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power [ˈpaʊər]1. nounb. ( = force) [of person, blow, sun] force f• the power of love/thought la force de l'amour/de la penséec. ( = authority) pouvoir m• in power [party] au pouvoire. [of engine, device] puissance f• microwave on full power for a minute faites chauffer au micro-ondes à puissance maximale pendant une minute3. compounds[+ computer] éteindre[+ computer] allumer* * *['paʊə(r)] 1.to be in/come to power — être/accéder au pouvoir
2) ( strength) puissance f4) ( capability) pouvoir mto be at the height of one's powers — gen avoir atteint la plénitude de ses moyens; [artist] être au sommet de son art
6) ( physical force) (of person, explosion) force f; ( of storm) violence f8) (of vehicle, plane) puissance fto be running at full/half power — fonctionner à plein/mi-régime
9) ( magnification) puissance f10) Mathematics11) ( country) puissance f2.noun modifier Technology, Electricity [ drill, circuit, cable] électrique; [ steering, brakes] assisté; [ mower] à moteur; [ shovel] mécanique; [breakfast, lunch] de travail3.transitive verb faire marcher [engine]; propulser [plane, boat]powered by — propulsé par [engine]; alimenté par [electricity, gas, generator]
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I 'pju:pl noun(a person who is being taught by a teacher or tutor: The school has 2,000 pupils.) alumno
II 'pju:pl noun(the round opening in the middle of the eye through which the light passes.)pupil n alumnotr['pjʊːpəl]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pupila————————tr['pjʊːpəl]1 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL alumno,-apupil ['pju:pəl] n1) : alumno m, -na f (de colegio)2) : pupila f (del ojo)n.• alumno s.m.• discípulo s.m.• educando s.m.• escolar s.m.• niña s.f.• pupila s.f.• pupilo s.m.'pjuːpəl, 'pjuːpɪl1) ( Educ) alumno, -na m,f, educando, -da m,f (frml)2) ( of eye) pupila f
I ['pjuːpl]1. Nteacher-pupil ratio•
last year pupil numbers increased by 46,100 — el año pasado hubo un aumento de 46.100 en el número total de alumnos2) [of musician, artist etc] alumno(-a) m / f, discípulo(-a) m / f2.CPDpupil power N — poder m de los alumnos
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['pjuːpl]N (Anat) pupila f* * *['pjuːpəl, 'pjuːpɪl]1) ( Educ) alumno, -na m,f, educando, -da m,f (frml)2) ( of eye) pupila f -
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I v/t1. (Straße etc.) widen; (Blutgefäße, Pupillen) dilate; (Betrieb, Gebäude) extend; (Produktion) expand; (Buch, Programm etc.) enlarge; (Rock etc.) let out2. (Einfluss, Befugnisse etc.) extend; (Kenntnisse) broaden; seine Spanischkenntnisse erweitern improve one’s Spanish; Horizont3. MATH. (Bruch) reduce to higher termsII v/refl* * *to ream; to enlarge; to expand; to distend; to dilate; to interpolate; to extend; to amplify; to broaden; to upgrade; to aggrandize* * *er|wei|tern [ɛɐ'vaitɐn] ptp erweitertvtrto widen, to enlarge; Absatzgebiet auch, Geschäft, Abteilung to expand; (COMPUT ) Speicher to expand, to extend; Kleid to let out; (MED) to dilate; (MATH ) Bruch to make up to the lowest common denominator; (fig) Interessen, Kenntnisse, Horizont to broaden; Macht to extendim erweiterten Sinn — in a broader sense
* * *1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) amplify2) (to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) dilate3) (to make larger: He enlarged the garden.) enlarge* * *er·wei·tern *[ɛɐ̯ˈvaitɐn]I. vt1. (verbreitern)2. (vergrößern)3. (weiter machen)II. vr1. (sich verbreitern)2. MED, ANAT* * *1.transitives Verb widen <river, road>; expand <library, business>; enlarge < collection>; dilate <pupil, blood vessel>; extend < power>; broaden <horizons, knowledge>eine erweiterte Neuauflage — a new, expanded edition
2.erweiterte Oberschule — (ehem. DDR) (Stufe) ≈ sixth form; (Schule) ≈ sixth-form college
* * *A. v/t1. (Straße etc) widen; (Blutgefäße, Pupillen) dilate; (Betrieb, Gebäude) extend; (Produktion) expand; (Buch, Programm etc) enlarge; (Rock etc) let outB. v/r* * *1.transitives Verb widen <river, road>; expand <library, business>; enlarge < collection>; dilate <pupil, blood vessel>; extend < power>; broaden <horizons, knowledge>eine erweiterte Neuauflage — a new, expanded edition
2.erweiterte Oberschule — (ehem. DDR) (Stufe) ≈ sixth form; (Schule) ≈ sixth-form college
* * *v.to amplify v.to broaden v.to dilate v.to enhance v.to enlarge v.to expand v.to extend v.to interpolate v.to ream v.to upgrade v.to widen v. -
7 leistungsschwach
Adj.1. TECH. low-performance...; Motor, Fahrzeug: low-powered2. SPORT, PÄD. low-achieving; Mannschaft: weak; leistungsschwacher Schüler low-ability pupil (Am. student), underachiever* * *leis·tungs·schwachadj weakeine \leistungsschwache Maschine/ein \leistungsschwacher Motor a low-performance [or -power] machine/engine* * *Adjektiv not performing well pred.; low-achieving attrib. <worker, pupil>; (minderbegabt) less able, lower-ability attrib. < pupil>; weak < team>; low-powered < engine>* * *leistungsschwach adj1. TECH low-performance …; Motor, Fahrzeug: low-poweredleistungsschwacher Schüler low-ability pupil (US student), underachiever* * *Adjektiv not performing well pred.; low-achieving attrib. <worker, pupil>; (minderbegabt) less able, lower-ability attrib. < pupil>; weak < team>; low-powered < engine> -
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I Adj.1. allg. weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim; schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance; schwaches Anzeichen faint sign; schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause; schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout; schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection; schwacher Esser poor eater; das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex; schwaches Lob faint praise; schwache Stelle weak spot; eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness; schwacher Trost small consolation; schwacher Versuch feeble attempt; schwacher Widerstand weak resistance; einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed; schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc., Schüler: weak; umg. (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor; schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance; schwache Vorstellung THEAT. poor performance; umg., fig. (schlechte Leistung) poor show; ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show; schwache Seite Schwäche 2; eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays; in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography; ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils; sozial schwach socially disadvantaged; die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged3. (nachgiebig) soft; schwach werden weaken; fig. (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb; er wurde schwach fig. auch his resistance broke down; bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg. I melted at the sight; sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness; mach mich nicht schwach! umg. don’t say things like that!; nur nicht schwach werden! umg. don’t give in!; mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg. I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)4. schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: abflauen, nachlassenII Adv.:1. schwach aktiv PHYS., Substanz: low-level; schwach radioaktiv PHYS.... emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive...; schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc.: half empty; schwach besiedelt oder bevölkert Region: sparsely populated; schwach betont LING., Silbe: weakly stressed; schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress; schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability; schwach besucht sein be poorly attended; schwach motorisiert low-powered; sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance; sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat; schwach dekliniertes Substantiv / Adjektiv weak noun / adjective* * *weak; frail; faint; slender; feeble; delicate; slight; feckless; flimsy; infirm; languid; lightweight; sinewed; lame; effete* * *schwạch [ʃvax]1. adj comp - er['ʃvɛçɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃvɛçstə] weak (AUCH GRAM); Mensch, Greis, Begründung, Versuch, Aufführung, Alibi, Widerstand auch feeble; Konstitution auch frail; Gesundheit, Beteiligung, Gedächtnis poor; Ton, Anzeichen, Hoffnung, Bewegung faint, slight; Gehör poor, dull; Stimme weak, faint; Licht poor, dim; Wind light; (COMM) Nachfrage, Geschäft slack, pooror eine schwache Leistung (inf) — that's a poor show (inf)
jds schwache Seite/Stelle — sb's weak point/spot
in einem schwachen Augenblick, in einer schwachen Stunde — in a moment of weakness, in a weak moment
auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky
alles, was in meinen schwachen Kräften steht — everything within my power
mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)
schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken
der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog
2. adv comp -er,superl am -sten1) (= leicht) schlagen weakly; vibrieren, radioaktiv slightly; spüren, riechen, hören barely2) (= spärlich) besucht, bestückt poorlyschon bei schwach bewegtem Meer werde ich seekrank — as soon as there's the slightest swell I get seasick
* * *1) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) low2) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) faint3) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) faintly4) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) faintly5) feebly6) (weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) feeble7) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) flimsy8) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) weak9) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) weak10) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) weak11) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) weak12) (slenderly: slightly built.) slightly13) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) slight* * *<schwächer, schwächste>[ʃvax]I. adjkrank und \schwach weak and ill▪ der Schwächere/Schwächste the weaker/weakest person\schwacher Widerstand weak [or feeble] resistance2. (wenig selbstbewusst) Charakter weakeinen \schwachen Willen haben to be weak-willed3. (wenig leistend) weakin Rechtschreibung ist er ziemlich \schwach his spelling is rather poorein \schwacher Mitarbeiter/Sportler a poor worker/sportsmanein \schwacher Schüler a poor [or weak] pupilein \schwaches Gehör/Sehvermögen poor [or weak] hearing/eyesightim Alter wird das Gehör schwächer one's hearing becomes poorer in old age\schwache Gesundheit poor healtheine \schwache Konstitution haben to have a frail constitution5. (dürftig) weak, poor\schwaches Ergebnis poor resulteine \schwache Leistung a poor performance [or fam showes gibt noch einige \schwache Stellen in unserem Plan our plan has still got some weaknesses\schwache Ähnlichkeit remote resemblanceein \schwaches Anzeichen a faint [or slight] indicationein \schwacher Bartwuchs a sparse [growth of] beardeine \schwache Beteiligung [o Teilnahme] poor participationein \schwaches Interesse [very] little interest\schwache Nachfrage poor demandeine \schwache Resonanz a lukewarm response8. (leicht) weak\schwache Atmung faint breathingeine \schwache Bewegung a slight [or faint] movement\schwacher Druck light pressureein \schwacher Herzschlag a faint heartbeatein \schwacher Luftzug/Wind a gentle [or light] breeze/windeine \schwache Strömung a light current▪ schwächer werden to become fainter\schwaches Magnetfeld low-intensity magnetic fielddieser Motor ist zu \schwach this engine is not powerful enoughdas Licht wird schwächer the light is fading [or failing10. (dünn) Brett, Eisdecke thinein \schwaches Kettenglied a weak chain-link12.bei Schokoladentorte werde ich immer \schwach I can never resist chocolate gateaubei dem Gehalt würde wohl jeder \schwach werden anybody would be tempted by a salary like thatII. adv1. (leicht) faintlydas Herz schlug nur noch \schwach the heartbeat had become fainter hat sich nur \schwach gewehrt he didn't put up much resistance2. (spärlich) sparselynachts sind die Grenzübergänge \schwach besetzt the border crossings aren't very heavily [or well] manned at nightmit Nachschlagewerken sind wir nun wirklich nicht \schwach bestückt we really have got quite a few [or lot of] reference worksdie Ausstellung war nur \schwach besucht the exhibition wasn't very well [or was poorly] attendedIhre Tochter beteiligt sich in den letzten Monaten nur noch \schwach am Unterricht your daughter has hardly been participating in class in recent monthsdieses Problem hat mich immer nur \schwach interessiert this problem has never been of any great interest to me\schwach applaudieren to applaud sparingly4. (dürftig) feeblydie Mannschaft spielte ausgesprochen \schwach the team put up a feeble performanceder Arzt hat mir geraten, \schwach gesalzen zu essen my doctor has advised me not to add [too] much salt to my fooddas Essen ist zu \schwach gewürzt the food isn't spicy enough6. NUKL\schwach aktiv low level active\schwach aktiver Abfall low level active waste7. CHEM\schwach basisch weak basic\schwach flüchtig low volatile\schwach löslich weakly soluble* * *1.; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in
mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint
2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)
3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>2.1) (kraftlos) weakly2) (nicht gut) poorly3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly4) (Sprachw.)schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak
* * *A. adj1. allg weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim;schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance;schwaches Anzeichen faint sign;schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause;schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout;schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection;schwacher Esser poor eater;das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex;schwaches Lob faint praise;schwache Stelle weak spot;eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness;schwacher Trost small consolation;schwacher Versuch feeble attempt;schwacher Widerstand weak resistance;einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed;schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc, Schüler: weak; umg (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor;schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance;ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show;eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays;in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography;ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils;sozial schwach socially disadvantaged;die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged3. (nachgiebig) soft;er wurde schwach fig auch his resistance broke down;bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg I melted at the sight;sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness;nur nicht schwach werden! umg don’t give in!;mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)4.schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: → abflauen, nachlassen5.schwach auf der Brust sein umg be out of pocketB. adv:1.schwach radioaktiv PHYS … emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive …;schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress;schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability;schwach besucht sein be poorly attended;schwach motorisiert low-powered;sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance;sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat;schwach dekliniertes Substantiv/Adjektiv weak noun/adjective2. (schlecht)schwach spielen play badly;schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped…schwach im adj1. qualitätsmäßig:ausdrucksschwach inarticulate, lacking expressive power;inhaltsschwach with poor content2. leistungsmäßig:gedächtnisschwach with a poor memory;konditionsschwach unfit, in poor shape;konzentrationsschwach unable to concentrate properly;lernschwach with learning difficultiesmitgliederschwach with few members;PS-schwach low-powered* * *1.; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in
mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint
2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)
3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>2.1) (kraftlos) weakly2) (nicht gut) poorly3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly4) (Sprachw.)schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak
* * *adj.faint adj.feckless adj.feeble adj.flimsy adj.fragile adj.infirm adj.languid adj.slight adj.weak adj. adv.faintly adv.fecklessly adv.feebly adv.flimsily adv.infirmly adv.languidly adv.slightly adv.weakly adv. -
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f.1 dowry.tener dotes de algo to have a talent for somethingdotes de mando leadership qualities2 ability, dower.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: dotar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 dowry\dotes de mando leadership qualities* * *SF1) [de novia] dowry2) pl dotes (=cualidades) gifts, talentstiene excelentes dotes para la pintura — she has a great gift o talent for painting
dotes de adherencia — (Aut) road-holding qualities
* * *1) ( de novia) dowry2) dotes femenino plural* * *= gift, dowry.Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex. The traditional practices, in which dowry was not the crucial point in a marriage, began to change when families sought to have in-laws share the costs of a son's education abroad.----* dotes curativas = healing power.* dotes diplomáticas = diplomatic talents, diplomatic skills.* * *1) ( de novia) dowry2) dotes femenino plural* * *= gift, dowry.Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
Ex: The traditional practices, in which dowry was not the crucial point in a marriage, began to change when families sought to have in-laws share the costs of a son's education abroad.* dotes curativas = healing power.* dotes diplomáticas = diplomatic talents, diplomatic skills.* * *A (de una novia) dowryha demostrado tener dotes para el canto he has shown that he has a talent for singingtiene dotes de mando she has leadership qualitiesno tiene dotes para actor he doesn't have what it takes to be an actor, he's not cut out to be an actores un alumno con excelentes dotes he's a very gifted pupil* * *
Del verbo dotar: ( conjugate dotar)
doté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
dote es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dotar
dote
dotar ( conjugate dotar) verbo transitivoa) (frml) ‹institución/organismo› dote (a) algo de or con algo ‹ de fondos› to provide sth with sth;
‹de técnica/maquinaria› to equip sth with sth;
‹ de poderes› to invest sth with sthb) [naturaleza/Dios] dote a algn de or con algo to endow o bless sb with sth
dote sustantivo femenino
1 ( de novia) dowry
2◊ dotes sustantivo femenino plural: dotes para el canto a talent for singing;
dotes de mando leadership qualities
dotar verbo transitivo
1 (conceder) dotar de, to provide with
2 (un premio, etc) to assign
3 (a una mujer) to give a dowry
dote sustantivo femenino
1 (de una mujer) dowry 2 dotes, (don, capacidad) gift sing, talent sing: sus dos hijos tienen dotes de mando, both of her sons have leadership qualities
' dote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chochear
English:
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* * *dote nf1. [en boda] dowry2.dotes [aptitud] qualities;un pintor con muchas dotes a painter of considerable talent;personas con dotes para el baile people with a talent for dancing;se le ve que tiene dotes de futbolista he's clearly got the makings of a footballer;tiene unas dotes excelentes para la música he has real musical talentdotes de mando leadership qualities* * *f1 a novia dowry2:tener dotes para algo have a gift for sth* * *dote nf1) : dowry2) dotes nfpl: talent, gift -
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grand, e [gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d]1. adjectivea. ( = de haute taille) tall• quand il sera grand [enfant] when he grows up• tu es grand/grande maintenant you're a big boy/girl nowd. (en nombre, en quantité) [vitesse, poids, valeur, puissance] great ; [nombre, quantité] large ; [famille] large, bige. ( = intense) [bruit, cri] loud ; [froid, chaleur] intense ; [vent] strong ; [danger, plaisir, pauvreté] greatf. ( = riche, puissant) [pays, firme, banquier, industriel] leadingg. ( = important) great ; [ville, travail] big• je t'annonce une grande nouvelle ! I've got some great news!h. ( = principal) main• la grande difficulté consiste à... the main difficulty lies in...i. (intensif) [travailleur, collectionneur, ami, rêveur] great ; [buveur, fumeur] heavy ; [mangeur] bigj. ( = remarquable) greatk. ( = de gala) [réception, dîner] grandl. ( = noble) [âme] noble ; [pensée, principe] loftym. ( = exagéré) faire de grandes phrases to voice high-flown sentimentsn. ( = beaucoup de) cela te fera (le plus) grand bien it'll do you the world of good• grand bien vous fasse ! much good may it do you!2. adverb3. masculine nouna. ( = élève) senior boyb. (terme d'affection) viens, mon grand come here, sonc. ( = personne puissante) les grands de ce monde men in high places4. feminine nouna. ( = élève) senior girl5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The grandes écoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments where engineering, business administration and other subjects are taught to a very high standard. The most prestigious include « l'École Polytechnique » (engineering), the three « Écoles normales supérieures » (arts and sciences), « l'ÉNA » (the civil service college), and « HEC » (business administration).Pupils prepare for entrance to the grandes écoles after their « baccalauréat » in two years of « classes préparatoires ». → CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES CONCOURS ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION* * *
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grande gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d adjectif1) ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) tall; (en longueur, durée) long; ( en largeur) wide; (en étendue, volume) big2) (nombreux, abondant) large, biglaver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]
3) ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, ami] great; [tricheur, joueur] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy4) ( important) [découverte, expédition, nouvelle] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] bigla grande majorité — the great ou vast majority
5) ( principal) main6) ( de premier plan) [société, marque] leading7) (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] nobleLouis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit
les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US
9) ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, valeur] great; [pointure, quantité, étendue] large; [vitesse] high10) (extrême, fort) [bonté, amitié, danger, intérêt] great; [bruit] loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violentà grands cris — loudly; cas, remède
11) ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great12) ( grandiose) [réception, projet] grand13) ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-soundinget voilà, tout de suite les grands mots — there you go, straight off the deep end
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adverbe wideouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears
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nom masculinles cinq grands — Politique the Big Five
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en grand locution adverbialePhrasal Verbs:* * *ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d grand, -e1. adj1) (= de haute taille) tallIl est grand pour son âge. — He's tall for his age.
2) (= aîné)C'est sa grande sœur. — She's his big sister.
3) (= adulte)Il est assez grand pour... — He's old enough to...
4) (= gros, vaste, large) big, large5) (importance, stature) greatC'est un grand ami à moi. — He's a great friend of mine.
les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines
6) (ampleur, degré)les grands blessés; Les grands blessés ont été emmenés à l'hôpital en hélicoptère. — The severely injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.
7) (intensif)Ça te fera beaucoup de bien d'être au grand air. — It'll be very good for you to be out in the open air.
2. adv3. nm/f1) (= élève, enfant) big boy, big girlIl est chez les grands maintenant. — He's in the senior school now.
C'est une grande, elle peut y aller seule. — She's a big girl now, she can go on her own.
2) (= personnage)4. nm* * *A adj1 ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) [personne, arbre, tour, cierge] tall; (en longueur, durée) [bras, enjambée, promenade, voyage] long; ( en largeur) [angle, marge] wide; (en étendue, volume) [lac, ville, salle, trou, édifice, paquet] large, big; [tas, feu] big; ( démesuré) [pied, nez, bouche] big; un homme (très) grand a (very) tall man; un grand homme brun, un homme grand et brun a tall dark man; plus grand que nature larger than life; ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide;2 (nombreux, abondant) [famille, foule] large, big; [fortune] large; grande braderie big sale; pas grand monde not many people; faire de grandes dépenses to spend a lot of money; il fait grand jour it's broad daylight; laver à grande eau to wash [sth] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [sth] down [sol]; à grand renfort de publicité with much publicity;3 ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, travailleur, ami, ennemi, pécheur] great; [tricheur, joueur, lâcheur, idiot] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; grand amateur de ballet great ballet lover; c'est un grand timide he's very shy; les grands malades very sick people; c'est un grand cardiaque he has a serious heart condition;4 ( important) [découverte, migration, expédition, événement, nouvelle, honneur] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big; ( principal) main; c'est un grand jour pour elle it's a big day for her; une grande partie de la maison a large part of the house; une grande partie des habitants many of the inhabitants; la grande majorité the great ou vast majority; ⇒ scène;5 ( principal) main; le grand escalier the main staircase; le grand problème/obstacle the main ou major problem/obstacle; les grands axes routiers the main ou trunk GB roads; les grands points du discours the main points of the speech; les grandes lignes d'une politique the broad lines of a policy;6 ( de premier plan) Écon, Pol [pays, société, industriel, marque] leading; les grandes industries the big industries;7 (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, œuvre, civilisation, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble; c'est un grand homme he's a great man; les grands écrivains great authors; un grand nom de la musique a great musician; un grand monsieur du théâtre a great gentleman of the stage; Louis/Pierre le Grand Louis/Peter the Great; les grands noms du cinéma/de la littérature indienne the big names of the cinema/of Indian literature; de grande classe [produit] high-class; [exploit] admirable; ⇒ esprit;8 ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte) grown-up; mon grand frère my elder brother; les grandes classes Scol the senior forms GB, the upper classes US; quand il sera grand when he grows up; mes enfants sont grands my children are quite old; une grande fille comme toi! a big girl like you!; 12 ans! tu es assez grand pour te débrouiller 12 years old! you're old enough to cope;9 ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, poids, valeur, âge] great; [dimensions, taille, pointure, quantité, nombre, étendue] large; [vitesse] high; [kilomètre, mois, heure] good; il est grand temps que tu partes it's high time you were off ou you went;10 (intense, extrême, fort) [bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt] great; [bruit] great, loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent; avec grand plaisir with great ou much pleasure; dans le plus grand secret in great secrecy; d'une grande bêtise/timidité very ou extremely stupid/shy; à ma grande honte/surprise much to my shame/surprise; sans grand espoir/enthousiasme without much hope/enthusiasm; sans grande importance not very important; il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire there isn't much harm in that/in doing; avoir grand faim/soif to be very hungry/thirsty; avoir grand besoin de to be badly in need of; ça te ferait le plus grand bien it would do you a world of good; à grands cris loudly; ⇒ cas, remède;11 ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great; grande dame great lady; la grande bourgeoisie the upper middle class;12 ( grandiose) [réception] grand; grands projets grand designs; avoir grande allure, avoir grand air to look very impressive;13 ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding; un grand merci a big thank you; faire de grands gestes to wave one's arms about; et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots there you go, straight off the deep end.B nm,f1 ( enfant) big boy/girl; Scol senior GB ou older pupil; il a fait ça tout seul comme un grand he did it all by himself like a big boy; il fait le ménage comme un grand he does the housework like a grown-up; pour les grands et les petits for old and young alike;C adv wide; ouvrir grand la bouche to open one's mouth wide; ouvrir tout grand les bras to throw one's arms open; les fenêtres sont grand(es) ouvertes the windows are wide open; ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide; ouvrir grand ses oreilles fig to prick up one's ears; ouvrir tout grand son cœur fig to open one's heart; les bottes chaussent grand the boots are large-fitting; leurs vêtements taillent grand their clothes are cut on the large side; voir grand fig to think big.D nm ( pays) big power; ( entreprise) leader, big name; les grands de ce monde the great and the good; Pol the world's leaders; les cinq grands Pol the Big Five; les grands de l'automobile the top car manufacturers; c'est un grand de la publicité he's big in advertising.E en grand loc adv [ouvrir] wide, completely; faire de l'élevage en grand to breed animals on a large scale; quand ils reçoivent, ils font les choses en grand when they entertain they do things on the grand scale or they really go to town○.grand argentier Hist royal treasurer; hum keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister; le grand art alchemy; grand banditisme organized crime; grand bassin ( de piscine) main pool; Anat upper pelvis; grand cacatois main royal sail; grand caniche standard poodle; le grand capital Écon big money, big investors pl; grand commis de l'État top civil servant; grand coq de bruyère capercaillie; grand corbeau raven; grand couturier couturier; grand débutant absolute beginner; grand duc Zool eagle owl; grand écart Danse, Sport splits (sg); faire le grand écart to do the splits; le grand écran the big screen; grand électeur ( en France) elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate; ( aux États-Unis) presidential elector; grand ensemble high-density housing complex; la vie dans les grands ensembles high-rise living; grand d'Espagne Spanish grandee; grand foc outer jib; grand frais Météo moderate gale; grand hunier main topsail; grand hunier fixe lower main topsail; grand hunier volant upper main topsail; grand invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled; grand invalide de guerre, GIG Prot Soc ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled; le grand large Naut the high seas (pl); grand magasin Comm department store; grand maître ( aux échecs) grand master; grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers Hist Grand Master of the Knights Templar; grand mât Naut mainmast; le grand monde high society; le Grand Nord Géog the Far North; Grand Œuvre Great Work; grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur high-ranking officer of the Legion of HonourGB; le Grand Orient the Grand Lodge of France; grand panda giant panda; Grand Pardon Day of Atonement; grand patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US; grand perroquet Naut main topgallant sail; grand prêtre Relig, fig high priest; grand prix Courses Aut, Sport grand prix; le grand public the general public; Comm produit grand public consumer product; grand quart Naut six-hour watch; Grand quartier général, GQG Mil General Headquarters, GHQ; grand quotidien Presse big national daily; grand roque Jeux ( aux échecs) castling long; le Grand Siècle Hist the 17th century (in France); grand teint colourfastGB; grand tétras capercaillie; grand tourisme Courses Aut, Aut GT, gran turismo; le Grand Turc the Sultan; grand veneur Chasse master of the hounds; grande Armée Hist Grande Armée (Napoleon's army); grande Baie Australienne Géog Great Australian Bight; la grande banlieue the outer suburbs (pl); Grande Barrière (de Corail) Géog Great Barrier Reef; la grande bleue the sea; la grande cuisine Culin haute cuisine; grande distribution Écon volume retailing; grand école higher education institution; la Grande Guerre Hist the First World War; grande gueule○ loud mouth○; grande hune Naut maintop; la grande muette the army; la grande muraille de Chine Géog the Great Wall of China; grande personne grown-up, adult; la grande presse Presse the popular dailies (pl); grande puissance Pol superpower; grande roue ( de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US; grande série Comm mass production; fabriqué en grande série mass-produced; grande surface Comm supermarket; grandes eaux fountains; fig ( pleurs) waterworks; dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks; grandes lignes Rail main train routes; grandes marées spring tides; grandes ondes Radio long wave (sg); Grandes Plaines Géog Great Plains; les grands blessés the seriously injured; grands corps de l'État Admin senior branches of the civil service; grands espaces Écol open spaces; grands fauves Zool big cats; grands fonds Naut ocean depths; les grands froids the cold of winter; Grands Lacs Géog Great Lakes; grands singes Zool great apes; ⇒ école, voyage.ⓘ Grande école A prestigious third-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.( féminin grande) [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) adjectifA.[ASPECT QUANTITATIF]grand A/B/C capital A/B/Cune grande tour a high ou tall towerun grand fleuve a long ou big riveravoir de grands pieds to have big ou large feetmarcher à grands pas to walk with great ou long strides3. [d'un certain âge - être humain] big[aîné - frère, sœur] big4. [qui dure longtemps] long5. [intense, considérable] greatpendant les grandes chaleurs in high summer, in ou at the height of summerun grand incendie a major ou great firela grande majorité de the great ou vast majority ofils plongent à une grande profondeur they dive very deep ou to a great depth7. [entier]elle m'a fait attendre une grande heure/semaine she made me wait a good hour/a good week9. GÉOGRAPHIE10. ZOOLOGIEB.[ASPECT QUALITATIF]les grands problèmes de notre temps the main ou major ou key issues of our timece sont de grands amis they're great ou very good friendsles grands blessés/brûlés/invalides the seriously wounded/burned/disabled3. [puissant, influent - banque] top ; [ - industriel] top, leading, major ; [ - propriétaire, famille] important ; [ - personnage] great4. [dans une hiérarchie]les grands dignitaires du régime the leading ou important dignitaries of the regime5. [noble]avoir grand air ou grande allure to carry oneself well, to be imposing6. [généralementéreux]il a un grand cœur he's big-hearted, he has a big heart7. [exagéré] biggrands mots high-sounding words, high-flown language8. [fameux, reconnu] greatun grand journaliste a great ou top journalistil ne descend que dans les grands hôtels he only stays in the best hotels ou the most luxurious hotelsle grand film de la soirée tonight's big ou feature filmles grandes dates de l'histoire de France the great ou most significant dates in French history9. HISTOIRE10. [omnipotent, suprême] greatC.[EN INTENSIF]sans grand enthousiasme/intérêt without much enthusiasm/interestsa grande fierté, c'est son jardin he's very proud of ou he takes great pride in his gardenun grand merci à ta sœur lots of thanks to ou a big thank you to your sistercette cuisine a grand besoin d'être nettoyée this kitchen really needs ou is in dire need of a cleantoute la famille au grand complet the whole family, every single member of the familyjamais, au grand jamais je n'accepterai never in a million years will I acceptà sa grande surprise much to his surprise, to his great surprise————————, grande [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) nom masculin, nom féminin1. [enfant - d'un certain âge][en appellatif]merci mon grand! thanks, son!allons, ma grande, ne pleure pas! come on now, love, don't cry!comme un grand: je me débrouillerai tout seul, comme un grand/toute seule, comme une grande I'll manage on my own, like a big boy/a big girl[en appellatif]alors, ma grande, tu as pu te reposer un peu? well dear, did you manage to get some rest?[personne de grande taille]pour la photo, les grands se mettront derrière for the photo, tall people ou the taller people will stand at the back————————adverbe1. [vêtement]2. (locution)3. [largement]4. ART————————nom masculin1. PHILOSOPHIE → link=infiniment infiniment2. [entrepreneur, industriel]les grands de l'automobile the major ou leading car manufacturers————————grands nom masculin plurielÉCONOMIE & POLITIQUEles grands [les puissants] the rich (and powerful)les grands de ce monde the people in (positions of) power ou in high places————————en grand locution adverbiale[complètement] on a large scaleil faut aérer la maison en grand the house needs a thorough ou good airinggrande école nom féminingrand ensemble nom masculingrande surface nom fémininThe grandes écoles are relatively small and highly respected higher education establishments. Admission is usually only possible after two years of intensive preparatory studies and a competitive entrance examination. Most have close links with industry. The grandes écoles include l'École des hautes études commerciales or HEC (management and business), l'École polytechnique or l'X (engineering) and l'École normale supérieure (teacher training). -
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I 1. [draɪv]3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.4) inform. drive m., unità f.5) mecc. trasmissione f.6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata2.modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissioneII 1. [draɪv]1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)
to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]
to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari
to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)
3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn
6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]2.1) aut. guidareto drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]
3.to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)
1) aut.•- drive at- drive on* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guidare2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) portare3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) spingere innanzi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) battere; scagliare5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) azionare2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) gita in automobile2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) viale d'accesso, strada privata3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagna5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) colpo6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive, lettore, unità•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
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- driving licence
- be driving at
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- drive on* * *drive /draɪv/n.1 giro (o viaggio) in macchina: to go for a drive, fare un giro in macchina; to take sb. for a drive, portare q. a fare un giro in macchina; It's two hours' drive there and back, ci sono due ore di macchina per andare e venire; a long and boring drive, un viaggio in macchina lungo e noioso; a 50 mile drive, un percorso in macchina di 50 miglia; The mountains are a short drive away, ci vuole poco in macchina per andare in montagna; a drive in the country [along the coast], un giro in macchina in campagna [lungo la costa]2 strada carrozzabile; (spec.) viale, vialetto ( di una casa): The house is reached by means of a tree-lined drive, si raggiunge la casa per mezzo di un viale alberato4 [u] determinazione, volontà: the drive to succeed, la volontà di riuscire; You need a lot of drive to succeed in business, ci vuole molta determinazione per riuscire in affari5 [uc] (psic.) pulsione, impulso: basic human drives, le pulsioni fondamentali dell'essere umano; the sex drive, l'impulso sessuale6 [u] aspirazione: the drive for peace, l'aspirazione alla pace; the drive for perfection [improvement, change], l'aspirazione alla perfezione [al miglioramento, al cambiamento]7 ( anche comm.) sforzo collettivo, campagna: a recruitment [sales] drive, una campagna di assunzioni [di vendite]; an export drive, una campagna per promuovere le esportazioni; a concerted drive to raise the firm's profile, una campagna comune per far salire il profilo dell'azienda8 (comput.) drive; ( anche) lettore, unità: hard ( disk) drive, hard disk, disco fisso; disk drive, unità disco9 ( sport) colpo ( dato a una palla); ( tennis) diritto, drive; ( calcio) tiro; ( golf) colpo lungo, drive; ( pallavolo) attacco, schiacciata: drive against the post, palo ( il tiro sul montante); drive at goal, tiro in porta; drive down the sideline, lungolinea (sost.)10 [uc] (autom.) guida ( il meccanismo, lo sterzo): left-hand drive, guida a sinistra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la destra); right-hand drive, guida a destra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la sinistra)11 [uc] (autom., mecc.) trazione: front-[rear-]wheel drive, trazione anteriore [posteriore]; four-wheel drive, trazione integrale12 [uc] (mecc.) comando trasmissione; presa: belt drive, trasmissione a cinghia; direct drive, presa diretta13 battuta di caccia; inseguimento14 (mil.) attacco; offensiva● drive belt, cinghia di trasmissione □ (mecc.) drive gear, ingranaggio conduttore □ (elettr.) drive pulse, impulso di comando □ (mecc.) drive screw, vite autofilettante □ (mecc.) drive wheel, ruota motrice.♦ (to) drive /draɪv/A v. t.1 guidare ( un veicolo); ( sport) pilotare: to drive a car [a van, a bus, a train], guidare una macchina [un furgone, un autobus, un treno]; to drive a racing car, pilotare una vettura da corsa; What do you drive?; che macchina hai?2 accompagnare, portare (q.) in macchina: to drive sb. home, accompagnare q. a casa in macchina; Can you drive me to the office?, puoi portarmi in macchina in ufficio?3 (fig.) spingere, portare (q. a qc.): to drive sb. to drink, spingere q. a bere (o a darsi all'alcol); to drive sb. to suicide, spingere q. al suicidio; to drive sb. to despair, portare q. alla disperazione; His insane jealousy drove her to leave him, la sua folle gelosia l'ha spinta a lasciarlo; High interest rates drove them to bankruptcy, gli alti tassi di interesse li hanno portati al fallimento; ( anche fig.) to drive sb. crazy (o mad) fare impazzire q.; (fam.) to drive sb. nuts (o round the bend, round the twist, up the wall) fare impazzire q.4 spingere, motivare: He is driven by a need to outshine his older brother, è motivato dal bisogno di superare il fratello più grande; I want to find out what drives him, voglio scoprire cos'è che lo motiva; His novels are driven by plot rather than character, i suoi romanzi sono incentrati più sulla trama che sui personaggi5 condurre un gregge (o una mandria) di: to drive sheep [cattle], condurre un gregge di pecore [una mandria di bovini]6 (fig.) far lavorare (duro): He drives his employees hard, fa lavorare duro i suoi dipendenti; She drives herself too hard, si dà troppo da fare7 ( sport) battere, scagliare; ( calcio) spedire ( la palla); ( tennis) colpire di diritto; ( golf) colpire con un driver: ( baseball) The batter drove the ball into the bleachers, il battitore ha scagliato la palla nelle gradinate8 conficcare, piantare: to drive a stake into the ground [a nail into a wall], piantare un palo per terra [un chiodo nel muro]10 sospingere: The storm drove the boat onto the reef, la tempesta ha sospinto la barca sulla scogliera11 fare andare, cacciare: The enemy were driven out of the town, i nemici sono stati cacciati dalla città; They drove the animals away by shouting and waving their arms, hanno mandato via gli animali urlando e agitando le braccia; Heavy rain drove them inside, la forte pioggia li ha fatti rientrare in casa; Thousands were driven from their home, migliaia di persone sono state costrette a lasciare la loro casa; Lots of holidaymakers were driven away by the bad weather, il cattivo tempo ha fatto partire in tutta fretta molti vacanzieri12 (di solito al passivo) azionare; far funzionare: The turbines are driven by water, le turbine sono azionate dall'acquaB v. i.1 (autom.) guidare: He's learning to drive, sta imparando a guidare; Let me drive, please!, fa' guidare me, per favore; I can't drive, non so guidare; He drives very well [too fast], guida molto bene [troppo forte]; Shall we drive back?, torniamo indietro?; He drove into a wall, è andato a sbattere con la macchina contro un muro; to drive out of the garage, uscire dal garage2 andare ( con un veicolo privato); andare in macchina: Shall we drive or walk?, andiamo in macchina o a piedi?; They drove to the airport, sono andati all'aeroporto in macchina; We got into the car and drove home, siamo saliti in macchina e siamo andati a casa; I don't drive anymore into town, there's never anywhere to park, non vado più in centro in macchina, non si trova mai parcheggio; After waiting for five minutes, the taxi-driver drove away, dopo avere aspettato cinque minuti, il tassista è andato via3 ( di veicolo) andare: The car drove into a lamppost, la macchina è andata a sbattere contro un lampione4 ( della pioggia, ecc.) cadere (forte); battere: The snow was driving down, nevicava forte; Rain was driving against the windows, la pioggia batteva contro le finestre5 (mil.) spingersi; addentrarsi: Napoleon drove ( ahead) into the plains of Russia, Napoleone si addentrò nelle pianure della Russia● to drive oneself, guidare: She can't drive herself any more, her daughter has to do it, non può più guidare, deve accompagnarla sua figlia □ ( slang USA) to drive the big (o the porcelain) bus, vomitare nella toilette □ (ingl.) to drive a coach and horses through st., mostrare chiaramente tutte le falle di qc.: This verdict drives a coach and horses through the legislation, questo verdetto mostra chiaramente tutte le falle della legislazione □ (autom., GB) to drive with excess alcohol, guidare in stato di ebbrezza □ to drive st. home, chiarire (bene) qc.: to drive home one's point, chiarire bene il proprio punto di vista; I drove home to them what the problem was, gli ho fatto capire qual era il problema □ to drive a hard bargain, fare un accordo molto vantaggioso □ to drive a wedge between, seminare zizzania tra □ (fig.) to drive sb. into a corner, mettere q. alle strette (o con le spalle al muro) □ (fig.) to drive st. into the ground, portare qc. alla rovina: They drove the business into the ground, hanno portato l'azienda alla rovina □ to drive prices through the roof, far salire i prezzi alle stelle.* * *I 1. [draɪv]3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.4) inform. drive m., unità f.5) mecc. trasmissione f.6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata2.modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissioneII 1. [draɪv]1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)
to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]
to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari
to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)
3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn
6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]2.1) aut. guidareto drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]
3.to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)
1) aut.•- drive at- drive on -
12 קהי
קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain -
13 קהה
קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain -
14 קָהָה
קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain -
15 קָהָא
קהי, קָהָה, קָהָא(b. h.; cmp. כָּהָה) 1) to be dull, blunt; (of a sword) to slide off a hard object. Y.Ber.IX, 13a וקָהַת החרב מעלוכ׳ and the sword slid off Moses neck and broke; Deut. R. s. 2; Yalk. Ex. 167 וקהית (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 78; Cant. R. to VII, 5 וקָהוּ שיניווכ׳ and the teeth of the wicked (Esau) became blunt and loose. 2) to be tough, unyielding, hard. Num. R. s. 3 (ref. to Koh. 10:10) אם ראית שקהו השמיםוכ׳, v. preced.Trnsf. to be difficult, unsolvable. Cant. R. to III, 7 שהיו כולן שונין … הלכה קוֹהָא להם they all sharpened the discussion like a sword, so that, when a case came before them, the decision might not be too difficult for them. Ib. to IV, 4 שאין הלכה קוהא להם never was there a subject too difficult for them to decide; a. e. 3) to be wearied; to faint; esp. to have a morbid appetite (caused by the smell of a dish). Ib. to I, 12 the Lord sent them a sweet scent from Eden והיתה נפשם קוהא לאכול and they were dying to eat (of the Passover sacrifice), v. עָיֵף; a. e. Hif. הִקְהָה (with שן) to make blunt and loose; trnsf. to refute; to break the power of; to grieve. Mekh. Bo, s. 18 אף אתה הַקְהֵה את שיניו thou, too, make his teeth blunt (refute his arguments). Gen. R. s. 99 (play on יקהת, Gen. 49:10) מי שמַקְהֶה שניוכ׳ he (the Messiah) that shall break the power of all nations; ib. s. 98. Sot.49a (read:) אימרים … למה הִקְהִיתָוכ׳ (v. Rashi) they (the children of the wicked that died in their parents lifetime) argue before him, … if thou intendedst to punish them in the hereafter, why didst thou cause them grief while living? Ib. שמחת … והקהית חשיני thou hast gladdened my heart (with the evidence of thy purity) and given me pain (by showing more affection for thy son than for myself). Snh.109b (play on בן קהת, Num. 16:1) בן שה׳וכ׳ a son that brought grief over his parents; a. e. Pi. קֵיהָה to pronounce unsolvable. Neg. IV, 11, v. כָּהָה. Nif. נִקְהָה 1) to become faint, powerless. Koh. R. to X, 10 אם נִקְהֵת אומהוכ׳ if the nation whose power was as hard as iron, has grown powerless. 2) to be tough, difficult. Ib. אם נ׳ תלמודךוכ׳ if thy lesson is as tough to thee as iron (v. preced). Hithpa. הִתְקָהֵא, הִתְקָהֶה; Nithpa. נִתְקָהֶה 1) to faint, long for. Yalk. Ex. 186 (ref. to מתלקחת, Ex. 9:24) מִתְקָהָא לעשות שליחותה (not שליחותיה) it (the fire) was dying to perform its mission; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 4a> מיתה מתקהאוכ׳ Ar. (ed. מתקריא, corr. acc.) dying, that is longing ; Cant. R. to III, 11 מיתה ומתקלהא בשביל לעשות רצון בוראם (corr. acc., a. read בוראה); Num. R. s. 12 (combining both versions) מיתה ומתקהלא לעשות … בוראה (corr. acc.). 2) to become tough, hard, unyielding, grievous, irksome. Koh. R. l. c. אם נִתְקָהוּ שמים שעלוכ׳ if the heavens above you have become hard as iron, v. supra. Ib. אם נתק׳ הרב על התלמידוכ׳ if the teacher has been unyielding to the pupil like iron (out of patience, and refusing to teach him) …, and the teacher shows not a friendly face (does not relent) Ib. אם נתק׳ התלמיד על הרבוכ׳ if the pupil has been annoying to his teacher (through his obtuseness or weavisome questions) …, and the teacher refuses to explain -
16 corriente
adj.1 ordinary, normal (normal).un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch2 running (agua).3 current (mes, año, cuenta).4 usual, customary.f.1 current.le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socketcorriente alterna/continua alternating/direct currentla corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream2 draught (British), draft (United States).3 trend, current (tendencia).corriente de pensamiento school of thought4 electric current, current, power, electricity.5 tide.6 flumen.* * *► adjetivo1 (común) ordinary, average2 (agua) running3 (fecha) current, present■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month4 (cuenta) current1 (mes) current month, this month1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow2 (de aire) draught (US draft)3 ELECTRICIDAD current4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school\■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-milldejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flowir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tidellevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebodyponer al corriente to bring up to date, put in the pictureponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch upsalirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinarytener al corriente to keep informedcorriente abajo downstreamcorriente alterna alternating currentcorriente arriba upstreamCorriente del Golfo Gulf Streamcorriente sanguínea bloodstream* * *1. adj.1) common2) ordinary2. noun f.1) current2) draft3) tendency, trend* * *1. ADJ1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] commonlas intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer
la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties
aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification
una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person
un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use
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poco corriente — unusual2) (=habitual) usual, customarylo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming
es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding
3) (=no especial) ordinaryno es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring
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fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary•
normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary•
salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinarytiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job
4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] currentcuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)5) [agua] running6) † (=en regla) in ordertodo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure
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estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth2. SM1)•
al corriente —a) (=al día) up to dateestoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments
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poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to dateb) (=informado)•
estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it
¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?
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mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)•
poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)•
ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)•
tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)2) [en cartas]el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month
3. SF1) [de fluido] current- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corrientecuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him
corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava
corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current
2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream
3) (Elec) current•
dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's liveme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock
4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend* * *I1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normalun coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy
2)a) ( en curso) <mes/año> currentsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month
b)IIal corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
1) ( de agua) currentdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd
ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide
2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here
3) ( tendencia) trend4) (Elec) currentme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock
•* * *I1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normalun coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy
2)a) ( en curso) <mes/año> currentsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month
b)IIal corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
1) ( de agua) currentdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd
ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide
2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here
3) ( tendencia) trend4) (Elec) currentme dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock
•* * *corriente11 = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.* agua corriente = running water.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* corriente abajo = downstream.* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.* corriente arriba = upstream.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.* corriente oceánica = ocean current.* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.corriente22 = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.* cable con corriente = live wire.* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* regulador de corriente = current regulator.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.corriente33 = trend, strand, current, movement.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.* contracorriente = cross-current.* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.* corriente dominante = mainstream.* corriente, lo = the normal run of.* corriente principal = mainstream.* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.corriente44 = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.* al corriente de = in step with.* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.* común y corriente = unremarkable.* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* día corriente = ordinary day.* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.* normal y corriente = unremarkable.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].* * *A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normales un error muy corriente it's a very common mistakeese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this areaun método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadayslo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advanceun cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knifees un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary materialcorriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-milles un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dressnos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-millB1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› currentla inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this monthsu atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst2al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the paymentsempezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught upquiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes inya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happenedA (de agua) currentcorrientes marinas ocean currentsdejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowdir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tideseguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sbCompuestos:stream of consciousnessHumboldt CurrentGulf Stream( Psic) stream of conciousnesscierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draftC (tendencia) trendlas nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashionuna corriente de pensamiento a school of thoughtuna corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this ideaD ( Elec) currentuna corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp currentme dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shockse cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole streetno hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the houseCompuestos:alternating current, ACdirect current, DCtwo-phase currentelectric currentthree-phase current* * *
corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
b)◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;
empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor( conjugate humor) sb
c) (Elec) current;◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;
se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift
* * *♦ adj1. [normal] ordinary, normal;[frecuente] common;es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;Famcorriente y moliente run-of-the-mill2. [agua] running3. [cuenta] current4. [mes, año] current;en mayo del año corriente in May of this year♦ nf1. [de río] current;corriente abajo downstream;corriente arriba upstream;nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flowcorriente de convección convection current;la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;corriente de lava lava flow;corriente marina ocean current;corriente oceánica ocean current;corriente de sangre bloodstream;corriente sanguínea bloodstream;corriente submarina underwater current2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughtyMeteo corriente en chorro jet stream3. corriente migratoria migratory current4. [de electricidad] current;toma de corriente socket;media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socketcorriente alterna alternating current;corriente continua direct current;corriente eléctrica electric current;corriente trifásica three-phase current5. [tendencia] trend, current;[de opinión] tide;las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;Bolsauna corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party♦ nm[mes en curso]el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month♦ al corriente loc advestoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date* * *I adj1 ( actual) current2 ( común) ordinary;corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill3:estar al corriente be up to date;poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sthcorriente de aire draft, Br draught;ir onadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;llevar oseguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow* * *corriente adj1) : common, everyday2) : current, present4)corriente nf1) : currentcorriente alterna: alternating currentdirect current: corriente continua2) : draft3) tendencia: tendency, trend* * *corriente1 adj1. (normal) ordinaryno importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro2. (común) commoncorriente2 n1. (electricidad, agua) current2. (de aire) draught -
17 PPS
1) Компьютерная техника: Parabolic Projection System, precise positioning service2) Авиация: power plant station3) Американизм: Partnership For Public Service, Post Postal Service4) Ботаника: Photosynthetic Pigment Systems5) Спорт: Prospect Payment System6) Военный термин: Post-Production Support, Precise Position Service, Precision and Positioning Service, partial pressure sensor, parts provisioning system, personnel processing squadron, personnel/payroll system, photovoltaic power supply, pilot's performance system, plant protection system, prepositioned stock, primary power source, primary power system, primary propulsion system, program planning system, programmable power supply, projected planning system, provisioning performance schedule7) Техника: Product Process And System, photopolarimeter subsystem, pictures per second, plutonium product storage, polyprocessor system, protons per second8) Шутливое выражение: Pray Patients Survive9) Математика: Pattern Probability Strategy, Provider Power Series10) Метеорология: Probability Proportionate To Size11) Бухгалтерия: Payment Processing Service, Prospective Payment System12) Автомобильный термин: accelerator pedal position sensor, ported pressure switch (Ford)13) Биржевой термин: Price Per Share14) Геодезия: Principal Point of Symmetry15) Ирландский язык: (Personal Public Service) Служба Государственного Обеспечения (Ирландия)16) Телекоммуникации: Packets Per Second, Система с предоплатой17) Сокращение: Patrulno-Postovaya Sluzhba (Moscow police force unit (Russia)), Photovoltaic Power System, PostPostScriptum, Precision Pointing System, Precision Positioning Service, Program Performance Specifications, Pulse/d Power Supply, Post PostScriptum18) Университет: Philosophy Paradigm Studies19) Физиология: Post Polio Syndrome, Preferred Provider Services, Purely Panic Stricken20) Школьное выражение: Pittsburgh Public School21) Электроника: Pied Piper Sampling, PolyPhenylene Sulfide (Plastic)22) Вычислительная техника: Parallel Processing System, personal publishing system, персональная издательская система, Public Packet Switching (network)23) Нефть: Produetion Parker Setting24) Банковское дело: привилегированная акция, имеющая преимущество перед другими акциями в случае ликвидации компании (США; prior preferred stock)25) Транспорт: Progressive Power Steering26) Фирменный знак: Palmers Pursuit Shop27) СМИ: Paul's Post Script, Post Post Script28) Деловая лексика: Please Pay Something, Practical Project Steering, Production Planning And Steering29) Образование: Pupil Personnel Services30) Инвестиции: prior preferred stock31) Сетевые технологии: Protocol And Parameter Selection, packet per second, выполненный шаг процедуры (performed procedure step)32) Полимеры: polyphenylene sulphide, porous by precipitator and solvent33) Автоматика: production planning system34) Пластмассы: Polyphenylene Sulfide35) Медицинская техника: proportional pressure support (ИВЛ)36) Макаров: positive phase-sequence37) Расширение файла: Microsoft Power Point Slide, Personal Producer Storyboard, Power Point Slide, Power Personal Systems (IBM)38) Нефть и газ: Porosity Permeability Saturation39) Общественная организация: Partnership for Public Services40) Должность: Parliamentary Private Secretary, Professional Personal Skills, Professional Protection Specialist41) NYSE. Post Propertys, Inc.42) Единицы измерений: Pages Per Side, Participants Per School, Pixels Per Second, Polygons Per Second, Pulses Per Second -
18 pps
1) Компьютерная техника: Parabolic Projection System, precise positioning service2) Авиация: power plant station3) Американизм: Partnership For Public Service, Post Postal Service4) Ботаника: Photosynthetic Pigment Systems5) Спорт: Prospect Payment System6) Военный термин: Post-Production Support, Precise Position Service, Precision and Positioning Service, partial pressure sensor, parts provisioning system, personnel processing squadron, personnel/payroll system, photovoltaic power supply, pilot's performance system, plant protection system, prepositioned stock, primary power source, primary power system, primary propulsion system, program planning system, programmable power supply, projected planning system, provisioning performance schedule7) Техника: Product Process And System, photopolarimeter subsystem, pictures per second, plutonium product storage, polyprocessor system, protons per second8) Шутливое выражение: Pray Patients Survive9) Математика: Pattern Probability Strategy, Provider Power Series10) Метеорология: Probability Proportionate To Size11) Бухгалтерия: Payment Processing Service, Prospective Payment System12) Автомобильный термин: accelerator pedal position sensor, ported pressure switch (Ford)13) Биржевой термин: Price Per Share14) Геодезия: Principal Point of Symmetry15) Ирландский язык: (Personal Public Service) Служба Государственного Обеспечения (Ирландия)16) Телекоммуникации: Packets Per Second, Система с предоплатой17) Сокращение: Patrulno-Postovaya Sluzhba (Moscow police force unit (Russia)), Photovoltaic Power System, PostPostScriptum, Precision Pointing System, Precision Positioning Service, Program Performance Specifications, Pulse/d Power Supply, Post PostScriptum18) Университет: Philosophy Paradigm Studies19) Физиология: Post Polio Syndrome, Preferred Provider Services, Purely Panic Stricken20) Школьное выражение: Pittsburgh Public School21) Электроника: Pied Piper Sampling, PolyPhenylene Sulfide (Plastic)22) Вычислительная техника: Parallel Processing System, personal publishing system, персональная издательская система, Public Packet Switching (network)23) Нефть: Produetion Parker Setting24) Банковское дело: привилегированная акция, имеющая преимущество перед другими акциями в случае ликвидации компании (США; prior preferred stock)25) Транспорт: Progressive Power Steering26) Фирменный знак: Palmers Pursuit Shop27) СМИ: Paul's Post Script, Post Post Script28) Деловая лексика: Please Pay Something, Practical Project Steering, Production Planning And Steering29) Образование: Pupil Personnel Services30) Инвестиции: prior preferred stock31) Сетевые технологии: Protocol And Parameter Selection, packet per second, выполненный шаг процедуры (performed procedure step)32) Полимеры: polyphenylene sulphide, porous by precipitator and solvent33) Автоматика: production planning system34) Пластмассы: Polyphenylene Sulfide35) Медицинская техника: proportional pressure support (ИВЛ)36) Макаров: positive phase-sequence37) Расширение файла: Microsoft Power Point Slide, Personal Producer Storyboard, Power Point Slide, Power Personal Systems (IBM)38) Нефть и газ: Porosity Permeability Saturation39) Общественная организация: Partnership for Public Services40) Должность: Parliamentary Private Secretary, Professional Personal Skills, Professional Protection Specialist41) NYSE. Post Propertys, Inc.42) Единицы измерений: Pages Per Side, Participants Per School, Pixels Per Second, Polygons Per Second, Pulses Per Second -
19 शक्तिः _śaktiḥ
शक्तिः f. [शक्-क्तिन्]1 (a) Power, ability, capa- city, strength, energy, prowess; दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या Pt.1.361; ज्ञाने मौनं क्षमा शक्तौ R.1.22; so यथाशक्ति, स्वशक्ति &c. (b) Faculty, capacity; स्मरण- शक्ति 'retentive faculty or memory'.-2 Regal power; (it has three parts or elements; 1 प्रभुशक्ति or प्रभावशक्ति' the majesty or pre-eminent position of the king himself'; 2 मंत्रशक्ति 'the power of good counsel'; and 3 उत्साहशक्ति 'the power of energy'); राज्यं नाम शक्तित्रयायत्तम् Dk.; त्रिसाधना शक्तिरिवार्थसंचयम् R.3.13;6.33;17.63; Śi.2.26.-3 The power of composition, poetic power or genius; शक्तिर्निपुणता लोकशास्त्रकाव्याद्यवेक्षणात् K.P.1; see explanation ad loc.-4 The active power of a deity, regarded as his wife, female divinity; (these are vari- ously enumerated, 8, 9 or even 5 being mentioned); स जयति परिणद्धः शक्तिभिः शक्तिनाथः Māl.5.1; Ś.7.35.-5 A kind of missile; शक्तिखण्डामर्षतेन गाण्डीविनोक्तम् Ve. 3; ततो विभेद पौलस्त्यः शक्त्या वक्षसि लक्ष्मणम् R.12.77.-6 A spear, dart, pike, lance.-7 (In phil.) The relation of a term to the thing designated.-8 The power inhe- rent in cause to produce its necessary effect.-9 (In Rhet.) The power or signification of a word; (these are three अभिधा, लक्षणा and व्यञ्जना); तिस्रः शब्दस्य शक्तयः S. D.11.-1 The expressive power or denotation of a word (opp. लक्षणा and व्यञ्जना); it is thus defined:-- अस्माच्छब्दादयमर्थो बोद्धव्य इत्याकारको$नादिसंकेतः शक्तिः Tarka. K.-11 The female organ, the counterpart of the Phallus of &Saucte;iva worshipped by a sect of people called Śāktas.-12 A sword.-13 An implement in gambling.-Comp. -अर्धः perspiring and panting through fatigue or exertion.-अपेक्ष, -अपेक्षिन् a. having regard to strength; षाड्गुण्यमुपयुञ्जीत शक्त्यपेक्षो रसायनम् Śi.2.93.-कुण्ठनम् the deadening of a power.-ग्रह a.1 appre- hending the force or meaning.-2 armed with a spear.-(हः) 1 apprehension of the force, meaning, or acceptation of a word.-2 a spearman, lancer.-3 an epithet of Śiva.-4 of Kārtikeya.-ग्राहक a. deter- mining or establishing the meaning of a word. (-कः) epithet of Kārtikeya.-त्रयम् the three constituent elements of regal power; see शक्ति (2) above.-धर a. strong, powerful.-(रः) 1 a spearman.-2 an epithet of Kārtikeya; ततस्तामेव चोत्कृष्य शक्तिं शक्तिधरप्रियः Rām. 7.8.11.-ध्वजः N. of Kārtikeya; शक्तिध्वजशिखरशूलोत्सेधं सौधमागतम् Dk.2.5.-नाथः N. of Śiva; स जयति परिणद्धः शक्तिभिः शक्तिनाथः Māl.5.1.-पर्णः Alstonia Scholaris. (Mar. सातवीण).-पाणिः, -भृत् m.1 a spearman.-2 an epithet of Kārtikeya.-पातः 1 prostration of strength.-2 In Yoga philosophy, a spiritual procedure, by which the preceptor puts his strength (spiritual power) in his pupil.-पूजकः a Śākta q. v.-पूजा the worship of Śakti.-पूर्वः an epithet of Parāśara.-वैकल्यम् loss of strength, debility, incapacity.-हीन a. powerless, weak, impotent.-हेतिकः a lancer, spearman. -
20 leistungsstark
Adj.2. SPORT, PÄD. high-performing, high-achieving; Mannschaft: strong; leistungsstarker Schüler auch high achiever* * *leis|tungs|starkadj(= konkurrenzfähig) highly competitive; (= produktiv) highly efficient or productive; Motor very powerful; Maschine highly productive* * *leis·tungs·stark1. (große Produktionskapazität besitzend) [highly-]efficient [or productive] attr, [highly] efficient [or productive] pred2. AUTO, ELEK, TECH [very] powerfulein \leistungsstarker Motor a high-performance [or [very] powerful] engine* * *Adjektiv high-performing attrib. < athlete>; able <pupil, athlete, etc.>; high-performance attrib., powerful <engine, car>; highly efficient <business, power station>; (sehr konkurrenzfähig) highly competitive <business, athlete>* * *leistungsstark adj1. TECH high-performance; Motor, Fahrzeug: auch powerful, high-poweredleistungsstarker Schüler auch high achiever* * *Adjektiv high-performing attrib. < athlete>; able <pupil, athlete, etc.>; high-performance attrib., powerful <engine, car>; highly efficient <business, power station>; (sehr konkurrenzfähig) highly competitive <business, athlete>
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