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1 principal

1. adjective
1) Haupt-; (most important) wichtigst...; bedeutendst...

the principal cause of lung cancer — die häufigste Ursache für Lungenkrebs

2) (Mus.)

principal horn/bassoon — etc. erstes Horn/Fagott usw
2. noun
1) (head of school or college) Rektor, der/Rektorin, die

2) (Finance) (invested) Kapitalbetrag, der; (lent) Kreditsumme, die

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['prinsəpəl] 1. adjective
(most important: Shipbuilding was one of Britain's principal industries.) hauptsächlich
2. noun
1) (the head of a school, college or university.) der/die Direktor(in)

2) (a leading actor, singer or dancer in a theatrical production.) die Hauptperson

3) (the amount of money in a bank etc on which interest is paid.) das Kapital

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prin·ci·pal

[ˈprɪn(t)səp^əl]

I. adj attr, inv

1. (most important) Haupt-, hauptsächlich

\principal character FILM, THEAT Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f); LIT zentrale Figur [o Gestalt], Hauptfigur f

\principal export Hauptexportartikel m

\principal ingredient Hauptbestandteil m

\principal reason Hauptgrund m

one of the \principal towns eine der bedeutendsten [o wichtigsten] Städte

2. FIN (original sum) Kapital-

\principal amount/investment Kapitalbetrag m/-anlage f

3. (law of agency) Auftraggeber(in) m(f)

II. n

1. AM, AUS (head person) in a school Direktor(in) m(f), Schulleiter(in) m(f), Rektor(in) m(f) SCHWEIZ; in a company Vorgesetzte(r) f(m), Chef(in) m(f); in a play Hauptdarsteller(in) m(f); in an orchestra Solist(in) m(f); (duellist) Duellant(in) m(f); (person responsible for crime) Hauptschuldige(r) f(m)

2. (client of lawyer) Klient(in) m(f), Mandant(in) m(f)

3. usu sing (of investment) Kapitalsumme f; (of loan) Kreditsumme f

4. ECON für eigene Rechnung kaufender Händler/kaufende Händlerin

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['prInsIpəl]
1. adj
Haupt-, hauptsächlich
the principal cities of China — die wichtigsten Städte Chinas

my principal concern — mein Hauptanliegen nt

principal person — Hauptperson f

principal teacher — Rektor(in) m(f)

principal horn in the Philharmonic Orchestra — erster Hornist/erste Hornistin der Philharmoniker

2. n

1) (of school, college) Rektor(in) m(f); (in play) Hauptperson f; (in duel) Duellant m

2) (FIN of investment) Kapitalsumme f; (of debt) Kreditsumme f

3) (ESP JUR: client) Klient(in) m(f), Mandant(in) m(f)

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principal [ˈprınsəpl]

A adj (adv → principally)

1. erst(er, e, es), hauptsächlich, Haupt…:

principal actor

a) THEAT etc Hauptdarsteller m,

b) Haupttäter m,

c) fig Hauptakteur m;

principal axis MATH, TECH Hauptachse f;

principal beam → B 12;

the Principal Boy Br männliche Hauptrolle in der pantomime, die von einer jungen Frau gespielt wird;

principal character Hauptfigur f, -person f (eines Romans etc);

principal clause LING Hauptsatz m;

principal creditor (debtor) WIRTSCH, JUR Hauptgläubiger(in) (-schuldner[in]);

principal matrix MATH Hauptdiagonale f;

principal meridian Landvermessung: US Meridianlinie f;

principal office, principal place of business WIRTSCH Hauptgeschäftsstelle f, -niederlassung f;

principal parts

a) Hauptteile,

b) LING Stammformen (eines Verbs);

principal plane (of symmetry) MATH Symmetrieebene f;

principal point MATH Augenpunkt m;

principal shareholder (bes US stockholder) Hauptaktionär(in);

principal suspect Hauptverdächtige(r) m/f(m);

principal visual ray PHYS Sehstrahl m

2. MUS

a) Haupt…, Stamm…:

principal chord Stammakkord m;

principal key Haupttonart f;

principal part → B 9 a;

principal stop → B 9 c;

principal theme → B 9 b

b) erst(er, e, es), Solo…:

principal horn

3. WIRTSCH Kapital…:

principal amount

B s

1. Haupt(person) n(f)

2. SCHULE Direktor m, Direktorin f, Rektor m, Rektorin f, Schulleiter(in)

3. Chef(in)

4. a) Anführer(in), Rädelsführer(in)

b) JUR Haupttäter(in), -schuldige(r) m/f(m):

principal in the first degree Haupttäter(in);

principal in the second degree Mittäter(in)

5. JUR

a) Vollmacht-, Auftraggeber(in)

b) Mandant(in)

6. Duellant m (Ggs Sekundant)

7. WIRTSCH (Grund)Kapital n, Hauptsumme f:

principal and interest Kapital und Zins(en)

8. WIRTSCH (Besitz-, Nachlass- etc) Masse f

9. MUS

a) Hauptsatz m oder -stimme f

b) Hauptthema n, auch Dux m, Führer m (in der Fuge)

c) Prinzipal n (Orgelregister)

d) (Orchester)Solist(in)

10. Ballett: Solist(in), Solotänzer(in)

11. Hauptsache f

12. Haupt-, Stützbalken m

13. KUNST

a) Hauptmotiv n

b) Original n

prin. abk

1. principal (principally)

2. principle

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1. adjective
1) Haupt-; (most important) wichtigst...; bedeutendst...

the principal cause of lung cancer — die häufigste Ursache für Lungenkrebs

2) (Mus.)

principal horn/bassoon — etc. erstes Horn/Fagott usw
2. noun
1) (head of school or college) Rektor, der/Rektorin, die

2) (Finance) (invested) Kapitalbetrag, der; (lent) Kreditsumme, die

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(school) n.

Rektor -en m. adj.

erstrangig adj. n.

Prinzipal m.

English-german dictionary > principal
2 principal

1 მთავარი, ძირითადი

the principal cause of / reason for მთავარი მიზეზი

principal performers მთავარი როლების შემსრულებელი მსახიობები

principal part მთავარი როლი

2 სკოლის დირექტორი

3 რექტორი

the principal overruled the teacher's decision დირექტორმა მასწავლებლის გადაწყვეტილება გააუქმა

food, clothing and shelter are man's principal needs საჭმელი, ტანსაცმელი და თავშესაფარი ადამიანის მთავარი მოთხოვნილებაებია

the principal conferred with the teachers დირექტორი მასწავლებლებს ეთათბირა

English-Georgian dictionary > principal
3 principal, head teacher

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English-Finnish dictionary > principal, head teacher
4 class teacher

class teacher n GB professeur m principal.

Big English-French dictionary > class teacher
5 form teacher

noun GB School ≈ professeur m principal

English-French dictionary > form teacher
6 primary

see prime I

primary adj principal / primordial

primary

tr['praɪmərɪ]

adjective

1 (main) principal, fundamental

2 (first, basic) primario,-a

noun (pl primaries)

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL primaria

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

primary education enseñanza primaria

primary school escuela primaria

primary school teacher maestro,-a, maestro,-a de escuela

primary ['praɪ.mɛri, 'praɪməri] adj

1) first: primario

2) principal: principal

3) basic: fundamental

primary n, pl - ries : elección f primaria

primary

adj.

• primario, -a adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• color primario s.m.

• elección preliminar para nombrar candidatos s.f.

• lo principal s.m.

I 'praɪmeri, 'praɪməri
adjective

1) ( principal) <purpose/role/aim> primordial, principal

2)

a) (first, basic) <source/energy> primario; < industry> de base

b) < education> primario

II

noun (pl - ries)

1) ( in US) ( Govt) primaria f

2) primary (color) color m primario or fundamental

3) primary (school) escuela f (de enseñanza) primaria; (before n)

primary (school) teacher — maestro, -tra m,f (de escuela)

['praɪmǝrɪ]
1. ADJ

1) (=chief, main) [reason, purpose, source] principal

our primary concern is the well-being of our children — nuestra mayor or principal preocupación es el bienestar de nuestros hijos

that is not the primary reason — esa no es la razón principal

2) (=fundamental) primordial

to be of primary importance — ser de primordial importancia

3) (=first) primario

4) (esp Brit) (Scol) (=elementary) primario

2. N

1) (US) (also: primary election) elección f primaria, primaria f

2) (=colour) color m primario

3) = primary school

3.

CPD

primary care, primary health care N — atención f sanitaria primaria

primary colour N — color m primario

primary education N — (esp Brit) enseñanza f primaria, educación f primaria

primary election N — (US) elección f primaria, primaria f

primary products NPL — productos mpl primarios

primary school N — (Brit) escuela f primaria; (US) escuela f primaria (de primer ciclo) (6-9 años)

primary school teacher N — (Brit) profesor(a) m / f de enseñanza primaria, maestro(-a) m / f

primary storage N — almacenamiento m primario

primary teacher N — (Brit) profesor(a) m / f de enseñanza primaria, maestro(-a) m / f
PRIMARIES Las elecciones primarias ( primaries) sirven para preseleccionar a los candidatos de los partidos demócrata ( Democratic) y republicano ( Republican) durante la campaña que precede a las elecciones a la presidencia de Estados Unidos. Se inician en New Hampshire y tienen lugar en 35 estados entre los meses de febrero y junio. El número de votos obtenidos por cada candidato determina el número de delegados que votarán en el congreso general ( National Convention) de julio y agosto, en el que se decide el candidato definitivo de cada partido.
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I ['praɪmeri, 'praɪməri]
adjective

1) ( principal) <purpose/role/aim> primordial, principal

2)

a) (first, basic) <source/energy> primario; < industry> de base

b) < education> primario

II

noun (pl - ries)

1) ( in US) ( Govt) primaria f

2) primary (color) color m primario or fundamental

3) primary (school) escuela f (de enseñanza) primaria; (before n)

primary (school) teacher — maestro, -tra m,f (de escuela)

English-spanish dictionary > primary
7 master

1. feminine - mistress; noun
1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) señor, dueño; señora, dueña

2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) amo, ama

3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) maestro, profesor; maestra, profesora

4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) capitán, patrón; capitana, patrona

5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) maestro, maestra

6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) señor; señora

2. adjective
((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) maestro, experto

3. verb
1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) superar, vencer, dominar

2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) dominar, ser experto en

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- masterful
- masterfully
- masterfulness
- masterly
- masterliness
- mastery
- master key
- mastermind
4. verb
(to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) planear, dirigir

- masterpiece
- master stroke
- master switch
- master of ceremonies

master¹ n

1. señor / amo / dueño

a dog and his master un perro y su amo

2. maestro / profesor

the physics master el profesor de física

El equivalente femenino de master es mistress

master² vb dominar

it takes years to master the technique se tarda años en dominar la técnica

Multiple Entries: master máster
máster /'master/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - ters)
1 (Audio, Vídeo) master 2 (Educ) master's degree
máster sustantivo masculino master's degree ' máster' also found in these entries: Spanish: ama - amo - dominar - jefa - jefe - maestra - maestro - capitán - llave English: destiny - hard - MA - master - master copy - master key - master plan - master's degree - MBA - MPhil - MSc - gang - head - MC - MS - school - station

master

tr['mɑːstə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (of slave, servant, dog) amo; (of household) señor nombre masculino; (owner) dueño

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (of ship) capitán nombre masculino; (of fishing boat) patrón nombre masculino

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (teacher - infant school) maestro, profesor nombre masculino; (- secondary) profesor nombre masculino

4 (expert, artist, musician, etc) maestro

5 (original copy of film, tape, etc) original nombre masculino

noun

1 Master SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (second level degree) máster nombre masculino; (holder of master's degree) máster nombre masulino o femenino; (head of certain university colleges) director,-ra

adjective

1 (expert, skilled) maestro,-a, experto,-a

1 (original) original

1 (overall, complete) total, general, global

1 (main, principal) principal, maestro,-a

transitive verb

1 (control) dominar; (overcome) superar, vencer

1 (learn - subject, skill) llegar a dominar; (- craft) llegar a ser experto,-a en

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be master of a situation ser dueño de una situación

to be master of one's own fate decidir su propio destino

to meet one's master ser vencido,-a

master bedroom dormitorio principal

master builder (skilled workman) maestro de obras 2 (self-employed builder) contratista nombre masulino o femenino

master copy original nombre masculino

master key llave nombre femenino maestra

master of ceremonies maestro de ceremonias

master plan proyecto maestro

master race (nazi) raza superior

master's degree licenciatura con tesina, master nombre masculino

master switch interruptor nombre masculino central

master ['mæstər] vt

1) subdue: dominar

2) : llegar a dominar

she mastered French: llegó a dominar el francés

master n

1) teacher: maestro m, profesor m

2) expert: experto m, -ta f; maestro m, -tra f

3) : amo m (de animales o esclavos), señor m (de la casa)

4)

master's degree : maestría f

master

adj.

• amo, -a adj.

• maestro, -a adj.

• magistral adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• amo s.m.

• capitán s.m.

• director s.m.

• dueño s.m.

• maestro s.m.

• profesor s.m.

• señor s.m.

• señorito s.m.

v.

• amaestrar v.

• domar v.

• domeñar v.

• dominar v.

• poseer v.

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

• señorear v.

• vencer v.

I 'mæstər, 'mɑːstə(r)
noun

1) ( of household) señor m, amo m; ( of animal) amo m, dueño m; ( of servant) amo m, patrón m

to be one's own master — no tener* que darle cuentas a nadie

2) ( expert)

master OF something — maestro, -tra m,f de algo, experto, -ta m,f en algo

to be a past master of something — ser* un maestro consumado en algo

3) ( Educ)

a) ( degree)

master's (degree) — master m, maestría f

Master of Arts/Science — poseedor de una maestría en Humanidades/Ciencias

b) (BrE) ( in secondary school) profesor m

4) ( Naut) capitán m

5) Master

a) ( Hist) ( as form of address used by servants) el señor; ( to younger man) señorito

b) ( on letters to young boys) Sr

6) ( for copies) (Audio, Comput, Print) original m

II

transitive verb \<\<technique/subject\>\> llegar* a dominar

III

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) ( expert)

master baker/builder — maestro m panadero/de obras

b) ( main) <switch/key> maestro

master bedroom — dormitorio m principal

c) ( original) < tape> original, matriz

master copy — original m

master plan — plan m general

['mɑːstǝ(r)]
1. N

1) [of the house] señor m, amo m ; [of dog, servant] amo m ; (in address) señor m

the master is not at home — el señor no está

the young master — el señorito

to be master in one's own house — mandar en su propia casa

to be one's own master — ser dueño de sí mismo

I am (the) master now — ahora mando yo

to be master of the situation — dominar la situación

to be master of one's fate — decidir su propio destino

- meet one's master

- serve two masters

2) (Naut) [of ship] capitán m

3) (=musician, painter etc) maestro m ; old 3.

4) (=expert) experto(-a) m / f

he is a master at (the art of) making money — es un experto en el arte de hacer dinero
past
5) † (=teacher) (primary) maestro m ; (secondary) profesor m

the music master — el profesor de música

6) (Univ)

Master of Arts/Science — (=qualification) master m en letras/ciencias; (=person) persona que posee un master en letras/ciencias

she's working for her Master's (degree) — está estudiando para sacarse el máster

See:

see cultural note DEGREE in degree

2.

VT [+ subject, situation, technique] dominar

to master the violin — llegar a dominar el violín

3.

CPD

master baker N — maestro m panadero

master bedroom N — dormitorio m principal

master builder N — maestro m de obras

master card N — carta f maestra

master class N — clase f magistral

master copy N — original m

master disk N — disco m maestro

master file N — fichero m maestro

master key N — llave f maestra

master mariner N — capitán m

master mason N — albañil mf maestro(-a)

master of ceremonies N — maestro m de ceremonias; [of show] presentador m, animador m

master of foxhounds N — cazador m mayor

Master of the Rolls N — (Brit) juez mf del tribunal de apelación

master plan N — plan m maestro, plan m rector

master sergeant N — (US) sargento mf mayor

master spy N — jefe mf de espías, controlador(a) m / f de espías

master switch N — interruptor m general

master tape N — máster m, cinta f maestra

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I ['mæstər, 'mɑːstə(r)]
noun

1) ( of household) señor m, amo m; ( of animal) amo m, dueño m; ( of servant) amo m, patrón m

to be one's own master — no tener* que darle cuentas a nadie

2) ( expert)

master OF something — maestro, -tra m,f de algo, experto, -ta m,f en algo

to be a past master of something — ser* un maestro consumado en algo

3) ( Educ)

a) ( degree)

master's (degree) — master m, maestría f

Master of Arts/Science — poseedor de una maestría en Humanidades/Ciencias

b) (BrE) ( in secondary school) profesor m

4) ( Naut) capitán m

5) Master

a) ( Hist) ( as form of address used by servants) el señor; ( to younger man) señorito

b) ( on letters to young boys) Sr

6) ( for copies) (Audio, Comput, Print) original m

II

transitive verb \<\<technique/subject\>\> llegar* a dominar

III

adjective (before n, no comp)

a) ( expert)

master baker/builder — maestro m panadero/de obras

b) ( main) <switch/key> maestro

master bedroom — dormitorio m principal

c) ( original) < tape> original, matriz

master copy — original m

master plan — plan m general

English-spanish dictionary > master
8 head

hed
1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma

2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

head¹ n

1. cabeza

mind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!

get that idea out of your head quítate esa idea de la cabeza

2. cabecera

the head of the table la cabecera de la mesa

3. jefe / director

the head of the company el director de la compañía

to keep your head mantener la calma

to lose your head perder la calma

head² vb

1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza

the prince headed the procession el príncipe iba a la cabeza de la procesión

2. cabecear / dar de cabeza

the forward headed the ball into the goal el delantero cabeceó el balón y lo metió en la portería

to head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...

I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casa

head

tr[hed]

noun

1 (gen) cabeza; (mind) mente nombre femenino

■ my head was spinning la cabeza me daba vueltas

2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino

3 (of bed, table) cabecera

4 (of page) principio

5 (on beer) espuma

6 (cape) cabo, punta

7 (of school, company) director,-ra

8 (cattle) res nombre femenino

■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado

9 (coin) cara

10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella

adjective

1 principal, jefe

■ he's the head gardener es el jardinero jefe

transitive verb

1 (company, list etc) encabezar

■ she heads the list of winners ella encabeza la lista de ganadores

2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear

■ he headed the ball into the net metió un gol de un cabezazo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabeza

heads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?

off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entrada

on your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!

per head por barba, por cabeza

■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barba

to be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguien

to be off one's head estar chiflado,-a

to bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguien

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendados

to have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los números

to have a head for heights no padecer vértigo

to keep one's head above water mantenerse a flote

to keep one's head mantener la calma

to laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadas

two heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que dos

head teacher director,-ra

head start ventaja

head office oficina central

head ['hɛd] vt

1) lead: encabezar

2) direct: dirigir

head vi

: dirigirse

head adj

main: principal

the head office: la oficina central, la sede

head n

1) : cabeza f

from head to foot: de pies a cabeza

2) mind: mente f, cabeza f

3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)

4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)

5) : cara f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

6) : cabeza f

500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado

$10 a head: $10 por cabeza

7)

to come to a head : llegar a un punto crítico

head

adj.

• primero, -a adj.

• principal adj.

n.

• cabecera s.f.

• cabeza s.f.

• cabezuela s.f.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• encabezamiento s.m.

• mayor s.m.

• mollera s.f.

• principal s.m.

• testa s.f.

head (s.o.) off (On the road, etc.)

expr.

• atajar v.

• cortarle el paso expr.

v.

• cabecear v.

• descabezar v.

• dirigir v.

• encabezar v.

• mandar v.

hed
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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

[hed]
1. N

1) (=part of body) cabeza f

• my head aches — me duele la cabeza

• the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)

• he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la pared

the government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis

• from head to foot — de pies a cabeza

• to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballo

to give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn

• wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza

success has gone to his head — el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

• head of hair — cabellera f

• to go head over heels — caer de cabeza

to fall head over heels in love with sb — enamorarse perdidamente de algn

• to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido

• to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza

• to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza

• he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato

• to stand on one's head — hacer el pino

I could do it standing on my head * — lo podría hacer con los ojos cerrados

• she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana

• from head to toe — de pies a cabeza

• I ought to bang or knock your heads together — os voy a dar un coscorrón a los dos *

• he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró

- I can't get my head around that

- have one's head up one's arse or ass

- bite sb's head off

- put or lay one's head on the block

- get one's head down

to go over sb's head —

they went over my head to the manager — pasaron por encima de mí y fueron directamente al gerente

- hold one's head up high

with head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida

- laugh one's head off

- stand or turn sth on its head

- on your own head be it!

- want sb's head on a plate

- turn one's head the other way

- heads will roll

- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand

- scream/shout one's head off

- I can't make head nor or or tail of it

I can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice

- turn heads

she had the kind of looks that turn heads — tenía ese tipo de belleza que llama la atención

- keep one's head above water
acid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)
2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza f

use your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!

you never know what's going on in his head — nunca sabes lo que le está pasando por la cabeza

it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado

it was the first thing that came into my head — fue lo primero que me vino a la cabeza

• it was above their heads — no lo entendían

• it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada

• it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera

• you need your head examining or examined — tú estás mal de la cabeza

• to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números

• I have no head for heights — tengo vértigo

• to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental

he added it all up in his head — lo sumó todo mentalmente

• he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...

I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...

who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?

don't put ideas into his head — no le metas ideas en la cabeza

• I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza

• it was over their heads — no lo entendían

it went way over my head — no entendí nada

• I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución

• to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia

• don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas

- keep one's head

- lose one's head

- be/go off one's head

you must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!

- be out of one's head

- he's got his head screwed on

- be soft or weak in the head

- go soft in the head

- all that flattery will turn his head

- two heads are better than one

3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / f

• head of department — (in school, firm) jefe(-a) m / f de departamento

head of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés

• head of (the) household — cabeza mf de familia

• head of state — (Pol) jefe(-a) m / f de Estado

4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima f

at the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de

to be at the head of the class — ser el mejor de la clase

to be at the head of the league — ir a la cabeza de la liga

to be at the head of the list — encabezar la lista

to be at the head of the queue — ser el primero en la cola

to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa

5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f

• a head of celery/ garlic — una cabeza de apio/ajo

• a head of lettuce — una lechuga

6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza f

reading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación

7) (=culmination)

• this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico

• to come to a head — [situation] alcanzar un punto crítico

8) heads (on coin) cara f

it came down heads — salió cara

heads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)

to toss heads or tails — echar a cara o cruz

- heads I win, tails you lose

9) (no pl) (=unit)

20 head of cattle — 20 cabezas de ganado (vacuno)

£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona

10) (Naut) proa f

head to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento

11) (Geog) cabo m

12) (=pressure)

head of steam — presión f de vapor

head of water — presión f de agua

13) (=height) [of water]

there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño

14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento m

this comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...

2. VT

1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar

2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear

3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir

4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear

to head the ball — cabecear (el balón)

5) [+ chapter] encabezar

3.

VI

where are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?

he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste

he headed up the hill — se dirigió hacia la cima de la colina

they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad

4.

CPD

head boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)

head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras

head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f

head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina

head chef N — chef mf, jefe(-a) m / f de cocina

head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f

head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f

head cold N — resfriado m (de cabeza)

head count N — recuento m de personas

to take a head count — hacer un recuento de personas

head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros

head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)

head height N — altura f de la cabeza

• at head height — a la altura de la cabeza

head injury N — herida f en la cabeza

head lice NPL — piojos mpl

head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza

• to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algn

head nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe

head office N — sede f central

head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)

head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv

head start N — ventaja f

a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida

to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)

he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos

even if he had a head start he couldn't possibly win — ni empezando con ventaja podría ganar

head teacher N — director(a) m / f

head waiter N — maître m

head wound N — herida f en la cabeza

- head back

- head down

- head for

- head off

- head out

- head up

* * *
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noun

1) ( Anat) cabeza f

a fine head of hair — una buena cabellera

to stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)

from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo

he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano

head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza

2) (mind, brain) cabeza f

I said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza

she added it up in her head — hizo la suma mentalmente

he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza

he has an old head on young shoulders — es muy maduro para su edad

she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números

I've no head for heights — sufro de vértigo

I need to keep a clear head for the interview — tengo que estar despejado para la entrevista

use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!

if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá

it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...

to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien

to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza

to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)

to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza

to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos

3)

a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera f

b) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f

4)

a) ( chief) director, -tora m,f

head of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno

the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)

head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras

head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio

head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)

b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)

5)

a) ( person)

$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona

b) pl head ( Agr)

700 head of cattle — 700 cabezas de ganado vacuno

6) ( crisis)

to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico

his arrival brought the conflict to a head — su llegada hizo estallar el conflicto

7)

a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal m

b) ( of drill) cabezal m

c) ( cylinder head) culata f

8) ( Geog) cabo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*

b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de

2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*

which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear

4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*

2.

vi

the car was heading west — el coche iba en dirección oeste

where are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?

it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos

Phrasal Verbs:

- head for

- head off

- head up

English-spanish dictionary > head
9 director

noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) director, directivo

director n director

a company director un director de empresa

director

◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE);
(f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
b) (Com) ( gerente) manager;
( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive;
◊ director gerente managing director

c) (Cin, Teatr) director;

◊ director de orquesta conductor

director,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 director (de un colegio) head teacher, US principal (de un periódico) editor
2 (de una película, musical) director (de orquesta) conductor ' director' also found in these entries: Spanish: achuchar - cineasta - consejera - consejero - definitivamente - desear - dirección - directiva - directivo - directora - dtor - entrante - fiscal - galerista - general - proyecto - realizador - realizadora - sazón - script - subdirector - subdirectora - adjunto - interino - jefe - llegar - secretario - señor English: advertise - climax - conductor - deputy - director - dismiss - distrust - film - film maker - governor - head - headmaster - hook - manager - managing - MD - meeting - mgr - Postmaster General - president - principal - producer - put through - showman - stage director - stage manager - superintendent - act - ask - coach - controller - editor - editorial - elevate - funeral - instigation - managing director - mortician - movie - stage - take - warden

director

tr[dɪ'rektə^SMALLr/SMALL, daɪ'rektə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (gen) director,-ra; (of company) director,-ra, directivo,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

director general director,-ra general

Director of Public Prosecutions Fiscal nombre masulino o femenino General de Estado

director [də'rɛktər, daɪ-] n

1) : director m, -tora f

2)

board of directors : junta f directiva, directorio m

director

n.

• directivo s.m.

• director s.m.

• dirigente s.m.

• gerente s.m.,f.

• regente s.m.,f.

də'rektər, daɪ-, daɪ'rektə(r), dɪ-
noun

1) ( of company) directivo, -tiva m,f; (of department, project) director, -tora m,f; see also managing director

2) (Cin, Theat) director, -tora m,f; (esp AmE Mus) director, -tora m,f

[dɪ'rektǝ(r)]
1.

N [of company] directivo(-a) m / f ; (on board of directors) miembro mf del consejo de administración, consejero(-a) m / f ; [of institution, department] (also Theat, Cine, Rad, TV) director(a) m / f ; board 4., executive 3., funeral 2., managing, music 2.

2.

CPD

director general N — director(a) m / f general

Director of Public Prosecutions N — (Brit) ≈ Fiscal mf General del Estado

director of studies N — jefe(-a) m / f de estudios

director's chair N — silla f del director

director's cut N — (Cine) versión f íntegra

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[də'rektər, daɪ-, daɪ'rektə(r), dɪ-]
noun

1) ( of company) directivo, -tiva m,f; (of department, project) director, -tora m,f; see also managing director

2) (Cin, Theat) director, -tora m,f; (esp AmE Mus) director, -tora m,f

English-spanish dictionary > director
10 head

head [hed]

tête ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (i), 1 (j), 1 (l), 1 (n), 1 (p), 1 (v) mal de tête ⇒ 1 (f) chef ⇒ 1 (g) côté face ⇒ 1 (k) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (a) être en tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (c) intituler ⇒ 2 (d) aller ⇒ 3 principal ⇒ 4 (a) premier ⇒ 4 (b)

(pl sense (l) inv)

1 noun

(a) (of human, animal) tête f;

∎ she has a fine head of hair elle a de très beaux cheveux ou une très belle chevelure;

∎ he's already a head taller than his mother il dépasse déjà sa mère d'une tête;

∎ Horseracing to win by a head gagner d'une tête;

∎ from head to toe or foot de la tête aux pieds;

∎ he was covered in mud from head to toe or foot il était couvert de boue de la tête aux pieds;

∎ she was dressed in black from head to toe or foot elle était tout en noir ou entièrement vêtue de noir;

∎ to fall head over heels tomber la tête la première;

∎ to fall head over heels in love with sb tomber éperdument amoureux de qn;

∎ to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages;

∎ he wanders around with his head in the clouds il est toujours dans les nuages;

∎ wine always goes to my head le vin me monte toujours à la tête;

∎ all this praise has gone to his head toutes ces louanges lui ont tourné la tête;

∎ to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval;

∎ figurative give him his head and put him in charge lâchez-lui la bride et laissez-le prendre des responsabilités;

∎ to stand on one's head faire le poirier;

∎ familiar I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour;

∎ that's the kind of thing he could do standing on his head c'est le genre de choses qu'il peut faire les yeux fermés;

∎ familiar she's got her head screwed on (the right way) elle a la tête sur les épaules;

∎ the girl's got a good head on her shoulders cette fille a la tête sur les épaules;

∎ he's an old head on young shoulders il est très mûr pour son âge;

∎ figurative she's head and shoulders above the rest les autres ne lui arrivent pas à la cheville;

∎ familiar to laugh one's head off rire à gorge déployée;

∎ familiar to shout or to scream one's head off crier à tue-tête;

∎ they'll have your head (on a plate) for this ils auront ta tête pour ça;

∎ heads will roll des têtes tomberont;

∎ American heads up! attention la tête!;

∎ American familiar to give sb a heads up tuyauter qn

(b) (mind, thoughts) tête f;

∎ to do sums in one's head calculer de tête;

∎ to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;

∎ the idea never entered my head ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit;

∎ don't put silly ideas into his head ne lui mettez pas des idées stupides en tête;

∎ to get sth into one's head se mettre qch dans la tête;

∎ I can't get these dates into my head je n'arrive pas à retenir ces dates;

∎ she got it into her head that she was being persecuted elle s'est mis en tête ou dans l'idée qu'on la persécutait;

∎ I can't get that into his head je n'arrive pas à le lui faire comprendre;

∎ the answer has gone right out of my head j'ai complètement oublié la réponse;

∎ I think he made it up out of his own head je crois que c'est lui qui a inventé ça;

∎ familiar use your head! fais travailler tes méninges!;

∎ familiar it's doing my head in! ça me tape sur le système!, ça me prend la tête!;

∎ familiar I just can't get my head round the idea that she's gone je n'arrive vraiment pas à me faire à l'idée qu'elle est partie;

∎ familiar to get one's head straight or together se ressaisir

(c) (aptitude)

∎ to have a good head for business avoir le sens des affaires, s'entendre aux affaires;

∎ she has no head for business elle n'a pas le sens des affaires;

∎ in my job, you need a good head for figures pour faire mon métier, il faut savoir manier les chiffres;

∎ to have a (good) head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;

∎ I've no head for heights j'ai le vertige

(d) (clear thinking, common sense)

∎ keep your head! gardez votre calme!, ne perdez pas la tête!;

∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide;

∎ you'll need a clear head in the morning vous aurez besoin d'avoir l'esprit clair demain matin;

∎ to let one's head be ruled by one's heart laisser son cœur gouverner sa raison;

∎ British familiar he's off his head il est malade, il n'est pas net;

∎ familiar he's not quite right in the head, he's a bit soft in the head il est un peu timbré;

∎ familiar to be out of one's head (drunk) être bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé

(e) (intelligence, ability) tête f;

∎ we'll have to put our heads together and find a solution nous devrons nous y mettre ensemble pour trouver une solution;

∎ off the top of my head, I'd say it would cost about £1,500 à vue de nez, je dirais que ça coûte dans les 1500 livres;

∎ I don't know off the top of my head je ne sais pas, il faudrait que je vérifie;

∎ she made some figures up off the top of her head elle a inventé des chiffres;

∎ he's talking off the top of his head il raconte n'importe quoi;

∎ her lecture was completely over my head sa conférence m'a complètement dépassé;

∎ to talk over sb's head s'exprimer de manière trop compliquée pour qn;

∎ proverb two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un

(f) familiar (headache) mal m de tête^□ ;

∎ I've got a bit of a head this morning j'ai un peu mal à la tête ce matin

(g) (chief, boss → of police, government, family) chef m; (→ of school, company) directeur(trice) m,f;

∎ the European heads of government les chefs mpl de gouvernement européens;

∎ the crowned heads of Europe les têtes fpl couronnées de l'Europe;

∎ head of department (in school) chef m de département; (in company) chef m de service

(h) (authority, responsibility)

∎ she went over my head to the president elle est allée voir le président sans me consulter;

∎ they were promoted over my head ils ont été promus avant moi;

∎ on your (own) head be it! c'est toi qui en prends la responsabilité!, à tes risques et périls!;

∎ literary his blood will be upon your head la responsabilité de sa mort pèsera sur vos épaules

(i) (top → of racquet, pin, hammer) tête f; (→ of staircase) haut m, tête f; (→ of bed) chevet m, tête f; (→ of arrow) pointe f; (→ of page) tête f; (→ of letter) en-tête m; (→ of cane) pommeau m; (→ of valley) tête f; (→ of river) source f; (→ of mineshaft) bouche f; (→ of column, rocket, still) chapiteau m; (→ of torpedo) cône m; (→ of cask) fond m;

∎ at the head of the procession/queue en tête de (la) procession/de (la) queue;

∎ sitting at the head of the table assis au bout de la ou en tête de table;

∎ to be at the head of the list venir en tête de liste

(j) Botany & Cookery (of corn) épi m; (of garlic) tête f, gousse f; (of celery) pied m; (of asparagus) pointe f; (of flower) tête f;

∎ a head of cauliflower un chou-fleur

(k) (of coin) côté m face;

∎ heads or tails? pile ou face?;

∎ I can't make head nor tail of this pour moi ça n'a ni queue ni tête;

∎ familiar humorous heads I win, tails you lose pile je gagne, face tu perds;

∎ it's a case of heads I win, tails you lose de toutes les façons je suis gagnant

(l) (of livestock) tête f;

∎ 50 head of cattle 50 têtes de bétail

(m) (in prices, donations)

∎ tickets cost £50 a head les billets valent 50 livres par personne

(n) Electronics (of tape recorder, VCR, disk drive) tête f

(o) (in rugby)

∎ to win the scrum against the head prendre le ballon à l'adversaire sur son introduction

(p) (title → of chapter) tête f;

∎ under this head sous ce titre;

∎ heads of agreement (draft) protocole m d'accord

(q) Typography en-tête m

(r) (on beer) mousse f; (on fermenting liquid) chapeau m

(s) Physics (of fluid, gas) charge f, pression f;

∎ loss of head perte f de pression;

∎ head of water charge f ou pression f d'eau;

∎ figurative to get up or to work up a head of steam s'énerver

(t) (of drum) peau f

(u) (of ship) proue f

(v) Medicine (of abscess, spot) tête f;

∎ to come to a head (abscess, spot) mûrir; figurative (problem) arriver au point critique;

∎ his resignation brought things to a head sa démission a précipité les choses

(w) vulgar (fellatio)

∎ to give sb head tailler une pipe à qn

(x) American familiar or Nautical (toilet) toilettes^□ fpl;

∎ I'm going to the head je vais pisser

2 transitive verb

(a) (command → group, organization) être à la tête de; (→ project, revolt) diriger, être à la tête de; (chair → discussion) mener; (→ commission) présider;

∎ she headed the attack on the Government's economic policy elle menait l'attaque contre la politique économique du gouvernement

(b) (be first in, on) être ou venir en tête de;

∎ Madrid heads the list of Europe's most interesting cities Madrid vient ou s'inscrit en tête des villes les plus intéressantes d'Europe;

∎ Sport she headed the pack from the start elle était en tête du peloton dès le départ

(c) (steer → vehicle) diriger; (→ person) guider, diriger;

∎ we headed the sheep down the hill nous avons fait descendre les moutons de la colline;

∎ they are heading the country into chaos ils conduisent le pays au chaos;

∎ just head me towards the nearest bar dirigez-moi vers le bar le plus proche;

∎ where are you headed? où vas-tu?;

∎ Nautical to head a ship westwards mettre le cap à l'ouest

(d) (provide title for) intituler; (be title of) être en tête de;

∎ the essay is headed 'Democracy' l'essai s'intitule ou est intitulé 'Démocratie'

(e) Football (ball) jouer de la tête;

∎ he headed the ball into the goal il a marqué de la tête

(f) old-fashioned (skirt around → lake) contourner par l'amont; (→ river) contourner par sa source

(g) (plant) écimer, étêter

3 intransitive verb

(car, crowd, person) aller, se diriger; Nautical mettre le cap sur;

∎ where are you heading? où vas-tu?;

∎ you're heading in the right direction vous allez dans la bonne direction;

∎ I'm going to head home je vais rentrer;

∎ the train headed into/out of a tunnel le train est entré dans un/sorti d'un tunnel

4 adjective

(a) (main → person) principal

(b) (first in series) premier

►► head barman chef m barman;

British School head boy = élève chargé d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;

head cashier chef m caissier;

head chef chef m de cuisine;

Commerce head clerk premier commis m, chef m de bureau;

head cold rhume m de cerveau;

head count vérification f du nombre de personnes présentes;

∎ the teacher did a head count la maîtresse a compté les élèves;

head foreman chef m d'atelier;

Mining head frame chevalement m;

head gardener jardinier(ère) m,f en chef;

Cars head gasket joint m de culasse;

Technology head gate (of lock) porte f d'amont;

British School head girl = élève chargée d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;

head housekeeper (in hotel) gouvernante f générale;

head louse pou m;

head office siège m social, bureau m central;

∎ it's British head office or American the head office on the phone c'est le siège au téléphone;

head porter (in hotel) chef-portier m; (in university college) appariteur m principal;

head race

(a) (in rowing) tête-de-rivière f

(b) Technology canal m de prise ou d'amenée; (of water mill) bief m d'amont;

head receptionist chef m de réception;

Music head register voix f de tête;

British Cars head restraint appuie-tête m, repose-tête m;

Television & Cinema head shot gros plan m de tête;

head start (lead) avance f; (advantage) avantage m;

∎ he had a ten-minute head start over the others il a commencé dix minutes avant les autres;

∎ I got a head start j'ai pris de l'avance sur les autres;

∎ go on, I'll give you a head start allez, vas-y, je te donne un peu d'avance;

∎ being bilingual gives her a head start over the others étant bilingue, elle est avantagée par rapport aux autres;

head of state chef m d'État;

School head teacher (man) proviseur m, directeur m, chef m d'établissement; (woman) directrice f, chef m d'établissement;

head torch lampe f frontale;

Music head voice voix f de tête;

head waiter maître m d'hôtel;

British School head of year conseiller(ère) m,f (principal(e)) d'éducation

➲ head back intransitive verb

rentrer, retourner;

∎ we headed back to the office nous sommes retournés au bureau;

∎ when are you heading back? quand comptez-vous rentrer?

➲ head for inseparable transitive verb

(of car, person) se diriger vers; Nautical mettre le cap sur;

∎ where are you headed for? où vas-tu?;

∎ she headed for home elle rentra (à la maison);

∎ the country is heading for civil war le pays va droit à la guerre civile;

∎ he's heading for trouble il va s'attirer des ennuis;

∎ figurative to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ familiar to head for the hills filer

➲ head off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divert → animal, vehicle, person) détourner de son chemin; (→ enemy) forcer à reculer;

∎ figurative she headed off all questions about her private life elle a éludé toute question sur sa vie privée

(b) (crisis, disaster) prévenir, éviter; (rebellion, revolt, unrest) éviter

2 intransitive verb

partir;

∎ the children headed off to school les enfants sont partis pour ou à l'école

➲ head up separable transitive verb

(be leader of) diriger

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > head
11 maestro

plural - maestros; noun

((a title given to) a master in one of the arts, especially a musical composer or conductor.) maestro

maestro

◊ - tra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
a) (Educ) teacher, schoolteacher;

◊ maestra jardinera (Arg, Col) kindergarten teacher, nursery school teacher (BrE)

b) ( en un arte):

◊ es un maestro de la danza española he is a master of Spanish dance;
un maestro de las letras españolas a leading authority o an expert on Spanish literature
c) ( en un oficio) master ( before n);

◊ maestro carpintero master carpenter

d) (Chi) ( obrero) builder
2 (Mús) maestro 3 ( en ajedrez) master
maestro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Educ teacher, schoolteacher
2 (en un oficio) master: es un maestro de la diplomacia, he's a master of diplomacy
3 Mús maestro
II adjetivo
1 (excelente, destacado) master
obra maestra, masterpiece
2 (principal) main, master
llave maestra, master key
viga maestra, main beam ' maestro' also found in these entries: Spanish: maestra - penitencia - práctica - pupilo - riguroso English: master - master plan - schoolmaster - schoolteacher - teacher - toastmaster - as - coup - elementary - keep - practice - school

maestro

tr['maɪstrəʊ]

noun (pl maestros)

1 maestro

maestro ['maɪ.stro:] n, pl - stros or - stri [-.stri:] : maestro m

maestro

n.

• maestro s.m.

'maɪstrəʊ
noun (pl - tros) maestro m

['maɪstrǝʊ]
N (pl maestros or maestri) [ˌ'maɪstrɪ] maestro m
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['maɪstrəʊ]
noun (pl - tros) maestro m

English-spanish dictionary > maestro
12 star

1. noun
1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.)

2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.)

3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.)

4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; (also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.)

2. verb
1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.)

2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.)

•

- stardom
- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars

star¹ n estrella

the stars come out at night las estrellas salen por la noche

a film star una estrella de cine

star² vb protagonizar

a film starring Tom Cruise una película protagonizada por Tom Cruise

El pasado y participio pasado de star se escribe starred; el gerundio se escribe starring

star

tr[stɑː^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (gen) estrella; (person) estrella, astro

■ the sky is full of stars el cielo está lleno de estrellas

intransitive verb

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL protagonizar (in, -)

■ she's starred in many films ha protagonizado muchas películas

transitive verb

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL tener como protagonista a, presentar como estrella

■ the film starred Fred Scuttle el protagonista de la película fue Fred Scuttle

2 (mark with star) marcar con un asterisco

plural noun stars

1 (horoscope) horóscopo m sing

■ what do my stars say? ¿qué dice mi horóscopo?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to see stars ver estrellas

star attraction atracción nombre femenino estelar

star pupil alumno,-a estrella

star role papel nombre masculino estelar

star sign signo del zodíaco

star witness testigo nombre masulino o femenino principal

the morning star / evening star el lucero del alba / el lucero de la tarde

the star of David la estrella de David

the Stars and Stripes la bandera de los Estados Unidos

star ['stɑr] v, starred ; starring vt

1) : marcar con una estrella o un asterisco

2) feature: ser protagonizado por

star vi

: tener el papel principal

to star in: protagonizar

star n

: estrella f

star

adj.

• estelar adj.

• principal adj.

• sobresaliente adj.

n.

• asterisco s.m.

• astro s.m.

• estrella (Astronomía) s.f.

v.

• adornar con estrellas v.

• estrellar v.

• ser la estrella v.

stɑːr, stɑː(r)
I

noun

1) (Astrol, Astron) ( astral body) astro m; ( visible in the sky at night) estrella f

to be born under a lucky star — nacer* con buena estrella

to see stars — ver* las estrellas

to thank one's lucky stars — (colloq) dar* gracias al cielo; (before n)

star sign — signo m del zodíaco

2) ( symbol) estrella f; ( asterisk) asterisco m

a four-star hotel — un hotel de cuatro estrellas

two-/four-star petrol — (BrE) gasolina f or (RPl) nafta f normal/súper, bencina f corriente/especial (Andes)

3) ( celebrity) estrella f; (before n)

star attraction — atracción f estelar or especial

star quality — madera de estrella

star witness — testigo mf principal

II
1.

- rr- transitive verb

1) (Cin, Theat, TV)

the famous film which starred Bogart and Bergman — la famosa película que tuvo como protagonistas a Bogart y Bergman

`2005', starring Mike Kirnon — `2005', con (la actuación estelar de) Mike Kirnon

2) ( mark) \<\<passage/items\>\> marcar* con un asterisco

2.

vi

she has starred in several films — ha protagonizado varias películas

[stɑː(r)]
1. N

1) (Astron) estrella f, astro m

the Stars and Stripes — (US) las barras y las estrellas

the Stars and Bars — (US) (Hist) la bandera de los estados confederados

- have stars in one's eyes

- see stars

- it's written in the stars

- be born under a lucky star

- believe in one's lucky star

- you can thank your lucky stars that...

2) (=film star, sports star etc) estrella f

the star of the team was Green — la figura más destacada del equipo fue Green

3) (Typ) asterisco m

4) stars (=horoscope) horóscopo m

2. VT

1) (=adorn with stars) estrellar, adornar con estrellas, sembrar de estrellas; (=mark with star) señalar con asterisco

2) (Cine etc) presentar como estrella

a film starring Greta Garbo — una película con Greta Garbo en el papel principal

3.

VI (Cine etc) tener el papel principal

the three films in which James Dean starred — las tres películas que protagonizó James Dean

4.

CPD estrella, estelar

star anise N — anís m estrellado

star attraction N — atracción f principal

star grass N — azucena f

star of Bethlehem N — (Bot) leche f de gallina, matacandiles m

Star of David N — estrella f de David

star player N — estrella f

star prize N — gran premio m, primer premio m

star rating N — [of hotel, restaurant] categoría f

star role N — papel m estelar

star screwdriver N — destornillador m de estrella

star shell N — cohete m luminoso, bengala f

star sign N — signo m del Zodíaco

star system N — (Astron) sistema m estelar; (Cine) star-system m

star turn N — = star attraction

"star wars" N — (Mil) "guerra f de las galaxias"

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[stɑːr, stɑː(r)]
I

noun

1) (Astrol, Astron) ( astral body) astro m; ( visible in the sky at night) estrella f

to be born under a lucky star — nacer* con buena estrella

to see stars — ver* las estrellas

to thank one's lucky stars — (colloq) dar* gracias al cielo; (before n)

star sign — signo m del zodíaco

2) ( symbol) estrella f; ( asterisk) asterisco m

a four-star hotel — un hotel de cuatro estrellas

two-/four-star petrol — (BrE) gasolina f or (RPl) nafta f normal/súper, bencina f corriente/especial (Andes)

3) ( celebrity) estrella f; (before n)

star attraction — atracción f estelar or especial

star quality — madera de estrella

star witness — testigo mf principal

II
1.

- rr- transitive verb

1) (Cin, Theat, TV)

the famous film which starred Bogart and Bergman — la famosa película que tuvo como protagonistas a Bogart y Bergman

`2005', starring Mike Kirnon — `2005', con (la actuación estelar de) Mike Kirnon

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she has starred in several films — ha protagonizado varias películas

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13 go

I 1. [gəʊ]
verbo intransitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. goes; pass. went; p.pass. gone)

1) (move, travel) andare

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go by train, plane — andare o viaggiare in treno, aereo

to go by o past [person, vehicle] passare, superare; there he goes again! (that's him again) rieccolo là! fig. (he's starting again) eccolo che ricomincia! where do we go from here? — fig. e adesso cosa facciamo?

2) (on specific errand, activity) andare

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

3) (attend) andare

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to work — andare a lavorare o al lavoro

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

4) (used as auxiliary with present participle)

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

5) (depart) andare, partire

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

6) eufem. (die) morire, dipartirsi

when I am gone — quando me ne sarò andato o non sarò più qui

7) (disappear) partire, andare

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

8) (be sent, transmitted)

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

9) (become)

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

10) (change over to new system)

to go Labour — pol. [country, constituency] votare per il partito laburista

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

11) (be, remain)

we went for two days without food — siamo stati digiuni per due giorni o due giorni senza mangiare

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

12) (weaken)

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

13) (elapse) passare, trascorrere

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

14) (be got rid of)

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

either she goes or I do! — o se ne va lei, o me ne vado io o lo faccio io!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] andare, funzionare

to set sth. going — mettere in funzione o in moto qcs.

to get going — [engine, machine] mettersi in moto; fig. [ business] avviarsi, decollare

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

to keep going — [ person] tenere duro; [ machine] continuare a funzionare; [ business] continuare ad andare bene

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

16) (start)

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

here goes! here we go! forza! ci siamo! once he gets going, he never stops — una volta partito, non si ferma più o non lo ferma più nessuno

17) (lead) andare, condurre, portare

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

18) (extend in depth or scope)

to go very deep — [ roots] andare molto profondo; [reasons, habits] avere radici profonde, risalire a molto tempo fa

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

19) (belong, be placed) andare

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

20) (fit) entrare

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

21) (be expressed)

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

the story goes that — corre voce o si dice che

22) (be accepted)

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

23) (be about to)

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

24) (happen)

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

how are things going? how's it going? — colloq. come vanno le cose? come va?

how goes it? — scherz. come va?

25) (be on average)

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

26) (be sold)

to go for over Ј 100,000 — andare o essere venduto per oltre 100.000 sterline

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

"going, going, gone!" — (at auction) "centomila, ecc. e uno, centomila, ecc. e due, centomila, ecc. e tre, aggiudicato!"

27) (be on offer)

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

28) (contribute)

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

29) (be given) [award, job] andare; [estate, inheritance, title] andare, passare

to go to charity — [ money] andare in beneficenza

30) (emphatic use)

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

31) (be spent)

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

32) (make sound, perform action or movement) fare; [bell, alarm] suonare

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

so he goes "what about my money?" — colloq. poi fa "e i miei soldi?"

33) (resort to)

to go to war — [ country] entrare in guerra; [ soldier] andare in guerra

to go to law — BE o

to the law — AE ricorrere alla giustizia

34) (break, collapse) [ roof] sfondarsi; [cable, rope] spezzarsi, cedere; [ light bulb] bruciarsi

35) (take one's turn)

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

36) AE (in takeaway)

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!
2.
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. goes; pass. went; p.pass. gone)

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

- go about

- go across

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go along with

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go off with

- go on

- go on at

- go out

- go over

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

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to go one better than sb. — fare meglio di o superare qcn.

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

there you go! — colloq. voilà!
II [gəʊ]
nome (pl. goes)

1) BE (turn) turno m.; (try) tentativo m.

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

to have a go at sth. — provare a o tentare di fare qcs.

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

2) colloq. (energy) entusiasmo m.

to be full of go, to be all go — essere pieno di energia o vita

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to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

we have several different projects on the go — abbiamo vari progetti in corso o cantiere

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta

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[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb
1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) andare

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) passare

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) andare; essere venduto

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) andare

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) andare

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) andarsene

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) scorrere

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) partire

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) scomparire

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) andare

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) cedere

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) camminare, funzionare

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) diventare

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) andare

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) passare

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) essere permesso

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fare

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) essere

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) andare

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) fare

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) riuscire
2. noun
1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) prova, tentativo

2) (energy: She's full of go.) energia

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- going
3. adjective
1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) fiorente

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) corrente

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- go-ahead
4. noun
(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) (il) via

- go-getter
- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go
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I 1. [gəʊ]
verbo intransitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. goes; pass. went; p.pass. gone)

1) (move, travel) andare

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go by train, plane — andare o viaggiare in treno, aereo

to go by o past [person, vehicle] passare, superare; there he goes again! (that's him again) rieccolo là! fig. (he's starting again) eccolo che ricomincia! where do we go from here? — fig. e adesso cosa facciamo?

2) (on specific errand, activity) andare

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

3) (attend) andare

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to work — andare a lavorare o al lavoro

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

4) (used as auxiliary with present participle)

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

5) (depart) andare, partire

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

6) eufem. (die) morire, dipartirsi

when I am gone — quando me ne sarò andato o non sarò più qui

7) (disappear) partire, andare

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

8) (be sent, transmitted)

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

9) (become)

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

10) (change over to new system)

to go Labour — pol. [country, constituency] votare per il partito laburista

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

11) (be, remain)

we went for two days without food — siamo stati digiuni per due giorni o due giorni senza mangiare

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

12) (weaken)

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

13) (elapse) passare, trascorrere

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

14) (be got rid of)

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

either she goes or I do! — o se ne va lei, o me ne vado io o lo faccio io!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] andare, funzionare

to set sth. going — mettere in funzione o in moto qcs.

to get going — [engine, machine] mettersi in moto; fig. [ business] avviarsi, decollare

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

to keep going — [ person] tenere duro; [ machine] continuare a funzionare; [ business] continuare ad andare bene

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

16) (start)

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

here goes! here we go! forza! ci siamo! once he gets going, he never stops — una volta partito, non si ferma più o non lo ferma più nessuno

17) (lead) andare, condurre, portare

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

18) (extend in depth or scope)

to go very deep — [ roots] andare molto profondo; [reasons, habits] avere radici profonde, risalire a molto tempo fa

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

19) (belong, be placed) andare

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

20) (fit) entrare

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

21) (be expressed)

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

the story goes that — corre voce o si dice che

22) (be accepted)

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

23) (be about to)

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

24) (happen)

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

how are things going? how's it going? — colloq. come vanno le cose? come va?

how goes it? — scherz. come va?

25) (be on average)

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

26) (be sold)

to go for over Ј 100,000 — andare o essere venduto per oltre 100.000 sterline

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

"going, going, gone!" — (at auction) "centomila, ecc. e uno, centomila, ecc. e due, centomila, ecc. e tre, aggiudicato!"

27) (be on offer)

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

28) (contribute)

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

29) (be given) [award, job] andare; [estate, inheritance, title] andare, passare

to go to charity — [ money] andare in beneficenza

30) (emphatic use)

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

31) (be spent)

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

32) (make sound, perform action or movement) fare; [bell, alarm] suonare

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

so he goes "what about my money?" — colloq. poi fa "e i miei soldi?"

33) (resort to)

to go to war — [ country] entrare in guerra; [ soldier] andare in guerra

to go to law — BE o

to the law — AE ricorrere alla giustizia

34) (break, collapse) [ roof] sfondarsi; [cable, rope] spezzarsi, cedere; [ light bulb] bruciarsi

35) (take one's turn)

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

36) AE (in takeaway)

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!
2.
verbo transitivo (3 ^a persona sing. pres. goes; pass. went; p.pass. gone)

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

- go about

- go across

- go after

- go against

- go ahead

- go along

- go along with

- go around

- go at

- go away

- go back

- go back on

- go before

- go below

- go by

- go down

- go for

- go forward

- go in

- go in for

- go into

- go off

- go off with

- go on

- go on at

- go out

- go over

- go round

- go through

- go through with

- go together

- go under

- go up

- go with

- go without

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to go one better than sb. — fare meglio di o superare qcn.

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

there you go! — colloq. voilà!
II [gəʊ]
nome (pl. goes)

1) BE (turn) turno m.; (try) tentativo m.

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

to have a go at sth. — provare a o tentare di fare qcs.

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

2) colloq. (energy) entusiasmo m.

to be full of go, to be all go — essere pieno di energia o vita

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to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

we have several different projects on the go — abbiamo vari progetti in corso o cantiere

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta

English-Italian dictionary > go
14 primary

primary ['praɪmərɪ] (pl primaries)

1 adjective

(a) (main) principal, premier; (basic) principal, fondamental;

∎ our primary objective notre premier objectif, notre objectif principal;

∎ our primary duty notre premier devoir m;

∎ the primary meaning of this word le sens premier de ce mot;

∎ this question is of primary importance cette question revêt une importance capitale;

∎ the primary cause of the accident la cause principale de l'accident

(b) Biology, Chemistry & Physics primaire

(c) School primaire

(d) Economics primaire

2 noun

(a) Politics (in US) (élection f) primaire f

(b) (school) école f primaire

(c) (colour) couleur f primaire

(d) Zoology rémige f

(e) Electricity bobine f primaire

►► Music primary accent accent m principal;

Electricity primary cell pile f primaire;

Electricity primary circuit circuit m primaire;

Electricity primary coil bobine f primaire;

primary colour couleur f primaire;

Marketing primary data informations fpl primaires, données fpl primaires;

Finance primary dealer spécialiste mf en valeurs du Trésor;

Marketing primary demand demande f primaire;

American Stock Exchange primary earnings per share bénéfices mpl premiers par action;

School primary education enseignement m primaire;

Politics primary election (in US) (élection f) primaire f;

Ornithology primary feather rémige f;

primary health care soins mpl primaires;

Medicine primary infection primo-infection f;

Medicine primary lesion lésion f ou accident m primaire;

Stock Exchange primary market marché m primaire, marché m du neuf;

Astronomy primary planet planète f principale ou primaire;

Commerce primary product matière f première, produit m brut;

primary production production f de matières premières;

Accountancy primary ratio ratio m des bénéfices d'exploitation sur le capital employé;

Geology primary rocks roches fpl primaires;

primary school école f primaire;

primary school teacher instituteur(trice) m,f;

Economics primary sector secteur m primaire;

∎ Economics the primary sector industries les industries fpl du secteur primaire;

Linguistics primary stress accent m principal;

Anatomy primary tooth dent f de lait

ⓘ PRIMARIES Les élections primaires américaines (directes ou indirectes selon les États) aboutissent à la sélection des candidats qui seront en lice pour représenter les deux grands partis nationaux à l'élection présidentielle.

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15 tutor

tutor [ˈtju:tə^r]

1. noun

( = private teacher) professeur m (particulier) (in en ) ; (British University) directeur m, - trice f d'études

2. transitive verb

donner des cours particuliers à

* * *
['tjuːtə(r)], US [tuː-] 1.
noun

1) ( private teacher) professeur m particulier

2) GB University ( teacher) chargé/-e m/f de travaux dirigés; ( for general welfare) conseiller/-ère m/f d'éducation

3) US University assistant/-e m/f

4) GB School ( of class) professeur m principal; ( of year group) responsable mf pédagogique d'année

5) Music ( instruction book) méthode f
2.
transitive verb donner des leçons particulières à (in de)
3.
intransitive verb donner des cours (in de)

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16 tutor

tutor ['tju:tə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (teacher) professeur m particulier; (full-time) précepteur(trice) m,f;

∎ piano tutor professeur m de piano;

∎ she has a private German tutor elle prend des cours particuliers avec un professeur d'allemand

(b) British University (teacher) directeur(trice) m,f d'études; British School professeur m principal (surtout dans les écoles privées)

(c) Scottish Law (guardian) tuteur(trice) m,f

2 transitive verb

(a) (instruct) donner des cours (particuliers) à;

∎ I'm tutoring her in maths je lui donne des cours particuliers de maths

(b) British University diriger les études de

(c) Scottish Law être le tuteur de

3 intransitive verb

(a) (pupil) suivre des cours particuliers

(b) (teacher) donner des cours particuliers

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17 form

form [fɔ:m]

forme ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(m), 1 (r), 1 (s) silhouette ⇒ 1 (b) formulaire ⇒ 1 (e) classe ⇒ 1 (n) former ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e), 2 (f) façonner ⇒ 2 (a) se former ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (b) créer ⇒ 2 (d) composer ⇒ 2 (e)

1 noun

(a) (shape) forme f;

∎ in the form of a heart en forme de cœur;

∎ her plan began to take form son projet a commencé à prendre tournure ou forme

(b) (body, figure) forme f, silhouette f;

∎ a slender form appeared at the door une silhouette élancée apparut à la porte;

∎ the human form la forme humaine

(c) (aspect, mode) forme f;

∎ it's written in the form of a letter c'est écrit sous forme de lettre;

∎ the Devil appeared in the form of a goat le diable apparut sous la forme d'une chèvre;

∎ the same product in a new form le même produit présenté différemment;

∎ what form should my questions take? comment devrais-je formuler mes questions?;

∎ the interview took the form of an informal chat l'entrevue prit la forme d'une discussion informelle;

∎ her anxiety showed itself in the form of anger son inquiétude se manifesta par de la colère

(d) (kind, type) forme f, sorte f;

∎ one form of cancer une forme de cancer;

∎ we studied three different forms of government nous avons examiné trois systèmes de gouvernement ou trois régimes différents;

∎ all forms of sugar le sucre sous toutes ses formes;

∎ she sent some flowers as a form of thanks elle a envoyé des fleurs en guise de remerciements

(e) (document) formulaire m; (for bank, telegram) formule f;

∎ to fill in or out a form remplir un formulaire;

∎ printed form imprimé m

(f) (condition) forme f, condition f;

∎ in good form en pleine forme, en excellente condition;

∎ British on form, American in form en forme;

∎ John was British on or American in good form at lunch John était en forme ou plein d'entrain pendant le déjeuner;

∎ I'm British on or American in top form je suis en pleine forme;

∎ British on or American in their current form they're unlikely to win étant donné leur forme actuelle ils ont peu de chances de gagner;

∎ he's British off or American out of form il n'est pas en forme;

∎ to study (the) form (in horse racing) examiner le tableau des performances des chevaux

(g) (gen) & Art, Literature & Music forme f;

∎ form and content la forme et le fond;

∎ his writing lacks form ce qu'il écrit n'est pas clair;

∎ her ideas lack form ses idées sont confuses

(h) (standard practice) forme f, règle f;

∎ to do sth as a matter of form faire qch pour la forme;

∎ what's the usual form in these cases? que fait-on d'habitude ou quelle est la marche à suivre dans ces cas-là?;

∎ familiar to know the form (what to do) savoir ce qu'il faut faire^□ ;

∎ Law in due form en bonne et due forme

(i) old-fashioned (etiquette) forme f, formalité f;

∎ it's bad form cela ne se fait pas;

∎ it's good form c'est de bon ton, cela se fait;

∎ it is bad form to ask a lady her age ce n'est pas poli de demander son âge à une dame

(j) (formula) forme f, formule f;

∎ form of address formule f de politesse;

∎ the correct form of address for a senator la manière correcte de s'adresser à un sénateur;

∎ it's only a form of speech ce n'est qu'une façon de parler;

∎ the form of the marriage service les rites mpl du mariage

(k) (mould) forme f, moule m

(l) Grammar & Linguistics forme f;

∎ the masculine form la forme du masculin, le masculin

(m) Philosophy (structure) forme f; (essence) essence f

(n) British School (class) classe f;

∎ she's in the first/sixth form ≃ elle est en sixième/première

(o) British (bench) banc m

(p) British familiar (criminal record) casier m judiciaire^□ ;

∎ has he got form? est-ce qu'il a un casier judiciaire?

(q) Computing (on Internet) formulaire m

(r) American Typography forme f

(s) (of hare) gîte m, forme f

2 transitive verb

(a) (shape) former, construire; (character, mind) former, façonner; (sentence) construire; Metallurgy former, façonner;

∎ he formed the model out of or from clay il a sculpté ou façonné le modèle dans l'argile;

∎ form the dough into a ball pétrissez la pâte en forme de boule;

∎ she has trouble forming certain words elle a du mal à prononcer certains mots;

∎ it was certainly a character-forming experience c'est sans aucun doute une expérience qui forme ou façonne le caractère

(b) (take the shape of) former, faire;

∎ the coastline forms a series of curves la côte forme une série de courbes;

∎ the children formed a circle les enfants formèrent un cercle;

∎ form a line please faites la queue s'il vous plaît;

∎ the applicants formed a queue les candidats firent la queue

(c) (develop → opinion) se former, se faire; (→ plan) concevoir, élaborer; (→ habit) contracter;

∎ he's wary of forming friendships il hésite à nouer des amitiés;

∎ to form an impression avoir une impression

(d) (organize → association, club) créer, fonder; (→ committee, government) former; Commerce (→ company) fonder, créer;

∎ they formed themselves into a committee ils se constituèrent en comité

(e) (constitute) composer, former;

∎ to form the basis of sth constituer la base de ou servir de base à qch;

∎ to form (a) part of sth faire partie de qch;

∎ the countries forming the alliance les pays qui constituent l'alliance

(f) Grammar former;

∎ how to form the past tense comment former le passé composé

3 intransitive verb

(a) (materialize) se former, prendre forme;

∎ doubts began to form in his mind des doutes commencèrent à prendre forme dans son esprit, il commença à avoir des doutes

(b) (take shape) se former;

∎ form into a line! alignez-vous!;

∎ we formed into groups nous nous sommes mis en groupes, nous avons formé des groupes

►► Linguistics form class catégorie f grammaticale;

Computing form document document m canevas;

Computing form feed avancement m du papier;

form letter lettre f circulaire;

British School form master ≃ professeur m principal;

British School form mistress ≃ professeur m principal;

British School form room salle f de classe, classe f;

British School form teacher, form tutor ≃ professeur m principal;

Linguistics form word mot-outil m, mot m faisant fonction de désinence

➲ form up intransitive verb

British se mettre en ligne, s'aligner

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18 challenge

ˈtʃælɪndʒ
1. сущ.
1) а) вызов( на поединок, дуэль и т. п.;
также переносные употребления) to issue, send a challenge ≈ бросить вызов to accept, meet, respond to, take up a challenge ≈ принять вызов Challenges to fight are punishable by fine and imprisonment. ≈ Вызов на поединок карается штрафом и лишением свободы. It was a challenge to our very existence. ≈ Само наше существование было поставлено на карту. His whole countenance is a challenge to scrutiny. ≈ Само выражение лица провоцировало на то, чтобы проверить и перепроверить его слова. б) перен. сложная задача, проблема formidable, real challenge ≈ настоящий вызов, истинное испытание It was a challenge just to survive. ≈ Даже просто выжить было подвигом. ∙ Syn: summons, defiance
2) нечто, призванное обратить на себя внимание а) обращение часового к подошедшему с требованием назвать пароль б) мор. опознавательный сигнал в) поведение охотничьей собаки, когда она берет след
3) а) обвинение( также юр.) ;
высказанное сомнение( в истинности научной гипотезы, чьих-л. заявлений и т.п.) Any scheme may be pursued for bringing her title into challenge. ≈ Для того, чтобы подвергнуть сомнению ее права на титул, можно идти на все, что угодно. Syn: charge б) юр. отвод присяжных peremptory challenge principal challenge Syn: challenge to the polls
4) мед. введение в организм вещества, провоцирующего выделение (обычно большого количества) антител
2. гл.
1) выговаривать, ругать;
призывать к ответу( за что-л.) I have never been challenged for crossing these fields. ≈ Ни разу меня не ловили за проход по этим полям.
2) спрашивать пароль, пропуск;
(о часовом, охраннике) спрашивать "Кто идет?" On any one approaching his post, he must challenge them by the words "Who comes there?" ≈ Когда кто-либо приближается к посту, он должен обратиться к нему со словами "Кто идет"?
3) (о собаке) подавать голос при взятии следа
4) юр. давать отвод (присяжному, свидетелю, свидетельскому показанию и т.п.) ;
не принимать дело к рассмотрению Anybody may challenge on the ground that so and so is unfit. ≈ Любой может дать отвод на том основании, что то-то и то-то не имеет отношения к делу.
5) ставить под вопрос, оспаривать;
призывать к рассмотрению As a temporary measure, I do not presume to challenge its wisdom. ≈ Я предпочитаю не оспаривать разумность этой меры постольку, поскольку она временная.
6) архаич. требовать( звания, места;
внимания, уважения и т. п.) ;
архаич. иметь "природное" право на что-л. I challenge no thanks for what I publish. ≈ Я не прошу благодарности за то, что публикую. Horace challenges superiority above all the poets. ≈ Гораций превосходит всех поэтов.
7) бросать вызов, вызывать( также переносные употребления) ;
провоцировать, "просить";
ист. вызывать на дуэль We are challenged to produce a precedent. ≈ Они поставили нас перед необходимостью привести прецедент. He challenges controversy in every possible way. ≈ Хочется противоречить ему во всем, чем только можно.
8) делать иньекцию типа challenge
1.
4) вызов (на состязание) ;
- to launch a * against smb. бросить кому-л вызов;
- to meet the * принять вызов вызов на дуэль;
картель;
- to address a * to smb. послать кому-л вызов;
- to have a * delivered by a second послать вызов через секунданта сомнение;
постановка под вопрос;
- to bring smth. into * поставить что-л под сомнение;
бросить тень сомнения на что-л;
- to bring smb.'s title into * оспаривать чье-л право;
- a * of the premises of an arguments (логика) возражения против предпосылок рассуждения испытание, проба сил;
напряжение сил;
нечто требующее мужества, труда;
- my new job is not easy but it's a * моя новая работа нелегка, но для меня это будет проба сил сложная задача;
проблема;
- the * of a nuclear age задачи, которые ставит перед нами ядерный век;
- to issue the * ставить задачу;
- to meet the * оказаться на высоте (юридическое) отвод присяжного заседателя;
- peremptory * отвод присяжных заседателей без указания причины;
- * to the array отвод всего жюри;
- * to the polls отвод отдельных присяжных заседателей;
- * to the favour отвод по мотивам заинтересованности;
- to uphold the * удовлетворить отвод возражение в ходе процесса (американизм) недопущение избирателя к голосованию (американизм) требование об аннулировании избирательного бюллетеня или результатов голосования;
- the election of a new government was met by a * from its opponents противники нового правительства требовали считать недействительным его избрание( книжное) претензия, притязание;
- * of superiority притязание на превосходство;
- to lay * to smth. предъявлять претензию на что-л (морское) опознавательные (сигналы) оклик( часового) ;
- to give the * окликать( ветеринарное) контрольное проверочное заражение вакцинированных животных (охота) лай собак, дающий знать, что они напали на след вызывать;
бросать вызов (спортивное) вызвать на соревнование;
- to * smb. to run a race вызывать кого-л на соревнование по бегу сомневаться;
отрицать;
- to * smb.'s knowledge сомневаться в чьих-л знаниях, ставить под вопрос чью-л осведомленность оспаривать, подвергать сомнению;
- to * the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения;
- to * the wisdom of a procedure выражать сомнение в целесообразность какой-л процедуры требовать (усилий) ;
- this job will * your abilities эта работа будет испытанием ваших способностей;
- this event *s an explanation это событие требуется объяснить отводить, давать отвод ( юридическое) отводить присяжного заседателя (юридическое) возражать( против) (американизм) давать отвод избирателю (американизм) требовать признания недействительным избирательного бюллетеня или результатов голосования (военное) откликать (о часовом) ;
спрашивать пропуск, пароль (морское) показывать опознавательные challenge бросать вызов ~ возражать, оспаривать ~ возражать ~ возражение, оспаривание ~ возражения в ходе процесса ~ вызов (на состязание, дуэль и т. п.) ~ вызов ~ вызывать, бросать вызов;
to challenge to socialist emulation вызывать на социалистическое соревнование ~ вызывать ~ давать отвод ~ юр. давать отвод присяжным ~ недопущение избирателя к голосованию ~ оклик (часового) ~ окликать (о часовом) ;
спрашивать пароль, пропуск ~ мор. опознавательные (сигнал) ~ оспаривать;
подвергать сомнению;
to challenge the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения ~ оспаривать ~ юр. отвод (присяжных) ;
peremptory challenge отвод без указания причины (в уголовных делах) ~ отвод ~ отвод присяжного заседателя ~ отводить присяжного заседателя ~ отрицать ~ подвергать критике ~ подвергать сомнению ~ мор. показывать опознавательные ~ постановка под вопрос ~ претензия ~ притязание ~ сложная задача, проблема ~ сомневаться, отрицать;
the teacher challenged my knowledge учитель усомнился в моих знаниях ~ сомневаться ~ сомнение ~ спрашивать пропуск или пароль ~ ставить задачу ~ требование об аннулировании избирательного бюллетеня ~ требование об аннулировании результатов голосования ~ требование признать недействительным избирательный бюллетень ~ требование признать недействительными результаты голосования ~ требовать (внимания, уважения и т. п.) ~ требовать ~ for cause отвод присяжного заседателя по конкретному основанию ~ of juror отвод присяжного заседателя ~ оспаривать;
подвергать сомнению;
to challenge the accuracy of a statement оспаривать правильность утверждения ~ to jury отвод состава суда ~ вызывать, бросать вызов;
to challenge to socialist emulation вызывать на социалистическое соревнование economic ~s экономические "вызовы" (борьба с инфляцией, уменьшающийся объем национального богатства, подлежащего распределению, интернационализация экономики) ;
непопулярные экономические меры institutional ~s проблемы порождаемые созданием учреждений (централизация, отсутствие гибкости, бюрократизация) ~ юр. отвод (присяжных) ;
peremptory challenge отвод без указания причины (в уголовных делах) peremptory ~ отвод без указания причины ~ сомневаться, отрицать;
the teacher challenged my knowledge учитель усомнился в моих знаниях

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > challenge
19 magistral

магистраль имя существительное:
магистраль (highway, main, trunk, main line, artery, magistral)

магистральная линия (magistral, trunk-line)
имя прилагательное:
магистральный (Main, trunk, arterial, magistral)

прописанный (prescript, magistral)

преподавательский (magistral, scholastic, teacher's)

главный (main, major, chief, principal, head, magistral)

поучающий (magistral)

учительский (magistral, scholastic, teacher's)

специально показанный (magistral)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > magistral
20 master

1. n хозяин, владелец; господин

master of a shop — хозяин мастерской

master of a large fortune — обладатель большого состояния

the master of the house — глава семьи; хозяин дома

is the master in? — дома хозяин?

to play the master — хозяйничать, распоряжаться

he is his own master — он сам себе хозяин

I am not my own master — я не волен поступать, как хочу, я собой не распоряжаюсь

to be master of oneself — владеть собой, держать себя в руках

to be master of the situation — быть хозяином положения

we will see which of us is master — посмотрим, кто из нас хозяин положения

after hard fighting, the defenders were still masters of the city — после тяжёлых боёв город оставался в руках его защитников

master race — раса господ

hard master — суровый хозяин

to serve a master — служить хозяину

master of the house — хозяин, глава семьи

his master threw him out — хозяин выгнал его

2. n учитель

maths master — учитель математики

second master — помощник учителя

severe master — строгий учитель

singing master — учитель пения

visiting master — приходящий учитель

writing master — учитель чистописания

3. n глава колледжа

the master of the household — хозяин дома, глава семьи

4. n магистр

Master of Arts — магистр гуманитарных наук

master of science — магистр наук

Master of Arts — магистр искусств

degree of master — степень магистра

Grand Master — великий магистр, гроссмейстер

5. n мастер, знаток своего дела, специалист

master of satire — мастер сатиры

master of English — знаток английского языка

master of sports — мастер спорта

master class — аспирантура

he is master of this subject — он глубоко знает этот предмет, он специалист по этому предмету

to be the master of the other runners in a race — превосходить других бегунов в забеге

the painting is the work of a master — эта картина принадлежит кисти мастера

master of the film — мастер кино

master specialist — старший специалист

pack master — специалист по упаковке грузов

candidate master — кандидат в мастера спорта

the title of master of sports — звание мастера спорта

6. n квалифицированный рабочий; мастер

master printer — квалифицированный печатник

older master — старый мастер

boring master — буровой мастер

master of sport — мастер спорта

master hand — мастер, специалист

production master — рабочий фотооригинал

7. n великий, знаменитый художник, мастер

master gunner — старший инструктор по стрельбе; мастер стрельбы

8. n в названиях должностей

Master of the Horse — королевский шталмейстер

Master of the Jewel-house — хранитель королевских драгоценностей

Master of the Household — дворцовый эконом

master rod — главный вал

master cam shaft — эталонный кулачковый вал

9. n молодой барин, барчук; мастер, господин

complete master of fence — настоящий мастер фехтования, искусный фехтовальщик

10. n шотл. старший сын титулованного лица

master judge — старший судья

master signaller — старший связист

master index — главный индекс; старший индекс

chief master — старший распорядитель делопроизводства

11. n Христос

12. n капитан, шкипер

master of vessel — капитан

ship master — капитан судна

tug master — шкипер буксира

master space — каюта капитана

master mariner — капитан, шкипер

13. n ист. штурман

Master of the Fleet — флагманский штурман флота

14. n спец. модель; оригинал, образец

master acetat — лаковый оригинал фонограммы

master drawing — оригинал; эталонный чертеж

master sheet feed — подача листовых оригиналов

reproduction master — репродукционный оригинал

cut film master — отрезанный оригинал на плёнке

15. n первый оригинал

acetat master — лаковый оригинал фонограммы

diazo film master — оригинал на диазоплёнке

film master — оригинал микрофильма; оригинал на плёнке

master sheet feed rollers — ролики для подачи оригинала

silver master — оригинал на серебросодержащем материале

16. n руководство

17. a главный, старший

master bedroom — спальня хозяев, господская спальня

master aerodrome — основной аэродром

master node — главный узел

master domain — главный домен

master wheel — главный штурвал

master browser — главный броузер

master furrow — главная бороздка

18. a основной; сводный

master catalogue — сводный каталог

master menu — основная раскладка продуктов

master menu function — функция основного меню

master catalog file — основной каталог изделий

master repair schedule — основной план ремонта

master clock signal — основной тактовый импульс

19. a контрольный

master print — контрольная копия кинофильма

master half-gripper — контрольный захват

master soundtrack — контрольная фонограмма

master sound track — контрольная фонограмма

reference master gauge — контрольный эталонный калибр

20. v справляться, одолевать, подчинять себе

to master the enemy — наносить поражение противнику, одерживать победу над противником

21. v преодолевать

to master a difficulty — преодолеть трудность

22. v овладевать

to master a language — овладеть языком

to master a subject — глубоко изучить предмет

23. v руководить, управлять

to master the house — вести дом

24. v русск. как компонент сложных слов, соответствует компоненту -мачтовик

three-master — трёхмачтовик

Синонимический ряд:

1. dominant (adj.) ascendant; dominant; outweighing; overbalancing; overbearing; overweighing; paramount; predominant; predominate; preponderant; prevalent; regnant; sovereign

2. major (adj.) chief; excellent; leading; main; major; principal; supreme

3. proficient (adj.) accomplished; adept; crack; crackerjack; deft; expert; masterful; masterly; practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful

4. expert (noun) adept; artist; artiste; authority; champion; connoisseur; doyen; expert; genius; maestro; master-hand; maven; passed master; past master; pro; professional; proficient; sage; scholar; swell; virtuoso; whiz; wiz; wizard

5. leader (noun) boss; captain; chief; chieftain; cock; commander; director; dominator; head; headman; hierarch; honcho; leader; lord; overlord; ruler; superintendent; supervisor

6. lover (noun) boyfriend; fancy man; lover; man; paramour

7. original (noun) archetype; original; prototype

8. owner (noun) holder; owner; possessor; proprietor

9. supreme being (noun) Christ; god; messiah; supreme being

10. teacher (noun) educator; instructor; mentor; preceptor; teacher

11. victor (noun) conqueror; defeater; subduer; subjugator; vanquisher; victor; winner

12. conquer (verb) conquer; defeat; humble; overpower; rule; subdue; vanquish

13. domesticate (verb) domesticate; domesticize; domiciliate; gentle; tame

14. learn (verb) comprehend; control; dominate; gain mastery in; get; learn; pick up; study; understand

15. overcome (verb) best; down; hurdle; lick; overcome; prevail; surmount; throw; triumph; worst

Антонимический ряд:

inept; novice; resist; student; subject

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