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sex [seks]1 noun∎ the club is open to both sexes le club est ouvert aux personnes des deux sexes;∎ single sex school établissement m scolaire non mixte(b) (UNCOUNT) (sexual intercourse) relations fpl sexuelles, rapports mpl (sexuels);∎ to have sex with sb avoir des rapports (sexuels) ou faire l'amour avec qn(c) (sexual activity) sexe m;∎ that film is just full of sex il n'y a que du sexe dans ce film;∎ all he ever thinks about is sex c'est un obsédé (sexuel);∎ there is too much sex and violence on TV il y a trop de sexe et de violence à la télévisionsexuel(animal) déterminer le sexe de►► sex addict dépendant(e) m,f sexuel(elle);sex addiction dépendance f sexuelle;sex aid gadget m érotique;sex appeal sex-appeal m;familiar pejorative sex beast pervers(e) m,f (sexuel-(elle))□ ;sex bomb bombe f sexuelle;sex change (operation) (opération f de) changement m de sexe;∎ to have a sex change (operation) changer de sexe;sex chromosome chromosome m sexuel;sex crime crime m sexuel;sex discrimination discrimination f sexuelle;the Sex Discrimination Act = loi britannique de 1975 interdisant la discrimination sexuelle, notamment dans les domaines de l'emploi et de l'enseignement;sex drive pulsion f sexuelle, pulsions fpl sexuelles, libido f;∎ to have a low/high sex drive avoir un appétit sexuel faible/élevé;sex education éducation f sexuelle;sex fiend maniaque mf sexuel(elle);familiar sex god apollon□ m;familiar sex goddess bombe f sexuelle;sex hormone hormone f sexuelle;the sex industry l'industrie f du sexe;familiar sex kitten bombe f sexuelle;sex life vie f sexuelle;∎ humorous how's your sex life? et ta vie amoureuse, comment ça va?;Biology sex linkage hérédité f liée au sexe;sex maniac obsédé(e) m,f sexuel(elle);sex object objet m sexuel;sex offender auteur m d'un délit sexuel;sex organ organe m sexuel;sex partner partenaire mf sexuel(elle);familiar sex pest obsédé m (qui harcèle les femmes);sex scandal affaire f de mœurs, scandale m sexuel;sex scene scène f érotique;sex shop sex-shop m;sex symbol sex-symbol m;sex therapist sexologue mf;sex therapy sexothérapie f;sex toy gadget m érotique;sex tourism tourisme m sexuel;sex urge pulsion f sexuelle;sex worker = personne qui gagne de l'argent grâce à l'industrie du sexe; (prostitute) prostitué(e) m,f -
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'skændl1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) escándalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) escándalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) chisme, chismorreo, habladuría•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously
scandal n escándalotr['skændəl]1 (outrage) escándalo; (disgrace) vergüenza2 (gossip) chismes nombre masculino plural, chismorreoscandal ['skændəl] n1) disgrace, outrage: escándalo m2) gossip: habladurías fpl, chismes mpln.• campanada s.f.• difamación s.f.• escándalo s.m.• maledicencia s.f.'skændḷa) c ( outrage) escándalo mto cause a scandal — provocar* un escándalo
it's a scandal that... — es un escándalo or una vergüenza que... (+ subj)
b) u ( gossip) chismorreo m['skændl]1. N1) (=public furore) escándalo mit caused or created a scandal — causó escándalo
he was involved in a sex/drugs scandal — estuvo involucrado en un escándalo sexual/de drogas
2) (=disgraceful state of affairs) vergüenza fit's a scandal!, what a scandal! — ¡qué vergüenza!
3) (=gossip) chismes mplit's just scandal — no son más que habladurías or chismes
she reads all the scandal in the tabloid press — se lee todos los chismes de los periódicos sensacionalistas
the local scandal — los chismes del pueblo or del barrio etc
to talk scandal — murmurar, contar chismes
2.CPDscandal sheet N — (US) (=newspaper) periódico m sensacionalista
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the scandal sheets — la prensa sensacionalista* * *['skændḷ]a) c ( outrage) escándalo mto cause a scandal — provocar* un escándalo
it's a scandal that... — es un escándalo or una vergüenza que... (+ subj)
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1. noun1) Geschlecht, das2. attributive adjectivehave sex with somebody — (coll.) mit jemandem schlafen (verhüll.); Sex mit jemandem haben (salopp)
Geschlechts[organ, -trieb]; Sexual[verbrechen, -trieb, -instinkt]* * *[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) das Geschlecht2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) geschlechts-...•- academic.ru/66269/sexist">sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *[seks]I. n<pl -es>the battle of the \sexes ( fig) der Kampf der Geschlechtermembers of the male/female \sex Angehörige des männlichen/weiblichen Geschlechtsthe opposite \sex das andere Geschlechtthe weaker \sex das schwache Geschlecht hum fam\sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll Sex, Drogen und Rock 'n' Rollgroup \sex Gruppensex m\sex before/outside marriage Sex vor/außerhalb der Eheextramarital/premarital \sex außerehelicher/vorehelicher Geschlechtsverkehrcasual \sex gelegentlicher Sexgay \sex homosexueller Geschlechtsverkehrunprotected \sex ungeschützter Geschlechtsverkehrunsafe \sex ungeschützter Sexto have \sex Sex habento have \sex with sb mit jdm schlafen▪ to \sex sb/an animal jds Geschlecht/das Geschlecht eines Tieres bestimmen\sex differences Geschlechtsmerkmale plexplicit \sex scenes eindeutige Sexszenen* * *[seks]1. n2) (= sexuality) Sexualität f, Sex m; (= sexual intercourse) Sex m (inf), Geschlechtsverkehr m (form)to teach pupils ( about) sex — Schüler aufklären
2. adj attrGeschlechts-, Sexual-sex film/scandal — Sexfilm/-skandal m
3. vtdas Geschlecht (+gen) bestimmen* * *sex [seks]A swhat sex is …? welches Geschlecht hat …?;of both sexes beiderlei Geschlechtsthe stronger sex das starke Geschlecht;the opposite sex das andere Geschlecht3. a) Geschlechtstrieb mb) Sex m, erotische Anziehungskraft, Sexappeal mc) Sexualleben nd) Sex m, Sexualität fe) Sex m, Geschlechtsverkehr m:have sex with sb Sex mit jemandem haben, mit jemandem schlafenf) Geschlecht n, Geschlechtsteil(e) n(pl)B v/t1. das Geschlecht von Küken etc bestimmena) einen Film etc sexy gestalten,c) ein Auto etc aufmotzen umgC adja) Sexual…:sex object Sexual-, Lustobjekt n;sex therapist Sexualtherapeut(in);sex therapy Sexualtherapie fb) Geschlechts…:sex discrimination sexuelle Diskriminierung;sex-linked BIOL geschlechtsgebunden;c) Sex…:sex appeal Sexappeal m, erotische Anziehungskraft;sex goddess Sexidol n;sex shop Sexshop m;* * *1. noun1) Geschlecht, daswhat sex is the baby/puppy? — welches Geschlecht hat das Baby/der Welpe?
2. attributive adjectivehave sex with somebody — (coll.) mit jemandem schlafen (verhüll.); Sex mit jemandem haben (salopp)
Geschlechts[organ, -trieb]; Sexual[verbrechen, -trieb, -instinkt]* * *n.Geschlecht n. -
6 escándalo
m.1 scandal, public disturbance, lot of noise, public and noisy disturbance.2 scandal, big scene, discreditable action, indecency.3 defamatory talk.4 noise.imperat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperative of Spanish verb: escandir.* * *1 scandal2 (alboroto) racket, fuss, din, uproar\armar un escándalo to kick up a fusscausar escándalo to cause a scandal* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tumulto) scandal, outrage¡qué escándalo! — what a scandal!
¡es un escándalo! — it's outrageous o shocking!
precios de escándalo — (=caros) outrageous prices; (=baratos) amazing prices
un resultado de escándalo — (=malo) a scandalous result; (=bueno) a great result, an outstanding result
2) (=ruido) row, uproararmar un escándalo — to make a scene, cause a row o an uproar
3) (=asombro) astonishmentllamar a escándalo — to cause astonishment, be a shock
* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.----* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *1) (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalqué escándalo! qué manera de vestir! — what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2) (alboroto, jaleo)no armen or hagan tanto escándalo — don't make such a racket o row (colloq)
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo — when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss o she'll create a scene (colloq)
* * *= fuss, scandal, rumpus, outrage, disgrace, racket.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* armar escándalo = make + a ruckus.* armar un escándalo = raise + a stink, kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, kick up + a row.* de escándalo = outrageous.* escándalo político = political scandal.* escándalo público = public scandal.* escándalos sexuales = sleaze.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *A (hecho, asunto chocante) scandalestá implicado en un escándalo financiero he's involved in a financial scandal¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!es un escándalo cómo suben los precios it's shocking o scandalous the way prices are going upla noticia provocó un gran escándalo the news caused (a) great scandal o outrage[ S ] precios de escándalo amazing pricesCompuesto:public indecencyB(alboroto, jaleo): no armen or hagan tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row o ( AmE) ruckus ( colloq)cuando le presentaron la cuenta armó un escándalo when they gave him the bill he kicked up a fuss o stink o he created a scene ( colloq)nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in hereun borracho que daba un escándalo en la calle a drunk who was causing a commotion o scene in the street* * *
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (hecho, asunto chocante) scandal;◊ ¡qué escándalo! ¡qué manera de vestir! what a shocking o an outrageous way to dress!
2 (alboroto, jaleo) fuss;
cuando lo sepa va a armar un escándalo when she finds out she'll kick up a fuss;
no armen tanto escándalo don't make such a racket o row (colloq);
nada de escándalos dentro del local we don't want any trouble in here
escándalo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido, jaleo) row, racket, din: con este escándalo vais a despertar a los vecinos, you'll wake up the neighbours with all this row
2 (inmoralidad) scandal
' escándalo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- campanada
- carnaza
- espectáculo
- follón
- montar
- organizar
- polvareda
- salpicar
- vergüenza
- boca
- deber
- descubierto
- destapar
- estallar
- luz
English:
breath
- capital
- catch up
- disgrace
- disorderly
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- hush up
- row
- rumpus
- scandal
- scene
- stink
- blow
- carry
- kick
- outrage
* * *♦ nm1. [hecho inmoral] scandal;[indignación] outrage;un escándalo de corrupción política a political corruption scandal;hubo escándalo generalizado entre la opinión pública there was widespread indignation among public opinion;¡esto es un escándalo!, quiero que me devuelvan el dinero this is outrageous! I want my money back;los sueldos de los políticos son un escándalo o [m5] de escándalo politicians' salaries are a scandal o a disgrace;sus declaraciones causaron escándalo her statements caused a great scandalDer escándalo público public indecency;escándalo sexual sex scandal2. [alboroto] uproar, racket;¡dejen ya de armar tanto escándalo! stop making such a racket!;armar un escándalo to kick up a fuss;menudo escándalo armó al enterarse she made quite a scene when she found out♦ de escándalo loc adjFam1. [enorme] enormous;una goleada de escándalo a real hammering2. [asombroso] astonishing;precios de auténtico escándalo really amazing prices* * *m1 ( asunto vergonzoso) scandal2 ( jaleo) racket, ruckus;armar un escándalo make a scene* * *escándalo nm1) : scandal2) : scene, commotion* * *1. (asunto) scandal2. (ruido) racket -
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affaire [afεʀ]━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = problème, question) matter• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow• la belle affaire ! big deal!► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaireb. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandalc. (Law, police) cased. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!e. ( = entreprise) business2. <a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] businessc. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things• range tes affaires ! put your things away!3. <• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem* * *afɛʀ
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1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case2) (histoire, aventure) affair3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, businessc'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours
4) ( spécialité)la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing
5) ( transaction) dealune bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal
la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)
6) ( achat avantageux) bargain7) ( entreprise) business, concernc'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show
8) (question, problème)c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste
en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it
9) (difficulté, péril)être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear
on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet
10) ( relation)
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affaires nom féminin pluriel1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!
occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!
3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings4) Administration, Politique affairs•Phrasal Verbs:••il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do
elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need
ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them
* * *afɛʀ1. nf1) (= problème, question) matterce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business
les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs
2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair3) (= entreprise) businessSon affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.
4) (= marché, transaction) deal5) (= occasion intéressante) bargainC'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.
6) (locutions)se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble
avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with
2. affaires nfpl1) (= activité commerciale) business sg2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings* * *A nf1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!B affaires nfpl1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.[afɛr] nom féminingérer ou diriger une affaire to run a business2. [marché] (business) deal ou transactionà mon avis, ce n'est pas une affaire! I wouldn't exactly call it a bargain!(c'est une) affaire conclue!, c'est une affaire faite! it's a deal!lui, c'est vraiment pas une affaire!a. (familier) [il est insupportable] he's a real pain!b. [il est bête] he's no bright spark!3. [problème, situation délicate] businessune mauvaise ou sale affaire a nasty businessce n'est pas une mince affaire, c'est tout une affaire it's quite a businessc'est une autre affaire that's another story ou a different propositionsortir ou tirer quelqu'un d'affairea. [par amitié] to get somebody out of troubleb. [médicalement] to pull somebody throughêtre sorti ou tiré d'affairea. [après une aventure, une faillite] to be out of trouble ou in the clearb. [après une maladie] to be off the danger list4. [scandale]affaire (politique) (political) scandal ou affair[crime] murderaffaire civile/correctionnelle civil/criminal action6. [ce qui convient]la mécanique c'est pas/c'est son affaire (familier) car engines aren't exactly/are just his cup of tea7. [responsabilité]fais ce que tu veux, c'est ton affaire do what you like, it's your business ou problemen faire son affaire to take the matter in hand, to make it one's businessl'architecte? j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with ou handle the architect8. [question]l'âge/l'argent/le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire age/money/time doesn't make any difference9. (locution)avoir affaire à forte partie to have a strong ou tough opponentavoir affaire à plus fort/plus malin que soi to be dealing with someone stronger/more cunning than oneselftu vas avoir affaire à moi si tu tires la sonnette! if you ring the bell, you'll have me to deal with!elle a eu affaire à moi quand elle a voulu vendre la maison! she had me to contend with when she tried to sell the house!être à son affaire: à la cuisine, il est à son affaire in the kitchen ou when he's cooking he's in his elementtout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer he was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't see me come in————————affaires nom féminin plurielles affaires vont bien/mal business is good/badpour affaires [voyager, rencontrer] for business purposes, on businessvoyage/repas d'affaires business trip/lunchêtre aux affaires to run the country, to be the head of stateaffaires intérieures internal ou domestic affairs3. [situation matérielle]ses affaires his business affairs, his financial situation[situation personnelle]s'il revient, elle voudra le revoir et ça n'arrangera pas tes affaires if he comes back, she'll want to see him and that won't help the situationmêle-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!, keep your nose out of this!en affaires locution adverbialeêtre dur en affaires [généralement] to drive a hard bargain, to be a tough businessman ( feminine businesswoman)toutes affaires cessantes locution adverbialetoutes affaires cessantes, ils sont allés chez le maire they dropped everything and went to see the mayor -
8 affairé
affaire [afεʀ]━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = problème, question) matter• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow• la belle affaire ! big deal!► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaireb. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandalc. (Law, police) cased. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!e. ( = entreprise) business2. <a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] businessc. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things• range tes affaires ! put your things away!3. <• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem* * *afɛʀ
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1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case2) (histoire, aventure) affair3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, businessc'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours
4) ( spécialité)la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing
5) ( transaction) dealune bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal
la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)
6) ( achat avantageux) bargain7) ( entreprise) business, concernc'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show
8) (question, problème)c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste
en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it
9) (difficulté, péril)être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear
on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet
10) ( relation)
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affaires nom féminin pluriel1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!
occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!
3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings4) Administration, Politique affairs•Phrasal Verbs:••il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do
elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need
ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them
* * *afɛʀ1. nf1) (= problème, question) matterce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business
les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs
2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair3) (= entreprise) businessSon affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.
4) (= marché, transaction) deal5) (= occasion intéressante) bargainC'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.
6) (locutions)se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble
avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with
2. affaires nfpl1) (= activité commerciale) business sg2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings* * *A nf1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!B affaires nfpl1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.prends un air affairé look busy, pretend you've got a lot to do -
9 skandal
m (skandalik dim.) (G skandalu, skandaliku) scandal- skandal polityczny/obyczajowy a political/sex scandal- rubryka skandali towarzyskich a gossip column- wywołać skandal to cause a. create a scandal- kiedy napisała o tym prasa, wybuchł skandal scandal broke after the story had been reported in the press- wokół filmu wybuchł skandal the film created a. caused a scandal- to skandal, że/żeby… it’s a scandal a. scandalous that…* * *-u; -e; gen pl; -i lub -ów; m* * *miGen.pl. -i l. -ów scandal.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > skandal
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10 salpicar
v.1 to splash, to spatter.El auto salpica mi ropa The car splashes my clothes.2 to pepper.3 to sprinkle.María salpica orégano Mary sprinkles oregano.4 to spice.María salpica la sopa Mary spices the soup.* * *1 (rociar) to sprinkle2 (caer gotas) to splash3 figurado (esparcir) to sprinkle1 to splash (de, with), spatter (de, with)* * *verb* * *VT1) (=manchar) [de barro, pintura] to splash (de with)[de agua] to sprinkle (de with) [+ tela] to dot, fleck (de with)este asunto salpica al gobierno — this affair hasn't left the government untouched, the government has been tainted by this affair
2) [+ conversación, discurso] to sprinkle (de with)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterb) ( afectar)2) <discurso/conversación>* * *= spatter, intersperse, sprinkle, stud, punctuate, splatter, spurt, drizzle, splurt out.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.Ex. In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex. The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Her compositions were combinations of objects and hidden containers of pigment that spurted their contents when struck by bullets.Ex. Strawberry ice cream drizzled with balsamic vinegar is an extraordinary combination of flavors.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.* salpicar de = spice with.* salpicar de/con = pepper with.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterb) ( afectar)2) <discurso/conversación>* * *= spatter, intersperse, sprinkle, stud, punctuate, splatter, spurt, drizzle, splurt out.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Her compositions were combinations of objects and hidden containers of pigment that spurted their contents when struck by bullets.Ex: Strawberry ice cream drizzled with balsamic vinegar is an extraordinary combination of flavors.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.* salpicar de = spice with.* salpicar de/con = pepper with.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *salpicar [A2 ]vtA1 (de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterestás salpicando todo el suelo you're splashing the whole floorsalpica la camisa antes de plancharla sprinkle the shirt with water before ironing it2(afectar): el escándalo llegó a salpicar a todos los directivos all the members of the board were implicated in the scandal, the scandal tarnished o damaged the reputation of all the members of the boardB ‹discurso/conversación› salpicar algo DE algo to pepper sth WITH sth* * *
salpicar ( conjugate salpicar) verbo transitivo ( de agua) to splash;
(de barro, aceite) to splash, spatter
salpicar verbo transitivo
1 (con un líquido, barro, etc) to splash, spatter
2 (con especias, etc) to sprinkle
3 (con anécdotas, bromas, etc) to pepper
4 (un escándalo) to affect, implicate: le salpicó un escándalo sexual y la oposición exigió su dimisión, he was involved in a sex-scandal and the opposition called for his resignation
' salpicar' also found in these entries:
English:
dot
- pepper
- punctuate
- spatter
- splash
- splatter
- spot
- fleck
* * *♦ vt1. [con líquido] to splash, to spatter;me salpicó de agua/barro he splashed water/mud over me;te has salpicado la chaqueta you've spattered your jacket2. [espolvorear] to sprinkle (de with);salpicó el cocido de perejil he sprinkled parsley on the stew;salpicó de referencias literarias su discurso he peppered his speech with literary allusions3. [reputación]el escándalo salpicó al presidente the scandal cast a cloud over o tainted the presidency♦ vito spit;el aceite caliente salpica hot oil tends to spit* * *I v/t1 splash, spatter ( con with); figsprinkle, pepper2 ( afectar negativamente) tarnish, touch* * *salpicar {72} vt1) : to spatter, to splash2) : to sprinkle, to scatter about* * *salpicar vb1. (líquido) to splash2. (barro etc) to spatter -
11 Sexaffäre
fsex episodef[flüchtige sexuelle Beziehung]sex flingf[sexuelle Beziehung; auch Skandal]sex affairf[Skandal]sex scandalf[Zwischenfall]sex incident -
12 escándalo sexual
m.sex scandal, sexual scandal. -
13 Bettgeschichte
f; meist Pl.; pej.1. amorous escapade2. in der Zeitung etc.: kiss and tell story* * *Bẹtt|ge|schich|tef(love) affair* * *Bett·ge·schich·tef1. (sexuelles Verhältnis) [love] affair* * *1. amorous escapade2. in der Zeitung etc: kiss and tell story -
14 Bettgeschichte
Bett·ge·schich·te f1) ( sexuelles Verhältnis) [love] affair -
15 rock
rock [rɒk]1 noun∎ the lighthouse is built on rock le phare est construit sur le roc;∎ a layer of rock une couche rocheuse∎ to run onto the rocks (ship) s'échouer sur des rochers;∎ figurative she was an absolute rock during the crisis elle nous a été d'un grand secours pendant cette épreuve;∎ figurative to be as solid as a rock être solide comme le roc;∎ figurative to see the rocks ahead anticiper les difficultés futures;∎ familiar to be on the rocks (person) être dans la dèche; (company) être en faillite□ ; (relationship, marriage) mal tourner□, tourner à la catastrophe□ ;∎ this time last year the firm seemed to be on the rocks l'an dernier à cette époque, l'entreprise semblait être au bord de la faillite;∎ to be between a rock and a hard place être pris entre deux feux, être entre le marteau et l'enclume;∎ rock and roll rock m (and roll)(d) (in place names) rocher m, roche f;∎ a stick of rock un bâton de sucre d'orge (parfumé à la menthe)∎ Rock of Ages Jésus-Christ∎ rocks (testicles) couilles fpl, boules fpl;∎ to get one's rocks off (have sex) baiser, s'envoyer en l'air; (have orgasm) prendre son pied, jouir; (enjoy oneself) s'éclater, prendre son pied;∎ to get one's rocks off doing sth s'éclater ou prendre son pied en faisant qch(film) rock (inv); (band, record, concert, guitarist) (de) rock (inv)∎ to rock a baby to sleep bercer un bébé pour l'endormir;∎ he rocked himself in the rocking chair il se balançait dans le fauteuil à bascule;∎ the boat was rocked by the waves (gently) le bateau était bercé par les flots; (violently) le bateau était ballotté par les vagues;∎ figurative to rock the boat jouer les trouble-fête, semer le trouble;∎ don't rock the boat ne fais pas de vagues;∎ now you've settled in, you must be careful not to rock the boat maintenant que tu es bien adapté, essaie de ne pas nous causer d'ennuis∎ the village was rocked by an explosion/an earthquake le village fut secoué par une explosion/un tremblement de terre;∎ the Government has been rocked by the latest sex scandal le gouvernement a été secoué par la dernière histoire de mœurs;∎ she was rocked by the news elle a été bouleversée par la nouvelle∎ to rock on a chair se balancer sur une chaise;∎ to rock with laughter se tordre de rire(b) (building, ground) trembler∎ his new girlfriend really rocks! sa nouvelle copine est vraiment géniale!;∎ the party was really rocking (animated) il y avait une ambiance d'enfer à la soirée5 adverb∎ (idiom) to hit rock bottom (person, morale) avoir le moral à zéro, toucher le fond; (firm, funds) atteindre le niveau le plus bas►► Ichthyology rock bass achigan m de roche;rock boots chaussures fpl d'escalade;Zoology rock borer pholade f;American rock candy sucre m d'orge;familiar rock chick mordue f de hard rock;rock climber varappeur(euse) m,f;rock climbing escalade f (de rochers), varappe f;∎ to go rock climbing faire de l'escalade ou de la varappe;rock crystal cristal m de roche;American Building industry rock dash crépi m;Ornithology rock dove (pigeon m) biset m;rock face paroi f rocheuse;rock garden (jardin m de) rocaille f;Ornithology rock hopper gorfou m, manchot m sauteur;American familiar rock hound (professional) géologue□ mf; (amateur) collectionneur(euse) m,f de pierres□ ;Zoology rock lobster langouste f;American, Australian & New Zealand rock melon cantaloup m;rock music rock m;rock oil pétrole m;Ornithology rock partridge bartavelle f;Ornithology rock pigeon (pigeon m) biset m;Ornithology rock pipit pipit m maritime, pipit m obscur;Botany rock plant plante f de rocaille;rock pool flaque f dans les rochers;Botany rock rose hélianthème m;Ichthyology rock salmon roussette f;rock salt sel m gemme;Ornithology rock sparrow moineau m soulcie;rock star rock star f;Ornithology rock thrush merle m de roche;blue rock thrush merle m bleu;Building industry rock wool laine f minérale -
16 quemar
v.1 to burn.quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flagEl fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.Este sol quema This sun is scorching.* * *2 (incendiar) to set on fire3 (destilar) to distil1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=hacer arder)a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire toel incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland
he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron
nave 1)los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn3) [+ fusible] to blow4) (=gastar)a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn offb) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid
6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin ofun escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician
tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career
7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot11) Arg, Uru2. VI1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!
este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun
2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *quemar [A1 ]vtA (destruir, eliminar)1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stakeB1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorchme quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette2 «líquido/vapor» to scald3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blowD1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorchla helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniumsE (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squanderF( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photoloco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)G ‹CD› to burn■ quemarviA (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hotB «sol» to burnaunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burneda estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns■ quemarseA1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singeme quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron2 ( fam)(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)B1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burnaquí se está quemando algo something's burning(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burnedC «persona»1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out2(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of yearsen el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short timeD( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like thatno digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)* * *
quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
( con la plancha) to scorch
‹ fusible› to blow
‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
quemarse verbo pronominal
1
(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
[ edificio] to burn down
[ comida] to burn;
3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch
* * *♦ vt1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card2. [calorías] to burn up;[grasa] to burn offel sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindleme quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story♦ vi1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot* * *I v/t1 burn3 famrecursos use up; dinero blow famII v/i be very hot* * *quemar vt: to burn, to set fire toquemar vi: to be burning hot* * *quemar vb2. (edificio, etc) to burn down3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot! -
17 salpicar
salpicar ( conjugate salpicar) verbo transitivo ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatter
salpicar verbo transitivo
1 (con un líquido, barro, etc) to splash, spatter
2 (con especias, etc) to sprinkle
3 (con anécdotas, bromas, etc) to pepper
4 (un escándalo) to affect, implicate: le salpicó un escándalo sexual y la oposición exigió su dimisión, he was involved in a sex-scandal and the opposition called for his resignation ' salpicar' also found in these entries: English: dot - pepper - punctuate - spatter - splash - splatter - spot - fleck -
18 obyczajow|y
adj. 1. (dotyczący codzinnego życia) dramat obyczajowy a conversation piece- powieść/komedia obyczajowa a novel/comedy of manners- film obyczajowy a film drama2. (dotyczący moralności) skandal obyczajowy a sex scandal- swoboda obyczajowa sexual freedom- konwenanse obyczajowe social conventionsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obyczajow|y
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19 zedenschandaal
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20 Kindersexaffäre
fchild sex scandal
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