English-Norwegian dictionary > handle
4 toccare

1. v/t touch

( riguardare) concern, be about

2. v/i happen (a to)

gli tocca metà dell'eredità half the estate is going to him

tocca a me it's my turn

mi tocca partire I must go, I have to go

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toccare v.tr.

1 to touch; ( maneggiare) to handle: le toccò la fronte con la mano, he touched her forehead with his hand; non toccare!, don't touch!; toccare le corde di uno strumento, to touch the strings of an instrument; si prega di non toccare la frutta, please do not handle the fruit; vietato toccare la merce, do not touch the goods // chi tocca i fili muore, danger, live wires // toccare ferro, to touch wood // vuole sempre toccare con mano quel che gli si dice, he always wants to have a proof of what he is told about; ti farò toccare con mano l'errore delle tue affermazioni, I shall make you realize how wrong your statements are // toccare il fondo, to touch the bottom (anche fig.); (Borsa) to ground: presto i prezzi toccheranno il fondo, prices will be grounding soon // toccare l'avversario, ( scherma) to touch one's opponent // toccare i bicchieri, ( brindare) to clink (o to touch) glasses // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, it is difficult to keep one's hands off something

2 ( usare) to use, to draw* on: non ha mai toccato i soldi messi da parte, he has never used (o drawn on) the money set aside // toccare cibo, to touch food: non tocca cibo da una settimana, he has not touched any food for a week

3 ( raggiungere) to touch, to reach: era tanto alto che toccava il soffitto, he was so tall that he could touch the ceiling; la sua gonna toccava terra, her skirt swept the ground; le montagne sembrano toccare il cielo, the mountains seem to touch the sky; toccare la meta, to reach one's goal (anche fig.); toccare terra, to touch land; toccare un porto, ( farvi scalo) to call at a port // quella signora toccherà i quaranta, that lady is fortyish // toccare il cielo con un dito, (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

4 ( colpire, ferire) to touch, to hurt*; ( commuovere) to touch, to move: ho toccato il suo orgoglio, I have touched his pride; il suo sarcasmo non mi tocca, his sarcasm does not touch me; non bisogna toccarlo nei suoi sentimenti religiosi, we must not hurt his religious feelings; guai a chi le tocca i figli, there is trouble in store for anyone who touches (o lays a finger on) her children; toccare qlcu. nel vivo, to touch s.o. to the quick (o on a tender spot); quelle parole mi toccarono il cuore, those words touched my heart; la sua storia mi toccò profondamente, his story touched (o moved) me deeply

5 ( riguardare) to concern: un problema che ci tocca da vicino, a problem that closely concerns us

6 ( sfiorare) to touch on: toccò appena la questione, he hardly touched on the question

7 ( suonare) to play // non devi toccare questo tasto, you must not harp on that string

◆ v. intr.

1 to touch: qui non si tocca, ( l'acqua è molto alta) you can't touch the bottom here

2 ( capitare) to happen, to fall*: mi toccò una grave responsabilità, a serious responsibility fell to me; sono spiacente per quel che gli è toccato, I am sorry for what has happened to him; gli è toccata una bella fortuna, he had a real stroke of luck // a chi tocca, tocca, (fam.) if it is your turn, then you are in for it // toccare in sorte a qlcu., to fall to s.o.'s lot

3 ( spettare) to fall*: il premio tocca a lui, the prize falls to him; non gli toccò quasi nulla, he hardly got anything; tocca a voi aiutarlo, it is your duty (o it is up to you) to help him; a chi tocca?, whose turn is it?; tocca a te, it is your turn; ( a dama, a scacchi) it is your move // toccare in eredità, to fall to s.o.'s share

4 ( dovere) to have: mi tocca partire oggi, I have to leave today; cosa mi tocca sentire!, I can't believe my ears!

5 ( lasciare il segno) to leave* a mark: sono cose che toccano, they are things that leave a lasting mark.

◘ toccarsi v.rifl.rec. to touch each other (one another): le due case si toccano, the two houses touch each other // gli estremi si toccano, (prov.) extremes meet.

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[tok'kare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to touch, (tastare) to feel, (fig : sfiorare: argomento, tema) to touch on

non toccare! — don't touch it!

non toccare la mia roba — don't touch my things

non ha toccato cibo — he hasn't touched his food

non voglio toccare i miei risparmi — I don't want to touch my savings

toccare un tasto delicato — to touch a sore point

hai toccato il mio punto debole — you have hit on my weak point

toccare con mano fig — to find out for o.s.

2) (raggiungere) to touch, reach

si tocca? — (in acqua) can you touch the bottom?

toccare il fondo — to touch the bottom, fig to touch rock bottom

toccare terra Naut — to reach land, Aer to touch down

abbiamo toccato diverse città — we stopped at a number of towns

abbiamo toccato diversi porti — we put in at various ports

ha appena toccato la cinquantina — he has just turned fifty

3) (commuovere) to touch, move, (ferire) to hurt, wound

le tue allusioni non mi toccano — your remarks don't bother me

toccare qn sul vivo — to cut sb to the quick

la vicenda ci tocca da vicino — the matter concerns o affects us closely

2. vi (aus essere)

1)

(capitare) mi è toccata una bella fortuna — I've had great good fortune

perché toccano sempre a me queste cose? — why is it always me who has to do these things?

a chi tocca, tocca — that's life

2)

(essere costretto) mi tocca andare — I have to go

che cosa mi tocca sentire! — what's this I hear?

sai che cosa mi è toccato fare? — do you know what I had to do?

mi è toccato pagare per tutti — I had to pay for everybody

perché tocca sempre a me farlo? — why do I always have to do it?

3)

(spettare) toccare a — to be the turn of

a chi tocca? — whose turn o go is it?

tocca a me — it's my turn o go

non tocca a me giudicare — it is not for me to judge

tocca a te difenderci — it's up to you to defend us

3. vr (toccarsi)

1) (masturbarsi) to play with o.s.

2)

(uso reciproco) gli estremi si toccano (anche) fig — extremes meet

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[tok'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]

toccare la fronte di qcn. — to touch sb. on the forehead

non toccare cibo — to leave the meal untouched o untasted

la polizia non mi può toccare — the police can't touch me

non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito — I never laid a finger on her

2) (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

3) (in acqua)

qui non si tocca — I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here

4) (modificare) to change

non toccare una virgola — not to change a word

5) fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

6) fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

7) (offendere)

toccare l'onore di qcn. — to offend sb.'s honour

guai a toccargli la famiglia! — colloq. you dare not criticize his family!

8) fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]

il problema ti tocca da vicino — the problem touches o concerns you personally

9) (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]

toccare il fondo — [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair

toccare terra — [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land

10) (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]

toccare i 180 all'ora — to hit 180 km an hour

toccare la sessantina — to be in one's late fifties
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (in sorte)

mi è toccato fare — the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do

gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna — he ran into a fortune

2) (spettare)

dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca — they should pay him what is due to him

tocca a lui decidere — it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide

3) (essere di turno)

a chi tocca? — whose go o turn is it?

tocca a te ora — it's your turn o go now

tocca a me muovere — it's my move

tocca a te fare il caffè — it's your turn to make the coffee

questo giro tocca a me — (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat

4) (essere costretto)

mi tocca andarci di persona — I have to go in person

ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! — just look at what I have got to do!

5) (strusciare)

toccare per terra — [gonna, tende] to sweep the ground
3.
verbo pronominale toccarsi

1) (se stesso) to feel* oneself

- rsi la barba — to finger one's beard

2) (reciprocamente) to touch each other

le loro mani, labbra si toccarono — their hands, lips met

gli estremi si toccano — extremes meet

3) pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

4) (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

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toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro — to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE

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toccare

/tok'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]; toccare la fronte di qcn. to touch sb. on the forehead; non toccare cibo to leave the meal untouched o untasted; la polizia non mi può toccare the police can't touch me; non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito I never laid a finger on her

2 (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

3 (in acqua) qui non si tocca I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here

4 (modificare) to change; non toccare una virgola not to change a word

5 fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

6 fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

7 (offendere) toccare l'onore di qcn. to offend sb.'s honour; guai a toccargli la famiglia! colloq. you dare not criticize his family!

8 fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]; il problema ti tocca da vicino the problem touches o concerns you personally

9 (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]; toccare il fondo [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair; toccare terra [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land

10 (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]; toccare i 180 all'ora to hit 180 km an hour; toccare la sessantina to be in one's late fifties

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (in sorte) mi è toccato fare the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do; gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna he ran into a fortune

2 (spettare) dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca they should pay him what is due to him; tocca a lui decidere it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide

3 (essere di turno) a chi tocca? whose go o turn is it? tocca a te ora it's your turn o go now; tocca a me muovere it's my move; tocca a te fare il caffè it's your turn to make the coffee; questo giro tocca a me (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat

4 (essere costretto) mi tocca andarci di persona I have to go in person; ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! just look at what I have got to do!

5 (strusciare) toccare per terra [ gonna, tende] to sweep the ground

III toccarsi verbo pronominale

1 (se stesso) to feel* oneself; - rsi la barba to finger one's beard

2 (reciprocamente) to touch each other; le loro mani, labbra si toccarono their hands, lips met; gli estremi si toccano extremes meet

3 pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

4 (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

IDIOMS

toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > toccare
5 manosear

v.

1 to handle (roughly).

2 to paw (person).

3 to touch sexually, to mess about with.

El pervertido manoseó a las chicas The pervert touched the girls sexually.

4 to fiddle with, to finger, to jiggle, to pull about.

Ricardo manoseó las miniaturas Richard fiddled with the miniatures.

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manosear

► verbo transitivo

1 (objeto) to handle; (persona) to feel up, grope

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verb

1) to finger

2) touch repeatedly

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VT

1) [+ objeto] (=tocar) to handle, paw *; (=desordenar) to rumple; (=jugar con) to fiddle with, mess about with

2) LAm [+ persona] to touch up *, grope *

3) [+ tema] to overwork, repeat

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verbo transitivo

a) < objeto> to handle

b) (fam) < persona> to grope (colloq)

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= grope.

Ex. The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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verbo transitivo

a) < objeto> to handle

b) (fam) < persona> to grope (colloq)

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= grope.

Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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manosear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹objeto› to handle

por favor, no me manosee la fruta please don't touch o handle the fruit

2 ( fam); ‹persona› to grope ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
manosear
manosear algo
mañosear
manosear ( conjugate manosear) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ objeto› to handle

b) (fam) ‹ persona› to grope (colloq)

mañosear ( conjugate mañosear) verbo intransitivo (Chi fam) to play o act up (colloq)
manosear vtr (un objeto) to finger
(a alguien) to grope
' mañosear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manosear
- sobar
- tocar
English:
finger
- handle
- mess about
- mess around
- paw
- grope

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manosear

♦ vt

1. [tocar] to handle (roughly);
[papel, tela] to rumple;
no manosees la fruta si no la vas a comprar don't handle o touch the fruit if you're not going to buy it

2. [persona] to paw;
[sexualmente] to grope
♦ See also the pronominal verb manosearse

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manosear

v/t

1 fruta handle

2 persona fam

grope fam

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manosear vt

1) : to handle or touch excessively

2) acariciar: to fondle, to caress

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manosear vb to touch / to handle

no manosees la fruta don't touch the fruit

Spanish-English dictionary > manosear
6 toucher

toucher [tu∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (pour sentir, prendre) to touch ; (pour palper) to feel

• il me toucha l'épaule he touched my shoulder

• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"

• pas touche ! (inf) hands off! (inf)

• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accident

• je n'avais pas touché une raquette depuis six mois I hadn't picked up a racket for six months

   b. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touch

• il ne faut pas que ça touche (le plafond) it mustn't touch (the ceiling)

• l'avion toucha le sol the plane touched down

   c. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concern

• son jardin touche le nôtre his garden adjoins ours

• une personne qui vous touche de près someone close to you

   d. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach

• touché d'une balle en plein cœur hit by a bullet in the heart

• deux immeubles ont été touchés par l'explosion two buildings were hit by the explosion

• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!

• il voudrait toucher un public plus large he'd like to reach a wider audience

   e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win

• toucher le chômage (inf) to be on the dole (inf)

• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yet

   f. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect on

• cette tragédie les a beaucoup touchés this tragedy affected them greatly

• rien ne le touche there is nothing that can move him

• votre cadeau nous a vivement touchés we were deeply touched by your gift

   g. ( = concerner) to affect

• ce problème ne nous touche pas this problem doesn't affect us

• le chômage touche surtout les jeunes unemployment affects the young especially

2. indirect transitive verb

• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach

• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!

• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"

• toucher à tout [enfant] to be into everything ; [amateur curieux] to try one's hand at everything

• elle n'a pas touché à son déjeuner she didn't touch her lunch

• il n'a jamais touché à un fusil he's never handled a gun

• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!

• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!

• la réforme touche au statut des salariés the reform affects the status of employees

• on peut rénover sans toucher à la façade it's possible to renovate without touching the façade

• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing

• tout ce qui touche à l'enseignement everything to do with teaching

• vous touchez là à une question délicate that is a very delicate matter you have raised

• nous touchons au but we're nearing our goal

• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close

3. reflexive verb

► se toucher

   a. (mutuellement) to touch

• nos deux jardins se touchent our two gardens are adjacent (to each other)

   b. (réfléchi) il se toucha le front he touched his forehead

   c. ( = se masturber) (inf) to play with o.s. (inf)

4. masculine noun

touch ; ( = impression produite) feel

• doux au toucher soft to the touch

• cela a le toucher de la soie it feels like silk

• on reconnaît la soie au toucher you can tell silk by the feel of it

• avoir un bon toucher de balle to have a nice touch

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I
1. tuʃe
verbe transitif

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]

toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood

toucher le front de quelqu'un — to feel somebody's forehead

toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something

2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]

toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land

3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]

si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall

4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]

ça me touche beaucoup — I am very touched

5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]

6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to

7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]

8) ( joindre)

toucher quelqu'un — to get hold of somebody

9) ( atteindre)

toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million

toucher sept millions de lecteurs — to have a readership of seven million

2.

toucher à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher à — to touch [objets]

toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades

il ne touche plus à un fusil — he won't go near a rifle anymore

avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one

2) ( concerner)

toucher à — to concern

la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes — the reform concerns youth employment

3) ( porter atteinte à)

toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]

4) ( modifier)

toucher à — to change

on ne peut toucher aux coutumes — tradition is sacrosanct

5) ( aborder)

vous touchez à un sujet délicat — you're getting on to a delicate subject

3.

se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other

II tuʃe
nom masculin

1) ( sens)

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

doux au toucher — soft to the touch

2) Médecine digital examination

3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch

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tuʃe
1. nm

(= sens, faculté) touch

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

au toucher — to the touch

2. vt

1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch

prière de ne pas toucher — please don't touch

2) (= palper) to feel

Ce pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?

3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hit

La balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.

4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affect

Leurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.

sa mort m'a beaucoup touché — his death hit me hard

5) (= concerner) to affect, to concern

Ces nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.

6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cash

Il a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.

7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on

je vais lui en toucher un mot — I'll have a word with him about it

8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact

3. vi

toucher à

1) (= manipuler) to touch

Ne touche pas à mes livres! — Don't touch my books!

2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle with

Quelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.

3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concern

Cet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.

4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach

toucher au but — to near one's goal

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next to

Leur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.

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toucher verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;

2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;

3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.

B vtr

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;

2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;

3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;

4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;

5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;

6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;

7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;

8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;

9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.

C toucher à vtr ind

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;

2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;

3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;

4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;

5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.

D se toucher vpr

1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;

2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;

3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.

I

[tuʃe] nom masculin

1. [sens] (sense of) touch

[palpation] touch

2. [sensation] feel

le toucher onctueux de l'argile the smooth feel of clay

3. [manière de toucher] touch

avoir un toucher délicat/vigoureux [généralement, MUSIQUE] to have a light/energetic touch

4. MÉDECINE (digital) palpation (terme spécialisé), examination

5. SPORT touch

il a un bon toucher de balle he's got a nice touch

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au toucher locution adverbiale

doux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touch

c'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of it

II

[tuʃe] verbe transitif

A.

1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch

[pour examiner] to feel

ne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!

le parchemin s'effrite dès qu'on le touche the parchment crumbles at the first touch

toucher quelque chose du pied to touch something with one's foot

pas touche! (familier) hands off!

touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!

2. [entrer en contact avec] to touch

ma main a touché sa main my hand brushed (against) his

au moment où la navette spatiale touche le sol when the space shuttle touches down ou lands

3. (familier) [joindre - suj: personne] to contact, to reach, to get in touch with

où peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?

[suj: lettre] to reach

si notre message l'avait touché if our message had got (through) to him ou reached him

4. MÉDECINE to palpate (terme spécialisé), to examine

5. NAUTIQUE [port] to put in at, to call at

[rochers, fonds] to hit, to strike

B.

1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touch

son service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball

2. [consommer] to touch

il n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle

3. [blesser] to hit

touché à l'épaule hit in the shoulder

touché! ESCRIME touché!

touché, coulé! JEUX hit, sunk!

4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)

la marée noire a touché tout le littoral the oil slick spread all along the coast

reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?

les personnes touchées par l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes people in the top tax bracket

5. [émouvoir - suj: film, geste, gentillesse, spectacle] to move, to touch

ses chansons ne me touchent pas her songs leave me cold

vos compliments me touchent beaucoup I'm very touched by your kind words

ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me

[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on

elle a été très touchée par sa disparition she was badly shaken by his death

6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch

7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)

elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a year

toucher gros (familier) to line one's pockets, to make a packet

touchez-vous les allocations familiales? do you get child benefit?

il a dû toucher pas mal d'argent (familier) he must've been slipped a tidy sum

toucher le tiercé to win the tiercé

toucher le chômage to be on the dole (UK), to be on welfare (US)

C.

1. [être contigu à] to join onto, to adjoin (soutenu), to be adjacent to (soutenu)

2. [concerner]

une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter

3. [être parent avec] to be related to

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[tuʃe] verbe intransitif

1. NAUTIQUE to touch bottom

2. PÊCHE to bite

3. (très familier) [exceller]

elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!

ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!

4. (locution)

touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!

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toucher à verbe plus préposition

1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touch

évitez de toucher aux fruits try not to handle the fruit

que je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger on

si tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!

[porter atteinte à] to interfere with (inseparable), to harm, to touch

ils ne veulent pas vraiment toucher au gouvernement their aim isn't really to harm the government

ne touchez pas aux parcs nationaux! hands off the national parks!

2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere with

ton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it is

3. [utiliser - aliment, instrument] to touch ; [ - somme d'argent] to touch, to break into

je n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugs

toucher à tout

a. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everything

b. (figuré) to dabble (in everything)

je touche un peu à tout

a. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everything

b. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts

4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)

notre propriété touche aux salines our property borders on the salt marsh

[confiner à]

toucher à la perfection to be close to perfection

5. [concerner, se rapporter à - activité, sujet] to have to do with, to concern

tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboo

6. [aborder - sujet, question] to bring up (separable), to come onto (inseparable), to broach

vous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debate

7. (soutenu) [atteindre - un point dans l'espace, dans le temps] to reach

le navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight

le projet touche à son terme the project is nearing its end

notre séjour touche à sa fin our stay is nearing its end

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [être en contact] to touch, to be in contact

[entrer en contact] to touch, to come into contact

[jardins, communes] to touch, to be adjacent (to each other), to adjoin each other (soutenu)

ils se touchèrent de l'épaule their shoulders touched

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) (euphémisme) [se masturber] to play with oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > toucher
7 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

•

- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

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= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
8 difícil

adj.

difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.

Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.

* * *

difícil

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

■ es difícil de complacer she's hard to please

■ lo que dices es difícil de entender what you're saying is difficult to understand

2 (improbable) unlikely

■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there

* * *

adj.

difficult, hard

* * *

ADJ

1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

es difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do

es difícil que venga — he is unlikely to come

me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

creo que lo tiene difícil — I think he's going to find it difficult

2) [persona] difficult

es un hombre difícil — he's a difficult man to get on with

un niño difícil — a difficult child

3) * [cara] ugly

* * *

adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

* * *

= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

* * *

adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

* * *

= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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difícil

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult

el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult

es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem

corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that

no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position

me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job

difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF

mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):

está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)

B [ SER]

(poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely

difícil QUE + SUBJ:

va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win

C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult

un niño difícil a difficult child

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difícil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

‹ examen› hard, difficult;
◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
◊ va a ser difícil que acepte it's unlikely that he'll accept;

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight

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difícil adj

1. [complicado] difficult;

va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;

son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;

pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;

no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;

es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;

hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;

se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;

ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;

no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;

serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;

tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work

2. [improbable] unlikely;

puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;

es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;

no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen

3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;

es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;

tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with

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difícil

adj

1 difficult;

ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;

difícil de decir hard o difficult to say

2 ( poco probable)

:

es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come

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difícil adj

: difficult, hard

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difícil adj

1. (en general) difficult

una asignatura difícil a difficult subject

2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

es difícil que se casen they're unlikely to get married

Spanish-English dictionary > difícil
9 _різне

aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _різне
10 mit

I Präp. (+ Dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with; ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog; Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children; Tee mit Rum tea with rum; Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream; Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks); ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water; Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast; ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit; ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r; mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends; eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse; eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle; mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature; Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR. grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with; mit Bleistift / Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil / ballpoint; mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper; sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter; mit Gewalt by force; mit Bargeld / Scheck / Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash / by cheque (Am. check) / by credit card; mit der Bahn / Post etc. by train / post etc.; mit dem nächsten Bus / Zug ankommen / fahren come on the next bus / train / take the next bus / train; List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with; mit Absicht intentionally; mit Freude oder Vergnügen with pleasure; mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation; mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice; mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food; nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty; mit Verlust at a loss; mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly; mit einem Wort in a word; mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11; mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of; mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent; mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc. boss; er ist mit ( einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km / h oder mit 80 Sachen umg. durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; Abstand 1, Nachdruck1

4. jemanden oder etw. betreffend: was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?; wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?; wie stehts mit dir? how about you?; wie wärs mit...? how about...?; mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc. needn’t) try it on with (Am. try that on) me; das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg. that’s no good with your weak nerves; du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg. you and your constant gloom and doom; raus mit euch! umg. out with you!, out you go!; Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!; mit der Arbeit beginnen start work; mit Weinen aufhören stop crying; mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much; sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once; es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich): mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her; die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive); die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich: mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty; mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd; mit dem heutigen Tag as of today; mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall; mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc. mother; Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend: mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind; mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; Strom 1, Zeit

II Adv.

1. also, too; das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks; mit dabei sein be there too; wer war außer dir noch mit? umg. who else was there (apart from you)?; etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig. (dulden) ( auch es mit ansehen) sit back and watch; das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too; du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg. you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ: er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best; das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; mitgehen, mitkommen etc.; dazugehören

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with; by; withal

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mịt [mɪt]
1. prep +dat

1) with

Tee mit Zitrone — lemon tea, tea with lemon

mit dem Hut in der Hand — (with) his hat in his hand

ein Topf mit Suppe — a pot of soup

ein Kleid mit Jacke — a dress and jacket

wie wärs mit einem Bier? (inf) — how about a beer?

2) (= mit Hilfe von) with

mit einer Zange — with or using a pair of pliers

mit der Bahn/dem Bus/dem Auto — by train/bus/car

ich fahre mit meinem eigenen Auto zur Arbeit — I drive to work in my own car

mit der Post® — by post (Brit) or mail

mit Gewalt — by force

mit Bleistift/Tinte/dem Kugelschreiber schreiben — to write in pencil/ink/ballpoint

mit dem nächsten Flugzeug/Bus kommen — to come on the next plane/bus

mit etwas Liebe/Verständnis — with a little love/understanding

mit einem Wort — in a word

3)

(zeitlich) mit achtzehn Jahren — at( the age of) eighteen

mit einem Mal — all at once, suddenly, all of a sudden

mit heutigem Tage (form) — as from today

mit beginnendem Sommer — at the start of summer

mit der Zeit — in time

4)

(bei Maß-, Mengenangaben) mit 1 Sekunde Vorsprung gewinnen — to win by 1 second

etw mit 50.000 EUR versichern — to insure sth for EUR 50,000

mit 80 km/h — at 80 km/h

mit 4:2 gewinnen — to win 4-2

5) (= einschließlich) with, including

mit mir waren es 5 — there were 5 with or including or counting me

6) (Begleitumstand, Art und Weise, Eigenschaft) with

er mit seinem Herzfehler kann das nicht — he can't do that with his heart condition

du mit deinen dummen Ideen (inf) — you and your stupid ideas

mit Muße — at (one's) leisure

ein junger Dichter, Rosenholz mit Namen (old) — a young poet, Rosenholz by name or called Rosenholz

mit einem Schlage — in a flash

mit lauter Stimme — in a loud voice

mit Verlust — at a loss

7)

(= betreffend) was ist mit ihr los? — what's the matter with her?, what's up with her?

wie geht or steht es mit deiner Arbeit? — how is your work going?, how are you getting on with your work?

mit meiner Reise wird es nichts — my trip is off

2. adv

er war mit dabei — he went or came too

er ist mit der Beste der Gruppe/Mannschaft — he is one of or among the best in the group/the team

das gehört mit dazu — that's part and parcel of it

etw mit in Betracht ziehen — to consider sth as well

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1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) along

2) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) along

3) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) at

4) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) by

5) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) of

6) (containing: a box of chocolates.) of

7) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) of

8) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) on

9) to

10) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) with

11) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) with

12) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) with

13) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) with

14) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) with

15) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) with

16) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) with

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mit

[ˈmɪt]

I. präp + dat

1. (unter Beigabe von) with

trinkst du den Espresso \mit oder ohne Zucker? do you take your espresso with or without sugar?

isst du das Ei immer \mit so viel Salz und Pfeffer? do you always put so much salt and pepper on your egg?

Champagner \mit Kaviar champagne and caviar

Zimmer \mit Frühstück bed and breakfast

2. (enthaltend) of

ein Glas \mit Essiggurken a jar of pickled gherkins

3. (mittels) with

\mit bequemen Schuhen läuft man besser it's easier to walk in comfortable shoes

\mit Kugelschreiber geschrieben written in biro

mit einem Schraubenzieher with [or using a] screwdriver

4. (per) by

\mit der Bahn/dem Bus/Fahrrad/der Post by train/bus/bicycle/post

sie kommt \mit dem nächsten Zug she'll arrive on the next train

5. (unter Aufwendung von) with

\mit all meiner Liebe with all my love

\mit etwas mehr Mühe with a little more effort

6. (Umstände) with

sie lag \mit Fieber im Bett she was in bed with fever

7. zeitlich at

\mit dem dritten Ton des Zeitzeichens ist es genau 7 Uhr at [or on] the third stroke the time will be exactly 7 o'clock

\mit 18 [Jahren] at [the age of] 18

\mit seinem Durchfahren des Zieles when he crossed the line

8. bei Maß-, Mengenangaben with

das Spiel endete \mit 1:1 unentschieden the game ended in a 1-1 draw

der Zug lief \mit zehn Minuten Verspätung ein the train arrived ten minutes late

er war \mit über 400 Euro im Soll he was over 400 euros in debt

\mit drei Zehntelsekunden Vorsprung with three tenths of a second advantage

sich akk \mit Euro 500.000 versichern to insure oneself for 500,000 euros

\mit einem Kilometerstand von 24567 km with 24,567 km on the clock

\mit 4 zu 7 Stimmen by 4 to 7 votes

9. (einschließlich)

▪ \mit jdm/etw [zusammen] [together] with sb/sth, including sb/sth

\mit Axel und Hans waren wir sechs Personen there were six of us including [or with] Axel and Hans

Montag \mit Freitag Monday to Friday inclusive

10. (in Begleitung von) with

11. (fam: und dazu)

▪ jd \mit seinem/seiner etw sb and sb's sth

du \mit deiner ewigen Prahlerei you and your constant boasting

12. (was jdn/etw angeht) with

\mit meiner Gesundheit steht es nicht zum Besten I am not in the best of health

wie wär's \mit einer Runde Skat? how about a round of skat?

\mit jdm/etw rechnen to reckon on [or with] sb/sth

13. (gleichgerichtet)

\mit der Strömung/dem Wind with the current/wind

14.

▶ \mit mir nicht don't try it on with me

II. adv too, as well

sie gehört \mit zu den führenden Experten auf diesem Gebiet she is one of the leading experts in this field

er war \mit einer der ersten, die diese neue Technologie angewendet haben he was one of the first to use this new technology

\mit dabei sein to be there too

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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mit

A. präp (+dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with;

ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog;

Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children;

Tee mit Rum tea with rum;

Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream;

Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks);

ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water;

Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast;

ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit;

ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r;

mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends;

eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse;

eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle;

mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature;

Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with;

mit Bleistift/Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil/ballpoint;

mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper;

sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter;

mit Gewalt by force;

mit Bargeld/Scheck/Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash/by cheque (US check)/by credit card;

mit der Bahn/Post etc by train/post etc;

mit dem nächsten Bus/Zug ankommen/fahren come on the next bus/train/take the next bus/train; → List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with;

mit Absicht intentionally;

mit Freude oder

Vergnügen with pleasure;

mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation;

mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice;

mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food;

nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty;

mit Verlust at a loss;

mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly;

mit einem Wort in a word;

mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11;

mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of;

mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent;

mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc boss;

er ist mit (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km/h oder

mit 80 Sachen umg

durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; → Abstand 1, Nachdruck¹

4. jemanden oder etwas betreffend:

was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?;

wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?;

wie stehts mit dir? how about you?;

wie wärs mit …? how about …?;

mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc needn’t) try it on with (US try that on) me;

das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg that’s no good with your weak nerves;

du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg you and your constant gloom and doom;

raus mit euch! umg out with you!, out you go!;

Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!;

mit der Arbeit beginnen start work;

mit Weinen aufhören stop crying;

mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much;

sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once;

es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich):

mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her;

die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive);

die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich:

mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty;

mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd;

mit dem heutigen Tag as of today;

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall;

mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc mother; → Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend:

mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind;

mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; → Strom 1, Zeit

B. adv

1. also, too;

das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks;

mit dabei sein be there too;

wer war außer dir noch mit? umg who else was there (apart from you)?;

etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig (dulden) ( auch

es mit ansehen) sit back and watch;

das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too;

du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ:

er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best;

das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; → mitgehen, mitkommen etc; → dazugehören

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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präp.

with prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mit
11 pasa

f.

1 raisin (fruit).

pasa de Corinto currant

pasa de Esmirna sultana

2 PASA, p-aminosalicylic acid, PAS.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pasar.

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pasa

► nombre femenino

1 raisin

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pasa de Corinto currant

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SF raisin

- está hecho una pasa

pasa de Corinto — currant

pasa de Esmirna — sultana

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femenino raisin

estar hecho una pasa or estar arrugado como una pasa — to be very wrinkled

- pasa de Corinto/de Esmirna

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femenino raisin

estar hecho una pasa or estar arrugado como una pasa — to be very wrinkled

- pasa de Corinto/de Esmirna

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pasa

feminine

raisin

estar hecho una pasa or estar arrugado como una pasa to be very wrinkled

Compuestos:

● pasa de Corinto

currant

● pasa de Esmirna

sultana

● pasa gorrona

large raisin

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Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

pasa es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pasa
pasar
pasa sustantivo femenino
raisin
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasa the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasa a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasa de largo to go right o straight past;
pasa por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasa por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasa a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasa de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasaá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasa al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasa de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasa it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasa por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasa por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasa sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasa algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasa la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasa la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasale una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasa por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasa el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasase al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasate por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasa f Culin raisin
pasa de Corinto, currant
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- alterna
- alterno
- apoltronarse
- así
- atusarse
- barriga
- ciruela
- contrabando
- le
- limpia
- limpio
- olímpicamente
- pasar
- trastada
- uva
- cháchara
- colgar
- entender
- fuera
- mentira
- mijo
- parte
- por
- que
- te
- tesoro
- tiempo
- trácala
- ver
English:
about
- come over
- couch potato
- currant
- dust
- give
- gripe
- half
- happen
- harm
- hell
- hiatus
- joke
- jump out
- loaf
- matter
- moon over sb
- mope about
- mope around
- outdoorsman
- overdo
- pass
- passing
- prune
- raisin
- step inside
- sultana
- tick away
- trouble
- under
- up
- what
- wrong
- amiss
- by
- do
- get
- go
- hurt
- inside
- problem
- sit
- something
- thing
- wait

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pasa nf
[fruta] raisin;
Comp
Fam
estar o [m5] quedarse hecho una pasa [persona] to become all shrivelled up

Comp
pasa de Corinto currant;
pasa de Esmirna sultana;
RP pasa de uva raisin
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pasa

f raisin

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pasa nf

1) : raisin

2)

pasa de Corinto : currant

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pasa n raisin

Spanish-English dictionary > pasa
12 come

come

A ◑ n sperme m.

B excl ( reassuringly) come (now)! allons! ; come, come! (in warning, reproach) allons, allons!

C vtr ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;

2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.

D vi ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;

2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;

3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;

4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;

5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;

6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;

7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;

8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;

9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;

10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;

11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;

12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;

13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;

14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;

15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.

Idioms

come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ come about

1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;

2 Naut virer de bord.

■ come across:

▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;

▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;

▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.

■ come along

1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;

2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;

3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;

4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?

■ come apart

1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;

2 ( intentionally) [sections, components] se séparer ; [machine, equipment] se démonter.

■ come around US = come round.

■ come at:

▶ come at [sb]

1 ( attack) [person] attaquer (with avec) ; [bull, rhino] foncer sur ;

2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.

■ come away

1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;

2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;

3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).

■ come back

1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;

2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.

■ come by:

▶ come by [person] passer ; you must come by and see us passez donc nous voir ;

▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].

■ come down

1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;

2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;

3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;

4 ( land) [helicopter] se poser ; [aircraft] atterrir ;

5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;

6 ( fall) [ceiling, wall] s'écrouler ; [curtain rail] tomber ; [hem] se défaire ;

7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.

■ come forward

1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;

2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.

■ come in

1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;

2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;

3 ( come inland) [tide] monter ; a wind coming in from the sea un vent soufflant de la mer ;

4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;

5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;

6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;

7 Radio, Telecom ( in radio transmission) come in, Delta Bravo! c'est à vous, Delta Bravo! ;

8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;

9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;

10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.

■ come into:

▶ come into [sth]

1 ( inherit) hériter de [money] ; entrer en possession de [inheritance] ;

2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.

■ come off:

▶ come off

1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;

2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;

3 (wash, rub off) [ink] s'effacer ; [stain] partir ; the mark won't come off la tache ne part pas ;

4 ( take place) [deal] se réaliser ; [merger, trip] avoir lieu ;

5 ( succeed) [plan, trick, project] réussir ; [parody] être réussi ;

6 Theat, TV ( be taken off) [play] être retiré de l'affiche ; [TV show] être déprogrammé ;

7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;

▶ come off [sth]

1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;

2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;

3 ( get off) descendre de [wall] ; come off the lawn! sors de la pelouse!

■ come on

1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;

2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;

3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;

4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;

5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;

6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.

■ come out

1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;

2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;

3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;

4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;

5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;

6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;

7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;

8 ( wash out) [stain, ink, grease] s'en aller, partir (of de) ; it won't come out ça ne part pas ;

9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;

10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;

11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;

12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;

13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;

14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;

15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.

■ come over:

▶ come over

1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;

2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;

3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;

4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;

▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.

■ come round GB, come around US

1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;

2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;

3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;

4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;

5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;

6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;

7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.

■ come through:

▶ come through

1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;

2 ( penetrate) [heat, ink] traverser ; [light] passer ;

3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;

4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;

▶ come through [sth]

1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;

2 ( penetrate) [ink, dye] traverser [paper, cloth] ; [light] passer au travers de [curtains].

■ come to:

▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;

▶ come to [sth]

1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;

2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.

■ come under:

▶ come under [sth]

1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;

2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.

■ come up:

▶ come up

1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;

2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;

3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;

4 ( rise) [sun, moon] sortir ; [tide] monter ; [bulb, seeds] germer ; [daffodils, beans] sortir ;

5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.

■ come up against:

▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].

■ come up with:

▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].

■ come upon:

▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;

▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend].

Big English-French dictionary > come
13 off

1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln

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off

[ɒf, AM ɑ:f]

I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

12.

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

Christmas is only a week off — es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten

noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

2)

(departure) to be/go off — gehen

he's off to school — er ist zur Schule gegangen

(be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

off with him! — fort or weg mit ihm!

I must be off — ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg

it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

he's off playing tennis every evening — er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen

they're off (Sport) — sie sind vom Start

3)

(removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

with his shirt off — ohne Hemd

off with those wet clothes! — raus aus den nassen Kleidern!

the handle has come off — der Griff ist abgegangen

there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

he had the back of the TV off — er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen

the lid is off — der Deckel ist nicht drauf

4)

(= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

5)

(= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

I've got a day off — ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen)

she's nearly always off on Tuesdays — dienstags hat sie fast immer frei

to be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

it rained off and on — es regnete mit Unterbrechungen

right or straight off — gleich

2. adj

1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht

I'm having an off day today — ich bin heute nicht in Form

2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig

to go off — schlecht werden

3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

I'm afraid veal is off today — Kalbfleisch gibt es heute leider nicht

the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

their engagement is off — ihre Verlobung ist gelöst

4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

the brake was off — die Bremse war gelöst

5)

they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

I am badly off for money/time —

how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

6) pred

(= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

he was quite a bit off in his calculations — er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen ziemlich or schwer (inf) vertan

7) pred (inf)

that's a bit off! — das ist ein dicker Hund! (inf)

it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

was a bit off — er hat sich ziemlich danebenbenommen

she's been a bit off with me all week — sie hat sich die ganze Woche mir gegenüber etwas komisch verhalten

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal etc) von (+dat)

he jumped off the roof — er sprang vom Dach

once you are off the premises — sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind

I got it off my friend (inf) — ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf)

he borrowed money off his father (inf) — er lieh sich (dat)

they dined off chicken — sie aßen Hühnchen

we live off cheese on toast — wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot

I'll take something off the price for you — ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach

he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

the lid had been left off the tin — jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan

the coat has two buttons off it — am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe

which coat is that button off? — von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

one mile off the main road — eine Meile von der Hauptstraße weg or entfernt

height off the ground — Höhe vom Boden (weg)

just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

a road off Bank Street — eine Querstraße zur Bank Street

3)

off the map — nicht auf der Karte

I just want it off my hands — ich möchte das nur loswerden

See:

→ duty, food etc

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off [ɒf]

A adv

1. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben) fort, weg, davon:

be off

a) weg oder fort sein,

b) (weg)gehen,

c) SPORT starten;

be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;

off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;

where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;

he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet

2. ab…, aus…, los…:

the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;

have one’s shoes off seine oder die Schuhe ausgezogen haben; → academic.ru/33817/hat">hat Bes Redew

3. weg, entfernt:

three miles off

4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:

Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;

off and on

a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,

b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen

5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass

6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):

“off” „aus“

7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:

the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;

their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;

the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)

8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:

oranges are off

9. frei (von Arbeit):

take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;

have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;

give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;

she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag

10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben

11. WIRTSCH flau:

the market is off

12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):

the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg

13. SPORT nicht in Form

14. besonders US im Irrtum:

you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg

15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben

16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab

17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;

how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?

B präp

1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):

climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;

take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;

he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;

eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;

cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;

take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen

2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:

a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;

off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;

sing off the note falsch singen;

be off size vom Maß abweichen

3. frei von: → duty A 2

4. be off sth

a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,

b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:

be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2

5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:

three miles off shore

6. von: → dine A

C adj

1. (weiter) entfernt

2. Seiten…, Neben…:

off street

3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich

4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):

the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;

the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd

5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen

6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:

the button is off der Knopf ist ab

7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:

an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)

8. schlecht:

an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);

I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;

he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;

an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year

9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:

off season auch Nebensaison f

10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:

off shade Fehlfarbe f

11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg

12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3

D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen

E v/i meist imp verschwinden

F int fort!, weg!, raus!:

hands off! Hände weg!

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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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adj.

ausgeschaltet adj.

entfernt adj.

fort adj.

von adj. prep.

aus präp.

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