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1 settle down
1) to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful:تَسْتَتِب الأمورShe settled the baby down at last.
2) to make oneself comfortable:يَسْتَريحShe settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.
3) to begin to concentrate on something, eg work:يَتَرَكَّزHe settled down to (do) his schoolwork.
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2 settle old scores
to get revenge for past wrongs:يُصَفِّي حِساباتٍ قَديمَه، يَنْتَقِمI have some old scores to settle with you.
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3 settle up
to pay (a bill):يَدْفَعُ الحِسابHe asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.
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4 bestemme sig for
decide, settle on, take it into one's head (to) -
5 bersedia menerima
settle for, settled for, settled for, settling for -
6 transar
v.1 to compromise, to give in. ( Latin American Spanish)2 to trade off.* * *I1.VT Cono Sur (=comerciar) to trade2.IIVT Méx (=defraudar) to cheat, swindle, defraud* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL)b) ( llegar a un acuerdo) to reach an agreement o a compromiseno transaremos por menos del 10% — we will not settle for o accept less than 10%
2.transaron en un 5% — they settled for o accepted 5%
transar vt1) (AmL) (Com, Fin) to buy and sellpocas acciones se transaron hoy en la bolsa — there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today
* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL)b) ( llegar a un acuerdo) to reach an agreement o a compromiseno transaremos por menos del 10% — we will not settle for o accept less than 10%
2.transaron en un 5% — they settled for o accepted 5%
transar vt1) (AmL) (Com, Fin) to buy and sellpocas acciones se transaron hoy en la bolsa — there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today
* * *transar [A1 ]vi1 ( AmL) (transigir) to give wayen eso no voy a transar I'm not going to give way o give in on thatno transaremos por menos del 10% we will not settle for o accept less than 10%intentamos transar amigablemente we tried to reach an amicable agreement o compromisetransar EN algo:finalmente transaron en un 5% in the end they settled for o accepted 5%transaron en volver al trabajo they gave in and went back to work, they agreed to go back to work■ transarvtpocas acciones se transaron hoy en el mercado bursátil there was little activity o little buying and selling on the stock market today* * *
transar ( conjugate transar) verbo intransitivo (AmL)
transar EN algo to settle for sth
' transar' also found in these entries:
English:
compromise
- push
* * *♦ vi1. Am [transigir] to compromise, to give in;a veces hay que transar en ciertos aspectos sometimes you have to give way on certain issues2. Am [negociar] to come to an arrangement, to reach a compromise3. RP [droga] to deal♦ vt[acciones] to deal in, to trade* * ** * *transar vitransigir: to give way, to compromisetransar vt: to buy and sell -
7 conformarse
* * *VPR1) (=estar satisfecho)•
conformarse con algo — to be happy with sthyo me conformo con lo que tengo — I'm happy o satisfied with what I have
no se conforma con nada — he's never happy o satisfied
tuvo que conformarse con la medalla de plata — she had to settle for the silver medal, she had to be satisfied with the silver medal
el hombre ya no se conforma con transformar la naturaleza — Man is no longer content o satisfied with transforming nature
no hay que conformarse con pensar, hay que actuar — thinking is not enough, we have to act
2) (=corresponderse)3) (=tomar la forma)la representación se conforma como un viaje existencial — the performance takes the form of an existential journey
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■conformarse verbo reflexivo to resign oneself, be content: me conformo con poca cosa, I don't need much to be happy
' conformarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- fastidiarse
- aguantar
- conformar
English:
conform
- line
- settle for
- term
- pot
- settle
* * *vprconformarse con [suerte, destino] to resign oneself to;[apañárselas con] to make do with; [contentarse con] to settle for;no se conforma con nada she's never satisfied;no se conforma con cualquier cosa he won't settle for just anything;me conformo con lo que tengo I'm quite happy with what I've got;me conformo con el tercer puesto I'll settle for third place* * *v/r make do ( con with)* * *vr1) resignarse: to resign oneself2) : to comply, to conform3)conformarse con : to content oneself with, to be satisfied with* * *conformarse vb to be happy / to make do -
8 conformarse con
v.1 to resign oneself to, to reconcile oneself to, to conform to, to put up with.Yo me conformo con medio salario I resign myself to half a salary.2 to be satisfied with, to be contented with.Yo me conformo con una casa en el campo I am satisfied with a country house.* * *(v.) = settle for, content + Reflexivo + withEx. Often an abstracting agency must settle for less than the ideal in appointing abstractors.Ex. The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.* * *(v.) = settle for, content + Reflexivo + withEx: Often an abstracting agency must settle for less than the ideal in appointing abstractors.
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9 довольствоваться
1) General subject: content (чем-либо), do (with, without), make do with, make shift, settle for (напр, some people refuse to settle for such "boring" pleasures as beach or swimming pool; what they need is risk and a strong shot of adrenalin in their bloodstream), content oneself with (чем-л.), make do (чем-л.), settle with, consider oneself satisfied2) Colloquial: settle for (чем-л.)3) Military: draw allowances, mess4) Mathematics: be content, be restricted to, be satisfied5) Makarov: content oneself, content oneself with, do with, do without, draw allowances (получать довольствие), draw supplies (получать довольствие), content with (чем-л.) -
10 rabattre
rabattre [ʀabatʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. [+ capot, clapet, couvercle] to close ; [+ drap] to fold back ; [+ col] to turn down ; [+ strapontin] ( = ouvrir) to pull down ; ( = fermer) to put up ; [+ jupe] to pull down• il entra, le chapeau rabattu sur les yeux he came in with his hat pulled down over his eyes• rabattre les couvertures (pour couvrir) to pull the blankets up ; (pour découvrir) to throw back the blanketsb. [+ gibier] to drived. [+ arbre] to cut backe. ► en rabattre (de ses prétentions) to climb down ; (de ses ambitions) to lower one's sights ; (de ses illusions) to lose one's illusions ; → caquet2. reflexive verba. [voiture, coureur] to cut inc. [porte] to slam shut* * *ʀabatʀ
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1) ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [something] back [volet]2) ( plier) to turn [something] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [something] back [couverture]; to turn [something] down [drap] ( sur over)3) ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [something] down [chapeau, jupe] ( sur over); [vent] to blow [something] down [fumée]; [joueur] to smash [balle]4) ( retrancher) to knock [something] off [pourcentage, somme]5) ( à la chasse) to beat [gibier]6) ( racoler) to tout for (colloq) [clientèle]
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se rabattre verbe pronominal1) ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to2) ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in3) ( s'accommoder)se rabattre sur — ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for
* * *ʀabatʀ vt1) [couvercle, siège] to pull down2) [col] to turn down3) [couture] to stitch down4) [gibier] to drive5) (= déduire) to take off, to knock off6) TRICOT to decrease* * *rabattre verb table: battreA vtr1 ( refermer) [personne] to shut [capot, couvercle]; to fold [tablette]; to put up [strapontin]; [vent] to blow [sth] back [volet];2 ( plier) to turn [sth] down [col]; to take in [coutures]; to take up [ourlet]; to turn [sth] back [couverture]; to turn [sth] down [drap] (sur over);3 ( faire descendre) [personne] to pull [sth] down [chapeau, visière, jupe] (sur over); [vent] to beat [sth] down [fumée] (sur over); [joueur] to smash [balle]; le chapeau rabattu jusqu'aux yeux his/her hat pulled down over his/her eyes; d'un geste elle a rabattu sa jupe sur ses genoux she quickly pulled her skirt down over her knees; rabattre l'orgueil de qn to wound sb's pride; rabattre les prétentions de qn to thwart sb's ambitions; rabattre la prétention de qn to cut sb down to size;4 ( retrancher) to knock [sth] off [pourcentage, somme]; rabattre 10%/20 euros sur qch to knock 10%/20 euros off sth; il n'a rien voulu rabattre he wouldn't knock anything off;5 Chasse [personne, chien] to beat [gibier];7 ( en tricot) to cast off [maille];8 Hort to cut back [plante].B se rabattre vpr1 ( se refermer) [capot, couvercle] to shut; [tablette] to fold up; [volet] to bang to; le siège se rabat automatiquement the seat goes back automatically; se rabattre brutalement [couvercle, capot] to come down suddenly;2 ( se plier) [couverture, drap] to fold down; le col peut se rabattre the collar can be turned down;3 ( s'incliner) [chapeau, visière] to be pulled down;4 ( rentrer dans sa file) [automobiliste, véhicule] to pull back in;5 ( s'accommoder) se rabattre sur ( faute de mieux) to make do with; ( après réflexion) to settle for; j'ai dû me rabattre sur le modèle le moins cher I had to make do with the cheapest model; n'étant pas assez bon en mathématiques, ils s'est rabattu sur l'archéologie not being good enough at mathematics, he settled for archeology.[rabatr] verbe transitif1. [toit ouvrant, strapontin - pour baisser] to pull down (separable) ; [ - pour lever] to pull up (separable)[chapeau] to pull down (separable)[col, visière] to turn down (separable)les cheveux rabattus sur le front hair brushed forward ou down over the foreheadune bourrasque rabattit le volet contre le mur a gust of wind blew the shutter back against the wallla police rabattait les manifestants vers ou sur la place the police were driving the demonstrators (back) towards the square[racoler]il a rabattu 5 % sur le prix affiché he took ou knocked 5 % off the marked price4. [diminuer][en tricot]————————se rabattre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [véhicule - graduellement] to move back into position ; [ - brusquement] to cut in2. [se fermer - volet] to slam shut ; [ - table] to fold away————————se rabattre sur verbe pronominal plus préposition -
11 Х-34
И ТО ХЛЕБ coll usu. indep. sent or clause Invar fixed WOit is good that at least I (we, you etc) have this (used to express one's satisfaction with, or opinion that another should be satisfied with, sth. meager when getting more is impossible): (at least) itfs (that's) somethingsomething is better than nothing I'll (we'll) settle for that I'll take what I can get (you've got to take what you can get etc).«Поздравляю, старик! Только сейчас твою рожу по телевизору показали. Правда, в толпе и на сотую долю секунды, но для начала и то хлеб» (Зиновьев 2). "Congratulations, old man! I have just seen your mug on television. It's true you were only one of a crowd, and you were only there for about a hundredth of a second, but it's something for a start" (2a).«Между прочим, мой Тенго помог мне с оползнем»... - «Значит, выплатили?» - «Нет, бетонную канаву провели за счет горсовета, и то хлеб...» (Искандер 3). "By the way, my Tengo helped me with the landslide."... "They paid you, then?" "No, they ran a concrete conduit at the city Soviet's expense-I'll settle for that" (3a). -
12 и то хлеб
• И ТО ХЛЕБ coll[usu. indep. sent or clause; Invar; fixed WO]=====⇒ it is good that at least I (we, you etc) have this (used to express one's satisfaction with, or opinion that another should be satisfied with, sth. meager when getting more is impossible):- (at least) it's < that's> something;- I'll < we'll> settle for that;- I'll take what I can get <you've got to take what you can get etc>.♦ "Поздравляю, старик! Только сейчас твою рожу по телевизору показали. Правда, в толпе и на сотую долю секунды, но для начала и то хлеб" (Зиновьев 2). "Congratulations, old man! I have just seen your mug on television. It's true you were only one of a crowd, and you were only there for about a hundredth of a second, but it's something for a start" (2a).♦ "Между прочим, мой Тенго помог мне с оползнем"... - "Значит, выплатили?" - "Нет, бетонную канаву провели за счет горсовета, и то хлеб..." (Искандер 3). "By the way, my Tengo helped me with the landslide."... "They paid you, then?" "No, they ran a concrete conduit at the city soviet's expense-I'll settle for that" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и то хлеб
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13 conformar
v.1 to shape.2 to conform, to adapt, to equate, to make alike.* * *1 (dar forma) to shape2 (adaptar) to conform, adjust1 (concordar) to agree ( con, with)\ser de buen conformar to be easy-going* * *1. VT1) (=dar forma a) [+ proyecto, educación, escultura] to shape¿tiene conformado ya su equipo? — has he chosen his team yet?
2) (=constituir) to make upun universo conformado por millones de estrellas — a universe composed of o made up of millions of stars
una exposición conformada por 25 esculturas — an exhibition composed of o made up of 25 sculptures
3) (=adaptar)trataba de conformar su vida a ese ideal — he tried to make his life conform to that ideal, he tried to shape his life around that ideal
el pueblo no debe conformar su voluntad a la de sus gobernantes — the people's will should not be subject to that of their governors
4) (=contentar) [+ persona] to keep happy5) [+ cheque, talón] to authorize, endorse6) [+ enemigos] to reconcile2.VI•
conformar con algn — to agree with sb3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) ( constituir) to form, make upb) < carácter> to shape3) < cheque> to authorize payment of2.conformarse v prona) ( contentarse)no se conformó con insultarlo, sino que también le pegó — not content with insulting him, he hit him as well
b) (esp AmL) ( resignarse)no tienes más remedio que conformarte — you'll just have to accept it o to resign yourself to it
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml)a) ( constituir) to form, make upb) < carácter> to shape3) < cheque> to authorize payment of2.conformarse v prona) ( contentarse)no se conformó con insultarlo, sino que también le pegó — not content with insulting him, he hit him as well
b) (esp AmL) ( resignarse)no tienes más remedio que conformarte — you'll just have to accept it o to resign yourself to it
* * *conformar11 = constitute, make up, inform, form.Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.* conformar las bases = set + the framework.conformar22 = satisfy.Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.
* conformarse a = comply (with), comport with.* conformarse con = settle for, content + Reflexivo + with.* no conformarse con un no = not take + no for an answer.* * *conformar [A1 ]vtA ( frml)(formar, constituir): las capas que conforman la superficie de la Tierra the layers which constitute o make up the Earth's surfacenecesitaban conformar un ejército moderno they needed to form o shape a modern armyB (contentar) to satisfyno los vas a conformar con tan poco you won't satisfy them o keep them happy with so littleC ‹cheque› to authorize payment of1 (contentarse) conformarse CON algo to be satisfied WITH sthno se conforma con nada he's never satisfiedse conforma con poco he's happy with very little, he's easily satisfiedno se conformó con insultarlo, sino que también le pegó not content with insulting him, he hit him as wellse conforma con un aprobado she'll settle for o be happy with o be satisfied with a passtuvo que conformarse con lo que tenía he had to make do with what he had2( esp AmL) (resignarse): el niño es anormal y ellos no logran conformarse the child is handicapped and they cannot accept the factno tienes más remedio que conformarte you'll just have to accept it o to resign yourself to it* * *
conformar ( conjugate conformar) verbo transitivo
conformarse verbo pronominala) ( contentarse) conformarse con algo to be satisfied with sth;
tuvo que conformarse con lo que tenía he had to make do with what he hadb) (esp AmL) ( resignarse):◊ no tienes más remedio que conformarte you'll just have to accept it o to resign yourself to it;
no se puede conformar she can't get over it
conformar verbo transitivo to shape: está conformando la arcilla, she's molding the clay
' conformar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
configurar
* * *♦ vt1. [configurar] to shape;conformó una organización moderna y disciplinada he built up a modern and disciplined organization;los países que conforman la OPEP the countries which make up o form OPEC;los alimentos que conforman la dieta mediterránea the foods that make up the Mediterranean diet3. [cheque] to endorse, to authorize* * *I v/t1 ( constituir) make upII v/i agree ( con with)* * *conformar vt1) : to form, to create2) : to constitute, to make up -
14 пойти
1) General subject: go, go the length of (на что-л.), play, agree to (на что-л.), go the length of (решиться, на что-л.)2) Colloquial: go over, to settle for (smth.), settle for3) Religion: follow (за кем-либо) -
15 trennen
I v/t1. (ab-, loslösen) detach (von, aus from), remove (from); ( abschneiden, auch fig.) cut off (from), sever (from); (herausschneiden) cut out (of, from); (Glied etc.) sever; operativ: amputate, take off; (auftrennen) (Jacke etc.) unpick; das Futter aus der Jacke trennen remove the lining from ( oder take the lining out of) the jacket; den Kopf vom Rumpf trennen sever the head from the body, cut the head off2. (etw. Zusammengesetztes in seine Bestandteile zerlegen) separate, break down (auch TECH., CHEM., Müll etc.); (sortieren) sort, categorize, split up, break down, break up, divide, reduce (auch Müll, Material etc.); (Verbindung eines Stoffes mit einem anderen auflösen) separate; (Erz vom Gestein) separate out, extract; (zerteilen, zersägen) cut up, saw up3. (räumlich auseinander bringen, ihr Verhältnis lösen) separate, divide; (Familie) auch split up, break up; (Rassen etc., Geschlechter) segregate; (Boxer) separate; (absondern) isolate, separate out, keep separate; er versuchte, die Kämpfenden zu trennen he tried to break up the fight ( oder to separate the combatants geh.); durch den Krieg getrennt werden Familie etc.: be split up by the war; Landesteile etc.: be divided ( oder partitioned) as a result of the war; ihre Ehe wurde getrennt their marriage was annulled4. (unterscheiden, auseinander halten) (Begriffe) distinguish (between), demarcate geh.; man muss die Dinge trennen you have to keep things separate, there has to be some clear thinking; das Private vom Beruflichen trennen keep one’s private life and one’s job separate5. (zwischen Personen etc. eine Kluft bilden) separate, divide; die beiden trennt zu viel they ( oder the two of them) don’t have enough in common, they are incompatible in too many ways; uns trennen Welten we’re worlds apart6. (eine Grenze darstellen) demarcate, mark a boundary between, divide; (zwischen zwei Bereichen liegen) be ( oder lie etc.) between, separate ( von from); der Kanal trennt England vom Kontinent between Britain and the Continent lies the (English) Channel, the (English) Channel separates Britain from the Continent; nur noch ein paar Tage trennen uns von Weihnachten we’ve only got a few days to go till Christmas, (there are) only a few days between us and Christmas now7. (teilen) divide; (Wort, nach Silben) divide (up), hyphenate, break; wo wird das Wort getrennt? where do you hyphenate the word?III v/refl1. (auseinander gehen) part company, go one’s separate ways; (sich verabschieden) say goodbye; die Mannschaften trennten sich unentschieden the teams had to settle for a draw, the match ended in a draw; hier trennen sich unsere Wege bes. fig. this is where we go our separate ways2. (eine Gemeinschaft, Partnerschaft etc. aufgeben) split up ( von with), end one’s association (with), agree to part; Ehepartner: separate, split up; sie hat sich von i-m Mann getrennt she and her husband have split up, she’s left her husband3. sich trennen von (einer Sache) part with, let go; (einer Idee etc.) give up, get away from, abandon; von dem Gedanken wirst du dich trennen müssen auch you’ll (just) have to rethink that ( oder forget the idea); ich konnte mich von dem Auto / von ihr / von dem Anblick nicht trennen I couldn’t bear ( oder bring myself) to part with the car / I couldn’t tear myself away from her / I couldn’t take my eyes off it; er kann sich wieder mal nicht trennen umg. (losreißen) as usual he can’t quite bring himself to make the break ( oder get up and go); er kann sich von nichts trennen he just can’t let go, he has to hold on to everything* * *(abtrennen) to detach; to winnow; to segregate; to dissociate; to cut off; to disjoin; to separate; to sever; to disassociate;(auftrennen) to unpick; to undo;(scheiden) to divorce; to sunder; to disunite; to part;(unterbrechen) to disconnect;(zerteilen) to divide;sich trennento split up; to divide; to secede; to part company; to separate; to disunite* * *trẹn|nen ['trɛnən]1. vt1) (= entfernen) Mensch, Tier to separate (von from); (Tod) to take away (von from); (= in Teile teilen, abtrennen) to separate; Kopf, Glied etc to sever; (= abmachen) to detach (von from); Aufgenähtes to take off, to remove2) (= aufspalten, scheiden) Bestandteile, Eier, Raufende to separate; Partner, Freunde to split up; (COMPUT, TELEC) Verbindung to disconnect; (räumlich) to separate; Begriffe to differentiate, to distinguish (between); (nach Rasse, Geschlecht) to segregateGut von Böse trennen — to distinguish between good and evil, to differentiate or distinguish good from evil
alles Trennende (zwischen uns/den beiden) —
das Radio trennt die Sender gut/schlecht — the radio has good/bad selectivity
See:→ auch getrennt3) (= in Bestandteile zerlegen) Kleid to take to pieces; (LING ) Wort to divide, to split up; (CHEM ) Gemisch to separate (out)2. vr1) (= auseinandergehen) to separate; (Partner, Eheleute etc) to split up, to separate; (= Abschied nehmen) to partsich von jdm/der Firma trennen — to leave sb/the firm
die Firma trennte sich von ihrem Geschäftsführer — the firm parted company with its managing director
die zwei Mannschaften trennten sich 2:0 — the final score was 2-0
sich im Guten/Bösen trennen — to part on good/bad terms
2)(= weggeben, verkaufen etc)
sich von etw trennen — to part with sther konnte sich davon nicht trennen — he couldn't bear to part with it; (von Plan) he couldn't give it up; (von Anblick) he couldn't take his eyes off it
3) (= sich teilen) (Wege, Flüsse) to divide3. vi(zwischen Begriffen) to draw or make a distinction* * *1) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) cut off2) (to separate; to break the connection (especially electrical) with: Our phone has been disconnected.) disconnect3) (to separate, especially in thought.) dissociate4) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) divorce5) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) separate6) (to separate from others; to keep (people, groups etc) apart from each other: At the swimming-pool, the sexes are segregated.) segregate* * *tren·nen[ˈtrɛnən]I. vt1. (abtrennen)▪ etw von etw dat \trennen to separate sth from sth; (mit scharfem Gegenstand) to cut sth off sth; (Körperteil bei einem Unfall) to sever sth from sth2. (ablösen)vor dem Reinigen müssen die Lederknöpfe vom Mantel getrennt werden the leather buttons have to be removed from [or taken off] the coat before cleaningdas Eiweiß vom Eigelb \trennen to separate the egg white from the yolk▪ etw \trennen to separate sth▪ etw \trennen to separate stheine Naht \trennen to undo [or unpick] a seam▪ jdn und jdn/von jdm \trennen to separate sb and sb/from sbes kann gefährlich sein, bei einer Prügelei die Streitenden zu \trennen it can be dangerous to separate people in a fightnichts kann uns mehr \trennen nothing can ever come between us6. (scheiden)eine Ehe \trennen to dissolve a marriage7. (teilen)ein Zaun trennt die beiden Grundstücke the two plots are separated by a fence▪ jdn/etw von jdm/etw \trennen to separate sb/sth and sb/sthdie Wüste trennt den Norden vom Süden des Landes the north and south of the country are separated by the desertdie beiden \trennen Welten the two are worlds apartzu vieles trennt sie they have too little in commonvom Frühlingsanfang \trennen uns nur noch wenige Tage we've only got a few days to go till the first day of springman muss Ursache und Wirkung \trennen one has to make a distinction between cause and effect11. (nach Rasse, Geschlecht)▪ jdn/etw \trennen to segregate sb/sthdie Geschlechter \trennen to segregate the sexes▪ jdn und jdn/von jdm \trennen to segregate sb and sb/from sbjdn \trennen to cut off [or disconnect] sbII. vrhier \trennen wir uns this is where we part company [or go our separate waysder Schwimmer und sein Trainer haben sich vergangenen Monat getrennt the swimmer and his coach parted company last monther gehört zu den Menschen, die sich von nichts \trennen können he is one of those people who have to hold on to everythingSchalke 04 und Hertha trennten sich 5:3 [the game between] Schalke 04 and Hertha finished 5-3, the final score [in the game] between Schalke 04 and Hertha was 5-3; s.a. WegIII. vi▪ [zwischen etw dat und etw dat] \trennen to draw [or make] a distinction [or differentiate] [between sth and sth]2. RADIOgut/schlecht \trennen to have good/bad selectivity* * *1.transitives Verb1) separate ( von from); (abschneiden) cut off; sever <head, arm>2) (auftrennen) unpick <dress, seam>3) (teilen) divide <word, parts of a room etc., fig.: people>uns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart
5) (zerlegen) separate < mixture>6) (auseinander halten) differentiate or distinguish between; make a distinction between < terms>2.reflexives Verb1) (voneinander weggehen) part [company]; (fig.)die Mannschaften trennten sich 0:0 — the game ended in a goalless draw; the two teams drew 0:0
2) (eine Partnerschaft auflösen) <couple, partners> split up3) (hergeben)* * *A. v/t1. (ab-, loslösen) detach (von, aus from), remove (from); ( abschneiden, auch fig) cut off (from), sever (from); (herausschneiden) cut out (of, from); (Glied etc) sever; operativ: amputate, take off; (auftrennen) (Jacke etc) unpick;das Futter aus der Jacke trennen remove the lining from ( oder take the lining out of) the jacket;den Kopf vom Rumpf trennen sever the head from the body, cut the head off2. (etwas Zusammengesetztes in seine Bestandteile zerlegen) separate, break down ( auch TECH, CHEM, Müll etc); (sortieren) sort, categorize, split up, break down, break up, divide, reduce (auch Müll, Material etc); (Verbindung eines Stoffes mit einem anderen auflösen) separate; (Erz vom Gestein) separate out, extract; (zerteilen, zersägen) cut up, saw up3. (räumlich auseinanderbringen, ihr Verhältnis lösen) separate, divide; (Familie) auch split up, break up; (Rassen etc, Geschlechter) segregate; (Boxer) separate; (absondern) isolate, separate out, keep separate;er versuchte, die Kämpfenden zu trennen he tried to break up the fight ( oder to separate the combatants geh);durch den Krieg getrennt werden Familie etc: be split up by the war; Landesteile etc: be divided ( oder partitioned) as a result of the war;ihre Ehe wurde getrennt their marriage was annulled4. (unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten) (Begriffe) distinguish (between), demarcate geh;man muss die Dinge trennen you have to keep things separate, there has to be some clear thinking;das Private vom Beruflichen trennen keep one’s private life and one’s job separate5. (zwischen Personen etc eine Kluft bilden) separate, divide;die beiden trennt zu viel they ( oder the two of them) don’t have enough in common, they are incompatible in too many ways;uns trennen Welten we’re worlds apart6. (eine Grenze darstellen) demarcate, mark a boundary between, divide; (zwischen zwei Bereichen liegen) be ( oder lie etc) between, separate (von from);der Kanal trennt England vom Kontinent between Britain and the Continent lies the (English) Channel, the (English) Channel separates Britain from the Continent;nur noch ein paar Tage trennen uns von Weihnachten we’ve only got a few days to go till Christmas, (there are) only a few days between us and Christmas nowwo wird das Wort getrennt? where do you hyphenate the word?8. TEL cut off, disconnect;B. v/i:trennen zwischen distinguish between;gut trennen Radio: have good selectivityC. v/rdie Mannschaften trennten sich unentschieden the teams had to settle for a draw, the match ended in a draw;hier trennen sich unsere Wege besonders fig this is where we go our separate ways2. (eine Gemeinschaft, Partnerschaft etc aufgeben) split up (von with), end one’s association (with), agree to part; Ehepartner: separate, split up;sie hat sich von i-m Mann getrennt she and her husband have split up, she’s left her husband3.von dem Gedanken wirst du dich trennen müssen auch you’ll (just) have to rethink that ( oder forget the idea);ich konnte mich von dem Auto/von ihr/von dem Anblick nicht trennen I couldn’t bear ( oder bring myself) to part with the car/I couldn’t tear myself away from her/I couldn’t take my eyes off it;er kann sich wieder mal nicht trennen umg (losreißen) as usual he can’t quite bring himself to make the break ( oder get up and go);er kann sich von nichts trennen he just can’t let go, he has to hold on to everything* * *1.transitives Verb1) separate ( von from); (abschneiden) cut off; sever <head, arm>2) (auftrennen) unpick <dress, seam>3) (teilen) divide <word, parts of a room etc., fig.: people>uns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart
5) (zerlegen) separate < mixture>6) (auseinander halten) differentiate or distinguish between; make a distinction between < terms>2.reflexives Verb1) (voneinander weggehen) part [company]; (fig.)die Mannschaften trennten sich 0:0 — the game ended in a goalless draw; the two teams drew 0:0
2) (eine Partnerschaft auflösen) <couple, partners> split up3) (hergeben)* * *v.to disassociate v.to disconnect v.to disjoin v.to disrupt v.to dissociate v.to disunite v.to part v.to secede v.to segregate v.to separate v.to sever v.to slit v.(§ p.,p.p.: slit)to sunder v.to unlink v. -
16 mediocridad
f.mediocrity.* * *1 mediocrity* * *SF pey mediocrity* * *femenino mediocrity* * *= mediocrity.Ex. This article argues against the belief that children will happily settle for mediocrity.* * *femenino mediocrity* * *= mediocrity.Ex: This article argues against the belief that children will happily settle for mediocrity.
* * *mediocrity* * *
mediocridad sustantivo femenino
mediocrity
mediocridad sustantivo femenino mediocrity
' mediocridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pobreza
English:
mediocrity
* * *mediocridad nfmediocrity* * *f mediocrity* * *mediocridad nf: mediocrity -
17 contentarse
* * *VPR1)contentarse con algo: se contenta con cualquier cosa — he's happy with anything
no quedaba vino, y me tuve que contentar con agua — there was no wine left so I had to make do with water
el atleta se tuvo que contentar con un segundo puesto — the athlete had to be content with o had to settle for second place
no se contenta con orientarme, sino que trata de controlarme — he's not content with just giving me guidance, he tries to control me
2) LAm (=reconciliarse)* * *
■contentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (alegrarse) to cheer up
2 (darse por satisfecho) to make do [ con, with], be satisfied [con, with]
' contentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conformar
- contentar
- satisfacer
English:
content
- contented
* * *vprcontentarse con to make do with, to be satisfied with;no se contenta con nada she's never satisfied with anything;me contentaría con una simple disculpa I'd be happy with a simple apology;me contentaría con quedar entre los tres primeros I'd settle for being among the first three, I'd be happy if I got into the first three;no se contentó con insultarle, además le golpeó not content with insulting him, he hit him* * *v/r be satisfied ( con with)* * *vr: to be satisfied, to be pleased* * *contentarse vb to be happy -
18 tyytyä
yks.nom. tyytyä; yks.gen. tyydyn; yks.part. tyytyi; yks.ill. tyytyisi; mon.gen. tyytyköön; mon.part. tyytynyt; mon.ill. tyydyttiinaccept (verb)acquiesce (verb)acquiesce in (verb)be content (verb)be satisfied (verb)be satisfied with (verb)content (verb)content oneself with (verb)settle for (verb)* * *• content oneself• content oneself with• be satisfied• content• be contented• be content• be satisfied with• give in• make do• resign• settle for• acquiesce in• accept• abide by• acquiesce• submit -
19 довольствоваться неполным изучением
= удовлетвориться неполным изучениемВполне возможно, что монополист будет довольствоваться неполным изучением. — The monopolist may well settle for incomplete learning.
Russian-English Dictionary "Microeconomics" > довольствоваться неполным изучением
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20 удовлетвориться неполным изучением
= довольствоваться неполным изучениемМонополист может вполне удовлетвориться неполным изучением. — The monopolist may well settle for incomplete learning.
Russian-English Dictionary "Microeconomics" > удовлетвориться неполным изучением
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