put into brackets

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) pôr

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) apresentar

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) exprimir

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) pôr

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) navegar

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- put-on

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[put] n 1 arremesso, lançamento. 2 Sports arremesso de peso. 3 (bolsa) operação a prazo. • vt+vi ps, pp put 1 pôr: a) colocar. b) reduzir a um estado ou condição. c) fixar, determinar. d) guardar. e) depositar. f) atribuir, imputar. g) adicionar, deitar. h) assinar, apor. i) expressar, afirmar. j) dedicar-se a. k) aplicar. l) impor ônus a. m) firmar, assentar. 2 formular, propor. 3 seguir, rumar. 4 avaliar, orçar. 5 incitar. 6 lançar à água (navio). 7 forçar, obrigar. 8 arremessar, lançar. 9 apostar. 10 investir. 11 adaptar. 12 traduzir. • adj no lugar, fixado, fixo, parado. he puts the distance at eight miles ele avalia a distância em oito milhas. how shall I put it? como direi? if I may put my two cents in se eu posso dar um conselho, um palpite. if one puts it upon that ground considerando-o deste ponto de vista. I put him on guard eu o preveni. I put it to you deixo-o a seu critério. she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him down to it ela lhe confiou (segredo, novidade). she put him on his oath ela o fez jurar. stay put! não se mova! they put their heads together eles confabularam. to put about 1 publicar ou circular. 2 mudar o curso, o rumo. 3 espalhar (boato). to put a bug in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put across 1 conseguir explicar algo. 2 levar a cabo. I just can’t put it across / não consigo mesmo levá-lo a cabo. to put a flea in one’s ear deixar alguém com a pulga atrás da orelha. to put ahead avançar, adiantar. to put an end to pôr fim em, acabar, encerrar. he put an end to his life / ele deu cabo da vida. he put an end to the matter / ele encerrou o assunto. to put a question levantar uma questão. to put aside 1 pôr de lado (para fazer uma outra coisa). 2 não dar importância. to put away 1 pôr de lado. 2 descartar, dispor de. 3 guardar, economizar. 4 guardar, colocar no devido lugar. 5 divorciar. 6 matar um animal velho ou doente. 7 confinar, prender. 8 comer. to put back 1 adiar. 2 atrasar. 3 repelir. 4 recusar, negar. 5 repor, recolocar. 6 Naut voltar, regressar. 7 atrasar o relógio. to put by 1 guardar, economizar. 2 pôr de lado. 3 armazenar. 4 rejeitar, recusar. 5 livrar-se de. 6 desviar, esquivar. to put down 1 criticar alguém na frente de outras pessoas, humilhar. 2 dar uma quantia de dinheiro como entrada. 3 anotar, inscrever, registrar (no papel). 4 matar um animal velho ou doente. 5 parar o veículo para alguém descer. 6 Aeron aterrissar. 7 pôr a criança para dormir. 8 derrubar. 9 suprimir, eliminar. 10 rebaixar, degradar. 11 depor. 12 cortar, renunciar a. 13 atribuir. 14 estimar, considerar. 15 beber continuadamente. to put down for relacionar, pedir por escrito. to put for fazer uma tentativa para ganhar. to put forth 1 estender. 2 tornar manifesto. 3 desenvolver, tornar. 4 empregar, aplicar (força). 5 elevar, erguer (voz). 6 propor. 7 publicar, editar. 8 emprestar com juros. to put forward 1 promover, pôr em evidência. 2 fazer progredir, avançar. 3 propor, formular, apresentar. she put forward an argument / ela apresentou um argumento. to put in 1 consertar um equipamento doméstico. 2 gastar tempo e energia fazendo uma atividade. 3 interromper alguém. 4 introduzir, apresentar. 5 intercalar, encaixar. 6 interferir, intervir. 7 aportar. the ship put into the port / o navio entrou no porto. 8 eleger um político ou um partido político. to put in brackets/ parentheses colocar entre parênteses. to put in for 1 requerer algo formalmente. 2 oferecer-se, candidatar-se. to put in mind lembrar. to put in possession 1 empossar, dar posse a. 2 informar, pôr a par de. to put in practice 1 pôr em ação. 2 praticar, fazer. to put into gear embrear. to put it on 1 fingir. 2 sobrecarregar. 3 exagerar. to put off 1 despir, tirar, descalçar. 2 adiar, protelar, transferir, postergar. 3 dissuadir. 4 usar de evasivas. 5 coll desconcertar, confundir. 6 desembarcar, pôr em terra (passageiros). 7 partir. 8 desencorajar, desanimar. 9 atrapalhar (o trabalho, a concentração de alguém). to put on 1 vestir, calçar. 2 assumir. 3 imputar, atribuir a. 4 impor, infligir. 5 incitar, instigar. 6 empregar, aplicar. 7 carregar no preço. 8 ganhar pressão. 9 fingir, simular. he puts on a big act / ele está fazendo fita. 10 apostar em. 11 adiantar (relógios). 12 antecipar. 13 coll representar, levar. to put on the ritz dar-se ares de riqueza, mostrar-se, exibir-se. to put on to 1 estar consciente de. 2 conectar-se com/ao telefone. to put one’s ass on the line vulg colocar-se em perigo, assumir a responsabilidade. to put one’s back into dedicar-se de corpo e alma a. to put one’s cards on the table colocar as cartas na mesa, fazer jogo franco. to put oneself in somebody’s place imaginar-se em lugar de alguém. to put one’s foot in one’s mouth meter os pés pelas mãos. to put one’s hands to the plow meter mãos à obra. to put one through the mill 1 sujeitar a disciplina rigorosa. 2 punir, castigar. to put on trial levar à barra do tribunal. to put out 1 expelir, lançar fora. 2 extinguir, aparar. 3 emprestar. 4 desconcertar, confundir. he was put by this news / esta notícia o desconcertou. 5 estender a mão. 6 exibir, mostrar. 7 publicar, editar. 8 gastar, despender. 9 dar para criar (criança). 10 pôr para fora. 11 dar para fora (roupa suja, etc.). 12 ir embora, partir, sair. 13 Med deslocar, distender. 14 Naut fazer-se ao mar. the ship put out to sea / o navio fez-se ao mar. 15 Sports pôr fora de jogo. 16 desfraldar (bandeira). to put out of action pôr fora de função ou ação. to put out of gear desengrenar. to put out of one’s head fazer esquecer. to put out of order pôr em desordem. to put out of the way 1 matar, eliminar. 2 destruir. to put over 1 colocar acima de. 2 conduzir através de, fazer transpor. 3 levar a cabo. 4 sl prevalecer, impor-se. he put himself over / ele conseguiu prevalecer. 5 comunicar. 6 iludir, tapear. to put somebody in a hole coll pôr alguém em dificuldades. to put somebody on the floor arrasar, fazer com que todos o apreciem, desbundar alguém. to put somebody through college/ school financiar os estudos de alguém. she put him through college / ela lhe financiou os estudos. to put something into one’s head colocar, meter algo na cabeça. to put something over on someone fazer alguém crer. one can’t put anything over on him / ele não se deixa ludibriar. to put the bite on sl dar uma mordidinha, pedir dinheiro emprestado. to put the cart before the horse pôr a carroça diante dos bois. to put the pen to paper começar a escrever. she put the pen to the paper / ela começou a escrever. to put the screw to sl apertar, pressionar, agir coercivamente. to put the wind up 1 alarmar, alvoroçar. 2 alarmar-se. 3 tornar-se irritado ou excitado. to put the wood to sl castigar, coagir. to put through 1 levar a cabo. 2 conseguir a aprovação de lei. 3 fazer penetrar ou atravessar. 4 fazer agir. 5 coll fazer ligação telefônica. 6 forçar alguém a, obrigar alguém a. to put to 1 combinar, juntar, unir. 2 confiar a. 3 afixar a, prender a. 4 atrelar. he put the horses to the car / ele atrelou os cavalos. 5 limitar a. 6 expor a, sujeitar a. to put to a stand dar um paradeiro a. to put to bed pôr na cama, fazer deitar. to put to death matar, executar. the murderer was put to death / o assassino foi executado. to put to flight lançar em fuga. to put together 1 agregar. 2 juntar, reunir. to put to rights pôr em ordem, endireitar. to put to sea começar uma viagem, fazer-se ao mar. to put to shame fazer envergonhar. to put to silence silenciar, fazer calar. to put to sleep pôr na cama, fazer dormir. to put to the sword matar com a espada. to put to the vote submeter à votação. to put two and two together chegar, tirar conclusões. to put under the screw forçar, pressionar. to put up 1 levantar, alçar, içar, suspender, pendurar. 2 erigir, erguer, edificar. 3 montar (máquinas). 4 pôr em leilão. 5 levar à cena. 6 guardar, economizar. 7 pôr em conserva. 8 pôr de lado. 9 acolher, dar hospedagem a, acomodar. 10 designar candidato. 11 candidatar-se. 12 acondicionar, embrulhar. 13 sl tramar, conspirar. 14 aumentar, elevar (preços). 15 alojar-se, hospedar-se. 16 embainhar (espada). 17 cessar (luta). to put up a big stink Braz coll armar um salseiro, rodar a baiana. to put up to 1 instigar, incitar a. he put him up to it / ele o instigou a dizê-lo. 2 dar informações importantes. I’ll put it up to him / levá-lo-ei ao seu conhecimento. to put up with tolerar, agüentar, suportar. what would you put it at? em quanto você avalia isto?

1) (support, projection) Konsole, die; (lamp-support) Lampenhalter, der

2) (mark) Klammer, die

3) (group) Gruppe, die

1) (enclose in brackets) einklammern

2) (couple with brace) mit einer Klammer verbinden; (fig.) in Verbindung bringen

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1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) die Klammer

2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) der Halter

1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) eingeklammert

2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) auf die gleiche Stufe stellen

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- academic.ru/115489/bracket_fungus">bracket fungus

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I. n

1. usu pl (in writing) Klammer f

in [round/square] \brackets in [runden/eckigen] Klammern

to be included in \brackets in Klammern stehen

2. AM, AUS (square writing symbols)

▪ \brackets pl eckige Klammern

3. (category) Klasse f, Gruppe f; COMM also Stufe f, Intervall nt

age \bracket Altersgruppe f; FIN

income \bracket Einkommensstufe f

middle-income \bracket mittlere Einkommensstufe

salary \bracket Gehaltsklasse f

tax \bracket Steuerklasse f

4. (L-shaped support) Konsole f, [Winkel]stütze f

II. vt

1. (put into brackets)

▪ to \bracket sth etw einklammern [o in Klammern setzen

2. (include in one group)

▪ to \bracket sb with sb jdn mit jdm in einen Topf werfen fam

to \bracket sth together etw in einen Topf schmeißen fam

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1. n

1) (= angle bracket) Winkelträger m; (for shelf) (Regal)träger m; (ARCHIT) Konsole f; (of stone) Kragstein m

2) (TYP, MUS) Klammer f

3) (= gas bracket) Anschluss m; (for electric light) (Wand)arm m

4) (= group) Gruppe f, Klasse f

2. vt

1) (= put in brackets) einklammern

2) ( = join by brackets) mit einer Klammer verbinden; (MUS ALSO) mit einer Akkolade verbinden; (fig = group together) zusammenfassen

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bracket [ˈbrækıt]

A s

1. TECH

a) Träger m, Halter m, Stützarm m, Stütze f, Konsole f

b) Gabel f, Gestell n

c) (Wand)Arm m (einer Leuchte etc)

d) ELEK Isolator-, Winkelstütze f

2. ARCH, TECH

a) Konsole f, Krag-, Tragstein m

b) Stützbalken m (im Dachstuhl)

c) Schwingbaum m (einer Brücke)

3. kurzes Wandbrett

4. MIL Gabel f (beim Einschießen):

long bracket große oder weite Gabel;

short bracket kleine oder enge Gabel

5. MATH, TYPO ( meist eckige) Klammer:

be in brackets in Klammern stehen;

put sth in brackets etwas in Klammern setzen;

“open (close) brackets” „Klammer auf (zu)“;

( angle oder broken oder pointed) brackets spitze Klammern;

round brackets runde Klammern, Parenthese f;

square brackets eckige Klammern

6. Rubrik f (durch Klammer verbundener Teil einer Liste etc)

7. (soziologische) Schicht, (statistische) Kategorie, (besonders Alters-, Steuer) Klasse f, (Einkommens- etc) Gruppe f, (-)Stufe f

B v/t

1. einklammern, in Klammern setzen oder schreiben

2. auch bracket together

a) in dieselbe Kategorie einordnen, in eine Gruppe zusammenfassen,

b) auf eine oder die gleiche Stufe stellen ( with mit)

3. oft bracket off fig ausklammern

4. MIL das Ziel eingabeln

bkt abk

1. basket

2. bracket

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1) (support, projection) Konsole, die; (lamp-support) Lampenhalter, der

2) (mark) Klammer, die

3) (group) Gruppe, die

1) (enclose in brackets) einklammern

2) (couple with brace) mit einer Klammer verbinden; (fig.) in Verbindung bringen

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Halter - m.

Klammer -n f.

Konsole -n f.

Winkel - m.

brack·et [ʼbrækɪt] n

1) usu pl ( in writing) Klammer f;

in [round/square] \brackets in [runden/eckigen] Klammern;

to be included in \brackets in Klammern stehen

2) (Am, Aus) ( square writing symbols)

\brackets pl eckige Klammern

3) ( category) Klasse f, Gruppe f, Stufe f;

age \bracket Altersgruppe f;

income \bracket Einkommensstufe f;

tax \bracket Steuerklasse f

4) ( L-shaped support) Konsole f, [Winkel]stütze f vt

1) ( put into brackets)

to \bracket sth etw einklammern [o in Klammern setzen];

2) ( include in one group)

to \bracket sb with sb jdn mit jdm in einen Topf werfen ( fam)

to \bracket sth together etw in einen Topf schmeißen ( fam)

1. put, place, rest, set; stand

(граници) set (up), fix

(грунд) тех., жив. ground

поставям дата на писмо date a letter

(звънец, телефон и пр.) install

(капан) set, lay

поставям караул воен. post/station a guard

(мини основа) lay

поставям нож на пушка fix a bayonet to a rifle

поставям обява put up a notice

поставям тръба fit/fix a pipe (в into)

(препинателен знак) put

(някому бележка) give

2. муз. (шко-лувам глас) train, place

3. (пиеса) put up, produce, stage, mount, get up; bring a play on the stage

пиеса, която се поставя a play in/under rehearsal

поставям въпрос put/pose a question

поставям въпрос за разглеждане put/submit/table a question for discussion ( пред to)

поставям диагноза diagnose (a disease)

поставям начало на initiate

поставям условия lay down terms, attach conditions (за to)

поставям като условие да stipulate that

поставям някого в безизходно положение, поставям натясно прен. drive s.o. into a corner, corner s.o., bring s.o. to bay

поставям във връзка bring into contact (с with)

поставям в действие set in motion; actuate; bring into action/operation

(топове, сили) bring into play

поставям в зависимост от make dependent on

поставям в неизгодно положение place at a disadvantage, penalize

поставям в ред set in order

set to rights, ( стая и) tidy up

поставям в скоби put in parentheses/brackets

поставям в услуга на place at the service of

поставям вън от законите outlaw

поставям на бойна нога put on a war footing, bring/put (armies) into the field

поставям на гласуване put to the vote

поставям на карта (рискувам) stake, hazard

поставям на подсъдимата скамейка bring/put into the dock

поставям си за цел да make it o.'s aim to

поставих си за задача I set myself the task (да of с ger.), my purpose was to

поставих си като правило I made it a rule (да to)

поставям под наблюдение put (s.o., s.th.) under observation

той се е поставил добре в обществото he holds/occupies a high position in society, he is highly esteemed in society

умее да се постави he always puts his best foot forward

постави се на мое място suppose yourself in my place; put yourself in my shoes

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поста̀вям,

1. put, place, rest, set; stand; plant; ( граници) set (up), fix; ( грунд) техн. ground; \поставям бомба (в самолет и пр.) plant a bomb; \поставям дата на писмо date a letter; ( звънец, телефон и пр.) install; ( капан) set, lay; \поставям караул воен. post/station a guard; \поставям нож на пушка fix a bayonet to a rifle; ( препинателен знак) put; \поставям часовой furnish sentries;

2. ( пиеса) put up, produce, stage, mount, get up; bring a play on the stage; пиеса, която се поставя a play in/under rehearsal; • \поставям в зависимост от make dependent on; \поставям в неизгодно положение place at a disadvantage, penalize; \поставям въпрос за разглеждане put/table a question for discussion ( пред to); \поставям извън закона outlaw; \поставям на карта ( рискувам) stake, hazard; \поставям на подсъдимата скамейка bring/put into the dock; \поставям някого в безизходно положение, \поставям натясно прен. drive s.o. into a corner, corner s.o., bring s.o. to bay; \поставям условия lay down terms.

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put: поставям your gun on the table - постави оръжието си на масата; placе; stand: I поставям myself the task - поставям си задача; fix up; mark (бележка); mount; appose; embed{im`bed}; enact (театр.); fit in; get up (пиеса); install: поставям an air-condition - поставям климатична инсталация; implant; lay{lei}: поставям down terms - поставям условия; pass; perch; pitch; poist

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1 to shut up or in.

2 to contain.

sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words

3 to shut in, to close in, to confine, to lock in.

Ella encerró al chico mal portado She shut in the misbehaving boy.

4 to enclose, to encompass, to contain, to comprise.

Ese poema encierra mucha verdad That poem encloses much truth.

5 to surround, to hem.

La cerca encierra el potrero The fence surrounds the pasture.

6 to block in, to box in, to box up.

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Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to shut in, shut up

2 (con llave) to lock in, lock up

■ se ha encerrado en el baño she's locked herself in the bathroom

3 (palabras, frases, etc) to put

■ encerrar entre paréntesis to put in brackets

4 (ajedrez, damas) to block

5 figurado (contener) to contain, include; (implicar) to involve

► verbo pronominal encerrarse

1 (recogerse) to go into retreat; (en sí mismo) to become withdrawn

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1) to lock up, shut up

2) contain

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1. VT

1) (=meter) to shut (up); [con llave] to lock (up)

2) (=contener) to contain

3) (=implicar) to involve

4) (Ajedrez, Damas) to block

encerrarse

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verbo transitivo

1) < ganado> to shut up, pen; < persona> ( con llave) to lock up, to shut

2)

a) ( contener) to contain

b) ( conllevar) to involve, entail

encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in

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= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.

Nota: Generalmente referido a animales en un redil o corral.

Ex. The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.

Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

Ex. The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.

Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.

Ex. Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.

Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.

Ex. We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

Ex. There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.

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* encerrar con candado = padlock.

* encerrar en una jaula = cage.

* hora de encerrarse = curfew.

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verbo transitivo

1) < ganado> to shut up, pen; < persona> ( con llave) to lock up, to shut

2)

a) ( contener) to contain

b) ( conllevar) to involve, entail

encerrarse v pron (refl) ( en una habitación) to shut oneself in; (en una fábrica, universidad) obreros/estudiantes to lock oneself in

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= enclose, lock, intern, shut up, closet, hold + prisoner, coop up, hem + Nombre + in, pen.

Nota: Generalmente referido a animales en un redil o corral.

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encerrar [A5 ]

A ‹persona› to lock up; ‹ganado› to shut up, pen

lo han encerrado en la cárcel he's been locked up in prison o put behind bars

me encerraban en mi habitación they used to shut me in my room

encierra al perro shut the dog in

está para que lo encierren ( fam); he's crazy o a nut ( colloq), he should be put away o certified ( colloq)

nos dejaron encerrados en la oficina we got locked in the office

encerrar algo entre comillas to put sth in quotation marks ( AmE) o ( BrE) inverted commas

1 (contener) to contain

la película encierra una gran carga moral the movie contains o has a strong moral message

2 (conllevar) to involve, entail

no sabe el peligro que encierra she does not know the danger which it involves o entails

( refl) to shut oneself in

se ha encerrado en su habitación he has shut himself in his room

se encerró en un convento she shut herself away in a convent

los trabajadores se encerraron en la fábrica the workers locked themselves in the factory o occupied the factory

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◊ me encerró en mi habitación he shut me o locked me in my room;

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♦ vt

1. [recluir] to shut up o in;

lo encerraron en un psiquiátrico they shut him away o up in a mental hospital;

me encerraron en la curva y no pude esprintar they boxed me in on the bend and I couldn't put on a sprint;

estar para que lo/la/ etc[m5]. encierren to be off one's head

2. [contener] to contain;

el espectáculo encierra grandes sorpresas the show has some big surprises;

sus palabras encerraban una amenaza there was a threat in his words

3. [en ajedrez] to checkmate

4. [con signos de puntuación] to enclose ( entre in);

♦ See also the pronominal verb encerrarse

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1 lock up, shut up

2 ( contener) contain

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encerrar {55} vt

1) : to lock up, to shut away

2) : to contain, to include

3) : to involve, to entail

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encerrar vb

1. (en general) to shut up [pt. & pp. shut]

2. (con llave) to lock

1) кронштейн, консоль; бра, держатель

2) небольшая ( обычно декоративная) полочка или несколько полочек ( на стене)

3) боковая сторона лафета

4) газовый рожок

5) обычно мн. скобка

6) воен. вилка ( при пристрелке)

7) группа, класс, разряд, категория

- age bracket

8) спорт. скобка (серия поворотов в конькобежном спорте, напоминающих скобку)

1) заключать в скобки

2) упоминать, ставить в один ряд (чтобы подчеркнуть сходство, общность)

3) воен. устанавливать пристрелочную дистанцию ( с помощью вилки)

несов. - заключа́ть, сов. - заключи́ть

1) ( делать вывод) conclude, infer

2) (вн. тв.; заканчивать, завершать) conclude (d with)

3) (вн.; вступать в какую-л договорённость) conclude (d), enter (into), make (d)

4) (вн. в вн.; помещать внутрь) enclose (d), put (d) into

5) (вн.; лишать свободы) lock up (d)

6) тк. несов. (вн.)

1. (без доп.; делать вывод) conclude, infer

2. (вн.; заканчивать, завершать) close (d.); (вн. тв.) wind* up (d. with)

3. (вн.; вступать в соглашение) conclude (d.), contract (d.), make* (d.)

4. тк. несов. (вн.):

lock up (d.)

1 between.

entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock

entre paréntesis in brackets

entre nosotros between you and me, between ourselves (en confianza)

discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other

era un color entre verde y azul the color was somewhere between green and blue

dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay

2 among, amongst.

estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present

estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best

entre otras cosas among other things

3 divided by.

come in.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: entrar.

* * *

► preposición

1 (dos términos) between

■ entre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five

■ entre tú y yo between the two of us

2 (varios) among, amongst

■ entre los periódicos among the newspapers

3 (sumando) counting

■ entre niños y adultos somos doce there are twelve of us counting children and adults

■ entre todos éramos veinte there were twenty of us all together

4 (en) in

■ entre la lluvia in the rain

5 (entremedio) somewhere between

■ entre azul y verde somewhere between blue and green

\

de entre from among, out of

■ la mejor de entre todas the best out of all of them

entre... y... what with... and...

■ entre el frío y la lluvia... what with the cold and the rain...

entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

por entre (entre) among, amongst 2 (a través) through

■ pasó por entre la multitud he made his way through the crowd

* * *

1) between

2) among

* * *

1) (=en medio de)

a) [dos elementos] between

- estar entre la vida y la muerte

b) [más de dos elementos] among, amongst

2) [indicando colaboración, participación]

3) [uso aditivo]

4) (Mat)

5) esp LAm

6)

* * *

1)

a) ( indicando posición en medio de) between

b) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between

c) ( con verbos recíprocos) among

2)

a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among

b) ( mezclado con) among

c) ( sumando una cosa a otra) with

d) ( en distribuciones) among

e) (Mat)

3)

adverbio (esp AmL)

* * *

= amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.

Ex. The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.

Ex. He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.

Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.

Ex. Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.

Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.

Ex. Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.

Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.

Ex. The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.

Ex. Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.

Ex. The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.

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* a caballo entre = midway between.

* a mitad de camino entre = midway between.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....

* entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.

* entre corchetes = in brackets.

* entre culturas = intercultural.

* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.

* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

* entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.

* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.

* entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.

* entre fronteras = transborder.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].

* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.

* entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* entre la población en general = mainstream.

* entre la profesión = intra-professional.

* entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.

* entre las páginas de = between the covers of.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* entre manos = at hand, in hand.

* entre medias = in between.

* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.

* entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* entre otros = amongst others, among others.

* entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.

* entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.

* entre profesiones = cross-occupational.

* entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.

* entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].

* entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.

* entre sí = each other.

* entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].

* entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.

* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.

* entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].

* entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....

* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.

* estar entre = fall between.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.

* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.

* * *

1)

a) ( indicando posición en medio de) between

b) ( en relaciones de comunicación o cooperación) between

c) ( con verbos recíprocos) among

2)

a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among

b) ( mezclado con) among

c) ( sumando una cosa a otra) with

d) ( en distribuciones) among

e) (Mat)

3)

adverbio (esp AmL)

* * *

* * *

1 (indicando posición en medio de) between

se sienta entre Carlos y yo he sits between Carlos and me

entre estas cuatro paredes within these four walls

creó una barrera entre ellos it created a barrier between them

lo escribió entre paréntesis she wrote it in brackets

se me escapó por entre los dedos it slipped through my fingers

correteaban por entre los arbustos they ran in and out of the bushes

no pruebo bocado entre horas I don't eat a thing between meals

entre estas dos fechas between these two dates

está abierto entre semana it is open during the week

entre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five (o'clock)

con una expresión entre complacida y sorprendida with an expression somewhere between pleasure and surprise, with a half pleased, half surprised look

es de un color entre el azul y el violeta it's a bluey purple color o a purplish blue color

vacilaba entre decírselo y callar she was torn between telling him and keeping quiet

estoy entre el verde y el azul I can't decide between the green one and the blue one

2 (en relaciones de comunicación) between

entre nosotros or entre tú y yo, no tiene la más mínima idea between you and me o just between ourselves, he doesn't have a clue

las relaciones entre los cuatro hermanos relations between the four brothers

3 (en relaciones de cooperación) between

entre los dos/cuatro logramos levantarlo between the two of us/four of us we managed to lift it

¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

4 (con verbos recíprocos) among

entre ellos se entienden they understand each other o one another

cuando hablan entre ellos no entiendo nada when they talk among themselves, I can't understand a thing

tres depósitos unidos entre sí por una serie de tubos three tanks linked (to each other) by a series of pipes

1 (en el número, la colectividad de) among, amongst ( BrE)

entre los trabajadores among the workers

bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres blessed art thou among women

está entre los mejores/más grandes del mundo it is among the best/largest in the world, it is one of the best/largest in the world

entre los temas debatidos, éste fue el más conflictivo of the topics discussed this proved to be the most controversial

hay un traidor entre nosotros there's a traitor among us o ( liter) in our midst

estamos entre amigos we're all friends here, you're among friends

es mentiroso, entre otras cosas he's a liar, among other things

2 (mezclado con) among

entre las monedas que me dio había algunas extranjeras there were some foreign coins among the ones he gave me

se perdió entre la muchedumbre he got lost in the crowd

lo encontré entre la arena I found it in the sand

3 (sumando una cosa a otra) with

hay unas cien personas entre alumnos, padres y profesores with o including pupils, parents and teachers there are about a hundred people

entre una cosa y otra nos llevó toda una mañana ( fam); what with one thing and another it took us a whole morning ( colloq)

4 (en distribuciones) among

repártelos entre los niños share them out among the children

5 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat):

tienes que dividirlo entre cinco you have to divide it by five

diez entre dos es (igual a) cinco two into ten goes five (times), ten divided by two is five

entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

entre tanto, vayan poniendo la mesa meanwhile o in the meantime, you can lay the table

entre tanto (que) lo hacen while they do it

( esp AmL): entre más/menos... the more/less...

entre más pide, menos le dan the more he asks for, the less they give him

entre menos estudies, menos aprenderás the less you study, the less you will learn

* * *

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

◊ déjame entre let me in;

◊ entre en calor to get warm;

a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

◊ ¿cómo van a entre el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

a) (dos personas, cosas) between;

◊ lo decidieron entre ellos dos they decided it between the two of them;

b) (más de dos personas, cosas) among;

◊ los alumnos hablaban entre ellos the pupils were talking among themselves;

c) (indicando cooperación, distribución):

◊ entre los tres logramos levantarlo we managed to lift it between the three of us;

◊ abierto entre semana open during the week;

◊ entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime

◊ entre más come más/menos engorda the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight

* * *

♦ prep

1. [en medio de dos] between;

está entre mi casa y la suya it's between my house and hers, it's on the way from my house to hers;

entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock;

entre 1939 y 1945 between 1939 and 1945, from 1939 to 1945;

entre paréntesis in brackets, in parentheses;

no abre entre semana it doesn't open during the week;

no hay punto de comparación entre la ciudad y el campo there's no comparison between the city and the countryside;

la diferencia entre tú y yo es que… the difference between you and me is that…;

era un color entre verde y azul the colour was somewhere between green and blue;

su estado de ánimo estaba entre la alegría y la emoción his state of mind was somewhere between o was a mixture of joy and excitement;

se encuentra entre la vida y la muerte she is fighting for her life;

entre nosotros [en confianza] between you and me, between ourselves;

que quede esto entre tú y yo this is between you and me;

dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay;

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)… what with one thing and another…;

no tuve tiempo de llamarte entre unas cosas y otras between one thing and another I didn't have time to phone you

2. [en medio de muchos] among, amongst;

estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present;

entre los celtas se solía… the Celts used to…;

entre los médicos se considera que… most doctors believe that…;

lo hicieron entre tres amigos the three friends did it between them;

entre todos estoy seguro de que lo conseguiremos I'm sure we'll manage to do it between us;

es el favorito entre los expertos the experts have him as the favourite;

estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best;

no temas, estás entre amigos don't be afraid, you're amongst friends;

desapareció entre la multitud she disappeared into the crowd;

apareció de entre el humo it emerged from the smoke;

entre hombres y mujeres somos más de cien there are over a hundred of us, men and women together;

me regaló, entre otras cosas, una botella de whisky she gave me several things, including a bottle of whisky;

tu principal defecto, entre otros, es que… your main defect, amongst others, is that…;

lo encontré entre mis papeles I found it amongst my papers;

entre sí amongst themselves;

discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other

3. [en divisiones]

ocho entre dos cuatro eight divided by two is four

♦ entre que loc conj

entre que se levanta y se arregla, se le va media mañana it takes her half the morning just to get up and get ready

♦ entre tanto loc adv

haz las camas, entre tanto, yo lavo los platos you make the beds, in the meantime, I'll do the washing up

♦ entre más loc adv

entre más duerme, más cansado se siente the more she sleeps, the more tired she feels

* * *

1 dos cosas, personas between;

entre las dos y las tres between two and three

2 más de dos among(st), between;

entre nosotros among o between us;

repartir algo entre tres split sth three ways

3 expresando cooperación between;

lo pagamos entre todos we paid for it among o between us;

lo hicieron entre tres they did it between the three of them;

la relación entre ellos the relationship between them;

te cuento entre mis amigos I regard you as a friend

ocho entre cuatro son dos eight divided by four is two, four into eight is two

* * *

entre prep

1) : between

2) : among

* * *

entre prep

1. (dos cosas) between

2. (más de dos cosas) among

1 to open.

la tienda abre a las cinco the shop opens at five (o'clock)

Ricardo abre la celda de Mario Richard opens Mario's cell.

El Dr. Zus abre el abdomen Dr. Zus opens=cuts open the abdomen.

2 to dig.

le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle

abrir paso o camino (también figurative) to clear the way

3 to open (negocio, colegio, mercado).

4 to whet (apetito).

la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry

5 to head.

6 to open the door (abrir la puerta).

¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!

7 to draw open, to open.

Ricardo abre las cortinas Richard draws the curtains open.

8 to turn on.

Ricardo abre el paso de corriente Richard turns on the electricity.

* * *

(pp abierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to open

■ abre la ventana open the window

■ abriré esta botella de cava I'll open this bottle of cava

■ abrid vuestros libros en la página diez open your books at page ten

■ ya puedes abrir los ojos you can open your eyes now

■ quisiera abrir una cuenta corriente I would like to open a current account

2 (con llave) to unlock

■ sacó una llave y abrió la caja he took out a key and unlocked the safe

3 (cremallera) to undo

■ abrió la cremallera de la maleta she undid the zip on the case, she unzipped the case

4 (negocio) to open

■ van a abrir un bar en la esquina they're going to open a bar on the corner

5 (túnel) to dig; (agujero) to make

6 (luz) to switch on, turn on; (gas, grifo) to turn on

7 (iniciar) to start, begin

■ abrieron una investigación para aclarar la causa del incendio they started an investigation into the causes of the fire

8 (encabezar) to head, lead

■ un niño con una cruz abría la procesión a boy with a cross headed the procession

► verbo pronominal abrirse

1 (gen) to open

■ la puerta se abre hacia fuera the door opens outwards

■ le dieron puntos para que no se le abriera la herida they gave her stitches so that the wound wouldn't open

2 (flor) to open, come out

■ las rosas se están abriendo the roses are opening

3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open

■ la película se abre con una escena muy bella the film opens with a very beautiful scene

4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold

5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)

■ la casa se abre al mar the house looks onto the sea

6 (ligamentos) to sprain

7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out

8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,

■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!

\

abrir fuego MILITAR to open fire

abrir la mano figurado to relax standards

abrir paso to make way

abrir un expediente DERECHO to start proceedings

abrir una posibilidad to open up a possibility

■ la nueva ley abre la posibilidad de que los terroristas se reinserten en la sociedad the new law makes it possible for terrorists to be reintegrated into society

abrirle la cabeza a alguien familiar to smash somebody's head in

abrirse paso en la vida figurado to make one's way in life

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos familiar in the twinkling of an eye

no abrir (la) boca figurado not to say a word

* * *

1) to open

2) unlock

3) undo

* * *

1. VT

1) [algo que estaba cerrado]

a) [+ puerta, armario, libro, ojos] to open; [+ cremallera, bragueta] to undo

- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

b) [desplegando] [+ mapa, mantel] to spread out; [+ paraguas] to open, put up; [+ mano, abanico, paracaídas] to open

c) [haciendo una abertura] [+ pozo] to sink; [+ foso, cimientos] to dig; [+ agujero, perforación] to make, bore; [+ camino] to clear; LAm [+ bosque] to clear

d) [haciendo un corte] [+ sandía] to cut open; [+ herida] to open

e) [+ grifo, luz, agua] to turn on; [+ válvula] to open

2) (=encabezar) [+ manifestación, desfile] to lead, head; [+ baile] to open, lead off; [+ lista] to head

3) (=inaugurar)

a) [+ acto, ceremonia] to open

b) (Com) [+ negocio] to set up, start; [+ cuenta] to open

c) (Tip)

d) (Mil)

4) (=ampliar) [+ perspectivas] to open up

5) [+ apetito]

2. VI

1) [puerta, cajón] to open

2) [persona] to open the door, open up

3) [comercio, museo] to open

4) [flor] to open

5) [en operación quirúrgica]

6) (Meteo) to clear up

7) (Bridge) to open

8) Caribe * (=huir) to escape, run off

abrirse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo

2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock

3)

a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make

b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)

4)

a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)

c) (Com) to open up

5)

a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up

b) <acto/debate/baile> to open

c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open

e)

6) < apetito> to whet

7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of

8) ( hacer más receptivo)

1) persona to open up

2) puerta/cajón to open

3) comercio/museo to open

4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open

abrirse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana to open

b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open

2)

a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo

b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split

3)

a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold

b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up

4) período/era to begin

5)

a) ( confiarse)

b) ( hacerse más receptivo)

c) ( hacerse más accesible)

6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet

* * *

= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.

Nota: Aplicado generalmente a cremalleras.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.

Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir con lanceta = lance.

* abrir con llave = unlock.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].

* abrir de un empujón = fling + open.

* abrir dinamitando = blast.

* abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.

* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.

* abrir el debate = open + the debate.

* abrir el mercado = open up + market.

* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.

* abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.

* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.

* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.

* abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.

* abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.

* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* abrirse un socavón = cave in.

* abrir una brecha = breach.

* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.

* abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.

* abrir un agujero = cut + hole.

* abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.

* abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.

* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.

* sin abrir = unopened.

* sin abrirse = unfolded.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo

2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock

3)

a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make

b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)

4)

a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)

c) (Com) to open up

5)

a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up

b) <acto/debate/baile> to open

c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open

e)

6) < apetito> to whet

7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of

8) ( hacer más receptivo)

1) persona to open up

2) puerta/cajón to open

3) comercio/museo to open

4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open

abrirse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana to open

b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open

2)

a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo

b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split

3)

a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold

b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up

4) período/era to begin

5)

a) ( confiarse)

b) ( hacerse más receptivo)

c) ( hacerse más accesible)

6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet

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= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.

Nota: Aplicado generalmente a cremalleras.

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abrir [ I33 ]

1 ‹puerta/ventana/armario› to open ver tb puerta

2 ‹ojos/boca› to open ver tb

ojo, abrir, etc

3 ‹paquete/maleta› to open; ‹carta/sobre› to open

4 ‹botella/frasco/lata› to open

5 ‹paraguas› to open, put up; ‹abanico› to open; ‹mapa› to open out, unfold; ‹libro› to open; ‹mano› to open

6 ‹cortinas› to open, draw back; ‹persianas› to raise, pull up

B ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn on; ‹válvula› to open

1 ‹zanja/túnel› to dig; ‹agujero› to make

la bomba abrió un boquete en la pared the bomb blew o blasted a hole in the wall

abrieron una entrada en la pared they made o smashed a hole in the wall

abrieron una zanja en la calzada they dug a trench in the road

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

abrió un abismo insondable entre los dos países it created a yawning gulf between the two countries

2 ‹absceso› to open … up ‹paciente›

va a haber que abrirlo ( fam); they're going to have to open him up o cut him open ( colloq)

1 ‹comercio/museo/restaurante› (para el quehacer diario) to open; (inaugurar) to open (up)

¿a qué hora abren el mercado? what time does the market open?

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?

van a abrir un nuevo hospital they're going to open a new hospital

la exposición se abrirá al público mañana the exhibition will open to the public tomorrow

2 ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open; ‹frontera› to open (up) camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

3 ( Com) to open up

con el fin de abrir nuevos mercados para nuestros productos with the aim of opening up new markets for our products

4 ( Inf) ‹documento/fichero› to open