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sharp fall

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1 Sturz

m; -es, Stürze

1. (sudden) fall; ins Wasser, in die Tiefe: plunge; Sturz vom Fahrrad / aus dem Fenster fall off a bicycle / out of the window; einen Sturz bauen oder drehen umg. have a fall; mit Motorrad: have an accident; es kam zu mehreren schweren Stürzen SPORT there were several serious falls ( oder crashes)

2. WIRTS., der Kurse, Preise: sharp drop; stärker: slump; der Börse: crash; Sturz der Temperatur etc. (sharp) drop in temperature etc.

3. einer Regierung: (down)fall; eines Politikers etc.: downfall; durch Gewalt: overthrow; es führte zu seinem Sturz it led to his downfall ( oder removal from office)

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Sturz2

m; -es, Stürze

1. TECH., Rad: camber

2. ARCHIT., Fenster, Tür: lintel

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der Sturz

(Fall) cropper; fall; sudden fall; plunge;

(Machtenthebung) downfall; overthrow;

(Türsturz) lintel

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Stụrz [ʃtʊrts]
m -es, -e
['ʃtʏrtsə]
1) (von from, offaus out of) fall

einen Sturz tun — to have a fall

2) (in Temperatur, Preis) drop, fall; (von Börsenkurs) slump

3) (von Regierung, Minister) fall; (durch Coup, von König) overthrow

4) (ARCHIT) lintel

5) (= Radsturz) camber

6) (S Ger, Aus = Glassturz) cover

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der

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall

2) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) slump

3) (a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) tumble

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Sturz¹

<-es, Stürze>

[ʃtʊrts, pl ˈʃtʏrtsə]

m

1. (Hinfallen) fall

▪ ein \Sturz aus etw dat/von etw dat a fall out of/from [or off] sth

2. (drastisches Absinken) [sharp] fall, drop

ein \Sturz des Dollars a slump in [or collapse of] the dollar

ein beträchtlicher \Sturz der Preise für diesen Artikel a considerable drop in the price of this article

ein \Sturz der Temperaturen um 15° C a drop in temperature of 15° C

3. (erzwungener Rücktritt) fall, removal; Regierung, Regime fall, overthrow, removal from power

Sturz²

<-es, Stürze>

[ʃtʊrts, pl ˈʃtʏrtsə]

m

1. BAU lintel

2. AUTO (Achssturz) camber

3. ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, SÜDD (Käseglocke) cheese cover

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der; -es, Stürze

1) fall (aus, von from); (Unfall) accident

ein Sturz in die Tiefe — a plunge into the depths

bei einem Sturz vom Pferd — falling off a horse

2) (fig.): (von Preis, Temperatur usw.) [sharp] fall, drop (Gen. in)

3) (Verlust des Amtes, der Macht) fall; (Absetzung) overthrow; (Amtsenthebung) removal from office

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Sturz¹ m; -es, Stürze

1. (sudden) fall; ins Wasser, in die Tiefe: plunge;

Sturz vom Fahrrad/aus dem Fenster fall off a bicycle/out of the window;

einen Sturz bauen oder

drehen umg have a fall; mit Motorrad: have an accident;

es kam zu mehreren schweren Stürzen SPORT there were several serious falls ( oder crashes)

2. WIRTSCH, der Kurse, Preise: sharp drop; stärker: slump; der Börse: crash;

Sturz der Temperatur etc (sharp) drop in temperature etc

3. einer Regierung: (down)fall; eines Politikers etc: downfall; durch Gewalt: overthrow;

es führte zu seinem Sturz it led to his downfall ( oder removal from office)

Sturz² m; -es, Stürze

1. TECH, Rad: camber

2. ARCH, Fenster, Tür: lintel

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der; -es, Stürze

1) fall (aus, von from); (Unfall) accident

ein Sturz in die Tiefe — a plunge into the depths

bei einem Sturz vom Pferd — falling off a horse

2) (fig.): (von Preis, Temperatur usw.) [sharp] fall, drop (Gen. in)

3) (Verlust des Amtes, der Macht) fall; (Absetzung) overthrow; (Amtsenthebung) removal from office

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¨-e m.

cropper* n.

downfall n.

fall n.

lintel n.

precipitation n.

sharp drop n.

subversiveness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Sturz
2 bajón

m.

1 drop.

2 bassoon.

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bajón

► nombre masculino

1 sharp fall, sharp drop, slump

■ la bolsa ha dado un considerable bajón there has been a sharp fall in share prices

2 (de ánimos) depression

3 (de salud) relapse

■ tuvo un bajón he suffered a relapse

4 MÚSICA bassoon

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noun m.

slump

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SM

1) (=descenso) [de presión, temperatura] fall, drop; [de salud] decline, worsening; (Com, Econ) sharp fall

dar o pegar un bajón — [persona, salud] to go downhill; [precios] to fall away sharply; [mercado] to slump

bajón de moral — slump in morale

2) (Mús) bassoon

3) ** withdrawal symptoms pl ( after drug use)

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masculino (fam)

a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón — the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre — he has gone downhill this semester

b) ( de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón — he's gone downhill in the last few months

c) ( de salud)

dio un bajón tremendo la semana pasada — she took a turn for the worse last week

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= falling-off, slump, downswing.

Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

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masculino (fam)

a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón — the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre — he has gone downhill this semester

b) ( de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón — he's gone downhill in the last few months

c) ( de salud)

dio un bajón tremendo la semana pasada — she took a turn for the worse last week

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= falling-off, slump, downswing.

Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

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bajón

masculine

( fam)

1 (descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón the Stock Exchange index has suffered a sharp fall, the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre he has gone downhill this semester

2 (de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón he's gone downhill in the last few months

3

(de salud): ya estaba mejor y de pronto dio un bajón tremendo she was getting better when suddenly she took a turn for the worse

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bajón sustantivo masculino (fam)
a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

b) ( de ánimo) depression

bajón sustantivo masculino
1 (de salud) relapse, weakening
(de estado de ánimo) slump
(de rendimiento) el equipo sufrió un bajón en la segunda parte del partido, the team went downhill in the second half
2 (descenso repentino) sharp fall, decline, slump
' bajón' also found in these entries:
English:
slump

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bajón¹ nm

1. [bajada] slump;

las ventas han dado un bajón sales have slumped;

se produjo un bajón de las temperaturas there was a substantial fall in temperatures;

el año pasado dio un bajón en los estudios last year his schoolwork really went downhill

2. [físico]
su salud ha dado un bajón her health has taken a turn for the worse;

sufrió un bajón en el último kilómetro de la carrera he ran out of steam in the last kilometre of the race

3. Fam [desánimo] downer;

le dio un bajón he had a downer

bajón² nm
Mús dulcian
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bajón

m sharp decline;

dar un bajón decline sharply, slump;

tener un bajón de salud take a turn for the worse

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bajón nm, pl bajones : sharp drop, slump

Spanish-English dictionary > bajón
3 descenso

m.

1 descent.

2 drop.

ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline

3 downhill.

4 relegation.

5 demotion.

6 descensus.

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descenso

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) descent, lowering

2 (de temperatura) drop, fall

3 figurado (declive) decline, fall

4 DEPORTE (de división) relegation; (en esquí) downhill race

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noun m.

1) descent

2) drop, fall

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SM

1) [de temperatura, nivel, precio, demanda] fall, drop

un descenso de la producción — a fall o drop in production

un descenso en el número de escolares — a fall o drop in the number of pupils

un descenso de la calidad del servicio — a decline in the quality of service

descenso térmico — fall o drop in temperature

2) [de un lugar a otro] descent

inició el descenso 20 minutos antes de aterrizar — he began his descent 20 minutes before landing

el ciclista se cayó en el descenso — the cyclist fell off during the descent

la prueba de descenso — (Dep) the downhill event

3) [en orden, jerarquía] downgrading, demotion; (Dep) relegation

el CD ha sufrido un descenso de tres puestos — the CD has gone down three places in the charts

4) (=pendiente) slope

el descenso hacia el río — the slope down to the river

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masculino

1)

a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fall

el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

b) ( desde una altura) descent

la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

2) (Dep) relegation

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= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.

Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex. There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.

Ex. Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

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* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* descenso de nivel = drawdown.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.

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masculino

1)

a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop; ( de precios) fall

el descenso en el número de accidentes — the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

b) ( desde una altura) descent

la carrera or prueba de descenso — the downhill

2) (Dep) relegation

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= decline, drop, dropping off, lowering, spiral, dip, droop, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, drawdown.

Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.

Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* descenso de nivel = drawdown.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.

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descenso

masculine

A

1 (de la temperatura, del nivel) fall, drop; (de precios) fall

el descenso del nivel de los embalses the drop in the level of the reservoirs

ha habido un brusco descenso en los precios del crudo there has been a sharp fall in the price of crude oil

el descenso en el número de accidentes the fall o decrease in the number of accidents

2 (desde una altura) descent

iniciaremos el descenso en pocos minutos we shall begin our descent in a few minutes

la carrera or prueba de descenso the downhill

B ( Dep) relegation

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descenso sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de temperatura, nivel) fall, drop;

( de precios) fall
b) ( desde una altura) descent

2 (Dep) relegation
descenso sustantivo masculino
1 descent: participamos en el descenso del río, we took part in the white water canoeing
2 (de temperatura, precios) fall, drop
3 Dep (de categoría) relegation
' descenso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajada
- bajón
- abrupto
- agudo
- brusco
- caída
- notorio
- picada
English:
comedown
- descent
- dip
- downhill
- downturn
- drop
- fall
- swoop
- anticlimax
- couple
- decline
- decrease
- demotion
- dive

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descenso nm

1. [de una altura] descent;

los ciclistas iniciaron el descenso the cyclists began the descent;

sufrieron un accidente en el descenso they had an accident on the way down

Comp
descenso de aguas bravas white water rafting;
descenso de barrancos canyoning

2. [de precio, temperatura, nivel] fall, drop;

el fuerte descenso de las temperaturas the sharp drop in temperatures;

la tasa de desempleo experimentó un espectacular descenso there was a spectacular drop in the unemployment rate;

ir en descenso to be decreasing o on the decline

3. [prueba de esquí] downhill

4. [en competición deportiva] relegation;

estar en las posiciones de descenso to be in the relegation zone

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descenso

m

1 de precio etc drop; de montaña, AVIA descent;

la prueba de descenso en esquí the downhill (race o competition)

2 DEP relegation

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descenso nm

1) : descent

2) baja, caída: drop, fall

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descenso n

1. (de temperatura, precios, etc) drop / fall

hubo un descenso de accidentes there was a drop in the number of accidents

2. (bajada) descent

el avión comenzaba el descenso the plane began its descent

Spanish-English dictionary > descenso
4 chute

chute [∫yt]

feminine noun

   a. fall

• faire une chute de 3 mètres/mortelle to fall 3 metres/to one's death

• faire une chute de cheval to fall off a horse

• la loi de la chute des corps the law of gravity

• chute libre (en parachutisme) free fall

• être en chute libre [économie, ventes] to be in free fall

• « attention, chute de pierres » "danger, falling rocks"

   b. [de cheveux] loss ; [de feuilles] falling

• lotion contre la chute des cheveux hair restorer

   c. [d'empire, roi, gouvernement] fall ; [de monnaie, cours] fall (de in)

   d. chute (d'eau) waterfall

• de fortes chutes de pluie/neige heavy rainfall/snowfalls

   e. ( = déchet) offcut

   f. [d'histoire drôle] punch line

   g. la chute des reins the small of the back

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ʃyt
nom féminin

1) ( action de tomber) fall

faire une chute — [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall

faire une chute de moto — to fall off a motorbike

faire une chute de 5 mètres — to fall 5 metres [BrE]

2) ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall

chute des cheveux — hair loss

chutes de pierres — falling rocks

3) ( cascade)

chute d'eau — waterfall

les chutes du Niagara — Niagara Falls

4) Météorologie fall

fortes chutes de neige — heavy snowfall (sg)

5) ( baisse) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) fall; Finance

chute du dollar — fall in the price of the dollar

chute de la Bourse — fall on the stock market

chute de tension — Médecine sudden drop in blood pressure

6) (de ministre, régime) fall (de of); ( d'empire) collapse (de of); Armée (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of)

7) Religion

la chute — the Fall

8) ( fin) (de texte, film) ending; ( d'histoire) punch line

9) (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chute des corps

- chute libre

- la chute des reins

- chute du rideau

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ʃyt nf
1) (en tombant) fall

faire une chute — to fall

faire une chute de 10 m — to fall 10 m

faire une chute de cheval — to fall off a horse

une mauvaise chute — a bad fall

faire une mauvaise chute — to have a bad fall

entraîner qn dans sa chute — to bring sb down with one

2) [objet, rocher, mur] fall

chute de pierres — rock fall

la chute du Mur (de Berlin) — the fall of the Berlin Wall

3) [feuilles] fall

la chute des cheveux — hair loss

4) [cours, marchés, valeurs, bourses] fall, [prix, taux, consommation, demande] fall, drop, [dollar, euro] fall

la chute de qch; la récente chute des taux d'intérêt — the recent drop in interest rates, the recent fall in interest rates

la chute brutale de qch — the sudden drop in sth

la forte chute de qch — the sharp drop in sth, the sharp fall in sth

entraîner qch dans sa chute — to bring sth down with one

5) (chute d'eau) waterfall

6) [bois, papier, tissu] (= déchet) scrap

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chute nf

1 ( action de tomber) fall; faire une chute [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall; faire une chute de cheval/moto to fall off a horse/motorbike; une chute de 5 mètres a 5-metre^GB fall; faire une chute de 5 mètres to fall 5 metres^GB;

2 ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall; chute des cheveux hair loss; attention aux chutes de pierres look out for falling rocks;

3 ( cascade) chute d'eau waterfall; les chutes du Niagara Niagara Falls; barrage de haute chute Électrotech dam with a high head;

4 Météo fall; fortes chutes de neige/pluie heavy snowfall (sg)/rainfall (sg);

5 ( baisse) (de température, pression, prix etc) fall (de in), drop (de in); ( des ventes) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) Fin chute du dollar fall in the price of the dollar; chute de la Bourse fall on the stock market; chute de tension Méd sudden drop in blood pressure; il a fait une chute de tension his blood pressure dropped suddenly; chute de 5% 5% drop;

6 ( faillite) (de ministre, gouvernement, régime, d'empire) fall (de of); ( d'empire commercial) collapse (de of); Mil (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of);

7 Relig la chute the Fall;

8 ( fin) (de texte, film) ending; ( d'histoire) punch line;

9 ( pente) slope;

10 (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut.

Composés

chute des corps Phys gravity; chute libre free-fall; descendre en chute libre [parachutiste, avion] to be in free-fall; tomber en chute libre [personne, objet] to fall through the air; économie/prix/popularité en chute libre fig plummeting economy/prices/popularity; la chute des reins the small of the back; chute du rideau Théât fall of the curtain, end of the play.

[ʃyt] nom féminin

1. [perte d'équilibre] fall

faire une chute to fall, to take a tumble

faire une chute de cheval to come off a horse

il a fait une chute de neuf mètres he fell nine metres

il m'a entraîné dans sa chute he dragged ou pulled me down with him

‘attention, chute de pierres’ ‘danger! falling rocks’

chute libre free fall

faire du saut en chute libre to skydive

la livre est en chute libre (figuré) the pound's plummetting

2. [perte] fall

la chute des cheveux hair loss

au moment de la chute des feuilles when the leaves fall

3. [baisse - des prix] drop, fall

chute des ventes COMMERCE fall-off in sales

chute de tension

a. MÉDECINE drop in blood pressure

b. ÉLECTRICITÉ & PHYSIQUE voltage drop

chute de pression pressure drop

4. [effondrement - d'un gouvernement, d'une institution] collapse, fall

entraîner quelqu'un dans sa chute to drag somebody down with one

5. MILITAIRE fall

6. BIBLE

la Chute the Fall

7. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

chutes de neige snowfall

chutes de pluie rainfall

8. [fin - d'une histoire] punch line

la chute du jour (littéraire) nightfall, the day's end

9. ANATOMIE

chute des reins small of the back

10. [déchet - de tissu] scrap ; [ - de bois, de métal] offcut, trimming

chutes de pellicule film trims

11. CONSTRUCTION [d'un toit] pitch, slope

chute d'eau nom féminin

waterfall

CHUTES

les chutes du Niagara (the) Niagara Falls

les chutes Victoria (the) Victoria Falls

les chutes d'Iguaçu (the) Iguaçu Falls

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chute
5 agudo

adj.

1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.

2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.

3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.

4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.

5 witty, clever.

6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.

7 acute.

8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.

Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...

m.

high-pitch note, treble.

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agudo

► adjetivo

1 (afilado) sharp

2 (dolor) acute

3 figurado (ingenioso) witty; (mordaz) sharp

4 figurado (sentido) sharp, keen

5 (voz) high-pitched

6 (sonido) treble, high

7 LINGÚÍSTICA (palabra) oxytone; (acento) acute

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(f. - aguda)

adj.

1) sharp, acute

2) high, high-pitched

3) clever, witty

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ADJ

1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed

2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute

3) [ángulo] acute

4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching

5) (=gracioso) witty

6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

----

* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

* * *

- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

* * *

= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

* * *

agudo -da

adjective

A

1 ‹filo/punta› sharp

2 ‹ángulo› acute

B

1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high

2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp

3 ‹crisis› severe

4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

un agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rate

C

1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching

2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharp

D

1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable

2 ‹acento› acute

* * *

agudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹filo/punta› sharp

b) ‹ ángulo› acute

2
a) ‹voz/sonido› high-pitched;

‹ nota› high
b) ‹ dolor› ( duradero) intense, acute;

( momentáneo) sharp
c) ‹ crisis› severe

d) ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

3
a) ( perspicaz) ‹ persona› quick-witted, sharp;

‹ comentario› shrewd
b) ( gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

c) ‹sentido/instinto› sharp

agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap

* * *

agudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [filo, punta] sharp

2. [vista, olfato] keen

3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute

4. [dolor] intense;

sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm

5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched

6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;
[ingenio] keen, sharp
7. [ingenioso] witty;

estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;
Irónico
¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;
[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!
8. Gram [palabra] stressed on the last syllable

9. Gram [tilde] acute

♦ nm

agudos [sonidos] treble

* * *

agudo

adj

1 acute

2 ( afilado) sharp

3 sonido high-pitched

4 ( perspicaz) sharp

5 LING

:

acento agudo acute accent

* * *

agudo, -da adj

1) : acute, sharp

2) : shrill, high-pitched

3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd

* * *

agudo adj

1. (en general) sharp

este cuchillo tiene la punta muy aguda this knife has a very sharp point

2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched

un silbato agudo a high pitched whistle

3. (ángulo, dolor) acute

un ángulo agudo an acute angle

sintió un dolor agudo she felt an acute pain

4. (comentario) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]

nos hizo reír con sus respuestas agudas he made us laugh with his witty replies

5. (sentido) keen

un olfato agudo a keen sense of smell

6. (palabra)

"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá"

tener la vista más aguda que un lince to have eyes like a hawk

Spanish-English dictionary > agudo
6 Kurssturz

m sharp fall in prices

* * *

der Kurssturz

fall; slump

* * *
Kụrs|sturz
m
sharp fall in prices
* * *

Kurs·sturz

m BÖRSE collapse in prices; von Devisen collapse in rates

* * *

Kurssturz m sharp fall in prices

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kurssturz
7 резкое падение

1) General subject: nose-dive, nosedive (цен и т. п.), slump, steep downfall

2) Agriculture: slump (цен)

3) Construction: plummeting

4) Economy: collapse, sharp fall, slump (цен, спроса), steep fall, tailspin

5) Accounting: slump (курса)

6) Diplomatic term: slump (цен, спроса на товары и т.п.)

7) Business: sharp decline, steep decline

8) Drilling: fall off

9) Marine science: sharp drop (напр, температуры)

10) Makarov: slump (цен, спроса на товары), spin, sudden drop

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > резкое падение
8 fuerte

adj.

1 strong (persona, viento).

un medicamento muy fuerte a very powerful medicine

2 heavy (food) (pesado).

3 loud (alto) (sonido).

está demasiado fuerte it's on too loud

4 tight (nudo).

5 strong.

es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector

una moneda fuerte a strong currency

6 large, considerable (grande) (cantidad).

una fuerte presencia de artistas europeos a large contingent of European artists

adv.

1 hard (intensamente).

2 a lot (abundantemente) (comer).

3 loudly.

4 strong.

m.

1 fort.

2 strong point, forte (punto fuerte).

su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte

3 fortress, fort, bastille, fortification.

* * *

fuerte

► adjetivo

1 (gen) strong

■ un café bien fuerte a good strong coffee

■ un fuerte olor a gas a strong smell of gas

■ tiene un sabor fuerte it has a strong taste

■ una cuerda fuerte a strong rope

■ un acento vasco fuerte a strong Basque accent

■ el euro está muy fuerte the euro is very strong

■ hay una fuerte conexión entre los dos there is a strong connection between them

2 (en asignatura) strong, good

■ está muy fuerte en historia she's very strong on history

3 (viento) strong; (lluvia, nevada) heavy; (tormenta, seísmo) severe; (calor) intense

■ vientos fuertes del norte strong northerly winds

■ los fuertes calores del verano the intense summer heat

4 (escena - violento) violent; (- escandaloso) shocking; (- inquietante) disturbing

5 (dolor, enfermedad) severe, bad

■ una fuerte colitis a severe stomach infection

■ una jaqueca fuerte a splitting headache

6 (golpe) hard, heavy

7 (sonido) loud

8 (subida) steep, sharp; (bajada) sharp

■ el fuerte aumento del paro the steep rise in unemployment

■ un fuerte descenso en el precio del petróleo a sharp fall in the price of oil

9 (discusión) heated, violent; (protesta) violent, vigorous; (polémica) bitter; (aplauso) loud, thunderous

10 (presión) intense; (influencia) powerful, strong

11 (suma de dinero) large

■ pagaron una fuerte suma de dinero they paid a large sum of money

■ tuvo que hacer un fuerte desembolso he had to spend a great deal of money

■ esto requiere una fuerte inversión this requires large-scale investment

12 (comida - pesado) heavy; (- cargado) rich

■ no le gustan las cenas muy fuertes he doesn't like heavy suppers

■ este guiso lo encuentro un poco fuerte I find this stew a little rich

13 (color) intense

14 (contraste) marked, sharp; (tendency) strong, marked

15 (cosa fija) stiff, tight

16 familiar (terrible) awful

► nombre masculino

1 (fortificación) fort

2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point

► adverbio

1 (mucho) a lot

■ comer fuerte to eat a lot

2 (con fuerza) hard

■ empuja fuerte push hard

■ llovía fuerte it was raining hard

■ le pegó fuerte she hit him hard

3 (volumen) loud

■ la música sonaba fuerte the music was loud

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡abrázame fuerte! hold me tight!

estar fuerte en algo to be good at something

¡habla más fuerte! speak up!

* * *
1. adv.
1) hard

2) loudly
2. adj.
1) strong

2) loud
3. noun m.
fort

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [persona]

a) [físicamente] [gen] strong; (=robusto) sturdy, powerfully built; euf (=obeso) large

- fuerte como un roble o un toro

b) [emocionalmente] strong, tough

hemos de ser fuertes ante la adversidad — we must be strong o tough in the face of adversity

c)

estar fuerte en filosofía/historia — [estudiante] to be strong in philosophy/history

2) (=intenso)

a) [sabor, olor, viento] strong; [dolor, calor] intense; [lluvia] heavy; [ejercicio] strenuous

b) [explosión, voz, ruido] loud; [golpe] heavy, hard; [acento] strong, thick

c) [color] (=no pálido) strong; (=llamativo) bright

una blusa de un rosa fuerte — a bright pink blouse

d) [impresión] strong, powerful; [deseo] strong, deep; [fe, objeción] strong; [discusión] heated

los vecinos tuvieron una discusión muy fuerte — the neighbours had a heated argument

en la película se oyen expresiones muy fuertes — the film contains strong language

el taco más fuerte que ha pronunciado — the worst swearword he has ever said

e) [abrazo, beso] big

un beso muy fuerte — [en cartas] lots of love

un fuerte abrazo, Carmen — best wishes, Carmen; [más cariñoso] love, Carmen

3) [bebida, medicamento] strong; [comida] (=pesada) heavy; (=indigesta) indigestible

nunca toma cosas fuertes, solo cerveza y vino — he never drinks spirits o the hard stuff *, just beer and wine

4) (=resistente) [cuerda, tela] strong; [economía, moneda, país] strong

5) (=importante) [aumento, bajada] sharp; [crisis] serious, severe; [pérdidas] large, substantial

la fuerte caída de ventas — the sharp drop in sales

6) (=impactante) [escena] shocking, disturbing

me dijo cosas muy fuertes que no podría repetir ahora — she said some harsh o nasty * things that I couldn't repeat now

-lo llamó a la oficina y lo despidió en el acto -¡qué fuerte! — * "he called him at the office and fired him there and then" - "that's outrageous o appalling!"

7)

hacerse fuerte — (=protegerse) to hole up; (=volverse fuerte) to gain strength

un comando se hizo fuerte en las montañas — a group of commandos holed up in the mountains

el fundamentalismo se hace fuerte otra vez — fundamentalism is gaining strength again

8) [terreno] rough, difficult

9) Chile (=apestoso) [persona] stinky

ser o estar fuerte a algo — to stink of sth

2. ADV

1) (=con fuerza) [golpear] hard; [abrazar] tight, tightly

pegar fuerte al enemigo — to hit the enemy hard

apostar fuerte — to bet heavily

la editorial ha apostado fuerte por los nuevos poetas — the publishing house is backing new poets in a big way

jugar fuerte — (lit) to gamble heavily; (fig) to take a gamble

2) (=en voz alta) [hablar, tocar] loud, loudly

toca muy fuerte — she plays very loud o loudly

¡más fuerte! ¡que no se le oye aquí atrás! — speak up! we can't hear at the back

poner la radio más fuerte — to turn the radio up

3) (=gran cantidad)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

comer fuerte — to have a big lunch

3. SM

1) (Mil) fort

2) (Mús) forte

3) (=especialidad) forte, strong point

el canto no es mi fuerte — singing is not my forte o strong point

4) Chile (=bebida) hard liquor, hard stuff *

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( físicamente) strong

de complexión fuerte — well-built

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man

b) ( moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together

c) ( en asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)

2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong

una silla bien fuerte — a good sturdy chair

3)

a) < viento> strong; < terremoto> severe; <lluvia/nevada> heavy

b) < dolor> intense, bad; < resfriado> bad

un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow

c) <abrazo/beso> big

4) < ruido> loud

la música está muy fuerte — the music's too loud

5)

a) <olor/sabor> strong

b) <licor/medicina> strong

c) < comida> heavy

6) < acento> strong, thick

7) ( violento) < discusión> violent, heated

tiene escenas muy fuertes — it has some very shocking scenes

me dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!

8)

a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strong

es más fuerte que yo — it's stronger than I am

b) < moneda> strong

c) ( importante)

una fuerte suma de dinero — a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía — a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio — a sharp price increase

una fuerte dosis de analgésicos — a heavy dose of painkillers

9) (Ling) < vocal> stressed
II
adverbio

1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte — a song that's a big hit at the moment

2) < hablar> loudly

pon la radio más fuerte — turn the radio up

hable más fuerte — speak up

3) ( mucho)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

4) <jugar/apostar> heavily
III
masculino

1) (Mil) fort

2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) ( físicamente) strong

de complexión fuerte — well-built

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo — he's an exeptionally strong man

b) ( moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte — to pull oneself together

c) ( en asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema/en física — I'm not very strong on that topic/in physics (colloq)

2) ( resistente) <tela/cuerda> strong

una silla bien fuerte — a good sturdy chair

3)

a) < viento> strong; < terremoto> severe; <lluvia/nevada> heavy

b) < dolor> intense, bad; < resfriado> bad

un fuerte golpe — a heavy o hard blow

c) <abrazo/beso> big

4) < ruido> loud

la música está muy fuerte — the music's too loud

5)

a) <olor/sabor> strong

b) <licor/medicina> strong

c) < comida> heavy

6) < acento> strong, thick

7) ( violento) < discusión> violent, heated

tiene escenas muy fuertes — it has some very shocking scenes

me dijo que era un inútil - qué fuerte! — (fam) he said I was useless - that's a bit much (AmE) o (BrE) a bit over the top!

8)

a) ( poderoso) <nación/empresa/equipo> strong

es más fuerte que yo — it's stronger than I am

b) < moneda> strong

c) ( importante)

una fuerte suma de dinero — a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía — a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio — a sharp price increase

una fuerte dosis de analgésicos — a heavy dose of painkillers

9) (Ling) < vocal> stressed
II
adverbio

1) <golpear/empujar> hard; <agarrar/apretar> tightly; < llover> heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte — a song that's a big hit at the moment

2) < hablar> loudly

pon la radio más fuerte — turn the radio up

hable más fuerte — speak up

3) ( mucho)

desayunar fuerte — to have a big breakfast

4) <jugar/apostar> heavily
III
masculino

1) (Mil) fort

2) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

* * *

fuerte¹

¹ = fort (ft).

Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

fuerte²

² = robust, strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], forte, brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.], buoyant, hard-wearing, strong point, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.

Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.

Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.

Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.

Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.

Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.

Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.

Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.

* amarillo fuerte = bright yellow.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* apretar fuerte = bear down on.

* bebida alcohólica fuerte = hard drink, hard liquor.

* caja fuerte = safe, safety deposit box.

* combinación de la caja fuerte = safe code, safe combination.

* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* delgado y fuerte = wiry.

* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.

* de olor fuerte = strong-smelling.

* fuerte como un roble = as strong as an ox.

* fuerte como un toro = as strong as an ox.

* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.

* fuerte viento = strong wind.

* golpear fuerte = wallop, whack.

* golpe fuerte = whack.

* hacer más fuerte = toughen.

* hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.

* iluminación fuerte = task lighting.

* ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.

* más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.

* naranja fuerte = bright orange.

* olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* pegar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.

* plato fuerte = main dish, strong point, entrée, main entrée.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* punto fuerte = strength.

* sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.

* supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.

* tener una personalidad muy fuerte = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.

* viento fuerte = high wind.

fuerte³

³ = tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.].

Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

* * *

fuerte¹

adjective

A ‹persona›

1 (físicamente) strong

nunca ha sido muy fuerte he has never been very strong

es un hombre fuertísimo or fortísimo he's an exceptionally strong man

de complexión fuerte well-built

2 (moralmente) strong

hacerse fuerte to pull oneself together

3 (en una asignatura) strong

no estoy muy fuerte en ese tema I'm not very strong on o well up on that topic ( colloq)

anda muy fuerte en física he's doing very well in physics

B (resistente) ‹tela/cuerda› strong

una caja bien fuerte a good, sturdy o strong box

una valla alta y fuerte a tall, sturdy o strong fence

C

1 ‹viento› strong; ‹terremoto› severe; ‹lluvia/nevada› heavy

2 ‹dolor› intense, bad; ‹resfriado› bad

un fuerte golpe a heavy o hard blow

reinaba un fuerte nerviosismo tension was high

3 ‹abrazo/beso› big

D ‹ruido› loud

la radio está muy fuerte, bájale el volumen the radio's too loud, turn it down

E

1 ‹olor/sabor› strong

2 ‹licor› strong; ‹medicina› strong

3 ‹comida› heavy

F ‹acento› strong, thick

G

(violento): tiene escenas muy fuertes it has some very shocking o disturbing scenes

me dijo que no valía para nada — ¡qué fuerte! ( fam); he said I was absolutely useless — strong o harsh words!

tuvieron una discusión fortísima or fuertísima they had a violent o heated argument

H

1 (poderoso) ‹nación/empresa/equipo› strong

es algo más fuerte que yo, no puedo dejar de hacerlo it's stronger than I am, I can't stop o give it up

2 ‹moneda› strong

3

(importante): una fuerte suma de dinero a large sum of money

un fuerte contingente de la policía a strong police contingent

un fuerte incremento de precio a sharp price increase

le recetó una fuerte dosis de analgésicos she prescribed a heavy dose of painkillers

I ( Ling) ‹vocal› stressed

J

( Chi fam) (hediondo): ¡qué fuerte andas! you stink! ( colloq)

es fuerte de patas his feet stink ( colloq)

fuerte²

adverb

A ‹golpear/empujar› hard; ‹agarrar/apretar› tightly; ‹llover› heavily

una canción que está pegando fuerte a song that's a big hit at the moment

B ‹hablar› loudly

pon la radio más fuerte turn the radio up

hable más fuerte speak up

C

(abundantemente): desayunar fuerte to have a big breakfast

D ‹jugar/apostar› heavily

fuerte³

masculine

A ( Mil) fort

B (especialidad) strong point, forte

C ( Chi fam) (licor) hard stuff ( colloq)

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fuerte adjetivo
1 ( en general) strong;
◊ un equipo/una cuerda fuerte a strong team/rope

2
a) ‹ viento› strong;

‹ terremoto› severe;
‹lluvia/nevada› heavy
b) ‹ dolor› intense, bad;

‹ golpe› heavy;
‹ resfriado› bad;
‹abrazo/beso› big
c) ‹ruido/música› loud

d) ‹olor/sabor/medicina› strong;

‹comida/dosis› heavy
e) ‹ acento› strong, thick

3 ( violento) ‹ discusión› violent, heated;
‹película/escena› shocking
■ adverbio
1 ‹golpear/empujar› hard;
‹agarrar/apretar› tightly;
‹ llover› heavily
2 ‹ hablar› loudly;
◊ pon la radio más fuerte turn the radio up;

habla más fuerte speak up
■ sustantivo masculino
a) (Mil) fort

b) ( especialidad) strong point, forte

fuerte
I adjetivo
1 strong
2 (intenso) (dolor) severe
(color) intense
3 (excesivo) strong
(comida) heavy: el café es muy fuerte para la niña, coffee is too strong for the child
4 (volumen) loud
5 (impactante) (escenas) violent, grisly
(comentarios) serious
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fortificación) fort
2 (punto fuerte) forte, strong point
III adv (con fuerza, con violencia) hard: el viento sopla fuerte, the wind is blowing hard
(con intensidad, apretadamente) tight: ¡agárrate fuerte!, hold on tight!
(en cantidad) tienes que desayunar fuerte, you have to have a good breakfast
(más alto) louder: ¡habla más fuerte!, speak up!
' fuerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- agarrarse
- animal
- caja
- campeonato
- conmoción
- débil
- diezmar
- dirigir
- espanto
- estirón
- férrea
- férreo
- frágil
- fulminante
- grande
- hacer
- opresión
- pisar
- plato
- relumbrón
- resistente
- reventar
- sacudida
- suave
- sujetar
- tirón
- torta
- tortazo
- trompazo
- viento
- abrazar
- agarrar
- apariencia
- bajón
- caer
- carácter
- codazo
- combinación
- comida
- constitución
- crecida
- dispositivo
- estridente
- fortín
- golpe
- impulso
- indignación
- indignado
English:
A
- agony
- ale
- aloud
- backbone
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bash
- beat down
- best
- blare
- bond
- boo
- break into
- burly
- crack
- dish
- fluid
- forte
- fresh
- fuck
- great
- grip
- hard
- hard currency
- heady
- heavy
- high
- highlight
- hold
- hold on
- hug
- iron
- keen
- liaison
- loud
- lung
- must
- point
- potent
- powerful
- press
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- sing up
- slight
- slog

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fuerte

♦ adj

1. [persona] [físicamente] strong;

Comp

estar fuerte como un roble to be as strong as an ox

2. [persona] [psicológicamente] strong;

tiene un carácter muy fuerte she has a strong character

3.
hacerse fuerte en Mil to make one's stronghold in;
Fig
el equipo se hizo fuerte en su área the team fell back into their own half

4. [material] strong;

necesito un tejido fuerte I need a strong material

5. [viento] strong;
[lluvia] heavy
6. [intenso] [frío, dolor, color] intense;
[golpe, pelea] hard
7. [medicamento] powerful

8. [influyente, sólido] strong;

es una empresa fuerte en el sector the company's strong in this sector;

una moneda fuerte a strong currency;

fuertes razones powerful reasons

9. [violento, impactante] powerful, shocking;

lenguaje fuerte strong language;

un chiste fuerte a crude joke;

algunas de las escenas son muy fuertes some of the scenes are very shocking

10. [grande] large, considerable;

una fuerte cantidad de dinero a large o considerable amount of money;

una fuerte presencia de artistas caribeños a large contingent of Caribbean artists

11. [comida] [pesado] heavy;
[picante] hot
12. [nudo] tight

13. [sílaba] accented, stressed

14. [vocal] strong

15. [versado]
estoy fuerte en idiomas I'm good at languages

16. [alto] [sonido] loud;

la televisión está demasiado fuerte the television is on too loud

17. Fam [increíble] astonishing, amazing;

¡qué fuerte! [fabuloso] wow!, amazing!;
[terrible] how awful!, oh no!;
…y después me insultó – ¡qué fuerte! …and then he insulted me – that's awful o terrible!

♦ adv

1. [intensamente] hard;
[abrazar, agarrar] tight;
está nevando fuerte it's snowing hard o heavily;

lo ató bien fuerte she tied it tight;

chuta fuerte he has a powerful kick

2. [abundantemente] a lot;

en España se suele almorzar fuerte in Spain, people usually have a big meal at lunchtime

3. [en voz alta] loudly;

¿podría hablar más fuerte? could you speak louder?

♦ nm

1. [fortificación] fort

2. [especialidad] strong point, forte;

su fuerte son las matemáticas mathematics is his forte

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fuerte

I adj

1 strong

2 dolor intense; lluvia heavy

3 aumento sharp

4 ruido loud

5

:

estoy fuerte en idiomas I’m good at languages

6 fig pop

incredible fam ;

¡qué fuerte!, ¡esto es muy fuerte! fam God, this is awful! fam

II adv hard;

hablar fuerte speak loudly;

jugar fuerte bet heavily

III m MIL fort;

hacerse fuerte dig o.s. in

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fuerte adv

1) : strongly, tightly, hard

2) : loudly

3) : abundantly

fuerte adj

1) : strong

2) : intense

un fuerte dolor: an intense pain

3) : loud

4) : extreme, excessive

fuerte nm

1) : fort, stronghold

2) : forte, strong point

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fuerte¹ adj

1. (en general) strong

una persona fuerte a strong person

un sabor muy fuerte a very strong taste

2. (dolor) severe

sentí un fuerte dolor en el costado I felt a severe pain in my side

3. (voz, ruido) loud

4. (golpe) hard

5. (comida) heavy [comp. heavier; superl. heaviest]

6. (imágenes) violent

estar fuerte en algo to be good at something

¡qué fuerte! how awful!

fuerte² adv

1. (con fuerza) hard

le pegó fuerte he hit him hard

está lloviendo fuerte it's raining hard

2. (hablar) loud / loudly

no hables tan fuerte don't talk so loud

3. (sujetar) tight

abrázame fuerte hold me tight

4. (comer)

desayuna fuerte antes de salir have a good breakfast before you leave

fuerte³ n

1. (fortificación) fort

2. (punto sobresaliente) strong point

su fuerte son las mates maths are her strong point

Spanish-English dictionary > fuerte
9 caída

f.

1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.

2 wipe-out.

3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: caer.

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caída

► nombre femenino

1 (acción de caer) fall, falling

2 (pérdida) loss

■ la caída del cabello hair loss

3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop

■ ha habido una fuerte caída de ventas sales have fallen sharply

4 (de un terreno) slope

5 (del sol) setting

6 (de tejidos) body, hang

■ una tela con mucha caída a material with a lot of body

7 COSTURA (ancho) width; (largo) length

8 figurado downfall, fall

■ la caída del Imperio the fall of the Empire

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la caída del sol at sunset

caída de ojos demure look

caída libre free fall

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noun f.

1) fall

2) drop

3) collapse

4) loss

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SF

1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble

tuvo una aparatosa caída de la moto — he had a spectacular fall from his motorbike

• sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumble

durante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse

caída de agua — waterfall

caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *

caída en barrena — spiral fall

2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfall

la caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall

la crisis ocasionó la caída del gobierno — the crisis brought down the government

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall of the Roman Empire

la caída de Napoleón se produjo en Waterloo — Waterloo was Napoleon's downfall

3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss

un champú contra la caída del cabello — a shampoo that helps prevent hair loss

4) (Dep)

caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall

5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fall

la espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices

el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound

caída de la temperatura — drop in temperature

caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage

caída de la actividad económica — downturn in the economy

• caída en picado — sharp fall

el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting

6)

• a la caída del sol o de la tarde — at sunset

7) (=desprendimiento) fall

había una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain

8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop

9) [de tela, ropa] hang

esta chaqueta tiene buena caída — this jacket hangs well

caída de hombros — slope of the shoulders

caída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked

10) (Rel)

la Caída — the Fall

11)

caída radiactiva — radioactive fallout

12) pl caídas

a) * (=golpes) witty remarks

¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?

b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing

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femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

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= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

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* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

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femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

* * *

= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

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caída

feminine

A (accidente) fall

sufrir una caída «persona» to have a fall

ha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breaking

fue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caída de ojos

hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sb

● caída libre

free fall

B

(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair loss

C

(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirt

tiene muy buena caída it hangs very well

D

1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

2

la Caída ( Bib) the Fall

E (descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oil

se ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demand

la caída de la temperatura the drop in temperature

una caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltage

Compuesto:

caída de agua

waterfall

F

a la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at dusk

G

1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop

2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, drop

H ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake

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caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
◊ sufrir una caída [ persona] to have a fall;

caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
◊ necesitas una tela con más caída you need a heavier material;

tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
◊ caída de agua waterfall

caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind

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caída nf

1. [de persona] fall;

sufrir una caída to have a fall;

se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip

2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;
[de diente, pelo] loss;
en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;

Comp
RP Fam
ser la caída de la estantería to be out of this world

Comp
caída de agua waterfall;
caída libre free fall;

caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;

caída en picado [de avión] crash dive

3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;

la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall

4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);
se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;

se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone down

Comp
caída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;
caída de tensión voltage drop

5. [de sol]
a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at nightfall

6. [de terreno] drop (de in);
una caída muy pronunciada del terreno a steep incline o slope

7. [de tela, vestido] drape

8. Fam Informát [de red] crash

9. Náut [de velas] drop, hoist

10. [en golf] break

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caída

f fall;

a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at sunset;

caída del gobierno fall of the government;

caída del pelo hair loss

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caída nf

1) baja, descenso: fall, drop

2) : collapse, downfall

* * *

caída n fall

tuvo una caída muy fuerte he had a very bad fall

la caída del imperio romano the fall of the Roman Empire

a la caída de la tarde at dusk

Spanish-English dictionary > caída
10 minusvalía

f.

handicap, disablement, impediment, disability.

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minusvalía

► nombre femenino

1 (económica) decrease in value

2 (de una persona) handicap, disability

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noun f.

disability, handicap

* * *

SF

1) (Med) disability, handicap

personas con minusvalía — disabled people

minusvalía física — physical disability o handicap

minusvalía psíquica — mental disability o handicap

2) (Com) depreciation, capital loss

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femenino

1) (Med, Psic) ( física) physical handicap o disability; ( psíquica) mental handicap

2) (Econ) drop o fall in value

* * *

= disability, impairment.

Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

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* minusvalía física = physical handicap.

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femenino

1) (Med, Psic) ( física) physical handicap o disability; ( psíquica) mental handicap

2) (Econ) drop o fall in value

* * *

= disability, impairment.

Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

* minusvalía física = physical handicap.

* * *

minusvalía

feminine

A ( Med, Psic) (física) physical handicap o disability; (psíquica) mental handicap

personas con minusvalía disabled o handicapped people, people with a disability

B

1 (disminución del valor) drop o fall in value

una acusada minusvalía en el precio de los terrenos a sharp fall o drop o depreciation in the price of land

2 (en impuestos) capital loss

las minusvalías pueden compensarse con las plusvalías capital losses can be offset against capital gains

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minusvalía sustantivo femenino
1 ( física) physical handicap o disability;
( psíquica) mental handicap
2 (Econ) drop o fall in value
minusvalía sustantivo femenino handicap
' minusvalía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
invalidez
English:
handicap
- mental

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minusvalía nf

1. [física, psíquica] handicap

2. Econ capital loss

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minusvalía

f disability

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minusvalía nf

: disability, handicap

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minusvalía n disability [pl. disabilities]

Spanish-English dictionary > minusvalía
11 prisfall

subst. (økonomi) fall in prices, price cut, price drop, price fall, sharp fall in prices, slump of prices subst. price fall, price decline, fall in prices, decline in prices, drop in prices, reduction in prices, decrease in prices

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > prisfall
12 Sturz

Sturz

1. Sturz <-es, Stürze> [ʃtʊrts, pl ʼʃtʏrtsə] m

1) ( Hinfallen) fall;

ein \Sturz aus/ von etw a fall out of/from [or off] sth

2) ( drastisches Absinken) [sharp] fall, drop;

ein \Sturz des Dollars a slump in [or collapse of] the dollar;

ein beträchtlicher \Sturz der Preise für diesen Artikel a considerable drop in the price of this article;

ein \Sturz der Temperaturen um 15º C a drop in temperature of 15º C

3) ( erzwungener Rücktritt) fall, removal; Regierung, Regime fall, overthrow, removal from power

2. Sturz <-es, Stürze> [ʃtʊrts, pl ʼʃtʏrtsə] m

1) bau lintel

2) auto (Achs\Sturz) camber

3) (österr, schweiz, südd) ( Käseglocke) cheese cover

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Sturz
13 Einbruch

m

1. in ein Haus: burglary (in + Akk in); einen Einbruch verüben commit burglary; einen Einbruch verüben in (+ Akk) break into

2. MIL. invasion (in + Akk of)

3. (Einsturz) collapse

4. (Anfang) onset; bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall, when night closes in; bei Einbruch der Kälte when the cold (weather) sets in

5. (schwere Niederlage) severe defeat ( oder setback); (Leistungsabfall) drop in performance ( oder form); in der 2. Halbzeit erlitt die Mannschaft einen Einbruch the team slumped in the second half

6. WIRTS. slump; einen Einbruch erleiden (Aktienkurse etc.) (suffer a) crash

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der Einbruch

(Einsturz) collapse;

(Nacht) fall;

(Verbrechen) burglary; housebreaking; break-in;

(Winter) onset

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Ein|bruch
m

1) (= Einbruchdiebstahl) burglary (
in +acc in), breaking and entering (form)
ein Éínbruch — a break-in, a burglary

der Éínbruch in die Bank — the bank break-in

2) (von Wasser) penetration

Éínbruch kühler Meeresluft (Met) — a stream of cold air moving inland

3) (=Einsturz einer Mauer etc) collapse; (GEOL) rift valley; (= Verlust) setback

Éínbruch der Kurse/der Konjunktur (Fin) — stock exchange/economic crash

4) (fig) (der Nacht) fall; (des Winters) onset

bei/vor Éínbruch der Nacht/Dämmerung — at/before nightfall/dusk

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der

1) housebreaking

2) (a person who enters a house etc illegally to steal: The burglar stole her jewellery.) burglar

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Ein·bruch

[ˈainbrʊx, pl ainbrʏçə]

m

1. JUR (das Einbrechen) break-in

▪ der/ein \Einbruch in etw akk the/a break-in somewhere

ein \Einbruch in die Bank a break-in at the bank

einen \Einbruch [in etw akk] begehen [o verüben] to break in [somewhere]

2. (das Eindringen) penetration

ein \Einbruch von Kaltluft an influx of cold air

3. (Einsturz) Mauer etc. collapse, caving in

4. BÖRSE, ÖKON slump, sharp fall [or drop

5. (plötzlicher Beginn) onset

bei \Einbruch der Dunkelheit [o Nacht] [at] nightfall

vor \Einbruch der Dunkelheit [o Nacht] before nightfall

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der

1) burglary; break-in (in + Akk. at)

2) (das Einstürzen) collapse

ein Einbruch der Börsenkurse — (fig.) a slump in stock market prices

3) s. einbrechen 4): invasion (in + Akk. of)

4) (Beginn)

vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit — before it gets dark

der Einbruch des Winters — the onset of winter

bei Einbruch der Nacht — at nightfall; when night closes/closed in

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Einbruch m

1. in ein Haus: burglary (

in +akk in);

einen Einbruch verüben commit burglary;

einen Einbruch verüben in (+akk) break into

2. MIL invasion (

in +akk of)

3. (Einsturz) collapse

4. (Anfang) onset;

bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall, when night closes in;

bei Einbruch der Kälte when the cold (weather) sets in

5. (schwere Niederlage) severe defeat ( oder setback); (Leistungsabfall) drop in performance ( oder form);

in der 2. Halbzeit erlitt die Mannschaft einen Einbruch the team slumped in the second half

6. WIRTSCH slump;

einen Einbruch erleiden (Aktienkurse etc) (suffer a) crash

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der

1) burglary; break-in (in + Akk. at)

2) (das Einstürzen) collapse

ein Einbruch der Börsenkurse — (fig.) a slump in stock market prices

3) s. einbrechen 4): invasion (in + Akk. of)

4) (Beginn)

vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit — before it gets dark

der Einbruch des Winters — the onset of winter

bei Einbruch der Nacht — at nightfall; when night closes/closed in

* * *

-¨e m.

burglary n.

housebreaking n.

incursion n.

irruption n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Einbruch
14 резкое снижение цен

1) Economy: price slash, sharp price declines (англ. оборот взят на сайте Fitch Ratings)

2) Banking: price collapse

3) Advertising: price slashing

4) Business: sharp fall in prices

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > резкое снижение цен
15 резкое падение цен

1) General subject: slump

2) Economy: collapse of prices, slump in prices, steep fall in prices

3) Diplomatic term: slump in price

4) Advertising: price slashing

5) Business: dip in prices, prices slump, sharp fall in prices, slump of prices

6) Makarov: a great drop in prices, great drop in prices

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > резкое падение цен
16 резкое уменьшение

1) Mathematics: drastic fall, sharp fall

2) Makarov: breakdown, evanescence

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > резкое уменьшение
17 Preisverantwortung

Preisverantwortung
price responsibility;
• Preisverband price combine;
• Preisverbilligung price reduction;
• Preisverderber cutting tradesman, price cutter, undercutter;
• Preisvereinbarung price[-fixing] agreement;
• vertikale Preisvereinbarung vertical price-fixing contract;
• Preisvereinbarung treffen to agree about a price;
• Preisverfall dip (deterioration, sharp fall) in prices, price collapse (decline);
• jäher Preisverfall steep fall;
• Preisvergleich comparing (comparison of) prices, price comparison;
• Preisvergleiche in den Läden anstellen to shop around (coll.);
• Preisverhalten price behavio(u)rism;
• Preisverhältnis price relationship;
• Preisverständigung price-fixing agreement;
• Preisverursacher price producer;
• Preisverzeichnis prices current, price (manufacturer’s, premium, trade) catalog(ue), statement (schedule) of prices, price list, (Restaurant) tariff (Br.);
• Preisverzerrung price distortion;
• Preisvorbehalt price reserve;
• Preisvorbehaltsklausel clause reserving price;
• Preisvorschlag expected (asking) price;
• Preisvorschriften price control (regulations, rules);
• Preisvorstellung price estimate;
• Preisvorteil price advantage;
• Preiswaffe price weapon;
• Preiswelle wave of increasing prices;
• Preiswende price turn.

Business german-english dictionary > Preisverantwortung
18 derrumbamiento

m.

1 collapse (de puente, edificio) (por accidente).

2 demolition, knocking-down, overthrow.

3 crashing, collapse, downfall.

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derrumbamiento

► nombre masculino

1 falling down, collapse

2 (techo) caving in

3 (de tierras) landslide

* * *

SM

1) [de edificio] (=desplome) collapse; (=demolición) demolition

derrumbamiento de piedras — rockfall

derrumbamiento de tierra — landslide

2) [del techo] collapse, cave-in

3) (=descenso brusco) [de pacto, sistema] collapse; [de precios] sharp fall

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masculino

a) ( de edificio) collapse

b) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse

* * *

= collapse.

Ex. This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de edificio) collapse

b) (de dictadura, imperio) collapse

* * *

= collapse.

Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

* * *

derrumbamiento

masculine

1 (de un edificio) collapse

derrumbamiento de tierras landslide, landslip

2 (de una dictadura, un imperio) collapse

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derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
collapse
derrumbamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (demolición) demolition
2 (de un edificio) collapse; (de un techo) caving in
3 fig (de un gobierno) collapse
' derrumbamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alertar
English:
collapse
- land

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derrumbamiento nm

1. [de puente, edificio] [por accidente] collapse;
[intencionado] demolition; [de pared, muro, techo] collapse
Comp
derrumbamiento de tierra landslide
2. [de imperio] fall;
[de empresa] collapse; [de persona] devastation
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derrumbamiento

m accidental collapse; intencionado demolition

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derrumbamiento nm

: collapse

Spanish-English dictionary > derrumbamiento
19 sufrir

v.

1 to suffer.

no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged

sufrió una agresión he was the victim of an attack

sufrir de to suffer from (enfermedad)

sufrir del estómago to have a stomach complaint

Los chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.

2 to bear, to stand.

tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies

No pudo sufrirla I cannot stand her.

3 to undergo, to experience.

la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell

la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses

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sufrir

► verbo transitivo

1 (padecer) to suffer

2 (accidente, ataque) to have; (operación) to undergo

3 (dificultades, cambios) to experience; (derrota, consecuencias) to suffer

4 (aguantar) to bear, stand, put up with

■ no la puedo sufrir I can't stand her

5 (consentir) to tolerate

► verbo intransitivo

1 (padecer) to suffer

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer sufrir a alguien to cause somebody pain, make somebody suffer

sufrir del corazón to have a heart condition

sufrir hambre to go hungry

sufrir vergüenza to be ashamed

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verb

1) to suffer

2) endure, bear

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tener) [+ accidente] to have, suffer; [+ consecuencias, revés] to suffer; [+ cambio] to undergo; [+ intervención quirúrgica] to have, undergo; [+ pérdida] to suffer, sustain

la ciudad sufrió un ataque — the city suffered o sustained an attack

sufrió un ataque al corazón — he had a heart attack

sufrir un colapso — to collapse

2) (=soportar)

Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe — Juan can't bear o stand his boss

no puede sufrir que la imiten — she can't bear o stand people imitating her

3) [+ examen, prueba] to undergo

4) frm (=sostener) to hold up, support

2.

VI to suffer

sufría en silencio — she suffered in silence

mi madre sufre mucho si llego tarde a casa — my mother gets terribly worried if I'm late home

hacer sufrir a algn — to make sb suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from sth

sufre de reumatismo — she suffers from rheumatism

sufre mucho de los pies — she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad — he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad — she had a serious illness

b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have

sufrió un atentado — there was an attempt on his life

el coche sufrió una avería — the car broke down

son los que más sufren la crisis económica — they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
2.
sufrir vi to suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from something

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad — he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad — she had a serious illness

b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have

sufrió un atentado — there was an attempt on his life

el coche sufrió una avería — the car broke down

son los que más sufren la crisis económica — they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
2.
sufrir vi to suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from something

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

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sufrir¹

¹ = grieve, suffer, pine, suffer.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.

Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].

sufrir²

² = experience, feel, sustain, stew, undergo.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado underwent, participio undergone.

Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.

Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.

Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.

Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

* no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.

* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.

* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.

* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.

* sufrir una experiencia = undergo + experience.

* sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.

* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.

* sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.

* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.

* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.

* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.

* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.

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sufrir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer; ‹persecución/exilio› to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad she had a serious illness

2 ‹derrota/castigo› to suffer; ‹cambio› to undergo

sufrieron un accidente en el camino de descenso they had an accident on the way down

había sufrido otro atentado en 1992 he had been the target of a previous attack in 1992, there had been a previous attempt on his life in 1992

nuestro ejército sufrió bajas importantes our army suffered serious losses

el avión sufrió un retraso de dos horas the plane was two hours late

el dólar sufrió un fuerte descenso the dollar suffered a sharp fall

uno de los motores sufrió una avería one of the engines broke down

ahora tendrás que sufrir las consecuencias now you'll have to suffer the consequences

son los que más sufren la crisis económica they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

3 (soportar) ( en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí I can't bear o stand him laughing at me, I can't bear o stand it when he laughs at me

es que no puedo sufrirla I just can't bear o stand her

■ sufrir

vi

to suffer

murió de repente, sin sufrir she died suddenly, she didn't suffer

está sufriendo mucho con los dolores she's suffering a great deal with the pain

sufrir DE algo to suffer FROM sth

sufre del hígado/los riñones she suffers from o has a liver/kidney complaint

* * *

sufrir ( conjugate sufrir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer;

◊ sufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuries

b) ‹derrota/persecución/consecuencias› to suffer;

‹ cambio› to undergo;
‹ accidente› to have;
◊ sufrió un atentado there was an attempt on his life;

el coche sufrió una avería the car broke down
verbo intransitivo
to suffer;
sufrir de algo to suffer from sth
sufrir
I verbo intransitivo to suffer: sufre de reumatismo, he suffers from rheumatism
II verbo transitivo
1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to suffer: sufría una extraña enfermedad, he had a rare illness
(un accidente) to have
(una derrota) to suffer
(una operación) to undergo
2 (cambios) to undergo: en la adolescencia se sufre una gran transformación, you go through a lot of changes during adolescence
3 (soportar, aguantar) to bear: tuvimos que sufrir sus chistes machistas, we had to put up with his sexist jokes
' sufrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesado
- castigar
- desengaño
- llevar
- martirizar
- padecer
- pasar
- soportar
- accidente
- caída
- contratiempo
- daño
- desmayo
- experimentar
- herida
- persecución
- quemar
- regodearse
- resentirse
English:
break down
- brunt
- collapse
- crack
- crack up
- experience
- have
- incur
- meet with
- penalty
- relapse
- squirm
- suffer
- sustain
- undergo
- concuss
- die
- grieve
- height
- hemorrhage
- hurt
- mutate
- rack
- receive
- under
- weak

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sufrir

♦ vt

1. [padecer] to suffer;
[accidente] to have;
sufre frecuentes ataques epilépticos she often has epileptic fits;

sufrió persecución por sus ideas she suffered persecution for her ideas;

no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged;

sufrió una agresión/un atentado he was attacked/an attempt was made on his life;

sufrí una vergüenza increíble I felt incredibly embarrassed;

la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses;

el ejército invasor sufrió numerosas bajas the invading army suffered numerous casualties

2. [soportar] to put up with, to bear;

tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies;

a tu jefe no hay quien lo sufra your boss is impossible to put up with

3. [experimentar] to undergo, to experience;

la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell;

las temperaturas sufrirán un descenso temperatures will fall

♦ vi
[padecer] to suffer;
sufrió mucho antes de morir she suffered a lot before she died;

sufre mucho si su hijo no lo llama he gets very anxious if his son doesn't call him;

sufrir de [enfermedad] to suffer from;

sufrir del estómago/riñón to have stomach/kidney trouble o a stomach/kidney complaint

* * *

sufrir

I v/t fig

suffer, put up with

II v/i suffer (de from);

sufre del estómago he has stomach problems

* * *

sufrir vt

1) : to suffer

sufrir una pérdida: to suffer a loss

2) : to tolerate, to put up with

ella no lo puede sufrir: she can't stand him

sufrir vi

: to suffer

* * *

sufrir vb (en general) to suffer

sufre fuertes dolores de cabeza he suffers from bad headaches

sufrir un accidente to have an accident

sufrir un cambio to change

Spanish-English dictionary > sufrir
20 курс

сущ.; бирж

(обмена валют и т.п.) rate (of exchange); ( ценных бумаг тж) price

котировать курс — to quote a price

повышать курс — to increase (raise) a rate (a price)

понижать курс — to depress (lower) a rate (a price)

рассчитывать по курсу — to calculate at the rate of...

устанавливать курс — to fix a rate (a price)

котировка курсов — market (price) quotation(s)

падение курса — sharp fall in prices; slump

повышение курса — increase (rise) in prices

поддержание курса — price support; support of prices

понижение курса — decline (drop) in rates; price drop (fall)

соотношение курсов — rate of exchange

установление курса — rate-fixing

- курс акций
- курс на момент закрытия биржи
- курс облигаций
- курс покупателя и продавца
- курс ценных бумаг
- курс чека
- биржевой курс
- вексельный курс
- зарегистрированный на бирже курс
- наивысший курс
- номинальный курс
- обменный курс
- самый низкий курс
- средний курс
- устойчивый курс
- эмиссионный курс

Русско-английский юридический словарь > курс

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fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fall — ▪ I. fall fall 1 [fɔːl ǁ fɒːl] verb fell PASTTENSE [fel] fallen PASTPART [ˈfɔːlən ǁ ˈfɒː ] 1. [intransitive] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc: • Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6% … Financial and business terms
sharp — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce. 2 tapering to a point or edge. 3 abrupt, steep, angular (a sharp fall; a sharp turn). 4 well defined, clean cut. 5 a severe or intense (has a sharp temper). b (of food etc … Useful english dictionary
fall — fall1 [ fɔl ] (past tense fell [ fel ] ; past participle fall|en [ fɔlən ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move downward quickly ▸ 2 become lower in amount ▸ 3 change to another state ▸ 4 lose power/control ▸ 5 hang down ▸ 6 belong to group/activity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fall — [[t]fɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ falls, falling, fell, fallen 1) VERB If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. [V prep] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart… … English dictionary
fall */*/*/ — I UK [fɔːl] / US [fɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms fall : present tense I/you/we/they fall he/she/it falls present participle falling past tense fell UK [fel] / US past participle fallen UK [ˈfɔːlən] / US [ˈfɔlən] 1) to move quickly downwards… … English dictionary
fall*/*/*/ — [fɔːl] (past tense fell [fel] ; past participle fallen [ˈfɔːlən] ) verb I 1) to move quickly downwards from a higher position by accident I keep falling off my bike.[/ex] It s not unusual for small children to fall out of bed.[/ex] 2) to go… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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Fall River granite — is a Precambrian bedrock underlying the City of Fall River, Massachusetts and surrounding areas along the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. It was formed 600 million years ago, as part of the Avalon terrane. [Roadside Geology of Massachusetts,… … Wikipedia

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