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1 scythe

1. noun
Sense, die
2. transitive verb
[mit der Sense] mähen

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1. noun
(a tool with a long, curved blade for cutting tall grass etc.) die Sense
2. verb
(to cut (grass etc) with a scythe.) abmähen, sensen

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scythe

[saɪð]

I. n Sense f

II. vt

1. (with a scythe)

▪ to \scythe sth etw [mit der Sense] [ab]mähen

to \scythe the corn das Korn [mit der Sense] schneiden

2. (with swinging blow)

▪ to \scythe sth/sb [down] etw/jdn niedermähen [o niedermachen] fam

III. vi

▪ to \scythe through sth durch etw akk rasen [o preschen]

to \scythe through the defences durch die Abwehr preschen

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[saɪð]
1. n
Sense f
2. vt
(mit der Sense) mähen
to scythe people down — Menschen niedermähen

3. vi

to scythe through the crowd — durch die Menge pflügen

the motorway scythes through the city — die Autobahn führt mitten durch die Stadt

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scythe [saıð]

A s

1. AGR Sense f

2. Antike: Sichel f (am Streitwagen)

B v/t

1. auch scythe down AGR eine Wiese etc mähen:

scythe off Gras (ab)mähen

2. scythe down Fußball: umsäbeln

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1. noun
Sense, die
2. transitive verb
[mit der Sense] mähen

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n.

Sense -n f. v.

abmähen v.

English-german dictionary > scythe
2 scythe

tirpan, (down ile, off ile) tirpanlamak

English to Turkish dictionary > scythe
3 tırpan

scythe. - atmak /a/ 1. to weed out, get rid of (unwanted employees). 2. to kill off, eliminate (all one´s enemies) by murdering them. -la biçmek /ı/ to scythe. -dan geçirmek /ı/ to get rid of, eliminate.

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > tırpan
4 sweep

swi:p
1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente

2. noun
1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador

4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos

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- sweeper
- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up

sweep vb

1. barrer

the floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo

2. arrastrar

we were swept along by the crowd la muchedumbre nos arrastró consigo

El pasado y participio pasado de sweep es swept

sweep

tr[swiːp]

noun

1 (with broom) barrido

■ the floor needs a good sweep el suelo necesita un buen barrido

2 (of arm) movimiento amplio, gesto amplio; (with weapon) golpe nombre masculino

3 (curve) curva; (area, stretch) extensión nombre femenino

4 figurative use (range, extent) abanico, alcance nombre masculino

5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo

6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra

7 familiar (sweepstake)→ link=sweepstake sweepstake{

transitive verb (pt & pp swept tr[swept])

1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar

■ she swept the kitchen floor barrió el suelo de la cocina

2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo

■ he swept the papers off his desk quitó los papeles de su escritorio de un manotazo

3 (move over) azotar, barrer

■ violent storms swept the north of the country tormentas violentas azotaron el norte del país

4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse

■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro

■ I was swept along by the crowd la multitud me arrastró

5 (pass over) recorrer

■ her eyes swept the horizon sus ojos recorrieron el horizonte

6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por

■ a new fashion is sweeping Spain una nueva moda está haciendo furor en España

■ rumours of a royal visit swept the village rumores de una visita real recorrieron el pueblo

7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por

■ her gown swept the floor su vestido largo rozó el suelo

intransitive verb

1 (with broom) barrer

2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente

■ the limousine swept past la limusina pasó rápidamente

■ she swept into the room entró rápidamente en la habitación

■ the fire swept through the building el fuego se propagó rápidamente por todo el edificio

■ huge waves swept over the rocks olas enormes azotaban las rocas

3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse

■ the road sweeps down to the sea la carretera baja hasta llegar al mar

■ the river sweeps round the bend el río se extiende por toda la curva

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguien

to sweep something under the carpet ocultar algo

to make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasa

to sweep the board llevarse todos los premios

sweep ['swi:p] v, swept ['swɛpt] ; sweeping vt

1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)

he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazo

2) or to sweep through : extenderse por (dícese del fuego, etc.), azotar (dícese de una tormenta)

sweep vi

1) : barrer, limpiar

2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curva

the sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielo

sweep n

1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)

2) : movimiento m circular

3) scope: alcance m

sweep

n.

• barredura s.f.

• deshollinador s.m.

• escobada s.f.

• escobazo s.m.

• recorrido s.m.

• redada s.f.

• turbión s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.

• copar v.

• deshollinar v.

• dragar v.

• escobar v.

• rastrear v.

• rozar v.

swiːp
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noun

1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida f

give it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo

2)

a) c ( movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazo

with a sweep of his scythe — con un golpe de la guadaña

the broad sweeps of his brush strokes — el ancho trazo de sus pinceladas

b) c (curve - of road, river) curva f

c) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f

3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m

4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f

II
1.

(past & pp swept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinar

b) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrer

he swept the crumbs off the table — limpió la mesa de migas

she swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas

he swept the coins into a box — con la mano reunió las monedas y las deslizó en una caja

to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo

2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*

3)

a) (pass over, across)

severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa

the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país

b) ( remove by force) arrastrar

we were being swept out to sea by the tide — la marea nos arrastraba mar adentro

4)

a) ( scan) recorrer

b) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear

2.

vi

1) (+ adv compl)

a) ( move rapidly)

the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente

b) ( move proudly)

she swept into the room — entró majestuosamente en la habitación

he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera

2) (+ adv compl)

a) ( spread)

fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel

panic swept through the ranks — cundió el pánico en las filas

b) ( extend)

the path sweeps down to the road — el sendero baja describiendo una curva hasta la carretera

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep up

[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)
1. VT

1) [+ place, area]

a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinar

have you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?

the floor had been swept clean — el suelo estaba limpio porque lo habían barrido

b) (=touch) rozar

her long dress swept the ground as she walked — su vestido largo rozaba el suelo al caminar

c) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse por

the cycling craze sweeping the nation — la locura del ciclismo que está arrasando el país

d) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrer

torrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país

the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa

e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrer

he swept the horizon with his binoculars — recorrió el horizonte con sus prismáticos

f) (=search) peinar

to sweep the sea for mines — dragar el mar en busca de minas

2) (=move)

a) (with brush)

• she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor

she swept the snow into a heap — barrió la nieve y la amontonó

• he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino

- sweep sth under the carpet

b) (with hand, arm)

• she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca

her hair was swept back in a ponytail — tenía el pelo peinado hacia atrás en una cola de caballo

the curtains were swept back in an elegant fashion — las cortinas estaban recogidas con elegancia

• he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una caja

to sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos

• I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la mano

c) (forcefully)

• she was swept along by the crowd, the crowd swept her along — la multitud la arrastró

to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo

• landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el mar

the election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder

• the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó

he swept her off her feet — la conquistó totalmente

they swept him off to lunch — se lo llevaron a comer apresuradamente

• a wave swept him overboard — una ola lo arrastró por encima de la borda

- sweep all before one

3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en

- sweep the board

the socialists swept the board at the election — los socialistas arrasaron en las elecciones

2. VI

1) (=clean) barrer

2) (=spread)

a) [violence, disease, storm]

• the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab

• the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país

• plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el país

b) [fire, smoke]

• the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosque

thick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa

c) [emotion]

• a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira

• panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico

3) (=move)

a) [crowd, procession]

• an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principal

b) (majestically) [person, car]

• to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamente

• to sweep into or out of a place — entrar/salir de un sitio majestuosamente

c) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]

• the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad

- sweep into power

4) (=stretch) [land, water]

• the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sur

• the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar
sweep up
3. N

1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida f

the floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida

• to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo

2) (Brit) (also: chimney sweep) deshollinador(a) m / f

3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f

• with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazo

with one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas

with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio

4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo m

to make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas

to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo

the police began making a sweep of the premises — la policía comenzó a rastrear el lugar

his eyes made a sweep of the audience — paseó la mirada por el público

5)

• clean sweep —

a) (=change)

to make a clean sweep — hacer tabla rasa

there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera

b) (in competition, series of competitions)

• to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas

• it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos

6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f

a wide sweep of meadowland — una gran extensión de pradera

7) (=range)

a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance m

with a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°

b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro m

representatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda

8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f

9) = sweepstake

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep up

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[swiːp]
I

noun

1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida f

give it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo

2)

a) c ( movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazo

with a sweep of his scythe — con un golpe de la guadaña

the broad sweeps of his brush strokes — el ancho trazo de sus pinceladas

b) c (curve - of road, river) curva f

c) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f

3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m

4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f

II
1.

(past & pp swept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinar

b) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrer

he swept the crumbs off the table — limpió la mesa de migas

she swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas

he swept the coins into a box — con la mano reunió las monedas y las deslizó en una caja

to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo

2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*

3)

a) (pass over, across)

severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa

the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país

b) ( remove by force) arrastrar

we were being swept out to sea by the tide — la marea nos arrastraba mar adentro

4)

a) ( scan) recorrer

b) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear

2.

vi

1) (+ adv compl)

a) ( move rapidly)

the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente

b) ( move proudly)

she swept into the room — entró majestuosamente en la habitación

he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera

2) (+ adv compl)

a) ( spread)

fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel

panic swept through the ranks — cundió el pánico en las filas

b) ( extend)

the path sweeps down to the road — el sendero baja describiendo una curva hasta la carretera

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep up

English-spanish dictionary > sweep
5 faux

I.

faux¹, fausse [fo, fos]

1. adjective

   a. [billet, documents, signature] forged ; [marbre, bijoux] imitation ; [tableau] fake ; [dent, nez, déclaration, prétexte, espoir, rumeur] false ; [médecin, policier] bogus

• fausse pièce forged coin

   b. ( = inexact) [calcul, numéro, rue] wrong ; [idée] mistaken ; [affirmation] untrue ; [instrument de musique, voix] out of tune ; [raisonnement] faulty

• c'est faux [résultat] that's wrong

• ce que tu dis est faux what you're saying is untrue

• faire fausse route to take the wrong road ; (figurative) to be on the wrong track

• faire un faux pas to stumble

• avoir tout faux (inf) to get everything wrong

   c. ( = fourbe) deceitful

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = mensonge) le faux falsehood

• prêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai to tell a lie to get at the truth

   b. ( = contrefaçon) forgery

• faux en écriture false entry

3. adverb

[chanter, jouer] out of tune

4. compounds

► fausse alerte false alarm

► faux ami false friend

► faux bond

• faire faux bond à qn to let sb down ► faux col [de chemise] detachable collar ; [de bière] head

► fausse couche miscarriage

• faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage ► faux cul (inf!) two-faced individual

► faux départ false start

► fausse fourrure fake fur

► faux frais plural noun extras

► faux frère false friend

► faux jeton (inf) two-faced person

► faux jour

• sous un faux jour in a false light ► faux mouvement awkward movement

► faux nom assumed name

► fausse note (Music) wrong note ; (figurative) sour note

• la réunion s'est passée sans fausse note the meeting went off without a hitch ► fausse nouvelle false report

► fausse piste

• être sur une fausse piste to be on the wrong track ► faux plat slight incline

► faux pli crease

► faux problème non-issue

► faux sens mistranslation

► faux témoignage ( = déposition mensongère) false evidence uncount ; ( = délit) perjury

II.

faux² [fo]

feminine noun

( = outil) scythe

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1.
fausse fo, fos adjectif

1) [résultat, numéro, idée] wrong; [impression] false; [balance] inaccurate

il est faux de dire — it's not true to say

2) [nez, barbe, dent, cils] false

3) [bois, marbre, diamant] imitation (épith); ( pour tromper) fake (épith); [porte, tiroir, cloison] false

c'est du faux Louis XV — it's reproduction Louis Quinze

4) ( contrefait) [billet, document] forged

5) [science, savoir] pseudo (épith); [liberté, besoin] false; [policier, évêque] bogus (épith); [candeur, humilité] feigned

c'est un faux problème — it's not really a problem at all

6) [espoir] false; [certitude] mistaken; [crainte] groundless; [réputation] quite unfounded

7) [prétexte, promesse, accusation] false

8) [personne, regard] deceitful

2.

adverbe [jouer, chanter] out of tune

sonner faux — [rire, parole] to have a hollow ring; [discours] to sound false

3.

à faux locution adverbiale

porter à faux — to be off balance

4.

nom masculin invariable

1)

le vrai et le faux — truth and falsehood

2) (objet, tableau) fake; ( document) forgery

faux et usage de faux — Droit forgery and use of false documents

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fausse alerte

- fausse blonde

- fausse couche

- fausse dent

- fausse facture

- fausse fenêtre

- fausse joie

- fausse manœuvre

- fausse monnaie

- fausse note

- fausse nouvelle

- fausse piste

- faux ami

- faux bruit

- faux col

- faux contact

- faux débutant

- faux départ

- faux en écriture

- faux frais

- faux frère

- faux jeton

- faux jour

- faux mouvement

- faux nom

- faux pas

- faux plafond

- faux pli

- faux seins

- faux témoignage

II fo
nom féminin invariable scythe

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I fo nf
(pour faucher) scythe

II (fausse)
1. adj

1) (= inexact, mauvais) wrong

Ce résultat est faux. — This result is wrong.

2) (= contraire à la vérité) (rumeur, accusation) false, (affirmation) untrue

de fausses rumeurs — false rumours

C'est complètement faux. — It's completely untrue.

3) (= falsifié) forged

des faux billets — forged notes

une fausse clé — a copy of a key

un faux nez — a false nose

4) (= hypocrite) false

5) (autres locutions)

faire fausse route — to go the wrong way, fig (= se méprendre) to be on the wrong track

faire faux bond à qn — to let sb down

avoir tout faux — to have got it all wrong

2. adv

MUSIQUE out of tune

Il chante faux. — He sings out of tune.

3. nm

1) (= copie) fake, forgery

Ce tableau est un faux. — This painting is a fake.

2) (opposé au vrai)

le faux — falsehood

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I.

faux, fausse

A adj

1 ( inexact) [résultat, numéro, interprétation, idée] wrong; [impression] false; [raisonnement] false; [balance] inaccurate; c'est (complètement) faux ( erroné) that's (completely) wrong; ( non vrai) it's (simply) not true; il est faux de croire it's a mistake to think; il est faux de dire it's not true to say; avoir tout faux hum to have it all wrong;

2 ( postiche) [nez, barbe, dent, cils] false;

3 ( imité) [bois, marbre, diamant] imitation ( épith); ( pour tromper) fake ( épith); [porte, tiroir, cloison] false; c'est du faux Louis XV it's reproduction Louis Quinze;

4 ( contrefait) [billet] counterfeit ( épith), forged; [document] forged; [passeport, papiers d'identité] forged, false; un faux Cézanne a fake Cézanne;

5 ( non authentique) (before n) [science, savoir] pseudo ( épith); [liberté, démocratie] false, illusory; [besoin] false; [policier, évêque] bogus ( épith); [candeur, humilité] feigned; c'est un faux problème/une fausse solution it's not really a problem/solution at all; les faux étudiants people falsely claiming student status; afficher une fausse indifférence to assume an air of indifference;

6 ( sans fondement) [espoir] false; [certitude] mistaken; [soupçon, crainte] groundless; [réputation] quite unfounded;

7 ( mensonger) [prétexte, déclaration, promesse, accusation] false;

8 ( fourbe) [personne] deceitful, false; [air, regard] deceitful, shifty;

9 ( ambigu) [situation, position] false.

B adv

1 Mus [jouer, chanter] out of tune; fig sonner faux [rire, gaieté, parole] to have a hollow ring; [discours] to sound false;

2 ( incorrectement) [raisonner] wrongly.

C à faux loc adv

1 ( à tort) [accuser] falsely, wrongly;

2 ( de travers) porter à faux [poutre] to be off balance.

D nm inv

1 ( contraire du vrai) le faux what is false; le vrai et le faux truth and falsehood; être dans le faux fml to be wrong ou mistaken; ⇒ prêcher;

2 (objet, tableau) fake; ( document) forgery; faux et usage de faux Jur forgery and use of false documents.

Composés

fausse alerte false alarm; fausse blonde dyed blonde; fausse côte Anat false rib; fausse couche Méd miscarriage; faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage, to miscarry; fausse dent false tooth; fausse ébène laburnum wood; fausse facture Compta bogus invoice; fausse fenêtre blind window; fausse joie ill-founded joy; faire une fausse joie à qn to raise sb's hopes in vain; fausse manœuvre lit, fig false move; fausse modestie false modesty; fausse monnaie forged ou counterfeit currency; fausse note Mus wrong note; fig jarring note; jeter une fausse note to strike a jarring note; se dérouler sans une seule fausse note to go perfectly; fausse nouvelle false report; fausse oronge fly agaric; fausse perle fake ou artificial pearl; fausse pierre paste ou artificial stone; fausse piste lit, fig wrong track; fausse pudeur false modesty; fausse sortie Théât false exit; faire une fausse sortie to make a stage exit; faux acacia false acacia, locust tree; faux ami Ling faux ami, false friend (foreign word which looks deceptively like a word in one's own language); faux bruit false rumour^GB; faux buis shrubby milkwort; faux col ( de chemise) detachable collar; ( de bière) head; faux contact Électrotech faulty connection; faux cul◑ two-faced bastard◑; faux débutant false beginner; faux départ lit, fig false start; faux derche◑ = faux cul; faux ébénier laburnum; faux en écriture(s) Compta, Jur falsification ¢ of accounts; faux frais Compta extras, incidental expenses; faux frère hum false friend; faux jeton○ two-faced person; c'est un faux jeton he's/she's two-faced; faux jour lit deceptive light; fig sous un faux jour in a false light; faux mouvement false move; faux nom false ou assumed name; faux ourlet Cout false hem; faux pas lit slip; fig ( erreur) mistake; ( gaffe) faux pas; faire un faux pas lit to trip, stumble; commettre un faux pas ( erreur) to make a mistake; ( gaffe) to make a faux pas; il n'a pas commis un seul faux pas fig he hasn't put a foot wrong; faux plafond false ceiling; faux pli crease; faux prophète false prophet; faux seins falsies○; faux serments false declarations of love; faux sycomore Norway maple; faux témoignage Jur ( déposition) false ou perjured evidence; ( délit) perjury ¢; faire un faux témoignage to bear false witness, to commit perjury; faux témoin Jur lying witness, perjurer; faux titre Édition, Imprim half-title.

II.

faux nf inv Agric scythe.

I

( féminin fausse) [fo, fos] adjectif

A.[CONTRAIRE À LA VÉRITÉ, À L'EXACTITUDE]

1. [mensonger - réponse] wrong ; [ - affirmation] untrue ; [ - excuse, prétexte] false ; [ - nouvelle, promesse, témoignage] false

condamné pour faux serment sentenced for perjury

2. [inexact - raisonnement] false, faulty ; [ - calcul] wrong ; [ - balance] faulty

t'as tout faux (familier) you're completely wrong

3. [non vérifié - argument] false ; [ - impression] mistaken, wrong, false ; [ - espoir] false

tu te fais une fausse idée de lui you've got the wrong idea about him

c'est un faux problème ou débat this is not the issue

4. MUSIQUE [piano, voix] out of tune

B.[CONTRAIRE AUX APPARENCES]

1. [dent, nez, barbe, poche] false

[bijou, cuir, fourrure, marbre] imitation

[plafond, poutre] false

2. [falsifié - monnaie] false, counterfeit, forged ; [ - carte à jouer] trick ; [ - papiers, facture] forged, false ; [ - testament] spurious

fabriquer de la fausse monnaie to counterfeit money

c'est un faux Renoir it's a fake Renoir

3. [feint - candeur, émotion] feigned

4. [pseudo - policier] bogus ; [ - intellectuel] pseudo

5. [hypocrite - caractère, personne] false, deceitful ; [ - regard] deceitful, treacherous

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adverbe

1. MUSIQUE [jouer, chanter] out of tune, off-key

sonner faux [excuse] to have a hollow ou false ring

ça sonne faux it doesn't ring true

2. (locution)

porter à faux

a. [cloison] to be out of plumb ou true

b. [objet] to be precariously balanced

c. [argument, raisonnement] to be unfounded

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nom masculin

1. DROIT [objet, activité] forgery

c'est un faux [document, tableau] it's a fake ou a forgery

inculper quelqu'un pour faux et usage de faux to prosecute somebody for forgery and use of forgeries

2. [imitation]

c'est du cuir? — non, c'est du faux is it leather? — no, it's imitation

fausse alerte nom féminin

(sens propre & figuré) false alarm

faux ami nom masculin

false friend

fausse couche nom féminin

miscarriage

faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage

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faux-cul adjectif

(très familier)

il est faux-cul he's a two-faced bastard (très familier)

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faux-cul nom masculin

[vêtement] bustle

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faux-cul nom masculin et féminin

(très familier) two-faced bastard ( feminine two-faced bitch)

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faux départ nom masculin

(sens propre & figuré) false start

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faux frère nom masculin

false friend

faux jeton (familier) adjectif invariable

hypocritical

faux jeton (familier) nom masculin et féminin

hypocrite

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faux pas nom masculin

1. [en marchant]

faire un faux pas to trip, to stumble

2. [erreur] false move

3. [maladresse] faux pas, gaffe

II

[fo] nom féminin

AGRICULTURE scythe

couper de l'herbe à la faux to scythe through grass

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > faux
6 segar

v.

1 to reap (agriculture).

El agricultor segó el trigo The farmer reaped the wheat.

2 to cut off.

Ricardo segó el maíz Richard cut the corn.

3 to cut short, to shatter, to thwart, to frustrate.

Su aparición segó sus planes His appearance thwarted his plans.

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segar

Conjugation model [ REGAR], like link=regar regar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reap, cut; (césped) to mow

2 figurado (matar) to mow down, cut down

3 figurado (truncar) to cut off

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VT

1) (Agr) [+ mies] to reap, cut; [+ hierba] to mow, cut

2) (=acabar con) [+ persona] to cut off; [+ esperanzas] to ruin

segar la juventud de algn — to cut sb off in his prime

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verbo transitivo

a) < mies> to reap (liter), to cut

b) (liter o period) <cabeza/miembro> to sever, cut off

c) (liter o period) < esperanzas> to shatter, dash

una vida segada en la plenitud — a life cut short in its prime

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= scythe.

Ex. The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

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verbo transitivo

a) < mies> to reap (liter), to cut

b) (liter o period) <cabeza/miembro> to sever, cut off

c) (liter o period) < esperanzas> to shatter, dash

una vida segada en la plenitud — a life cut short in its prime

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= scythe.

Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

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segar [A7 ]

vt

1 ‹mies› to reap ( liter), to cut

2 ( liter o period); ‹cabeza/miembro› to sever, cut off

3 ( liter o period); ‹esperanzas› to shatter, dash

una vida segada en la plenitud a life cut short in its prime

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segar ( conjugate segar) verbo transitivo ‹ mies› to reap (liter), to cut
segar verbo transitivo to reap, cut
' segar' also found in these entries:
English:
scythe
- strike down
- cut
- mow

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segar vt

1. Agr to reap

2. [cortar] to cut off;

la sierra le segó la mano the saw cut off his hand

3. [esperanzas] to dash;

la epidemia segó la vida de cientos de personas the epidemic claimed the lives of hundreds of people

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segar

v/t

1 AGR reap, harvest

2 vida cut short

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segar {49} vt

1) : to reap, to harvest, to cut

2) : to sever abruptly

una vida segada por la enfermedad: a life cut short by illness

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segar vb to cut [pt. & pp. cut]

Spanish-English dictionary > segar
7 cercenar

v.

1 to amputate.

El hacha cercenó la mano de Ricardo The axe amputated John's finger.

2 to cut back, to curtail.

3 to mutilate, to blow off.

El fuego cercenó su cara The fire mutilated his face.

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cercenar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cortar) to cut, trim; (amputar) to amputate, cut off

2 (reducir) to cut, reduce

■ tuvieron que cercenar el presupuesto they had to cut the budget

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VT

1) (=recortar) to cut o trim the edges of

2) [+ brazo, pierna] to sever

3) (=reducir) [+ gastos] to cut down, reduce; [+ texto] to shorten, cut down

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verbo transitivo (frml) ( cortar - un miembro) to sever; (- el borde de) cut off

un artículo cercenado por la censura — an article which had been cut by the censor

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= make + inroads, sunder, scythe.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.

Ex. The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

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verbo transitivo (frml) ( cortar - un miembro) to sever; (- el borde de) cut off

un artículo cercenado por la censura — an article which had been cut by the censor

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= make + inroads, sunder, scythe.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.

Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

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cercenar [A1 ]

vt

A ( frml) (cortar la punta de) to sever; (cortar el borde de) to trim, cut off

la máquina le cercenó el brazo the machine severed his arm

un artículo cercenado por la censura an article which had been cut by the censor

B ( frml); ‹derecho› to encroach on

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cercenar vt

1. [amputar] to amputate;

se cercenó una mano con una sierra eléctrica he cut one of his hands off with a power saw

2. [restringir] to cut back, to curtail;

un gobierno que cercena las libertades individuales a government which restricts o curtails personal freedom;

quieren cercenar los gastos they want to cut back o reduce expenses

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cercenar

v/t

1 cut off

2 libertades, derechos curtail

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cercenar vt

1) : to cut off, to amputate

2) : to diminish, to curtail

Spanish-English dictionary > cercenar
8 sweep

swi:p
1. сущ.
1) выметание;
подметание;
чистка
2) трубочист Oh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little sweep! ≈ О, Господи! Ну что мне делать с этим вечно чумазым ребенком! Syn: chimney sweep
3) а) мн. мусор, отбросы б) сл., перен. мерзавец, негодяй, никчемный человек
4) а) взмах, размах, охват, амплитуда б) перен. кругозор, спекир информации to make a sweep behind enemy lines ≈ провести разведку в тылу врага
5) какой-л. механизм, совершающий движения на большой амплитуде а) длинное весло б) крыло ветряной мельницы в) журавль( колодца)
6) течение;
непрестанное движение
7) а) распространение, развитие б) пролет, протяжение
8) кривая;
изгиб;
поворот( дороги) Syn: turn
1.
9) разг.;
см. sweepstake
10) безоговорочная победа to make a clean sweep of a series ≈ одержать полную победу в соревнованиях, выиграть "вчистую"
11) а) лекало б) тех. шаблон
12) авиац. прямая стреловидность крыла ∙
2. гл.
1) а) мести, подметать б) прочищать, чистить Syn: clean
2) а) сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать( волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) Syn: destroy, wipe out б) сметать, смахивать( что-л., напр., пыль, крошки со стола и т.д.)
3) а) нести, выносить, мчать( куда-л.) The crowd swept me to the exit. ≈ Толпа вынесла меня к выходу. б) перен. увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away), заинтересовывать She swept the audience along with her ≈ Она заинтересовала своих слушателей.
4) обуять, охватить, обрушиться to sweep on ≈ обрушиться The storm swept down on the village. ≈ На селение обрушился сильный шторм.
5) нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) to sweep from ≈ (the hurricane swept in from the sea)
6) охватывать, осматривать;
окидывать взглядом His eyes swept the horizon. ≈ Он окинул взглядом горизонт( открывающуюся перспективу).
7) касаться, проводить( рукой) to sweep the guitar ≈ трогать струны гитары (играть на гитаре)
8) простираться, тянуться
9) ходить величаво
10) гнуть в дугу;
изгибать(ся)
11) а) одержать полную победу б) спорт стать абсоолютным чемпионом (выиграть все раунды, турниры соревнования) в) карт. выиграть все ставки на столе
12) мор. тралить
13) воен. вести разведку, прочесывать местность в разведцелях ∙ sweep aside sweep in sweep over sweep through выметание, подметание - to give a room a good * как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату трубочист - as black as a * чумазый как трубочист грязнуля подметальщик улиц (американизм) уборщик комнат в студенческом общежитии (разговорное) негодяй;
темная личность тж. pl сор, мусор течение;
непрестанное движение - the * of the tides приливы и отливы скольжение - to move with a * скользить, двигаться плавно - she moves with a dignified * ее походка величава размах;
взмах - the * of a scythe взмах /размах/ косы - a * of the oars взмах весел - with a wide * of the arm широким жестом размах;
диапазон - within the * of the guns в пределах досягаемости орудий пространство, охватываемое взглядом, горизонт, кругозор - the * of vision видимое пространство - beyond the * of the telescope за пределами досягаемости телескопа простор - the * of meadows простор лугов круг, охват - an extensive * (of concepts) широкий круг (понятий) - to bring one's arguments within the * of one's audience сделать свои доводы понятными для слушателей - the * of human intelligence пределы человеческого разума изгиб;
поворот - * outline выгиб - the * of a motor car"s lines контур автомобиля - to take /to make/ a * изгибаться, образовывать изгиб;
делать поворот, разворот - a wide * leads up to the house дорога к дому широко изогнулась дугой длинное весло журавль (колодца) полная победа (карточное) выигрыш - to make a clean * все выиграть, взять все взятки, сделать большой шлем и т. п.( разговорное) тотализатор на скачках наступление, особ. стремительное действия авиации по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолетов противника поиск( самолета, корабля) (морское) траление( морское) трал - with *s out с выпущенными тралами - * vessel тралящее судно, тральщик - * obstructor противотральное препятствие крыло ветряного двигателя шаблон (для формовки без модели) (электроника) развертка (авиация) стреловидность( крыла) > at a /one/ * одним ударом, сразу > to make a clean * of smth. полностью отделаться /избавиться/ от чего-л.;
под метелку вымести > the fire made a clean * of the village пожар стер деревню с лица земли;
деревня сгорела дотла мести, подметать;
прочищать - to * the floor подметать пол - to * out the room подмести в комнате - to * the chimneys чистить дымоходы - to * the deck мести палубу - to * a chamber with gas (физическое) продуть камеру газом - to * clean чисто подметать;
очистить, "подчистить" - to * the table clean съесть все, что было на столе - to * the bunkers clean (морское) израсходовать весь уголь( военное) "прочесывать", вести разведку - to * the sea(s) вести разведку на море;
очистить море( от неприятеля) - to * the sea for enemy ships искать в море корабли противника вести поиск пропавшего самолета (морское) тралить, производить траление - to * clear протраливать - to * for mines тралить мины - to * for an anchor искать якорь( под водой) сгребать, сметать ( в кучу) ;
собирать - to * the litter into a corner замести мусор в угол - to * smth. into one's pocket сгрести что-л. себе в карман сметать, смахивать - he swept the book off the desk он смахнул книги со стола - to * the deck смывать палубу - to * aside отбрасывать - he swept aside doubts он отбросил сомнения уничтожать, сносить - to * with fire (военное) смести огнем - to * all before one(self) сметать все на своем пути - he swept all obstacles from his path он уничтожил все препятствия на своем пути - a storm swept the town буря опустошила город нестись, мчаться, рваться (тж. * along, * over) - to * by проноситься мимо - to * the seas бороздить моря - the searchlights swept the sky лучи прожекторов прорезали небо - to * right through the enemy прорываться через расположение противника - to * into the realm of international politics вторгаться в международную политическую жизнь - hurricanes swept over the country ураганы пронеслись над всей страной - the rivers swept out of their confines washing away topsoil crop land реки вырвались из берегов, смывая верхний плодородный слой земли нести, мчать - we were swept into the road by the crowd толпа вынесла нас на дорогу увлекать - he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей тащить, волочить ходить, двигаться величаво - the actress swept on to the stage актриса величаво выплыла на сцену - she swept out of the room она с достоинством покинула комнату - the procession swept into the hall, preceded by trumpeters процессия, возглавляемая трубачами, торжественно проследовала в зал обуять, охватить - to * the country охватить всю страну;
пронестись по всей стране - war swept over Europe война охватила (всю) Европу охватывать;
окидывать( взглядом) - to * one's eyes over smb. окинуть кого-л. взглядом - his glance swept from right to left он скользил взглядом справа налево - to * the sea with a searchlight обшаривать море прожектором гнуть в дугу;
изгибать вычеркивать простираться, тянуться - the road *s round the lake дорога вьется вокруг озера - the shore *s to the south in a wide curve к югу берег образует широкую дугу волочиться, тащиться - her dress *s the ground ее платье волочится по земле касаться, проводить (рукой) - his hands swept (over) the keyboard его пальцы пробежались по клавиатуре касаться пальцами струн (музыкального инструмента) (разговорное) (спортивное) выиграть (разговорное) одержать полную победу - to * a constituency получить подавляющее большинство голосов избирателей - to * the election одержать полную победу на выборах - to be swept into power прийти к власти, получив на выборах подавляющее большинство голосов - the administration swept into power in 1945 was to remain in office for over six years правительство, победившее на выборах в 1945 г., оставалось у власти еще шесть лет - to * the board (карточное) сорвать банк, взять все взятки;
сделать большой шлем;
получить все призы;
иметь полный успех грести длинным веслом грести широкими взмахами (военное) обстреливать, простреливать (тж. to * with fire) ;
вести огонь с рассеиванием по фронту - to * the deck простреливать палубу (авиация) вести действия по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолетов противника формовать при помощи шаблона (электроника) производить развертку > to * under the rug /under the carpet/ прятать, скрывать, маскировать > to * difficulties under the rug скрывать трудности > to * smb. off smb.'s feet увлечь кого-л.;
сбить с ног > he swept her off her feet она увлеклась им > I was swept off my feet by his plans он увлек меня своими планами > his speeches were calculated to * uncommited voters off their feet его речи были рассчитаны на то, чтобы сразу же привлечь на свою сторону избирателей, которые еще не решили, за кого им голосовать > we were almost swept off our feet by the waves волны чуть не сбили нас с ног > to * smb. a curtsey сделать кому-л. реверанс ~ тех. шаблон;
as black as a sweep черный как сажа;
to make a clean sweep( of smth.) избавиться, окончательно отделаться (от чего-л.) ~ воен. обстреливать, простреливать;
to be swept off one's feet быть захваченным, увлеченным, покоренным (чем-л.) (ср. тж.) ~ нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) ;
the cavalry swept down the valley кавалерия устремилась в долину ~ обуять, охватить;
a deadly fear swept over him его обуял смертельный страх ~ кривая;
изгиб;
поворот (дороги) ;
the graceful sweep of draperies красивые складки драпри ~ увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away) ;
he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей;
to sweep a constituency получить большинство голосов ~ охватывать;
окидывать взглядом;
he swept the valley он окинул взглядом долину ~ сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать (волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) ;
he was swept off his feet by a wave волна сбила его с ног;
(ср. тж.) ~ трубочист;
a regular little sweep чумазый ребенок sweep разг. см. sweepstake(s) ~ выметание;
подметание;
чистка ~ гнуть в дугу;
изгибать(ся) ~ длинное весло ~ журавль (колодца) ~ касаться, проводить (рукой) ;
to sweep one's hand across one's face провести рукой по лицу ~ кривая;
изгиб;
поворот (дороги) ;
the graceful sweep of draperies красивые складки драпри ~ крыло ветряной мельницы ~ лекало ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля ~ pl мусор ~ sl негодяй ~ нестись, мчаться, проноситься (тж. sweep along, sweep over) ;
the cavalry swept down the valley кавалерия устремилась в долину ~ воен. обстреливать, простреливать;
to be swept off one's feet быть захваченным, увлеченным, покоренным (чем-л.) (ср. тж.) ~ обуять, охватить;
a deadly fear swept over him его обуял смертельный страх ~ одержать полную победу ~ охват, кругозор ~ охватывать;
окидывать взглядом;
he swept the valley он окинул взглядом долину ~ полная победа ~ простираться, тянуться ~ протяжение, пролет ~ размах, взмах ~ распространение, охват;
развитие ~ сметать, уничтожать, сносить;
смывать (волной) (тж. sweep away, sweep off, sweep down) ;
he was swept off his feet by a wave волна сбила его с ног;
(ср. тж.) ~ течение;
непрестанное движение ~ мор. тралить ~ трубочист;
a regular little sweep чумазый ребенок ~ увлекать (тж. sweep along, sweep away) ;
he swept his audience along with him он увлек своих слушателей;
to sweep a constituency получить большинство голосов ~ ходить величаво ~ тех. шаблон;
as black as a sweep черный как сажа;
to make a clean sweep (of smth.) избавиться, окончательно отделаться (от чего-л.) ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля to ~ all before one пользоваться неизменным успехом to ~ away slavery уничтожить рабство ~ касаться, проводить (рукой) ;
to sweep one's hand across one's face провести рукой по лицу ~ (swept) мести, подметать, чистить, прочищать;
to sweep a chimney чистить дымоход;
to sweep (out) a room подметать комнату;
to sweep the seas очистить море от неприятеля to ~ the seas избороздить все моря и океаны (ср. тж.) sweep разг. см. sweepstake(s) sweepstake(s): sweepstake(s) пари на скачках, тотализатор ~ тотализатор

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sweep
9 sweep

I [swiːp]
nome

1) (anche sweep out) scopata f., spazzata f.

to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs

2) (movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un ampio movimento del braccio

to make a wide sweep south — fare un ampio giro a sud

3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.

4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.

5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.
II 1. [swiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) scopare, spazzare [floor, room]; pulire [ chimney]

2) (remove with brush)

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

3) (push)

to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to be swept into power — essere portato al potere (con una maggioranza schiacciante)

4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in

5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)

to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) spazzare, scopare

2) (move)

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

the wind swept in from the east — il vento soffiava da est

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep to victory — riportare una vittoria schiac ciante

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

fear swept over him — fu sopraffatto dalla paura

3) (extend)

the road sweeps north — la strada descrive un'ampia curva verso nord

the mountains sweep down to the sea — le montagne scendono maestosamente fino al mare

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- sweep along

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep out

- sweep up

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to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

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[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) spazzare

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) spazzare via

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) percorrere

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) diffondersi, dilagare; entrare/uscire
2. noun
1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) spazzata

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) spazzacamino

4) (a sweepstake.) lotteria

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- sweeper
- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
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sweep /swi:p/
n.

1 (= sweep-up, sweep-out) spazzata; scopata: Give the house a thorough sweep, da' una bella spazzata alla casa!

2 ampio gesto; movimento rapido; colpo ( con rotazione): with a sweep of his arm, con un ampio gesto del braccio; with a sweep of the oars, con un colpo di remi; con una remata; at one sweep, con un sol colpo

3 [u] flusso; il fluire; lo scorrere: the sweep of the tide, il flusso della marea

4 [u] (fig.) campo; ambito; portata

5 distesa; tratto: a long sweep of meadows, una lunga distesa di prati; a sweep of mountain country, un tratto di terreno montagnoso

6 ampia curva; viale d'accesso che fa un'ampia curva: The house is approached by a fine sweep ( o carriage sweep), un bel viale ad ampie curve dà accesso alla casa; The river makes a great sweep to the right, il fiume descrive un'ampia curva a destra

7 pala, vela ( di mulino a vento)

8 (naut.) dragaggio ( di mine); cavo di dragaggio; ( anche) remo sensile

9 (aeron.) angolo di freccia ( delle ali)

10 mazzacavallo ( di pozzo)

11 strascico ( d'abito)

12 (= chimney-sweep) spazzacamino: as black as a sweep, nero come uno spazzacamino

13 perlustrazione; ricerca ( di dispersi, ecc.)

14 (spesso al pl.) (TV, USA) rilevazione periodica dei dati di ascolto ( per determinare le tariffe pubblicitarie)

15 (mil., aeron.) penetrazione ( in territorio nemico); operazione su vasta scala; rastrellamento; bombardamento a tappeto

16 [u] (elettron.) deflessione; deviazione; scansione ( della TV): horizontal sweep, scansione orizzontale

17 (metall.) sagoma

18 (fam.) vittoria completa; grande successo

19 ( canottaggio) ritmo di voga; cadenza; palata

20 ( lotta) movimento circolare ( del braccio)

21 ( hockey su ghiaccio) colpo a falce

22 ( cricket) tiro orizzontale ( all'altezza del terreno): reverse sweep, colpo (simile allo «sweep», ma eseguito con il rovescio della mazza)

23 (fam.) ► sweepstake

● ( pesca) sweep net, rete a strascico □ sweep of one's eyes, occhiata (o sguardo) intorno; colpo d'occhio □ the sweep of a scythe, un colpo di falce; una falciata □ sweep-out (o sweep-up) = def. 1 ► sopra □ to make a clean sweep, far piazza pulita; fare un repulisti (fam.).
♦ (to) sweep /swi:p/
(pass. e p. p. swept)

A v. t.

1 spazzare ( anche fig.); scopare; spazzare via, portare via; eliminare; distruggere; liberare; fare piazza pulita di (fam.): to sweep the floor, spazzare il pavimento; to sweep a room, spazzare una stanza; The upper deck was swept by a billow, il ponte superiore è stato spazzato da un maroso; The machine-guns swept the ground before the trenches, le mitragliatrici spazzavano il terreno davanti alle trincee; Dust storms swept the barren plain, tempeste di sabbia spazzavano l'arido piano; to sweep the seas of pirates, liberare il mare dai pirati; The Great Fire of 1666 swept the City, il Grande Incendio del 1666 distrusse la City

2 scorrere (su); percorrere; scorrere (lett.); sfiorare; toccare leggermente; strisciare su: She swept her hand through her hair, si è passata la mano fra i capelli; His fingers swept the keyboard of the organ, le sue dita scorrevano sulla tastiera dell'organo; to sweep the strings of a guitar, sfiorare le corde d'una chitarra; Armed bands swept the countryside, bande armate scorrevano la campagna; Her skirt swept the floor, la gonna le strisciava sul pavimento

3 (fig.) diffondersi, dilagare in: A new craze swept the country, una nuova moda dilagò nel paese

4 sospingere; sballottare; trascinare

5 spaziare su; scorrere con lo sguardo; scrutare: to sweep the horizon, scrutare l'orizzonte

6 trascinare; portare via

7 (mil.) battere, spazzare ( col tiro)

8 ( anche naut.) scandagliare; dragare

9 (fam.) vincere facilmente; stravincere: The Democrats swept the election, i Democratici vinsero le elezioni con un largo margine di voti

10 setacciare ( un locale) alla ricerca di microspie

B v. i.

1 stendersi; estendersi; allargarsi: The shore sweeps to the south in a wide arc, la spiaggia descrive un ampio arco verso il sud; The plain sweeps away to the sea, la pianura si stende verso il mare

2 incedere (o camminare) maestosamente; entrare (uscire, ecc.) con passo altero (o maestoso): The leading lady swept onto the stage, la primadonna è entrata in scena con passo maestoso

● (fig.) to sweep all before one, conseguire un successo travolgente □ (fig.) to sweep the board, vincere tutte le poste ( del gioco), far saltare il banco; (fig.) avere un grande successo, fare piazza pulita; trionfare □ to sweep sb. a bow, fare un inchino (o una riverenza) a q. □ to sweep the chimneys, sbrattare (o pulire) i camini □ (polit.) to sweep a constituency, conquistare un collegio elettorale con largo margine di voti □ (polit.: di un partito) to sweep the country, vincere le elezioni politiche □ (fig.) to sweep everything into one's net, fare piazza pulita; arraffare tutto □ to sweep one's hand over sb. 's hair, passare la mano sui capelli di q. □ to sweep a path, aprire un sentiero ( nella giungla, ecc.) □ (naut., mil.) to sweep the seas, battere i mari □ to sweep a space, fare spazio; sgombrare □ (naut.) swept way, rotta di sicurezza □ The road sweeps up the hill, la strada sale a larghe curve sino alla cima del colle □ (prov.) A new broom sweeps clean, scopa nuova spazza bene.

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I [swiːp]
nome

1) (anche sweep out) scopata f., spazzata f.

to give sth. a sweep — dare una scopata a qcs

2) (movement)

with a sweep of his arm — con un ampio movimento del braccio

to make a wide sweep south — fare un ampio giro a sud

3) (of land, woods, hills) distesa f.; (of fabric) pezza f.

4) (of events, history, country) estensione f.; (of opinion) ventaglio m., gamma f.; (of telescope, gun) portata f.

5) (search) (on land) perlustrazione f., ricerca f.; (by air) sorvolo m.; (attack) bombardamento m. a tappeto; (to capture) rastrellamento m.

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

6) (anche chimney sweep) spazzacamino m.
II 1. [swiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) scopare, spazzare [floor, room]; pulire [ chimney]

2) (remove with brush)

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

3) (push)

to sweep sth. off the table — fare cadere qcs. dal tavolo (con un ampio gesto della mano)

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to be swept into power — essere portato al potere (con una maggioranza schiacciante)

4) (spread through) [disease, crime, craze] dilagare in, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi in, divulgarsi in

5) (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ person] scrutare; [vessel, submarine] scandagliare; [ police] rastrellare ( for alla ricerca di)

to sweep sth. for mines — dragare qcs. alla ricerca di mine
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swept)

1) (clean) spazzare, scopare

2) (move)

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

the wind swept in from the east — il vento soffiava da est

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep to victory — riportare una vittoria schiac ciante

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

fear swept over him — fu sopraffatto dalla paura

3) (extend)

the road sweeps north — la strada descrive un'ampia curva verso nord

the mountains sweep down to the sea — le montagne scendono maestosamente fino al mare

•

- sweep along

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep out

- sweep up

••

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

English-Italian dictionary > sweep
10 sweep

1. transitive verb,
swept

1) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)

sweep the board, sweep all before one — (fig.): (win all awards) auf der ganzen Linie siegen

2) (move with force) fegen

the current swept the logs along — die Strömung riss die Hölzer mit

3) (traverse swiftly)

sweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen

sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen
2. intransitive verb,
swept

1) (clean) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)

2) (go fast, in stately manner) [Vogel:] gleiten; [Person, Auto:] rauschen; [Wind usw.:] fegen

3) (extend) sich erstrecken

the road sweeps to the left — die Straße macht einen großen Bogen nach links

his glance swept from left to right — sein Blick glitt von links nach rechts
3. noun
1) (cleaning)

give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)

make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen

2) see academic.ru/12505/chimney_sweep">chimney sweep

3) (coll.) see sweepstake

4) (motion of arm) ausholende Bewegung

5) (stretch)

a wide/an open sweep of country — ein weiter Landstrich

6) (curve of road, river) Bogen, der

the wide sweep of the bay — die geschwungene Kurve der Bucht

Phrasal Verbs:

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep by

- sweep down

- sweep in

- sweep out

- sweep up

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[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) kehren

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) (beiseite) fegen, mitreißen

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) fegen

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) fegen
2. noun
1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) das Kehren

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) schwungvolle Handbewegung

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) der Schornsteinfeger

4) (a sweepstake.) das Toto

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- sweeper
- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
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sweep

[swi:p]

I. n

1. no pl (a clean with a brush) Kehren nt, Fegen nt NORDD, SCHWEIZ

to give the floor a \sweep den Boden kehren

2. ( dated: chimney sweep) Schornsteinfeger(in) m(f), Rauchfangkehrer(in) m(f) ÖSTERR

3. (movement) schwungvolle Bewegung, Schwingen nt kein pl; (with sabre, scythe) ausholender Hieb; (all-covering strike) Rundumschlag m a. fig

4. (area) Gebiet nt, Gelände nt

5. (range) Reichweite f a. fig, Spielraum m

the film showed the breadth of Arab culture and the \sweep of its history der Film zeigte die Vielfältigkeit der arabischen Kultur und die weitreichende Bedeutung ihrer Geschichte

6. (search) Suchaktion f

a \sweep of a house eine Hausdurchsuchung

7. ( fam) see sweepstake

8. COMPUT Hin- und Rücklauf m, Zeitablenkung f

9.

▶ to make a clean \sweep of sth (start afresh) gründlich mit etw dat aufräumen; (win everything) etw völlig für sich akk entscheiden

the new prime minister is expected to make a clean \sweep of the government man erwartet, dass der neue Premierminister die Regierung komplett auswechselt

Romania made a clean \sweep of the medals Rumänien räumte alle Medaillen ab fam

II. vt

<swept, swept>

1. (with a broom)

▪ to \sweep sth etw kehren [o NORDD, SCHWEIZ fegen]

to \sweep the chimney den Kamin [o ÖSTERR Rauchfang] kehren

to \sweep the floor den Boden fegen, ÖSTERR kehren

2. (take in powerful manner)

smiling, he swept me into his arms lächelnd schloss er mich in seine Arme

she swept the pile of papers into her bag sie schaufelte den Stapel Papiere in ihre Tasche

the party was swept to power ( fig) die Partei kam erdrutschartig an die Macht

3. (remove)

▪ to \sweep back ⇆ sth etw zurückwerfen

she swept back her long hair from her face energisch strich sie sich ihre langen Haare aus dem Gesicht

4. (spread)

▪ to \sweep sth über etw akk kommen

a 1970s fashion revival is \sweeping Europe ein Modetrend wie in den 70ern rollt derzeit über Europa hinweg

5. (travel and search)

▪ to \sweep sth etw absuchen [o fam durchkämmen]

police have swept the woodland area die Polizei hat das Waldgebiet abgesucht

6. AM ( fam: win)

▪ to \sweep sth etw abräumen fam [o pej fam einsacken

7.

▶ to \sweep the board allen Gewinn einstreichen

▶ to \sweep sth under the carpet [or AM also rug] [or AUS also mat] etw unter den Teppich kehren fam

▶ to \sweep sb off his/her feet jdm den Kopf verdrehen fam

III. vi

<swept, swept>

1. (move smoothly) gleiten; person rauschen fam; eyes gleiten

her gaze swept across the assembled room ihr Blick glitt über den vollbesetzten Raum

the beam of the lighthouse swept across the sea der Lichtstrahl des Leuchtturms strich über das Wasser

to \sweep into power an die Spitze der Macht getragen werden

2. (follow path) sich akk [da]hinziehen

the road \sweeps down to the coast die Straße führt zur Küste hinunter

the path swept along the river der Weg verlief entlang des Flusses

the fire swept through the house das Feuer breitete sich schnell im Haus aus

3.

▶ a new broom \sweeps clean ( prov) neue Besen kehren gut prov

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[swiːp] vb: pret, ptp swept
1. n

1)

to give the floor a sweep — den Boden kehren or fegen

the chimney needs a sweep — der Schornstein muss gekehrt or gefegt werden

2) (= chimney sweep) Schornsteinfeger(in) m(f), Kaminkehrer(in) m(f)

3) (of arm, pendulum) Schwung m; (of sword) Streich m; (of oars) Durchziehen nt no pl; (of light, radar) Strahl m

in one sweep (fig) —

with a sweep of her skirts — mit rauschenden Gewändern

to make a sweep for mines — nach Minen suchen

the police made a sweep of the district — die Polizei hat die Gegend abgesucht

to make a clean sweep (fig) — gründlich aufräumen, gründlich Ordnung schaffen

the Russians made a clean sweep of the athletic events — die Russen haben beim Leichtathletikkampf tüchtig abgeräumt (inf) or alle Preise eingesteckt

4) (= range) Bereich m; (of gun) Schussbereich m

5) (= curve, line of road, river) Bogen m; (of facade, contour, hair) Schwung m

a wide sweep of country —

a beautiful sweep of hills — herrliche Berge pl

6)

See:

= sweepstake

2. vt

1) floor, street, chimney kehren, fegen; room (aus)kehren, (aus)fegen; dust, snow wegfegen

to sweep a path through the snow — einen Weg durch den Schnee bahnen

to sweep sth under the carpet (fig) — etw unter den Teppich kehren

2) (= scan, move searchingly over) absuchen (for nach); (bullets) streichen über (+acc); minefield, sea durchkämmen; mines räumen

to sweep a channel clear of mines — einen Kanal von Minen säubern

3) (= move quickly over wind, skirt) fegen über (+acc); (waves) deck, sand etc überrollen, überschwemmen; (glance) gleiten über (+acc); (fig, wave of protest, violence, fashion) überrollen; (disease) um sich greifen in (+dat)

4) (= remove with sweeping movement wave) spülen, schwemmen; (current) reißen; (wind) fegen; person reißen

to sweep sth off the table/onto the floor — etw vom Tisch/zu Boden fegen

the crowd swept him into the square —

he swept the obstacles from his path the army swept the enemy before them — er stieß die Hindernisse aus dem Weg die Armee jagte die feindlichen Truppen vor sich her

5) (= triumph) große Triumphe feiern in (+dat)

to sweep the polls (Pol) — die Wahlen haushoch gewinnen

to sweep all before one (fig) — alle in die Tasche stecken (inf)

to sweep the board (fig) — alle Preise/Medaillen gewinnen, abräumen (inf)

3. vi

1) (with broom) kehren, fegen → broom

See:

→ broom

2) (= move person) rauschen; (vehicle, plane, quickly) schießen; (majestically) gleiten; (skier) fegen; (road, river) in weitem Bogen führen

panic/the disease swept through Europe — Panik/die Krankheit griff in Europa um sich or breitete sich in Europa aus

the tornado swept across the fields — der Wirbelsturm fegte über die Felder

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sweep [swiːp]

A v/t prät und pperf swept [swept]

1. kehren, fegen:

sweep away ( oder off) (up) weg-(auf)kehren;

sweep away fig hinwegfegen

2. (of von) frei machen, säubern (auch fig):

sweep a path ( channel, etc);

sweep the sea of enemy ships

3. jagen, treiben (besonders fig):

sweep the enemy before one den Feind vor sich hertreiben;

sweep all before one auf der ganzen Linie siegen;

a wave of fear swept the country eine Welle der Angst ging durchs oder überschwemmte das Land;

it swept the opposition into office es brachte die Opposition ans Ruder

4. (hinweg)streichen oder (-)fegen über (akk) (Wind etc)

5. auch sweep away ( oder off) fort-, mitreißen, wegschwemmen:

the river swept away the bridge;

he swept his audience along with him er riss seine Zuhörerschaft mit;

sweep sb off their feet

a) jemanden hinreißen,

b) jemandes Herz im Sturm erobern

6. (aus dem Weg) räumen, beseitigen:

sweep away fig einem Übelstand etc abhelfen, aufräumen mit;

sweep aside fig etwas abtun, beiseiteschieben, hinwegwischen;

sweep off jemanden hinweg-, dahinraffen (Tod, Krankheit)

7. (mit der Hand) fahren oder streichen über (akk)

8. Geld einstreichen: → board¹ A 7

9. a) ein Gebiet durchstreifen

b) (hin)gleiten oder schweifen über (akk) (Blick etc)

c) (mit Scheinwerfern oder Radar) absuchen ( for nach)

10. MIL ein Gelände (mit Feuer) bestreichen

11. MUS

a) ein Instrument, Saiten, Tasten (be)rühren, (an)schlagen, (hin)gleiten über (akk)

b) Töne entlocken ( from an instrument einem Instrument)

B v/i

1. kehren, fegen: → broom A 1

2. fegen, stürmen, jagen (Wind, Regen etc; auch Armee, Krieg etc), fluten (Wasser, auch Truppen etc), durchs Land gehen (Epidemie etc):

sweep along (by, down, over, past) entlang- oder einher-(hernieder-, darüber hin-, vorüber)fegen etc;

sweep down on sich (herab)stürzen auf (akk);

fear swept over him Furcht überkam ihn;

sweep into power durch einen überwältigenden Wahlsieg an die Macht kommen

3. (majestätisch) einherschreiten:

she swept from the room sie rauschte aus dem Zimmer

4. in weitem Bogen gleiten

5. sich (da)hinziehen (Küste, Straße etc)

6. SCHIFF dreggen ( for nach):

sweep for mines Minen suchen oder räumen

C s

1. Kehren n, Fegen n:

give the floor a sweep den Boden kehren oder fegen;

at one sweep mit einem Schlag;

make a clean sweep fig

a) gründlich aufräumen,

b) SPORT etc gründlich abräumen

2. Dahinfegen n, -stürmen n, Brausen n (des Windes etc)

3. a) schwungvolle (Hand- etc) Bewegung

b) Schwung m (einer Sense, Waffe etc)

c) (Ruder-) Schlag m

4. fig Reichweite f, Bereich m, Spielraum m, weiter (geistiger) Horizont

5. fig

a) Schwung m, Gewalt f

b) mächtige Bewegung, Strom m

6. Schwung m, Bogen m (einer Straße etc)

7. ausgedehnte Strecke, weite Fläche

8. Auffahrt f (zu einem Haus)

9. meist pl Kehricht m/n, Müll m

10. Ziehstange f (eines Ziehbrunnens)

11. SCHIFF

a) langes Ruder

b) Dreggtau n (zum Ankerfischen)

c) Räumgerät n (zum Minensuchen)

d) Gillung f (eines Segels)

12. ELEK Kipp m, Hinlauf m (in Kathodenstrahlröhren)

13. Radar etc:

a) Abtastung f

b) Abtaststrahl m

14. besonders Br Schornsteinfeger(in)

15. Kartenspiel: Gewinn m aller Stiche oder Karten

16. → sweepstake

D adj ELEK Kipp…, (Zeit)Ablenk…

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1. transitive verb,
swept

1) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)

sweep the board, sweep all before one — (fig.): (win all awards) auf der ganzen Linie siegen

2) (move with force) fegen

the current swept the logs along — die Strömung riss die Hölzer mit

3) (traverse swiftly)

sweep the hillside/plain — [Wind:] über die Hügel/Ebene fegen

sweep the country — [Epidemie, Mode:] das Land überrollen; [Feuer:] durch das Land fegen
2. intransitive verb,
swept

1) (clean) fegen (bes. nordd.); kehren (bes. südd.)

2) (go fast, in stately manner) [Vogel:] gleiten; [Person, Auto:] rauschen; [Wind usw.:] fegen

3) (extend) sich erstrecken

the road sweeps to the left — die Straße macht einen großen Bogen nach links

his glance swept from left to right — sein Blick glitt von links nach rechts
3. noun
1) (cleaning)

give something a sweep — etwas fegen (bes. nordd.); etwas kehren (bes. südd.)

make a clean sweep — (fig.): (get rid of everything) gründlich aufräumen

2) see chimney sweep

3) (coll.) see sweepstake

4) (motion of arm) ausholende Bewegung

5) (stretch)

a wide/an open sweep of country — ein weiter Landstrich

6) (curve of road, river) Bogen, der

the wide sweep of the bay — die geschwungene Kurve der Bucht

Phrasal Verbs:

- sweep aside

- sweep away

- sweep by

- sweep down

- sweep in

- sweep out

- sweep up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swept)

= dahinsausen v.

fegen v.

kehren v.

English-german dictionary > sweep
11 sweep

1. [swi:p] n
1. выметание, подметание

to give a room a good sweep - как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату

2. 1) трубочист

as black as a sweep - чумазый, как трубочист

2) грязнуля

3) подметальщик улиц

4) амер. уборщик комнат в студенческом общежитии

3. разг. негодяй; тёмная личность

4. тж. pl сор, мусор

5. течение; непрестанное движение

the sweep of the tides - приливы и отливы

6. скольжение

to move with a sweep - скользить, двигаться плавно

she moves with a dignified sweep - её походка величава

7. размах; взмах

the sweep of a scythe - взмах /размах/ косы

a sweep of the oars - взмах вёсел

with a wide sweep of the arm - широким жестом

8. 1) размах; диапазон

within [beyond] the sweep of the guns - в пределах [вне пределов] досягаемости орудий

2) пространство, охватываемое взглядом, горизонт, кругозор

the sweep of vision - видимое пространство

beyond the sweep of the telescope - за пределами досягаемости телескопа

3) простор

the sweep of meadows - простор лугов

9. круг, охват

an extensive sweep (of concepts) - широкий круг (понятий)

to bring one's arguments within the sweep of one's audience - сделать свои доводы понятными для слушателей

the sweep of human intelligence - пределы человеческого разума

10. изгиб; поворот

sweep outline - выгиб

the sweep of a motor car's lines - контур автомобиля

to take /to make/ a sweep - а) изгибаться, образовывать изгиб; б) делать поворот, разворот

a wide sweep leads up to the house - дорога к дому широко изогнулась дугой

11. длинное весло

12. журавль ( колодца)

13. 1) полная победа

2) карт. выигрыш

to make a clean sweep - всё выиграть, взять все взятки, сделать большой шлем и т. п. [ср. тж. ♢ ]

14. разг. см. sweepstake

15. 1) наступление, особ. стремительное

2) действия авиации по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолётов противника

16. 1) поиск (самолёта, корабля)

2) мор. траление

17. мор. трал

with sweeps out - с выпущенными тралами

sweep vessel - тралящее судно, тральщик

sweep obstructor - противотральное препятствие

18. крыло ветряного двигателя

19. метал. шаблон ( для формовки без модели)

20. элк. развёртка

21. ав. стреловидность ( крыла)

♢ at a /one/ sweep - одним ударом, сразу

to make a clean sweep of smth. - полностью отделаться /избавиться/ от чего-л.; ≅ под метёлку вымести [ср. тж. 13, 2)]

the fire made a clean sweep of the village - пожар стёр деревню с лица земли; деревня сгорела дотла
2. [swi:p] v (swept)
1. мести, подметать; прочищать

to sweep the floor - подметать пол

to sweep out the room - подмести в комнате

to sweep the chimneys - чистить дымоходы

to sweep the deck - мести палубу [см. тж. 5, 1) и 18, 1)]

to sweep a chamber with gas - физ. продуть камеру газом

to sweep clean - а) чисто подметать; б) очистить, «подчистить»; to sweep the table clean - съесть всё, что было на столе; to sweep the bunkers clean - мор. израсходовать весь уголь

2. 1) воен. «прочёсывать», вести разведку

to sweep the sea(s) - а) вести разведку на море; to sweep the sea for enemy ships - искать в море корабли противника; б) очистить море ( от неприятеля); [ср. тж. 6]

2) вести поиск пропавшего самолёта

3. мор. тралить, производить траление

to sweep clear - протраливать

to sweep for mines - тралить мины

to sweep for an anchor - искать якорь ( под водой)

4. сгребать, сметать ( в кучу); собирать

to sweep the litter into a corner - замести мусор в угол

to sweep smth. into one's pocket - сгрести что-л. себе в карман

5. 1) сметать, смахивать

he swept the book off the desk - он смахнул книги со стола

to sweep the deck - смывать палубу [см. тж. 1 и 18, 1)]

to sweep aside - отбрасывать

he swept aside doubts - он отбросил сомнения

2) уничтожать, сносить

to sweep with fire - воен. смести огнём

to sweep all before one(self) - сметать всё на своём пути

he swept all obstacles from his path - он уничтожил все препятствия на своём пути

a storm swept the town - буря опустошила город

6. нестись, мчаться, рваться (тж. sweep along, sweep over)

to sweep by - проноситься мимо

to sweep the seas - бороздить моря [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

the searchlights swept the sky - лучи прожекторов прорезали небо

to sweep right through the enemy - прорываться через расположение противника

to sweep into the realm of international politics - вторгаться в международную политическую жизнь

hurricanes swept over the country - ураганы пронеслись над всей страной

the rivers swept out of their confines washing away topsoil crop land - реки вырвались из берегов, смывая верхний плодородный слой земли

7. 1) нести, мчать

we were swept into the road by the crowd - толпа вынесла нас на дорогу

2) увлекать

he swept his audience along with him - он увлёк своих слушателей

8. тащить, волочить

9. ходить, двигаться величаво

the actress swept on to the stage - актриса величаво выплыла на сцену

she swept out of the room - она с достоинством покинула комнату

the procession swept into the hall, preceded by trumpeters - процессия, возглавляемая трубачами, торжественно проследовала в зал

10. обуять, охватить

to sweep the country - охватить всю страну; пронестись по всей стране

war swept over Europe - война охватила (всю) Европу

11. охватывать; окидывать ( взглядом)

to sweep one's eyes over smb. - окинуть кого-л. взглядом

his glance swept from right to left - он скользил взглядом справа налево

to sweep the sea [the sky] with a searchlight [with a telescope] - обшаривать море [небо] прожектором [телескопом]

12. гнуть в дугу; изгибать

13. вычерчивать

14. 1) простираться, тянуться

the road sweeps round the lake - дорога вьётся вокруг озера

the shore sweeps to the south in a wide curve - к югу берег образует широкую дугу

2) волочиться, тащиться

her dress sweeps the ground - её платье волочится по земле

15. 1) касаться, проводить ( рукой)

his hands swept (over) the keyboard - его пальцы пробежались по клавиатуре

2) поэт. касаться пальцами струн ( музыкального инструмента)

16. разг.

1) спорт. выиграть

2) одержать полную победу

to sweep a constituency - получить подавляющее большинство голосов избирателей

to sweep the election - одержать полную победу на выборах

to be swept into power - прийти к власти, получив на выборах подавляющее большинство голосов

the administration swept into power in 1945 was to remain in office for over six years - правительство, победившее на выборах в 1945 г., оставалось у власти ещё шесть лет

to sweep the board - а) карт. сорвать банк, взять все взятки; сделать большой шлем; б) получить все призы; в) иметь полный успех

17. 1) грести длинным веслом

2) грести широкими взмахами

18. 1) воен. обстреливать, простреливать (тж. to sweep with fire); вести огонь с рассеиванием по фронту

to sweep the deck - простреливать палубу [см. тж. 1 и 5, 1)]

2) ав. вести действия по уничтожению выгодных целей и самолётов противника

19. метал. формовать при помощи шаблона

20. элк. производить разведку

♢ to sweep under the rug /under the carpet/ - прятать, скрывать, маскировать

to sweep difficulties [differences, troubles] under the rug - скрывать трудности [разногласия, неприятности]

to sweep smb. off smb.'s feet - а) увлечь кого-л.; be swept her off her feet - она увлеклась им; I was swept off my feet by his plans - он увлёк меня своими планами; his speeches were calculated to sweep uncommitted voters off their feet - его речи были рассчитаны на то, чтобы сразу же привлечь на свою сторону избирателей, которые ещё не решили, за кого им голосовать; б) сбить с ног; we were almost swept off our feet by the waves - волны чуть не сбили нас с ног

to sweep smb. a curtsey - сделать кому-л. реверанс

НБАРС > sweep
12 muerte

f.

1 death (fin de la vida).

fallecer de muerte natural to die of natural causes

fallecer de muerte violenta to die a violent death

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded

a muerte to the death (lucha)

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her

un susto de muerte a terrible shock

de mala muerte (informal) third-rate, lousy

muerte cerebral brain death

muerte súbita sudden infant death; (en la cuna) tie break (en tenis)

2 murder (homicidio).

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women

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muerte

► nombre femenino

1 death

■ una muerte natural a natural death

2 (asesinato) murder

3 la muerte death

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a vida o muerte life-and-death

dar muerte a alguien to kill somebody

de mala muerte familiar grotty, crummy, rotten

■ nos alojamos en una pensión de mala muerte we stayed in this grotty old guest house

estar de muerte familiar (comida) to be scrumptious 2 (persona) to be gorgeous

a muerte to the death

■ un duelo a muerte a duel to the death

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death do us part

odiar a muerte to detest, loathe

muerte cerebral brain death

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noun f.

death

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SF

1) (=por enfermedad, accidente) death

tuvo una buena muerte — he had a good death, he died a good death

hasta que la muerte nos separe — till death us do part

murió de muerte natural — he died a natural death o of natural causes

se debatía entre la vida y la muerte — he was fighting for his life

• una lucha a muerte — a fight to the death

defenderé mis derechos a muerte — I will defend my rights to the death

mantuvo una guerra a muerte con la enfermedad — he fought his illness to the bitter end

luchar a muerte — to fight to the death

odiar algo/a algn a muerte — to detest sth/sb, loathe sth/sb

• causar la muerte a algn — to kill sb, cause the death of sb

las heridas que le causaron la muerte — the injuries that killed him o caused his death

• encontrar la muerte — to die, meet one's death

• herido de muerte — fatally injured

el ciervo escapó herido de muerte — the deer escaped fatally injured

la democracia estaba herida de muerte — democracy was on its last legs

• pena de muerte — death sentence

• estar a las puertas de la muerte — to be at death's door

• un susto de muerte — a terrible fright

me diste un susto de muerte — you scared me to death, you gave me a terrible fright

- estar de muerte

la comida estaba de muerte — the meal was out of this world *

- de mala muerte

nos detuvimos en un pueblucho de mala muerte — we stopped in a grotty little town **

era un hotel de mala muerte — the hotel was a real dump **, the hotel was really grotty **

- cada muerte de obispo

- ser la muerte

este trabajo es la muerte — this job is really hell *

este calor es la muerte — this heat is killing me *

esa noria es la muerte — that big wheel is amazing *

muerte cerebral — brain death

muerte civil — loss of civil rights

muerte clínica, en situación de muerte clínica — clinically dead

muerte súbita — (Med) sudden death; (Tenis) tie-break; (Golf) sudden death play-off; (Ftbl) sudden death

muerte prematura — premature death

muerte repentina — sudden death

muerte violenta — violent death
vida 1)
2) (=asesinato) murder

fue declarado culpable de varias muertes — he was found guilty of various murders

• dar muerte a algn — to kill sb

muerte a mano airada — violent death

3) (=desaparición) [de imperio, civilización] death, demise frm

la muerte de las civilizaciones indígenas — the death o demise of native civilizations

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femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

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= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex. The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex. When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex. The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex. A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex. We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* * *

femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

* * *

la muerte

= Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the

Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.

Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* * *

muerte

feminine

1 (de un ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte instantánea the poison killed him instantly

200 personas encontraron la muerte en el incendio 200 people lost their lives o ( liter) met their death in the fire

condenado a muerte sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte death threat

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part

a la muerte de su padre heredó una fortuna she inherited a fortune on her father's death o when her father died

herido de muerte fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte ( fam); she scared the living daylights out of me ( colloq), she scared me to death ( colloq)

luchó or se debatió varios días con la muerte he was at death's door o fighting for his life for several days

odiar a muerte to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo ( AmL fam); once in a blue moon

de mala muerte ( fam); ‹pensión› grotty ( colloq), cheesy ( AmE colloq)

es un pueblo de mala muerte it's a dump o a hole ( colloq), it's a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta ( Ven fam); to be fantastic ( colloq)

ser la muerte ( fam) (ser atroz) to be hell o murder ( colloq); (ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic ( colloq)

meterse de profesor es la muerte en vida it's murder going into teaching ( colloq)

se cree/te crees la muerte he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)

2

(homicidio): lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas he is accused of killing three people o of causing the deaths of three people

dar muerte a algn ( frml); to kill sb

3 (fin) death

la muerte de una civilización the death o demise of a civilization

Compuestos:

● muerte cerebral

brain death

● muerte clínica

certificaron la muerte clínica dos horas despúes he/she was pronounced clinically dead two hours later

● muerte de cuna

cot death, sudden infant death syndrome ( tech)

● muerte súbita

(literal) sudden death; (en fútbol, etc) sudden death; (en tenis) tiebreaker, tiebreak

● muerte violenta

violent death

* * *

muerte sustantivo femenino
death;
◊ condenado a muerte sentenced to death;

a la muerte de su padre on her father's death;
muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE);
me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq);
dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb;
de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq);
ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq);

( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing
(asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders
♦ Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb
familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten
(buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great
' muerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- afectar
- amenazar
- borde
- cabecilla
- caer
- condenar
- condenada
- condenado
- conmutar
- desafiar
- ejecución
- enloquecer
- enterada
- enterado
- garito
- garrote
- genuina
- genuino
- hasta
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- lamentar
- lecho
- local
- mal
- marcar
- obsesionar
- origen
- palo
- pena
- pérdida
- puerta
- reciente
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sacudir
- semblante
- sentida
- sentido
- simbolizar
- sobreponerse
- tugurio
- vida
- violenta
- violento
- amenaza
- apenar
- baja
- desafío
English:
afterlife
- anarchy
- brain death
- cheat
- commute
- curtain
- cutthroat
- death
- death penalty
- death row
- death squad
- deathbed
- demise
- dice
- doom
- drive
- dump
- early
- fatal
- fatally
- get
- hole
- inquest
- lead to
- matter
- meet
- misadventure
- mortally
- mourn
- natural
- opposed
- pain
- penalty
- point
- punishable
- register
- release
- scare
- sentence
- shock
- silly
- snuff movie
- squad
- upset
- wit
- accidental
- against
- bereaved
- bereavement
- blow

* * *

muerte nf

1. [fin de la vida] death;

la malaria le produjo la muerte malaria was the cause of death;

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded;

una lucha a muerte a fight to the death;

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her;

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part;

tener una muerte dulce to die peacefully;

Comp
Am Fam
cada muerte de obispo once in a blue moon;

Comp
Fam
de muerte: vas a agarrar un resfriado de muerte you're going to catch your death of cold;

me he llevado un susto de muerte I got the fright of my life;

hace un frío de muerte it's absolutely freezing;

esta sopa está de muerte this soup is yummy;

Comp
Fam
de mala muerte [cine, restaurante] third-rate;

un bar de mala muerte a dive;

un pueblo/una casa de mala muerte a hole, a dump;

Comp
Ven Fam
ser de muerte [muy bueno] to be fantastic;
[muy malo] to be the pits
Comp
muerte aparente suspended animation;
muerte cerebral brain death;
Der muerte civil civil death, attainder;
muerte natural: [m5] morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes;

vivió en una residencia hasta su muerte natural she lived in a home until she died of old age;

muerte súbita [del bebé] sudden infant death;
[en tenis] tie break; [en golf] play-off;
muerte violenta violent death;

morir de muerte violenta to die a violent death

2. [homicidio] murder;

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women;

dar muerte a alguien to kill sb

3.
la muerte [ser imaginario] death

4. [final, desaparición] death, demise;

la muerte de los regímenes comunistas the demise of the Communist regimes

* * *

muerte

f death;

a muerte to the death;

odiar a muerte loathe, detest;

me dio un susto de muerte it frightened me to death;

dar muerte a alguien kill s.o.;

de mala muerte fig fam lousy fam, awful fam

* * *

muerte nf

: death

* * *

muerte n death

Spanish-English dictionary > muerte
13 inter

inter, adv., and prep. with acc. [kindred to in, intra; Sanscr. antar; Goth. undar; Germ. unter; Engl. under].
I.
Adv., in the midst, in between ( poet. and rare):
dumque pii petit ora patris stetit arduus inter pontus,
Val. Fl. 5, 337:
tot montibus inter diviso,
id. 6, 220; 8, 382. —
II.
Prep., with acc., between, belwixt, among, amid, surrounded by.
A.
Lit., in space.
1.
Of position only.
a.
Referring to two places or objects, between:
qui (mons Jura) est inter Sequanos et Helvetios,
Caes. B. G. 1, 2:
cum inter me et Brundisium Caesar esset,
Cic. Att. 9, 2:
inter Padum atque Alpes,
Liv. 5, 35:
ager Tarquiniorum, qui inter urbem ac Tiberim fuit,
id. 2, 5:
locus inter duos lucos,
id. 1, 8, 5:
apud Artemisium inter Euboeam continentemque terram,
id. 2, 5, 2; so,
inter haec maria Asia,
Curt. 3, 1, 13.—
b.
Referring to more than two places or objects, among, in the midst of:
inter hostium tela versari,
Cic. de Or. 1, 46:
inter multos saucios spe incertae vitae relictus,
Liv. 2, 17, 4:
rex inter primos constiterat,
Curt. 5, 3, 9:
inter multitudinem,
Liv. 22, 13, 2:
inter lignarios,
id. 35, 41, 10:
repertae inter spolia catenae,
Tac. A. 2, 18:
vicos aut inter vias manere,
Suet. Caes. 39:
inter ingentes solitudines,
Sall. J 89, 4:
inter deserta ferarum Lustra domosque,
Verg. A. 3, 646.— So, even with a noun in the sing., in the midst of, surrounded by:
erat inter ceteram planitiem mons,
Sall. J. 92, 5:
tibicines inter exercitum positi,
Gell. 1, 11, 3:
inter caedem aquila,
Tac. A. 1, 60; cf.:
inter ceteram praedam,
Liv. 22, 16, 7; 8, 10, 10:
inter purpuram atque aurum,
id. 9, 17, 16. —
2.
With verbs of motion.
a.
Between, through, among:
inter medias stationes hostium erupere,
Liv. 35, 11:
acies inter bina castra procedunt,
id. 4, 18, 3; Tac. A. 14, 33:
inter oppositas classes transmisit,
Suet. Caes. 58:
spatiabatur in nemore Parmenion medius inter duces,
Curt. 7, 2, 23:
medios inter hostes Londinium perrexit,
Tac. A. 14, 33.—
b.
Pregn., including motion to and position between or among things mentioned, among, into the midst of:
inter densas, umbrosa cacumina, fagos Adsidue veniebat,
Verg. E. 2, 3:
te mea dextera magna inter praemia ducet,
id. A. 12, 437:
dico te priore nocte venisse inter falcarios in Laecae domum,
among the scythe-makers, into the street of the scythe-makers, Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 8.—
B.
Transf., of relations conceived as local.
1.
In discrimination (doubt, choice, etc.), between two or more objects:
judicium inter deas tres,
Cic. Div. 1, 50, 114; cf.:
inter Marcellos et Claudios patricios judicare,
id. de Or. 1, 39, 176:
inter has sententias dijudicare,
id. Tusc. 1, 11, 23:
inter diversas opiniones electio, Quint. prooem. 2: discrimen inter gratiosos cives atque fortes,
id. Balb. 21, 49:
inter optime valere et gravissime aegrotare nihil prorsus interesse,
id. Fin. 2, 13, 43:
qui bellum et pacem inter dubitabant,
Tac. A. 12, 32:
trepidare inter scelus metumque,
id. H. 3, 39:
inter pugnae fugaeque consilium,
Liv. 1, 27.—So, with inter repeated:
ut nihil inter te atque inter quadrupedem aliquam putes interesse,
Cic. Par. 1; id. Fin. 1, 9, 30:
quid intersit inter popularem civem et inter constantem, severum et gravem,
id. Lael. 25, 95.—
2.
In expressing any relation which connects two or more persons, conceived as between or among them (strife, rivalry, friendship, intercourse, etc.).
(α).
In gen.:
quos inter magna fuit contentio,
Nep. Mil. 4, 4:
Nestor componere lites Inter Peliden festinat et inter Atriden,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 12:
certamen inter primores civitates,
Liv. 10, 6.—Esp., with pronouns, to express all reciprocal relations, among, with, or between one another; mutually, together:
quasi nunc non norimus nos inter nos,
Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 7; Cic. Div. 1, 28, 58; id. Att. 10, 4, 10; id. N. D. 1, 26, 51:
quod colloquimur inter nos,
with one another, id. de Or. 1, 8, 32; cf.:
inter nos naturā ad civilem communitatem conjuncti sumus,
id. Fin. 3, 20, 66:
vobis inter vos voluntatem fuisse conjunctam,
id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 34: Ciceronis pueri amant inter se, love one another (like the Fr. s ' entr ' aimer), id. Att. 6, 1, 12:
inter se consultare,
id. de Or. 2, 3, 13:
inter se amare,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 1:
neque solum se colent inter se ac diligent,
id. Lael. 22, 82:
Di inter se diligunt,
id. N. D. 1, 44, 122:
furtim inter se aspiciebant,
id. Cat. 3, 5, 13:
complecti inter se lacrimantes milites coepisse,
Liv. 7, 42:
haec inter se cum repugnent, plerique non vident,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, 72:
inter se nondum satis noti,
Liv. 21, 39:
ratio et oratio conciliat homines inter se,
Cic. Off. 1, 16, 50:
ne nostra nobiscum aut inter nos cessatio vituperetur,
id. Fam. 9, 3, 4:
quae res eos in magno diuturnoque bello inter se habuit,
Sall. J. 79, 3.—Sometimes pleon., the reciprocal relation being sufficiently expressed by the context:
manus conserentis inter se Romanos exercitus,
Sall. H. 1, 41, 19 Dietsch:
Ulixes cum Ajace summa vi contendere inter se,
Dict. Cret. 5, 14:
conferti inter se,
id. 2, 46.—
(β).
So of things:
ita effici complexiones atomorum inter se,
mutual, reciprocal, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 19:
colles duos inter se propinquos occupat,
near one another, Sall. J. 98, 3:
haud procul inter se erant,
id. ib. 41, 2:
multum inter se distant istae facultates,
Cic. de Or. 1, 49, 215:
res inter se similes,
Quint. 9, 2, 51:
inter se dissimilis,
id. 9, 4, 17.—
(γ).
Of a common privacy, secrecy, etc.: inter nos, between or among ourselves, confidentially, like the Fr. entre nous:
nec consulto dicis occulte, sed quod inter nos liceat, ne tu quidem intellegis,
Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 74:
quod inter nos liceat dicere,
id. Att. 2, 4:
quod inter nos sit,
but let that be between ourselves, Sen. Ep. 12, 2. —
(δ).
With nouns denoting a multitude of persons, like apud (not ante-Aug.):
haudquaquam inter id genus contemptor habebatur,
Liv. 6, 34, 5:
inter hostes variae fuere sententiae,
id. 4, 18, 1:
credula fama inter gaudentes,
Tac. H. 1, 34:
more inter veteres recepto,
id. ib. 2, 85.—
3.
Of a class of persons or things to which the subject is referred.
a.
In gen., among:
homines inter suos nobiles,
Cic. Fl. 22, 52:
inter suos et honestus et nobilis,
id. Clu. 5, 11:
in oratoribus vero admirabile est, quantum inter omnes unus excellat,
id. Or. 2, 6:
inter philosophos (Xenophon) reddendus est,
Quint. 10, 1, 37:
ille Croesus, inter reges opulentissimus,
Sen. Contr. 2, 9:
Borysthenes inter Scythiae amnes amoenissimus,
Mel. 2, 1, 6.— So freq. with sup., inter and acc. take the place of a gen.:
honestissimus inter suos numerabatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16:
plurimum inter eos valere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 4:
maximum imperium inter finitimos,
Liv. 5, 3, 10:
inter Atheniensīs longe clarissimi,
Curt. 4, 13, 15; Plin. 34, 8, 21, § 81; Petr. 78; Sen. Suas. 2, 7; 2, 12; Just. 12, 7, 2; 36, 2, 6.
b.
Esp.: inter paucos, etc., [p. 977] among few, i. e. among the few select ones, eminently, especially:
pingunt et vestes in Aegypto inter pauca mirabili genere,
Plin. 35, 11, 42, § 150; cf.:
sternutamento utilis inter pauca,
id. 24, 11, 58, § 97:
pugna inter paucas memorata populi Romani clades,
Liv. 22, 7; cf.:
inter paucos disertus,
Quint. 10, 3, 13:
inter paucos familiarium Neroni assumptus est,
Tac. A. 16, 18:
claritudine paucos inter senum regum,
id. ib. 11, 10; so, inter alios: judicatur inter alios omnes beatus, qui in proelio profuderit animam, among all others to be noticed, i. e. especially, in the highest degree, Amm. 2, 3, 6; so,
inter cuncta,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 96:
inter omnia,
Curt. 3, 3, 18:
inter cetera,
Liv. 37, 12.—
c.
In judic. lang., t. t.: inter sicarios, on the charge of assassination:
cum praetor quaestionem inter sicarios exercuisset,
Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54; id. Clu. 53, 147; cf.:
in recuperatorio judicio ejus maleficii, de quo inter sicarios quaeritur,
id. Inv. 2, 20, 60:
longo intervallo judicium inter sicarios hoc primum committitur,
id. Rosc. Am. 5, 11:
sexcenti sunt, qui inter sicarios et de veneficiis accusabant,
id. ib. 32, 90:
si ostenderis, quomodo sis eos inter sicarios defensurus,
id. Phil. 2, 4, 8.—
4.
In some idiomatic phrases.
a.
Inter manus, within reach, i. e. close at hand:
ante oculos interque manus sunt omnia vestras,
Verg. A. 11, 311; also, upon or in the hands:
inter manus domum ablatus,
Liv. 3, 13:
inter quas (manus) collapsus extinguitur,
Curt. 8, 2, 39:
inter manus auferri,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28:
inter manus meas crevit,
under my hands, Sen. Ep. 12:
manus inter maestorumque ora parentum,
before their faces and within their reach, Verg. A. 2, 681.—
b.
Inter viam, vias, on the way:
dum rus eo, coepi egomet mecum inter vias,
Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 1; Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 43:
si se inter viam obtulerit,
Cic. Att. 4, 3, 5. —
C.
Of time.
a.
Between two dates or periods specified:
dies XLV. inter binos ludos,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52 fin.; Liv. 1, 3.—
b.
During, in the course of, within; for which, in English, we sometimes use by or at:
quot prandia inter continuum perdidi triennium,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 61:
omnia agentur, quae inter decem annos nefarie flagitioseque facta sunt,
Cic. Verr. 1, 13; cf.:
qui inter annos tot unus inventus sit, quem, etc.,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:
inter ipsum pugnae tempus,
Liv. 36, 20:
inter noctem lux orta,
id. 32, 29:
qui plus cernant oculis per noctem quam inter diem,
Gell. 9, 4.—
c.
Freq., with substt., to denote an act performed at a certain time, in the course of, while:
haec inter cenam Tironi dictavi,
at table, Cic. Quint. Fragm. 3, 1, 6; cf.:
illuseras heri inter scyphos,
id. Fam. 7, 22:
inter fulmina et tonitrua,
id. Phil. 5, 6, 15:
promptior inter tenebras affirmatio,
Tac. A. 2, 82:
inter initia,
at the beginning, Cels. 3, 25.—
d.
During, and hence under the circumstances described, i. e. in spite of, notwithstanding:
nobis inter has turbas senatus tamen frequens flagitavit triumphum,
amid, in spite of these commotions, Cic. Fam. 16, 11:
utrumque consilium aspernatus, quod inter ancipitia deterrimum est, dum media sequitur,
Tac. H. 3, 40:
senum coloniae inter male parentes et injuste imperantes aegra municipia et discordantia,
id. Agr. 32; cf.:
ita neutris cura posteritatis inter infensos vel obnoxios,
id. H. 1, 1.—
e.
Inter haec, inter quae, meanwhile, during this time:
= interea, inter haec major alius terror,
in the mean time, Liv. 2, 24; cf.:
inter haec jam praemissi Albam erant equites,
id. 1, 29; 3, 57, 7; 44, 10, 5; Curt. 3, 1, 1; Suet. Tib. 8; 63:
inter quae tribuni plebei petivere, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 15; 2, 34; 58; 3, 33; id. H. 1, 78; Curt. 4, 2, 10:
inter quae unctione uti licet,
Cels. 4, 2, 3.—
So with gerunds and gerundives: inter agendum,
at, while, Verg. E. 9, 24; Quint. 12, 3, 10:
inter disceptandum,
id. 12, 7, 6:
inter res agendas,
Suet. Caes. 45.—
D.
In composition its final r is assimilated in intellego and its derivatives.
a.
Between; as, intercedere, interponere. —
b.
At intervals, from time to time; as, interaestuare, intermittere, intervisere.—
c.
Under, down, to the bottom; as, interire, interficere.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inter
14 cut

вырезать имя существительное:
порез (cut, maim)

разрез (cutting, cut, section, incision, slit, mine)

снижение (drop, decline, cut, fall, depression, descent)

разрезание (cutting, cut, incision, scission, section)

прекращение (cessation, stop, cease, discontinuation, suspension, cut)

резание (cutting, cut, shredding)

сечение (section, cut, size)

покрой (cut, style, fashion)

прекращение подачи (cut)

путь (way, path, route, road, pathway, cut)

вырезка (tenderloin, cutting, notch, cut, undercut, scrap)

удар (hit, shock, impact, blow, strike, cut)

рана (wound, injury, sore, cut, hurt, maim)

выемка (recess, notch, groove, excavation, hollow, cut)

монтаж (mounting, Assembly, assembling, montage, erection, cut)

канал (channel, canal, duct, conduit, opening, cut)

снятие (cut)

кратчайший путь (shortcut, beeline, byway, cut, byroad, crosscut)

купюра (note, denomination, cut, bond)

профиль (profile, section, shape, contour, side view, cut)

засечка (serif, notch, Nick, cut, click, hairstroke)

зарубка (nick, notch, hack, score, snick, cut)

быстрая смена кадров (cut)

пролет (span, bay, width, sweep, aperture, cut)

гравюра на дереве (woodcut, xylograph, woodprint, cut)

резаная рана (hack, cut, sword-cut)

покрой одежды (cut)

резкое замечание (fling, cut, brickbat)
имя прилагательное:
отрезанный (cut)

разрезанный (cut, dissected, bisected, bias, cut-up)

сниженный (reduced, discounted, lowered, depressed, cut, abated)

нарезанный (sliced, cut)

порезанный (cut)

срезанный (cut, cutaway, shorn)

обрезанный (cut, clipped)

скроенный (cut)

подстриженный (cut)

подрезанный (clipped, cut, lopped)

уменьшенный (reduced, diminished, lessened, cut, little)

кастрированный (castrated, emasculated, neuter, gelded, gelt, cut)

остриженный (cut)
глагол:
отрезать (cut off, cut, cut away, amputate, clip, excise)

резать (cut, slaughter, kill, carve, shear, snip)

разрезать (cut, cut up, slit, nick, bisect, cleave)

резаться (cut)

сокращать (cut, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, contract, shorten)

урезать (cut, cut down, curtail, skimp, truncate, pare down)

снижать (reduce, lower, cut, sink, degrade, bring down)

рубить (hack, cut, chop, cut Down, hew, fell)

стричь (cut, clip, shave, pare, shore)

подстричь (cut, Trim)

косить (mow, cut, mow down, scythe, shave, decimate)

кроить (cut, cut out, make up)

рассекать (dissect, cut, split, cleave, plow, swish)

валить (fell, cut, throw, get out, fall, lumber)

пересекаться (cross, intersect, meet, cut)

нарубить (chop, cut, hew, hack, mince)

пересекать (cross, intersect, cross over, traverse, pass, cut)

прекращать (stop, cease, discontinue, end, quit, cut)

ранить (injure, wound, cut, stab, wing, Scotch)

гранить (cut, facet, grind)

жать (press, reap, harvest, cut, mow, pinch)

монтировать (mount, install, assemble, edit, fit, cut)

высекать (carve, hew, cut, strike, chisel, hew out)

постригаться (cut, give a haircut, get a haircut)

постригать (cut, give a haircut)

шлифовать (grind, Polish, cut, abrade, smooth, lap)

тесать (cut, hack, adz, adze, hew)

остригать (cut, crop)

скроить (cut)

пропускать (miss, skip, pass, miss out, omit, cut)

прорезываться (erupt, teethe, cut)

кастрировать (castrate, emasculate, geld, cut, unsex, unman)

удирать (get away, scoot, run off, bolt, cut, make off)

переставать (cease, cut, desist, lay off, cheese)

перерубать (cut)

бурить (drill, bore, cut)

сокращать путь (cut, cut corners, cut across)

убирать урожай (harvest, cut)

идти напрямик (take a shortcut, cut, cut off a corner)

не кланяться (cut)

обделывать (arrange, manage, cut, polish, set)

прерывать знакомство (cut)

стесывать (abate, cut)

снимать колоду (cut)

подкашивать (cut)

снижать цены (reduce prices, deflate, cut)

не присутствовать (cut)

резко ударить (cut)

причинять острую боль (sting, pang, cut)

обижать (offend, hurt, insult, wrong, mortify, cut)

делать вид, что не замечаешь (cut)

срезать (cut, shear, cut away, slash, shave, chamfer)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > cut
15 sweep

sweep [swi:p] (pt & pp swept [swept])

1 noun

(a) (with a brush) coup m de balai;

∎ the room needs a good sweep la pièce aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai

(b) (movement)

∎ with a sweep of her arm d'un geste large;

∎ with a sweep of his sword/scythe d'un grand coup d'épée/de faux;

∎ to make a wide sweep to take a bend prendre du champ pour effectuer un virage;

∎ her eyes made a sweep of the room elle parcourut la pièce des yeux;

∎ they jumped over the wall between two sweeps of the searchlight ils sautèrent par-dessus le mur entre deux mouvements du projecteur;

∎ in or at one sweep d'un seul coup

(c) (curved line, area) (grande) courbe f, étendue f; Architecture (of arch) courbure f;

∎ a vast sweep of woodland une vaste étendue de forêt;

∎ from where we stood, we could see the whole sweep of the bay de là où nous étions, nous voyions toute (l'étendue de) la baie;

∎ the sweep of a car's lines le galbe d'une voiture

(d) (range → of gun, telescope) champ m; (→ of lighthouse) balayage m, portée f; (→ of wings) envergure f; (→ of knowledge) étendue f; (→ of opinion) éventail m;

∎ the members of the commission represent a broad sweep of opinion les membres de la commission représentent un large éventail d'opinions

(e) (search) fouille f; Military (reconnaissance) reconnaissance f; Military (attack) attaque f;

∎ police made a drugs sweep on the university la police a ratissé l'université à la recherche de drogues;

∎ the rescue party made a sweep of the area l'équipe de secours a ratissé les environs ou passé les environs au peigne fin;

∎ to make a sweep for mines chercher des mines

(f) (chimney sweep) ramoneur m

(g) familiar (sweepstake) sweepstake^□ m

(h) Electronics (by electron beam) balayage m

(i) (rapid flow → of river) course f ou flot m rapide

(j) Aviation flèche f;

∎ to vary the angle of sweep varier la flèche

2 adjective

(in rowing) en pointe

3 transitive verb

(a) (with a brush → room, street, dust, leaves) balayer; (→ chimney) ramoner;

∎ to sweep the floor balayer le sol;

∎ he swept the room il a balayé la pièce;

∎ the steps had been swept clean quelqu'un avait balayé l'escalier;

∎ she swept the leaves from the path into a pile elle balaya les feuilles du chemin et les mit en tas;

∎ I swept the broken glass into the dustpan j'ai poussé le verre cassé dans la pelle avec le balai;

∎ British figurative to sweep sth under the carpet or the rug tirer le rideau sur qch

(b) (with hand)

∎ he angrily swept the papers off the desk d'un geste furieux, il balaya les papiers de dessus le bureau;

∎ she swept the coins off the table into her handbag elle a fait glisser les pièces de la table dans son sac à main

(c) (of wind, tide, crowd etc)

∎ her dress sweeps the ground sa robe balaie le sol;

∎ a storm swept the town un orage ravagea la ville;

∎ the wind swept his hat into the river le vent a fait tomber son chapeau dans la rivière;

∎ the small boat was swept out to sea le petit bateau a été emporté vers le large;

∎ three fishermen were swept overboard un paquet de mer emporta trois pêcheurs;

∎ figurative the victorious army swept all before it l'armée victorieuse a tout balayé sur son passage;

∎ the incident swept all other thoughts from her mind l'incident lui fit oublier tout le reste;

∎ he was swept to power on a wave of popular discontent il a été porté au pouvoir par une vague de mécontentement populaire;

∎ he swept her off to Paris for the weekend il l'a emmenée en week-end à Paris;

∎ to be swept off one's feet (fall in love) tomber fou amoureux; (be filled with enthusiam) être enthousiasmé;

∎ to sweep the board rafler tous les prix;

∎ the German athletes swept the board at the Olympics les athlètes allemands ont remporté toutes les médailles aux jeux Olympiques

(d) (spread through → of fire, epidemic, rumour, belief) gagner;

∎ a new craze is sweeping America une nouvelle mode fait fureur aux États-Unis;

∎ a wave of fear swept the city une vague de peur gagna la ville;

∎ the flu epidemic which swept Europe in 1919 l'épidémie de grippe qui sévit en Europe en 1919

(e) (scan, survey) parcourir;

∎ her eyes swept the horizon/the room elle parcourut l'horizon/la pièce des yeux;

∎ to sweep the horizon with a telescope parcourir ou balayer l'horizon avec un télescope;

∎ searchlights continually sweep the open ground outside the prison camp des projecteurs parcourent ou balayent sans cesse le terrain qui entoure la prison

(f) (win easily) gagner ou remporter haut la main;

∎ the Popular Democratic Party swept the polls le parti démocratique populaire a fait un raz-de-marée aux élections;

∎ American Sport she swept the tournament elle a gagné le tournoi sans concéder une seule partie

(g) Nautical (mines, sea, channel) draguer;

∎ the port has been swept for mines le port a été dragué

4 intransitive verb

(a) (with a brush) balayer

(b) (move quickly, powerfully)

∎ harsh winds swept across the bleak steppes un vent violent balayait les mornes steppes;

∎ the beam swept across the sea le faisceau lumineux balaya la mer;

∎ I watched storm clouds sweeping across the sky je regardais des nuages orageux filer dans le ciel;

∎ a hurricane swept through the town un ouragan a dévasté la ville;

∎ the Barbarians who swept into the Roman Empire les Barbares qui déferlèrent sur l'Empire romain;

∎ a wave of nationalism swept through the country une vague de nationalisme a déferlé sur le pays;

∎ the memories came sweeping back tous ces souvenirs me/lui/ etc sont revenus à la mémoire;

∎ a wave of panic swept over him une vague de panique le submergea;

∎ the planes swept low over the town les avions passèrent en rase-mottes au-dessus de la ville;

∎ the fire swept through the forest l'incendie a ravagé la forêt

(c) (move confidently, proudly)

∎ he swept into the room il entra majestueusement dans la pièce;

∎ she swept past me without even a glance elle passa majestueusement à côté de moi sans même m'adresser un regard

(d) (stretch → land) s'étendre;

∎ the rolling prairies sweep away into the distance les prairies ondoyantes se perdent dans le lointain;

∎ the fields sweep down to the lake les prairies descendent en pente douce jusqu'au lac;

∎ the river sweeps round in a wide curve le fleuve décrit une large courbe

(e) Nautical

∎ to sweep for mines draguer, déminer

►► sweep boat bateau m en pointe;

sweep hand trotteuse f;

sweep rowing nage f en pointe

➲ sweep along separable transitive verb

(of wind, tide, crowd) emporter, entraîner;

∎ we were swept along by a tide of nationalism nous avons été balayés par une vague nationaliste

➲ sweep aside separable transitive verb

(a) (object, person) écarter

(b) (advice, objection) repousser, rejeter; (obstacle, opposition) écarter

➲ sweep away separable transitive verb

(a) (dust, snow) balayer

(b) (of wind, tide, crowd) emporter, entraîner;

∎ three bathers were swept away by a huge wave trois baigneurs ont été emportés par une énorme vague

➲ sweep by intransitive verb

(car) passer à toute vitesse; (person → majestically) passer majestueusement; (→ disdainfully) passer dédaigneusement

➲ sweep down intransitive verb

(a) (steps) descendre;

∎ hills sweeping down to the sea des collines qui descendent vers la mer

(b) (attack)

∎ the enemy swept down on us l'ennemi s'abattit ou fonça sur nous

➲ sweep out separable transitive verb

(clean → room) balayer

➲ sweep past = sweep by

➲ sweep up

1 separable transitive verb

(dust, leaves) balayer;

∎ she swept up the pieces of glass elle balaya les morceaux de verre;

∎ he swept the leaves up into a pile il fit un tas des feuilles en les balayant;

∎ with her hair swept up into a chignon avec ses cheveux relevés en chignon;

∎ she swept up her two babies and… en toute hâte, elle prit ses deux bébés dans ses bras et…

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clean up) balayer;

∎ can you sweep up after the meeting? peux-tu balayer ou peux-tu passer un coup de balai après la réunion?

(b) (approach)

∎ she swept up to me (majestically) elle s'approcha de moi d'un pas majestueux; (angrily) elle s'approcha de moi d'un pas furieux;

∎ the car swept up to the main entrance (quickly) la voiture s'approcha à toute allure de l'entrée principale; (impressively) la voiture s'approcha à une allure majestueuse de l'entrée principale

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sweep
16 LANGR

a.

1) long, of space and time (langt sverð, löng stund);

2) neut., langt, long, far, distant; þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, they had no long distance to the island;

3) e-m er langt at e-m, one is interested in a person; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, what interest do you take in these men?;

4) long, wearisome (þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni).

* * *

löng, langt, adj., compar. lengri, superl. lengstr, [common to all Teut. languages]:—long, of space and time; löng sverð, Fas. i. 379; af löngu skeggi, Skálda 181; lengri hina eptri fætr, Stj.; þóat sú sé lengri, N. G. L. i. 44; þeir lifa opt langan aldr er með orðum eru vegnir, a saying = Engl. words break no bones, Nj. 252; hann fékk eigi mælt tveim orðum lengra samfast, Hkr. ii. 138; Föstudagr inn langi, Long Friday, Good Friday, passim; langt líf, Hom. 12; mjök langa hríð, Nj. 94; þá er dagr er sem lengstr, þá er nótt er sem lengst, Landn. (pref.); vili þér þiggja lengra líf, Fms. vi. 166; sigr þinn mun eigi langr vera, xi. 23; höfum vér eigi heyrt þessa sögu lengri, we have not heard this story any farther, i. e. here ends the tale, Njarð. (fine); þat er löng saga at segja, ‘tis a long story to tell, Fms. xi. 99; seint er um langan veg at spyrja tíðenda, a saying, Edda 31; endi-langr, liggja endi-langr, to lie at full length; hón lagðisk sem hón var löng hjá honum, Karl. 47: long in prosody, Skálda 175, 179.

II. neut. long, far, distant; langt á milli fjalls ok fjöru, Landn. 57; ok áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, Fms. i. 41; langt í brott, a long way off, far away, Stj. 195; langt mun yðr flestum til at ér veiðit svá, Ó. H. 78; fljótið var svá mikit, at langt var um úreitt, that it was impassable far beyond that, Nj. 63; hann seildisk upp svá hátt sem hann mátti lengst, Edda 33; svá langt vestr, at engi hefir síðan lengra eignask, Landn. 41; lið kom vel til hans ór héruðum, en fátt kom um lengra, Fms. iv. 385; þvíat þeir ætluðu ekki lengra í kveld en til Höfðabrekku, Nj. 252; ok þurfti þar eigi lengra at grafa til vatns en í djúpum dölum, Edda (pref.); langt mun í milli vera lítilmennsku minnar ok þess hins mikla áhuga er þér býr í brjósti, Fms. iv. 80: in the saying, leita langt um skammt, cp. Lat. quod petis hic est, Nj. 207.

III. adverbial phrases; of langt, far off, þá sá hann of langt krossinn, 656 B. 5; langt frá, far from it! langt-um, by far; langtum betra, better by far.

2. löngu or laungu, long since; sá ek þetta löngu á hans yfirbragði, Fms. i. 141; svá sem ek sagða yðr löngu, 139; sem mér sagði löngu hugr um, Nj. 191; mjök löngu, very long ago, Sks. 117; seg oss ný tíðendi, löngu fundumsk vit næst, we have not seen one another for an age, Bjarn. 15: fyrir löngu, long ago; þat vissa ek fyrir löngu at ek var vel kvæntr, Gísl. 69; hann hafði tekinn verit ór jörðu fyrir löngu áðr, Fms. i. 51: löngum, long, mostly, continuously; Eirekr var löngum með föður sínum, 6; hón var löngum um nætr á kirkju at bænum sínum, Ld. 328; en þó löngum ( mostly) vel stiltr, Nj. 38; þeir vóru samflota, svá at hvárir vissu löngum til annarra, Eg. 126: compar. lengrum, longer; lengrum en lög stóðu til, Fms. xi. 99; þeir skolu skipta vikum eða smærum, ok eigu þeir at ráða er lengrum vilja skipta, Grág. ii. 350: superl. lengstum, mostly, most of the time; höfuðborg sú er Geira sat í lengstum, Fms. i. 101; hann var þó lengstum at Grjótá, Nj. 135; gamanmál er þit munut lengstum um tala, Ld. 306.

IV. metaph. longing, taking interest in; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, hvárt mægð eðr frændsemi, what interest take you in these men? Fms. ii. 211; hann lét eigi ráða, hvárt menn vóru tignir eða útignir, eðr honum mikit at langt eða lítið, Rb. 364.

2. neut. long, weary; langt þykki mér, ligg ek einn saman, Eg. (in a verse); þat vil ek, at þú komir til heimkynna minna, þvíat þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni, Grett. 130 new Ed.

V. in many local names, Lang-ey, Langa-nes, Langa-hlíð, Langa-land (the Danish island), etc., Landn.; see below.

B. COMPDS: langabein, langabúr, langidjákn, Langafasta, Langifrjádagr, Langaspjót, langatöng.

II. lang-afi, a, m. a great grandfather. lang-amma, u, f. a great grandmother; langömmu-bróðir, -systir, a great granduncle, aunt. lang-áss, m. a purlin, opp. to þvertré, Fms. ix. 512. lang-bakki, a, m. (see bakki 2); in the phrase, skjóta í langbakka, to stave off for a long time, Fms. x. 132. lang-band, n. the purlin along the roof in a house. lang-barðr, m. a halberd, Hkm. 7; Edda (Gl.) reckons it amongst swords: name of a serpent, Edda (Gl.) Lang-barðar, m. pl. the Lombards, either from their beard (barð) or battle axe (barða), Skv. 3, Greg. 63. Langbarða-land, n. Lombardy, Mart. lang-bein, n. = langabein, a nickname, Ann. lang-bekkr, m. a long bench, bench lengthways, opp. to þverbekkr, Fms. vi. 193, Sturl. i. 142, iii. 182. Lang-brók, f. ‘Long-breek,’ nickname of a lady on account of her tall stature, Nj. lang-eldar, m. pl. long fires (see eldr II), Eb. 276, Nj. 15, Korm. 144. lang-ermar, f. pl. long sleeves, Fms. vii. 321. lang-feðgar, m. pl. agnate-forefathers, ancestors by the father’s side, counted upwards, Hkr. i. 1, Eg. 2, Nj. 158. langfeðga-kyn, n. the lineage of langfeðgar, Hkr. i. 14. langfeðga-nöfn, n. pl. the name of one’s langfeðgar, Edda 153 (pref.) langfeðga-tal, n. a tale or roll of langfeðgar, agnate pedigree, Eg. 536: the name of an old historical work containing ancient pedigrees of kings, Hkr. i. (pref.) langfeðga-tala, u, f. = langfeðgatal, Nj. 25. langfeðga-ætt, f. = langfeðgakyn, Fms. x. 158. lang-feðgin, n. pl. ancestors, agnate and cognate. lang-feðr, m. pl. = langfeðgar, and langfeðra-tal, n. = langfeðgatal, Gþl. 284, Stj. 331, Fagrsk. 151, Hom. 46. lang-feðri, n. = langfeðgar, Landn. 167. lang-ferð, f. a long journey, Sturl. ii. 185, Fs. 51, Bs. ii. 162. langferða-maðr, m. one who ‘fares’ far, a far traveller, Fs. lang-frami, a, m. lasting fame, Orkn. 466, Fb. ii. 513, Mar.; á langframann, mod. til langframa, adverb. for good, Rétt, 4. 25. lang-fættr, adj. long-legged, Stj. 276. lang-för, f. = langferð, Eb. 298. lang-gæði, n. long-lasting, corrupt from langæð. lang-gæðr and langæðligr, adj. a later and inferior form for langær, langæligr, Bs. i. 62, Fas. iii. 57. lang-háls, m. long-neck, a nickname, Landn. lang-hálsaðr, adj. long-necked, Njarð. 364. lang-hendr, adj. with long hands, Ld. 298. Lang-hlíðingar, m. pl. the men from Langahlíð, Sturl. lang-húfr, m. long-hulk, name of a ship, Bs. lang-húsa, að, to run, in a pun (langhús = rann), Krók. 63, 64. lang-hyggja, u, f. long-suffering, Barl. 42. lang-höfðaðr, adj. long-beaked, of a ship, Hkv. 1. 24. lang-höfði, a, m. a nickname, Sturl. lang-knakkr, m. a kind of bench, Finnb. 310. lang-lega, u, f. a long stay, of a weatherbound ship, Fms. ix. 296; as also of long sickness in bed. lang-leggr, m. the long leg, bone of a leg of mutton, Bárð. 176, Háv. 40. langleggjar-stykki, n. a leg of mutton, Háv. 40. lang-leiði, n. lengthwise; langleiði sín á milli, at a long distance, Stj. 73, Eg. 579. lang-leikr, m. length, Stj. 346. lang-leitr, adj. long-faced, Fms. i. 155, ii. 20, vii. 175, 321, Þiðr. 174, Bs. i. 72. lang-liðit, n. part. after a long time, Bs. ii. 133. lang-liga, adv. for a long time past, = mod. langalengi, Js. 24, Sturl. iii. 297, Fas. ii. 268. lang-lífi, n. long life, Fms. vii. 73, K. Þ. K. 60. lang-lífr, adj. long-lived, Fs., Fms. iii. 173. lang-loka, u, f. ‘long-lock,’ a kind of eight-lined verse in which the first and the last line make a sentence, whilst the six between them are intercalary, of which Edda (Ht.) 14 furnishes a specimen: in mod. usage langloka is a poem not divided into strophes, for specimens of which see Snót 72, 215. lang-lund, f. long-suffering, langlundar-geð, n. id. lang-minni, n. a long memory. lang-minnigr, adj. having a long memory, Nj. 30, v. l.: long to be remembered, Pr. 158. lang-mælgi, f. long-winded talk, Fms. v. 225. lang-mæli, n. long talk, Hom. 125, Bs. ii. 117. lang-mæltr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316, Hom. (St.) lang-nefjaðr, adj. long-nosed, Sturl. ii. 133, iii. 105. lang-nefjur, f. pl. rowlocks, Edda (Gl.) lang-nefr, m. long-nose, a nickname, Sturl. lang-niðjar, m. pl. a descending lineage by the father’s side, pedigree of agnates, counted downwards, Vsp. 16; opp. to landfeðgar when counted upwards in time. lang-nætti, n. the long night, Fr. lang-orf, n. a long handle of a scythe, Korm. 38, Sturl. i. 180, Sks. 358. lang-pallr, m. a dais along (not across) the hall, Fms. vi. 439. lang-reið, f. a long ride, Vígl. 61. lang-ræða, u, f. a long talk, Fms. ix. 252. lang-ræðr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316. lang-ræki, n. rancour, an unforgiving temper, N. G. L. ii. 417, Hom. 33, 143. lang-rækr, adj. having a long memory, brooding long over past wrongs, Anal. 171, Eb. 42, Bret. 92, Þiðr. 181, Fas. iii. 520. lang-samlega, adv. incessantly. lang-seta, u, f. a long stay, Vm. 113. lang-setis, adv. lengthways, lang-skepta, u, f. a long-shafted spear, Karl. 405. lang-skeptr, part. long-shafted, Sks. 388, Fs. 64. lang-skip, n. a long ship, a kind of large ancient ship of war, distinguished from the lesser skeið, both being distinguished from the merchant’s knörr (cp. Gr. ναυς μακρα, Lat. longa navis), Hkv. 2. 11, Ó. H., Fms. passim, Eg. 37, 42; langskips mastr, rá, segl, a mast, yard, sail of a long ship, Sturl. i. 194, Eg. 198, 515, Fms. vii. 30, passim. langskipa-görð, f. building of a langskip, Gþl. 121. langskips-búza, u, f. = langskip, Hkr. ii. 143. langskips-menn, m. pl. the crew of a long ship, Fms. ii. 16, Fs. 92. lang-skör, f. the lower hem of a tent, Fas. i. 372. lang-staðinn, part. of old date, long-standing, Lv. 77. lang-stóll, m. a long seat, Vm. 7, Fas. i. 84. lang-stræti, n. a long street, Fms. viii. 319. lang-sýnn, adj. far-sighted, Fas. i. 157. lang-sæi, f. a far sight, Edda i. 544. lang-sær, adj. long-sighted, prophetic, Lv. 81. lang-talaðr, part. long-spoken, Fms. i. 288. lang-úðigr, adj. = langrækinn, Hkr. iii. 252. lang-vari, a, m.; til langvara, to last long, Njarð. 376. lang-vaxinn, part. longish, Fms. ii. 59. lang-vé, mod. lang-vía, u, f. a bird, columbus troile, Edda (Gl.) lang-viðir, m. pl. the long timbers in a house or ship, N. G. L. i. 65, 100, Hom. 95. lang-viðri, n. pl. long-continued weather, heat, cold, or the like; langviðrum skal eyða grund, Mkv. 24; cp. Ísland eyðist af langviðrum ok lagaleysi, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 438. lang-vinnr, adj. long-lasting, of sickness, bad weather, or the like. lang-vinr, m. a friend of long standing, Hm. 157, Fas. ii. 64, Bárð. 173; langvinirnir rjúfask sízt, a saying, Grett. 184 new Ed. lang-vist, f. a long abode, Hom. 9, Fr.: adv. langvistum, staying long, Fbr. 33, Fms. vii. 112, Eg. 227, Fs. 149. lang-vængr, m. long wing (?), Vm. 27. lang-þili, n. the wainscot lengthwise, opp. to þverþili, Gþl. 346. lang-æð, f. long-lasting; til langæðar eða fullnaðar, Bs. i. 740, Ant. 112. lang-æliga, adv. for a long time, Sturl. ii. 186, MS. 625. 77. lang-æligr, adj. long-lasting, Stj. 47, Fas. i. 171, Bs. i. 311. lang-ær, adj. [langr and æ = ever, or akin to Germ. ew, ewig], long-lasting; langætt musteri, MS. 677. 6: vegsama föður þinn ok móður, svá at þú sért langær yfir jörðinni, Stj. 301 (Fifth Commandment); hverr eldrinn mun vera heitari ok langærri, Fms. vii. 37; má vera at sigrinn verði ekki langær, ii. 10; at langær friðr standi í þessu landi, Bs. i. 572.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > LANGR
17 hook

1. n крюк; крючок

crochet hook — вязальный крючок

tendon hook — сухожильный крючок

vessels hook — сосудистый крючок

boatswains hook — шкиперский крюк

end hook — концевой крюк арматуры

to unbend a hook — выпрямить крюк

2. n рыболовный крючок

strabismus hook — крючок для операций по поводу косоглазия

Braun's decapitation hook — декапитационный крючок Брауна

tobacco hook — крючок для навешивания шнуров табака

ledger hook — крючок для наживки, рыболовный крючок

acoustic meatus hook — крючок для слухового прохода

3. n ловушка, приманка, западня

to swallow the hook, to be caught on the hook — попасться на крючок

4. n багор; острога

5. n секач, секатор, кривой нож

6. n серп

7. n крючок, закорючка

double nasal allar hook — двойной крючок для носа

button hook — крючок для застегивания на пуговицы

velum hook — крючок для оттягивания мягкого неба

jaw resection hook — крючок для резекции челюсти

plastic hook — крючок для пластической операции

8. n бот. зоол. шип, игла

9. n тех. зацепка, захват; скоба

grip hook — зацеп, шпора

travel limiter hook — захват ограничителя хода

selecting hook — крюк для захвата мясных отрубов

10. n мор. гак

drop lip hook — карабинный гак

davit hook — гак шлюпочных талей

log hook — гак гакабортного лага

messenger hook — гак мессенджера

to mouse a hook — закаболить гак

11. n хук, крюк, короткий боковой удар

right hook — хук справа

compensation hook load — компенсируемая нагрузка на крюке

hook sling — одноветвенный строп с грузоподъёмным крюком

maximum hook height — максимальная высота подъёма крюка

pulling hook — крюк для вытягивания карамельной массы

candy hook — крюк для вытягивания карамельной массы

12. n муз. флажок, хвостик

якорь

13. n крутой изгиб; излучина

14. n узкий мыс с загнутой оконечностью; наволок

15. n уст. кавычки; скобки

16. n сл. вор, жулик, мошенник

kidney pedicle hook — крючок для ворот почки

17. n сл. руки; пальцы; «грабли»

get your hooks off that cake! — не трогай торт!; не лезь к торту!

he was determined to win by hook or by crook — он решил победить любой ценой

he decided to begin his business on his own hook — он решил начать своё дело самостоятельно

hook line, and sinker — целиком, полностью, без остатка

he fell for the story — hook, line, and sinker — он сразу и безоговорочно поверил в эту историю

to drop off the hooks — протянуть ноги, околеть, отправиться на тот свет

to go off the hooks

to get the hook — потерять работу; быть уволенным

18. v изгибаться крючком, перегибаться

the beak hooks strongly downward — клюв сильно загибается книзу

blunt eye fixation hook — тупой глазной крючок

palate hook — крючок оттягивания мягкого неба

casing hook — крючок для спуска обсадных труб

capsule hook — крючок для капсулы хрусталика

pigtail hook — крючок, вид запора, задвижки

19. v редк. сгибать в виде крюка

I hooked my arm in his — я взял его под руку

coupling hook — тяговый крюк

ramshorn hook — двойной крюк

single hook — однорогий крюк

tappet hook — крюк толкателя

towing hook — буксирный крюк

20. v застёгивать на крючок или на крючки

to hook a dress — застегнуть платье

by hook or by crook — правдами и неправдами; так или иначе

tracheotomy hook — трахеотомический крючок

nasal allar hook — крючок для крыльев носа

laminectomy hook — крючок для ламинэктомии

decapitating hook — декапитационный крючок

21. v застёгиваться на крючок или на крючки

the dress hooks at the back — платье застёгивается сзади

barbed hook — крючок с зазубриной

cleft palate hook — крючок для неба

squint hook — тенотомический крючок

surgical hook — хирургический крючок

coat hook — крючок для верхней одежды

22. v зацеплять, прицеплять; сцеплять; надевать, навешивать на крюк

the trolley was hooked on to the engine — вагонетка была прицеплена к локомотиву

the mirror was hooked to the wall — зеркало висело на крюке, вбитом в стену

hook housing — обойма крюка

sling hook — подвесной крюк

straight hook — прямой крюк

cant hook — кантовальный крюк

hook load — нагрузка на крюке

23. v зацепляться, прицепляться

the rods all hooked together — все стержни сцепились между собой

hook on — прицеплять

24. v ловить, поймать на крючок

to hook a fish — поймать рыбу

boning hook — крючок для извлечения костей

mobilizing hook — крючок для мобилизации

iris hook — крючок для радужной оболочки

tracheal hook — трахеотомический крючок

sounds hook — крючок для слухового хода

25. v подцепить, поймать на удочку; заполучить

to hook a husband — подцепить муженька

hook in — заполучить; заставить согласиться на

26. v сл. красть; присваивать; мошенничать; получать с помощью обмана

he hooked our money — он загрёб наши деньги

27. v амер. бодать; забодать

28. v амер. бодаться

29. v амер. диал. сл. дёргаться, шарахаться

30. v амер. сл. диал. смыться, удрать

he hooked it when he saw the truant officer — завидев прогуливающегося полицейского, он удрал

31. v амер. амер. вязать или продёргивать крючком

fishing hook — крючок

lid hook — крючок крышки

hook probe — крючок - зонд

lung hook — легочный крючок

hook top — колпачок с крючком

32. v амер. захватить и передать мяч ногой назад в «схватке»

mouth of hook — зев крюка

iron hook — шип подковы

33. v амер. забросить мяч в корзину «крюком»

hook jaw — зев крюка

34. v амер. нанести удар сбоку

Синонимический ряд:

1. curved metal (noun) catch; clasp; claw; crampon; curved metal; fastener; grapple; lock; metal claw

2. hooked tool (noun) barb; bill; billhook; boat hook; hooked tool; ice hook; scythe; shepherd's crook; sickle

3. sharp curve (noun) angle; arch; bend; crook; curve; hairpin curve; sharp curve; sharp turn; turn; twist

4. curve sharply (verb) angle; arch; bend; crook; curve; curve sharply; turn; twist; wind

5. snag (verb) capture; catch; ensnare; fasten; latch; pin; secure; snag; stab

6. steal (verb) abstract; annex; appropriate; cabbage; collar; filch; lift; nab; nim; nip; pilfer; pillage; pinch; pocket; purloin; smouch; snitch; steal; swipe; thieve; vulture

7. completely (other) 100 per cent; absolutely; altogether; categorically; completely; entirely; exhaustively; from A to Z; from start to finish; fully; hook, line, and sinker; in full; in toto (Latin); lock, stock, and barrel; perfectly; purely; thoroughly; through and through; totally; utterly; wholly; without exception

Антонимический ряд:

free; loosen

English-Russian base dictionary > hook
18 sweep

sweep

A n

1 ( also sweep out) coup m de balai ; to give sth a (good/quick) sweep donner un (bon/petit) coup de balai à qch ;

2 ( movement) with a sweep of the scythe/the paintbrush d'un coup de faux/de pinceau ; with a sweep of his arm d'un grand geste du bras ; to make a wide sweep south to avoid the mountains faire un grand crochet vers le sud pour éviter les montagnes ;

3 (tract, stretch) (of land, woods, hills, cliffs) étendue f ; ( of lawn) surface f ; ( of fabric) drapé m ;

4 (scope, range) (of events, history, novel, country) ampleur f ; ( of opinion) éventail m ; (of telescope, gun) champ m ; the broad sweep of left-wing opinion le large éventail d'opinions qui composent la gauche ;

5 ( search) ( on land) exploration f, fouille f ; ( by air) survol m ; ( attack) sortie f ; ( to capture) ratissage m ; to make a sweep of ( search) ( on land) explorer, fouiller ; ( by air) survoler ; ( to capture) ratisser ; a sweep for bugs une fouille à la recherche de micros ; a sweep for mines un dragage des mines ;

6 ( also chimney sweep) ramoneur m ;

7 ( of electron beam) balayage m ;

8 = sweepstake.

B vtr ( prét, pp swept)

1 ( clean) balayer [floor, room, path] ; ramoner [chimney] ; to sweep the carpet ( with vacuum cleaner) passer l'aspirateur (sur le tapis) ; to sweep a channel clear dégager un chenal ; to sweep sth free of mines déminer qch ;

2 (clear away, remove with brush) to sweep sth up ou away balayer [dust, leaves, glass] ; to sweep leaves into a corner/a heap balayer des feuilles et les pousser dans un coin/et en faire un tas ; to sweep the crumbs onto the floor balayer les miettes sur le sol ; to sweep the crumbs off a table ramasser les miettes d'une table ;

3 (move, push) to sweep sth off the table faire tomber qch de la table (d'un grand geste de la main) ; to sweep sb into one's arms prendre qn dans ses bras ; to sweep sb off his/her feet [sea, wave] emporter qn, faire perdre pied à qn ; fig ( romantically) faire perdre la tête à qn ; to sweep sb overboard/out to sea entraîner qn par-dessus bord/vers le large ; to be swept over a waterfall être entrainé dans une chute d'eau ; a wave of nationalism which sweeps all before it une vague de nationalisme qui balaye tout devant elle ; a wave of public euphoria swept him into office une vague d'euphorie générale l'a amené à ses fonctions ; to be swept into power être porté au pouvoir avec une majorité écrasante ;

4 ( spread through) [disease, crime, panic, fashion, craze] déferler sur ; [storm, fire] ravager ; [rumour] se répandre dans ; cold winds are sweeping the country des vents froids balayent le pays ; the party swept the country Pol le parti a remporté un immense succès dans le pays ;

5 (search, survey) [beam, searchlight] balayer ; [person] parcourir [qch] des yeux ; Mil [vessel, submarine] sillonner ; [police] ratisser (for à la recherche de) ; to sweep sth for mines déminer qch ; to sweep sth for bugs fouiller qch à la recherche de micros.

C vi ( prét, pp swept)

1 ( clean) = sweep up ;

2 lit, fig ( move with sweeping motion) to sweep in/out ( quickly) entrer/sortir rapidement ; ( majestically) entrer/sortir majestueusement ; the plane swept (down) low over the fields l'avion survolait les champs à basse altitude ; the wind swept in from the east le vent soufflait de l'est ; to sweep into [person] entrer majestueusement dans [room] ; [invaders, enemy] envahir [region] ; to sweep (in)to power Pol être porté au pouvoir (avec une majorité écrasante) ; to sweep to victory remporter une victoire écrasante ; to sweep through [disease, crime, panic, fashion, craze, change, democracy] déferler sur ; [fire, storm] ravager ; [rumour] se répandre dans ; to sweep over [beam, searchlight] balayer ; [gaze] parcourir ; fear/pain swept over him la peur/la douleur l'a envahi ; the feeling swept over me that j'ai été pris de la sensation que ;

3 ( extend) the road sweeps north/around the lake la route décrit une large courbe vers le nord/autour du lac ; the river sweeps north/around the town la rivière continue vers le nord/contourne la ville en décrivant une large boucle ; the mountains sweep down to the sea les montagnes descendent majestueusement jusqu'à la mer ; a flight of steps sweeps up to the entrance un perron majestueux mène à l'entrée.

Idiom

to sweep sth under the carpet GB ou rug US escamoter qch, occulter qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ sweep along:

▶ sweep [sb/sth] along [current, water] entraîner ; to be swept along by être emporté par [crowd] ; être entraîné par [public opinion].

■ sweep aside:

▶ sweep [sb/sth] aside, sweep aside [sb/sth] lit, fig écarter [person, objection, protest] ; repousser [offer] ; balayer [inhibition].

■ sweep away:

▶ sweep [sb/sth] away, sweep away [sb/sth]

1 lit [river, flood] emporter [person, bridge] ;

2 fig éliminer, faire disparaître [restrictions, limits] ; balayer [obstacle, difficulty] ; to be swept away by se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, optimism] ; être emporté par [passion].

■ sweep out:

▶ sweep [sth] out, sweep out [sth] balayer [room, garage].

■ sweep up:

▶ sweep up balayer ;

▶ sweep up [sth], sweep [sth] up

1 ( with broom) balayer [leaves, litter] ;

2 ( with arms) ramasser [qch] d'un geste large ;

3 fig to be swept up in être entraîné dans [revolution] ; être entraîné par [wave of nationalism, of enthusiasm].

Big English-French dictionary > sweep
19 stryge

caress, delete, iron, pet, strike, strike out, stroke

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vb (strøg, strøget)

( med hånden) stroke,

( feje med hånden) sweep, brush;

( med strygejern) iron;

( violin) bow;

( male) coat;

( fare) shoot, streak;

( om vinden) sweep;

( lade udgå) cut out ( fx a word, a sentence, a paragraph, a scene of a play),

( slette, strege over) strike out, cross out, score out,

F cancel, delete;

( afskaffe) stop,

F discontinue,

T cut out ( fx the tea break);

( springe over) skip;

( hejse ned, om flag, sejl) strike, lower;

(se også strygende, strøget);

[ med sb:]

[ stryge en barberkniv] strop a razor;

[ stryge flaget]

(mar) strike one's colours;

[ stryge fortjenesten]

T bag the profits;

[ stryge en le] sharpen (el. whet) a scythe;

[ stryge miner] sweep (for) mines;

[ stryge mursten (el. tegl)] mould bricks (, tiles);

[ stryge rejer] catch shrimps, shrimp;

[ stryge en tændstik] strike a match;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ stryge pengene af bordet] sweep the money off the table;

[ stryge en(s navn) af listen] strike somebody's name off the list;

[ stryge noget bort] brush something away;

[ stryge et sejlløb for miner] sweep a channel for mines,

(dvs rense) clear a channel of mines;

[ stryge forbi] brush (el. sweep) past;

[ stryge med (, mod) hårene], se hår;

[ stryge sig om hagen] stroke one's chin;

[ katten strøg sig op ad mit ben] the cat rubbed against my leg;

[ stryge hen over bølgerne] skim (over) the waves;

[ stryge over]

( med farve) coat;

[ stryge en over håret] stroke somebody's hair;

[ stryge det på]

( med strygejern) iron it on;

[ til at stryge på] iron-on;

[ stryge maling på] put paint on;

[ stryge håret tilbage] brush one's hair back.

Danish-English dictionary > stryge
20 BÍTA

bite

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(að), v.

1) to cut into bits;

2) bita út (útbita), with dat., to extend, distend, stretch out.

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beit, bitu, bitið; pres. bít; imperat. bít, 2nd pers. bittú; poët. forms with the negative, beitat, Eg. (in a verse); subj. bítia, Hkv. 2. 31, [Ulf. beitan; Engl. bite; Germ. beizen]:—to bite, Lat. mordere:

I. properly,

1. with the teeth, Eg. 508, N. G. L. i. 351; b. menn (of a dog), Grág. ii. 119; b. skarð ór, Eg. 605: of a horse, N. G. L. i. 392: foxes killing sheep, Bs. ii. 138, N. G. L. ii. 34 (wolf):—to sting, of wasps, gnats, Landn. 146.

2. of grazing animals; b. gras, lauf, skóg, Grág. ii. 229, (hence beit, pasture); hvar hestar þínir bitu gras, Fs. 57: absol. to graze, Karl. 71.

3. of sharp instruments, weapons (vápnbitinn); engir vóru ósárir nema þeir er eigi bitu járn, except those whom iron could not bite, Eg. 33; sverðit beit ekki, did not cut, Nj. 45, Edda 7; ljárnir bíta, 48; fótrinn brotnaði en eigi beit, the sword did not cut but broke the leg, Bjarn. 66.

β. e-m bítr, one’s weapon ( scythe) cuts well, bites; allt bitu honum annan veg vápnin, Eg. 93.

4. of a ship, to cruise; hér er skip … er vér köllum bíta ( bite the wind) allra skipa bezt, the best sailer, Fs. 27: impers., beit þeim eigi fyrir Reykjanes, they could not clear cape R., Landn. 30.

5. in fishing, to bite, take the bait; bítr vel á um daginn, the fishes did bite, Ld. 40; bíta mætti beitfiskr, q. v.

6. bíta á vörrinni, to bite the lip as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 68; hann hafði bitið á kampinum, had bitten the beard, 209.

II. metaph.:

α. of frost, cold, sickness, and the like.

β. to bite, sting, hurt; hvat mun oss heldr b. orð hans, why should his speech sting us any more? Grett. 95 A; eigi veit ek prestr, nema orðin þín hafi bitið, thy words have bit, Fms. vii. 39.

γ. as a law term; sekt, sök bítr, the guilt strikes the convict, when brought home to him, hence sakbitinn, guilty; pá menn er hvártveggja hafa bitið, lög, réttindi ok svá dómar, convicted in the face of law and justice, Sks. 655 B; um þau mál sem sekt bítr, i. e. unlawful cases, liable to punishment, K. Á. 148; um þat er sekt bítr, Grett. 133 A (new Ed. 1853), Sks. 655.

δ. b. á e-n, to cut deep, affect, make an impression upon; the phrase, láta ekki á sig b., to stand proof against all; þetta lét Kjartan á sik b., K. felt pain from it, Ld. 204; láttu þetta ekki á þik b., do not mind it, id.; rennr þat öðrum opt mjök í brjóst, er á suma bítr ekki (of the conscience), 655 xi.

ε. e-t bítr fyrir, something ‘bites off,’ i. e. is decisive, makes a thing impossible or out of question; þat annat ( the other reason) er þó bítr skjótara, which is still more decided against it, Fms. ii. 266; þeir kváðust þenna kost eigi vilja, ok kváðu þat tvennt til vera er fyrir beit, two decided obstacles, reasons against it, Sturl. iii. 47; þú ert miklu œri maðr at aldri, en svá at vér hafim her lögtekna í Jómsborg, ok bítr þat fyrir, that puts it out of question, makes it impossible, Fms. x. 93; Þorgilsi þykir nú þetta ráð mega fyrir bíta, Th. thought this would be quite sufficient,—fyrir hlíta would here be better,—Ld. 264; þeir höfðu jafnan minna hlut ór málum, þó þetta bití nú fyrir, they always got the worst of it, though this was a thorough beating, Fas. i. 144; (þat er) lögmanni ok lögréttumönnum þykir fyrir b., seems a decisive proof, cuts the case off at once, N. G. L. ii. 21; b. e-m at fullu, to prove fatal to, tell fully upon; hafa mik nú at fullu bitið hans ráð, Fs. 8; Njáls bíta ráðin, a proverb quoted by Arngrim in Brevis Comment., written A. D. 1593, denoting the sagacity of Njal’s schemes; beit þetta ráð, it was effective, Fs. 153; e-m bítr við at horfa, Band. 7 C, is no doubt a false reading, = býðr, which is the reading l. c. of the vellum MS. 2845, vide bjóða.

III. recipr. of horse fight, Rd. 298.

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