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1 quick to hear

(adj) tuloodiyaata.

English-Mandinka dictionary > quick to hear
2 She Who is Quick to Hear

Христианство: Скоропослушница (икона Пресвятой Богородицы)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > She Who is Quick to Hear
3 ταχύς

ταχύς, εῖα, ύ (Hom.+)

① pert. to a very brief period of time, with focus on speed of an activity or event

ⓐ adj. quick, swift, speedy ταχ. καρπός fruit that ripens quickly 2 Cl 20:3. ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι quick to hear Js 1:19 (Lucian, Epigr. 18 ταχ. εἰς τὸ φαγεῖν; Sir 5:11; Libanius, Or. 33 p. 186, 15 ἐν τῷ δῆσαι ταχύς, ἐν τῷ κρῖναι βραδύς ‘quick to arrest but slow in deciding’; cp. PsSol 4:5 ταχὺς εἰσόδῳ εἰς πάσαν οἰκίαν).

ⓑ mostly in the neut. sing. as adv. ταχύ (Trag., Hdt.+; pap, LXX; En 97:10; TestSol 4:2 P; Jos., Bell. 7, 394, Vi. 149).

α. quickly, at a rapid rate ταχὺ ἔφυγον Mk 16:8 v.l.—Mt 28:8.

β. without delay, quickly, at once (though it is not always poss. to make a clear distinction betw. this mng. and the one in 2) Mt 5:25; 28:7; Lk 15:22; J 11:29; Ac 14:2 D; 1 Cl 23:5ab (Is 13:22); 53:2 (Ex 32:8; Dt 9:12); Hm 9:7. This is prob. the place for the ἔρχεσθαι ταχύ of Rv: 2:5 v.l. (many cursives and printed texts), 16; 3:11; 11:14; 22:7, 12, 20 (P-ÉLangevin, Jésus Seigneur, ’67, 209–35).

② pert. to a relatively brief time subsequent to another point of time, neut. sg. as adv. in a short time, soon (cp. 1bβ above and τάχος 2). Mk 9:39 (soon afterward); Hv 3, 8, 9; m 12, 5, 3. This is also prob. the place for the μετανοεῖν ταχύ of Hs 8, 7, 5; 8, 8, 3; 5; 8, 10, 1; 9, 19, 2; 9, 21, 4; 9, 23, 2; εἰς ταχεῖαν (sc. ὥραν) soon AcPlCor 2:3.—DELG. M-M.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ταχύς
4 Скоропослушница

1) Religion: quick to hearken

2) Christianity: She Who is Quick to Hear (икона Пресвятой Богородицы)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Скоропослушница
5 श्रुत्कर्ण

ṡrút-karṇa
( ṡrút-) mfn. one who has hearing ears, quick to hear RV. AV.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > श्रुत्कर्ण
6 tuloodiyaata

(adj) has a good hearing, quick to hear. fiŋ saŋo tuloo diyaata le. This hare has sharp ears.

Mandinka-English dictionary > tuloodiyaata
7 peep

I
1. pi:p verb
1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) espiar

2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) echar una ojeada

2. noun
(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) ojeada, vistazo

- peep-hole

II
1. pi:p verb
(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.)

2. noun
(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) pío, silbido

peep¹ n vistazo / ojeada

have a peep and see if the baby's asleep echa un vistazo a ver si el bebé está durmiendo

peep² vb mirar / echar una miradita

I peeped into the bedroom to see if the baby was asleep eché una miradita en la habitación para ver si el bebé estaba dormido peep expresa la idea de mirar rápidamente o sin que nadie te vea

peep

tr[piːp]

noun

1 (look) ojeada, vistazo

intransitive verb

1 espiar, atisbar, mirar a hurtadillas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have a peep at / take a peep at echar una ojeada a, echar un vistazo a

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peep

tr[piːp]

noun

1 (noise) pío

■ I don't want to hear another peep out of you! ¡que no te oiga decir ni pío!

peep ['pi:p] vi

1) peek: espiar, mirar furtivamente

2) cheep: piar

3)

to peep out show: asomarse

peep n

1) cheep: pío m (de un pajarito)

2) glance: vistazo m, ojeada f

peep

n.

• mirada furtiva s.f.

• pío s.m.

v.

• asomar v.

• piar v.

• pipiar v.

I
1. piːp
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)

she peeped out of the window — se acercó a la ventana y se asomó a mirar

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar

2) ( make high-pitched sound) \<\<bird\>\> piar*; \<\<horn/whistle\>\> sonar*

he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar

2.

vt (colloq)

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

II

noun

1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo m

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

to have a peep at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

2) ( sound)

the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario

the peep of a car horn — el pitido de un claxon

we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)

I [piːp]
1.

N ojeada f, miradita f

to get a peep at sth — lograr ver algo brevemente

to take or have a peep (at sth) — echar una ojeada or miradita (a algo)

2. VI

1) (=look) mirar rápidamente; (furtively) mirar furtivamente or a hurtadillas

to peep at — echar una ojeada or miradita a

I lifted the lid and peeped inside — levanté la tapa y eché una miradita

he peeped through the curtains — se asomó a ver por detrás de las cortinas

to peep through the window — asomarse a la ventana para mirar

2) (=stick out) asomar(se)

a head peeped out — se asomó una cabeza

the sun peeped out from behind the clouds — el sol se asomó tras las nubes

her shoes peeped from beneath her skirt — los zapatos se le asomaban por debajo de la falda

II [piːp]
1. N

1) [of bird] pío m ; [of whistle] silbido m

2) *

there hasn't been a peep out of them — no han dicho ni pío *

we can't get a peep out of them — no les podemos sacar nada

I don't want to hear peep out of you! — ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío! *

2.

VI piar

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I
1. [piːp]
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( watch) espiar*, vichar (RPl fam); ( look quickly) mirar ( a hurtadillas), echar un vistazo, vichar (RPl fam)

she peeped out of the window — se acercó a la ventana y se asomó a mirar

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

b) (show, stick out) peep (out) asomar

2) ( make high-pitched sound) \<\<bird\>\> piar*; \<\<horn/whistle\>\> sonar*

he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar

2.

vt (colloq)

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

II

noun

1) ( quick or furtive look) vistazo m

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

to have a peep at something — echarle un vistazo a algo

2) ( sound)

the peep, peep of the canary — el pío, pío del canario

the peep of a car horn — el pitido de un claxon

we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > peep
8 pas

I.

pas¹ [pα]

1. masculine noun

   a. step ; ( = bruit) footstep ; ( = trace) footprint

• faire un pas en arrière

• reculer d'un pas to step back

• faire un pas en avant

• avancer d'un pas to step forward

• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps

• marcher à grands pas to stride along

• pas à pas step by step

• à chaque pas at every step

• ne le quittez pas d'un pas follow him wherever he goes

• faire ses premiers pas to start walking

• pas de danse dance step

   b. ( = distance) pace

• c'est à deux pas d'ici it's only a minute away

   c. ( = vitesse) pace ; (Military) step

• marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace

• presser le pas to quicken one's pace

• ralentir le pas to slow down

• marcher au pas to march

• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"

• au pas de course at a run

   d. ( = démarche) tread

• d'un pas lourd with a heavy tread

   e. (locutions) la science avance à grands pas science is taking great steps forward

• faire le(s) premier(s) pas to take the initiative

• il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

• à pas de loup stealthily

• j'y vais de ce pas I'll go at once

• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over

• sauter le pas to take the plunge

2. compounds

► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of Dover

► pas de l'oie goose-step

► le pas de la porte the doorstep

► pas de vis thread (of screw)

II.

pas² [pα]

adverb

   a. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not

• ce n'est pas vrai

• c'est pas vrai (inf) it's not true

• il n'est pas allé à l'école he didn't go to school

• je ne trouve pas mon sac I can't find my bag

• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any children

• il m'a dit de (ne) pas le faire he told me not to do it

• je pense qu'il ne viendra pas I don't think he'll come

• il n'y a pas que ça it's not just that

• il n'y a pas que lui he's not the only one

• je n'en sais pas plus que vous I don't know any more about it than you

• il n'y avait pas plus de 20 personnes there were no more than 20 people there

• ne me parle pas sur ce ton don't speak to me like that

   b. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't

• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?

   c. (dans réponses négatives) not

• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!

• pas du tout not at all

• pas encore not yet

• pas tellement (inf) pas tant que ça not that much

• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not me

   d. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation

• pas un n'est venu not one came

• pas possible ! no!

• pas vrai ? isn't that so?

• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!

• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)

• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!

• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!

• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!

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Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't

I pa
adverbe

1) gén

c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German

je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café — I don't take sugar in coffee

ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward

ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! — that's no reason to shout like that!

il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre — he's no brighter than anybody else

je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout

elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't

des tomates pas mûres — unripe tomatoes

des chaussures pas cirées — unpolished shoes

une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio

non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?

2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)

pas du tout — not at all

pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least

absolument pas — absolutely not

pas tellement — not much

pas tant que ça — not all that much

pas plus que ça — not all that much

pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!

pas de chance! — hard luck!

pas possible! — I can't believe it!

pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)

on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?

II pa
nom masculin invariable

1) ( enjambée) step

faire un grand pas — to take a small step

avancer à grands pas — to stride along

avancer à petits pas — to edge forward

l'hiver arrive à grands pas — winter is fast approaching

avancer à pas de géant (dans quelque chose) — to make giant strides (in something)

marcher à pas de loup — to move stealthily

marcher à pas feutrés — to walk softly

faire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps

faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine — to make one's debut in society

faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move

suivre quelqu'un pas à pas — to follow somebody everywhere

avancer pas à pas — to proceed step by step

de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care

j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) — I live just a step away (from here)

2) ( allure) pace

d'un bon pas — at a brisk pace

d'un pas lourd — with a heavy tread

d'un pas pressé — hurriedly

marcher du même pas — to walk in step

ralentir le pas — to slow down

marcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk

marquer le pas — Armée to mark time

rouler au pas — to crawl (along)

‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US

mettre quelqu'un au pas — to bring somebody to heel

partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off

faire quelque chose au pas de charge — to do something in double-quick time

j'y vais de ce pas — I'm on my way now

3) ( bruit) footstep

reconnaître le pas de quelqu'un — to recognize somebody's footstep

4) ( trace de pied) footprint

revenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps

5) ( de danse) step

apprendre les pas du tango — to learn how to tango

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pas de porte

••

tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner

faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge

céder le pas à quelqu'un — to make way for somebody

prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody

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I pɒ adv
1) (avec `ne' et `non') not

Il ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.

Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.

Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.

Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.

Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.

Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.

Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.

Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.

Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.

Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.

non pas que... — not that...

pas du tout — not at all

Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.

n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?

C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?

2) (employé sans `ne')

pas moi — not me, not I

pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks

Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.

Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.

une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple

... ou pas? —... or not?

Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?

pas plus tard qu'hier — only yesterday

3)

pas mal (personne, maison) — not bad

comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad

pas mal fait — not badly done

pas mal de — quite a lot of

Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.

II pɒ nm
1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walk

Il marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.

au pas — at a walking pace

Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.

mettre qn au pas fig — to bring sb to heel

au pas de gymnastique — at a jog trot

au pas de course — at a run

de ce pas — straight away, at once

J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away

2) (= démarche) tread

3) (= enjambée) step

Faites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.

un pas en arrière — a step backwards

retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

marcher à grands pas — to stride along

faire les cent pas — to pace up and down

Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.

4) (= bruit) step, footstep

J'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.

à pas de loup — stealthily

5) (= trace de pas) footprint

6) (mesure) pace

trois pas — three paces

à deux pas de... — just round the corner from...

c'est à deux pas — it's just round the corner

7) DANSE step

8) fig (= étape) step

un pas déterminant vers la paix — a decisive step towards peace

9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] thread

10) (autres locutions)

pas à pas — step by step

faire les premiers pas — to make the first move

sur le pas de la porte — on the doorstep

se tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot

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I.

pas adv

❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.

1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;

2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;

3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?

II.

pas nm inv

1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;

2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;

3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;

4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;

5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;

6 Tech ( d'une hélice) pitch; (d'un écrou, d'une vis) thread;

7 Aut, Aviat ( distance entre les sièges) seat pitch.

Composés

pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.

Idiomes

tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.

I

[pa] adverbe

1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]

elle ne viendra pas she won't come

ils ne sont pas trop inquiets they're not too worried

ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a future

il a décidé de ne pas accepter he decided not to accept

ce n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...

[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)

elle sait pas she doesn't know

t'en fais pas! don't (you) worry!

c'est vraiment pas drôle!

a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funny

b. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at all

non, j'aime pas no, I don't like it

2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]

elle est non pas belle mais jolie she's not so much beautiful as pretty

3. [employé seul]

sincère ou pas sincere or not

les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't

pourquoi pas? why not?

pas la peine (familier) (it's) not worth it

pas assez not enough

des fraises pas mûres unripe strawberries

4. [dans des réponses négatives]

pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank you

qui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!

pas du tout not at all

c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!

pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all

absolument pas not at all

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pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable

not bad

c'est pas mal comme idée that's not a bad idea

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pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale

1. [bien]

je ne m'en suis pas mal tiré I handled it quite well

on ferait pas mal de recommencer we'd be better off starting again

2. [très]

la voiture est pas mal amochée the car's pretty battered

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pas mal de locution déterminante

(familier) [suivi d'un nom comptable] quite a few, quite a lot of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of

pas mal d'argent quite a lot of money

quand? — il y a pas mal de temps when? — quite a while ago

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pas plus mal locution adverbiale

il a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as well

il ne s'en est pas trouvé plus mal he ended up none the worse for it

pas un locution déterminante,

pas une locution déterminante

not a (single), not one

pas un geste! not one move!

pas un loc pron,

pas une loc pron

not (a single) one

parmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go there

pas un n'a bronché there wasn't a peep out of any of them

il s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morning

il sait faire les crêpes comme pas un he makes pancakes like nobody else (on earth)

II

[pa] nom masculin

1. [déplacement] step

je vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the park

le convalescent fit quelques pas dehors the convalescent took a few steps outside

revenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn back

arriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebody

avancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short steps

marcher à grands pas to stride along

faire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one side

faire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forward

faire un pas en arrière to step back

faire ses premiers pas (sens propre) to learn to walk

il a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film

marcher à pas de velours to pad around

2. [progrès]

avancer à petits pas to make slow progress

avancer à grands pas

a. [enquête] to make great progress

b. [technique, science] to take big steps forward

c. [échéance, événement] to be looming

avancer à pas comptés ou mesurés

a. [lentement] to make slow progress

b. [prudemment] to tread carefully

c. (figuré) to proceed slowly but surely

faire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forward

faire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwards

faire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwards

faire le premier pas to make the first move

il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte the first step is the hardest

marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un

a. to follow in somebody's footsteps

b. [étape] step

c'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to take

c'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to take

franchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge

le pas est vite fait ou franchi one thing very easily leads to the other

3. [empreinte] footprint

des pas sur le sable footprints in the sand

4. [allure] pace

allonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pace

hâter ou presser le pas to hurry on

ralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow down

aller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk pace

avancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowly

5. [démarche] gait, tread

marcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy tread

avancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy tread

elle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terrace

6. MILITAIRE step

pas accéléré marching step between quick march and double-quick

pas cadencé quick march

au pas de charge

a. MILITAIRE at the charge

b. (figuré) charging along

7. DANSE pas, step

esquisser un pas to dance a few steps, to do a little dance

pas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé

8. SPORT

pas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skating

pas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climb

au pas de course

a. at a run

b. (figuré) at a run, on the double

au pas de gymnastique at a jog trot

faire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn

9. [mesure] pace

[espace approximatif] pace, step

à quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces away

à deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from here

le restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)

il se tenait à quelques pas de moi he was standing just a few yards from me

il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them

ne pas quitter quelqu'un d'un pas to follow somebody's every footstep

10. [marche d'escalier] step

pas de porte doorstep

ne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway

11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass

[en mer] strait

le pas de Calais the Strait of Dover

12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread

[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch

13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch

14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch

15. (locution)

prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)

céder le pas to give way

se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get oneself out of a fix

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à chaque pas locution adverbiale

1. [partout] everywhere, at every step

je la rencontre à chaque pas I meet her everywhere (I go)

2. [constamment] at every turn ou step

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au pas locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] at a walking pace

ne courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk

2. AUTOMOBILE

aller ou rouler au pas

a. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl along

b. [consigne de sécurité] to go dead slow (UK), to go slow

3. ÉQUITATION walking, at a walk

mettre son cheval au pas to walk one's horse

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heel

de ce pas locution adverbiale

straightaway, at once

je vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I think

pas à pas locution adverbiale

1. [de très près] step by step

il la suivait pas à pas he followed her step by step

2. [prudemment] step by step, one step at a time

il faut refaire l'expérience pas à pas the experiment must be repeated step by step

3. INFORMATIQUE step by step

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pas
9 vuelo

m.

1 flight (gen) & (aviation).

alzar o emprender o levantar el vuelo to take flight, to fly off; (despegar) to fly the nest (figurative) (irse de casa)

coger algo al vuelo to catch something in flight; (en el aire) to catch on to something very quickly (figurative) (rápido)

remontar el vuelo to soar

de altos vuelos, de mucho vuelo of great importance

no se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop

vuelo chárter charter flight

vuelo sin escalas direct flight

vuelo espacial space flight

vuelo libre hang-gliding

vuelo sin motor gliding

vuelos nacionales domestic flights

vuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flight

vuelo regular scheduled flight

2 fullness.

una falda de vuelo a full skirt

3 projection (architecture).

4 pleat, frill, ruffle.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: volar.

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vuelo

► nombre masculino

1 (acto, espacio, etc) flight

2 (acción) flying

3 (de vestido) fullness, flare

■ un vestido de vuelo a full dress

4 (plumas) flight feathers plural; (alas) wings plural

5 ARQUITECTURA (voladizo) projection

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al vuelo in flight

alzar el vuelo / emprender el vuelo / levantar el vuelo to take flight

cazarlas al vuelo / cogerlas al vuelo figurado to be quick on the uptake

cortarle los vuelos a alguien figurado to clip somebody's wings

de alto vuelo figurado important, far-reaching

de mucho vuelo (vestido) full 2 (persona) important, high-flying

de un vuelo figurado in a flash

remontar el vuelo to soar up

tener muchas horas de vuelo familiar to be an old hand at something

tomar vuelo to take off, grow

personal de vuelo flight crew

vuelo chárter / vuelo regular charter flight / scheduled flight

vuelo espacial space flight

vuelo libre hang-gliding

vuelo sin escala nonstop flight

vuelo sin motor gliding

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noun m.

1) flight

2) fullness

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I
ver volar
II
SM

1) [de ave, avión] flight

se servirá un desayuno durante el vuelo — breakfast will be served during the flight

alzar o levantar el vuelo — (=echar a volar) to fly off; (=marcharse) to dash off
(=independizarse) to leave the nest
remontar el vuelo: la cigüeña remontó el vuelo — the stork soared (up) into the sky, the stork took the sky

la economía empieza a remontar el vuelo — the economy is beginning to take off

- captar o cazar o coger algo al vuelo

- cazarlas al vuelo

- de o en un vuelo

- no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca

- tomar vuelo

vuelo a baja cota — low-level flying

vuelo a vela — gliding

vuelo chárter — charter flight

vuelo con ala delta — hang-gliding

vuelo con motor — powered flight

vuelo de bajo coste — low-cost flight

vuelo de demostración — demonstration flight

vuelo de instrucción — training flight

vuelo de órbita — orbital flight

vuelo de prueba(s) — test flight

vuelo de reconocimiento — reconnaissance flight

vuelo directo — direct flight, non-stop flight

vuelo en picado — dive

vuelo espacial — space flight

vuelo interior — internal flight, domestic flight

vuelo libre — hang-gliding

vuelo nacional — domestic flight

vuelo rasante — low-level flying

vuelo regular — scheduled flight

vuelo sin escalas, vuelo sin etapas — non-stop flight

vuelo sin motor — gliding

2) (Orn) (=plumas) flight feathers [pl] ; (=alas) wings [pl]

tirar al vuelo — to shoot at birds on the wing

- cortar los vuelos a algn

- de altos vuelos

3) [de falda, capa]

el vuelo de la falda — the spread o swirl of the skirt

falda de mucho vuelo — full o wide skirt

4) (Arquit) projection

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el vuelo de las gaviotas — the seagulls' flight

remontar el vuelo — to soar up

horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time

agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake

alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest

a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)

un cálculo a vuelo de pájaro — a rough estimate

lo leí a vuelo de pájaro — I just skimmed through it

de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)

no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

tomar vuelo — to take flight

b) (trayecto, viaje) flight

son dos horas de vuelo — it is a two-hour flight

c) ( avión) flight

- vuelo a vela

- vuelo charter/regular

- vuelo espacial

- vuelo internacional/nacional

- vuelo libre

- vuelo rasante

- vuelo sin motor

2) ( en costura)

a) ( amplitud)

la falda tiene mucho vuelo — it is a very full skirt

b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce

3) ( pluma) flight (feather)
II
see volar

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= flight, flight mission, flight mission.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.

Ex. The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.

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* al vuelo = on-the-fly.

* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.

* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].

* durante el vuelo = in-flight.

* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* en el vuelo = in-flight.

* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* horario de vuelos = air timetable.

* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* personal de vuelo = flight crew.

* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.

* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.

* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.

* vuelo barato = budget flight.

* vuelo chárter = charter flight.

* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.

* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.

* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.

* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.

* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.

* vuelo espacial = space flight.

* vuelo interior = domestic flight.

* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.

* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.

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I
masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el vuelo de las gaviotas — the seagulls' flight

remontar el vuelo — to soar up

horas de vuelo — (Aviac) flying time

agarrarlas or cogerlas al vuelo — to be very quick on the uptake

alzar or levantar el vuelo — pájaro to fly away o off; avión to take off; persona to fly o leave the nest

a vuelo de pájaro — (AmL)

un cálculo a vuelo de pájaro — a rough estimate

lo leí a vuelo de pájaro — I just skimmed through it

de alto vuelo — proyecto big, important; ejecutivo high-flying (before n)

no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop (colloq)

tomar vuelo — to take flight

b) (trayecto, viaje) flight

son dos horas de vuelo — it is a two-hour flight

c) ( avión) flight

- vuelo a vela

- vuelo charter/regular

- vuelo espacial

- vuelo internacional/nacional

- vuelo libre

- vuelo rasante

- vuelo sin motor

2) ( en costura)

a) ( amplitud)

la falda tiene mucho vuelo — it is a very full skirt

b) (Chi) ( adorno) flounce

3) ( pluma) flight (feather)
II
see volar

* * *

= flight, flight mission, flight mission.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.

Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.

* al vuelo = on-the-fly.

* auxiliar de vuelo = flight attendant.

* compañía de vuelos chárter = charter airline.

* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.

* cubierta de vuelo = flight deck.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* diario de vuelo = logbook [log book].

* durante el vuelo = in-flight.

* emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* en el vuelo = in-flight.

* en vuelo = aloft, in-flight.

* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.

* horario de vuelos = air timetable.

* iniciar el vuelo = take to + the sky.

* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.

* oír el vuelo de una mosca = hear a pin drop.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* personal de vuelo = flight crew.

* reservar un vuelo = book + flight.

* simulador de vuelo = flight simulator.

* tripulación de vuelo = flight crew.

* vuelo barato = budget flight.

* vuelo chárter = charter flight.

* vuelo comercial = commercial flight.

* vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.

* vuelo de enlace = connecting flight.

* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.

* vuelo en ala delta = hang-gliding.

* vuelo espacial = space flight.

* vuelo interior = domestic flight.

* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.

* vuelo tripulado = manned flight.

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vuelo¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): contemplaba el vuelo de las gaviotas he was watching the seagulls' flight o the seagulls flying

remontar el vuelo to soar up

un piloto con más de mil horas de vuelo a pilot with more than a thousand hours' flying time

agarrarlas or cazarlas or cogerlas al vuelo to be very quick on the uptake, to be sharp ( colloq)

agarrar vuelo ( Chi fam); to pick up speed

alzar or levantar el vuelo «pájaro» to fly away o off;

«avión» to take off; «persona» to fly o leave the nest

a vuelo de pájaro ( AmL): así, a vuelo de pájaro, han de ser unas cinco hectáreas at a rough o quick guess, I'd say it's about five hectares

leí el informe a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed over the report

de alto vuelo: un proyecto de alto vuelo a big o an important o a prestigious project

un ejecutivo de alto vuelo a high-flying executive

el vuelo de una mosca: no se oía ni el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq), there wasn't a sound to be heard

tomar vuelo to take flight

2 (trayecto, viaje) flight

Madrid-Londres son dos horas de vuelo it is a two-hour flight from Madrid to London, it takes two hours to fly from Madrid to London

3 (avión) flight

el vuelo 852 procedente de París flight 852 from Paris

el vuelo llegó con retraso the flight o the plane was late

Compuestos:

● vuelo a vela

gliding, soaring ( AmE)

● vuelo charter

charter flight

● vuelo de cabotaje

( RPl) local flight

● vuelo de entrenamiento or instrucción

training flight

● vuelo de prueba

test flight

● vuelo espacial

spaceflight

● vuelo internacional

international flight

● vuelo libre

hang-gliding

● vuelo nacional

domestic o internal flight

● vuelo rasante

low-level flight

● vuelo regular

scheduled flight

● vuelo sin motor

gliding, soaring ( AmE)

B (en costura)

1

(amplitud): la falda tiene mucho vuelo it is a very full skirt

2 ( Chi) (adorno) flounce

C ( Arquit) projection

D (pluma) flight, flight feather

vuelo²

volar

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Del verbo volar: ( conjugate volar)

vuelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
volar
vuelo
volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
a) [ tiempo] to fly;

◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;

las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fast
b)

◊ volando ger ‹comer/cambiarse› in a rush, in a hurry;

se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
a) ( con el viento) [ sombrero] to blow off;

◊ vueloon todos los papeles my papers blew all over the place

b) (fam) ( desaparecer) [dinero/pasteles] to vanish, disappear

verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (Col fam) [ preso] to escape

b) (Col, Méx fam) [ alumno] to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

2
a) (Méx fam) ( coquetear) to flirt

b) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

vuelo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el vuelo de las gaviotas the seagulls' flight;

remontar el vuelo to soar up;
alzar or levantar el vuelo [ pájaro] to fly away o off;

[ avión] to take off;
[ persona] to fly o leave the nest;
◊ a vuelo de pájaro (AmL): un cálculo a vuelo de pájaro a rough estimate;

lo leí a vuelo de pájaro I just skimmed through it
b) (Aviac) flight;

◊ son dos horas de vuelo it is a two-hour flight;

vuelo charter/regular charter/schedule flight;
vuelo internacional/nacional international/domestic o internal flight;
vuelo sin motor gliding, soaring (AmE)
2 ( en costura) ( amplitud):
◊ la falda tiene mucho vuelo it is a very full skirt

volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
vuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un ave, avión, etc) flight
vuelo chárter, charter flight
vuelo espacial, spaceflight
vuelo regular, scheduled flight
vuelo sin motor, gliding
2 Cost (amplitud de una falda) tiene mucho vuelo, it's very full
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas/cogerlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
fam (de importancia) de altos vuelos, high fliers
' vuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzar
- cazar
- campana
- hora
- procedente
- rasa
- rasante
- raso
- reconocimiento
- reserva
- simular
- simulador
- simuladora
- sobrecargo
- auxiliar
- conectar
- controlador
- destino
- desviar
- directo
- doméstico
- enlazar
- espacial
- nacional
- nocturno
- operar
- pasar
- remontar
- suspender
- zarandear
English:
airborne
- aloft
- announce
- book
- bumpy
- cancel
- charter flight
- connect
- delay
- delayed
- domestic
- due
- fall away
- flight
- flight attendant
- flight recorder
- flight-deck
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- hold up
- hop
- in-flight
- inbound
- incoming
- instrument
- jump at
- luckily
- nonstop
- notify
- originate
- outward
- pin
- quick
- route
- scheduled flight
- space flight
- steward
- takeoff
- air
- flare
- flared
- flounce
- flying
- frill
- from
- hang
- high
- log
- ruffle
- schedule

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vuelo

♦ ver volar

♦ nm

1. [de pájaro, insecto] flight;

alzar o [m5] emprender o [m5] levantar el vuelo [ave] to take to the air;
[irse de casa] to fly the nest;
coger o [m5] cazar algo al vuelo [en el aire] to catch sth in flight;
[rápido] to catch on to sth very quickly;
Comp

en un vuelo in next to no time;

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de altos vuelos [boda, ceremonia] grand;
[conferencia] prestigious; [proyecto, programa] ambitious;
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cortar los vuelos a alguien to clip sb's wings;

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no se oía el vuelo de una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;

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Am
a vuelo de pájaro in overview, in broad outline

2. [de avión] flight

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RP vuelo de cabotaje internal flight;
vuelo chárter charter flight;

vuelo sin escalas direct flight;

vuelo espacial space flight;

vuelo libre hang-gliding;

vuelo sin motor gliding;

vuelos nacionales domestic flights;

vuelo nocturno overnight flight;

vuelo rasante low-level flight;

vuelo de reconocimiento reconnaissance flight;

vuelo regular scheduled flight;

vuelo supersónico supersonic flight

3. [de vestido] fullness;

una falda de vuelo a full skirt

4. Arquit projection

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vuelo

I vb → volar

II m

1 flight;

en vuelo in flight;

cazar algo al vuelo catch sth in mid-air; fig catch o

latch on to sth quickly;

de altos vuelos boda, bautizo big; ceremonia important; restaurante prestigious; proyecto big, prestigious

2

:

una falda con vuelo a full skirt

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vuelo nm

1) : flight, flying

alzar el vuelo: to take flight

2) : flight (of an aircraft)

vuelo espacial: space flight

3) : flare, fullness (of clothing)

4)

al vuelo : on the wing

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vuelo n flight

¿a qué hora sale tu vuelo? what time does your flight leave?

Spanish-English dictionary > vuelo
10 Hand

f; -, Hände

1. hand; feuchte Hände haben have wet hands; auf / mit der flachen Hand in / with the palm of one’s hand; in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand; mit ruhiger / sicherer Hand with a steady / sure hand; keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free; Hände hoch ( oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!; Hände weg! hands off!; an der / jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands / holding s.o.’s hand; sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand; jemanden an die oder bei der Hand nehmen take s.o.’s hand; auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees; aus der Hand legen oder geben put aside; jemandem aus der Hand lesen read s.o.’s hand; bei der Hand oder zur Hand at hand, handy; durch ( Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands; in Händen halten geh. hold in one’s hands; Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand; in die oder zur Hand nehmen pick s.th. up; mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands; sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg. auch fig. fight tooth and nail; mit der Hand machen etc.: by hand; mit der oder von Hand gemacht / gemalt etc. handmade / handpainted etc.; zu Händen auf Brief: c / o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention; zur linken / rechten oder linker / rechter Hand on the left-hand / right-hand side; Hand anlegen (an + Akk) take s.th. in hand; ( mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand; Hand an sich (Akk) legen euph. commit suicide; letzte Hand an etw. (Akk) legen add the finishing touches to; jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on s.o.; jemandem die Hand geben oder reichen oder schütteln shake hands with s.o.; ( gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!; es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig. Wendungen, mit Adj.: die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state; jemandes rechte Hand s.o.’s right-hand man ( oder woman); die Tote Hand JUR. mortmain; aus bester Hand on good authority; aus erster Hand first-hand; ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth; aus privater Hand privately; aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc.: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly); eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand; sie ist in festen Händen umg. she’s accounted for, she’s booked; jemandem freie Hand lassen give s.o. a free hand; in guten Händen sein be in good hands; eine glückliche oder geschickte Hand haben have the right touch ( mit for); sie hat eine ( glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc.: she has a way with; besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg. better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [Am. sharp] stick), better than nothing; alle oder beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg. generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etw.: have one’s hands full with s.o./s.th.; mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance; von langer Hand long beforehand; mit leeren Händen dastehen / weggehen be left / go away empty-handed; jemandem etw. zu treuen Händen geben geh. give s.th. to s.o. for safekeeping; ( aber) zu treuen Händen! geh. hum. (but) I want it etc. back!; mit vollen Händen liberally; sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (Am. around); hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc.: off the record; link... 1

3. fig. Wendungen, mit Präp.: jemandem etw. an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc.) hand s.o. s.th., pass s.th. on to s.o., make s.th. available to s.o.; an der Hand haben umg. know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with s.o.; ( bar) auf die Hand cash in hand; es liegt ( klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious; jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on s.o. hand and foot; Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest; jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg. eat out of s.o.’s hand; aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc.) auch give up; er gibt oder lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him); mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg. he’s always very quick to criticize; durch jemandes Hände gehen go through s.o.’s hands; schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands; Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely); das geht Hand in Hand mit... it goes hand in hand with..., it goes together with...; jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into s.o.’s hands; in die Hände bekommen (etw., jemanden) get one’s hands on; jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into s.o.’s hands; jemanden in der Hand haben have s.o. in one’s grip; etw. gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have s.th. on s.o.; sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.; wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control; du hast es in der Hand oder es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you; in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in s.o.’s hands, be up to s.o.; das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord; unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians; in die Hände spucken umg., fig. roll up one’s sleeves; jemandem etw. in die Hand versprechen promise s.o. s.th. ( oder s.th. to s.o.); seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for; die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands; seine Hand oder Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it; etw. in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc.: take charge of s.th.; die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative; jemandem (etw.) in die Hände spielen play (s.th.) into s.o.’s hands; es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg.; seine Hand ( schützend) über jemanden halten take s.o. under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) s.o.; die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg. throw up one’s hands in horror; um jemandes Hand anhalten oder bitten ask for s.o.’s hand; unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc.: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side; jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc.: go through s.o.’s fingers like water; die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker; von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth; von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny; es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it; von jemandes Hand sterben etc. geh. die by s.o.’s hand; von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand; jemandem zur oder an die Hand gehen lend s.o. a hand; sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (Am. ready), she’s never at a loss for words; anhand, wegsterben

4. fig. sonstige Wendungen: Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc.: make sense, hold water; was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures; ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg. I’d cut off my right arm for him; die Hand aufhalten oder hinhalten umg., meist pej. hold out one’s hand; einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc.: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession; die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another; jemandem die Hand ( fürs Leben) reichen marry s.o.; jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer s.o. one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation; die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat; von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands; sich (Dat) die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands; eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other altm.; ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh. I wash my hands in innocence; ausrutschen, gebunden II 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand; eine gute / schlechte Hand a good / bad (od. poor) hand; auf der Hand in one’s hand; aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand; ( aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball: ( das war) Hand! handball!

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Hand2

f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe: zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide; eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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die Hand

hand

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Hạnd
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die

(the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand

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Hand

<-, Hände>

[hant, pl ˈhɛndə]

f

1. ANAT hand

mit seiner Hände Arbeit (geh) with one's own hands

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hands on sb

man kann die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen one can't see one's hand in front of one's face

aus der \Hand zeichnen freehand; essen with one's fingers

jdm aus der \Hand fressen Tier to eat out of sb's hand

jdm rutscht die \Hand aus (fam) sb hits out in anger

jdm die \Hand bieten [o reichen] (geh) to give sb one's hand, to extend one's hand to sb

mit der bloßen \Hand, mit bloßen Händen with one's bare hands

jdm die \Hand drücken/schütteln to press/shake sb's hand

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to slip sth into sb's hand

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat [or palm] of one's hand

keine \Hand frei haben to have both hands full

jdm/sich die \Hand geben [o (geh) reichen] to shake sb's hand

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung/Versöhnung die Hand [o Hände] they greeted each other/made peace by shaking hands

sich dat auf etw akk die \Hand geben to shake hands on sth

etw in der Hand [o in [den] Händen] halten [o haben] to have sth [in one's hands]

Hände hoch [oder ich schieße]! hands up [or I'll shoot]!

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand

in die Hände klatschen to clap [one's hands]; (Beifall) to applaud

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand

küss die \Hand! ÖSTERR (o veraltet) your servant old; (guten Tag) how do you do? form; (auf Wiedersehen) good day

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep

jdm aus der \Hand lesen to read sb's palm [or hand]

jdm die Zukunft aus der \Hand lesen to tell sb's future [by reading sb's palm [or hand]]

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side

mit der \Hand by hand

jdn an die \Hand nehmen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]

jdm etw aus der \Hand/den Händen nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand/hands

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child

jdn bei der \Hand nehmen [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand

etw in die [o zur] \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together]

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand; (fig) a sure hand

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips

für vier Hände, zu vier Händen MUS

Klavierstück für vier Hände [o zu vier Händen] piano piece for four hands

zu vier Händen spielen to play a [piano] duet

von \Hand by hand; bedienen a. manually

von \Hand genäht/geschrieben hand-sewn/handwritten

Hände weg! (fam) hands [or fam mitts] off!

2.

<-, - o Hände>

(Maß)

ein paar \Hand [o Hände] voll Kirschen a few handfuls of cherries

eine \Hand voll Häuser (fig) a handful of houses

eine \Hand/zwei \Hand [o Hände] breit six inches/a foot wide

eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass six inches of wine in the barrel

ein zwei \Hand [o Hände] breiter Riss a foot-wide crack, a crack a foot wide

3. pl (Besitz)

▪ Hände hands

der Besitz gelang in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

in jds Hände übergehen to pass into sb's hands

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands

4. POL

die öffentliche \Hand, die öffentlichen Hände (der Staat) the government, central government; (die Gemeinde) local government

durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert financed by the public sector

5. JUR

die Tote \Hand mortmain spec

etw an die Tote \Hand veräußern to amortize sth hist

6. kein pl FBALL handball

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

\Hand machen to handle the ball

7. (sl: Boxen) punch

8. kein pl (veraltend: Handschrift) hand

9. ÖSTERR (fam: Arm) arm

10.

▶ die \Hand für jdn/etw abhacken [o abschlagen] lassen (fam) to stake one's life on sb/sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand von jdm abziehen (geh) to stop protecting sb

▶ an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth

▶ die \Hand in anderer [o fremder] Leute Tasche haben to live in other people's pockets

▶ um jds \Hand anhalten [o bitten] (veraltend geh) to request [or ask for] sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ [bei etw dat] [selbst] [mit] \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth]

▶ jdm/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth

▶ [mit jdm] \Hand in \Hand arbeiten to work hand in hand [with sb]; (geheim) to work hand in glove [with sb]

▶ [bar] auf die [flache] \Hand (fam) cash in hand

100 Euro auf die \Hand [bekommen/gezahlt] €100 [paid] in cash

▶ aus der \Hand offhand

aus der \Hand weiß ich nicht genau I don't know exactly offhand

▶ jd kann etw an beiden Händen abzählen [o abfingern] (fam) sb can do sth with one hand [tied] behind their back

▶ jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get one's hands on sb/sth; (zufällig) to come across sb/sth

▶ besser als in die hohle Hand gespuckt (fam) [o (derb) geschissen] better than a slap in the face with a wet fish hum

▶ bei jdm in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned

▶ jdn um jds \Hand bitten (veraltend geh) to ask sb for sb's hand in marriage dated

▶ seine Hände mit Blut befleckt haben (geh) to have blood on one's hands

▶ \Hand drauf! (fam) promise!, swear!

▶ aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand; (vom ersten/zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand second-hand information

etw aus erster \Hand wissen to have first-hand knowledge of sth

▶ jdm in die Hände fallen to fall into sb's hands

▶ jdm in die \Hand [o Hände] fallen [o kommen]:

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance!

▶ in festen Händen sein (fam) to be spoken for

▶ für jdn/etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen to vouch for sb/sth

▶ fleißige Hände (fleißige Arbeiter) hard workers; (Bereitwillige) willing hands

▶ freie \Hand haben to have a free hand

▶ jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit lassen wir Ihnen freie \Hand we give you free rein in settling this matter

▶ von fremder \Hand from a stranger

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature

▶ jdm aus der \Hand fressen (fam) to eat out of sb's hand

▶ \Hand und Fuß haben to be well thought out

▶ weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan

▶ mit Händen und Füßen (hum: gestikulierend) with gestures; (fam: heftig) tooth and nail

etw mit Händen und Füßen erklären to use gestures to explain sth

▶ jdm etw an die \Hand geben to provide sb with sth, to make sth available to sb

▶ jdm auf etw akk die \Hand geben to promise sb sth [faithfully]

jdm die \Hand darauf geben, dass... to promise sb [faithfully] that...

▶ etw aus der \Hand geben (weggeben) to let sth out of one's hands; (leihen) to lend sth; (verzichten) to relinquish sth

▶ jdn/etw in jds \Hand geben (geh) to place sb/sth in sb's hands

▶ jdm sind die Hände [und Füße] gebunden, jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied

▶ jdm [bei etw dat] an die \Hand gehen to give [or lend] sb a hand [with sth]

▶ durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands

▶ [mit etw dat] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth]

▶ jdm geht etw gut [o leicht] [o (fam) flott] von der \Hand sb finds sth easy

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer

▶ von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand

▶ jdm zur \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand

▶ bei/in etw dat eine glückliche \Hand haben [o beweisen] [o zeigen] (richtig handeln) to know the right thing to do with sth; (Gewinn erzielen) to have the Midas touch with sth; (Geschick aufweisen) to have a [natural] flair for sth

▶ mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as a pikestaff [or fam the nose on your face]

▶ eine grüne \Hand haben to have green fingers BRIT fam

▶ jdn [für etw akk] an der \Hand haben (fam) to have sb on hand [for sth]

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jemand an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars

▶ etw bei der \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]; (parat) to have sth ready

▶ etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in [or is out of] my hands

▶ etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb

▶ jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand

▶ sich akk in der \Hand haben to have oneself under control [or fam a grip on oneself]

▶ etw unter den Händen haben to be working on sth

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw dat halten (fam) to keep a tight rein on sth

die \Hand auf der Tasche halten (fam: kontrollieren) to hold the purse strings; (geizen) to be tight-fisted fam

▶ die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten (geh) to protect sb

▶ \Hand aufs Herz! (versprochen!) cross my/your heart [and hope to die], [give me your/I give you my] word of honour BRIT [or AM honor]; (ehrlich!) honest/be honest!

▶ die [hohle] [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] (fam) to hold out one's hand [for money]

▶ nicht in die hohle \Hand! (fam) nothing at all

▶ in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands

▶ [bei jdm] in guten/richtigen/sicheren Händen sein to be in good/the right/safe hands [with sb]

▶ klebrige Hände haben (fam) to have sticky fingers fam

▶ die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen (fam) to throw one's hands up in amazement/horror

▶ von langer \Hand well in advance

▶ jdm die \Hand [zum Bund] fürs Leben reichen (geh) to marry sb

▶ mit leeren Händen empty-handed

▶ \Hand an jdn legen (geh: angreifen) to assault sb; (töten) to take sb's life

▶ \Hand an sich akk legen (geh) to take one's own life

▶ die [o seine] \Hand auf etw akk legen (geh) to lay [one's] hands on sth

▶ etw in jds \Hand [o Hände] legen (geh) to entrust sb with sth

▶ mit leichter \Hand effortlessly, with ease

▶ leitende [o lenkende] \Hand guiding hand

▶ [die] letzte \Hand an etw akk legen to put the finishing touches to sth

▶ [klar] auf der \Hand liegen (fam) to be [perfectly] obvious

▶ in jds \Hand liegen [o stehen] (geh) to be in sb's hands

▶ mit der linken Hand (fam) easily, [as] easy as pie fam

▶ eine lockere [o lose] \Hand haben (fam) to let fly [or lash out] at the slightest provocation

▶ eine milde [o offene] \Hand haben to give generously, to be open-handed

▶ von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth

▶ jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to relieve sb of sth

▶ etw in die \Hand nehmen (sich darum kümmern) to attend to [or take care of] sth; (übernehmen) to take sth in hand [oneself]

etw allein [o selbst] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth into one's own hands

▶ aus [o von] privater \Hand privately, from a private individual

„aus privater \Hand abzugeben“ “private sale”

▶ jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man

▶ dann können wir uns dat die \Hand reichen! shake!, snap! fam

▶ sich dat [o (geh) einander] die Hände reichen können to be tarred with the same brush

▶ keine \Hand rühren (fam) to not lift a finger

▶ jdm die Hände schmieren [o versilbern] (fam) to grease sb's palm fam

▶ schmutzige Hände haben (geh) to be involved in dubious practices

▶ mit etw dat schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein (fam) to be quick to do sth

▶ die Hände in den Schoß legen [o in die Taschen stecken] to sit back and do nothing

▶ in jds \Hand sein to be in sb's hands

dieses Geschäft ist in türkischer \Hand this business is owned by Turks

▶ [bei etw dat] die Hand [o seine Hand] [o seine Hände] [mit] im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth; Eifersucht, Motiv to have a part to play in sth

überall seine Hand [o Hände] im Spiel haben to have a [or one's] finger in every pie

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb

▶ in die Hände spucken (fam) to roll up one's sleeves sep

▶ mit starker [o fester] \Hand with a firm hand; (strenger) with an iron hand

▶ jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or AM fulfill] sb's every wish

▶ etw zu treuen Händen nehmen (usu hum geh) to take sth into one's care

▶ jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben (usu hum geh) to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb

▶ seine Hände in Unschuld waschen (geh) to wash one's hands of it/sb/sth

▶ unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet fam

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine

etw unter der \Hand kaufen/verkaufen to buy/sell sth under the counter [or table]

▶ jdm etw in die \Hand versprechen to promise sb sth [faithfully]

▶ alle [o beide] Hände voll zu tun haben (fam) to have one's hands full

▶ mit vollen Händen (verschwenderisch) excessively; (großzügig) generously

das [o sein] Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben to spend one's money left, right and centre [or AM center] [or fam hand over fist]

▶ von jds \Hand (geh) at sb's hand

▶ hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence, off the record

▶ eine \Hand wäscht die andere (prov) you scratch my back [and] I'll scratch yours prov

▶ jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben (fam) to die while under sb's care

▶ etw von der \Hand weisen to deny sth

▶ etw lässt sich akk nicht von der \Hand weisen, etw ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sth cannot be denied

es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's no denying it

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no denying that...

▶ jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o schmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers

▶ zu Händen

zu Händen [von] Herrn Weissner For the attention of Mr Weissner, Attn: Mr Weissner

▶ jdm zuckt es in der \Hand [o den Händen] sb's itching to hit sb fam

▶ etw zur \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]

▶ zur \Hand sein to be at hand

▶ mit etw dat zur \Hand sein to be ready with sth

▶ zwei linke Hände haben (fam) to have two left hands fam, BRIT fam also to be all fingers and thumbs

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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Hand¹ f; -, Hände

1. hand;

feuchte Hände haben have wet hands;

auf/mit der flachen Hand in/with the palm of one’s hand;

in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand;

mit ruhiger/sicherer Hand with a steady/sure hand;

keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free;

Hände hoch (oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!;

Hände weg! hands off!;

an der/jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands/holding sb’s hand;

sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand;

jemanden an die oder

bei der Hand nehmen take sb’s hand;

auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees;

aus der Hand legen oder

geben put aside;

jemandem aus der Hand lesen read sb’s hand;

bei der Hand oder

zur Hand at hand, handy;

durch (Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands;

in Händen halten geh hold in one’s hands;

Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand;

in die oder

zur Hand nehmen pick sth up;

mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands;

sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg auch fig fight tooth and nail;

mit der Hand machen etc: by hand;

mit der oder

von Hand gemacht/gemalt etc handmade/handpainted etc;

zu Händen auf Brief: c/o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention;

zur linken/rechten oder

linker/rechter Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

Hand anlegen (

an +akk) take sth in hand;

(mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand;

Hand an sich (akk)

legen euph commit suicide;

letzte Hand an etwas (akk)

legen add the finishing touches to;

jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on sb;

jemandem die Hand geben oder

reichen oder

schütteln shake hands with sb;

(gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!;

es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face

2. fig Wendungen, mit adj:

die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state;

jemandes rechte Hand sb’s right-hand man ( oder woman);

die Tote Hand JUR mortmain;

aus bester Hand on good authority;

aus erster Hand first-hand;

ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth;

aus privater Hand privately;

aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly);

eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand;

sie ist in festen Händen umg she’s accounted for, she’s booked;

jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand;

in guten Händen sein be in good hands;

eine glückliche oder

geschickte Hand haben have the right touch (

mit for);

sie hat eine (glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc: she has a way with;

besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [US sharp] stick), better than nothing;

alle oder

beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etwas: have one’s hands full with sb/sth;

mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance;

von langer Hand long beforehand;

mit leeren Händen dastehen/weggehen be left/go away empty-handed;

jemandem etwas zu treuen Händen geben geh give sth to sb for safekeeping;

(aber) zu treuen Händen! geh hum (but) I want it etc back!;

mit vollen Händen liberally;

sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (US around);

hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc: off the record; → link… 1

3. fig Wendungen, mit präp:

jemandem etwas an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc) hand sb sth, pass sth on to sb, make sth available to sb;

an der Hand haben umg know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with sb;

(bar) auf die Hand cash in hand;

es liegt (klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious;

jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on sb hand and foot;

Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest;

jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg eat out of sb’s hand;

aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc) auch give up;

er gibt oder

lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him);

mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg he’s always very quick to criticize;

durch jemandes Hände gehen go through sb’s hands;

schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands;

Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely);

das geht Hand in Hand mit … it goes hand in hand with …, it goes together with …;

jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into sb’s hands;

in die Hände bekommen (etwas, jemanden) get one’s hands on;

jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into sb’s hands;

jemanden in der Hand haben have sb in one’s grip;

etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have sth on sb;

sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.;

wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control;

du hast es in der Hand oder

es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you;

in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in sb’s hands, be up to sb;

das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord;

unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians;

in die Hände spucken umg, fig roll up one’s sleeves;

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen promise sb sth ( oder sth to sb);

seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for;

die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands;

seine Hand oder

Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it;

etwas in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc: take charge of sth;

die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative;

jemandem (etwas) in die Hände spielen play (sth) into sb’s hands;

es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg;

seine Hand (schützend) über jemanden halten take sb under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) sb;

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg throw up one’s hands in horror;

um jemandes Hand anhalten oder

bitten ask for sb’s hand;

unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side;

jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc: go through sb’s fingers like water;

die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker;

von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth;

von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny;

es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it;

von jemandes Hand sterben etc geh die by sb’s hand;

von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand;

jemandem zur oder

an die Hand gehen lend sb a hand;

sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (US ready), she’s never at a loss for words; → anhand, wegsterben

4. fig sonstige Wendungen:

Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc: make sense, hold water;

was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures;

ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg I’d cut off my right arm for him;

die Hand aufhalten oder

hinhalten umg, meist pej hold out one’s hand;

einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession;

die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another;

jemandem die Hand (fürs Leben) reichen marry sb;

jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer sb one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation;

die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat;

von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands;

sich (dat)

die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands;

eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other obs;

ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh I wash my hands in innocence; → ausrutschen, gebunden B 2, küssen

5. (Schrift) hand

6. Kartenspiel: hand;

eine gute/schlechte Hand a good/bad ( oder poor) hand;

auf der Hand in one’s hand;

aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand;

(aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)

7. Fußball:

(das war) Hand! handball!

Hand² f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe:

zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide;

eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful

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die; Hand, Hände

1) hand

eine Hand voll — a handful

mit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand

jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand

jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand

eine Hand frei haben — have a free hand

Hände hoch! — hands up!

jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands

etwas aus der Hand legen — put something down

jemandem aus der Hand lesen — read somebody's hand or palm

etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up

etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands

in die Hände klatschen — clap one's hands

mit Händen und Füßen reden — use gestures to make oneself understood

etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand

von Hand — by hand

Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand

jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen — promise somebody something faithfully

2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handball

3) (in Wendungen)

was hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest

eine Hand wäscht die andere — you scratch my back and 1'll scratch yours

jemandem sind die Hände gebunden — somebody's hands are tied

Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense

[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od

seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand

letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something

sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something

die Hände in den Schoß legen — sit back and do nothing

bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something

die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror

zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)

eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation

eine glückliche Hand bei etwas haben — have a feel for the right choice in something

linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right

[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious

jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody

ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner

etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something

Kleidung aus zweiter Hand — second-hand clothes pl.

jemandem aus der Hand fressen — eat out of somebody's hand (fig.)

etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up

jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — relieve somebody of something

etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready

mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]

Hand in Hand arbeiten — work hand in hand

mit etwas Hand in Hand gehen — go hand in hand with something

hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record

in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)

jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something

jemandem in die Hände fallen — fall into somebody's hands

jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand

etwas in die Hand nehmen — take something in hand

in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands

in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands

sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something

mit leeren Händen — emptyhanded

das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben — spend money like water

um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]

unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet

etwas unter der Hand erfahren — hear something on the grapevine

das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble

etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance

die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed

von der Hand in den Mund leben — live from hand to mouth

jemandem zur Hand gehen — lend somebody a hand

zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.

4)

an Hand — s. anhand

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11 apprendre

apprendre [apʀɑ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 58 transitive verb

   a. [+ leçon, métier] to learn

• apprendre à lire/à nager to learn to read/to swim

• apprendre à se servir de qch to learn to use sth

• apprendre à connaître qn to get to know sb

• il apprend vite he's a quick learner

   b. [+ nouvelle] to hear ; [+ événement, fait] to hear of ; [+ secret] to be told ( de qn by sb)

• j'ai appris hier que... I heard yesterday that...

• j'ai appris son arrivée par des amis I heard of his arrival through friends

   c. ( = annoncer) apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth

• il m'a appris la nouvelle he told me the news

• il m'apprend à l'instant qu'il va partir he has just told me that he's going to leave

• vous ne m'apprenez rien ! you haven't told me anything I didn't know already!

   d. ( = enseigner) apprendre qch à qn to teach sb sth to teach sth to sb

• apprendre à qn à faire qch to teach sb to do sth

• ça lui apprendra (à vivre) ! that'll teach him a lesson!

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apʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( étudier) to learn ( à faire to do)

apprendre quelque chose par cœur — to learn something by heart, to learn something off by heart GB

le bonheur d'apprendre — the joy of learning

apprendre l'italien — to learn Italian

2) ( être informé de) to learn [vérité] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to hear [information] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to learn of [événement, décision] ( par quelqu'un through somebody)

apprendre quelque chose par la presse — to see something in the papers

3) ( enseigner) to teach

apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un — to teach somebody something

apprendre à conduire à quelqu'un — to teach somebody (how) to drive

cela t'apprendra! — that'll teach you!

ce n'est pas à toi que je l'apprendrai — you don't need me to tell you

4) ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell

tu ne m'apprends rien — you're not telling me anything new

2.

s'apprendre verbe pronominal

s'apprendre facilement/difficilement — to be easy/difficult to learn

la patience, cela s'apprend — patience is something you can learn

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apʀɑ̃dʀ vt
1) (en tant qu'élève) to learn

apprendre qch par cœur — to learn sth by heart

apprendre à faire qch — to learn to do sth

J'apprends à faire la cuisine. — I'm learning to cook.

2) (en tant qu'informé) [nouvelle] to hear, [événement, résultats] to hear of

J'ai appris son départ. — I heard that she had left.

3) (en tant qu'enseignant)

apprendre qch à qn — to teach sb sth

Ma mère m'a appris l'anglais. — My mother taught me English.

apprendre à qn à faire qch — to teach sb to do sth

Elle lui a appris à conduire. — She taught him to drive.

4) (en tant qu'informant)

apprendre qch à qn — to tell sb sth

Jean-Pierre m'a appris la nouvelle. — Jean-Pierre told me the news.

tu me l'apprends! — that's news to me!

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apprendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( étudier) to learn; apprendre qch par cœur to learn sth by heart, to learn sth off by heart GB; le bonheur d'apprendre the joy of learning; apprendre à écrire/à conduire to learn to write/to drive; apprendre l'italien to learn Italian; apprendre à reconnaître qch/à se servir de qch to learn (how) to recognize sth/to use sth; apprendre qch sur qch to learn sth about sth;

2 ( être informé de) to hear, to learn [nouvelle, vérité, décision] (par qn from sb); to hear [rumeur]; ( de façon indirecte) to hear of ou about [décision]; apprendre la mort de qn to learn of ou hear of sb's death; apprendre qch par qn to hear about sth through sb; apprendre qch par la radio to hear sth on the radio; ( sujet plus vaste) to hear about sth on the radio; apprendre qch par la presse to see sth in the papers; apprendre qch sur qn to hear ou learn sth about sb; apprendre que to hear ou learn that; apprendre qch par téléphone to be told sth over the phone;

3 ( enseigner) to teach; apprendre qch à qn to teach sb sth; apprendre à conduire à qn to teach sb (how) to drive; cela t'apprendra (à ne pas faire ça)! that'll teach you (not to do that)!; ce n'est pas à toi que je l'apprendrai you don't need me to tell you;

4 ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell; apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth; tu ne m'apprends rien you're not telling me anything new.

B s'apprendre vpr qch qui s'apprend facilement/difficilement sth which is easy/difficult to learn; la patience, cela s'apprend patience is something you can learn.

[aprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [s'initier à] to learn

ils ont décidé de lui faire apprendre l'anglais they've decided that he should have English lessons

apprendre quelque chose de quelqu'un to learn something from somebody, to be taught something by somebody

apprendre quelque chose par cœur to learn something (off) by heart ou rote

apprendre à être patient to learn patience, to learn to be patient

apprendre à connaître quelqu'un/une ville to get to know somebody/a town

(en usage absolu)

il apprend facilement/avec difficulté learning comes/doesn't come easily to him

apprendre lentement/vite to be a slow/fast learner

on apprend à tout âge it's never too late to learn

2. [enseigner]

apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un to teach somebody something ou something to somebody

elle m'a appris le français/à nager she taught me French/(how) to swim

je t'apprendrai à fouiller dans mon sac! I'll teach you to go through my bag!

il/ça va lui apprendre à vivre! he'll/it'll teach him a thing or two!

(en usage absolu)

ça lui apprendra! that'll teach him!

on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (proverbe) don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs

3. [donner connaissance de] to tell

apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un to tell somebody something

vous ne m'apprenez rien! tell me something new!

4. [être informé de - départ, mariage] to learn ou to hear of (inseparable) ; [ - nouvelle] to hear

on apprend à l'instant qu'un prisonnier s'est échappé we've just heard that a prisoner has escaped

qu'est-ce que j'apprends, vous démissionnez? what's this I hear about you resigning?

apprenez ou vous apprendrez qu'ici on ne fait pas ce genre de choses you'll have to learn that we don't do things like that here

tiens, tiens, on en apprend des choses! (familier) well, well, who'd have thought such a thing?

on en apprend tous les jours! (humoristique) you learn something new every day!

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s'apprendre verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be learnt

le style, ça ne s'apprend pas you can't learn style

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > apprendre
12 vif

vif, vive¹ [vif, viv]

1. adjective

   a. ( = plein de vie) lively ; ( = alerte) sharp ; [intelligence] keen

• il a l'œil or le regard vif he has a sharp eye

• à l'esprit vif quick-witted

   b. ( = brusque) [ton, propos] sharp

• il s'est montré un peu vif avec elle he was rather sharp with her

• le débat prit un tour assez vif the discussion took on a rather acrimonious tone

   c. ( = profond) [émotion, plaisirs, désir] intense ; [souvenirs, impression] vivid ; [déception] acute

   d. ( = fort, grand) (avant le nom) [chagrin, regrets] deep ; [critiques, réprobation] severe

• une vive satisfaction deep satisfaction

• il lui fit de vifs reproches he severely reprimanded him

• un vif penchant pour... a strong liking for...

• à vive allure at a brisk pace

• avec mes plus vifs remerciements (formule de politesse) with grateful thanks

   e. ( = cru, aigu) [lumière, éclat, couleur] bright ; [douleur, arête] sharp ; [vent, froid] bitter

• rouge vif bright red

   f. ( = vivant) être brûlé/enterré vif to be burnt/buried alive

   g. ► de vive voix [renseigner, communiquer, remercier] personally

• il vous le dira de vive voix he'll tell you himself

2. masculine noun

► à vif [chair] bared ; [plaie] open

• avoir les nerfs à vif to have frayed nerves► au vif

• être touché or piqué au vif to be hit on a vulnerable spot► dans le vif

• tailler or couper or trancher dans le vif ( = prendre une décision) to take drastic action

• entrer dans le vif du sujet to get to the heart of the matter► sur le vif [peindre, décrire] from life

• scènes/photos prises sur le vif scenes shot/photos taken from real life

• faire un reportage sur le vif to do a live broadcast

• voici quelques réactions prises sur le vif now for a few on-the-spot reactions

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1.

vive vif, viv adjectif

1) ( brillant) [couleur, lumière] bright

2) ( animé) [personne] lively, vivacious; [imagination] vivid

3) ( agressif) [débat, protestations] heated; [opposition] fierce

répondre d'un ton vif — to answer sharply

sa réaction a été un peu vive — he/she reacted rather strongly

4) ( important) [contraste] sharp; [intérêt, désir] keen; [inquiétude] deep; [crainte, douleur] acute; [préoccupation] serious; [déception] bitter; [succès] notable

c'est avec un vif plaisir que — it is with great pleasure that

5) ( rapide) [rythme, geste] brisk

à vive allure — [conduire, rouler] at a fast speed; [travailler, marcher] at a brisk pace

avoir l'esprit vif — to be very quick

6) (perçant, tranchant) [froid, vent] keen; [arête] sharp

air vif — fresh air

l'air est vif — the air is bracing

cuire à feu vif — to cook over a high heat

7) ( vivant) alive

de vive voix — in person

2.

nom masculin

1) gén

à vif — [chair] bared; [genou] raw; [fil électrique] exposed

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

la plaie est à vif — it's an open wound

piquer or blesser quelqu'un au vif — to sting ou cut somebody to the quick

(pris) sur le vif — [croquis] thumbnail (épith); [photo] candid; [notes] taken on the spot (jamais épith); [entretien] live

2) Droit

entre vifs — [donation, partage] inter vivos

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vif, viv (vive)
1. adj

1) (= animé) (discussion, musique, personne) lively

2) (= rapide)

d'un pas vif — at a brisk pace

à vive allure — at a brisk pace

rouler à vive allure — to drive at speed

3) (= alerte) sharp, quick

Il est très vif. — He's very sharp.

avoir l'esprit vif — to be quick-witted

4) (lumière, couleur) bright

un bleu vif — a bright blue

5) (= brusque) (geste, mots, attitude) sharp, brusque

Il s'est montré un peu vif avec elle. — He was a bit sharp with her.

6) (sensation, douleur) sharp, (froid) bitter, (vent) keen, (air) crisp

L'air est plus vif à la campagne qu'en ville. — The air is crisper in the country than in the town.

7) (avant le n) (regret, déception) great, deep, (satisfaction, soulagement) great

C'est avec un vif plaisir que nous avons appris que... — It is with great pleasure that we learnt that...

C'est avec une vive émotion que nous accueillons aujourd'hui... — We are truly thrilled to have with us today...

C'est avec une vive émotion que je viens d'apprendre le lâche attentat perpétré ce matin. — I was truly shocked to hear of the cowardly attack perpetrated this morning.

8) (= vivant) alive

brûlé vif — burnt alive

enterré vif — buried alive

mort ou vif — dead or alive

9)

de vive voix — personally, in person

Il est venu et a annoncé sa décision de vive voix. — He came and announced his decision in person.

2. nm

1) DROIT (personne de son vivant) living person

donation entre vifs — donation inter vivos

2) (autres locutions)

à vif (plaie) — open

avoir les nerfs à vif — to be on edge

piquer qn au vif — to cut sb to the quick

tailler dans le vif — to cut into the living flesh

sur le vif ART — from life

entrer dans le vif du sujet — to get to the very heart of the matter

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vif, vive

A adj

1 ( brillant) [couleur, lumière] bright; jaune vif bright yellow;

2 ( animé) [personne] lively, vivacious; [imagination] vivid; avoir l'œil or le regard vif to have an intelligent look in one's eyes; ⇒ eau;

3 (agressif, coléreux) [débat, protestations] heated; [opposition] fierce; répondre d'un ton vif to answer sharply; de vives critiques sharp criticism; elle est un peu vive avec lui ( comportement) she's a bit quick-tempered with him; ( ton) she's a bit sharp with him; sa réaction a été un peu vive he/she reacted rather strongly;

4 (net, important) [contraste] sharp; [intérêt, désir] keen; [inquiétude] deep; [embarras, mécontentement, crainte, douleur] acute; [préoccupation] serious; [déception] bitter; [succès] notable; c'est avec un vif plaisir que it is with great pleasure that; ressentir une vive émotion to be deeply moved; j'avais le vif sentiment que I felt strongly that;

5 ( rapide) [rythme, geste] brisk; marcher d'un pas vif to walk at a brisk pace; à vive allure [conduire, rouler] at a fast speed; [travailler, marcher] at a brisk pace; avoir l'esprit vif to be very quick; être vif à réagir/protester to be quick to react/protest;

6 (perçant, tranchant) [froid, vent] keen; [arête] sharp; air vif fresh air; l'air est vif the air is bracing; cuire à feu vif to cook over a high heat;

7 ( vivant) alive; être enterré/grillé vif to be buried/roasted alive; de vive voix in person.

B nm

1 gén à vif [chair] bared; [genou] raw; [fil électrique] exposed; avoir les nerfs à vif to be on edge; la plaie est à vif it's an open wound; mettre à vif to expose [os]; to rub [sth] raw [main]; cela me met les nerfs à vif it puts me on edge; piquer or blesser qn au vif to sting ou cut sb to the quick; être piqué or blessé au vif to be stung ou cut to the quick; piquer au vif la curiosité de qn to arouse sb's curiosity; (pris) sur le vif [croquis] thumbnail ( épith); [photo] candid; [notes] on the spot ( jamais épith); [entretien] live; trancher or tailler dans le vif lit to cut into the (living) flesh; ( réduire) to make drastic cuts; ( décider) to make a clear-cut decision; nous sommes entrés tout de suite dans le vif du sujet or débat we went straight to the point;

2 Jur entre vifs [donation, mutation, partage] inter vivos.

C vive nf Zool weever.

( féminin vive) [vif, viv] adjectif

1. [plein d'énergie - personne] lively, vivacious ; [ - musique, imagination, style] lively

avoir le regard vif to have a lively look in one's eye

marcher d'un pas vif to walk briskly

rouler à vive allure to drive at great speed

2. [intelligent - élève] sharp ; [ - esprit] sharp, quick

être vif (d'esprit) to be quick ou quick-witted ou sharp

3. [emporté - remarque, discussion, reproche] cutting, biting ; [ - geste] brusque, brisk

excusez-moi de ces mots un peu vifs I apologize for having spoken rather sharply

4. [très intense - froid] biting ; [ - couleur] bright, vivid ; [ - désir, sentiment] strong ; [ - déception, intérêt] keen ; [ - félicitations, remerciements] warm ; [ - regret, satisfaction] deep, great ; [ - douleur] sharp

porter un vif intérêt à to be greatly ou keenly interested in

avec un vif soulagement with a profound sense of relief

c'est avec un vif plaisir que... it's with great pleasure that...

à feu vif over a brisk heat

l'air est vif ce matin it's chilly this morning

l'air est vif au bord de la mer the sea air is bracing

5. [nu - angle, arête] sharp ; [ - joint] dry ; [ - pierre] bare

6. [vivant]

être brûlé/enterré vif to be burnt/buried alive

7. GÉOGRAPHIE

marée de vive eau spring tide

8. œNOLOGIE [vin] lively

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nom masculin

1. [chair vivante]

le vif the living flesh, the quick

piquer quelqu'un au vif to cut somebody to the quick

2. [centre]

trancher ou tailler dans le vif to go straight to the point

entrer dans le vif du sujet to get to the heart of the matter

3. DROIT living person

4. CONSTRUCTION sharp edge

à vif locution adjectivale

[blessure] open

la chair était à vif the flesh was exposed

de vive voix locution adverbiale

personally

je le lui dirai de vive voix I'll tell him personally

sur le vif locution adverbiale

[peindre] from life

[commenter] on the spot

ces photos ont été prises sur le vif these photos were unposed

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vif
13 pronto

adj.

1 ready, willing.

2 prompt.

3 keen.

adv.

soon, before long, in a short time, in a short while.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: prontar.

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pronto

► adjetivo

1 quick, fast

■ la pronta reacción del conductor evitó un desastre the driver's quick reaction prevented a disaster

► nombre masculino pronto

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de pronto suddenly

■ de pronto se acordó de la consigna he suddenly remembered the watchword

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

por lo/de pronto (para empezar) for a start 2 (por el momento) for the moment

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pronto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (gen) sudden urge, sudden impulse; (de ira) fit

■ le dio un pronto de los suyos y se puso a pintar el piso he was overcome by a sudden urge and started to paint the flat

► adverbio

1 (rápido) soon

■ no llores que pronto vendrá tu mamá don't cry, your mummy will be here soon

2 (temprano) early

■ has llegado demasiado pronto you've arrived too early

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1. (f. - pronta)
adj.

1) quick

2) ready
2. adv.
1) quickly

2) soon

•

- de pronto

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1. ADV

1) (=dentro de poco) soon

el tren estará pronto aquí — the train will be here soon

pronto hará diez años que nos casamos — it will soon be ten years since we got married

todavía es pronto para salir — it's too soon o early to leave

• cuanto más pronto mejor — the sooner the better

• ¡ hasta pronto! — see you soon!

• lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

2) Esp (=temprano) early

hoy he comido un poco pronto — I ate a bit early today

acostarse pronto — to go to bed early

levantarse pronto — to get up early

3) (=rápidamente) quickly

se hizo famoso muy pronto — he became famous very quickly

¡venid aquí, pronto! — come here, right now o quickly!

- se dice muy pronto

4) [otras locuciones]

• al pronto — at first

• de pronto — (=repentinamente) suddenly; (=inesperadamente) unexpectedly; Col, Cono Sur (=a lo mejor) maybe, perhaps

de pronto se cayó el cuadro de la pared — the picture suddenly fell off the wall

se presentó de pronto en la casa — he turned up at the house unexpectedly

de pronto no sabe — maybe o perhaps he doesn't know

• por de o lo pronto — (=por ahora) for now, for the moment; (=en primer lugar) for a start, for one thing

por lo pronto toma setenta euros, mañana te daré el resto — take seventy euros for now o for the moment, and I'll give you the rest tomorrow

-¿por qué no viniste? -bueno, por lo pronto estaba demasiado cansado — "why didn't you come?" - "well, for a start o for one thing I was too tired"

• tan pronto se ríe, tan pronto llora — one minute he's laughing, the next he's crying

tan pronto es amigo tuyo, como de repente ya no lo es — one minute he's your friend, the next he doesn't want to know

• tan pronto como — + subjun as soon as

te llamaré tan pronto como sepa algo — I'll call you as soon as I hear anything

2. ADJ

1) frm (=rápido) [regreso, solución, mejoría] swift; [respuesta] prompt; [servicio, persona] quick

le deseo una pronta recuperación — I wish you a swift recovery

quedo a la espera de su pronta respuesta — I look forward to your prompt reply

es pronto en las decisiones — he is quick about making decisions

estuvo muy pronto para irse — he was very quick to leave

2) Cono Sur (=preparado) ready

la comida está pronta — lunch is ready

• estar pronto para algo — to be ready for sth

los republicanos estamos prontos para este desafío — we republicans are ready for this challenge

estar pronto para hacer algo — to be ready to do sth

3.

SM Esp
* (=arrebato)
le dio un pronto y se largó — he left on a sudden impulse

tiene unos prontos muy malos — he gets ratty all of a sudden *

le dio un pronto de enojo y me golpeó — she flew into a sudden rage and hit me

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( rápido) <entrega/respuesta> prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría — I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

b) (despierto, vivaz) sharp

2) (RPl) ( preparado) ready
II
adverbio

1) ( en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años — she'll soon be 40

ven aquí pronto! — come here, right now!

hasta pronto! — see you soon!

lo más pronto posible — as soon as possible

eso se dice muy pronto — (fam) that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto — he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

2) (Esp) ( temprano) early

3) (en locs)

de pronto — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( a lo mejor) (AmS) perhaps, maybe

por lo pronto or por de pronto — for the moment, for now

tan pronto: tan pronto llueve, como hace sol one minute it's raining and the next it's sunny; tan pronto como — as soon as
III
masculino (fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato — he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo — she has a very quick temper

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pronto¹

= hunch, gut feeling, gut instinct, feelings in + Posesivo + bones.

Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' ' gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' ' gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.

Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.

pronto²

= early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], shortly, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.], before long, it wasn't long before + Nombre, it won't be long before + Nombre, momentarily.

Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.

Ex: We shall return to the problem of synonyms shortly.

Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.

Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.

Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily.

* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* demasiado pronto = too soon.

* de pront = without warning.

* de pronto = suddenly, of a sudden, all of a sudden, just like that, cold turkey, all at once.

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hazte rico pronto = get-rich-quick.

* muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* tan pronto = quite so soon.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap), at an early a juncture as possible.

* volver pronto = haste back.

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pronto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 (rápido) prompt

le deseo una pronta mejoría I wish you a speedy recovery, I hope you get well soon

esperamos una pronta respuesta we look forward to your prompt o early reply

2 (despierto, vivaz) sharp

tiene la mente clara y el juicio pronto he has a clear mind and sharp o keen judgment

B ( RPl) (preparado) ready

está pronto para salir he's ready to go out

la comida está pronta dinner's ready

para locuciones ver pronto² adv C. (↑ pronto (2))

pronto²

adverb

A (en poco tiempo) soon

pronto cumple 40 años she'll soon be 40

los efectos se hicieron sentir muy pronto the effects made themselves felt very quickly, the effects very soon made themselves felt

ven aquí ¡pronto! come here, right now!

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

pronto no se va a poder salir a la calle de noche soon o before long you won't be able to go out at night

eso se dice muy pronto ( fam); that's easy to say

hizo los dos a la vez, que se dice pronto he made them both at the same time, which is not as easy as it sounds

B ( Esp) (temprano) early

¿tú tan pronto por aquí? what are you doing here so early?

C ( en locs):

de pronto (repentinamente) suddenly; (a lo mejor) ( AmS) perhaps, maybe

de pronto se abrió la puerta y entró Roberto suddenly the door opened and Roberto walked in

de pronto no se han enterado maybe o perhaps they haven't heard

por lo pronto or por de pronto (para empezar) for a start; (por el momento) for the moment, for now

por lo or de pronto el primer capítulo es bastante flojo for a start o for one thing, the first chapter is rather weak

Julián, por lo or de pronto, dijo que no vendría Julián, for one, said he wouldn't be coming

tan pronto: tan pronto ríe, tan pronto llora ( liter); one moment she's laughing and the next she's crying

tan pronto te saluda, como te da la espalda he might say hello to you, but he's just as likely to turn his back on you

tan pronto como as soon as

pronto³

masculine

( fam)

le dio un pronto y me tiró el plato he had a fit of temper and threw the plate at me

tiene un pronto muy malo she has a very quick temper

en uno de sus prontos in one of his fits of temper o bouts of anger

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pronto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( rápido) ‹entrega/respuesta› prompt

b) (RPl) ( preparado) ready

pronto 2 adverbio
1
a) ( en poco tiempo) soon;

◊ ¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible
b) (Esp) ( temprano) early

2 ( en locs)
◊ de pronto ( repentinamente) suddenly;

por lo pronto or por de pronto for the moment, for now;
tan pronto como as soon as
pronto,-a
I adjetivo
1 prompt, speedy
una pronta respuesta, a prompt reply
II adverbio
1 (en poco tiempo) soon, quickly: espero verte pronto, I hope to see you soon
2 (temprano) early: debemos levantarnos pronto, we must get up early ➣ Ver nota en soon
III m (reacción repentina) a fit of temper: le dio un pronto y se marchó, he had a fit of temper and went away
♦ Locuciones: de pronto, suddenly
por lo pronto, (para empezar) to start with
tan pronto como, as soon as
' pronto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- bien
- comunicar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cuidar
- dejar
- librarse
- muy
- nido
- pronta
- próximamente
- recién
- recua
- repente
- si
- soltar
- tarde
- ahora
- ahorita
- hacer
- hasta
- luego
- posible
- tanto
- venta
- ver
English:
accustom
- blow
- early
- go
- hang back
- last
- like
- long
- mean
- offhand
- outgrow
- pass on
- prick up
- prompt
- smart
- soon
- spawn
- suddenly
- turn
- up
- become
- get
- grow
- look
- mobile
- novelty
- one
- presently
- quickly
- ready
- roll
- see
- set
- speedy
- stricken
- sudden
- warm

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pronto, -a

♦ adj

1. [rápido] quick, fast;
[respuesta] prompt, early; [curación, tramitación] speedy;
pronto pago prompt payment

2. RP [preparado] ready;

¿demorás mucho? – no, ya estoy pronto are you going to be long? – no, I'm ready;

prontos, listos, ¡ya! ready, steady, go!, on your marks, get set, go!

♦ adv

1. [rápidamente] quickly;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible

2. Esp [temprano] early;

salimos pronto we left early;

llegó muy pronto a la cita she arrived very early for the appointment

3. [dentro de poco] soon;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

ya verás cómo encontrarás casa pronto you'll soon find a house, don't worry;

pronto se acabará el año the year will soon be over

♦ nm
Fam
tiene unos prontos de rabia inaguantables she gets these sudden fits of rage which are really unbearable;

le dio un pronto y se fue something got into him and he left

♦ al pronto loc adv

at first

♦ de pronto loc adv

1. [imprevistamente] suddenly;

el ladrón apareció de pronto en la salida the robber suddenly appeared in the exit

2. Andes, RP [tal vez] perhaps, maybe;

de pronto se perdieron perhaps o maybe they got lost

♦ por de pronto, por lo pronto loc adv
[de momento] for the time being; [para empezar] to start with;
por de o [m5]lo pronto pon los niños a dormir, luego hablaremos for the moment just put the children to bed, we'll talk later

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pronto

I adj

1 prompt;

por lo o

de pronto for now, for the moment

2 Rpl: preparado ready

II adv

1 ( dentro de poco) soon;

tan pronto como as soon as;

lo más pronto posible as soon as possible;

¡hasta pronto! see you soon!;

más pronto o más tarde sooner or later

2 ( temprano) early;

de pronto suddenly;

eso se dice pronto that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily said

III m fam

:

le dio un pronto y dejó el trabajo he left his job on impulse;

tiene unos prontos de celos inaguantables he has fits of unbearable jealousy

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pronto adv

1) : quickly, promptly

2) : soon

3)

de pronto : suddenly

4)

lo más pronto posible : as soon as possible

5)

tan pronto como : as soon as

pronto, -ta adj

1) rápido: quick, speedy, prompt

2) preparado: ready

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pronto adv

1. (en seguida) soon

volveré pronto I'll be back soon

2. (rápidamente) quickly

acaba pronto finish quickly

3. (temprano) early [comp. earlier; superl. earliest]

los niños se levantan pronto the children get up early

de pronto suddenly

hasta pronto see you soon

tan pronto como as soon as

tan pronto como llegue as soon as he arrives

Spanish-English dictionary > pronto
14 bekommen

I v/t (unreg., hat bekommen) get

1. (erhalten) weitS. get, auch be given; ohne Zutun: receive; durch Anstrengung: obtain; ich bekomme schon seit Tagen keine Post mehr I haven’t had any mail for days now; ich bekomme noch 20 Euro von dir you still owe me 20 euros; hast du meinen Brief bekommen? did you get ( oder receive) my letter?; er bekam einen sehr hohen Preis / eine gute Stellung he got a very good price / a good position; hast du noch Karten bekommen? did you manage to get tickets?; das bekommt man überall you can get that anywhere; bekommen Sie schon? im Geschäft: can I help you?; im Lokal: have you ordered (yet)?; was bekommen Sie? a) im Geschäft: yes, please?, can I help you?; im Lokal: are you ready to order?; b) (wieviel kostet das) how much is that?; was haben Sie von uns zu bekommen? how much do we owe you?; bekommen Sie noch etwas? anything else?; am Telefon: ich bekomme keinen Anschluss I can’t get through; keine / eine gute Verbindung bekommen get a bad / good line; einen Schlag auf die Hand / aufs Auge bekommen get a slap on the wrist / a punch in the eye; einen Tritt ans Bein bekommen get kicked in the leg; einen Schneeball / eine Flasche an den Kopf bekommen get hit on the head by a snowball / bottle

2. (entwickeln) get; ein Kind bekommen (be going to) have a baby; Junge bekommen have pups etc.; Junge2; einen Bauch bekommen develop a (bit of a) paunch; eine Glatze bekommen go bald, develop a bald patch; graue Haare bekommen go grey, get grey hair; Hunger bekommen get hungry; Durst bekommen get thirsty, develop a thirst; Schnupfen / Grippe bekommen get ( oder come down with) a cold / (the) flu; Kopfweh bekommen get a headache; Kinder bekommen leicht Fieber children are quick to run a temperature; das Baby bekommt Zähne the baby’s teething; einen epileptischen Anfall bekommen have an epileptic seizure ( oder fit umg); die Bäume bekommen Blätter the trees are coming into leaf; sobald die Pflanze neue Knospen bekommt,... as soon as the plant begins to bud ( oder gets new buds)...; (seelische Zustände): Angst bekommen get scared ( oder frightened); es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen get scared, get the wind up umg.; ( eine) Wut bekommen get angry ( oder furious); ich habe eine Wut bekommen! I was furious! einen Wutanfall bekommen lose one’s temper; einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush; Heimweh bekommen get ( oder start to feel) homesick; da kann man doch zuviel bekommen! umg. umg. it’s enough to drive you mad

3. umg. (Wetter): ich glaube, wir bekommen bald Regen I think there’s rain on the way; endlich bekommen wir wärmeres Wetter there’s warmer weather on the way at last

4. Zustand: einen Riss bekommen get oder be torn, get a tear; Flecken bekommen get oder be marked ( oder stained); es hat Löcher bekommen it’s got holes (in it), it’s full of holes

5. (Zug, Flug etc.) get, catch

6. umg. (etw. bewerkstelligen): ich bekomme den Nagel nicht in die / aus der Wand I can’t get this nail into / out of the wall; bekommen wir das ganze Gepäck in den Kofferraum? will we get all the luggage into the boot (Am. trunk)?; die Packer bekommen das Klavier nicht durch die Tür the removal men (Am. movers) can’t get the piano through the door

7. mit zu + Inf.: etw. zu sehen bekommen get to see s.th.; etw. zu spüren bekommen get to know s.th., get a taste of s.th.; wo kann man hier etwas zu essen / trinken bekommen? is there anywhere you can get something to eat / drink around here?; jemanden / etw. zu fassen bekommen get hold of s.o. / s.th.; warte nur, wenn ich den Kerl zu fassen bekomme! just wait till I get hold of him!; das bekomme ich überall / von allen Leuten zu hören that’s what I’ve been hearing everywhere / from everyone; das wird er noch jahrelang zu hören bekommen he won’t be allowed to forget about that for years; er bekommt es nicht über sich, das zu tun umg. he can’t bring himself to do it

8. mit Part.: etw. geschenkt bekommen get a present, be given s.th. (as a present); er bekommt zu Hause alles gemacht he has ( oder gets) everything done for him at home; er bekommt einen Dienstwagen gestellt he gets the use of a company car; bekommst du deine Wohnung geputzt? umg. (lässt du sie putzen) do you have someone to clean the house?; siehe auch kriegen

II v/i (ist): jemandem ( gut) bekommen Essen, Wetter etc.: agree with s.o., suit s.o.; Ruhe etc.: do s.o. good, be good for s.o.; jemandem nicht oder schlecht bekommen Essen, Wetter: disagree with s.o.; das Wetter bekommt ihm nicht auch he can’t cope with the weather; es bekommt ihm gut / ausgezeichnet it’s doing him the world of (Am. a world of) good; es bekommt ihm überhaupt nicht it doesn’t agree with him at all; wohl bekomm’s! cheers!, iro. the best of luck, Brit. the best of British

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to come by; to obtain; to get; to receive

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be|kọm|men ptp beko\#mmen irreg
1. vt

1) (= erhalten) to get; Genehmigung, Stimmen, Nachricht to get, to obtain; Geschenk, Brief, Lob, Belohnung to get, to receive; Zug, Bus, Krankheit to get, to catch; Schlaganfall, Junges, ein Kind, Besuch to have; Spritze, Tadel to be given

ein Jahr Gefängnis bekommen — to be given one year in prison

wir bekommen Kälte/anderes Wetter — the weather is turning cold/is changing

wir bekommen Regen/Schnee — we're going to have rain/snow

einen Stein/Ball etc an den Kopf bekommen — to be hit on the head by a stone/ball etc

kann ich das schriftlich bekommen? — can I have that in writing?

wir haben das große Bett nicht nach oben bekommen — we couldn't get the big bed upstairs

jdn ins/aus dem Bett bekommen — to get sb into/out of bed

was bekommen Sie(, bitte)? — what will you have, sir/madam?

ich bekomme bitte ein Glas Wein — I'll have a glass of wine, please

was bekommen Sie dafür? — how much is that?

was bekommen Sie von mir? — how much do I owe you?

jdn dazu bekommen, etw zu tun — to get sb to do sth

er bekam es einfach nicht über sich,... — he just could not bring himself to...

ich bekomme den Deckel nicht abgeschraubt (inf) — I can't unscrew the lid

2) (= entwickeln) Fieber, Schmerzen, Vorliebe, Komplexe to get, to develop; Zähne to get, to cut; Übung, neue Hoffnung to gain

Rost/Risse bekommen — to get or become rusty/cracked, to develop rust/cracks

Heimweh bekommen — to get or become homesick

Sehnsucht bekommen — to develop a longing ( nach for)

graue Haare/eine Glatze bekommen — to go grey (Brit) or gray (US)/bald

Hunger/Durst bekommen — to get or become hungry/thirsty

Angst bekommen — to get or become afraid

einen roten Kopf bekommen — to go red

3) (mit Infinitivkonstruktion) to get

etw zu essen bekommen — to get sth to eat

etw zu sehen/hören bekommen — to get to see/hear sth

was muss ich denn da zu hören bekommen? — what's all this I've been hearing?

es mit jdm zu tun bekommen — to get into trouble with sb

etw zu fassen bekommen — to catch hold of sth

wenn ich ihn zu fassen bekomme... — if I get my hands on him...

4)

(mit ptp oder adj siehe auch dort) etw gemacht bekommen — to get or have sth done

bekommen — to get one's work finished or done

etw geschenkt bekommen — to be given sth ( as a present)

ich habe das Buch geliehen bekommen — I have been lent the book

etw bezahlt bekommen — to get paid for sth

einen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen — to have a wish fulfilled

das Haus sauber bekommen — to get the house clean

See:

→ sattbekommen

5)

(in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Lust bekommen, etw zu tun — to feel like doing sth

es mit der Angst/Wut bekommen — to become afraid/angry

Ärger bekommen — to get into trouble

bekommen — to catch (Brit) or get it (inf)

bekommen — to be given or to get a hiding

2. vi

1) aux sein +dat

(= zuträglich sein) jdm (gut) bekommen — to do sb good; (Essen) to agree with sb

jdm nicht or schlecht bekommen — not to do sb any good; (Essen) to disagree with sb, not to agree with sb

wie ist Ihnen das Bad bekommen? — how was your bath?

wie bekommt ihm die Ehe? — how is he enjoying married life?

es ist ihm schlecht bekommen, dass er nicht gearbeitet hat — not working did him no good

wohl bekomms! — your health!

2)

(= bedient werden) bekommen Sie schon? — are you being attended to or served?

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1) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) agree

2) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen( to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) get

3) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) get

4) ((sometimes with back) to receive or get: Have you had any news of your brother?; Thank you for lending me the book - you can have it back next week.) have

5) have

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be·kom·men *

irreg

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (erhalten)

▪ etw [von jdm] \bekommen to get sth [from sb]

wir \bekommen demnächst Kabelfernsehen we're going to get cable TV soon

von dieser Schokolade kann ich einfach nicht genug \bekommen! I just can't get enough of that chocolate!

habe ich heute Post \bekommen? did I get any post today?

einen Anruf/Brief \bekommen to get [or have] [or receive] a call/letter

ich habe seit Wochen keinen Brief/Anruf von ihr \bekommen I haven't had [or got] [or received] a letter/call from her in weeks

eine Antwort [von jdm] \bekommen to get [or have] an answer [from sb]

ich habe bisher noch keine Antwort auf meinen Brief \bekommen I haven't got an answer to my letter yet

Besuch/Gäste \bekommen to have visitors/guests

wir \bekommen am Wochenende Besuch we are having visitors at the weekend

ich bekam gestern Nacht noch Besuch von der Polizei last night the police paid me a visit

nächste Woche \bekommen wir Besuch von meiner Mutter my mother is visiting [us] next week

ein Geschenk [von jdm] \bekommen to get [or receive] a present [from sb]

ich habe das zum Geburtstag \bekommen I got [or was given] this for my birthday

die Genehmigung/die Mehrheit \bekommen to obtain permission/the majority

etw in die Hände \bekommen (fam) to get hold of sth

ein Lob/einen Tadel \bekommen to be praised/reprimanded

eine Massage/eine Spritze \bekommen to get [or have] a massage/an injection

eine gute/schlechte Note \bekommen to get a good/bad grade [or BRIT mark]

eine Ohrfeige/einen [Strom]schlag \bekommen to get a clip on the ear/an electric shock

einen Preis \bekommen to get [or win] [or receive] a prize

Prügel [o Schläge] \bekommen to get [or receive] a thrashing [or licking]

eine Stelle \bekommen to get a job

Tritte \bekommen to get kicked [or fam a kicking]

Unterkunft und Verpflegung bekommen to get food and lodging

die Zeitung regelmäßig \bekommen to have [or get] the newspaper delivered regularly

2. FIN

▪ etw \bekommen to get sth; Bezahlung to get [or be] paid sth

ich bekomme noch €4.000 von dir you still owe me €4,000

was \bekommen Sie dafür? how much is it?, how much do I owe you?

hast schon das Geld von ihr \bekommen? have you got the money from her yet?

hast du dein Gehalt [o Geld] schon \bekommen? have you been paid yet?

sie bekommt €28 die Stunde she gets [or is] paid €28 an hour

eine Ermäßigung \bekommen to get [or qualify for] a reduction

Geld/Finderlohn/Unterhalt \bekommen to receive [or get] money/a reward/support

Sozialhilfe \bekommen to be on social security [or AM on welfare

3. (kaufen)

▪ etw \bekommen to get sth, to buy sth

das Buch ist nicht mehr zu \bekommen the book is out of print

hast du noch Karten für das Konzert \bekommen? did you manage to get tickets for the concert?

4. (serviert erhalten)

▪ etw \bekommen to get sth, to be served sth

was \bekommen Sie? what would you like [or can I get you]?

ich bekomme bitte ein Bier I'd like [or I'll have] a beer, please

wer bekommt das Steak? who ordered [or whose is] the steak?

5. (verhängt erhalten)

eine Gefängnisstrafe/Geldstrafe \bekommen to get [or be given] a prison sentence/a fine

drei Jahre Gefängnis \bekommen to be sentenced to [or to get] three years in prison

6. (erreichen)

den Bus/das Flugzeug/den Zug \bekommen to catch the bus/plane/train

die Maschine nach Honolulu \bekommen to catch the flight to Honolulu

7. (involviert werden)

▪ etw \bekommen to have sth

Ärger/Schwierigkeiten [mit jdm] \bekommen to have [or get into] trouble/difficulties [with sb]

Probleme mit jdm \bekommen to have problems with sb

8. METEO (zu erwarten haben)

▪ etw \bekommen to have sth

wir \bekommen Regen/Schnee we're going to have rain/snow

\bekommen gutes/schlechtes Wetter we are going to have good/bad weather

wir \bekommen besseres Wetter the weather is going to get better

9. (zur Welt bringen)

ein Baby [o Kind] \bekommen to have a baby

wir \bekommen im Februar unser zweites Kind we will be having our second child in February

sie kann keine Kinder \bekommen she cannot have children

10. (entwickeln)

▪ etw \bekommen to get sth

[es mit der] Angst \bekommen to get [or become] afraid

Durst/Hunger \bekommen to get thirsty/hungry

einen Eindruck [von etw dat] \bekommen to get an impression [of sth]

Farbe/einen Sonnenbrand \bekommen to get a [sun]tan/sunburnt

du hast wieder [richtig] Farbe \bekommen you look much better

Flecken/Pickel \bekommen to get spots, to go spotty

eine Glatze/graue Haare \bekommen to go bald [or to be balding]/to go grey [or AM gray]

Heimweh \bekommen to get homesick

Lust \bekommen, etw zu tun to feel like doing sth

Zähne \bekommen to teethe, to get [or cut] teeth

11. (erkranken an)

▪ etw \bekommen to get sth; (erleiden) to have [or suffer] sth

eine Erkältung \bekommen to catch [or come down with] [or get] a cold

einen Herzinfarkt/Schlaganfall \bekommen to have [or to suffer] a heart attack/stroke

Krebs/die Masern \bekommen to get cancer/the measles

12. + inf

etw zu essen/trinken \bekommen to get sth to eat/drink

etw zu fassen \bekommen to catch hold of sth

etw zu hören/sehen \bekommen to get to hear/see sth

der wird von mir etwas zu hören \bekommen! (fam) I'll give him what-for [or a piece of my mind]! fam

etw zu lachen \bekommen to have sth to laugh

bei seinem Referat \bekommen wir bestimmt was zu lachen! with his presentation we'll have something to laugh about!

in einem Kaufhaus bekommt man alles zu kaufen you can buy anything in a department store

es mit jdm zu tun \bekommen to get into trouble with sth

13. + pp

etw [von jdm] erzählt \bekommen to hear sth [from sb]

etw [von jdm] geliehen \bekommen to borrow sth [from sb]

von ihm bekommst du das Buch sicher geliehen he's sure to lend you that book

etw gemacht \bekommen to get [or have] sth done

etw geschenkt \bekommen to be given sth [as a present], to get sth as a present

seinen Wunsch erfüllt \bekommen to have one's wish fulfilled

14. + adj

etw sauber \bekommen to get sth clean

jdn wieder gesund \bekommen to get sb healthy

15. (schaffen)

etw in/unter etw akk \bekommen to get sth into/under sth

sie konnten das Klavier nicht ins Haus \bekommen they couldn't get the piano into the house

16. (bringen)

▪ jdn dazu \bekommen, etw zu tun to get sb to do sth

er ist einfach nicht ins Bett zu \bekommen he just won't go [or we just can't get him] to bed

▪ jd bekommt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring themselves to do sth

ich bekam es nicht über mich, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth

17. (finden)

▪ etw \bekommen to find sth

er hat noch keine Arbeit \bekommen he hasn't found work yet

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (zuträglich sein)

jdm [gut]/schlecht [o nicht] \bekommen to do sb good/to not do sb any good; Essen to agree/to disagree with sb

2. (bedient werden)

\bekommen Sie schon? are you being served?

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) get; get, receive <money, letter, reply, news, orders>; (erlangen) get; obtain; (erreichen) catch <train, bus, flight, etc.>

eine Flasche usw. an den Kopf bekommen — get hit on the head with a bottle etc.

was bekommen Sie? — (im Geschäft) can I help you?; (im Lokal, Restaurant) what would you like?

was bekommen Sie [dafür]? — how much is that?

noch Geld von jemandem bekommen — be owed money by somebody

wir bekommen Regen/besseres Wetter — we're going to get some rain/some better weather; there's rain/better weather on the way

ich bekomme keine Verbindung — I can't get through

Besuch bekommen — have a visitor/visitors

sie bekommt ein Kind — she's expecting a baby

Hunger/Durst bekommen — get hungry/thirsty

einen roten Kopf/eine Glatze bekommen — go red/bald

eine Erkältung bekommen — catch a cold

Krebs bekommen — get cancer

Mut/Angst bekommen — take heart/become frightened

er bekommt einen Bart — he's growing a beard

sie bekommt eine Brust — her breasts are developing

Zähne bekommen — < baby> teethe

wo bekomme ich etwas zu essen/trinken? — where can I get something to eat/drink?

etwas/jemanden zu fassen bekommen — get hold of something/lay one's hands on somebody

etwas zu sehen bekommen — set eyes on something; s. auch hören; spüren

2)

etwas durch die Tür/ins Auto bekommen — get something through the door/into the car

jemanden nicht aus dem Bett bekommen — be unable to get somebody out of bed or up

jemanden dazu bekommen, die Wahrheit zu sagen — get somebody to tell the truth

etwas sauber bekommen — get something clean

jemanden satt bekommen — feed somebody

3)

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bekommen, etwas zu tun — be unable to bring oneself to do something
2.
unregelmäßiges Verb; in der Funktion eines Hilfsverbs zur Umschreibung des Passivs get

etwas geschenkt bekommen — get [given] something or be given something as a present

etwas gestohlen bekommen — have something stolen

etwas geliehen bekommen — be lent something

einen Zahn gezogen bekommen — have a tooth out
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

jemandem [gut] bekommen — do somebody good; be good for somebody; <food, medicine> agree with somebody

jemandem schlecht od. nicht bekommen — not be good for somebody; not do somebody any good; <food, medicine> not agree with somebody

wohl bekomm's! — your [very good] health!

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bekommen

A. v/t (irr, hat bekommen) get

1. (erhalten) weitS. get, auch be given; ohne Zutun: receive; durch Anstrengung: obtain;

ich bekomme schon seit Tagen keine Post mehr I haven’t had any mail for days now;

ich bekomme noch 20 Euro von dir you still owe me 20 euros;

hast du meinen Brief bekommen? did you get ( oder receive) my letter?;

er bekam einen sehr hohen Preis/eine gute Stellung he got a very good price/a good position;

hast du noch Karten bekommen? did you manage to get tickets?;

das bekommt man überall you can get that anywhere;

bekommen Sie schon? im Geschäft: can I help you?; im Lokal: have you ordered (yet)?;

was bekommen Sie? im Geschäft: yes, please?, can I help you?; im Lokal: are you ready to order?; (wie viel kostet das) how much is that?;

was haben Sie von uns zu bekommen? how much do we owe you?;

bekommen Sie noch etwas? anything else?; am Telefon:

ich bekomme keinen Anschluss I can’t get through;

keine/eine gute Verbindung bekommen get a bad/good line;

einen Schlag auf die Hand/aufs Auge bekommen get a slap on the wrist/a punch in the eye;

einen Tritt ans Bein bekommen get kicked in the leg;

einen Schneeball/eine Flasche an den Kopf bekommen get hit on the head by a snowball/bottle

2. (entwickeln) get;

ein Kind bekommen (be going to) have a baby;

Junge bekommen have pups etc; → Junge(s)²;

einen Bauch bekommen develop a (bit of a) paunch;

eine Glatze bekommen go bald, develop a bald patch;

graue Haare bekommen go grey, get grey hair;

Hunger bekommen get hungry;

Durst bekommen get thirsty, develop a thirst;

Schnupfen/Grippe bekommen get ( oder come down with) a cold/(the) flu;

Kopfweh bekommen get a headache;

Kinder bekommen leicht Fieber children are quick to run a temperature;

das Baby bekommt Zähne the baby’s teething;

einen epileptischen Anfall bekommen have an epileptic seizure ( oder fit umg);

die Bäume bekommen Blätter the trees are coming into leaf;

sobald die Pflanze neue Knospen bekommt, … as soon as the plant begins to bud ( oder gets new buds)…; (seelische Zustände):

Angst bekommen get scared ( oder frightened);

es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen get scared, get the wind up umg;

(eine) Wut bekommen get angry ( oder furious);

ich habe eine Wut bekommen! I was furious!

einen Wutanfall bekommen lose one’s temper;

einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush;

Heimweh bekommen get ( oder start to feel) homesick;

da kann man doch zuviel bekommen! umg it’s enough to drive you mad

3. umg (Wetter):

ich glaube, wir bekommen bald Regen I think there’s rain on the way;

endlich bekommen wir wärmeres Wetter there’s warmer weather on the way at last

4. Zustand:

einen Riss bekommen get oder be torn, get a tear;

Flecken bekommen get oder be marked ( oder stained);

es hat Löcher bekommen it’s got holes (in it), it’s full of holes

5. (Zug, Flug etc) get, catch

6. umg (etwas bewerkstelligen):

ich bekomme den Nagel nicht in die/aus der Wand I can’t get this nail into/out of the wall;

bekommen wir das ganze Gepäck in den Kofferraum? will we get all the luggage into the boot (US trunk)?;

die Packer bekommen das Klavier nicht durch die Tür the removal men (US movers) can’t get the piano through the door

7. mit zu +inf:

etwas zu sehen bekommen get to see sth;

etwas zu spüren bekommen get to know sth, get a taste of sth;

wo kann man hier etwas zu essen/trinken bekommen? is there anywhere you can get something to eat/drink around here?;

jemanden/etwas zu fassen bekommen get hold of sb/sth;

warte nur, wenn ich den Kerl zu fassen bekomme! just wait till I get hold of him!;

das bekomme ich überall/von allen Leuten zu hören that’s what I’ve been hearing everywhere/from everyone;

das wird er noch jahrelang zu hören bekommen he won’t be allowed to forget about that for years;

er bekommt es nicht über sich, das zu tun umg he can’t bring himself to do it

8. mit part:

etwas geschenkt bekommen get a present, be given sth (as a present);

er bekommt zu Hause alles gemacht he has ( oder gets) everything done for him at home;

er bekommt einen Dienstwagen gestellt he gets the use of a company car;

bekommst du deine Wohnung geputzt? umg (lässt du sie putzen) do you have someone to clean the house?; → auch kriegen

B. v/i (ist):

jemandem (gut) bekommen Essen, Wetter etc: agree with sb, suit sb; Ruhe etc: do sb good, be good for sb;

jemandem nicht oder

schlecht bekommen Essen, Wetter: disagree with sb;

das Wetter bekommt ihm nicht auch he can’t cope with the weather;

es bekommt ihm gut/ausgezeichnet it’s doing him the world of (US a world of) good;

es bekommt ihm überhaupt nicht it doesn’t agree with him at all;

wohl bekomm’s! cheers!, iron the best of luck, Br the best of British

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) get; get, receive <money, letter, reply, news, orders>; (erlangen) get; obtain; (erreichen) catch <train, bus, flight, etc.>

eine Flasche usw. an den Kopf bekommen — get hit on the head with a bottle etc.

was bekommen Sie? — (im Geschäft) can I help you?; (im Lokal, Restaurant) what would you like?

was bekommen Sie [dafür]? — how much is that?

noch Geld von jemandem bekommen — be owed money by somebody

wir bekommen Regen/besseres Wetter — we're going to get some rain/some better weather; there's rain/better weather on the way

ich bekomme keine Verbindung — I can't get through

Besuch bekommen — have a visitor/visitors

sie bekommt ein Kind — she's expecting a baby

Hunger/Durst bekommen — get hungry/thirsty

einen roten Kopf/eine Glatze bekommen — go red/bald

eine Erkältung bekommen — catch a cold

Krebs bekommen — get cancer

Mut/Angst bekommen — take heart/become frightened

er bekommt einen Bart — he's growing a beard

sie bekommt eine Brust — her breasts are developing

Zähne bekommen — < baby> teethe

wo bekomme ich etwas zu essen/trinken? — where can I get something to eat/drink?

etwas/jemanden zu fassen bekommen — get hold of something/lay one's hands on somebody

etwas zu sehen bekommen — set eyes on something; s. auch hören; spüren

2)

etwas durch die Tür/ins Auto bekommen — get something through the door/into the car

jemanden nicht aus dem Bett bekommen — be unable to get somebody out of bed or up

jemanden dazu bekommen, die Wahrheit zu sagen — get somebody to tell the truth

etwas sauber bekommen — get something clean

jemanden satt bekommen — feed somebody

3)

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bekommen, etwas zu tun — be unable to bring oneself to do something
2.
unregelmäßiges Verb; in der Funktion eines Hilfsverbs zur Umschreibung des Passivs get

etwas geschenkt bekommen — get [given] something or be given something as a present

etwas gestohlen bekommen — have something stolen

etwas geliehen bekommen — be lent something

einen Zahn gezogen bekommen — have a tooth out
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

jemandem [gut] bekommen — do somebody good; be good for somebody; <food, medicine> agree with somebody

jemandem schlecht od. nicht bekommen — not be good for somebody; not do somebody any good; <food, medicine> not agree with somebody

wohl bekomm's! — your [very good] health!

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p.p.

got p.p. v.

to get v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•)

to have v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

to obtain v.

to receive v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bekommen
15 ir

v.

1 to go.

ir hacia el sur/al cine to go south/to the cinema

ir en autobús/coche to go by bus/car

ir andando to go on foot, to walk

¡vamos! let's go!

2 to be gradually.

ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing something

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

3 to go.

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job

su negocio va mal his business is going badly

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?

4 to go.

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers

5 to go, to belong.

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there

6 to go, to leave (marcharse).

irse a to go to

¡vete! go away!

El bus va por el camino The bus goes down the road.

7 to go (to search).

ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get something/somebody, to go and fetch something/somebody (peninsular Spanish)

8 to go (to consume, to disappear).

se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut

9 to be going (intención).

ir a hacer algo to be going to do something

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you

10 to get (to change).

ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse

11 to work.

la manivela va floja the crank is loose

la televisión no va the television isn't working

12 to be meant (comentario, indirecta).

ir por alguien to be meant for somebody, to be aimed at somebody

13 to suit (clothes).

irle (bien) a alguien to suit somebody

esta camisa no va con esos pantalones this shirt doesn't go with these trousers

14 to do (tratamiento).

irle bien a alguien to do somebody good

15 to like, to care.

no me va el pop I don't like pop music (peninsular Spanish)

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

16 to attend.

Ricardo va en las tardes Richard attends in the afternoons.

17 to be doing, to make out.

Me va bien I am doing well.

18 to keep on, to keep.

Ir caminando Keep on walking.

19 to go for.

Me va bien el negocio The business goes well for me

20 to match.

Estas medias van These socks match.

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IR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Imperfect Subjunctive

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Present Subjunctive

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vaya (él/Vd.), vayamos (nos.), id (vos.), vayan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go

2) get on

3) extend

•

- ir a
- ir a pie
- irse
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Para las expresiones ir de vacaciones, ir de veras, ir dado, irse de la lengua, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=marchar)

a) [indicando movimiento, acción] to go

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

b) [indicando la forma de transporte]

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

c) [con complemento]

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

d)

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

2) [indicando proceso]

a) [persona]

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

b) [acción, obra] to go

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

c)

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

3) [indicando manera, posición]

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

4) (=extenderse) to go, stretch

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

5) [indicando distancia, diferencia]

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

6) [indicando acumulación]

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

7) [en apuestas]

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

8) (=vestir)

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black
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9)

irle a algn —

a) [indicando importancia]

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

- ni me va ni me viene

b) [indicando situación]

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

c) (=sentar) to suit

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

d) * (=gustar)

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

10) [seguido de preposición]
ir con (=acompañar, combinar) to go with
no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her
ir de
¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *
ir para
va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University
ir por [indicando intención]
eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
ir tras to go after
se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

11) [otras locuciones]

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

• si vamos a [eso] — for that matter

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

• es el [no] va más — * it's the ultimate

• ir de mal en [peor] — to go from bad to worse

• ir a lo [suyo] — to do one's own thing; pey to look after Number One

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

• ir y [venir], era un constante ir y venir de ambulancias — ambulances were constantly coming and going

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

• ir [y], ahora va y me dice que no viene — now he goes and tells me he's not coming

fue y se marchó — Méx * he just upped and left *
lejos 1., 1)
12) [exclamaciones]
¡vaya! [indicando sorpresa] well!; [indicando enfado] damn!
¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya, vaya! — well I'm blowed! *

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vaya con el niño! — that damn kid! *
¡vamos! [dando ánimos] come on!; [para ponerse en marcha] let's go!
¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is
¡qué va!
-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

2.

VERBO AUXILIAR
ir a ({+ infin}) to go
fui a verle — I went to see him

vamos a hacerlo — [afirmando] we are going to do it; [exhortando] let's do it

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

¿no irá a soplar? — ** I hope he's not going to split on us *

• no vaya a [ser] que..., no salgas no vaya a ser que venga — don't go out in case she comes
ir ({+ gerund})
iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...
ir ({+ participio})
van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

3.

See:

irse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex. He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex. Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* * *

ir [ I27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A trasladarse, desplazarse

B expresando propósito

C irle a alguien con algo

D

1 al arrojar algo, arrojarse

2 Juegos

E con comentarios

F estar en juego

G hablando de acciones imprevistas

Sentido II

A ir + complemento

B refiriéndose al atuendo

C en calidad de

D tratar

Sentido III

A llevar a

B extenderse, abarcar

Sentido IV

A marchar, desarrollarse

B en juegos, competiciones

C en el desarrollo de algo

D estar en camino

E sumar, hacer

F haber transcurrido

G haber una diferencia

H depender, radicar

Sentido V

A

1 deber colocarse

2 deber escribirse

3 estar incluido

B

1 combinar

2 sentar, convenir

3 ir en contra de algo

C gustar

D tomar partido por, apoyar

Sentido VI

A

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 intentando tranquilizar, animar

3 al aclarar, resumir

B

1 expresando sorpresa, contrariedad

2 para enfatizar

3 al aclarar, resumir

■ ir (verbo auxiliar)

Sentido I

A

1 para expresar tiempo futuro

2 expresando intención, propósito

3 en propuestas, sugerencias

B al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones

C expresando inevitabilidad

D expresando incredulidad

E

1 en afirmaciones enfáticas

2 al contradecir

Sentido II expresando un proceso paulatino

■ irse (verbo pronominal)

A marcharse

B consumirse, gastarse

C desaparecer: mancha, dolor

D salirse, escaparse

E morirse

F caerse, perder el equilibrio

G andarse, actuar

H

1 en naipes

2 en una asignatura

I las medias

vi

Sentido I

A (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

¿vamos en taxi? shall we go by taxi?

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar to go by sea

¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right with you! o I'll be with you right away!

es la tercera vez que te llamo — ¡ya va or voy! this is the third time I've called you — alright, alright, I'm (just) coming!

¿quién va? who goes there?

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de la gente por la avenida the to-ing and fro-ing of people along the avenue

el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests

no he hecho más que ir y venir de un lado para otro sin conseguir nada I've done nothing but run around without getting anything done

voy al mercado I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market ( colloq)

vamos a casa let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? do you go to church?

nunca va a clase he never goes to o attends class

ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting

juerga, etc

ya vamos para allá we're on our way

¿para dónde vas? where are you headed (for)?, where are you heading (for)? ( BrE)

¿por dónde se va a la estación? how do you get to the station?

fuimos por el camino de la costa we went along o took the coastal route

no vayas por ese lado, es más largo don't go that way, it's longer

a eso voy/vamos I'm/we're just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? (frente a una exageración) ( fam): ¿dónde vas con tanto pan? what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? — ¡dónde vas! con 100 hay de sobra shall we leave 500 as a tip? — you must be joking o kidding! 100 will be more than enough

¡eh, dónde vas! te dije un poquito steady on o easy! I said I wanted a little bit

ir a dar a un lugar: ¿quién sabe dónde fue a dar la pelota? who knows where the ball got to o went?

nos tomamos un tren equivocado y fuimos a dar a Maroñas we took the wrong train and ended up in Maroñas

ir a por algn ( Esp): ha ido a por su madre he's gone to get o fetch his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him

ir por or ( Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread, I'm off to get some bread ( colloq)

no irla con algo ( RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't hold with o I don't go along with all this liberalism

no me/le va ni me/le viene ( fam); I'm/he's not in the least bit bothered, I don't/he doesn't mind at all

allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

B (expresando propósito) ir A + INF:

¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?

ve a ayudarla go and help her

fue a ayudarla he went to help her

¿me irías a comprar el pan? would you go and buy the bread for me?

ver tb ir v aux Sense I.

C

irle a algn con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems

a la maestra no le gusta que le vayan con chismes the teacher doesn't like people telling on each other o people coming to her with tales

D

1

(al arrojar algo, arrojarse): tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here it comes o there you go!

tírate del trampolín — bueno ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!

2 ( Juegos):

ahí van otros $2.000 there's another $2,000

¡no va más! no more bets!

ver tb no¹ (↑ no (1))

¡ahí va! ( Esp fam): ¡ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero oh no! I've forgotten the money

David ganó 20 millones en la lotería — ¡ahí va! David won 20 million in the lottery — wow o ( AmE) gee whiz! ( colloq)

E

«comentario»: no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly, I didn't mean it nastily

ten cuidado con él, que esta vez va en serio be careful, this time he's serious o he means business

ir POR algn:

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too o and the same goes for you o and I'm referring to you too

F (estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc):

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello she acted as if her life depended on it o was at stake

le va el trabajo en esto his job depends on this, his job is on the line

G ( fam)

(hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes): fue y le dio un puñetazo she went and o she upped and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree and like an idiot she believed him, and the idiot went and believed him ( BrE colloq)

fueron y se sentaron justo donde estaba recién pintado they went and sat down right where it had just been painted

Sentido II

A (+ complemento)

(sin énfasis en el movimiento): los caminantes iban cantando por el camino the walkers sang as they went along

¿van cómodos allí atrás? are you comfortable back there?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? will the glasses be safe here?

ella iba dormida en el asiento de atrás she was asleep in the back seat

por lo menos íbamos sentados at least we were sitting down

el niño iba sentado en el manillar the child was sitting o riding on the handlebars

iba por la calle hablando solo he talked to himself as he walked along the street

vas que pareces un pordiosero you look like some sort of beggar

se notaba que iba con miedo you could see that she was afraid

el tren iba llenísimo the train was packed

déjame que te ayude que vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry, let me help you

el ciclista colombiano va a la cabeza the Colombian cyclist is in the lead

no vayas tan rápido, que te vas a equivocar don't do it o go so fast or you'll make a mistake

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco he's had one disappointment after another, he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

B (refiriéndose al atuendo) ir DE algo:

iban de largo they wore long dresses

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula

iba de verde she was dressed in green, she was wearing green

C (en calidad de) ir DE algo to go (along) AS sth

yo fui de intérprete, porque él no habla inglés I went along as an interpreter, because he doesn't speak English

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? ( Esp arg); hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo por la vida ( Esp arg); he really thinks he's something special, he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)

D

( Esp fam) (tratar) ir DE algo: no me voy a presentar al examen, no sé ni de qué va I'm not going to sit the exam, I don't even know what it's on

¿de qué va la novela? what's the novel about?

Sentido III

A «camino» (llevar a) ir A algo; to lead TO sth, to go TO sth

el camino que va a la playa the road that goes down to o leads to the beach

B

(extenderse, abarcar): la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes o stretches from Madrid to Valencia

lo que hay que traducir va de la página 82 a la 90 the part to be translated starts on page 82 and ends on page 90, the part to be translated is from page 82 to page 90

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

estados de ánimo que van de la excitación desmedida a la abulia moods ranging from over-excitement to complete lethargy

Sentido IV

A

(marchar, desarrollarse): ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?

el negocio va de mal en peor the business is going from bad to worse

¿qué tal va la tesis? how's the thesis coming along o going?

¿cómo va el enfermo? how's the patient doing?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? how did you get on in Italy?, how was Italy?

me fue mal en el examen the exam went badly, I did badly in the exam

¡adiós! ¡que te vaya bien! bye! all the best! o take care!

¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam, I hope the exam goes well

¿cómo le va con el novio? how's she getting on with her boyfriend?, how are things going between her and her boyfriend?

B

(en juegos, competiciones): ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1

voy ganando yo I'm ahead o I'm winning o I'm in the lead

ya va perdiendo casi $8.000 he's already lost almost $8,000

C (en el desarrollo de algo) ir POR algo:

¿por dónde van en el programa de historia? how far have you got in the history syllabus?, where have you got (up) to in history?

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?

estoy por terminar, ya voy por las mangas I've nearly finished, I'm just doing the sleeves now

D (estar en camino) ir PARA algo:

¿qué quieres? ¡vamos para viejos! what do you expect? we're getting on! o we're getting old!

ya va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty, she's not far off fifty

ya va para dos años que no lo veo it's getting on for two years since I last saw him

iba para médico he was going to be a doctor

E

(sumar, hacer): ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you

¿cuántos has leído? — con éste van seis how many have you read? — six, counting this one o six, including this one o this one makes six o this is the sixth one

ya van tres pasteles que se come that makes three cakes he's eaten now

F

(haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or ( Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month

G

(haber una diferencia): de tres a ocho van cinco eight minus three is five

¡lo que va de un hermano a otro! ( fam); it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! ( colloq)

H (CS) (depender, radicar) ir EN algo; to depend ON sth

no sé en qué irá I don't know what it depends on

eso va en gustos that's a question of taste

Sentido V

A

1 (deber colocarse) to go

¿sabes dónde va esta pieza? do you know where this piece goes?

¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?

¡qué va! ( fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! todavía tengo para rato have you finished? — you must be joking! I still have a while to go yet

¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! todo lo contrario did she get upset? — not at all! quite the opposite in fact

vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! ¡si hay tiempo de sobra! we're going to miss the plane — nonsense! we have more than enough time

2

(deber escribirse): ¿va con mayúscula? is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? does it have an accent?

3

( RPl) (estar incluido): todo esto va para el examen all of this will be included in the exam

B

1 (combinar) ir CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no van (bien) con esa falda those shoes don't go with that skirt

2 (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you

te irá bien una semanita de vacaciones a week's vacation will do you good

3

ir en contra de algo to go against sth

esto va en contra de sus principios this goes against her principles

C

( Esp arg) (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí esa música no me va that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

marcha f H. (↑ marcha)

D ( Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle A algo/algn; to support sth/sb

mucha gente le va al equipo peruano a lot of people support o are backing o are rooting for the Peruvian team

Sentido VI vamos

A

1

(expresando incredulidad, fastidio): ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

¿cómo que le vas a ganar? ¡vamos! what do you mean you're going to beat him? come off it!

2

(intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa): vamos, mujer, dile algo, no seas vergonzosa go on, say something to him, don't be shy

¡vamos! ¡ánimo, que falta poco! come on! keep going! it's not far now!

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!

¡vamos, vamos! ¡circulen! OK o come on, move along now please!

dar el vamos a algo ( Chi); to inaugurate sth

desde el vamos ( RPl fam); from the word go

3

(al aclarar, resumir): eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, at least that's what I think anyway

podrías haberte disculpado, vamos, no habría sido mucho pedir you could have apologized, I mean that's not much to ask

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway

B vaya

1

(expresando sorpresa, contrariedad): ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?, well! fancy seeing you here! ( BrE)

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no! it's fallen over again!

¡vaya! nos quedamos sin saber cómo termina la película damn! now we won't know how the film ends ( colloq)

2

(para enfatizar): ¡vaya cochazo se ha comprado! that's some car he's bought himself!

¡vaya contigo! ¡no hay manera de hablarte! what on earth's the matter with you? you're so touchy!

¿vaya día! what a day!

¡vaya película me has traído a ver! ( iró); this is a really great movie you've brought me to see ( iro)

¡vaya si le voy a decir lo que pienso! you bet I'm going to tell him what I think!

¡vaya (que) si la conozco! you bet I know her!

3

(al aclarar, resumir): tampoco es tan torpe, vaya, los hay peores he isn't totally stupid, well, I mean there are plenty worse

■

v aux

Sentido I ir A + INF

A

1

(para expresar tiempo futuro): ¡te vas a caer! you're going to fall!

a este paso no van a terminar nunca they'll never finish at this rate

el barco va a zarpar the boat's about to set sail

dijo que lo iba a pensar she said she was going to think it over

ya van a ser las cuatro it's almost o nearly four o'clock

va a hacer dos años que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for nearly two years, it's getting on for two years since we saw each other

esto no te va a gustar you're not going to like this

no te preocupes, ya se va a solucionar don't worry, it'll sort itself out

tenía miedo de que se fuera a olvidar I was afraid he'd forget

2

(expresando intención, propósito): se lo voy a decir I'm going to tell him

lo voy a conseguir, sea como sea I'll get it one way or another

me voy a tomar unos días libres en abril I'm going to take a few days off in April

vamos a ir a verla esta tarde we're going to go and see her this evening

3

(en propuestas, sugerencias): vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?

siéntate, vamos a discutir el asunto have a seat and let's discuss the matter

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work

B

(al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella make sure you don't blurt it out in front of her

ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall ( colloq), be careful or you'll fall

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella in case it rains

C

(expresando inevitabilidad): ¡qué voy a hacer! what else can I do?

¡qué le iba a decir! what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre hombre? what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿seguro que fue ella? — ¿quién iba a ser si no? are you sure it was her? — who else could it have been?

D

(expresando incredulidad): ¡no irás a darle la razón a él! surely you're not going to say he was right!

está muy deprimida — ¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? she's really depressed — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

E

1

(en afirmaciones enfáticas): ¿te acuerdas de él? — ¡no me voy a acordar! do you remember him — of course I do o how could I forget?

2

(al contradecir): ¿dormiste bien? — ¡qué voy a dormir! did you sleep well?— how could I?

¡cómo iba a saberlo, si nadie me dijo nada! how was I supposed to know? no one told me anything

¿por qué lo voy a ayudar? ¡si él a mí nunca me ayuda! why should I help him? he never helps me!

Sentido II (expresando un proceso paulatino) ir + GER:

poco a poco va a ir aprendiendo she'll learn little by little

a medida que va subiendo el nivel del agua as the water level rises

ha ido cambiando con el tiempo he's changed as time has passed

tú puedes ir pelando las cebollas you could start peeling the onions

ahora les toca a ustedes, vayan preparándose it's your turn now, so start getting ready

como te iba diciendo as I was saying

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you can start o you'd better start getting used to the idea, you'd better get used to the idea

la voz parecía irse alejando cada vez más the voice seemed to grow more and more distant

la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse

■ irse

v pron

A

(marcharse): ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos, que se hace tarde let's go, it's getting late

bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off ( AmE) o ( BrE) I'm off

el tren ya se ha ido the train's already gone

se quiere ir a vivir a Escocia she wants to go (off) and live in Scotland

se han ido todos a la plaza everybody's gone down to the square

vete a la cama go to bed

se fue de casa she left home

vete de aquí get out of here

se ha ido de la empresa she's left the company

se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí ( fam); get lost! ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): la mayor se nos ha ido a vivir a Florida our eldest daughter's gone (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo ( fam); don't run away, I want to talk to you ( colloq)

B

(consumirse, gastarse): ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!, the money just disappears!, we get through money so quickly

(+ me/te/le etc): se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent

se nos ha ido el día en tonterías we've spent o wasted the whole day messing around

¿te das cuenta de lo rápido que se nos ha ido la tarde? hasn't the evening gone quickly?

C (desaparecer) «mancha/dolor» to go

se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off

(+ me/te/le etc): no se me va el mareo I'm still feeling queasy

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

D (salirse, escaparse) «líquido/gas» to escape

(+ me/te/le etc): se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

que no se te vaya la leche por el fuego don't let the milk boil over

tápalo para que no se le vaya la fuerza put the top on so that the fizz doesn't go out of it o so that it doesn't lose its fizz

cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't stop my feet tapping o I couldn't keep my feet still

lengua, mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

E ( euf) (morirse) to slip away ( euph)

creo que se nos va I think he's slipping away, I think we're losing him

F (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):

irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back

me daba la impresión de que me iba para atrás I felt as if I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards

G (andarse, actuar) (+ compl):

vete con cuidado/tacto be careful/tactful

H

1 (CS) (en naipes) to go out

2

( RPl) (en una asignatura) tb irse a examen to have to take an exam

I ( Col) «medias» to run

* * *

ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ir por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ir por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ir a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ir v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ir de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ir a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ir con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te irá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ir v aux ir a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'ir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acudir
- andurriales
- ánimo
- antojarse
- avión
- avivar
- bajar
- bordear
- brazo
- busca
- caer
- calcular
- camino
- caza
- cien
- cine
- coche
- compra
- comprensible
- convenir
- correr
- corriente
- danzar
- deformación
- deriva
- descaminada
- descaminado
- descender
- desgracia
- deteriorarse
- disposición
- empecinada
- empecinado
- encaminada
- encaminado
- entrar
- excursión
- flojear
- funesta
- funesto
- gaita
- gatas
- grano
- gratis
- gustar
- haber
- huevo
- idea
- ilusión
English:
afford
- after
- ahead
- appealing
- back
- back up
- be
- beeline
- bluster
- bristle
- camping
- canter
- career
- catch
- charge off
- chase
- check off
- clean up after
- cling
- coast
- collapse
- come
- come to
- commute
- consider
- court
- cross
- cross-country
- crowd
- cycle
- cycling
- defensive
- delay
- dentist
- deserve
- detest
- die off
- dismiss
- do
- down
- downhill
- drag
- drift
- ease off
- ease up
- either
- even
- excursion
- exercise
- face

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ir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, dirigirse, acudir] to go;

fuimos a caballo we went on horseback, we rode there;

iremos andando we'll go on foot, we'll walk there;

ir en autobús to go by bus, to take the bus;

ir en automóvil to go by car, to drive;

ir en taxi to go by taxi, to catch o take a taxi;

ir en barco to go by boat;

ir en avión to go by plane, to fly;

ir por carretera/mar to go by road/sea;

ir a casa/a la iglesia/al cine to go home/to church/to the cinema;

ir a la escuela/al trabajo to go to school/work;

los niños no tienen que ir a clase hoy children don't have to go to school today;

me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

ir de compras/de pesca to go shopping/fishing;

ir de vacaciones to go on Br holiday o US vacation;

ir hacia el sur/norte to go south/north;

¿adónde va este autocar? where's this coach going?;

este tren va a o [m5] para Guadalajara this train is going to Guadalajara, this is the Guadalajara train;

todas las mañanas voy de la estación a o [m5] hasta la fábrica every morning I go from the station to the factory;

¿para dónde vas? where are you heading (for)?;

ahora mismo voy para allá I'm on my way there right now;

¿por dónde o [m5] cómo se va a la playa? how do you get to the beach from here?, could you tell me the way to the beach?;

no vayas por ahí que hay mucho barro don't go that way, it's muddy;

¿eres alumno oficial? – no, sólo voy de oyente are you an official student? – no, I'm just sitting in on classes;

fue a la zona como emisario de la ONU he travelled to the area on behalf of the UN;

¡ahí o [m5] allá va! [al lanzar una cosa] there you go;

ahí va el informe que me pediste here's the report you asked for;

¡allá voy! [al lanzarse uno mismo] here goes!, here we go!;
Anticuado
¿quién va? who goes there?;

¡Sergio, te llaman por teléfono! – ¡voy! Sergio, there's a phone call for you! – (I'm) coming!;

¡ya voy!, ¡ya va! [cuando llaman a la puerta] (I'm) coming!;

ir a alguien con algo [contar] to go to sb with sth;

todos le van con sus problemas everyone goes to her with their problems;

el autocar se salió de la calzada y fue a dar o [m5] a parar a un lago the coach came off the road and ended up in a lake;

estuvimos de paseo y fuimos a dar a una bonita plaza we were out walking when we came across a beautiful square;
Fam Fig
¿dónde vas con tantos aperitivos? luego no podremos con la comida steady on with the snacks or we won't be able to manage our dinner!;
Fam Fig
les habrá costado unas 100.000 – ¡dónde vas! mucho menos, hombre it must have cost them about 100,000 – what are you talking about, it was much less!;

Prov

(allá) donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

2. [conducir] [camino, calle, carretera] to lead, to go;

esta es la calle que va al museo this is the road (that leads o goes) to the museum;

esta calle va a dar al puerto this road leads to the harbour;

el camino va desde el pueblo hasta la cima de la montaña the path leads o goes from the village to the top of the mountain

3. [abarcar]
la zona de fumadores va del asiento 24 al 28 the smoking area is between seats 24 and 28;

el examen de arte va desde el Barroco hasta el Romanticismo the art exam will cover the Baroque period to the Romantic period;

la mancha iba de un lado a otro del techo the stain stretched from one side of the ceiling to the other;

las películas seleccionadas van desde la comedia urbana hasta el clásico western the films that have been selected range from urban comedies to classic westerns

4. Esp [buscar]
ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get sth/sb, to go and fetch sth/sb;

fui (a) por él al aeropuerto I went to meet him at the airport, I went to pick him up from the airport;

ha ido (a) por leche a la tienda she's gone to the shop to get o for some milk;

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him;

tendrás que esconderte porque van a por ti you'll have to hide because they're (coming) after you;

a eso voy/iba [al relatar] I am/was just getting to that

5. [expresa estado, situación, posición]
fue muy callada todo el camino she was very quiet throughout the journey;

con esta bufanda irás calentito this scarf will keep you warm;

el precio va impreso en la contraportada the price is printed on the back cover;

la manivela va floja the crank is loose;

iba tiritando de frío she was shivering with cold;

ir a lo suyo to look out for oneself, to look after number one;

iba en el tren pensando en sus cosas she was travelling on the train lost in thought;

los niños iban armando jaleo en el asiento de atrás the children were kicking up a row in the back seat;

ve con cuidado, es un barrio peligroso be careful, it's a dangerous area;

tu caballo va tercero/en cabeza your horse is third/in the lead

6. [expresa apoyo o rechazo]
ir con to support;

voy con el Real Madrid I support Real Madrid;

ir contra algo, ir en contra de algo to be opposed to sth, to be against sth;

ir en contra de la violencia to be opposed to violence, to be against violence;

esta ley va contra la Constitución this act goes against o contravenes the Constitution;

ir en beneficio de alguien to be to sb's benefit, to be in sb's interest;

ir en perjuicio de alguien to be detrimental to o against sb's interests

7. [vestir]
ir con/en to wear;

iba en camisa y corbata he was wearing a shirt and tie;

aquí la gente va con o [m5] en bañador a todas partes people here go around in their swimsuits;

ir de azul to be dressed in blue;

ir de uniforme to be in uniform;

iré (disfrazado) de Superman a la fiesta I'm going to the party (dressed up) as Superman;

iba hecho un pordiosero he looked like a beggar

8. [marchar, evolucionar] to go;

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job;

el niño va muy bien en la escuela the child's doing very well at school;

¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?;

su negocio va mal, el negocio le va mal his business is going badly;

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?;

¿cómo te va en la universidad? how's university?, how are you getting on at university?;

¿cómo van? [en partido] what's the score?;
[en carrera, juego] who's winning?;
van empate a cero it's Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

vamos perdiendo we're losing;

¿qué tal te va con tus nuevos alumnos? how are you getting on with your new pupils?;

¿qué tal va esa paella? how's that paella coming along?;

¡hasta pronto! ¡que te vaya bien! see you later, take care!;

¡que te vaya muy bien con el nuevo empleo! I hope things go well for you in your new job!, the best of luck with your new job!

9. [cambiar, encaminarse]
ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse;

el partido fue a más en la segunda parte the game improved o got better in the second half;

como sigamos así, vamos a la ruina if we carry on like this we'll be heading for disaster;

voy para viejo I'm getting old;

esta chica va para cantante this girl has all the makings of a singer;

va para un mes que no llueve it's getting on for o almost a month now since it last rained

10. [alcanzar]
va por el cuarto vaso de vino he's already on his fourth glass of wine;

vamos por la mitad de la asignatura we've covered about half the subject;

¿por qué parte de la novela vas? which bit in the novel are you at?;

aún voy por el primer capítulo I'm still on the first chapter

11. [expresa cantidades, diferencias]
con éste van cinco ministros destituidos por el escándalo that makes five ministers who have now lost their job as a result of the scandal;

ya van dos veces que me tuerzo el tobillo that's the second time I've twisted my ankle;

van varios días que no lo veo it's several days since I (last) saw him;

en lo que va del o Esp [m5] de mes he ido tres veces al médico so far this month I've been to the doctor three times, I've already been to the doctor three times this month;

de dos a cinco van tres the difference between two and five is three;

va mucho de un apartamento a una casa there's a big difference between Br a flat o US an apartment and a house

12. [corresponder] to go;

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers;

¿con qué clase de tornillos va esta tuerca? what sort of screw does this nut take?

13. [colocarse] to go, to belong;

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there;

¿en qué cajón van los calcetines? which drawer do the socks go in?

14. [escribirse]
“Edimburgo” va con “m” “Edimburgo” is written o spelt with an “m”;

toda la oración va entre paréntesis the whole sentence goes in brackets;

el “solo” adjetivo no va con acento “solo” doesn't have an accent when used as an adjective

15. [sentar] [ropa]
irle (bien) a alguien to suit sb;

¡qué bien te van los abrigos largos! long coats really suit you!;

ir con algo to go with sth;

esta camisa no va con esa falda this shirt doesn't go with this skirt

16. [sentar] [vacaciones, tratamiento]
irle bien a alguien to do sb good;

esa infusión me ha ido muy bien that herbal tea did me a lot of good

17. [funcionar] to work;

la televisión no va the television isn't working;

una radio que va a o [m5] con pilas a radio that uses batteries, a battery-powered radio;

estas impresoras antiguas van muy lentas these old printers are very slow

18. [depender]
en aquel negocio le iba su futuro como director de la empresa his future as manager of the company depended on that deal;

todos corrieron como si les fuera la vida en ello everyone ran as if their life depended on it;

esto de la ropa va en gustos clothes are a matter of taste;
CSur
¿es fácil aprobar? – va en el profesor is it easy to pass? – it depends on the teacher

19. [comentario, indirecta]
ir con o [m5] por alguien to be meant for sb, to be aimed at sb;

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too;

hizo como si no fuera con él he acted as if he didn't realize she was referring to him;

lo que digo va por todos what I'm saying applies to o goes for all of you;

va o [m5]voy en serio, no me gustan estas bromas I'm serious, I don't like this sort of joke

20. Esp Fam [gustar]
no me va el pop I'm not a big fan of pop music;

a mí lo que me va es la cocina I'm really into cooking;

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

21. Fam [costar]
ir a to be, to cost;

¿a cómo o [m5] cuánto va el kilo de tomates? how much is a kilo of tomatoes?

22. Esp Fam [tratar] [conferencia, película, novela]
ir de to be about;

¿de qué va “1984”? what's “1984” about?

23. Fam Esp
ir de, RP [m5] irla de [dárselas] [persona] to think oneself;
Esp
va de inteligente, RP [m5] la va de inteligente he thinks he's clever;
Esp
¿de qué vas?, RP [m5]¿de qué la vas? just who do you think you are?

24. Fam [apostarse]
¿va una cerveza a que llevo razón? I bet you a beer I'm right

25. [en frases] Fam
fue y dijo que… he went and said that…;

y de repente va y se echa a reír and suddenly she just goes and bursts out laughing;
Fam
fue y se marchó sin mediar palabra she upped and went without a word;
Fam
¡ahí va! ¡qué paisaje tan bonito! wow, what beautiful scenery!;
Fam
¡ahí va! me he dejado el paraguas en casa oh no, I've left my umbrella at home!;

¡qué va! [por supuesto que no] not in the least!, not at all!;
[me temo que no] I'm afraid not; [no digas tonterías] don't be ridiculous!;
¡no va más! [en el casino] no more bets!;

Comp
Esp
ser el no va más to be the ultimate;

este gimnasio es el no va más this gym is the ultimate;

Comp
RP Fam
desde el vamos [desde el principio] from the word go;

me cayó mal desde el vamos I didn't like him from the word go;

Comp
Fam
¡dónde va a parar! there's no comparison!;

Comp

sin ir más lejos: tu madre, sin ir más lejos we need look no further than your mother;

sin ir más lejos, nos vimos ayer we saw each other only yesterday

♦ v aux

1. [con gerundio] [expresa acción lenta o gradual]
ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing sth;

va anocheciendo it's getting dark;

me voy haciendo viejo I'm getting old;

voy mejorando mi estilo I'm gradually improving my style;

su cine ha ido mejorando últimamente her movies o Br films have been getting better recently;

fui metiendo las cajas en el almacén I began putting the crates in the warehouse;

iremos aprendiendo de nuestros errores we'll learn from our mistakes;

ve deshaciendo las maletas mientras preparo la cena you can be unpacking the suitcases while I get dinner;

vete haciéndote a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea;

como iba diciendo… as I was saying…

2. [con a + infinitivo] [expresa acción próxima, intención, situación futura]
ir a hacer algo to be going to do sth;

voy a hacerle una visita [ahora mismo] I'm about to go and visit him;
[en un futuro próximo] I'm going to visit him;
iré a echarte una mano en cuanto pueda I'll come along and give you a hand as soon as I can;

¡vamos a comer, tengo hambre! let's have lunch, I'm hungry!;

el tren con destino a Buenos Aires va a efectuar su salida en el andén 3 the train for Buenos Aires is about to depart from platform 3;

van a dar las dos it is nearly two o'clock;

va a hacer una semana que se fue it's coming up to o nearly a week since she left;

voy a decírselo a tu padre I'm going to tell your father;

¿no irás a salir así a la calle? surely you're not going to go out like that?;

he ido a comprar pero ya habían cerrado I had intended to go shopping, but they were shut;

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you;

vas a hacerte daño como no tengas cuidado you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful;

todo va a arreglarse, ya verás it'll all sort itself out, you'll see;

¿qué van a pensar los vecinos? what will the neighbours think?;

no le quise decir nada, no fuera a enfadarse conmigo I didn't want to say anything in case she got angry with me

3. [con a + infinitivo] [en exclamaciones que expresan consecuencia lógica, negación]
¿qué voy a pensar si llevas tres días fuera de casa? what do you expect me to think if you don't come home for three days?;

¿la del sombrero es tu hermana? – ¿quién va a ser? ¡pues claro! is the woman with the hat your sister? – of course she is, who else could she be?;

y ¿dónde fuiste? – ¿dónde iba a ir? ¡a la policía! and where did you go? – where do you think? to the police, of course!;

¡cómo voy a concentrarme con tanto ruido! how am I supposed to concentrate with all that noise?;

¡cómo voy a pagarte si estoy sin dinero! how do you expect me to pay you if I haven't got any money?;

¡cómo no me voy a reír con las cosas que dices! how can I fail to laugh o how can you expect me not to laugh when you say things like that!;

¿te ha gustado? – ¡qué me va a gustar! did you like it? – like it? you must be joking!

♦ vt
Méx
irle a to support;

le va al Nexaca he supports Nexaca

♦ See also the pronominal verb irse

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ir

<part ido>

I v/i

1 go (a to);

ir a pie walk, go on foot;

ir en avión fly;

ir en coche/en tren go by car/train;

ir a por algo go and fetch sth;

¡ya voy! I’m coming!;

¿quién va? who goes there?

2 ( vestir)

:

iba de amarillo/de uniforme she was wearing yellow/a uniform

3

:

van dos a dos DEP the score is two all

4 ( tratar)

:

¿de qué va la película? what’s the movie about?;

el libro va de vampiros the book’s about vampires

5 ( agradar)

:

el clima no me va the climate doesn’t suit me, I don’t like the climate;

ella no me va she’s not my kind of person;

no me va ni me viene I’m not bothered, I don’t care one way or the other

6 ( marchar, evolucionar) go;

ir bien/mal go well/badly

7 ( abarcar)

:

va de la página 12 a la 16 it goes from page 12 to page 16

8

:

¡qué va! you must be joking!;

¡vamos! come on!;

¡vaya! well!;

¿ha dicho eso? – ¡vamos! he said that? – no way!;

¡vaya una sorpresa! irón what a surprise!;

a eso voy I’m just getting to that;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too

II v/aux

1 con referencia al futuro

:

va a llover it’s going to rain;

va para abogado he’s going to be a lawyer

2 expresando proceso

:

ya voy comprendiendo I’m beginning to understand;

ir para viejo be getting old;

ya va anocheciendo it’s getting dark

3 con referencia al pasado

:

ya va para dos años it’s been almost two years now;

van tirados 3.000 3,000 have been printed

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ir {43} vi

1) : to go

ir a pie: to go on foot, to walk

ir a caballo: to ride horseback

ir a casa: to go home

2) : to lead, to extend, to stretch

el camino va de Cali a Bogotá: the road goes from Cali to Bogotá

3) funcionar: to work, to function

esta computadora ya no va: this computer doesn't work anymore

4) : to get on, to get along

¿cómo te va?: how are you?, how's it going?

el negocio no va bien: the business isn't doing well

5) : to suit

ese vestido te va bien: that dress really suits you

6)

ir con : to be

ir con prisa: to be in a hurry

7)

ir por : to follow, to go along

fueron por la costa: they followed the shoreline

8)

dejarse ir : to let oneself go

9)

ir a parar : to end up

10)

vamos a ver : let's see

ir v aux

1) (with present participle)

ir caminando: to walk

¡voy corriendo!: I'll be right there!

2)

ir a : to be going to

voy a hacerlo: I'm going to do it

el avión va a despegar: the plane is about to take off

♦ See also the reflexive verb irse

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ir vb

1. (en general) to go [pt. went; pp. gone]

¿adónde vas? where are you going?

fuimos a Madrid en tren we went to Madrid by train

no puedo ir a la fiesta I can't go to the party

ha ido a recoger a su hermano she's gone to pick her brother up

2. (marchar) to be / to get on / to go

¿cómo te va? how are you? / how's it going? / how are things?

¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo? how are you getting on in your new job?

¿cómo te fue en el examen? how did your exam go? / how did you get on in your exam?

3. (estar) to be

iba de broma I was joking

va en serio he's serious

mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow

vas demasiado elegante you're too dressed up

4. (sentar bien) to suit

ese peinado te va muy bien that hairstyle really suits you

5. (gustar) to like / to be into

no me va la música rap I don't like rap music

6. (convenir) to do

te irá bien descansar un poco it'll do you good to get some rest

7. (funcionar) to work

el ascensor no va the lift's not working

ir + a + infinitivo to be going to do something

voy a decírselo I'm going to tell him

te iba a llamar I was going to phone you

ir + gerundio

vas mejorando you're getting better

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

¡vamos caminando! let's walk!

fuimos corriendo we ran

a ti ni te va ni te viene that's nothing to do with you

¿cómo van? (en un partido) what's the score?

ir a parar to end up

fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison

ir con to go with / to match

esa blusa no va con ese pantalón that blouse doesn't go with those trousers

ir de (persona) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn] (libro, película) to be about

va de uniforme he's wearing a uniform

la que va de negro the one in black

¿de qué va la película? what's the film about?

ir por to go and get

voy por el coche I'm going to get the car

ve por los niños go and get the children

ir tirando to get by / to manage

vamos tirando we get by / we're managing

¡qué va! no way! / not at all!

¡vamos a...! let's...!

¡vamos a bailar! let's dance!

¡vaya! well!

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

Spanish-English dictionary > ir
16 coup

coup [ku]

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► Lorsque coup est suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une partie du corps ou un instrument, par exemple coup de pied, coup de téléphone, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━masculine noun

   a. ( = heurt, choc) blow

• il a pris un coup sur la tête ( = il s'est cogné) he banged his head ; ( = on l'a frappé) he was hit on the head

• la voiture a reçu un coup the car has had a bump

• donner des coups dans la porte to bang on the door

• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knock

• ça lui a fichu un coup (inf) it's given him a shock

• coup dur hard blow

• il m'a donné un coup he hit me

• en venir aux coups to come to blows

• coups et blessures assault and battery

   b. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throw

• coup droit (Tennis) drive

• faire un coup droit to do a forehand drive

• coup bas blow below the belt

• c'était un coup bas it was below the belt

• coup franc (Football, rugby) free kick ; (Basketball) free-throw shot

• tous les coups sont permis no holds barred

   c. [d'arme à feu] shot

• il jouait avec le fusil quand le coup est parti he was playing with the rifle when it went off

   d. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack

• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knack

   e. ( = bruit) knock

• sonner 3 coups to ring 3 times

• les douze coups de minuit the twelve strokes of midnight

• sur le coup de minuit (inf) on the stroke of midnight

   f. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate

• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck

   g. ( = action) [de cambrioleurs] job (inf)

• il est sur un coup (inf) he's up to something

• elle voulait cette maison, mais ils étaient plusieurs sur le coup (inf) she wanted that house but there were several people after it (inf)

• c'est un coup à tenter it's worth a go (inf)

• il a raté son coup he blew it (inf)

• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!

• c'est encore un coup de 1 000 € (inf) that'll be another 1,000 euros to fork out (inf)

• coup monté set-up (inf)

• tu ne vas pas nous faire le coup d'être malade you're not going to go and be ill on us (inf)

• il nous fait le coup chaque fois he always does that

• faire un coup en vache à qn (inf) to pull a dirty trick on sb (inf)

   h. ( = fois) (inf) time

• à tous les coups every time

• du même coup at the same time

• pleurer un bon coup to have a good cry

   i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drink

• j'ai bu un coup de rouge I had a glass of red wine

• il a bu un coup de trop he's had one too many (inf)

   j. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)

   k. (locutions) en mettre un coup (inf) to pull out all the stops (inf)

► à coup(s) de

• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely

► après coup afterwards

► au coup par coup [agir] on an ad hoc basis ; [embaucher, acheter] as and when the need arises

► dans le coup

• être dans le coup (impliqué) to be in on it (inf) ; (au courant) to know all about it ; (à la page) to be with it (inf)

• mettre qn dans le coup to get sb involved► du coup as a result

► d'un seul coup ( = soudain) all at once ; ( = en une seule fois) in one go

► du premier coup [reconnaître, voir] straight away

• il a eu son permis de conduire du premier coup he passed his driving test first time► pour le coup

• là, pour le coup, il m'a étonné he really surprised me there► sous le coup de

• être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state

• il l'a fait sous le coup de la colère he did it in a fit of anger

• être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a current conviction

• tomber sous le coup de la loi to be a statutory offence► coup sur coup in quick succession

• deux victoires coup sur coup two successive wins► sur le coup ( = instantanément) outright

• mourir sur le coup to be killed outright

• sur le coup je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understand► tout à coup all of a sudden

► tout d'un coup all of a sudden

► valoir le coup

• ça vaut le coup it's worth it

• c'est un film qui vaut le coup the film is worth seeing

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Note: Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc

nom masculin

1) ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack (colloq); (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

2) ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

4) ( mouvement rapide)

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

5) Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( qu'on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

6) ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

7) (colloq) ( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job (colloq), racket (colloq); ( vilain tour) trick (colloq); ( manœuvre) move

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

réussir son coup — to pull it off

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

8) (fois, moment)

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

9) (colloq) ( boisson) drink

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

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Phrasal Verbs:

- coup bas

- coups et blessures

- coup droit

- coup fourré

- coup franc

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tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

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1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shot

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

3) (= bruit) [horloge]

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

4) (affectif) blow, shock

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

5) (= mouvement) stroke

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

6) (= accès) wave

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

7) (action ponctuelle)

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

8) TENNIS shot

9) FOOTBALL kick

See:

coup de pied de coin,

coup franc,

coups de pied arrêtés

10) BOXE punch, blow

11) (= fois) time

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

12) ÉCHECS move

13) (autres locutions)

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

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coup nm Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément, donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc.

1 ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack○; (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab; coup sur la tête knock ou blow ou bang on the head; coup à la porte knock at the door; coup de marteau hammer blow; d'un coup de hache [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US; à coups de hache/machette [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US/a machete; frapper qn à coups de gourdin to club sb, to beat sb with a club; assommer qn à coups de gourdin to knock sb senseless with a club; tuer qn à coups de gourdin to club sb to death; casser qch à coups de gourdin to take a club to sth; casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau to break down the door with a hammer; à coups de dollars by forking out dollars; à coups de subventions by means of subsidies; fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques fever controlled with antibiotics; disperser des manifestants à coups de gaz lacrymogène to disperse demonstrators by using ou with teargas; sous le coup d'un embargo under an embargo; céder sous les coups de l'ennemi to cave in under enemy pressure; donner or porter un coup à qn/qch gén to hit sb/sth; donner un coup de qch à qn gén to hit ou strike sb with sth; donner un coup de poing/pied/coude/dents/couteau à qn to punch/kick/nudge/bite/stab sb; recevoir un coup [personne] to get hit; recevoir un coup de qch gén to get hit with sth; recevoir un coup de poing/pied/coude/couteau to be punched/kicked/nudged/stabbed; prendre un coup [personne, appareil, voiture] to get a knock; en avoir pris un coup○ ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing; rendre un coup to hit back; rendre coup pour coup lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat; en venir aux coups to come to blows (pour over); frapper trois coups à la porte to knock on the door three times, to give three knocks on the door; les trois coups Théât three knocks signalling^GB that the curtain is about to rise;

2 ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock; porter un coup (sévère) à to deal [sb/sth] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation, théorie]; être un coup terrible to be a terrible ou real blow (pour to); sa fierté en a pris un coup it was a blow to his/her pride; ce fut un coup dur pour eux/pour l'économie it was a great blow for ou to them/for ou to the economy; porter un coup très dur à qn to deal sb a major blow; en cas de coup dur ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough; ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup○ it gave me an awful shock; sous le coup de la colère in (a fit of) anger; sous le coup de la fatigue/peur out of tiredness/fear; être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state; tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation to be liable to conviction; être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a conviction; être sous le coup d'une procédure d'extradition to be facing extradition proceedings; ⇒ mauvais;

3 ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud; j'ai entendu un coup à la porte I heard a knock at the door; au douzième coup de minuit on the last stroke of midnight; sur le coup de dix heures○ around ten; coup de gong stroke of a gong; coup de sifflet whistle blast; donner un coup de gong to strike the gong; donner un coup de sifflet to blow one's whistle;

4 ( mouvement rapide) coup de brosse/peigne brush/comb; se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly); donner un (petit) coup d'aspirateur à une pièce to give a room a (quick) hoover® GB, to vacuum a room (quickly); donner un coup sur la table to dust the table; les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture the shutters need a lick of paint; d'un coup d'aile with a flap of its wings;

5 Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( dont on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick; tous les coups sont permis lit, fig no holds barred; coup défendu Jeux, Sport foul;

6 ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round; chasser qn à coups de fusil to scare sb off with gunshots; blesser qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot and wound sb; tuer qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot sb dead;

7 ○( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job○, racket○; ( vilain tour) trick○; ( manœuvre) move; monter un coup to plan a job○, to set up a racket○; c'est encore un coup des enfants! the children have been up to their tricks again!; c'était un beau coup de vendre tes actions it was a good ou shrewd move to sell your shares; monter un coup contre qn gén to set sb up; ( en vue d'une fausse accusation) to frame sb; c'est un coup monté! it's a set-up○!; monter le coup à qn to pull a fast one on sb○; expliquer le coup à qn to put sb in the picture; mettre qn dans le coup to bring sb in on the job○, to cut sb in on the racket○ ou deal; ils m'ont mis sur or dans le coup they've let me in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; se mettre dans le coup to get in on the action○; mettre qn sur un coup to put sb in on a job○, to put sb onto a racket○; être sur un gros coup to be onto something big○; préparer un sale or mauvais coup to be up to mischief; manquer or rater○ or foirer◑ son coup to blow it○, not to pull it off; il a raté son coup○ he blew it○; réussir son coup to pull it off; être dans le coup ( impliqué) to be in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on, to know what's what○; tu n'es plus dans le coup! fig you're behind the times!; être/rester hors du coup ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean○; être sur le coup ( opération d'envergure) to be in on it ou on the job○; qui a fait le coup? gén who did it?; ( opération minutieuse) whose work is it, who did the job?; elle m'a fait le coup de la veuve éplorée she did the weeping widow act with me; ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il me fait le coup it's not the first time he's done that to me;

8 (fois, moment) essayer un coup/encore un coup to have a shot/another shot; du premier coup ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt; au deuxième/troisième coup at the second/third attempt; (encore) un coup pour rien no go again○; à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups every time; ce coup-ci/-là this/that time; du coup○ as a result; du même coup○ by the same token; pour le coup○ this time; après coup afterwards, in restropect; au coup par coup as things come; coup sur coup in succession; tout d'un coup, tout à coup suddenly, all of a sudden; d'un coup, d'un seul coup just like that; d'un seul coup d'un seul○ in one fell swoop; en un seul coup in one go○; sur le coup ( à ce moment-là) at the time; [mourir, tuer] instantly, on the spot; rigoler un bon coup to have a good laugh; pleure un bon coup have a good cry; mouche-toi un bon coup give your nose a good blow; respire un grand coup take a deep breath; boire à petits coups to sip; boire à grands coups to swig;

9 ○( boisson) drink; viens, je te paye un coup (à boire) come on, I'll buy you a drink; un coup de rouge/blanc a glass of red/white wine; donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin give me another shot○ of gin;

10 ●( partenaire sexuel) un bon or beau coup a good fuck● ou lay●.

Composés

coup bas ( en boxe) blow ou punch below the belt; fig blow below the belt; c'était un coup bas fig that was below the belt; coups et blessures Jur assault and battery; coups et blessures volontaires malicious wounding ¢; coup droit ( au tennis) (forehand) drive; faire un coup droit ( au tennis) to drive; coup fourré dirty trick; coup franc ( au football) free kick.

Idiomes

tenir le coup ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it○; [véhicule, appareil, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [forces, armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope; j'ai vu venir le coup I could see it coming; faire coup double to kill two birds with one stone; compter les coups ( rester neutre) to stay ou stand on the sidelines; en mettre un coup○ to give it all one's got○; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups○ to be up to no good; les coups sont bons mais rares○! any chance of another drop of wine?; avoir/attraper le coup pour faire qch○ to have/to get the knack of doing sth; tirer un or son coup● to have a screw●.

[ku] nom masculin

A.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION]

1. [généralement] blow, knock

[avec le poing] punch, blow

[avec le pied] kick

un coup violent a hard knock

elle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to death

frapper à coups redoublés to hit twice as hard

donner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightly

donner un coup sec sur quelque chose to give something a (hard ou smart) tap

il frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the door

donner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the table

en arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blows

j'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the head

prendre des coups to get knocked about

recevoir un coup to get hit

rendre coup pour coup (sens propre & figuré) to hit back, to give as good as one gets

coups et blessures DROIT grievous bodily harm

porter un coup à quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to deal somebody a blow

les grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chains

le coup a porté (sens propre & figuré) the blow struck home

2. [attaque, choc] blow, shock

ça m'a fait un coup

a. [émotion] it gave me a shock

b. [déception] it was a blow

sale coup (pour la fanfare)! (familier) that's a bit of a blow ou downer!

en prendre un coup (familier) : trois échecs d'affilée, son moral en a pris un coup with three successive failures, her morale has taken a bit of a bashing

avec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crash

tenir le coup: j'ai trop de travail, je ne sais pas si je tiendrai le coup I've got too much work, I don't know if I'll be able to cope

3. [en boxe] punch, blow

coup bas

a. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the belt

b. (figuré) blow below the belt

c'est un coup bas that's below the belt

tous les coups sont permis (sens propre & figuré) (there are) no holds barred

compter les coups (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

4. ARMEMENT shot, blast

un coup de revolver a shot, a gunshot

le coup est parti

a. [revolver] the gun went off

b. [fusil] the rifle went off

tirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon

(revolver à) six coups six-shot gun

faire coup double

a. CHASSE to do a right and left

b. (figuré) to kill two birds with one stone

5. [bruit - généralement] knock ; [ - sec] rap

[craquement] snap

des coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window

un coup de gong a bang on a gong

[heure sonnée] stroke

6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]

tirer un ou son coup to shoot one's load (vulgaire)

B.[GESTE, ACTION]

1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]

un coup de corne a butt

un coup de langue a lick

elle nettoyait ses chatons à (grands) coups de langue she was licking the kittens clean

un coup de bec

a. (sens propre) a peck

b. (figuré) cutting remark

un coup de dent

a. (sens propre) a bite

b. (figuré) cutting remark

coup de griffe ou patte

a. (sens propre) swipe of the paw

b. (figuré) cutting remark

2. [emploi d'un instrument]

donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipe

je vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) comb

je viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb through

passe un coup d'aspirateur au salon give the living room a quick vacuum

passe un coup d'éponge sur la table give the table a wipe (with the sponge)

un coup de marteau a blow with a hammer

il s'est donné un coup de marteau sur le doigt he hit his finger with a hammer

en deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes

passe un coup dans la salle de bains (familier) give the bathroom a going-over

en donner ou ficher (familier) ou mettre (familier) un coup to get down to business

il a fallu qu'ils en mettent un sacré coup they really had to pull out the stops

3. [au golf, au billard] stroke

TENNIS shot, stroke

coup droit (forehand) drive

4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knack

ah, tu as le coup pour mettre la pagaille! you really have a gift ou a knack for creating havoc, don't you!

une fois que tu auras pris le coup, ça ira tout seul! you'll find it's very easy once you get used to it ou once you've got the knack!

5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

coup de chaleur heatwave

coup de mer heavy swell

coup de vent gust of wind

6. [effet soudain] wave

j'ai un coup de cafard I feel down all of a sudden

j'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me

il a eu un coup de folie et a acheté une Rolls he went mad and bought himself a Rolls-Royce

avoir un coup de chaleur to feel the beginnings of sunstroke

7. (familier) [boisson] drink

j'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink

tu me sers un coup (à boire)? could you pour me a drink?

boire un coup de trop to have one too many

un coup de rouge a glass of red wine

8. [lancer] throw

elle a renversé toutes les boîtes de conserve en un seul coup she knocked down all the cans in one throw

[aux dés] throw (of the dice)

[action, JEUX] move

CARTES go

c'est un coup pour rien

a. [essai] it's a trial run

b. [échec] it's a failure

C.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]

1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick

il prépare un coup he's up to something

(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)

je parie que c'est un coup de Julie! I bet Julie's behind this!

coup en traître stab in the back

monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebody

il nous a encore fait le coup he's pulled the same (old) trick on us again

faire le coup de... à quelqu'un: il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on me

ne me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!

coup monté put-up job, frame-up

faire un coup en douce: il fait toujours ses coups en douce he's always going behind people's backs

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job

3. (familier) [affaire]

je suis sur un coup I'm onto something

je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interested

expliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebody

être dans tous les coups to have a finger in every pie

rattraper le coup to sort things out

il a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it off

elle a réussi son coup she pulled it off

c'est un coup à avoir un accident, ça! that's the sort of thing that causes accidents!

combien crois-tu que ça va coûter? — oh, c'est un coup de 3 000 euros how much do you think it will cost? — oh, about 3,000 euros

[personne - sexuellement] (vulgaire)

c'est un bon coup he/she's a good lay (très familier)

4. [action remarquable, risquée] coup

faire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coup

quand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a hand

tenter le coup to have a go, to give it a try

c'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try

5. [circonstance marquante]

marquer le coup to mark the occasion

un coup de chance ou de pot (familier) ou de bol (familier) a stroke of luck, a lucky break

D.[FOIS] time, go

du premier coup first time, at the first attempt

au prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next go

essaie encore un coup have another go

ce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off

pour un coup (familier) just for (this) once

un bon coup (familier) : c'est ça, pleure un bon coup that's it, have a good cry

vous devriez vous expliquer un bon coup! you should have it out once and for all!

un grand coup (familier) [en se mouchant, sur des bougies]: souffle un grand coup! blow hard!

respire un grand coup take a deep breath

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à coups de locution prépositionnelle

démoli à coups de marteau smashed to pieces with a hammer

la productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonuses

à coup sûr locution adverbiale

undoubtedly, certainly, for sure

elle ne s'engage qu'à coup sûr she only commits herself when she's certain of the outcome

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après coup locution adverbiale

afterwards, later on

son attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospect

à tous les coups locution adverbiale

(familier)

1. [chaque fois] every time

ça marche à tous les coups it never fails

2. [sans aucun doute]

à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgotten

au coup par coup locution adverbiale

(familier) bit by bit

négocier au coup par coup to have piecemeal negotiations

coup sur coup locution adverbiale

one after the other, in quick succession

dans le coup (familier) locution adjectivale

elle est dans le coup

a. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in it

b. [au courant] she knows all about it

c. [à la page] she's hip ou with it

moi, je ne suis plus dans le coup

a. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of it

b. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of it

dans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup to let somebody in on the act

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du coup locution adverbiale

so, as a result

elle ne pouvait pas venir, du coup j'ai reporté le dîner as she couldn't come, I put the dinner off, she couldn't come so I put the dinner off

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d'un (seul) coup locution adverbiale

1. [en une seule fois] in one (go), all at once

il a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one

2. [soudainement] all of a sudden

j'ai eu envie de pleurer/de le gifler, ça m'a pris d'un coup (familier) I got a sudden urge to cry/to slap him

pour le coup locution adverbiale

pour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do next

j'ai aussi failli renverser le lait, c'est pour le coup qu'il aurait été en colère! (familier) I nearly spilt the milk as well, he really would have been furious then!

sous le coup de locution prépositionnelle

faire quelque chose sous le coup de la colère to do something in anger

sous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret later

il est encore sous le coup de l'émotion he still hasn't got over the shock

tomber sous le coup de quelque chose to come within the scope of something

tomber sous le coup de la loi to be punishable by law

sur le coup locution adverbiale

1. [mourir] instantly

2. [à ce moment-là] straightaway, there and then

je n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightaway

sur le coup de locution prépositionnelle

sur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday

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coup d'aile nom masculin

tous les moineaux se sont envolés d'un coup d'aile all the sparrows took wing suddenly

Paris-Bruxelles en un coup d'aile (figuré) Paris-Brussels in one short hop

coup de balai nom masculin

donner un coup de balai to sweep up

je vais donner un coup de balai dans la cuisine I'm going to sweep (out) the kitchen

la cuisine a besoin d'un bon coup de balai the kitchen needs a good sweep

le comité aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai (figuré) the committee could do with a shake-up

coup de barre nom masculin

(familier)

j'ai le coup de barre I feel tired all of a sudden

coup de chapeau nom masculin

praise

donner un coup de chapeau à quelqu'un to praise somebody

son livre mérite un coup de chapeau his book deserves some recognition

coup de cœur nom masculin

avoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with something

voici nos coups de cœur dans la collection de printemps here are our favourite spring outfits

(comme adjectif invariable)

des prix coup de cœur special offers

coup de coude nom masculin

donner un coup de coude à quelqu'un

a. [en signe] to nudge somebody

b. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody

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coup d'éclat nom masculin

feat

faire un coup d'éclat to pull off a coup

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coup d'État nom masculin

[putsch] coup (d'état)

coup de feu nom masculin

1. [tir] shot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot

on a entendu des coups de feu we heard shots being fired ou gunshots

2. (figuré)

c'est le coup de feu there's a sudden rush on

coup de fil

→ link=coupcoup de téléphone

coup de filet nom masculin

[poissons] draught, haul

[suspects] haul

coup de foudre nom masculin

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE flash of lightning

2. (figuré) love at first sight

ça a été le coup de foudre it was love at first sight

coup de fouet nom masculin

donner un coup de fouet à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody

b. (figuré) to give somebody a boost

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coup fourré nom masculin

(figuré) low trick

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coup franc nom masculin

free kick

coup de fusil nom masculin

1. [acte] shot

[bruit] shot, gunshot

on entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired

recevoir un coup de fusil to get shot

2. (figuré)

on y mange bien, mais après c'est le coup de fusil! it's a good restaurant, but the bill is a bit of a shock!

coup de grâce nom masculin

(sens propre & figuré) coup de grâce, deathblow

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coup du lapin nom masculin

[coup] rabbit punch

[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)

coup de main nom masculin

1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)

MILITAIRE coup de main

2. [aide]

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand

3. [savoir-faire]

avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch

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coup d'œil nom masculin

1. [regard] look, glance

elle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glance

donner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance at

d'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance

avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye

valoir le coup d'œil to be (well) worth seeing

2. [panorama] view

coup de pied nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kick

le coup de pied de l'âne (figuré) the parting shot

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/something

coup de poing nom masculin

punch

donner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebody

faire le coup de poing to brawl, to fight

coup de poing adjectif invariable

‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’

coup de poker nom masculin

(bit of a) gamble

on peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit risky

coup de pompe nom masculin

(familier)

sudden feeling of exhaustion

j'ai un coup de pompe I suddenly feel completely shattered (UK) ou beat (US)

coup de pouce nom masculin

bit of help

donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un to pull (a few) strings for somebody

donner un coup de pouce à quelque chose to give something a bit of a boost

coup de sang nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE stroke

2. (figuré) angry outburst

elle a eu un coup de sang she exploded (with rage)

coup de soleil nom masculin

sunburn (substantif non comptable)

prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

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coup du sort nom masculin

[favorable] stroke of luck

[défavorable] stroke of bad luck

coup de téléphone nom masculin

(phone) call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone à quelqu'un to phone ou to call ou to ring (UK) somebody

recevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone call

coup de tête nom masculin

1. [dans une bagarre] head butt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un to head-butt somebody

2. SPORT header

3. (figuré) (sudden) impulse

sur un coup de tête on (a sudden) impulse

coup de théâtre nom masculin

THÉÂTRE coup de théâtre, sudden twist in the action

(figuré) sudden turn of events

et alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resign

coup de torchon nom masculin

(familier) [bagarre] fist-fight

[nettoyage] clear-out (UK), cleanup

coup de vent nom masculin

1. [rafale] gust (of wind)

2. (locution)

en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirl

entrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off

elle est passée par Lausanne en coup de vent she paid a flying visit to Lausanne

manger en coup de vent to grab something to eat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > coup
17 read

red
past tense, past participle; = read

read vb leer

I'm reading a novel by Hardy estoy leyendo una novela de Hardy

El pasado y participio pasado de read es read

read

tr[riːd]

transitive verb (pt & pp read tr[red])

1 (gen) leer

■ have you read his latest novel? ¿has leído su última novela?

■ she reads the Times lee el Times

■ read me a story léeme un cuento

■ a gypsy read my palm una gitana me leyó la mano

2 (meter) hacer la lectura de

■ I've come to read the electricity meter vengo a hacer la lectura del contador de la luz

3 (interpret) interpretar; (decipher) descifrar

■ he read the signs correctly interpretó bien los indicios

■ the situation as I read it... la situación tal como la veo yo...

■ it's very hard to read your writing es muy difícil descifrar tu letra

■ I wouldn't read too much into it no le daría demasiada importancia

4 (at university) estudiar

■ she read politics at Oxford estudió política en Oxford

5 (instrument) indicar, marcar

■ the thermometer read 37 degrees el termómetro marcaba 37 grados

6 (sign, notice) decir, poner

■ 'Closed for holidays" read the sign on the door "Cerrado por vacaciones" decía el letrero en la puerta

intransitive verb

1 (gen) leer

■ he never learned to read nunca aprendió a leer

■ have you read about the accident in the paper? ¿has leído lo del accidente en el diario?

2 (text, passage)

■ this text reads like a translation este texto suena como una traducción

■ the last sentence doesn't read at all well la última frase está muy mal redactada

noun

1

■ this book is an excellent read este libro es buenísimo

■ I gave it a quick read lo leí por encima

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be well read / widely read tener una gran cultura

to take something as read dar algo por sentado

read ['ri:d] v, read ['rɛd] ; reading vt

1) : leer

to read a story: leer un cuento

2) interpret: interpretar

it can be read two ways: se puede interpretar de dos maneras

3) : decir, poner

the sign read „No smoking”: el letrero decía „No Fumar”

4) : marcar

the thermometer reads 70°: el termómetro marca 70°

read vi

1) : leer

he can read: sabe leer

2) say: decir

the list reads as follows: la lista dice lo siguiente

read n

to be a good read : ser una lectura amena

read

adj.

• leído, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to read")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: read) = leer v.

I
1. riːd
(past & past p read red) transitive verb

1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — red dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)

a) ( interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) ( Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)

a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read red `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) ( indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*

c) ( note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*

4) (BrE Educ) estudiar ( en la universidad)

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read red about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)

a) ( come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) ( have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows:... — su carta dice lo siguiente...

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Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

II riːd
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima

III red
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura

[riːd] (pt, pp read) [ˌred]
1. VT

1) [+ book, poem, story, music, sign] leer; [+ author] leer a

can you read Russian? — ¿sabes leer en ruso?

she can't read music — no sabe leer música

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra, no puedo leer tu letra

for "boon" read "bone" — en lugar de "boon" léase "bone"

I read "good" as "mood" — al leer confundí "good" con "mood"

to read sth to sb, to read sb sth — leer algo a algn

to read sth to o.s. — leer algo para sí mismo

• to read sb's lips — leer los labios a algn

read my lips — (fig) fíjate bien en lo que digo

• to read the news — leer las noticias

• to read sb to sleep — leerle a algn hasta que se quede dormido

to read o.s. to sleep — leer hasta quedarse dormido

- take sth as read

to take the minutes as read — (in meeting) dar las actas por leídas
riot
2) (esp Brit)
(Univ) (=study)
to read chemistry — estudiar química, cursar estudios de química

3) (=interpret) [+ map, meter, thermometer] leer; [+ information, remarks, expression, situation] interpretar; [+ person] entender

the same information can be read in different ways — la misma información se puede interpretar de varias formas

I've never been able to read him — nunca he sido capaz de entenderle

this is how I read the situation — así es como yo interpreto or veo la situación

I read the disappointment in her face — le noté la decepción en la cara

• to read sth as sth — interpretar algo como algo

• to read the future — leer or adivinar el porvenir

• to read sb's hand or palm — leerle la mano a algn

• to read sth into sth, you're reading too much into it — le estás dando demasiada importancia

to read into a sentence what is not there — ver en una frase un significado que no tiene

• to read sb's mind or thoughts — leerle el pensamiento a algn, adivinar el pensamiento a algn
book 1., 1)
4) (Telec)

do you read me? — ¿me oye?

I read you loud and clear — le oigo perfectamente

5) (=say, indicate) [notice] decir; [thermometer, instrument] indicar, marcar

it should read "friends" not "fiends" — debería decir or poner "friends", no "fiends"

the sign on the bus read "private, not in service" — el letrero del autobús decía or en el letrero del autobús ponía "privado, fuera de servicio"

6) (Comput) leer

2. VI

1) [person] leer

• to read about sth/sb — leer sobre or acerca de algo/algn

I read about it in the papers — lo leí en los periódicos

I've read about him — he leído sobre or acerca de él

I'm reading about Napoleon — me estoy documentando sobre Napoleón, estoy leyendo acerca de Napoleón

• to read aloud — leer en voz alta

• the reading public — el público que lee

• to read silently — leer para sí

• to read through sth — leer algo de principio a fin

I've read through your letter very carefully — he leído tu carta minuciosamente de principio a fin

• to read to sb, he read to us from the Bible — nos leyó extractos de la Biblia

my daughter asked me to read to her — mi hija me pidió que le leyera un libro

I like being read to — me gusta que me lean

to read to o.s. — leer para sí

- read between the lines

2) (=give impression)

the book reads well — el libro está bien escrito

it would read better if you put... — quedaría mejor si pusieras...

it reads very awkwardly — al leerlo suena muy raro

his article reads like an official report — su artículo está escrito como un informe oficial

3) (=say, indicate) decir

the text reads as follows — el texto dice lo siguiente

4) (=study) estudiar

• to read for the Bar — estudiar Derecho (para hacerse abogado)

• to read for a degree — hacer una carrera, estudiar la licenciatura

3.

N lectura f

I like a good read — me gusta leer un buen libro

it's a good read — es un libro que se disfruta leyendo

I was having a quiet read in the garden — leía tranquilamente en el jardín

can I have a read of your paper? — ¿puedo echarle un vistazo a tu periódico?

4.

CPD

read head N — (Comput) cabezal m lector

- read back

- read off

- read on

- read out

- read over

- read through

- read up

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I
1. [riːd]
(past & past p read [red]) transitive verb

1) \<\<book/words/map/music\>\> leer*

I can't read your writing — no te entiendo la letra

for `800', read `80' — donde dice 800 léase 80

I read myself to sleep — leo hasta que me quedo dormido

to read somebody's mind o thoughts — adivinarle or leerle* el pensamiento a alguien

to take something as read — [red] dar* algo por sentado or por hecho

2)

a) ( interpret) \<\<sign/mood/situation\>\> interpretar

to read something INTO something: I think you're reading too much into it — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia

b) (hear, receive) ( Telec colloq)

do you read me, alpha? — ¿alfa, me recibe?

3)

a) \<\<sign/notice\>\> decir*

the sign read [red] `closed for repairs' — el letrero decía or ponía `cerrado por reformas'

b) ( indicate) \<\<thermometer/gauge\>\> marcar*

c) ( note indication) \<\<thermometer/meter\>\> leer*

4) (BrE Educ) estudiar ( en la universidad)

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> leer*

to read TO somebody — leerle* a alguien

to read ABOUT something/somebody: I read [red] about it in the paper lo leí en el diario; to read THROUGH something — leer* algo

2)

a) ( come across)

your article reads well — tu artículo está bien escrito

it reads like a Victorian novel — tiene el estilo de una novela victoriana

b) ( have as text) decir*

his letter reads as follows:... — su carta dice lo siguiente...

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Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

II [riːd]
noun (no pl)

it's a good read — es ameno, es de lectura amena

to give something a quick read — hojear or leer* algo por encima

III [red]
adjective

to be widely o well read — ser* muy leído, ser* de gran or amplia cultura

English-spanish dictionary > read
18 Schlag

m; -(e)s, Schläge

1. mit der Faust: blow, punch; dumpfer: thump; mit der offenen Hand: blow, whack umg.; klatschender: slap; bes. bei Kindern: smack; leichter: tap; mit dem Stock: whack; mit der Peitsche: lash of the whip; fig. (Schicksalsschlag, Unglück) blow; er schlug ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag k.o. he knocked him out with a single blow ( oder punch); ein dumpfer Schlag a dull thump; Schläge bekommen auch fig. get a (good) hiding ( oder drubbing); Schlag ins Gesicht auch fig. slap in the face; ein Schlag unter die Gürtellinie auch fig. a blow below the belt; jemandem einen Schlag versetzen deal s.o. a blow; fig. auch hit s.o. hard; zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen auch fig. move in for the kill; ihr Tod war ein harter Schlag für ihn her death was a heavy blow for him; Schlag ins Wasser umg., fig. (belly-)flop, washout; Schlag ins Kontor umg., fig. nasty shock ( oder surprise); Schlag auf Schlag fig. in quick succession; dann ging es Schlag auf Schlag fig. then things started happening (fast); auf einen oder mit einem Schlag fig. (auf einmal) in one go; (plötzlich) suddenly, from one moment to the next; er tat keinen Schlag umg., fig. he didn’t lift a finger; sie hat einen Schlag ( weg) umg., fig. she’s got a screw loose

2. MED., umg. stroke; kleiner Schlag minor stroke; einen Schlag bekommen have a stroke; sie waren wie vom Schlag getroffen they were thunderstruck; (verblüfft sein) they just stood gaping; mich trifft der Schlag! well I’ll be blowed (oder bes. Am. damned)!; ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag I didn’t know what hit me

3. ETECH. (electric) shock; (Blitzschlag) flash; einen tödlichen Schlag bekommen receive a fatal (electric) shock, be electrocuted; ein kalter Schlag a flash of cold lightning

4. Rudern, Schwimmen: stroke; Golf, Tennis etc.: shot, stroke

5. (Geräusch) dumpf: thud; einer Glocke: chime; einer Uhr: auch stroke; (Herz-, Puls-, Trommelschlag) beat; Donnern: clap (of thunder); der Nachtigall: song; Schlag sechs Uhr on the stroke of six

6. MIL. (Angriff) strike; der entscheidende / ein vernichtender Schlag the decisive / a crushing blow

7. nur Sg.; fig. (Art) sort; auch ZOOL.: stock, breed; vom gleichen Schlag sein be made of the same stuff; pej. be tarred with the same brush; Leute seines Schlages men of his stamp ( oder type); Männer vom gleichen Schlag birds of a feather; vom alten Schlag of the old school; die Schotten sind ein eigener Schlag umg. the Scots are a strange lot

8. umg. (Portion) helping; kann ich noch einen Schlag Kartoffelbrei haben? can I have another dollop of mashed potato (Am. potatoes Pl.)?

9. nur Sg.; österr. (Sahne) (whipping) cream; geschlagen: whipped cream

10. eine Hose mit Schlag (a pair of) flared trousers ( oder flares)

11. Schlag bei Frauen haben umg. have a way with women

12. MOT. etc. (Tür) door; Hühnerschlag, Taubenschlag

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der Schlag

beat; blow; shock; hit; stroke; tap; pat; chop; flap; knock; slap; punch; buffet; coup; dollop; stinger; wham; sort; spank

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[ʃlaːk]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃlɛːgə]
1) (lit, fig) blow (gegen against); (= Faustschlag auch) punch; (mit der Handfläche) smack, slap; (leichter) pat; (= Handkantenschlag, AUCH JUDO ETC) chop (inf); (= Ohrfeige) cuff, clout (inf), slap; (mit Rohrstock etc) stroke; (= Peitschenschlag) stroke, lash; (= einmaliges Klopfen) knock; (dumpf) thump, thud; (= leichtes Pochen) tap; (= Glockenschlag) chime; (= Standuhrschlag) stroke; (von Metronom) tick, beat; (= Gehirnschlag, Schlaganfall, Kolbenschlag, Ruderschlag, AUCH SCHWIMMEN, TENNIS) stroke; (= Herzschlag, Pulsschlag, Trommelschlag, Wellenschlag) beat; (= Blitzschlag) bolt, stroke; (= Donnerschlag) clap; (= Stromschlag) shock; (= Militärschlag) strike

man hörte die Schläge des Hammers/der Trommeln — you could hear the clanging of the hammer/beating of the drums

Schläge kriegen — to get a hiding or thrashing or beating

zum entscheidenden Schlág ausholen (fig) — to strike the decisive blow

Schlág auf Schlág (fig) — in quick succession, one after the other

Schlág acht Uhr (inf) — at eight on the dot (inf), on the stroke of eight

jdm/einer Sache einen schweren Schlág versetzen (fig) — to deal a severe blow to sb/sth

ein Schlág ins Gesicht (lit, fig) — a slap in the face

ein Schlág ins Kontor (dated inf) — a nasty shock or surprise

ein Schlág ins Wasser (inf) — a washout (inf), a letdown (inf)

ein Schlág aus heiterem Himmel — a bolt from the blue

mit einem or auf einen Schlág (inf) — all at once

mit einem Schlág berühmt werden — to become famous overnight

die haben keinen Schlág getan (inf) — they haven't done a stroke (of work)

ihn hat der Schlág getroffen (Med) — he had a stroke

ich dachte, mich rührt or trifft der Schlág (inf) — I was flabbergasted (inf) or thunderstruck

ich glaube, mich trifft der Schlág — I don't believe it

wie vom Schlág gerührt or getroffen sein — to be flabbergasted (inf) or thunderstruck (inf)

2) (inf = Wesensart) type (of person etc)

vom Schlág der Südländer sein — to be a Southern type

vom gleichen Schlág sein — to be cast in the same mould (Brit) or mold (US); (pej) to be tarred with the same brush

vom alten Schlág — of the old school

3) (= Vogelschlag) song

4) (dated = Wagenschlag) door

5) (= Taubenschlag) cote, pigeon cage

6) (Aus = Schlagsahne) cream

7) (inf = Portion) helping

8) (= Hosenschlag) flare

eine Hose mit Schlág — flared trousers pl (esp Brit) or pants pl (esp US), flares pl (inf)

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der

1) (a regular stroke or its sound: I like the beat of that song.) beat

2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) flap

3) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) bang

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) crack

5) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) hit

6) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) knock

7) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) percussion

8) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) shock

9) (a song, show etc that is a great success: This play was a smash hit in New York.) smash hit

10) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) smash

11) (a slap of this kind.) spank

12) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) stroke

13) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) stroke

14) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) stroke

15) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) stroke

16) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) stroke

17) (an act of swatting: He gave the wasp a swat.) swat

18) ((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) thump

19) (a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) whack

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Schlag

<-[e]s, Schläge>

[ʃla:k, pl ˈʃlɛ:gə]

m

1. (Hieb) blow (auf/gegen/in/vor + akk to, on), knock ( auf + akk on, gegen/in/vor + akk in), wallop (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in), sock fam (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in), clout fam (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in); (mit Faust a.) punch ( auf + akk on, gegen/vor + akk on, to, in + akk in); (dumpfer) thump; (mit Handfläche) slap, smack (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in); (leichter) pat ( auf + akk on); (mit Peitsche) lash; SPORT stroke; (Golf a.) shot

jdm Schläge androhen to threaten sb with a beating [or fam clobbering]

gern Schläge austeilen to be fond of one's fists

[von jdm] Schläge bekommen [o (fam) beziehen] [o (fam) kriegen] to get a beating [or fam clobbering] [or to get beaten up] [or fam clobbered]

ein \Schlag ins Gesicht (a. fig) a slap in the face also fig

ein \Schlag unter die Gürtellinie sein (fig fam) to be below the belt

einen \Schlag [weg]haben (fig fam) to have a screw loose fam

\Schlag mit etw dat blow with sth

\Schlag mit der Axt blow [or stroke] of the axe

\Schlag mit der Faust punch/thump

\Schlag mit der Peitsche lash of the whip

\Schlag gegen das Ohr blow to/punch on/slap [or clip] on [or BRIT also round] the ear

jdm einen \Schlag auf den Rücken geben (aufmuntern) to pat sb [or give sb a pat] on the back; (stärker) to thump sb [or give sb a thump] on the back

ein tödlicher \Schlag a fatal blow

jdm Schläge verabreichen [o (fam) verpassen] to give sb a beating [or fam clobbering]

jdm einen \Schlag [auf/gegen/in/vor etw akk] versetzen to hit [or strike] sb [on/in sth], to deal sb a blow [to/on sth], to wallop sb [or give sb a wallop] [on/in sth], to clout sb [or give sb a clout] [on/in/ BRIT also round sth] fam

ein \Schlag ins Wasser (fig) a [complete] washout [or flop] fam

2. (Aktion) blow (für/gegen + akk for/against); MIL ALSO attack

zum entscheidenden \Schlag ausholen to make ready [or to prepare] for the decisive blow/attack

ein vernichtender \Schlag a crushing blow

einen vernichtenden \Schlag gegen jdn führen to deal sb a crushing blow

3. (Geräusch) bang (an + dat on); (dumpfer) thud; (leichter) bump; (mit Faust) thump (an + dat on); (Klopfen) knock (an + dat on

4. (Rhythmus) beating no pl; (dumpfer a.) thudding no pl, thumping no pl; (heller a.) knocking no pl; eines Pendels swinging no pl; (einzeln) beat; (dumpfer a.) thud, thump; (heller a.) knock; eines Pendels swing; eines Kolbens, Ruders stroke

ein unregelmäßiger \Schlag des Pulses an irregular pulse [beat]

5. (Töne) einer Uhr striking no pl; einer Glocke ringing no pl; (lauter) peal, pealing no pl; einer Trommel beating no pl; eines Gongs clanging no pl; (einzeln) einer Uhr stroke; einer Glocke ring; (lauter) peal; einer Trommel beat; eines Gongs clang

\Schlag Mitternacht/acht [Uhr] on the stroke of midnight/eight [or at 8 o'clock sharp

6. kein pl (Gesang) song

7. (Blitz) lightning no art, no pl, bolt [or flash] of lightning

ein kalter/zündender \Schlag schlug ein lightning struck without causing/and caused a fire

ein \Schlag ins Kontor [für jdn/etw] (fig fam) a real blow [to sb/sth]

8. (Stromstoß) [electric] shock

einen \Schlag [an etw dat] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get an electric shock [through sth]

9. (fam: Anfall) stroke

einen \Schlag bekommen/haben to suffer/have a stroke

10. (Unglück) blow ( für + akk to)

die Schläge des Lebens life's buffetings

ein \Schlag des Schicksals a stroke of fate

jdm einen \Schlag versetzen to be [or come as] a blow to sb

11. (Taubenstall) [pigeon] loft, cote; (für weiße Tauben) [dove]cote

12. (Typ) type, kind, stamp

vom alten \Schlag[e] from [or of] the old school

vom gleichen \Schlag sein to be made of the same stuff, to be birds of a feather

13. (Rasse) race; eines Tiers breed, stock

14. (fam: Portion) helping, portion

ein \Schlag Eintopf/Erbsen/Kartoffeln a portion of stew/peas/potatoes

ein zweiter \Schlag Eintopf/Erbsen/Kartoffeln a second helping of stew/peas/potatoes

15. kein pl ÖSTERR (fam: Sahne) whipped cream

Kuchen mit/ohne \Schlag cake with/without whipped cream

16. FORST (Fällen) felling no indef art, no pl, clearing no indef art, no pl; (Stelle) felling area [or site]; (abgeschlossen) clearing

einige Schläge sind geplant there are plans to clear a number of sites

17. AGR field

ein \Schlag Mais/Roggen/Weizen a maize BRIT [or AM corn]/rye/wheat field

18. (beim Segeln) tack spec

falscher/kurzer/langer \Schlag false/short/long tack spec

19. NAUT (Knoten) hitch

halber \Schlag half hitch

zwei halbe Schläge clove hitch sing

20. MODE

eine Hose mit \Schlag flared trousers npl, flares npl

etw auf \Schlag nähen to flare sth

21. (veraltend: Tür) door

22.

▶ \Schlag auf \Schlag in rapid succession

alles geht \Schlag auf \Schlag everything's going [or happening] so fast

\Schlag auf \Schlag kommen to come thick and fast

▶ auf einen \Schlag [o mit einem \Schlag[e]] (fam) suddenly, all at once

mit einem \Schlag berühmt werden to become famous overnight

▶ wie vom \Schlag getroffen [o gerührt] sein to be thunderstruck [or fam flabbergasted]

▶ jd hat bei jdm [einen] \Schlag (fam) sb is popular [or fam well in] [or BRIT fam also matey] with sb

▶ etw hat bei jdm [einen] \Schlag sth is popular with sb

dieser Wein hat keinen \Schlag bei mir this wine leaves me cold

▶ jdn rührt [o trifft] der \Schlag (fam) sb is dumbfounded [or thunderstruck] [or fam flabbergasted] [or BRIT fam also gobsmacked]

mich trifft der \Schlag! I'm lost for words!, well, blow me down [or I'll be blowed] [or dated strike me pink]! BRIT fam

ich dachte, mich trifft der \Schlag, als... I couldn't believe my eyes/ears when...

mich traf fast der \Schlag, als... I nearly had a fit when...

▶ der \Schlag soll dich treffen! (sl) go to hell! fam

▶ keinen \Schlag tun (fam) to not/never do a stroke of work [or lift a finger [or hand]]

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der; Schlag[e]s, Schläge

1) blow; (FaustSchlag) punch; blow; (Klaps) slap; (leichter) pat; (als Strafe für ein Kind) smack; (Peitschenhieb) lash; (TennisSchlag, GolfSchlag) stroke; shot

Schläge kriegen — (ugs.) get or be given a thrashing or beating

alles ging Schlag auf Schlag — everything went quickly

keinen Schlag tun — (ugs.) not do a stroke [of work]

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen — deal somebody a blow; (fig.) be a blow to somebody

auf einen Schlag — (ugs.) at one go; all at once

2) (AufSchlag, Aufprall) bang; (dumpf) thud; (Klopfen) knock

3) o. Pl. (des Herzens, Pulses, der Wellen) beating; (eines Pendels) swinging

4) (einzelne rhythmische Bewegung) (HerzSchlag, PulsSchlag, TaktSchlag) beat; (eines Pendels) swing; (RuderSchlag, KolbenSchlag) stroke

5) o. Pl. (Töne) (einer Uhr) striking; (einer Glocke) ringing; (einer Trommel) beating; (eines Gongs) clanging

6) (einzelner Ton) (StundenSchlag) stroke; (GlockenSchlag) ring; (TrommelSchlag) beat; (GongSchlag) clang

Schlag od. (österr., schweiz.) schlag acht Uhr — on the dot or stroke of eight

7) o. Pl. (Vogelgesang) song

8) (BlitzSchlag) flash [of lightning]

9) (Stromstoß) shock

10) (ugs.): (Schlaganfall) stroke

jemanden trifft od. rührt der Schlag — (ugs.) somebody is flabbergasted

wie vom Schlag getroffen od. gerührt — (ugs.) as if thunderstruck

11) (SchicksalsSchlag) blow

12) (TaubenSchlag) cote

13) (ugs.): (Portion) helping

14) o. Pl. (österr.): (Schlagsahne) whipped cream

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Schlag m; -(e)s, Schläge

1. mit der Faust: blow, punch; dumpfer: thump; mit der offenen Hand: blow, whack umg; klatschender: slap; besonders bei Kindern: smack; leichter: tap; mit dem Stock: whack; mit der Peitsche: lash of the whip; fig (Schicksalsschlag, Unglück) blow;

er schlug ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag k.o. he knocked him out with a single blow ( oder punch);

ein dumpfer Schlag a dull thump;

Schläge bekommen auch fig get a (good) hiding ( oder drubbing);

Schlag ins Gesicht auch fig slap in the face;

ein Schlag unter die Gürtellinie auch fig a blow below the belt;

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen deal sb a blow; fig auch hit sb hard;

zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen auch fig move in for the kill;

ihr Tod war ein harter Schlag für ihn her death was a heavy blow for him;

Schlag ins Wasser umg, fig (belly-)flop, washout;

Schlag ins Kontor umg, fig nasty shock ( oder surprise);

Schlag auf Schlag fig in quick succession;

dann ging es Schlag auf Schlag fig then things started happening (fast);

auf einen oder

mit einem Schlag fig (auf einmal) in one go; (plötzlich) suddenly, from one moment to the next;

er tat keinen Schlag umg, fig he didn’t lift a finger;

sie hat einen Schlag (weg) umg, fig she’s got a screw loose

2. MED, umg stroke;

kleiner Schlag minor stroke;

einen Schlag bekommen have a stroke;

sie waren wie vom Schlag getroffen they were thunderstruck; (verblüfft sein) they just stood gaping;

mich trifft der Schlag! well I’ll be blowed (oder besonders US damned)!;

ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag I didn’t know what hit me

3. ELEK (electric) shock; (Blitzschlag) flash;

einen tödlichen Schlag bekommen receive a fatal (electric) shock, be electrocuted;

ein kalter Schlag a flash of cold lightning

4. Rudern, Schwimmen: stroke; Golf, Tennis etc: shot, stroke

5. (Geräusch) dumpf: thud; einer Glocke: chime; einer Uhr: auch stroke; (Herz-, Puls-, Trommelschlag) beat; Donnern: clap (of thunder); der Nachtigall: song;

Schlag sechs Uhr on the stroke of six

6. MIL (Angriff) strike;

der entscheidende/ein vernichtender Schlag the decisive/a crushing blow

7. nur sg; fig (Art) sort; auch ZOOL stock, breed;

vom gleichen Schlag sein be made of the same stuff; pej be tarred with the same brush;

Leute seines Schlages men of his stamp ( oder type);

Männer vom gleichen Schlag birds of a feather;

vom alten Schlag of the old school;

die Schotten sind ein eigener Schlag umg the Scots are a strange lot

8. umg (Portion) helping;

kann ich noch einen Schlag Kartoffelbrei haben? can I have another dollop of mashed potato (US potatoes pl)?

9. nur sg; österr (Sahne) (whipping) cream; geschlagen: whipped cream

10.

eine Hose mit Schlag (a pair of) flared trousers ( oder flares)

11.

Schlag bei Frauen haben umg have a way with women

12. AUTO etc (Tür) door; → Hühnerschlag, Taubenschlag

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der; Schlag[e]s, Schläge

1) blow; (FaustSchlag) punch; blow; (Klaps) slap; (leichter) pat; (als Strafe für ein Kind) smack; (Peitschenhieb) lash; (TennisSchlag, GolfSchlag) stroke; shot

Schläge kriegen — (ugs.) get or be given a thrashing or beating

alles ging Schlag auf Schlag — everything went quickly

keinen Schlag tun — (ugs.) not do a stroke [of work]

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen — deal somebody a blow; (fig.) be a blow to somebody

auf einen Schlag — (ugs.) at one go; all at once

2) (AufSchlag, Aufprall) bang; (dumpf) thud; (Klopfen) knock

3) o. Pl. (des Herzens, Pulses, der Wellen) beating; (eines Pendels) swinging

4) (einzelne rhythmische Bewegung) (HerzSchlag, PulsSchlag, TaktSchlag) beat; (eines Pendels) swing; (RuderSchlag, KolbenSchlag) stroke

5) o. Pl. (Töne) (einer Uhr) striking; (einer Glocke) ringing; (einer Trommel) beating; (eines Gongs) clanging

6) (einzelner Ton) (StundenSchlag) stroke; (GlockenSchlag) ring; (TrommelSchlag) beat; (GongSchlag) clang

Schlag od. (österr., schweiz.) schlag acht Uhr — on the dot or stroke of eight

7) o. Pl. (Vogelgesang) song

8) (BlitzSchlag) flash [of lightning]

9) (Stromstoß) shock

10) (ugs.): (Schlaganfall) stroke

jemanden trifft od. rührt der Schlag — (ugs.) somebody is flabbergasted

wie vom Schlag getroffen od. gerührt — (ugs.) as if thunderstruck

11) (SchicksalsSchlag) blow

12) (TaubenSchlag) cote

13) (ugs.): (Portion) helping

14) o. Pl. (österr.): (Schlagsahne) whipped cream

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-¨e m.

bang n.

bash n.

beat n.

blow n.

buffet n.

coup n.

flap n.

knock n.

percussion n.

shock n.

stinger n.

stroke n.

wham* n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schlag
19 flash

1. noun
1) (of light) Aufleuchten, das; Aufblinken, das; (as signal) Lichtsignal, das

flash of lightning — Blitz, der

flash in the pan — (fig. coll.) Zufallstreffer, der

2) (Photog.) Blitzlicht, das

3) (fig.)

flash of genius or inspiration or brilliance — Geistesblitz, der

flash of insight or intuition — Eingebung, die

4) (instant)

be over in a flash — gleich od. im Nu vorbei sein
2. transitive verb
1) aufleuchten lassen

flash the/one's headlights — aufblenden; die Lichthupe betätigen

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed fire — ihre Augen sprühten Feuer od. funkelten böse

flash somebody a smile/glance — jemandem ein Lächeln/einen Blick zuwerfen

3) (display briefly) kurz zeigen

flash one's money about or around — mit [dem] Geld um sich werfen (ugs.)

4) (Communications) durchgeben
3. intransitive verb
1) aufleuchten

the lightning flashed — es blitzte

flash at somebody with one's headlamps — jemanden anblinken od. mit der Lichthupe anblenden

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed in anger — ihre Augen blitzten vor Zorn

3) (move swiftly)

flash by or past — vorbeiflitzen (ugs.); (fig.) [Zeit, Ferien:] wie im Fluge vergehen

4) (burst suddenly into perception)

something flashed through my mind — etwas schoß mir durch den Kopf

5) (Brit. sl.): (expose oneself) sich [unsittlich] entblößen

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[flæʃ] 1. noun
1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) der Blitz

2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) der Augenblick

3) (a flashlight.) das Blinklicht

4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) die Kurzmeldung
2. verb
1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) aufblitzen lassen

2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) rasen

3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) hervorzeigen

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- flashily
- flashlight
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flash

[flæʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (light) [Licht]blitz m, Aufblitzen nt kein pl, Aufleuchten nt kein pl; of jewellery, metal [Auf]blitzen nt kein pl, [Auf]blinken nt kein pl

\flash of light Lichtblitz m

\flash of lightning Blitz m

to give sb a \flash AUTO jdm Lichthupe machen fam

2. (flame) of an explosion Stichflamme f

3. ( fig: feeling) Blitz m

\flash of anger/temper Wut-/Temperamentsausbruch m

\flash of hope Hoffnungsstrahl m

\flash of inspiration [or wit] Geistesblitz m

\flash of intuition plötzliche Eingebung

\flash of pity Aufwallung f von Mitleid

4. (glimpse)

to catch a \flash of sth einen Blick von etw dat erhaschen

to give sth a \flash einen Blick auf etw akk werfen

5. (moment) Augenblick m, Moment m

for a \flash einen Augenblick [o Moment] lang

6. MEDIA (bulletin) Kurzmeldung f

7. AM ELEC ( fam: lamp) Taschenlampe f

8. PHOT (light) Blitz m, Blitzlicht nt

a built-in \flash ein eingebauter Blitz

to use a \flash [for sth] [etw] blitzen [o mit Blitzlicht fotografieren

9. BRIT MIL (insignia) [Uniform]besatz m, [Uniform]abzeichen nt meist pl, [Kragen]spiegel m meist pl, [Schulter]streifen m meist pl

10. FILM, TV (insert) [kurze] Einblendung fachspr; (interference) [kurzzeitige] Bildstörung fachspr

11. MECH, TECH (excess material) [starker] Grat, überfließendes Material fachspr; in casting Gussgrat m fachspr; in forging Schmiedegrat m fachspr; in pressing Pressgrat m fachspr

12. MED (sl: effect) drug addict Flash m sl

13. ( fam) Großspurigkeit f

14.

▶ to be back in a \flash sofort [o gleich] wieder da sein

▶ in a \flash in Sekundenschnelle, im Nu [o Handumdrehen]

▶ like a \flash blitzartig, wie der Blitz

▶ a \flash in the pan ( pej: short-lived effect) ein Strohfeuer nt pej, eine Eintagsfliege pej; (miss) ein Schuss m in den Ofen pej fam; (sl: in sexual act) unvollendeter Quickie fam

▶ quick as a \flash blitzschnell, wie ein geölter Blitz

II. adj ( esp pej fam)

1. (showy) clothing [sehr] auffällig, protzig pej fam

a \flash car ein protziges Auto pej fam

\flash outfit protzige Aufmachung

2. (pretentious) großspurig, großkotzig pej fam

a \flash Harry BRIT ein Protz [o pej fam feiner Pinkel] [o pej sl Großkotz] m

III. vt

1. (signal)

to \flash a light ein Licht aufleuchten lassen

to \flash a light at sb (in a car) jdm Lichthupe machen fam; with a torch jdn anleuchten

to \flash a message eine Nachricht blinken

to \flash a mirror [at sb] [jdn] mit einem Spiegel blenden

2. (look)

to \flash a glance/smile at sb jdm einen Blick/ein Lächeln zuwerfen

3. (communicate)

▪ to \flash sth message, news etw übermitteln [o durchgeben

4. ( fig pej fam: show)

▪ to \flash sth about [or around] one's car, success mit etw dat protzen

to \flash one's money around mit dem Geld [nur so] um sich akk werfen, den reichen Mann markieren pej fam

to \flash a credit card/money/a wallet eine Kreditkarte/Geld/eine Brieftasche zücken fam

IV. vi

1. (shine) blitzen; AUTO Lichthupe machen

the lightning \flashed es blitzte

Jane's eyes \flashed with rage Janes Augen funkelten vor Zorn

2. ( fig: appear) kurz [o plötzlich] auftauchen

a smile \flashed across her face ein Lächeln huschte über ihr Gesicht

a thought \flashed through her mind ein Gedanke schoss ihr durch den Kopf

my whole life \flashed before me mein ganzes Leben lief im Zeitraffer vor mir ab

3. (move)

▪ to \flash by [or past] vorbeirasen fam, vorbeiflitzen fam

the time is just \flashing past die Zeit rast nur so dahin

4. ( fam: expose genitals)

▪ to \flash [at sb] male sich akk [jdm] exhibitionistisch zeigen

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[flʃ]
1. n

1) (of light) Aufblinken nt no pl; (very bright) Aufblitzen nt no pl; (of metal, jewels etc) Blitzen nt, Blinken nt no pl; (MOT) Lichthupe f no pl

there was a sudden flash of light — plötzlich blitzte es hell auf

to give sb a flash (Mot) — jdn (mit der Lichthupe) anblinken

flash of lightning — Blitz

he gave two quick flashes with his torch — er blinkte zweimal kurz mit der Taschenlampe

the flashes come at regular intervals — es blinkt in regelmäßigen Abständen

three short flashes is the Morse sign for S — dreimal kurz blinken ist or drei kurze Blinkzeichen sind das Morsezeichen für S

2) (fig) (= newsflash) Kurzmeldung f

flash of anger — Wutausbruch m

or color (US) — Farbtupfer m

flash of wit/inspiration — Geistesblitz m

in a flash — blitzartig, wie der Blitz

as quick as a flash — blitzschnell

a flash in the pan (inf) — ein Strohfeuer nt

3) (MIL on uniform) Abzeichen nt

4) (PHOT) Blitz(licht nt) m

to use a flash — Blitzlicht benutzen

5) (US inf = torch) Taschenlampe f

2. vi

1) (light) aufblinken; (very brightly) aufblitzen; (repeatedly indicators etc) blinken; (metal, jewels, teeth) blitzen; (MOT) die Lichthupe benutzen

to flash on and off — immer wieder aufblinken

her eyes flashed (with anger) — ihre Augen blitzten (wütend)

a message flashed ( up) onto the screen — eine Nachricht blinkte auf dem Bildschirm auf

2) (= move quickly vehicle, person) sausen, schießen, flitzen (all inf)

a smile flashed across his face — ein Lächeln huschte über sein Gesicht

to flash past or by — vorbeisausen etc; (holidays etc) vorbeifliegen

the time flashed past — die Zeit verflog im Nu

the thought flashed through my mind that... — mir kam plötzlich der Gedanke, dass..., es schoss mir durch den Kopf, dass...

3. vt

1) light aufblitzen or aufleuchten lassen; SOS, message blinken

to flash a torch on sb — jdn mit der Taschenlampe anleuchten

to flash a torch in sb's face — jdm mit der Taschenlampe ins Gesicht leuchten

to flash one's headlights — die Lichthupe betätigen

to flash one's headlights at sb, to flash sb — jdn mit der Lichthupe anblinken

she flashed him a look of contempt/gratitude — sie blitzte ihn verächtlich/dankbar an

he flashed his famous smile — er ließ sein berühmtes Lächeln aufblitzen

2) (inf = show, wave also flash around) schwenken (inf), protzen mit; diamond ring blitzen lassen; identity card kurz vorzeigen

don't flash all that money around — wedel nicht so mit dem vielen Geld herum (inf)

those images were flashed across television screens all around the world — diese Bilder wurden auf Fernsehschirmen in der ganzen Welt gezeigt

4. adj
(inf: showy) protzig (pej); (= smart) schick
* * *

flash [flæʃ]

A s

1. Aufblitzen n, -leuchten n, Blitz m:

like a flash wie der Blitz;

(as) quick as a flash blitzschnell;

answer (as) quick as a flash wie aus der Pistole geschossen antworten;

flash of fire Feuergarbe f;

flash of hope Hoffnungsstrahl m;

flash of lightning Blitz(strahl) m;

flash of wit Geistesblitz;

give sb a flash AUTO jemanden anblinken

2. Stichflamme f:

a flash in the pan fig

a) eine Eintagsfliege,

b) ein Strohfeuer

3. Augenblick m:

in a flash im Nu, sofort;

for a flash einen Augenblick lang

4. kurzer Blick:

catch a flash of einen Blick erhaschen von

5. RADIO etc Kurzmeldung f

6. SCHIFF Schleusenwassersturz m

7. MIL Br (Uniform)Abzeichen n

8. FOTO umg Blitz m (Blitzlicht)

9. besonders US umg Taschenlampe f

10. sl Flash m (Augenblick, in dem sich eine gespritzte Droge mit demBlut verbindet und der Rauschzustand eintritt)

B v/t

1. auch flash on aufleuchten oder (auf)blitzen lassen:

he flashed a light in my face er leuchtete mir plötzlich ins Gesicht;

flash one’s lights AUTO die Lichthupe betätigen;

flash one’s lights at sb jemanden anblinken;

his eyes flashed fire fig seine Augen blitzten oder sprühten Feuer

2. ( besonders mit Licht) signalisieren

3. flash sb AUTO jemanden anblinken;

flash sb a glance jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen;

she flashed him an angry glance sie blitzte ihn wütend an;

flash a smile at sb jemandem kurz zulächeln

4. umg schnell hervorziehen, kurz sehen lassen:

flash sth at sb jemandem etwas kurz zeigen

5. umg zur Schau tragen, protzen mit pej

6. eine Nachricht durchgeben:

a) telegrafieren

b) funken

7. TECH Glas überfangen, plattieren

C v/i

1. aufflammen, (auf)blitzen

2. zucken (Blitz)

3. blinken

4. sich blitzartig bewegen, rasen, flitzen umg, schießen (auch Wasser):

flash by ( oder past)

a) vorbeirasen,

b) fig wie im Flug(e) vergehen;

flash up a tree blitzschnell auf einen Baum klettern;

flash into action blitzschnell in Aktion treten oder handeln;

it flashed into ( oder across, through) his mind that … plötzlich schoss es ihm durch den Kopf, dass …

5. auch flash out fig aufbrausen, -fahren:

flash out against wettern auf (akk) oder über (akk) oder gegen

6. flash back zurückblenden (in einem Film, Roman etc) (to auf akk)

7. flash on US sl sofort abfahren auf (akk) (begeistert sein)

D adj

1. umg für flashy

2. umg

a) geschniegelt, aufgedonnert pej (Person)

b) protzig pej

3. falsch, gefälscht, unecht

4. in Zusammensetzungen Schnell…

5. umg Unterwelts…, unterweltlich

* * *
1. noun
1) (of light) Aufleuchten, das; Aufblinken, das; (as signal) Lichtsignal, das

flash of lightning — Blitz, der

flash in the pan — (fig. coll.) Zufallstreffer, der

2) (Photog.) Blitzlicht, das

3) (fig.)

flash of genius or inspiration or brilliance — Geistesblitz, der

flash of insight or intuition — Eingebung, die

4) (instant)

be over in a flash — gleich od. im Nu vorbei sein
2. transitive verb
1) aufleuchten lassen

flash the/one's headlights — aufblenden; die Lichthupe betätigen

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed fire — ihre Augen sprühten Feuer od. funkelten böse

flash somebody a smile/glance — jemandem ein Lächeln/einen Blick zuwerfen

3) (display briefly) kurz zeigen

flash one's money about or around — mit [dem] Geld um sich werfen (ugs.)

4) (Communications) durchgeben
3. intransitive verb
1) aufleuchten

the lightning flashed — es blitzte

flash at somebody with one's headlamps — jemanden anblinken od. mit der Lichthupe anblenden

2) (fig.)

her eyes flashed in anger — ihre Augen blitzten vor Zorn

3) (move swiftly)

flash by or past — vorbeiflitzen (ugs.); (fig.) [Zeit, Ferien:] wie im Fluge vergehen

4) (burst suddenly into perception)

something flashed through my mind — etwas schoß mir durch den Kopf

5) (Brit. sl.): (expose oneself) sich [unsittlich] entblößen

* * *

n.

Blitz -e m.

Lichtstrahl m.

Schein -e m. v.

aufblinken v.

aufblitzen v.

aufflammen v.

aufleuchten v.

blitzen v.

funkeln v.

leuchten v.

English-german dictionary > flash
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flæʃ
1. noun
1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) destello

2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) instante

3) (a flashlight.) flash

4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) noticia de última hora

2. verb
1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) encender

2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) pasar como un rayo

3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) enseñar rápidamente

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- flashing
- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight

flash¹ n

1. destello

a flash of light un destello de luz

2. flash

a camera with a built in flash una máquina de fotos con flash incorporado

in a flash en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

El plural de flash se escribe flashes

flash² vb

1. centellear / encenderse y apagarse

the light was flashing la luz se encendía y se apagaba

2. hacer señales

he flashed his torch hizo señales con la linterna

flash /'flas/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ flashes) (Fot) flash

flash m Fot flash ' flash' also found in these entries: Spanish: botepronto - cantar - centellear - destello - fogonazo - meter - ráfaga - relámpago - relampaguear - relumbrón - soplo - volar - cargar - centella - dos - presumir - resplandor - sofoco English: flash - flash flood - lightning - quick - come - hot - news - speed - wink

flash

tr[flæʃ]

noun

1 (of light) destello, centelleo; (of lightning) relámpago

2 (from firearm) fogonazo

3 figurative use destello, rayo

■ a flash of inspiration una inspiración

4 (photography) flash nombre masculino

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (patch) distintivo

adjective

1 familiar pejorative (showy) ostentoso,-a, chulo,-a

intransitive verb

1 relampaguear, destellar

2 figurative use (eyes) brillar

3 (dash) pasar como un rayo

4 (expose oneself) exhibirse

transitive verb

1 (shine - light) dirigir, lanzar; (- torch) encender, dirigir

2 (communicate with light) hacer señales con

■ that driver's flashing his lights at you aquel conductor te está haciendo señales con las luces

3 (transmit message) transmitir

4 figurative use (look, smile) lanzar

5 (show quickly) enseñar rápidamente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in a flash / like a flash en un instante, como un relámpago, como un rayo

flash card tarjeta

flash in the pan triunfo fugaz, éxito pasajero

news flash flash nombre masculino, noticia de última hora

flash point punto álgido

flash ['flæʃ] vi

1) shine, sparkle: destellar, brillar, relampaguear

2) : pasar como un relámpago

an idea flashed through my mind: una idea me cruzó la mente como un relámpago

flash vt

: despedir, lanzar (una luz), transmitir (un mensaje)

flash adj

sudden: repentino

flash n

1) : destello m (de luz), fogonazo m (de una explosión)

2)

flash of lightning : relámpago m

3)

in a flash : de repente, de un abrir y cerrar los ojos

flash (Computing)

n.

• intermitente (Informática) s.m.

n.

• alegrón s.m.

• centella s.f.

• destello s.m.

• flash (Cámara fotográfica) (OPT) s.m.

• instante s.m.

• llamarada s.f.

• mensaje urgente s.m.

• momento s.m.

• rayo s.m.

• relumbrón s.m.

• relámpago s.m.

• ráfaga s.f.

v.

• arder v.

• centellear v.

• despedir luz v.

• destellar v.

• encandilar v.

• fulgurar v.

• lanzar destellos (Electricidad) v.

• llamear v.

• parpadear v.

• relampaguear v.

I flæʃ
noun

1) c

a) ( of light) destello m; ( from explosion) fogonazo m

a flash of lightning — un relámpago

a flash in the pan — flor f de un día

(as) quick as a flash — como un rayo

in a flash: it came to me in a flash — de repente lo vi claro

b) ( burst)

a flash of inspiration — un ramalazo de inspiración

c) ( Phot) flash m

2) c ( news flash) avance m informativo, flash m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( direct)

they flashed a light in my face — me enfocaron la cara con una luz

to flash one's headlights at somebody — hacerle* una señal con los faros a alguien

to flash somebody a smile — sonreírle a alguien

b) ( communicate) \<\<news\>\> transmitir rápidamente

a message was flashed on the screen — apareció un mensaje en pantalla

2) ( show) \<\<money/card\>\> mostrar*, enseñar (esp Esp)

she loves flashing her money around — le encanta ir por ahí haciendo ostentación de su dinero

2.

vi

1)

a) ( emit sudden light) destellar, brillar

the lightning flashed — relampagueó, hubo un relámpago

b) ( Auto) hacer* una señal con los faros

c) flashing pres p <sign/light> intermitente, que se enciende y se apaga; <eyes/smile> brillante

2) ( expose oneself) (sl) exhibirse en público

3) ( move fast) (+ adv compl)

a message flashed across the screen — un mensaje apareció fugazmente en la pantalla

it flashed through my mind that... — se me ocurrió de repente que...

to flash by o past — \<\<train/car/person\>\> pasar como una bala or un rayo or un bólido

to flash by — \<\<time/vacation\>\> pasar volando, volar*

III

adjective ( ostentatious) (BrE colloq) ostentoso

[flæʃ]
1. N

1) [of light] destello m ; [of gun] fogonazo m ; [of jewel] centelleo m, destellos mpl

he saw a flash of green vanishing round the next bend — vio un destello verde que desaparecía en la siguiente curva

the flash of expensive jewellery — el centelleo de alhajas costosas

a flash of lightning — un relámpago

2) (=burst)

a flash of anger — un arranque or un arrebato de cólera

a flash of inspiration — una ráfaga or un momento de inspiración

a flash of wit — un ramalazo de ingenio

- a flash in the pan

the affair was nothing more than a flash in the pan — el asunto no fue más que algo pasajero or flor de un día

their win was no flash in the pan — su victoria no se debió a un golpe de suerte, no ganaron por chiripa *

3) (=instant) instante m

in a flash — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un instante

it all happened in a flash — todo sucedió en un abrir y cerrar de ojos or en un instante

it came to him in a flash — de repente lo vio todo claro

I'll be back in a flash — vuelvo en un instante

quick as a flash — como un relámpago or un rayo

4) (=news flash) noticia f de última hora

5) (Phot) flash m

6) (=marking) (on animal) mancha f

7) (Brit) (Mil) (=insignia) distintivo m

8) (US) (=torch) linterna f

2. VT

1) (=direct) [+ look] lanzar; [+ smile] dirigir

he flashed me a look of surprise — me lanzó una mirada de sorpresa

she flashed him a grateful smile — le dirigió una breve sonrisa de agradecimiento

2) (=shine)

he flashed his torch into the boat — enfocó el barco con la linterna

she flashed the light in my eyes — me enfocó con la luz en los ojos

to flash one's (head)lights — (Aut) hacer señales con las luces

3) (=send quickly) [+ news, information] transmitir rápidamente

the pictures were flashed around the world — las imágenes circularon rápidamente por todo el mundo

4) (=display briefly) mostrar

the screen flashes a message — aparece brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla, la pantalla muestra brevemente un mensaje

I flashed my card at the security guard — le enseñé or mostré brevemente mi tarjeta al guardia de seguridad

5) (=flaunt) hacer alarde de, fardar de *

they're rich but they don't flash their money around — son ricos pero no van fardando de dinero por ahí *, son ricos pero no hacen alarde de su riqueza

3. VI

1) (=shine) [light, eyes, teeth] brillar; [jewels] brillar, lanzar destellos

a light was flashing on the horizon — brillaba una luz en el horizonte

cameras flashed as she stepped from the car — las cámaras disparaban los flashes cuando ella salía del coche

a police car raced past, lights flashing — pasó un coche de policía a toda velocidad, con las luces lanzando destellos

his brake lights flashed — las luces de freno se iluminaron de repente

a flashing neon sign — un anuncio de neón intermitente

lightning was flashing all around — relampagueaba por todas partes

headaches accompanied by flashing lights — dolores mpl de cabeza acompañados de destellos de luz en la visión

her eyes flashed with anger — se le encendieron los ojos

2) (Aut)

I flashed to let him out — le hice señales con las luces para que pasara

3) (=move quickly)

a thought flashed through my mind — una idea me cruzó la mente como un relámpago

his whole life flashed before his eyes — volvió a revivir toda su vida en unos instantes

a message flashed up on the screen — apareció brevemente un mensaje en la pantalla

to flash by or past — [vehicle, person] pasar a toda velocidad, pasar como un rayo; [time] pasar volando

the landscape flashed by in a blur — el paisaje iba pasando con velocidad, fundiéndose en una imagen borrosa

4) (Cine)

to flash back to — retroceder a

to flash forward to — adelantarse hasta

5) * (=expose o.s.) exhibirse

4.

ADJ * (=showy) [car, clothes] llamativo, fardón *

a flash restaurant — un restaurante ostentoso, un restaurante de esos impresionantes *

5.

CPD

flash bulb N — bombilla f de flash

flash card N — tarjeta f

flash drive N — memoria f flash, llave f de memoria

flash fire N — fuego m repentino

flash flood N — riada f

flash gun N — (Phot) disparador m de flash

flash memory N — memoria f flash

flash photography N — fotografía f con flash

* * *

I [flæʃ]
noun

1) c

a) ( of light) destello m; ( from explosion) fogonazo m

a flash of lightning — un relámpago

a flash in the pan — flor f de un día

(as) quick as a flash — como un rayo

in a flash: it came to me in a flash — de repente lo vi claro

b) ( burst)

a flash of inspiration — un ramalazo de inspiración

c) ( Phot) flash m

2) c ( news flash) avance m informativo, flash m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( direct)

they flashed a light in my face — me enfocaron la cara con una luz

to flash one's headlights at somebody — hacerle* una señal con los faros a alguien

to flash somebody a smile — sonreírle a alguien

b) ( communicate) \<\<news\>\> transmitir rápidamente

a message was flashed on the screen — apareció un mensaje en pantalla

2) ( show) \<\<money/card\>\> mostrar*, enseñar (esp Esp)

she loves flashing her money around — le encanta ir por ahí haciendo ostentación de su dinero

2.

vi

1)

a) ( emit sudden light) destellar, brillar

the lightning flashed — relampagueó, hubo un relámpago

b) ( Auto) hacer* una señal con los faros

c) flashing pres p <sign/light> intermitente, que se enciende y se apaga; <eyes/smile> brillante

2) ( expose oneself) (sl) exhibirse en público

3) ( move fast) (+ adv compl)

a message flashed across the screen — un mensaje apareció fugazmente en la pantalla

it flashed through my mind that... — se me ocurrió de repente que...

to flash by o past — \<\<train/car/person\>\> pasar como una bala or un rayo or un bólido

to flash by — \<\<time/vacation\>\> pasar volando, volar*

III

adjective ( ostentatious) (BrE colloq) ostentoso

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