potatoes grow well here

1 to yield, to cease resistance, to give in.

Darse a with noun or infinitive, to execute quickly or repeatedly the action of the verb

2 to give oneself up to virtue or vice.

3 darse a la vela.

4 to surrender at discretion, in hunting (pájaros), to halt fatigued. (Military)

5 to concern, to interest.

Si se da el caso if that happens

El cultivo se da bien este año the crop is coming on well this year

Darse por perdido to give oneself up for lost

Se le dan muy bien las matemáticas she's pretty good at maths

Dársela a uno to fool somebody

Darse por vencido to surrender

Me doy por vencido I give it up

Darse las manos to shake hands

Darse maña to manage one's affairs in an able manner; to contrive

Darse prisa to make haste, to hasten, to accelerate

Darse una panzada (Coll.) to be fed to satiety and sickness

Darse una vuelta to scrutinize one's own conduct, to find out one's own faults

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► verbo pronominal

1 (entregarse) to give in, surrender

2 (suceder, existir) to happen, occur

■ a veces se da este caso this sometimes happens

■ se da el caso que... the thing is that...

3 (crecer) to grow; (cultivarse) to be found, grow

■ aquí se dan bien las patatas potatoes grow well here

4 darse a (consagrarse) to devote oneself to; (a un vicio) to take to, abandon oneself to

■ se dio al estudio she devoted herself to study

■ se ha dado a la bebida he has taken to drink

5 darse con/contra (chocar) to crash (contra/con, into)

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1) (=entregarse) to give in

2) (=golpearse) to hit o.s.

3) (=ocurrir) [suceso] to happen

4) (=crecer) to grow

5) [seguido de preposición]

6) dársele bien a algn

7)

- no se me da un higo o bledo o rábano

- dársela con queso a algn

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(v.) = appear, occur

Ex. The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.

Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.

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vpr

1. [suceder] to occur, to happen;

se da pocas veces it rarely happens;

se dio la circunstancia de que un médico pasaba por allí en ese momento it so happened that a doctor was passing that way at the time;

este fenómeno se da en regiones tropicales this phenomenon occurs o is seen in tropical regions;

si se diera el caso, ven en taxi if necessary o if need be, get a taxi

2. [entregarse]

se ha dado a cuidar niños abandonados she has devoted herself to caring for abandoned children

3. [golpearse]

se dieron contra una farola they crashed into o hit a lamppost;

se dio de narices en la puerta she bumped o walked into the door

4. [tener aptitud]

se me da muy bien jugar al baloncesto I'm good at basketball;

¿qué tal se te da la química? are you any good at chemistry?, how are you at chemistry?

5. [considerarse]

darse por vencido to give in;

me doy por satisfecho con tu disculpa I'm satisfied with your apology;

me doy por satisfecho con que acabemos entre los tres primeros I'll be satisfied o happy if we finish in the first three;

con estos resultados me doy por contento I'm quite happy with these results, I'll settle for these results;

nos dirigíamos a él, pero no se dio por enterado our remarks were aimed at him, but he pretended not to notice

6. [uso recíproco]

se dieron de puñetazos a la salida del bar they had a fight outside the bar

7. [uso reflexivo]

date prisa, que no llegamos hurry up, we're late

8. RP [tratarse]

9. Comp

dársela a alguien: tiene buenos modales y cara de inocente, pero a mí no me la da she's well-mannered and has an innocent face, but she can't fool me;

dárselas de algo: se las da de intelectual/elegante he fancies himself as an intellectual/a dandy;

se las da de listo he makes out (that) he's clever;

se las da de interesante, pero es aburridísimo he reckons he's interesting, but he's actually really boring

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1 de situación arise

darse a algo take to sth

esto se me da bien I’m good at this

dárselas de algo make o.s. out to be sth, claim to be sth

a mí no me las das fam you don’t fool me

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vr

1) : to give in, to surrender

2) : to occur, to arise

3) : to grow, to come up

darse con or

darse contra : to hit oneself against

dárselas de : to boast about

se las da de muy listo: he thinks he's very smart

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darse vb

1. (ocurrir) to happen / to occur

2. (actividad, asignatura) to be

3. (golpearse) to hit [pt. & pp. hit] / to bang

4. (tomarse) to have

1. v/t bring up, raise

2. v/i grow

( aumentare) grow, increase

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crescere v. intr.

1 to grow*; ( diventare adulto) to grow* up: il bambino è cresciuto molto in questo periodo, the child has grown much taller recently; in Piemonte cresce molto riso, a lot of rice is grown in Piedmont; i pioppi crescono lungo i fiumi, poplars grow along the rivers; qui il grano sta crescendo, here the wheat is coming up; le patate in questo terreno non crescono bene, potatoes don't grow well in this soil; la mia siepe è cresciuta di 40 cm l'estate scorsa, my hedge grew 40 cm last summer; crescere di statura, to grow taller (o in size); crescere a vista d'occhio, to grow visibly // la luna cresce, the moon is waxing

2 ( aumentare) to increase, to rise*; to grow*: il livello del fiume stava crescendo, the level of the river was rising; la pasta non cresce perché c'è poco lievito, the dough isn't rising because there's not enough yeast; il vento cresce, the wind is rising; i prezzi crescono, prices are rising; crescere di prezzo, to increase in price; la produzione è cresciuta del 4%, production increased by 4%; la città sta crescendo in dimensione e importanza, the town is growing in size and importance; lo scorso mese sono cresciuto più di due chili, last month I gained (o put on) more than two kilos; le sue speranze cominciano a crescere, his hopes are beginning to rise; il distacco tra i due atleti cresce a ogni metro, the distance between the two athletes is increasing with every metre; crescere in bellezza, to grow in beauty; crescere nella stima di qlcu., to rise in s.o.'s esteem; crescere in potenza, fama, to grow in power, reputation; crescere di grado, to rise in rank // far crescere, to grow: vorrei farmi crescere i capelli sino alle spalle, I would like to let my hair grow to my shoulders; farsi crescere la barba, to grow a beard; far crescere i prezzi, to force up prices

3 ( essere in eccesso): mi crescono dieci euro, I have ten euros left over; buttate via quello che cresce, throw away what is left over

◆ v.tr.

1 ( aumentare) to raise, to increase: mi hanno cresciuto lo stipendio, they've raised (o amer. hiked) my salary; crescere l'affitto, to put up the rent

2 ( allevare) to bring* up, to raise: i miei figli li ho cresciuti io, I have brought up my children myself.

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1. ['kreʃʃere]

1) (gen) to grow, (persona: diventare adulto) to grow up, (diventare più alto) to grow taller

2) (aumentare: rumore, prezzo, numero) to increase, (città, quartiere) to expand, (luna) to wax

2. vt

(fam : coltivare) to grow, (allevare: figli) to raise

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verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (svilupparsi) [animale, persona, unghie, capelli, barba] to grow*; [ pianta] to grow*, to come* (up)

2) (aumentare) (di numero, importanza, intensità) [temperatura, livello, prezzo] to go* up, to rise*, to increase; [profitti, vendite, produzione] to increase, to turn up; [ rumore] to grow*, to increase; [sentimento, speranza] to rise*, to grow*, to increase; [ tensione] to grow*, to mount

3) (diventare adulto) to grow* up (anche fig.)

4) colloq. (essere in eccedenza)

5) mat. [valore, funzione] to increase

6) astr. [ luna] to wax

verbo transitivo (allevare) to raise, to bring* up [ figli]

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crescere

/'kre∫∫ere/ [33]

I verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere)

 1 (svilupparsi) [animale, persona, unghie, capelli, barba] to grow*; [ pianta] to grow*, to come* (up); lasciarsi o farsi crescere i capelli, la barba to grow one's hair, a beard, to let one's hair, beard grow; come sei cresciuto! haven't you grown! how you've grown!

 2 (aumentare) (di numero, importanza, intensità) [temperatura, livello, prezzo] to go* up, to rise*, to increase; [profitti, vendite, produzione] to increase, to turn up; [ rumore] to grow*, to increase; [sentimento, speranza] to rise*, to grow*, to increase; [ tensione] to grow*, to mount; crescere di 2 chili (ingrassare) to gain o put on 2 kilos; crescere nella stima di qcn. (essere più apprezzato) to go up o rise in sb.'s esteem

 3 (diventare adulto) to grow* up (anche fig.); crescere in campagna, in collegio to grow up in the country, to be brought up in a boarding school

 4 colloq. (essere in eccedenza) mi cresce un quaderno I've got an extra notebook

 5 mat. [valore, funzione] to increase

 6 astr. [ luna] to wax

II verbo transitivo

  (allevare) to raise, to bring* up [ figli].

put

vestito put on

mettere a punto meccanismo adjust

motore (fine-)tune

mettere in moto start (up)

mettere in ordine tidy up

mettere al sicuro put away safely

mettere su casa set up house

mettiamo che let's assume that

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mettere v.tr.

1 to put*; (collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; (posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): mise i libri sullo scaffale, he put the books on the shelf; metterò la nuova poltrona in camera mia, I'll put the new armchair in my bedroom; metti la firma a questa lettera, put your signature to this letter; metti questa scatola sulla tavola, put this box on the table; mise il denaro in tasca, he put the money in his pocket; mise tutti i giocattoli davanti al suo amico, he placed (o set) all his toys in front of his friend

2 (infondere) to inspire; (produrre, causare) to cause; to make*: l'idea di vederlo mi mette gioia, the idea of seeing him makes me very happy; questo tempo mi mette tristezza, this weather makes me sad; mettere fame, sete, to make (s.o.) hungry, thirsty; mettere paura a qlcu., to scare (o to frighten) s.o.; mettere soggezione (a qlcu.), to make (s.o.) uneasy; mettere terrore (a qlcu.), to terrify (s.o.)

3 (emettere) to put* forth: quel ragazzo sta mettendo i baffi, that boy is growing a moustache; mettere un dente, to cut a tooth; mettere i denti, to teethe; mettere le foglie, to grow (o to put forth) leaves; mettere radici, to put down roots (anche fig.)

4 (impiegare) to take*: quanto tempo ci hai messo a farlo?, how long did it take you to do it?

5 (investire) to put*; (scommettere, puntare) to bet*: ho messo 10 sterline su Golden Cloud, I bet (o put) ten pounds on Golden Cloud; ci ha messo tutti i suoi risparmi, he put all his savings in it

6 (indossare) to put* on; (portare) to wear*; mettiti l'abito azzurro, put on the blue dress; che cosa ti metterai al matrimonio?, what are you going to wear for the wedding?

7 (non com.) (ridurre, rendere) to turn: mettere in francese, to translate into French; mettere in versi, to turn into verse

8 (far pagare) to charge: quanto ti hanno messo per vitto e alloggio?, how much did they charge you for board and lodgings?

9 (ammettere) to suppose: mettiamo che abbia ragione, (let us) suppose he is right

10 (paragonare) to compare: non vorrai mettere la mia casa con la tua, you can't compare your house with mine; la sua è molto più bella, neanche da mettere, (fam.) hers is much nicer, there is no comparison

11 (installare) to lay* on, to put* in: ti hanno messo il telefono?, have they put in (o installed) the telephone?; domani verranno a mettere il gas, tomorrow they are coming to lay on the gas; non hanno ancora messo lo scaldabagno, they haven't installed the water heater yet

◆ v. intr. (sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.); (sfociare) to flow (into sthg.).

◘ mettersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to put* oneself; to place oneself: mi sono messo in una situazione imbarazzante, I have got (myself) into an awkward position; si mise vicino a sua moglie, he placed himself near his wife; mettere a sedere, to sit down; mettere a tavola, to sit down at the table // mettiti nei miei panni, put yourself in my shoes // mettere a capo di qlco., to assume control of sthg. // mettere a letto, (ammalarsi) to take to one's bed // mettere a proprio agio, in libertà, to make oneself at home (o comfortable) // mettere d'accordo su qlco., to come to an agreement about sthg. // mettere in contatto con qlcu., to get in touch with s.o. // mettere in mostra, to draw attention to oneself // (comm.) mettere in società con qlcu., to form a (o to go into) partnership with s.o. // mettere in urto con qlcu., to fall out with s.o. // mettere sotto, (accingersi a un lavoro di buona lena) to get down to it

2 (incominciare) to begin*, to start, to set* to (sthg.): si mise a lavorare, he started working; è ora di mettere a lavorare, it's time to get down to work; si mise a piovere, it began to rain; mettere in cammino, in viaggio, to set out (o off o forth)

3 (diventare) to become*, to turn: la situazione si mette male, the situation is taking a turn for the worse; il tempo si mette al bello, the weather turned out fine; mettere in sospetto, to become suspicious

4 (indossare) to wear*, to put* on (sthg.): non occorre mettere in abito da sera, you don't need to wear evening dress.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mettere a, to put to; mettere a bottega, to apprentice; mettere a confronto, to confront (o to compare); mettere a dieta, to put on a diet; mettere a disposizione di qlcu., to put at s.o.'s disposal; mettere a frutto, to invest; (ottica) mettere a fuoco, to focus; mettere agli atti, to file away; mettere a grano un campo, to plant a field with corn; mettere al bando, to ban; mettere al corrente qlcu. di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o to acquaint s.o. with) sthg.; mettere alla gogna, to pillory; mettere a letto, to put to bed; mettere alla porta qlcu., to show s.o. the door (o to turn s.o. out); mettere alla prova, to test (o to put to a test); mettere alla tortura, to torture; mettere all'incanto, all'asta, to put up for auction; mettere all'indice, to put on the Index; mettere al sicuro, to put into a safe place (o to preserve); mettere al trotto, to put into a trot; mettere a morte, to put to death; mettere a parte qlcu. di qlco., to tell s.o. sthg.; mettere a posto qlco., to put sthg. in its proper place, (aggiustare) to repair (o to adjust) sthg.: mettere le cose a posto, (fig.) to put things right; mettere a posto qlcu., (trovargli lavoro) to find a job for s.o., (dargli una lezione) to put s.o. in his place: ti metto a posto io!, I'll fix you!; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account: mettere a profitto un consiglio, to profit by advice; mettere a punto, to get ready, (un motore) to tune up; mettere a sacco, to sack; mettere a soqquadro, to turn upside-down (o to turn topsy-turvy) // mettere in, to put in (to): mettere in atto, to put into action; mettere in cantiere qlco., to begin work on sthg.; mettere in carta, to write down; mettere in chiaro qlco., to make sthg. clear; mettere in commercio, to put on sale; mettere in conto qlco. a qlcu., to put sthg. on s.o.'s account; mettere in dubbio, in forse qlco., to cast doubt on (o to question o to doubt) sthg.: non lo metto in dubbio, I don't doubt it; mettere in fila, to line up; mettere in fuga, to put to flight; mettere in funzione una macchina, to start a machine; mettere in giro, in piazza, to spread (o to broadcast); mettere in grado qlcu. di fare qlco., to enable s.o. to do sthg.; mettere nei guai qlcu., to land s.o. in a mess; mettere in guardia qlcu., to put s.o. on his guard; mettere in libertà, to set free; mettere in luce, in rilievo qlco., (fig.) to emphasize (o to stress o to highlight) sthg.; (tip.) mettere in macchina, to print; mettere qlco. in mano di qlcu., to put sthg. in s.o.'s hands; (mecc.) mettere in moto, in marcia, to start; mettere in musica, to set to music; (rad.) mettere in onda, to broadcast; mettere in opera, to start up (o to set running); mettere in ordine, to put (o to set) in order; mettere in pericolo, to endanger; mettere in pratica, to put into practice; mettere in prigione, to put in prison (o to imprison); mettere in salvo, to save; (teatr.) mettere in scena, to produce; mettere in tacere, to keep secret; mettere in vendita, to put on sale: mettere in vendita una casa, to put a house up for sale; mettere nel sacco, to fool (o to deceive) // mettersi in mente, in testa di fare qlco., to get (o to take) it into one's head to do sthg.: si mise in mente che la colpa fosse mia, he got it into his head that it was my fault; si mise in mente una strana idea, he got a strange idea into his head; si mise in testa di farlo, he took it into his head to do it // mettere su, to put on: mettere su arie, to put on airs; mettere su casa, to set up house; mettere su ciccia, (fam.) to put on weight; mettere su la minestra, (fam.) to put the soup on; mettere su un negozio, to set up a shop; mettere su i punti, (a maglia) to cast on stitches; mettere su qlcu. contro un altro, to set (o to incite) s.o. against another // mettere le ali ai piedi di qlcu., to lend wings to s.o.'s heels // mettere avanti, indietro un orologio, to put a watch forward, back // mettere il bastone tra le ruote, to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, to put the cart before the horse // mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, alle strette, to get s.o. with his back to the wall // mettere da parte, to put (o to set o to lay) aside: ha messo da parte molto denaro, he has put a good bit of money aside // mettere dentro, (in prigione) to put inside // mettere disaccordo tra due persone, to set two people against each other // mettere fine a qlco., to put an end to sthg. // mettere fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire) // mettere fuori combattimento qlcu., (boxe) to knock s.o. out // mettere insieme, to put together, (raccogliere) to gather (o to collect) // mettere le mani addosso a qlcu., to lay hands on s.o., (molestare una donna) to touch s.o. up // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay one's hands on (o to take) sthg. // non credo che ci abbia messo mano, I do not think he has had a hand in it; mettere mano alla spada, to clap one's hand to one's sword // mettere il naso, il becco in qlco., to stick one's nose into sthg. // mettere nome a qlcu., to call (o to name) s.o.: gli ho messo nome Giovanni, I've named him John // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to set eyes on s.o. // mettere per iscritto, to put in writing // mettere piede in un posto, to set foot in a place // mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a qlcu., to sow doubts in s.o.'s mind // mettere i puntini sugli i, to dot one's i's // mettere sotto i piedi qlcu., to humiliate (o to trample on) s.o. // mettere sul lastrico qlcu., to turn s.o. out into the street, (fig.) to ruin s.o. // mettere tavola, to lay the table // mettere tempo in mezzo, to gain time // mettere la testa a partito, a posto, to settle down // mettere una tassa, to levy a tax.

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1. ['mettere]

1) (porre) to put

2)

3)

4) (installare: telefono, gas, finestre) to put in, (acqua) to lay on

5) (sveglia, allarme) to set

6)

7)

8)

2. vr (mettersi)

1) to put o.s.

2)

3)

3. vip (mettersi)

1)

2)

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verbo transitivo

1) (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]

2) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

3) (porre in una situazione, in uno stato)

4) (classificare) to put*, to rank

5) (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6) mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]

7) (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]

8) (puntare)

9) (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]

10) (rendere, volgere)

11) (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12) (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]

13) (impiegare)

14) (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15) colloq. (fare pagare)

16) (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17) (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire

18) (azionare)

19) colloq. (confrontare) to compare

20) colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume

21) mettere su (dare inizio)

22) mettere sotto

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare)

verbo pronominale mettersi

1) (collocarsi) to put* oneself

2) (infilarsi)

3) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

4) (cominciare)

5) (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato)

6) colloq.

7) (evolversi)

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mettere

/'mettere/ [60]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]; mettere i piatti in tavola to put the plates on the table; mettere una tovaglia to put on a tablecloth; ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite I've changed the sheets for you; mettere i piedi sul tavolo to put one's feet on the table; mettere le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; mettere la biancheria ad asciugare to put the washing out to dry; mettere un annuncio sul giornale to place an advertisement in the paper; mettere giù (il ricevitore) to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

 2 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; non metto mai il cappello I never wear a hat; metti la sciarpa! put your scarf on!

 3 (porre in una situazione, in uno stato) mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore to put sb. in a good, bad mood; mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro to play sb. off against sb.; mettere qcn. a dieta to put sb. on a diet; mettere alla prova to put to the test; mettere in dubbio to question; mettere in fuga qcn. to put sb. to flight; mettere in libertà to set free; mettere qcs. in vendita to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

 4 (classificare) to put*, to rank; tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto I rank him the best writer of all; mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto to put children, safety first

 5 (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

 6 mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]; mettere un po' di musica to play music

 7 (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]; fare mettere il telefono to have a telephone put in; mettere la moquette to lay a carpet

 8 (puntare) mettere la sveglia alle sette to set the alarm for 7 am; mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio to put forward, back the clock

 9 (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]; metta una firma qui sign here

 10 (rendere, volgere) mettere in versi to put into verse; mettere in musica to set to music

 11 (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

 12 (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]; mettercela tutta to try one's hardest o best to do; mettici più impegno! try harder!

 13 (impiegare) non metterci tanto don't be long; ci ho messo due ore it took me two hours; ci hanno messo molto a decidere they've been a long time making up their minds; ce ne hai messo di tempo! you took a long time!

 14 (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

 15 colloq. (fare pagare) a quanto mette le patate? what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

 16 (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

 17 (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire; mettere paura a qcn. to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare; mettere allegria to cheer, to delight; mettere sete, fame a qcn. to make sb. thirsty, hungry

 18 (azionare) mettere la retromarcia to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse; mettere la seconda to shift into second gear AE; mettere gli anabbaglianti to dip one's headlights BE

 19 colloq. (confrontare) to compare; vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon? vuoi mettere? there's no comparison!

 20 colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume; mettiamo il caso che... let's assume that...; mettiamo che sia vero suppose (that) it's true

 21 mettere su (dare inizio) mettere su famiglia to start a family; mettere su casa to set up home o house; mettere su un negozio to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare) mettere su peso, chili to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello) mettere su il caffè colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire) mettere su uno spettacolo to put on o stage a show

 22 mettere sotto mettere sotto qcn. (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare) mettere sul terzo (canale) to switch to channel 3

III mettersi verbo pronominale

 1 (collocarsi) to put* oneself; - rsi in un angolo to place oneself in a corner; - rsi in piedi to stand up; - rsi in ginocchio to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel; - rsi a letto to go to bed, to take to one's bed; mettiti seduto sit down there; - rsi a tavola to sit down to dinner o to a meal

 2 (infilarsi) - rsi le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; - rsi una caramella in bocca to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

 3 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; che cosa ti metti stasera? what are you wearing tonight? non ho niente da mettermi I haven't got a thing to wear; - rsi in pigiama to get into one's pyjamas; - rsi in maschera to put on o wear fancy dress

 4 (cominciare) -rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis to take up English, tennis; - rsi a bere to take to the bottle; - rsi a cantare to burst into song, to burst out singing; - rsi a correre to break into a run; si è messo a nevicare it started to snow o snowing

 5 (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi dalla parte del torto to put oneself in the wrong; - rsi nei guai to get into trouble; - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in viaggio to go on a journey; -rsi contro qcn. to set oneself against sb.

 6 colloq. - rsi insieme [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

 7 (evolversi) le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black for us; dipende da come si mettono le cose it depends how things turn out; il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

come la mettiamo? (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself? - rsi sotto (impegnarsi) to set to.

1) (Agric.) [Feld]frucht, die; (season's total yield) Ernte, die; (fig.) [An]zahl, die

2) (of bird) Kropf, der

3) (of whip) [Peitschen]stiel, der

4) (of hair) kurzer Haarschnitt; (style) Kurzhaarfrisur, die

- pp- (cut off) abschneiden; (cut short) stutzen [Bart, Haare, Hecken, Flügel]; [Tier:] abweiden [Gras]

- academic.ru/85870/crop_up">crop up

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1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) die Ernte, die Feldfrucht

2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) die Reitpeitsche

3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) kurzer Haarschnitt

4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) der Kropf

- crop up

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[krɒp, AM krɑ:p]

I. n

1. (plant) Feldfrucht f; (harvest) Ernte f

to harvest the \crops die Ernte einbringen

2. (group) Gruppe f

this year's \crop of films die diesjährige Filmproduktion

3. (short hair cut) Kurzhaarschnitt m

a very short \crop ein Bürsten[haar]schnitt m

to give sb a close \crop jdm einen Igelschnitt [o veraltend fam eine Meckifrisur] verpassen

4. ORN Kropf m

5. (whip) Reitgerte f, Reitpeitsche f

II. vt

▪ to \crop sth

1. (plant with crops) etw bestellen [o bebauen]

the land here has been over-\cropped auf diesen Feldern wurde Raubbau getrieben

2. (cut short) sheep, horses etw abgrasen [o abweiden] [o abfressen]

to \crop a photo ein Foto zurechtschneiden

to have one's hair \cropped sich dat das Haar kurz schneiden lassen

III. vi wachsen, gedeihen

to \crop well gut gedeihen [o wachsen]

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1. n

1) (= produce) Ernte f; (= species grown) (Feld)frucht f, Nutzpflanze; (fig = large number) Schwung m

2) (of bird) Kropf m

3) (of whip) Stock m; (= hunting crop) Reitpeitsche f

4) (= hairstyle) Kurzhaarschnitt m

2. vt

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crop [krɒp; US krɑp]

A s

1. (Feld)Frucht f, besonders Getreide n auf dem Halm

2. Ernte(ertrag) f(m):

the crops pl die (Gesamt)Ernte;

a heavy crop eine reiche Ernte

3. fig

a) Ertrag m, Ernte f, Ausbeute f ( alle:

of an dat)

b) große Menge, Masse f, Haufen m, Schwung m (beide umg):

a crop of questions eine ganze Reihe von Fragen

4. Bebauung f:

a field in crop ein bebautes Feld

5. (Peitschen) Stock m

6. kurze Reitpeitsche mit Schlaufe

7. auch crop hide (ganzes) gegerbtes (Rinder)Fell

8. Stutzen n, Abschneiden n

9. Erkennungszeichen n am Ohr ( von Tieren; durch Stutzen entstanden)

10. a) kurzer Haarschnitt

b) kurz geschnittenes Haar

11. abgeschnittenes Stück

12. Bergbau:

a) (das) Anstehende

b) Scheideerz n

13. ZOOL

a) Kropf m (der Vögel oder Insekten)

b) Vormagen m

B v/t

1. abschneiden

2. ernten

3. (ab)mähen

4. eine Wiese etc abfressen, abweiden

5. stutzen, beschneiden

6. das Haar kurz scheren

7. jemanden kahl scheren

8. einem Tier die Ohren stutzen

9. fig zurechtstutzen

10. ein Feld bebauen

C v/i

1. Ernte tragen:

crop heavily reichen Ertrag bringen, gut tragen

2. meist crop up, crop out GEOL zutage ausgehen, anstehen

3. meist crop up, crop out fig (plötzlich) auftauchen oder zutage treten, sich zeigen, sich ergeben

4. grasen, weiden

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1) (Agric.) [Feld]frucht, die; (season's total yield) Ernte, die; (fig.) [An]zahl, die

2) (of bird) Kropf, der

3) (of whip) [Peitschen]stiel, der

4) (of hair) kurzer Haarschnitt; (style) Kurzhaarfrisur, die

- pp- (cut off) abschneiden; (cut short) stutzen [Bart, Haare, Hecken, Flügel]; [Tier:] abweiden [Gras]

- crop up

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Ernte -n f.

Getreide n.

Haarschnitt m.

Schnitt -e m.