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61 zurückspringen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. jump back; Ball: bounce back2. bes. ARCHIT. recede* * *to recoil* * *zu|rụ̈ck|sprin|genvi sep irreg aux seinto leap or jump back; (fig Häuserfront) to be set back* * *zu·rück|sprin·genvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (nach hinten springen) to leap [or jump] back; Zeiger to spring back; Ball to bounce back; Bauteil to be set back2. INFORM to jump [or leap] back* * *zurückspringen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. jump back; Ball: bounce back* * *v.to recoil v. -
62 reloj
m.1 clock.hacer algo contra reloj to do something against the clockreloj analógico analog watchreloj de arena hourglassreloj biológico body clock, biological clockreloj de bolsillo pocket watchreloj de cuco cuckoo clockreloj despertador alarm clockreloj digital digital watchreloj de pared grandfather clockreloj de pulsera watch, wristwatchreloj de sol sun dial2 watch, ticker.* * *1 clock (de pulsera) watch\como un reloj figurado like clockworkcontra reloj against the clockreloj de arena hourglassreloj de caja / reloj de péndulo grandfather clockreloj de cuco cuckoo clockreloj de pared clockreloj de pulsera wristwatchreloj de sol sundial* * *noun m.1) clock2) watch* * *[re'lo]SM [grande] clock; [de pulsera] watchreloj automático — timer, timing mechanism
reloj de arena — hourglass, sandglass
reloj de la muerte — (Entomología) deathwatch beetle
* * *masculino (de pared, mesa) clock; (de pulsera, bolsillo) watchmi reloj (se) adelanta/atrasa — my watch gains/loses
funciona or marcha como un reloj — it's going like clockwork
ser un reloj — to be as regular as clockwork
* * *= clock, watch, timepiece.Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.Ex. She looked at her watch; it was 9:25.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.* bolsillo para el reloj = watch pocket.* cadena de reloj = fob.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.* controlado por reloj = metered.* cuadrante del reloj = clock face.* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* esfera del reloj = clock face.* faltriquera de reloj = watch pocket.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* reloj automático = timer.* reloj biológico = body clock, biological clock.* reloj cucú = cuckoo clock.* reloj de arena = sand timer, hourglass, sandglass.* reloj de bolsillo = fob watch.* reloj de cuco = cuckoo clock.* reloj de cucú = cuckoo clock.* reloj de muñeca = wristwatch [wrist watch].* reloj de péndulo = pendulum clock.* reloj de pulsera = wristwatch [wrist watch].* reloj despertador = alarm clock.* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.* * *masculino (de pared, mesa) clock; (de pulsera, bolsillo) watchmi reloj (se) adelanta/atrasa — my watch gains/loses
funciona or marcha como un reloj — it's going like clockwork
ser un reloj — to be as regular as clockwork
* * *= clock, watch, timepiece.Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.
Ex: She looked at her watch; it was 9:25.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.* aparcamiento controlado por reloj = metered parking.* bolsillo para el reloj = watch pocket.* cadena de reloj = fob.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.* controlado por reloj = metered.* cuadrante del reloj = clock face.* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* esfera del reloj = clock face.* faltriquera de reloj = watch pocket.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* reloj automático = timer.* reloj biológico = body clock, biological clock.* reloj cucú = cuckoo clock.* reloj de arena = sand timer, hourglass, sandglass.* reloj de bolsillo = fob watch.* reloj de cuco = cuckoo clock.* reloj de cucú = cuckoo clock.* reloj de muñeca = wristwatch [wrist watch].* reloj de péndulo = pendulum clock.* reloj de pulsera = wristwatch [wrist watch].* reloj despertador = alarm clock.* reloj interno = body clock, biological clock.* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.* * *(de pared, mesa) clock; (de pulsera, bolsillo) watchdar cuerda a un reloj to wind (up) a clock/watchmi reloj (se) adelanta/atrasa my clock/watch gains/loseseste reloj se ha parado this clock has stoppedfunciona or marcha como un reloj it's going like clockworkcontra reloj against the clockser un reloj to be as regular as clockworkCompuestos:body clock( Méx) time clockhourglasspocket watchchiming clockquartz clock/watchcuckoo clockgrandfather clockwristwatchsundialalarm clockdigital clock/watchtime clock* * *
reloj sustantivo masculino (de pared, mesa) clock;
(de pulsera, bolsillo) watch;
contra reloj against the clock;
reloj de arena hourglass;
reloj de pie grandfather clock;
reloj de sol sundial;
reloj despertador alarm clock
reloj sustantivo masculino
1 (de pared, de pie) clock
2 (de pulsera, de bolsillo) watch
3 (de arena) hourglass
4 (de sol) sundial
♦ Locuciones: ir/marchar como un reloj, to go like clockwork
contra reloj, against the clock
' reloj' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantar
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adelantarse
- adelanto
- aguja
- andar
- arriba
- atrasar
- atrasada
- atrasado
- campanada
- correa
- cuerda
- dar
- digital
- esfera
- falta
- ir
- funda
- indicar
- inversa
- inverso
- manecilla
- manilla
- pulsera
- que
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- saeta
- sobremesa
- suiza
- suizo
- sumergible
- vista
- visto
- armar
- arreglar
- arreglo
- bien
- caja
- cambiar
- caminar
- carátula
- carrera
- chapado
- componer
- costar
- disparador
- engranaje
English:
anticlockwise
- chime
- clock
- clockwise
- counterclockwise
- creep
- cuckoo clock
- cursory
- dial
- face
- fast
- gain
- go
- grandfather
- hand
- hourglass
- movement
- put back
- quartz clock
- run down
- say
- set back
- slow
- stand
- strap
- strike
- time clock
- turn back
- watch
- watchband
- watchstrap
- waterproof
- wind
- wind up
- wristwatch
- alarm
- by
- counter
- cuckoo
- egg
- fob
- get
- grand
- have
- lose
- safe
- sun
- timer
- wrist
* * *reloj nm[de pared, en torre] clock; [de pulsera] watch; Ind [para fichar] time clock;hacer algo contra reloj to do sth against the clock;funcionar como un reloj to go like clockwork;Fames un reloj [es puntual] you can set your watch by himreloj de agua water clock;reloj analógico analogue watch;reloj de arena hourglass;reloj atómico atomic clock;reloj biológico body clock, biological clock;reloj de bolsillo pocket watch;reloj checador time clock;reloj de cuarzo quartz clock;reloj de cuerda wind-up watch;reloj despertador alarm clock;reloj digital digital watch;Informát reloj interno internal clock;reloj de pared grandfather clock;reloj de péndulo pendulum clock;reloj de sol sundial* * *m clock; de pulsera watch, wristwatch;reloj para fichar time clock;ser un reloj fam be as regular as clockwork fam ;ir omarchar como un reloj go o run like clockwork;contra reloj against the clock;carrera contra reloj DEP race against the clock* * *reloj nm1) : clock2) : watch3)reloj de arena : hourglass4)reloj de pulsera : wristwatch5)como un reloj : like clockwork* * *reloj n2. (de pared) clock -
63 Rücknahme
f; -n, meist Sg. taking back; einer Behauptung etc.: withdrawal* * *Rụ̈ck|nah|me [-naːmə]f -, -ntaking back; (von Verordnung, Gesetz) revocation, revoking; (von Geldkürzungen) reversal; (= Senkung) reductiondie Rücknahme des Gerätes ist unmöglich — it is impossible for us to take this set back
* * *Rück·nah·me<-, -n>fwir garantieren die anstandslose \Rücknahme der Ware we guarantee to take back the goods without objection; JUR\Rücknahme der Klage withdrawal of the action\Rücknahme des Strafantrags withdrawal of charges* * * -
64 apartado
adj.1 remote, distant, far away, separate.2 distant, isolated, reclusive.3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.m.1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apartar.* * *1 post office box2 (párrafo) section————————1→ link=apartar apartar► adjetivo2 (retirado) retired1 post office box2 (párrafo) section\mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody* * *1. noun m. - apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)adj.1) remote, isolated2) solitary* * *1. ADJ1) (=lejano) remote, isolatedun pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village
apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from
donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all
2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary2. SM1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box numberapartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325
2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-sectionvamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy
en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased
3) (=sala) spare room, side room4) (Metal) extraction* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.----* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public lifevive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his familyA ( Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. BoxB (de un artículo, capítulo) sectionen el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller* * *
Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)
apartado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1◊ -da adjetivo
b) ‹ persona›:
vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
b) (alejarse, separarse):◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;
no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded
* * *apartado, -a♦ adjhoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre2. [alejado] remote;nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre♦ nm[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box* * *I adj isolatedII m section* * *apartado nm1) : section, paragraph2)apartado postal : post office box* * *apartado2 n paragraph / sectionapartado de correos post office box / PO box -
65 re-pōnō
re-pōnō posuī, positus (repostus, V., H.), ere, to put back, set back, replace, restore: suo quemque loco lapidem: omnem humum, earth (from a pit), V.: pecuniam duplam in thensauros, restore, L.: in cubitum se, lean again (at table), H.: columnas: nos in sceptra, reinstate, V.: donata, H.: flammis ambesa reponunt Robora navigiis, restore, V.: plena Pocula, i. e. keep filling, V.: vina mensis, set again (for a second course), V.: Altius ingreditur, et mollia crura reponit, i. e. sets down alternately, V.—To lay back, lay out, stretch out: membra (mortui) toro, V.: membra stratis, V.— To lay aside, put away, lay up, store, keep, preserve, reserve: fructūs: formicae farris acervum tecto reponunt, V.: Caecubum ad festas dapes, H.: (gratia) sequitur tellure repostos, buried, V.: pias laetis animas Sedibus, H.—To lay aside, lay down, lay by, put away: arma omnia, Cs.: feretro reposto, V.: Telas, O.: iam falcem arbusta reponunt, i. e. do not need, V.—To lay, place, put, set: grues in tergo praevolantium colla reponunt: colla in plumis, O.: litteras in gremio, L.: ligna super foco, H.—To place instead, make compensation: Catulo, make amends: meas epistulas delere, ut reponas tuas: Aristophanem pro Eupoli: praeclarum diem illis, Verria ut agerent.—Fig., to put back, replace, restore, renew, repeat: Nec virtus, cum semel excidit, Curat reponi deterioribus, H.: Achillem, to reproduce (as an epic hero), H.— To repay, requite, return: tibi idem: Semper ego auditor tantum? nunquamne reponam? retaliate, Iu.—To lay up, store, keep: manet altā mente repostum Iudicium Paridis, V.: odium, Ta.—In thought, to place, count, reckon, class: in vestrā mansuetudine causam totam: spem omnem in virtute, Cs.: in caritate civium nihil spei, L.: plus in duce quam in exercitu, Ta.: alquos in deorum coetu, count among: Catulum in clarissimorum hominum numero: homines morte deletos in deos. -
66 ritardare
"to delay;Verzögern;retardar"* * *1. v/t delay2. v/i be lateorologio be slow* * *ritardare v.tr. to delay, to hold* up; to retard; ( differire) to postpone; to put* off, to defer: la nostra partenza fu ritardata dall'inatteso arrivo di due ospiti, our departure was delayed (o held up) by the unexpected arrival of two guests; ritarderemo la partenza di qualche giorno, we'll put back (o postpone) our departure for a couple of days; ritardare il movimento di una ruota, to retard the motion of a wheel; ritardare il progresso, to retard progress; devo ritardare il mio arrivo, I must defer (o put off) my arrival; lo shock subìto ha ritardato il suo sviluppo mentale, the shock he suffered has retarded his mental development; (comm.) ritardare il pagamento, to delay payment; (amm.) ritardare l'inizio di una riunione, to postpone the beginning of a meeting◆ v. intr. to delay, to be late: non so perché ritardi tanto, I do not know why he is so late; ritardare a pagare, to be late in payment; perché hai ritardato tanto a pagare?, why have you waited so long before paying? // il mio orologio ritarda, my watch is slow.* * *[ritar'dare]1. vt1) (differire) to delay, hold up2) (rallentare: sviluppo, processo) to slow down2. vi(aus con soggetto inanimato essere; con soggetto animato avere) (persona, treno) to be late, (orologio) to be slow* * *[ritar'dare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rinviare) to delay, to put* off [decisione, partenza]2) (rallentare) to slow down [ marcia]; to hold* back, to put* back, to set* back [produzione, sviluppo]; to hold* up [ operazioni]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere, essere)1) (essere, arrivare in ritardo) to be* late ( a fare in doing)fare ritardare qcn. — to hold sb. up, to make sb. late, to delay sb
2) [ orologio] to be* slow* * *ritardare/ritar'dare/ [1]1 (rinviare) to delay, to put* off [decisione, partenza]2 (rallentare) to slow down [ marcia]; to hold* back, to put* back, to set* back [produzione, sviluppo]; to hold* up [ operazioni](aus. avere, essere)1 (essere, arrivare in ritardo) to be* late ( a fare in doing); ritardare di due ore to be two hours late; fare ritardare qcn. to hold sb. up, to make sb. late, to delay sb.2 [ orologio] to be* slow. -
67 echar atrás
v.1 to back out, to back off, to claudicate.La empresa echó atrás en su plan The company backed out of its plan.2 to set back, to throw back.María echó atrás el regimiento Mary set back the regiment.3 to back out, to move back.El auto echó atrás The car backed out. -
68 mancha de tinta
(n.) = set-off, inkblotEx. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.* * *(n.) = set-off, inkblotEx: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings. -
69 takaisku
yks.nom. takaisku; yks.gen. takaiskun; yks.part. takaiskua; yks.ill. takaiskuun; mon.gen. takaiskujen; mon.part. takaiskuja; mon.ill. takaiskuihinback kick (noun)backlash (noun)check (noun)reverse (noun)set-back (noun)setback (noun)* * *• kick-back• reverse• setback• repercussiontechnology• recoil• check• backlash• backfiretechnology• kickback• back throw• back stroke• set-back -
70 arrière
arrière [aʀjεʀ]1. masculine nounb. ( = joueur) fullback• être/rester en arrière to be/lag behind• en arrière toute ! (sur bateau) full astern!• en arrière ! vous gênez stand back! you're in the way2. plural feminine noun3. invariable adjective• roue/feu arrière rear wheel/light* * *aʀjɛʀ
1.
adjectif invariable [poche] back; Armée [base] rearguard; Automobile [vitre, roue, feux] rear; [banquette] backsiège arrière — ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion
2.
nom masculinà l'arrière — ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus) at the back ou rear; (au rugby, football) at the back
en arrière — ( direction) gén backward(s)
rester en arrière — ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind
regarder en arrière — lit, fig to look back
revenir en arrière — lit to turn back; fig to take a backward step; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind
en arrière de — ( derrière) behind
2) Sport (au rugby, hockey) fullback; ( au football) defender; ( au basket) guard; ( au volley) back-line playerles arrières — ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defence [BrE]
3.
arrières nom masculin pluriel Armée rear (sg)surveiller ses arrières — lit, fig to watch one's rear
assurer ses arrières — fig to cover one's back
* * *aʀjɛʀ1. nm1) [bâtiment, objet] backà l'arrière [véhicule] — in the back
2) RUGBY fullbacken arrière [rester, traîner] — behind
Ils sont restés en arrière. — They stayed behind., [regarder] back, behind, [tomber, aller] backwards
2. adj inv(partie) backroue arrière — back wheel, rear wheel
les roues arrière — the back wheels, the rear wheels
3. arrières nmpl* * *A adj inv [poche] back; Mil [base] rearguard; Aut [vitre, portière, roue, feux, frein] rear; [banquette] back; siège arrière ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion; les places arrière ( de véhicule) the back seats; la partie arrière du fuselage/bâtiment the rear of the fuselage/building; sur le côté arrière gauche du crâne on the left side of the skull at the back.B nm1 ( partie) (de voiture, bâtiment) back, rear; (de train, navire) rear; à l'arrière ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus, avion) at the back ou rear; ( sur un bateau) in the stern; (au rugby, football) at the back; une bicyclette était fixée à l'arrière de la camionnette there was a bicycle on the back of the van; le capitaine est à l'arrière du bateau the captain is aft; le moteur est à l'arrière the engine is at the back; une voiture avec le moteur à l'arrière a rear-engine car; en arrière ( direction) gén backward(s); faire un pas en arrière to take a step backward(s); un pas en avant mais deux en arrière one step forward, two steps back; il est tombé en arrière he fell over backward(s); se pencher en arrière to lean backward(s); pencher la tête en arrière to tilt one's head back; rester en arrière ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind; jeter un regard or regarder en arrière lit, fig to look back; remonter de deux ans en arrière to go back two years; il faut remonter loin en arrière one has to go back a long way; revenir en arrière [personne, politique] lit, fig to go back; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind; ce qui est fait est fait, on ne peut pas revenir en arrière what's done is done, you can't turn back the clock; faire un bond en arrière to leap back; avoir les cheveux tirés en arrière to have one's hair pulled back; se coiffer en arrière to wear one's hair off the face; en arrière de ( derrière) behind; la maison est un peu en arrière de la voie ferrée the house is set back a bit from the railway line; vers l'arrière backwards; tendez la jambe vers l'arrière en inspirant stretch your leg backward(s) and breathe in;2 Sport (au rugby, hockey) fullback; ( au football) defender; ( au basket) guard; ( au volley) back-line player; arrière gauche/droit (au football, hockey) left/right back; il joue arrière ( au rugby) he plays fullback; ( au football) he's a defender; les arrières ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defenceGB;C ‡excl begone!D arrières nmpl Mil rear (sg); ils ont attaqué nos arrières they attacked us in the rear; surveiller ses arrières lit, fig to watch one's rear; assurer ses arrières fig to cover one's back.[arjɛr] adjectif invariable1. AUTOMOBILE [roue, feu] rear[siège] back————————[arjɛr] nom masculin[au football, au rugby] back[au volley-ball] rearline playerla ligne des arrières, les arrières the back line, the backs4. MILITAIRE————————[arjɛr] interjection————————arrières nom masculin plurielassurer ou protéger ses arrièresb. (figuré) to leave oneself a way out ou an escape routeen arrière locution adverbiale1. [regarder] backa. [sur une route] to retrace one's stepsb. [avec un magnétophone] to rewind (the tape)rester en arrière [d'un convoi, d'un défilé] to stay at the back ou rear2. [dans le temps] backen arrière de locution prépositionnelle -
71 arriéré
arrière [aʀjεʀ]1. masculine nounb. ( = joueur) fullback• être/rester en arrière to be/lag behind• en arrière toute ! (sur bateau) full astern!• en arrière ! vous gênez stand back! you're in the way2. plural feminine noun3. invariable adjective• roue/feu arrière rear wheel/light* * *aʀjɛʀ
1.
adjectif invariable [poche] back; Armée [base] rearguard; Automobile [vitre, roue, feux] rear; [banquette] backsiège arrière — ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion
2.
nom masculinà l'arrière — ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus) at the back ou rear; (au rugby, football) at the back
en arrière — ( direction) gén backward(s)
rester en arrière — ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind
regarder en arrière — lit, fig to look back
revenir en arrière — lit to turn back; fig to take a backward step; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind
en arrière de — ( derrière) behind
2) Sport (au rugby, hockey) fullback; ( au football) defender; ( au basket) guard; ( au volley) back-line playerles arrières — ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defence [BrE]
3.
arrières nom masculin pluriel Armée rear (sg)surveiller ses arrières — lit, fig to watch one's rear
assurer ses arrières — fig to cover one's back
* * *aʀjɛʀ1. nm1) [bâtiment, objet] backà l'arrière [véhicule] — in the back
2) RUGBY fullbacken arrière [rester, traîner] — behind
Ils sont restés en arrière. — They stayed behind., [regarder] back, behind, [tomber, aller] backwards
2. adj inv(partie) backroue arrière — back wheel, rear wheel
les roues arrière — the back wheels, the rear wheels
3. arrières nmpl* * *A adj inv [poche] back; Mil [base] rearguard; Aut [vitre, portière, roue, feux, frein] rear; [banquette] back; siège arrière ( de voiture) back seat; ( de moto) pillion; les places arrière ( de véhicule) the back seats; la partie arrière du fuselage/bâtiment the rear of the fuselage/building; sur le côté arrière gauche du crâne on the left side of the skull at the back.B nm1 ( partie) (de voiture, bâtiment) back, rear; (de train, navire) rear; à l'arrière ( dans une voiture) in the back; (dans un train, bus, avion) at the back ou rear; ( sur un bateau) in the stern; (au rugby, football) at the back; une bicyclette était fixée à l'arrière de la camionnette there was a bicycle on the back of the van; le capitaine est à l'arrière du bateau the captain is aft; le moteur est à l'arrière the engine is at the back; une voiture avec le moteur à l'arrière a rear-engine car; en arrière ( direction) gén backward(s); faire un pas en arrière to take a step backward(s); un pas en avant mais deux en arrière one step forward, two steps back; il est tombé en arrière he fell over backward(s); se pencher en arrière to lean backward(s); pencher la tête en arrière to tilt one's head back; rester en arrière ( parmi les spectateurs) to stand back; ( après le départ des autres) to stay behind; (par sécurité, crainte) to keep back; ( traîner) to lag behind; jeter un regard or regarder en arrière lit, fig to look back; remonter de deux ans en arrière to go back two years; il faut remonter loin en arrière one has to go back a long way; revenir en arrière [personne, politique] lit, fig to go back; ( sur un enregistrement) to rewind; ce qui est fait est fait, on ne peut pas revenir en arrière what's done is done, you can't turn back the clock; faire un bond en arrière to leap back; avoir les cheveux tirés en arrière to have one's hair pulled back; se coiffer en arrière to wear one's hair off the face; en arrière de ( derrière) behind; la maison est un peu en arrière de la voie ferrée the house is set back a bit from the railway line; vers l'arrière backwards; tendez la jambe vers l'arrière en inspirant stretch your leg backward(s) and breathe in;2 Sport (au rugby, hockey) fullback; ( au football) defender; ( au basket) guard; ( au volley) back-line player; arrière gauche/droit (au football, hockey) left/right back; il joue arrière ( au rugby) he plays fullback; ( au football) he's a defender; les arrières ( au rugby) the backs; ( au football) the defenceGB;C ‡excl begone!D arrières nmpl Mil rear (sg); ils ont attaqué nos arrières they attacked us in the rear; surveiller ses arrières lit, fig to watch one's rear; assurer ses arrières fig to cover one's back.3. [archaïque - idée, technologie] backward————————, arriérée [arjere] nom masculin, nom fémininarriéré nom masculin1. [dette] arrears (pluriel)avoir 2 000 euros d'arriéré de loyer/d'impôts to be 2,000 euros in arrears with one's rent/taxes2. [retard] backlog -
72 влошавам
make worse, worsen, aggravateвлошавам положението make matters worseтова влоши положението му that has worsened his positionвлошавам се deteriorate; grow, become/get worse; worsen; get worse and worse; change for the worse(за здраве) decline, decay(за отношения между страни) suffer a (marked) set-backположението се влоши the position was aggravated has worsenedработите се влошават от ден на ден things are getting worse and worse things are going from bad to worseболестта/положението се влошава the disease if/things are taking a turn for the worse* * *влоша̀вам,гл. make worse, worsen, aggravate;\влошавам се deteriorate; grow/become/get worse; worsen; get worse and worse; change for the worse; (за здраве) decline, decay; (за отношения между страни) suffer a (marked) set-back; работите се влошават от ден на ден things are getting worse and worse, things are going from bad to worse; болестта/положението се влошава the disease is/things are taking a turn for the worse.* * *aggravate; deteriorate: Leather quickly влошавамs in a hot, damp climate. - Кожата бързо се влошава в горещо, влажно време.; make worse* * *1. (за здраве) decline, decay 2. (за отношения между страни) suffer a (marked) set-back 3. make worse, worsen, aggravate 4. ВЛОШАВАМ ce deteriorate;grow, become/get worse;worsen;get worse and worse;change for the worse 5. ВЛОШАВАМ положението make matters worse 6. положението се влоши the position was aggravated has worsened 7. работите се влошават от ден на ден things are getting worse and worse things are going from bad to worse: болестта/ положението се влошава the disease if/things are taking a turn for the worse 8. това влоши положението му that has worsened his position -
73 oyoq
1. leg, foot; end, limit, far end; place in a room closest to the door (i.e., farthest from the place of honor). oyoq ostida underfoot; near at hand, at every step of the way. oyoq bos to walk; to take a step; to go to. oyoq kiyimi footwear. oyoq osti bo’l to be trampled. oyoq osti qil to trample. oyoqqa bos to take steps, to (begin to) walk; to move forward. oyoqqa bostir to set on one’s feet; to set going. oyoqqa tur to stand up; to rise up; to get back on one’s feet. oyoqqa turg’iz /qo’y to set back on one’s feet, to set aright. oyoq ustida standing up. oyoqda/oyoq ustida/oyoquzra tur to stand on one’s own two feet. oyoqdan yiq(it) to topple; to undermine. oyoqdan qol to lose one’s ability to walk; to break down, to no longer be usable. oyoqda qoldir to leave standing, to leave in the lurch. bir oyoqi to’rda, bir oyoqi go’rda to have one foot in the grave. suyuq oyoq/oyoqi engil loose, whorish. oyoqi olti, qo’li etti overjoyed, on cloud nine. oyoq olish behavior, comportment. oyoqi osmonda foiled, defeated, overthrown. og’ir oyoq pregnant. oyoqi kuygan tovuqdek like a chicken with its head cut off. o’z oyoqi bilan on his own. oyoqi osmondan keldi to be overthrown. oyoq uchi bilan/oyoq tira to stand up for o.s., to be obstinate. oyoqim tortamayapti to have second thoughts about going. oyoq uzat /oyoq chiqar to become wayward. oyoq ostidan chiq to appear underfoot. oyoq qo’y to set to (doing s.t.). yuziga oyoq qo’y to do s.t. that flies in the face (of another). oyoqiga bosh ur /oyoqiga yiqil to bow down before s.o., to prostrate o.s. before s.o. o’z oyoqidan yit to leave of one’s own accord, to make o.s. scarce. oyoqidan tort to tattle on, to sell out (one’s accomplices). osmonga chiqsang oyoqingdan tortaman, erga kirsang, qulog’ingdan I’ll catch you no matter what. oyoqini osmondan keltir to overthrow. oyoqini qo’lga urib as fast as one’s legs can carry one. ikki oyoqini bir Etikka tiq /oldingi oyoqlar forelegs. oyoq mashina sewing machine. oyoq uchida on tiptoe. oyoq chal to trip up. oyoq chalishtirib o’tir to sit with one’s legs crossed. oyoqi ildam quick legged, nimble. oyoqdan hor to have one’s feet get tired. oyoq qo’l hand and foot; helper. oyoq qo’lli/oyoq qo’li chaqqon oyoqi to’rtta bo’l to be married, hitched. oyoq uz to stop visiting or frequenting 2. (originally wooden) dish, bowl; drinking glass -
74 возвращать
1) General subject: bring back, come back, get in (долги), give back, hand back, pay back (деньги), recover, refund, refund (переплату), reimburse (сумму), repay, restore, restore (to) (на прежнее место), return, revert, redeem, replace, transfer back, cast back (в прежнее состояние)2) Computers: wrap6) Chemistry: get back, recycle (в технологический процесс)8) Law: disgorge (присвоенное незаконно), redeliver9) Economy: draw back (пошлину), make a refund (сумму), repay (долг), restitute (законному владельцу), surrender10) Accounting: repay (деньги), giveback (Сокращение заработной платы или уменьшение льгот, как правило, из-за экономического спада.)11) Diplomatic term: rebate (часть цены)12) Polygraphy: reverse13) Psychology: refract14) Telecommunications: reset18) Business: send back19) Sakhalin energy glossary: call in20) Programming: back up21) Quality control: put back (изделие в партию)22) Robots: retrieve (в прежнее состояние)23) Makarov: hand back (кому-л.), recall, recuperate (напр. энергию), redeem (ссуду, долг), replace (на место), restore (в прежнее состояние), resume, run back, turn back, carry back24) Microsoft: bounce -
75 задержка
1) General subject: arrest, backset, balk, break, check, checking, delay, detention, heel dragging, heel-dragging, held ball, held-ball, hitch, hold-up, holdback, impediment, inhibition, intermittence, interruption, lag, lead time, let-up (рейса, роста цен и т.д.), obstructivity, retardation, set back, setback (развития), stop, stoppage, stumble, tarriance, throw back, throw-back, tie up, tie-up (производства, движения), timeout, trouble4) Medicine: catch, hindrance, retention, suppression, late menstrual period, late period, late periods, delayed menstrual period5) Colloquial: (о менструации) be late for one's period7) Obsolete: tarry9) Military: cut-off (затвора), hold, jamming, lag time, malfout (механизма), malfunction (механизма), malfunctioning (механизма), retainer, stoppage (при стрельбе)10) Engineering: detaining, dwell, entrapment, hesitation, holdup, lagging, latency, objection, retard, stopping, dwell time (фиксированный промежуток времени выходного импульса датчика)11) Agriculture: setback (развития и т.п.)12) Construction: time lag (во времени)14) Religion: cunctation15) Railway term: congestion, detection, drag (движения), escapement (о реле)16) Law: mora17) Economy: blocking19) Veterinary medicine: stricture20) Mining: obstruction21) Diplomatic term: setback (в развитии), tie-up (производства, движения и т.п.)24) Polygraphy: transposition (в вызове матрицы из канала магазина)25) Psychology: inertia (раздражения в ответ на стимуляцию)26) Telecommunications: inequality27) Physics: arrestment28) Electronics: time delay29) Jargon: bug30) Information technology: deference31) Oil: holdup (количество перегоняемой жидкости, остающейся в ректификационной колонне)32) Fishery: ent retinaculum34) Business: standstill, stay36) Missiles: hold (в регламентных работах по подготовке и пуску)37) Quality control: blocking (обслуженного требования), lateness (относительно директивного срока в системе ПЕРТ)38) Arms production: fails to fire (в действии механизма оружия), mechanical stoppage, temporary stoppage39) Telephony: camp-on (обслуживания вызова)40) Cables: retardance, retardence (retardance)41) Makarov: delay (по времени), dwell (сигнала в гидросистеме), impediment (роста), inhibit, lag (по времени), lay-off, repose, staying, stoppage (срабатывания механизма), suspense, suspension42) Karachaganak: slippage (по времени)43) Basketball: (тип нарушения) holding -
76 отводить
1) General subject: allocate, allot, allow, appropriate, appropriate (средства), avert (взгляд; from), derive (воду), devote, divert, drain, except (свидетеля), get, lead, lead away, march off, parry, put aside (довод), rebut (обвинение, нападки), rebut (обвинение, нападки и т.п.), reject, retract, ride over, screen out (кандидата на должность), select out (кандидата на должность), shunt, take, take back, tap, turn off, withdraw (войска), disclaim, turn aside, set back (стрелку часов), take (Without taking his eyes from Mina's face, Dr. Van Helsing motioned me to pull up the blind)2) Geology: deviate3) Aviation: bleed from5) Medicine: abduce (о движении конечности), abduct (о движении конечности)7) Engineering: back away (поток), bleed, branch, cam (кулачком), deflect, discharge, dispose (сточные воды), drain off, pass off, point off (в сторону), remove, take aside, take away, vent (жидкость)9) Chemistry: carry off11) Mathematics: divert from, extract, remove (from)12) Religion: lead off13) Railway term: back out (напр. режущий инструмент от изделия)15) Automobile industry: back out (режущий инструмент), drive back (жидкость)19) Textile: withhold22) Electronics: shunt off23) Oil: back off (вращатель станка для открывания устья скважины), carry off (жидкость, газ, теплоту), drawoff, eliminate, offset, runoff (жидкость), baffle, drive back26) Automation: disengage (инструмент от детали), back off, back out, pull off, run off (напр. жидкость)28) leg.N.P. challenge29) Makarov: abstract (тепло), appropriate (to, for) (средства), back, back off (валики), bend, bleed (напр. пар), bleed (напр., пар), discharge (газ), divert (водный поток), drain (воду), drain (ток), draw (drew; drawn) (воду и т.п.), draw off (напр. воду), draw off (напр., воду), offtake (напр. воду, газ, теплоту), outfall, outgo, retreat, run off (напр., жидкость), sink, carry away, drain off (воду), draw off (воду), drive back (воду), draw back (войска), draw off (войска), drive off (газы), call down (довод и т. п.), draw aside (кого-л. в сторону), draw off (шлак) -
77 расправить плечи
1) General subject: open out (one's) shoulders, set back shoulders, square one's shoulders, square shoulders, straighten shoulders, throw back shoulders2) Makarov: set back (one's) shoulders, throw back ( one's) shoulders -
78 стоить
1) General subject: be, be worth, carry a price, come to, command, cost, count, lose, matter, need, require, run out, stand in, take, to be worth2) Colloquial: set back, run (How much that's gonna run me? - Во сколько мне это обойдется?), go (go for - стоить \<i\>столько-то\</i\>)3) Mathematics: be a matter of, be worthwhile, be worthy of, deserve, earn, merit4) Economy: carry at (...) (...)5) Australian slang: knock back (чего-либо кому-л.)7) Makarov: be worth while, carry a value, count for -
79 chafar
v.1 to flatten.2 to crease.3 to spoil, to ruin (informal) (estropear).el robo nos chafó las vacaciones the robbery ruined our holiday4 to crush.Las piedras chafaron las casitas The rocks crushed the little houses.5 to crumple, to rumple.María chafó las cartas con rabia Mary crumpled the letters with rage.* * *1 (aplastar) to squash, crush, flatten2 (arrugar) to crumple, crease3 familiar (interrumpir) to butt in on4 familiar (estropear) to ruin, spoil1 (aplastarse) to be squashed, be crushed, be flattened; (arrugarse) to become creased, become crumpled* * *VT1) (=aplastar) [+ pelo] to flatten; [+ ropa] to crumple, crease; [+ patatas] to mash2) [+ persona]chafar o dejar chafado a algn — to crush sb, take the wind out of sb's sails *
3) (=estropear) to ruin, spoil4) Cono Sur (=engañar) to hoax, deceive* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) < peinado> to flatten; <plátano/pulpa> to mash; < huevos> to break; < ajo> to crushb) <vestido/falda> to wrinkle (AmE), to crumple (BrE)2) (Esp fam)a) ( en conversación) to squash (colloq), to crushb) ( desilusionar) to disappointc) ( estropear) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2.chafarse v pron to get squashed* * *= ruin, spoil, upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.----* chafar los planes = upset + the applecart.* chafar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam)a) < peinado> to flatten; <plátano/pulpa> to mash; < huevos> to break; < ajo> to crushb) <vestido/falda> to wrinkle (AmE), to crumple (BrE)2) (Esp fam)a) ( en conversación) to squash (colloq), to crushb) ( desilusionar) to disappointc) ( estropear) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin2.chafarse v pron to get squashed* * *= ruin, spoil, upset.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.* chafar los planes = upset + the applecart.* chafar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* * *chafar [A1 ]vtA ( fam)1 (aplastar) ‹peinado› to flatten; ‹plátano/pulpa› to mash; ‹huevos› to break, crush; ‹ajo› to crush; ‹uvas› to tread1 (en una conversación) to squash ( colloq), to crushme dejó chafado I felt crushed (by what he said), he squashed me with his remarkla enfermedad lo dejó chafado the illness really took it out of him ( colloq)3 (estropear) to spoil, ruin, mess up ( colloq)nos van a chafar los planes they're going to mess up o spoil o ruin our plansme chafó el chiste he spoiled o ruined my joke■ chafarseto get squashed* * *
chafar ( conjugate chafar) verbo transitivo (fam)
‹plátano/pulpa› to mash;
‹ huevos› to break;
‹ ajo› to crush
chafarse verbo pronominal
to get squashed
chafar verbo transitivo
1 fam (un plan, una sorpresa, etc) to ruin, spoil
2 (espachurrar) to squash, crush, flatten
* * *♦ vt1. [aplastar] [pastel] to squash;[pelo, hierba, flor] to flatten; [plátano] to mash; [uva] to tread2. [arrugar] to crease3. [estropear] to ruin;el robo nos chafó las vacaciones the robbery ruined our holiday;me has chafado la sorpresa que les iba a dar you've ruined the surprise I had for themsu respuesta me dejó chafado I felt crushed by her reply, her reply floored me* * *v/t2 famplanes etc ruin -
80 desarticular
v.1 to dislocate (huesos).2 to disarticulate, to disjoint, to unhinge.Ricardo desarticuló la estantería Richard disarticulated the shelves.3 to dismember, to bust up.La policía desarticuló a los rebeldes The police busted the rebels up.4 to disorganize.La policía desarticuló la fiesta The police disorganized the party.* * *1 MEDICINA to disarticulate, put out of joint, dislocate2 (un mecanismo) to take to pieces3 figurado (organización, banda, plan, etc) to break up, dismantle* * *VT1) (=desarmar) [+ máquina, reloj] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ pandilla] to break up2) [+ codo, rodilla] to dislocate* * *verbo transitivo1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *verbo transitivo1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *desarticular [A1 ]vtA ‹banda› to break up, dismantle; ‹conspiración› to foil, thwartB1 ‹hombro/dedo› to dislocate2 ‹artefacto/mecanismo› to take … to pieces, dismantle«hombro/dedo» to get dislocated* * *
desarticular verbo transitivo to dismantle
desarticular una red de narcotráfico, to break up a ring of drug traffickers
' desarticular' also found in these entries:
English:
smash
- break
* * *♦ vt1. [huesos, miembros] to dislocate2. [organización, banda] to break up;[plan] to foil3. [máquina, artefacto] to take apart, to dismantle♦ See also the pronominal verb desarticularse* * *v/t2 MED dislocate* * *desarticular vt1) dislocar: to dislocate2) : to break up, to dismantle
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