pull group

how long is a piece of string? — (fig.) wie weit ist der Himmel?

[have/keep somebody] on a string — [jemanden] an der Leine (ugs.) od. am Gängelband [haben/halten]

pull [a few or some] strings — (fig.) seine Beziehungen spielen lassen

there are strings attached — (fig.) es sind Bedingungen/es ist eine Bedingung damit verknüpft

have another string to one's bow — (fig.) noch ein Eisen im Feuer haben (ugs.)

string quartet/orchestra — Streichquartett/-orchester, das

to have sb on a string (fig inf) — jdn am Gängelband haben (inf)

to pull strings (fig) — Fäden ziehen, Beziehungen spielen lassen

he wants a girlfriend but no strings attached — er möchte eine Freundin, will sich aber in keiner Weise gebunden fühlen

(= instruments) the strings — die Streichinstrumente pl

he plays in the strings — er ist Streicher, er gehört zu den Streichern

how long is a piece of string? — (fig.) wie weit ist der Himmel?

[have/keep somebody] on a string — [jemanden] an der Leine (ugs.) od. am Gängelband [haben/halten]

pull [a few or some] strings — (fig.) seine Beziehungen spielen lassen

there are strings attached — (fig.) es sind Bedingungen/es ist eine Bedingung damit verknüpft

have another string to one's bow — (fig.) noch ein Eisen im Feuer haben (ugs.)

string quartet/orchestra — Streichquartett/-orchester, das

they belong together — (objects) vanno insieme; (people) sono fatti l'uno per l'altro

to get one's act together to get it together — colloq. organizzarsi

he's a very together guy — è un tipo molto posato o equilibrato

they belong together — (objects) vanno insieme; (people) sono fatti l'uno per l'altro

to get one's act together to get it together — colloq. organizzarsi

he's a very together guy — è un tipo molto posato o equilibrato

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

• to break rank(s) — romper filas

• to close ranks — (Mil) (also fig) cerrar filas

• I've joined the ranks of the unemployed — soy un parado más

• to reduce sb to the ranks — degradar a algn a soldado raso

• to rise from the ranks — ascender desde soldado raso

• I rank her among... — yo la pongo entre...

• he was ranked as (being)... — se le consideraba...

• to rank A with B — igualar A y B, poner A y B en el mismo nivel

• to rank above sb — ser superior a or sobrepasar a algn

• to rank among... — figurar entre...

• to rank as — equivaler a

• to rank high — ocupar una posición privilegiada

• to rank second to sb — tener el segundo lugar después de algn

• to rank with — ser igual a

rank and file N —

the rank and file — (Mil) los soldados rasos; (Pol) la base

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)

to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)

string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas

to have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos

the strings — (=instruments) los instrumentos de cuerda

string bag N — bolsa f de red

string bean N — (US) judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (S. Cone)

string instrument N — instrumento m de cuerda

string orchestra N — orquesta f de cuerdas

string quartet N — cuarteto m de cuerda(s)

string section N — (Mus) sección f de cuerda(s), cuerda(s) f(pl)

string vest N — camiseta f de malla

a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)

to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)

string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas

to have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos

to pull the strings — tirare i fili; fig. muovere i fili, tenere le fila

a string of — una sfilza di [visitors, boyfriends, awards]; una serie di [crimes, novels, insults]; una catena di [ shops]

to pull strings — colloq. manovrare nell'ombra

to string [sth.] tightly — tendere le corde di [ racket]

to string sth. (up) above, across — appendere qcs. sopra, attraverso [ street]

to string sth. up on — appendere qcs. su [ lamppost]

to string sth. between — appendere qcs. tra [ trees]

to pull the strings — tirare i fili; fig. muovere i fili, tenere le fila

a string of — una sfilza di [visitors, boyfriends, awards]; una serie di [crimes, novels, insults]; una catena di [ shops]

to pull strings — colloq. manovrare nell'ombra

to string [sth.] tightly — tendere le corde di [ racket]

to string sth. (up) above, across — appendere qcs. sopra, attraverso [ street]

to string sth. up on — appendere qcs. su [ lamppost]

to string sth. between — appendere qcs. tra [ trees]

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine