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101 desde hace siglos
= for yonks, for yonks and yonksEx. His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too.Ex. She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.* * *= for yonks, for yonks and yonksEx: His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too.
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102 desde hace un montonazo de tiempo
Ex. She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.* * *Ex: She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.
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103 náufrago
adj.shipwrecked, wrecked.m.shipwrecked person, castaway.* * *► adjetivo1 wrecked, shipwrecked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 shipwrecked person, castaway* * *náufrago, -a1.ADJ shipwrecked2.SM / F shipwrecked person, castaway* * *I- ga adjetivo shipwreckedII- ga masculino, femenino (Náut) shipwrecked person* * *= shipwrecked.Ex. Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.----* náufragos, los = shipwrecked, the.* * *I- ga adjetivo shipwreckedII- ga masculino, femenino (Náut) shipwrecked person* * *= shipwrecked.Ex: Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.
* náufragos, los = shipwrecked, the.* * *shipwreckedmasculine, feminineel rescate de los náufragos the rescue of the people from the shipwreck o of the shipwrecked peoplevivimos tres semanas como náufragos en una isla we lived for three weeks as castaways on an islandB* * *
Del verbo naufragar: ( conjugate naufragar)
naufrago es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
naufragó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
naufragar
náufrago
naufragar ( conjugate naufragar) verbo intransitivo
[ persona] to be shipwrecked
náufrago◊ -ga adjetivo
shipwrecked
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Naút) shipwrecked person
naufragar verbo intransitivo
1 (una embarcación) to sink, be wrecked
(una persona) to be shipwrecked
2 (un proyecto, negocio) to founder, fail
náufrago,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino shipwrecked person
figurado castaway
' náufrago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
náufraga
English:
castaway
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* * *náufrago, -a♦ adjshipwrecked♦ nm,fshipwrecked person, castaway* * *I adj shipwreckedII m, náufraga f shipwrecked person* * *náufrago, -ga adj: shipwrecked, castawaynáufrago, -ga n: shipwrecked person, castaway -
104 sentir el deseo de
(v.) = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge toEx. Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.* * *(v.) = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge toEx: Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.
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105 tener ganas de
to feel like* * ** * *(v.) = be keen to, have + an/the inclination toEx. Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.Ex. Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.* * *(v.) = be keen to, have + an/the inclination toEx: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
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106 fouler
fouler [fule]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ raisins] to press2. reflexive verba.* * *fule
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1) to tread [raisin]2) ( marcher sur)fouler quelque chose aux pieds — lit to trample something underfoot
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se fouler verbe pronominal1) Médecine2) (colloq) ( se fatiguer) to strain oneself* * *fule vt1) AGRICULTURE, [raisin] to press2) [sol] to tread uponfouler aux pieds fig [valeur, idéal] — to trample underfoot
* * *fouler verb table: aimerA vtr1 Vin to tread [raisin];3 ( marcher sur) fouler le sol de Mars to set foot on Mars; fouler qch aux pieds lit to trample sth underfoot; fouler aux pieds les usages/la loi fig to ride roughshod over customs/the law.B se fouler vpr1 Méd se fouler le poignet/la cheville to twist ou sprain one's wrist/ankle; avoir la cheville foulée to have a sprained ankle;2 ○( se fatiguer) to strain oneself; tu ne t'es pas foulé you didn't kill yourself○.[fule] verbe transitif2. [marcher sur] to tread ou to walk on (inseparable)3. [cuir, peau] to tan————————se fouler verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) [se fatiguer] to strain oneselftu ne t'es pas beaucoup foulé you didn't exactly strain ou overexert yourself, did you?————————se fouler verbe pronominal transitif -
107 nez
nez [ne]masculine nouna. nose• où est mon sac ? -- sous ton nez ! where's my bag? -- right under your nose!• se trouver nez à nez avec qn to find o.s. face to face with sbb. ( = flair) il a du nez he has good instincts• en affaires, il a le nez fin he has a flair for business• montrer le bout de son nez ( = se manifester) to make an appearance* * *nɛnom masculin noseça sent le parfum à plein nez — (colloq) there's a strong smell of perfume
je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors — (colloq) I didn't set foot outside
mettre le nez à la fenêtre — (colloq) to show one's face at the window
tu as le nez dessus — (colloq) it's staring you in the face
••mener quelqu'un par le bout du nez — (colloq) ( dans un couple) to have somebody under one's thumb; ( plus général) to have somebody wrapped round one's little finger
avoir quelqu'un dans le nez — (colloq) to have it in for somebody
avoir un coup or verre dans le nez — (colloq) to have had one too many (colloq)
faire quelque chose au nez (et à la barbe) de quelqu'un — to do something right under somebody's nose
filer or passer sous le nez de quelqu'un — to slip through somebody's fingers
avoir le nez creux — (colloq) to be canny
se casser le nez — (colloq) ( trouver porte close) to find nobody at home; ( échouer) to fail, to come a cropper (colloq)
* * *ne nmavoir du nez — to have flair, to have foresight
* * *nez ⇒ Le corps humain nm1 Anat nose; nez droit/aquilin or en bec d'aigle straight/aquiline nose; nez en trompette or en pied de marmite turned-up nose; avoir le nez bouché/qui coule to have a blocked/runny nose; respirer par le nez to breathe through one's nose; se boucher le nez to hold one's nose; tu saignes du nez your nose is bleeding; ça sent le parfum à plein nez○ there's a strong smell of perfume; regarder qn sous le nez to stare rudely at sb; mettre qch sous le nez de qn○ to put sth right under sb's nose; mettre○ or fourrer◑ son nez partout/dans qch to poke one's nose into everything/into sth; je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors I didn't set foot outside; il fait un froid à ne pas mettre le nez dehors it's freezing cold; mettre le nez à la fenêtre to show one's face at the window; montrer or pointer le bout du nez to show one's face; lever à peine le nez barely to look up; ne pas lever le nez de qch never to lift one's head from sth; elle travaille le nez sur son ordinateur/sa feuille she works hunched over her computer/her sheet of paper; tu as le nez dessus it's staring you in the face; se retrouver nez à nez avec qn to find oneself face to face with sb; avoir du nez, avoir le nez fin ( odorat) to have a good sense of smell; ( intuition) to be shrewd; rire/fermer la porte au nez de qn to laugh/shut the door in sb's face; ⇒ lait, moutarde, ver;3 Géog ( promontoire) headland;ça se voit or c'est gros comme le nez au milieu du visage or de la figure○ it's as plain as the nose on your face; mener qn par le bout du nez○ ( dans un couple) to have sb under one's thumb; ( plus général) to have sb wrapped round one's little finger○; ton nez bouge or remue you're telling a lie; avoir qn dans le nez○ to have it in for sb; avoir un coup or un verre dans le nez○ to have had one too many○; se manger○ or bouffer◑ le nez to be at each other's throats; ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; faire qch au nez (et à la barbe) de qn to do sth right under sb's nose; filer or passer sous le nez de qn to slip through sb's fingers; avoir le nez creux○ to be canny; se casser le nez○ ( trouver porte close) to find nobody at home; ( échouer) to fail, to come a cropper○.[ne] nom masculinavoir le nez bouché to have a stuffed up ou blocked noseavoir le nez qui saigne, saigner du nez to have a nosebleedparler du nez to talk ou to speak through one's nose2. [jugement] flair (substantif non comptable), good judgment (substantif non comptable), intuition (substantif non comptable)j'ai eu du nez ou le nez fin ou le nez creux my intuition was goodtu vois, j'ai eu le nez fin de partir avant minuit you see, I was right to trust my instinct and leave before midnight3. [flair d'un chien] nose4. [en parfumerie] perfume tester5. AÉRONAUTIQUE nose10. TECHNOLOGIE shank11. (locution)sans lever le nez de son travail without looking up from his/her workmontrer (le bout de) son nez to show one's face, to put in an appearancele voisin/soleil n'a pas montré son nez de la semaine the man next door/sun hasn't come out all weekfermer/claquer la porte au nez à quelqu'un to shut/to slam the door in somebody's faceau nez (et à la barbe) ou sous le nez de quelqu'un under somebody's nosetu as le nez dessus!, il est sous ton nez! it's right under your nose!mettre ou fourrer son nez dans les affaires de quelqu'un (familier) to poke ou to stick one's nose in somebody's businessje vais lui mettre le nez dans son caca (très familier) ou sa merde (vulgaire) , moi! I'm going to rub his nose right in it!————————à plein nez locution adverbiale -
108 naso
m nose* * *naso s.m.1 nose; ( di animale) snout, muzzle, nose: naso affilato, sharp nose; naso all'insù, turned-up nose; naso a punta, pointed nose; naso aquilino, aquiline (o hooked) nose; naso camuso, snub nose; naso greco, Greek nose; naso schiacciato, flattened nose; naso a patata, bulbous nose; avere il naso che cola, to have a runny nose; soffiarsi il naso, to blow one's nose // a lume di naso, by guesswork // sotto il naso di qlcu., (right) under s.o.'s nose: gli ho messo il giornale sotto il naso, I put the newspaper under his nose // farla sotto il naso di qlcu., to do sthg. under s.o.'s nose // gli saltò la mosca al naso, he lost his temper // non aveva il coraggio di metter fuori la punta del naso, he did not dare to poke his nose out of doors // non si ricorda dal naso alla bocca, (fig. fam.) he can't remember a thing for five minutes // torcere, arricciare il naso ( di fronte) a qlco., to turn up one's nose at sthg. // cacciare, ficcare, mettere il naso in qlco., to poke (o to thrust) one's nose into sthg. // chiudere, sbattere la porta sul naso a qlcu., to shut the door in s.o.'s face // fare il naso a..., to get accustomed to... // menar, prendere qlcu. per il naso, to lead s.o. by the nose // non vedere più in là del proprio naso, not to see any farther (o further) than the end of one's nose; parlar con il naso, to speak through one's nose // restar con un palmo di naso, con tanto di naso, to feel disappointed3 (tecn.) nose.* * *['naso]sostantivo maschile1) nosenaso alla francese o all'insù snub nose; naso a patata flat nose; avere il naso chiuso to have a blocked nose; soffiarsi, tapparsi il naso to blow, hold one's nose; mettersi le dita nel naso to poke one's finger up one's nose, to pick one's nose; parlare con il naso to speak through one's nose; ti sanguina il naso you have a nosebleed o a bloody nose; mettere o ficcare il naso in qcs. colloq. fig. to stick o poke one's nose in sth.; non ho messo il naso fuori I didn't set foot outside; ce l'hai sotto il naso — it's under you nose, it's staring you in the face
2) fig.avere naso (per qcs.) — to have a nose (for sth.)
a (lume di) naso — at a guess, by (sheer) intuition
••menare o prendere qcn. per il naso to lead sb. by the nose; non vedere più in là del proprio naso to see no further than the end of one's nose; passare sotto il naso di qcn. to slip through sb.'s fingers; arricciare o storcere il naso per qcs. to turn one's nose up at sth.; rimanere o restare con un palmo di naso to be left dumbfounded o flabbergasted; avere la puzza sotto il naso — to be hoity-toity
* * *naso/'naso/ ⇒ 4sostantivo m.1 nose; naso alla francese o all'insù snub nose; naso a patata flat nose; avere il naso chiuso to have a blocked nose; soffiarsi, tapparsi il naso to blow, hold one's nose; mettersi le dita nel naso to poke one's finger up one's nose, to pick one's nose; parlare con il naso to speak through one's nose; ti sanguina il naso you have a nosebleed o a bloody nose; mettere o ficcare il naso in qcs. colloq. fig. to stick o poke one's nose in sth.; non ho messo il naso fuori I didn't set foot outside; ce l'hai sotto il naso it's under you nose, it's staring you in the face2 fig. avere naso (per qcs.) to have a nose (for sth.); a (lume di) naso at a guess, by (sheer) intuitionmenare o prendere qcn. per il naso to lead sb. by the nose; non vedere più in là del proprio naso to see no further than the end of one's nose; passare sotto il naso di qcn. to slip through sb.'s fingers; arricciare o storcere il naso per qcs. to turn one's nose up at sth.; rimanere o restare con un palmo di naso to be left dumbfounded o flabbergasted; avere la puzza sotto il naso to be hoity-toity. -
109 obiec|ać
pf — obiec|ywać1 impf vt (przyrzec) to promise- obiecać komuś coś to promise sb sth a. sth to sb- obiecać komuś mieszkanie/pieniądze/pracę to promise sb a flat/money/a job- obiecać solennie to promise solemnly- obiecywać pomoc to promise help- obiecano mi pomoc I was promised help- obiecywać poprawę to promise to mend one’s ways- obiecywać cuda (niewidy) to promise the earth przen.- obiecaj mi jedno promise me one thing- nie mogę nic obiecać I can’t promise anything a. make any promises- jedyne, co mogę ci obiecać, to to, że… the only thing I can promise you is that…- obiecana pomoc nie nadeszła the promised help has not arrived- dostałem obiecane zdjęcia/długo obiecywaną podwyżkę I got the photos I was promised/the long-promised rise- obiecałem sobie, że moja noga nigdy więcej tam nie postanie I promised myself never to set foot there again a. (that) I would never set foot there again- obiecali sobie spotkać się za rok they promised (each other) that they would meet in a year- przecież obiecałeś but you promised■ obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie to make empty a. idle promises- wiele obiecywać sobie po czymś to pin one’s hopes very much on sth, to expect a great deal from sth- za wiele sobie obiecujesz po tej znajomości you expect too much from this acquaintance- obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth a. the moon- ziemia obiecana promised landThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obiec|ać
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110 pisar tierra
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111 не казать глаз
не казать (не показывать) глаз (носа) (куда, к кому)разг.avoid smb., never come to see smb.; not put one's nose out; not show up; not set foot somewhere- Знаете, папаша, лучше бы вам не ходить! Съест! Третий день носа не кажете, а она денег ждёт. (Ф. Достоевский, Идиот) — 'I think, you'd better not go in, Papa. She's in a rare temper. You haven't shown up for two days and she's waiting for the money.'
- А наш председатель на вас в обиде... Вот, говорит, уже целую неделю живут в колхозе, а на центральную усадьбу и глаз не показывают. (Н. Рыленков, Недопетая песня) — 'Our chairman is offended at you... He says a whole week you've been living on the collective farm and you haven't set foot in the board management office.'
Посёлок упивался скандалом, перевещал новость со двора на двор, катил её колесом. Жена Командора глаз не казала на улицу. (В. Астафьев, Царь-рыба) — The village wallowed in the scandal, transmitting the news from household to household, bowling it along like a wheel. The Commodore's wife would not put her nose out of the house.
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112 ни ногой
разг.1) (к кому, куда) (совсем не ходить, не ездить куда-либо, не бывать у кого-либо) never set foot somewhere (in smb.'s house, etc.)Тарантьев побагровел от злости. - А! Если ты меняешь меня на немца, - сказал он, - так я к тебе больше ни ногой. (И. Гончаров, Обломов) — Tarantyev turned purple with rage. 'Ah, if you prefer the German to me I shall not set foot in your house again!' he said.
2) ( откуда) (не уезжать, не уходить, не отлучаться откуда-либо) never move (stir) a step from some place; never leave some placeИз столицы отец ни ногой. (В. Курочкин, Ни в мать, ни в отца) — Father would never leave the capital.
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113 πατέω
+ V 1-1-11-4-2=19 Dt 11,24; JgsB 9,27; Is 1,12; 16,10; 25,10to set foot on, to walk on [τι] Jb 28,8; id. [ἐπί τι] Am 2,7; to tread (grapes) [τι] JgsB 9,27; to trample[τινα] Is 26,6πάντα τὸν τόπον, οὗ ἐὰν πατήσῃ τὸ ἴχνος τοῦ ποδὸς ὑμῶν each place on which you set your foot Dt 11,24→NIDNTT; TWNT(→ἐμπεριπατέω, καταπατέω, περιπατέω, συμπατέω,,) -
114 ἐπιβαίνω
ἐπιβαίνω fut. ἐπιβήσομαι LXX; 2 aor. ἐπέβην; pf. ἐπιβέβηκα (s. βαίνω; Hom.+; also Tat. 39, 1 [w. gen.]).① to move up onto someth., go up/upon, mount, board ἐπί τι (Hdt. 8, 120; Thu. 1, 111, 2; 7, 69, 4; X., Hell. 3, 4, 1; SIG 709, 36 [107 B.C.]; in all these passages the boarding of ships is involved. Gen 24:61 ἐπὶ τὰς καμήλους. 1 Km 25:20, 42 ἐπὶ τὴν ὄνον. Jos., Ant. 11, 258 ἐπὶ τ. ἵππον) ἐπὶ ὄνον Mt 21:5 (Zech 9:9; cp. Just., A I, 32, 6). ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον GJs 5:1. πλοίῳ (cp. Thu. 7, 70, 5 ταῖς ναυσίν) Ac 27:2; cp. Ac 21:6 v.l. Abs. go on board, embark (Thu. 7, 62, 2) 21:1 D, 2.—So perh. also ἐ. εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα embark for Jerusalem (i.e. to the seaport of Caesarea) vs. 4. But this pass. may also belong to② to move to an area and be there, set foot in (Hom. et al.) εἰς τ. Ἀσίαν set foot in Asia Ac 20:18 (cp. Diod S 14, 84, 1 εἰς τ. Βοιωτίαν; POxy 1155, 3f [104 A.D.] ἰς Ἀλεξάνδρηαν; PFlor 275, 22; ViJer 7 ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ; Just., D. 16, 2 εἰς τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ). W. dat. (Diod S 16, 66, 6) τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ (v.l. ἐπαρχείῳ) the province 25:1 (s. ἐπάρχειος; cp. SIG 797, 16 [37 A.D.] ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ).—M-M. -
115 запретить
1) General subject: ban, burke (книгу, журнал), clamp down (деятельность, организацию), disallow, nix, proclaim, put foot down, set foot down, suppress, taboo, tabu, bar, black out, forbid, interdict, prohibit, slap a ban (on something), ban from (doing smth.)2) Computers: disable3) Military: impose a ban4) Mathematics: inhibit5) Law: enjoin, put under restraint6) Jargon: nixie8) Makarov: clamp down (деятельность организацию)9) Microsoft: Block10) Idiomatic expression: put someone's foot down -
116 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
117 insisto
in-sisto, stĭti, 3, v. n., to set foot upon, to stand, tread, or press upon; constr. mostly with dat., also with in and abl. or acc., or the simple acc. (class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.(α).With dat.:(β).nec desunt villae quae secutae fluminis amoenitatem margini insistunt,
Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 6:ut proximi jacentibus insisterent,
stepped upon them, Caes. B. G. 2, 27:alternis pedibus,
Quint. 11, 3, 128:volucres metuunt insistere ramis,
Luc. 3, 407:vestigiis,
Liv. 25, 33 fin.:huic (saxo) institerat frustra,
Ov. F. 5, 150:plantis,
Juv. 6, 96:clamoso circo,
occupy a place in, id. 9, 144.—With in and abl.:(γ).insistebat in manu Cereris dextra simulacrum Victoriae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 110:cingulus australis, in quo qui insistunt,
id. Rep. 6, 20:in jugo,
Caes. B. G. 4, 33:ipse non insistere in terra poterat,
Curt. 7, 7, 6.—With in and acc.:(δ).in sinistrum pedem,
Quint. 11, 3, 125; cf.:corvus repente super galeam insistit,
lights, Gell. 9, 11, 7.—With the simple acc.:B.plantam,
Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 21:limen,
to step upon, to tread the threshold, Verg. A. 6, 563:vestigia nuda sinistri pedis,
id. ib. 7, 690:primis infans vestigia plantis,
id. ib. 11, 574:cineres,
Hor. Epod. 16, 11.—Esp.1.To enter on or pursue a way, path, or journey:2.cum semel institerunt vestigia certa viaï,
Lucr. 1, 407:huc an illuc iter,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 11:omnes itinera insistant sua,
id. Capt. 4, 2, 14:quam insistam viam,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 3; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 14; Liv. 37, 7, 8.—In hostile sense, to follow, pursue, press on; with dat.:II.effusis hostibus,
Liv. 26, 44, 4:fugientibus,
id. 27, 13, 4:contenti non institere cedentibus,
Curt. 8, 11, 18; Nep. Eum. 4.— Pass. impers.:ut fracto jam Maroboduo, usque in exitium insisteretur,
Tac. A. 2, 62.—Trop.A.In gen., to follow, pursue.(α). (β).With dat.:B.vestigiis laudum suarum,
Liv. 5, 30, 2:honoribus,
Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 4.—Esp.1.To follow up, pursue an object or enterprise; to press vigorously, apply one ' s self to:2.in dolos,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 4:totus et mente et animo in bellum,
Caes. B. G. 6, 5. — With acc.:hoc negotium,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:manus,
Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 176.—With dat.:rebus magnis,
Tib. 4, 1, 135:perdomandae Campaniae,
Tac. H. 3, 77.—To set about, devote one's self to, to begin with zeal; with inf.: tribuni orare dictatorem insistunt, ut, etc., Liv. 8, 35, 2:3.Appium institit sequi,
id. 25, 19, 8; 24, 26, 11; 24, 46, 1; cf.:postero die ad spolia legenda foedamque spectandam stragem insistunt,
id. 22, 51, 5:flagitare senatus institit Coruntum, ut,
Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 1. — Absol.:sic institit ore,
i. e. began to speak, Verg. A. 12, 47; cf.:sic insistit secumque corde volutat,
i. e. to reflect, think, id. ib. 4, 533.—To persevere, continue, persist in; with inf.:4.credere,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 53:tueri,
Nep. Att. 11.—With dat.:sin crudelitati insisteret,
Tac. A. 16, 25:spei,
id. H. 2, 46:caedibus,
id. A. 2, 21:studiis,
to pursue diligently, Quint. 1, 12, 10:obsidioni,
Curt. 7, 6, 23:curae rerum,
Plin. 28, 1, 1, § 2:funeri,
to set forward, id. 7, 52, 53, § 177. — Absol.:importune,
to persist, Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80; Tac. A. 4, 60.—To press upon, urge; with dat.:III.atriensibus ut supellectilem exponant,
Col. 12, 3, 9:id bellum ipsis institit moenibus,
was at, Liv. 2, 51, 2.— Absol.:dilataque tempora taedae Institerant,
were at hand, Ov. M. 9, 769:institit quantum potuit ut illum ex eorum manibus liberaret,
urged, insisted, Aug. in Psa. 63, 4. —To press upon, repress; and hence, to halt, pause, stop, stand still:B.stellarum motus insistunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103:ut non referat pedem, insistet certe,
id. Phil. 12, 3, 8; Tac. A. 4, 60:quae cum dixisset paulumque institisset,
Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75; id. Or. 56, 187:saepe accidit, ut aut citius insistendum sit, aut longius procedendum,
id. ib. 66, 221; so, to pause in thought, hesitate, doubt:ille in reliquis rebus non poterit eodem modo insistere?
Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 107; 2, 29, 94.—To dwell upon, delay at, treat or consider at length:ut si singulis insistere velim, progredi iste non possit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 74, § 172:insistendum ei (arbori) paulum,
Plin. 13, 16, 30, § 100:profuit adsidue vitiis insistere amicae,
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118 ступать
ступить1. step; сов. тж. take* / make* a stepступить шаг, два шага — take* / make* one step, two steps
ступить на землю, берег — set* foot on land, on the shore
где никогда не ступала нога человека — where the foot of man has never stepped / trod
2. тк. несов. пов.:ступай(те) (отсюда)! — get (away)!; be off!; clear off!, on your way now!
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119 a pune piciorul pe pământ
to plant one's foot on the ground / the earthmar. to step ashoreto set foot on shore.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune piciorul pe pământ
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120 ступать
несов. - ступа́ть, сов. - ступи́ть1) ( шагать) step; сов. тж. take / make a stepступи́ть шаг [два шага́] — take / make one step [two steps]
ступи́ть че́рез поро́г — cross the threshold
ступи́ть на зе́млю / бе́рег — set foot on land [the shore]
где никогда́ не ступа́ла нога́ челове́ка — where the foot of man has never stepped / trod
2) тк. несов. повелит. накл. уст.ступа́й(те)! — go!
ступа́й(те) туда́! — go there!
ступа́й(те) за ним! — follow him!
ступа́й(те) (отсю́да)! — get (away)!; be off!; clear off!, on your way now!
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set foot on or in — idi set foot on or in, to go on or into; enter: Don t set foot in this office again![/ex] … From formal English to slang
set foot — verb a) To enter Yet had I scarce set foot in the passage when I stopped, remembering how once already this same evening I had played the coward, and run home scared with my own fears. b) To step onto … Wiktionary
set foot — walk, step, come for a visit He hasn t set foot in this house since his mother died … English idioms