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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > sharp object
2 stab with a sharp (dull) object

stab with a sharp (dull) object, (blow, stroke, hit with a) sharp object, dull object

удар острым предметом, удар тупым предметом

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3 Prod

prod
1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb
1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pinchar; empujar

2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) empujar, pinchar, incitar

2. noun
(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) golpecito, pinchazo, empujón

prod

tr[prɒd]

noun

1 (with finger, sharp object) golpecito, pinchazo

2 figurative use (encouragement) pinchazo, empujón nombre masculino, estímulo; (reminder) toque nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp prodded, ger prodding)

1 (with object) pinchar; (with finger) dar golpecitos a

2 figurative use (encourage) pinchar, empujar, estimular; (remind) recordar

intransitive verb

1 pinchar (at, -)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a prod empujar a alguien

prod ['prɑd] vt, prodded ; prodding

1) jab, poke: pinchar, golpear (con la punta de algo)

2) goad: incitar, estimular

prod n

1) jab, poke: golpe m (con la punta de algo), pinchazo m

2) stimulus: estímulo m

3)

cattle prod : picana f, aguijón m

prod

n.

• codazo s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• pinchazo s.m.

v.

• avispar v.

• codear v.

• empujar v.

• pinchar v.

I
1. prɑːd, prɒd
- dd- transitive verb

a) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pinchar

b) (encourage, remind)

you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide

after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco

2.

vi

to prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor

II

noun

a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo m

b) ( stimulus)

you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo

c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f

[prɒd]
N (Irl, Scot) pej protestante mf
* * *

I
1. [prɑːd, prɒd]
- dd- transitive verb

a) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pinchar

b) (encourage, remind)

you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide

after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco

2.

vi

to prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor

II

noun

a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo m

b) ( stimulus)

you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo

c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f

English-spanish dictionary > Prod
4 prod

prod
1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb
1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pinchar; empujar

2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) empujar, pinchar, incitar

2. noun
(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) golpecito, pinchazo, empujón

prod

tr[prɒd]

noun

1 (with finger, sharp object) golpecito, pinchazo

2 figurative use (encouragement) pinchazo, empujón nombre masculino, estímulo; (reminder) toque nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp prodded, ger prodding)

1 (with object) pinchar; (with finger) dar golpecitos a

2 figurative use (encourage) pinchar, empujar, estimular; (remind) recordar

intransitive verb

1 pinchar (at, -)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody a prod empujar a alguien

prod ['prɑd] vt, prodded ; prodding

1) jab, poke: pinchar, golpear (con la punta de algo)

2) goad: incitar, estimular

prod n

1) jab, poke: golpe m (con la punta de algo), pinchazo m

2) stimulus: estímulo m

3)

cattle prod : picana f, aguijón m

prod

n.

• codazo s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• pinchazo s.m.

v.

• avispar v.

• codear v.

• empujar v.

• pinchar v.

I
1. prɑːd, prɒd
- dd- transitive verb

a) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pinchar

b) (encourage, remind)

you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide

after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco

2.

vi

to prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor

II

noun

a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo m

b) ( stimulus)

you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo

c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f

[prɒd]
1. N

1) (=push) empujón m ; (with elbow) codazo m ; (=jab) pinchazo m

to give sb a prod — dar un pinchazo a algn

he needs an occasional prod — (fig) hay que darle un empujón de vez en cuando

2) (also: cattle prod) aguijada f, picana f (LAm)

2.

VT (=push) empujar; (with elbow) codear, dar un codazo a; (=jab) pinchar, punzar; (with goad) agujar

he needs to be prodded all the time — (fig) hay que pincharlo or empujarlo constantemente

to prod sb into doing sth — instar a algn a hacer algo

3.

VI

he prodded at the fire with a stick — atizó el fuego con un palo

she prodded gingerly at the sleeping dog — sacudió levemente y con cautela al perro que dormía

* * *

I
1. [prɑːd, prɒd]
- dd- transitive verb

a) ( poke - with elbow) darle* un codazo a; (- with something sharp) pinchar

b) (encourage, remind)

you have to keep prodding her or she forgets — tienes que estar constantemente recordándoselo para que no se olvide

after some prodding I agreed to take the job — acepté el trabajo, pero tuvieron que empujarme un poco

2.

vi

to prod AT something: she prodded at the cheese with her fork — pinchaba el queso con el tenedor

II

noun

a) ( poke - with elbow) codazo m; (- with something sharp) pinchazo m

b) ( stimulus)

you'll have to give him a prod — vas a tener que empujarlo or aguijonearlo

c) ( for cattle) picana f or (Esp) aguijada f

English-spanish dictionary > prod
5 stick out

stick out [nail, sharp object] sporgere, essere sporgente

Ex:

his ears, teeth stick out — ha le orecchie sporgenti, i denti in fuori

his stomach sticks out — ha la pancia

to stick out of sth. — [ screw] sporgere da qcs.; stick [sth.] out, stick out [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (cause to protrude)

to stick out one's hand, foot — allungare una mano, un piede

to stick out one's chest — gonfiare il petto

to stick one's tongue out — tirare fuori la lingua

2) (cope with)

to stick it out — colloq. tener duro

* * *

1) (to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue.) sporgere; tirare fuori

2) (to be noticeable: She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.) spiccare

* * *

1. vi + adv

1) (protrude) sporgere, (be noticeable) spiccare

his teeth stick out — ha i denti sporgenti

his ears stick out — ha le orecchie a sventola

to stick out like a sore thumb — essere un pugno nell'occhio

it sticks out because of the colour — spicca a causa del colore

it was sticking out of the back of the car — sporgeva dal retro della macchina

2)

to stick out for sth — battersi per qc

2. vt + adv

(tongue) tirar fuori, (arm) allungare, (head) sporgere

to stick it out fam — tener duro

the little girl stuck out her tongue — la bambina tirò fuori la lingua

* * *

stick out [nail, sharp object] sporgere, essere sporgente

Ex:

his ears, teeth stick out — ha le orecchie sporgenti, i denti in fuori

his stomach sticks out — ha la pancia

to stick out of sth. — [ screw] sporgere da qcs.; stick [sth.] out, stick out [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (cause to protrude)

to stick out one's hand, foot — allungare una mano, un piede

to stick out one's chest — gonfiare il petto

to stick one's tongue out — tirare fuori la lingua

2) (cope with)

to stick it out — colloq. tener duro

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6 poke

pəuk
1. verb
1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) meter

2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) hacer un agujero

3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) asomar

2. noun
(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) empujón, golpe

- poker
- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into

poke vb

1. atizar

he poked the fire to make it burn better atizó el fuego para que quemara mejor

2. dar

she poked me in the arm me dio con el dedo en el brazo

El gerundio de poke se escribe poking

poke

tr[pəʊk]

noun

1 (jab) empujón nombre masculino, golpe nombre masculino; (with elbow) codazo; (with sharp object) pinchazo

transitive verb

1 (jab - with finger) dar con la punta del dedo; (- with elbow) dar un codazo a; (- with pointed object) dar un pinchazo a

2 (insert) meter

3 (fire) atizar

4 (show) asomar

■ he poked his head round the door asomó la cabeza por la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to poke fun at somebody burlarse de alguien

to poke one's nose into somebody else's business meterse en asuntos ajenos

poke ['po:k] v, poked ; poking vt

1) jab: golpear (con la punta de algo), dar

he poked me with his finger: me dio con el dedo

2) thrust: introducir, asomar

I poked my head out the window: asomé la cabeza por la ventana

poke vi

1)

to poke around rummage: hurgar

2)

to poke along dawdle: demorarse, entretenerse

poke n

: golpe m abrupto (con la punta de algo)

poke

n.

• codazo s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• empujón s.m.

• espetón s.m.

v.

• atizar v.

• empujar v.

• escarbar v.

• hurgar v.

• hurgonear v.

• introducir v.

I
1. pəʊk
transitive verb

a) ( jab)

to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego

to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien

she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

b) ( thrust)

she poked her head around the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)

2.

vi

a) ( jab)

to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo

b) ( project) asomar

her feet were poking out of the sheets — los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas

a few shoots were poking up out of the soil — unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra

Phrasal Verbs:

- poke about

II

noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo m

she gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego

I [pǝʊk]
1. N

1) (=jab) empujón m, empellón m ; (with elbow) codazo m ; (with poker) hurgonada f, hurgonazo m

he gave me a poke in the ribs — (with finger) me hincó el dedo en las costillas; (with elbow) me dio un codazo en las costillas

to give the fire a poke — atizar la lumbre, remover la lumbre

2)

to have a poke — (Brit) *** (=have sex) echar(se) un polvo ***

2. VT

1) (=jab with stick, finger etc) pinchar, clavar; [+ fire] hurgar, atizar, remover

to poke sb in the ribs — hincar el dedo a algn en las costillas

to poke sb with a stick — dar a algn un empujón con un palo

you nearly poked me in the eye with that! — ¡casi me saltas un ojo con eso!

2) (=thrust) introducir

to poke a rag into a tube — meter un trapo en un tubo

to poke a stick into a crack — meter un palo en una grieta

to poke a stick into the ground — clavar un palo en el suelo

to poke one's head out (of a window) — sacar or asomar la cabeza (por una ventana)
nose 1., 1)
3) [+ hole] hacer

to poke a hole in a picture — hacer un agujero en un cuadro

4)

to poke fun at sb — reírse de algn

5) (US) * (=punch) pegar un puñetazo a

3.

VI

to poke at sth with a stick — hurgar algo con un bastón

- poke about

- poke out

II

[pǝʊk]
N (esp Scot) (=bag) saco m, bolsa f ; pig
* * *

I
1. [pəʊk]
transitive verb

a) ( jab)

to poke the fire — atizar* el fuego

to poke somebody's eye out — sacarle* un ojo a alguien

she poked him in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

b) ( thrust)

she poked her head around the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

he poked his finger through the crack — metió el dedo por la ranura; fun I, nose I 1)

2.

vi

a) ( jab)

to poke AT something: he poked at the mouse with a stick — le dio al ratón con un palo

b) ( project) asomar

her feet were poking out of the sheets — los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas

a few shoots were poking up out of the soil — unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra

Phrasal Verbs:

- poke about

II

noun golpe m; ( with elbow) codazo m

she gave him a poke in the ribs — le dio en el costado; ( with elbow) le dio un codazo en el costado

to give the fire a poke — atizar* el fuego

English-spanish dictionary > poke
7 embed

embed [ɪmˈbed]

transitive verb

• to become embedded in sth [hook, nail] s'enfoncer dans qch

• embedded in the memory gravé dans la mémoire

• embedded journalist journaliste embarqué

* * *
[ɪm'bed]
transitive verb (p prés etc - dd-)

1) lit

embedded in — [sharp object, rock] enfoncé dans; [plant] ancré dans; [plaque] encastré dans

2) fig

to be embedded in — être ancré dans

3) Computing incorporer (in dans)

English-French dictionary > embed
8 stick out

stick out [nail, sharp object] dépasser (of de)

his ears stick out — il a les oreilles décollées

his stomach sticks out — il a un gros ventre

her teeth stick out — elle a les dents qui avancent

stick [something] out, stick out [something]

1) ( cause to protrude)

to stick out one's hand/foot — tendre la main/le pied

to stick out one's chest — bomber le torse

to stick one's tongue out — tirer la langue

2) ( cope with)

to stick it out — (colloq) tenir le coup (colloq)

English-French dictionary > stick out
9 PIN

PIN

1. PIN [pɪn] n

abbrev of personal identification number PIN

2. pin [pɪn] n

1) ( sharp object) Nadel f;

drawing \PIN Reißzwecke f;

as bright [or clean] as a new \PIN blitzblank

2) ( for clothing) [Ansteck]nadel f; (Am) ( brooch) Brosche f;

hat \PIN Hutnadel f;

tie \PIN Krawattennadel f

3) mil ( on grenade) Sicherungsstift m

4) usu pl ( hum) (dated) Bein nt;

I'm still a bit shaky on my \PINs ich bin immer noch ziemlich wack[e]lig auf den Beinen

PHRASES:

to be on \PINs and needles (Am) auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen;

to have \PINs and needles das Kribbeln haben ( fam)

you could hear a \PIN drop man konnte eine Stecknadel fallen hören vt <- nn->

1) ( attach with pin)

to \PIN sth [up]on [or to] sth etw an etw dat befestigen;

a large picture of the president was \PINned to the office wall ein großes Bild des Präsidenten war an die Bürowand geheftet;

to \PIN back one's ears ( esp Brit) ( fig) ( fam) die Ohren spitzen;

to \PIN all one's hopes on sth ( fig) seine ganze Hoffnung auf etw akk setzen

2) ( hold firmly)

she was \PINned under a fallen beam from the roof sie saß unter einem vom Dach gefallenen Balken fest;

to \PIN sb against the door/ in a corner/ to the floor jdn gegen die Tür/in eine Ecke drücken/auf den Boden drücken

3) ( fix blame unfairly)

to \PIN sth on sb jdm etw zuschieben, etw auf jdn schieben;

the guilt was \PINned on him alone die Schuld wurde allein ihm zugeschoben

4) (Am) (dated: in college fraternity)

to \PIN a woman die feste Freundin mit dem Mitgliedsabzeichen seiner Verbindung beschenken

English-German students dictionary > PIN
10 pin

PIN

1. PIN [pɪn] n

abbrev of personal identification number PIN

2. pin [pɪn] n

1) ( sharp object) Nadel f;

drawing \pin Reißzwecke f;

as bright [or clean] as a new \pin blitzblank

2) ( for clothing) [Ansteck]nadel f; (Am) ( brooch) Brosche f;

hat \pin Hutnadel f;

tie \pin Krawattennadel f

3) mil ( on grenade) Sicherungsstift m

4) usu pl ( hum) (dated) Bein nt;

I'm still a bit shaky on my \pins ich bin immer noch ziemlich wack[e]lig auf den Beinen

PHRASES:

to be on \pins and needles (Am) auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen;

to have \pins and needles das Kribbeln haben ( fam)

you could hear a \pin drop man konnte eine Stecknadel fallen hören vt <- nn->

1) ( attach with pin)

to \pin sth [up]on [or to] sth etw an etw dat befestigen;

a large picture of the president was \pinned to the office wall ein großes Bild des Präsidenten war an die Bürowand geheftet;

to \pin back one's ears ( esp Brit) ( fig) ( fam) die Ohren spitzen;

to \pin all one's hopes on sth ( fig) seine ganze Hoffnung auf etw akk setzen

2) ( hold firmly)

she was \pinned under a fallen beam from the roof sie saß unter einem vom Dach gefallenen Balken fest;

to \pin sb against the door/ in a corner/ to the floor jdn gegen die Tür/in eine Ecke drücken/auf den Boden drücken

3) ( fix blame unfairly)

to \pin sth on sb jdm etw zuschieben, etw auf jdn schieben;

the guilt was \pinned on him alone die Schuld wurde allein ihm zugeschoben

4) (Am) (dated: in college fraternity)

to \pin a woman die feste Freundin mit dem Mitgliedsabzeichen seiner Verbindung beschenken

English-German students dictionary > pin
11 stick

stick

A n

1 ( piece of wood) bâton m ; ( for kindling) bout m de bois ; (for ice cream, lollipop) bâton m ; Mil bâton m ;

2 ( also walking stick) canne f ;

3 ( rod-shaped piece) a stick of rock ou candy/chalk/dynamite un bâton de sucre d'orge/craie/dynamite ; a stick of celery une branche de céléri ; a stick of rhubarb une tige de rhubarbe ; a stick of (French) bread une baguette ;

4 Sport ( in hockey) crosse f ; ( in polo) maillet m ;

5 ( conductor's baton) baguette f ;

6 Mil a stick of bombs un chapelet de bombes ;

7 ○ ( piece of furniture) meuble m ; a few sticks (of furniture) quelques meubles ; we haven't got a stick of furniture nous n'avons pas un seul meuble ;

8 ○ GB ( person) a funny old stick un drôle de bonhomme/une drôle de bonne femme m/f ; he's a dry old stick il manque d'humour ;

9 ○ ( criticism) critique f ; to get ou take (some) stick se faire critiquer ; to give sb (some) stick critiquer qn violemment ;

10 Aviat manche m à balai ;

11 US Aut levier m (de changement) de vitesse.

B ○ sticks npl in the sticks en pleine cambrousse ○, dans la campagne ; to be from the sticks être de la campagne.

C vtr ( prét, pp stuck)

1 ( stab) égorger [pig] ; to stick a pin/spade/knife into sth planter une épingle/une pelle/un couteau dans qch ; he stuck a knife into the man's back il a planté un couteau dans le dos de l'homme ; she stuck her fork into the meat elle a piqué sa fourchette dans la viande ; to stick a pin/knife through sth faire un trou dans qch avec une épingle/un couteau ; a board stuck with pins un tableau hérissé d'épingles ;

2 ( put) he stuck his head round the door/through the window il a passé sa tête par la porte/la fenêtre ; she stuck her hands in her pockets elle a enfoncé ses mains dans ses poches ; stick your coat on the chair/the money in the drawer ○ mets ton manteau sur la chaise/l'argent dans le tiroir ; to stick an advert in the paper ○ mettre une annonce dans le journal ; to stick sb in a home ○ mettre qn dans une maison de retraite ; you know where you can stick it ou that ◑ ! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre ◑ ! ; stick it up your ass ● ! va te faire foutre ● ! ;

3 ( fix in place) coller [label, stamp] (in dans ; on sur ; to à) ; coller [poster, notice] (in dans ; on à) ; ‘stick no bills’ ‘défense d'afficher’ ;

4 ○ GB ( bear) supporter [person, situation] ; I can't stick him je ne peux pas le supporter ; I don't know how he sticks it je ne sais pas comment il tient le coup ○ ; I can't stick it any longer je n'en peux plus ;

5 ○ ( impose) he stuck me with the bill il m'a fait payer la note ; to stick an extra £10 on the price augmenter le prix de 10 livres ; I was stuck with Frank je me suis retrouvé avec Frank ;

6 ○ ( accuse falsely of) to stick a murder/a robbery on sb mettre un meurtre/un cambriolage sur le dos de qn ○.

D vi ( prét, pp stuck)

1 ( be pushed) the nail stuck in my finger/foot je me suis planté un clou dans le doigt/le pied ; there was a dagger sticking in his back il avait un poignard planté dans le dos ;

2 ( be fixed) [stamp, glue] coller ; this glue/stamp doesn't stick cette colle/ce timbre ne colle pas ; to stick to se coller à [page, wall, skin, surface] ; to stick to the pan [sauce, rice] coller au fond de la casserole, attacher ○ ;

3 ( jam) [drawer, door, lift] se coincer ; [key, valve, catch] se bloquer, se coincer ; fig [price] être bloqué ;

4 ( remain) [name, habit] rester ; to stick in sb's memory ou mind rester gravé dans la mémoire de qn ; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick nous avons attrapé le meurtrier, maintenant nous devons prouver sa culpabilité ; to stick ○ in the house/one's room rester dans la maison/sa chambre ;

5 ( in cards) garder la main.

Idioms

to be on the stick ○ US être compétent ; to get on the stick ○ US s'y mettre ; to have ou get hold of the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre ; to up sticks ○ and leave plier bagages et partir.

Phrasal verbs

■ stick around ○

1 ( stay) rester ; stick around! reste là! ;

2 ( wait) attendre.

■ stick at:

▶ stick at [sth] persévérer dans [task] ; stick at it! persévère!

■ stick by:

▶ stick by [sb] soutenir.

■ stick down:

▶ stick [sth] down, stick down [sth]

1 ( fasten) coller [stamp] ;

2 ○ ( write down) écrire [answer, name, item].

■ stick on:

▶ stick [sth] on, stick on [sth] coller [label, stamp].

■ stick out:

▶ stick out [nail, sharp object] dépasser ; his ears stick out il a les oreilles décollées ; his stomach sticks out il a un gros ventre ; her teeth stick out elle a les dents qui avancent ; to stick out of sth [screw, nail, feet] dépasser de qch ; to stick out for revendiquer [pay-rise, shorter hours] ;

▶ stick [sth] out, stick out [sth]

1 ( cause to protrude) to stick out one's hand/foot tendre la main/le pied ; to stick out one's chest bomber le torse ; to stick one's tongue out tirer la langue ;

2 ( cope with) to stick it out ○ tenir bon ○.

■ stick to:

▶ stick to [sth/sb]

1 ( keep to) s'en tenir à [facts, point, plan, diet] ; he stuck to his version of events il n'a pas changé sa version des faits ; stick to what you know tiens-toi en à ce que tu sais ; ‘no whisky for me, I'll stick to orange juice’ ‘pas de whisky pour moi, je m'en tiens au jus d'orange ;

2 ( stay close to) rester près de [person] ;

3 ( stay faithful to) rester fidèle à [brand, shop, principles].

■ stick together:

▶ stick together

1 ( become fixed to each other) [pages] se coller ;

2 ○ ( remain loyal) se serrer les coudes ○, être solidaire ;

3 ○ ( not separate) rester ensemble ;

▶ stick [sth] together, stick together [sth] coller [objects, pieces].

■ stick up:

▶ stick up ( project) [pole, mast] se dresser ; his hair sticks up ses cheveux se dressent sur sa tête ; to stick up from sth dépasser de qch ; to stick up for sb ( defend) défendre qn ; ( side with) prendre le parti de qn ; to stick up for oneself défendre ses intérêts ;

▶ stick [sth] up, stick up [sth] ( put up) mettre [poster, notice] ; to stick up one's hand lever la main ; to stick one's legs up in the air lever les jambes en l'air ; stick 'em up ○ ! haut les mains!

■ stick with ○:

▶ stick with [sb] rester avec [person] ;

▶ stick with [sth] rester dans [job] ; s'en tenir à [plan] ; rester fidèle à [brand] ; I'm sticking with my current car for now je garde la voiture que j'ai pour l'instant.

Big English-French dictionary > stick
12 spike

noun

1) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) punta, pincho

2) (a pointed piece of metal attached to the sole of a shoe etc to prevent slipping.) clavo

•

- spiked
- spiky
- spikiness

spike n

1. pincho

the fence has spikes along the top la verja tiene pinchos en la parte de arriba

2. clavo

these running shoes have spikes estas zapatillas tienen clavos

spike

tr[spaɪk]

noun

1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL espiga

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spike

tr[spaɪk]

noun

1 (sharp point) punta, pincho; (sharp-pointed object) objeto puntiagudo

2 (on running shoe) clavo

transitive verb

1 (with shoes) clavar

2 (drink) echar alcohol a

plural noun spikes

1 (running shoes) zapatillas nombre femenino plural de clavos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to spike somebody's guns echar por tierra los planes de alguien

spike heel tacón nombre masculino de aguja

spike ['spaɪk] vt, spiked ; spiking

1) fasten: clavar (con clavos grandes)

2) pierce: atravesar

3) : añadir alcohol a

he spiked her drink with rum: le puso ron a la bebida

spike n

: clavo m grande

spike

n.

• alcayata s.f.

• clavo s.m.

• escarpia s.f.

• espiche s.m.

• espiga s.f.

• espigón s.m.

• estaquilla s.f.

• mazorca s.f.

• pincho s.m.

• punta s.f.

• rejo s.m.

v.

• inutilizar v.

• sujetar con pincho v.

I spaɪk
noun

1)

a) ( pointed object) punta f, púa f, pincho m or (Arg) pinche m; ( on track shoes) clavo m or (Chi, Ven) púa f or (Col) carramplón m

b) (Elec Eng, Phys) pico m

c) spike (heel) (AmE) stiletto 2)

2) spikes pl ( running shoes) zapatillas fpl de clavos or (Chi, Ven) de púas or (Col) con carramplones, picos mpl (Méx)

II

transitive verb

1) ( pierce) pinchar, clavar

2) ( add something to) (colloq)

they spiked his lemonade with vodka — le echaron vodka en la limonada

[spaɪk]
1. N

1) (=point) punta f ; (=metal rod) pincho m ; (=stake) estaca f ; (=tool) escarpia f ; (on railing) barrote m ; (on sports shoes) clavo m

2) (Zool) [of hedgehog etc] púa f

3) (Elec) pico m parásito

4) (Bot) espiga f

5) spikes (Sport) zapatillas fpl con clavos

2. VT

1) (=fix) clavar; (=impale) atravesar

2) (=stop) [+ rumour] acabar con; (=thwart) [+ plan etc] frustrar

- spike sb's guns

3)

a spiked drink * — (with added alcohol) una bebida con alcohol añadido de extranjis; (drugged) una bebida a la que le han echado algo, como un somnífero, droga etc.

3.

CPD

spike heel N — (US) tacón m de aguja

* * *

I [spaɪk]
noun

1)

a) ( pointed object) punta f, púa f, pincho m or (Arg) pinche m; ( on track shoes) clavo m or (Chi, Ven) púa f or (Col) carramplón m

b) (Elec Eng, Phys) pico m

c) spike (heel) (AmE) stiletto 2)

2) spikes pl ( running shoes) zapatillas fpl de clavos or (Chi, Ven) de púas or (Col) con carramplones, picos mpl (Méx)

II

transitive verb

1) ( pierce) pinchar, clavar

2) ( add something to) (colloq)

they spiked his lemonade with vodka — le echaron vodka en la limonada

English-spanish dictionary > spike
13 hard

1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro; sólido

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo; rudo; seco

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, severo, riguroso

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro, difícil

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dura

2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) duro, con ahínco

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fuerte, fuertemente

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fijamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) completamente, totalmente

•

- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up

hard¹ adj

1. duro

diamonds are very hard los diamantes son muy duros

2. difícil

it's hard to answer that question es difícil contestar a esa pregunta

hard² adv

1. mucho

it's snowing hard está nevando mucho

he works very hard trabaja mucho

2. duro / fuerte

hit him hard! ¡pégale duro!

hard

tr[hɑːd]

adjective

1 (gen) duro,-a; (solid) sólido,-a

2 (difficult) difícil

3 (harsh) severo,-a

4 (work) arduo,-a, penoso,-a, agotador,-ra

5 figurative use cruel, rudo,-a

6 (fight, match) reñido,-a, disputado,-a; (decision) injusto,-a

7 (fact) innegable; (luck) malo,-a

8 (final decision) definitivo,-a, irrevocable; (person) severo,-a, inflexible

9 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL fuerte

adverb

1 (forcibly) fuerte; (diligently) mucho, de firme, concienzudamente, con ahínco

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hard of hearing duro,-a de oído

to be hard done by sentirse mal tratado,-a, ser tratado,-a injustamente

to be hard hit by figurative use quedar muy afectado,-a por

to be hard on somebody figurative use tratar a alguien con severidad, tratar a alguien con dureza

to be hard on somebody's heels figurative use pisar los talones a alguien

to be hard pushed to do something figurative use verse apurado,-a para realizar algo

to be hard up familiar estar sin blanca

to drive a hard bargain figurative use negociar con dureza

to have a hard time familiar pasarlo canutas, pasarlo mal

to take something very hard tomar algo muy a pecho, encajar algo muy mal

to work hard trabajar mucho

hard core (group) núcleo 2 (material) lecho de grava

hard drinker bebedor,-ra empedernido,-a

hard evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural definitivas

hard labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzados

hard luck mala suerte

hard shoulder arcén nombre masculino

hard ['hɑrd] adv

1) forcefully: fuerte, con fuerza

the wind blew hard: el viento sopló fuerte

2) strenuously: duro, mucho

to work hard: trabajar duro

3)

to take something hard : tomarse algo muy mal, estar muy afectado por algo

hard adj

1) firm, solid: duro, firme, sólido

2) difficult: difícil, arduo

3) severe: severo, duro

a hard winter: un invierno severo

4) unfeeling: insensible, duro

5) diligent: diligente

to be a hard worker: ser muy trabajador

6)

hard liquor : bebidas fpl fuertes

7)

hard water : agua f dura

hard

adj.

• arduo, -a adj.

• calloso, -a adj.

• dificultoso, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• endurecido, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• fuerte adj.

• laborioso, -a adj.

• peliagudo, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• rudo, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

• terco, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

adv.

• apretadamente adv.

• difícilmente adv.

• duro adv.

• mucho adv.

• recio adv.

• tieso adv.

I hɑːrd, hɑːd
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

[hɑːd]
1. ADJ
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] duro; [ground, snow] duro, compacto

• baked hard — endurecido (al sol o en el horno)

• to become or go hard — ponerse duro, endurecerse

• the water is very hard here — aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal

- be as hard as nails

- as hard as a rock
nut
2) (=harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] duro, severo; [frost] fuerte; [words, tone] duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] serio, duro; [drink, liquor] fuerte; [drugs] duro; [fact] concreto; [evidence] irrefutable

• a hard blow — (fig) un duro golpe

• to take a long hard look at sth — examinar algo detenidamente

• to be hard on sb — ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)

don't be so hard on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya

aren't you being a bit hard on yourself? — ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?

to be hard on one's clothes — destrozar la ropa

the light was hard on the eyes — la luz hacía daño a los ojos

- be as hard as nails
feeling
3) (=strenuous, tough) [work, day] duro; [fight, match] muy reñido

gardening is hard work — arreglar el jardín es un trabajo duro

phew, that was hard work! — ¡uf!, ¡ha costado lo suyo!

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

coping with three babies is very hard work — tres bebés dan mucha tarea or mucho trabajo, arreglárselas con tres bebés es una dura or ardua tarea

it's hard work getting her to talk about herself — cuesta mucho or resulta muy trabajoso hacerla hablar sobre sí misma

to be a hard worker — ser muy trabajador(a)

4) (=difficult) [exam, decision, choice] difícil

to be hard to do: it's hard to study on your own — es difícil estudiar por tu cuenta

he found it hard to make friends — le resultaba difícil hacer amigos

I find it hard to believe that... — me cuesta (trabajo) creer que...

bloodstains are hard to remove — las manchas de sangre son difíciles de quitar

to be hard to come by — ser difícil de conseguir

that is a very hard question to answer — esa es una pregunta muy difícil de responder

to be hard to deal with — ser de trato difícil

to be hard to please — ser muy exigente or quisquilloso

• to be hard of hearing — ser duro de oído

• he's learning the hard way — está aprendiendo a base de cometer errores

we shall have to do it the hard way — tendremos que hacerlo a pulso
bargain, play 3., 4)
5) (=tough, unpleasant) [life, times] duro

it's a hard life! — ¡qué vida más dura!

those were hard times to live in — aquellos eran tiempos duros, la vida era dura en aquellos tiempos

her family had fallen on hard times — su familia estaba pasando por dificultades económicas

to have a hard time — pasarlo mal

to have a hard time doing sth — tener problemas para hacer algo

to give sb a hard time — hacérselo pasar mal a algn

- take a hard line against/over sth

- hard lines

hard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *
going, hard-line, hard-liner
6) (=forceful) [push, tug, kick] fuerte

7) (Phon, Ling) [sound] fuerte; [consonant] oclusivo

2. ADV
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=with a lot of effort) [work] duro, mucho; [study] mucho

he had worked hard all his life — había trabajado duro or mucho toda su vida

he works very hard — trabaja muy duro, trabaja mucho

she works hard at keeping herself fit — se esfuerza mucho por mantenerse en forma

he was hard at work in the garden — estaba trabajando afanosamente or con ahínco en el jardín

• he was breathing hard — respiraba con dificultad

• we're saving hard for our holidays — estamos ahorrando todo lo que podemos para las vacaciones, estamos ahorrando al máximo para las vacaciones

• to try hard, she always tries hard — siempre se esfuerza mucho

I can't do it, no matter how hard I try — no puedo hacerlo, por mucho que lo intente

to try one's hardest to do sth — esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo

maybe you're trying too hard — a lo mejor tienes que tomártelo con más calma

to be hard at it —

Bill was hard at it in the garden * — Bill se estaba empleando a fondo en el jardín, Bill estaba dándole duro al jardín *

2) (=with force) [hit] fuerte, duro; [pull, push, blow] con fuerza; [snow, rain] fuerte, mucho

she pushed the wardrobe as hard as she could — empujó el armario con todas sus fuerzas

• the government decided to clamp down hard on terrorism — el gobierno decidió tomar medidas duras contra el terrorismo

• she was feeling hard done by — pensaba que la habían tratado injustamente

• hard hit — seriamente afectado

to hit sb hard — (fig) ser un duro golpe para algn

California has been (particularly) hard hit by the crisis — California (en particular) se ha visto seriamente afectada por la crisis

• I would be hard pushed or put to think of another plan — me resultaría difícil pensar en otro plan

we'll be hard pushed or put to finish this tonight! — ¡nos va a ser difícil terminar esto esta noche!

• to take sth hard — tomarse algo muy mal *

he took it pretty hard — se lo tomó muy mal, fue un duro golpe para él, le golpeó mucho (LAm)

• to be hard up * — estar pelado *, no tener un duro (Sp) *

to be hard up for sth — estar falto or escaso de algo
hard-pressed
3) (=solid)

• to freeze hard — quedarse congelado

• to set hard — [cement etc] fraguar, endurecerse

4) (=intently) [listen] atentamente; [concentrate] al máximo

• to look hard (at sth) — fijarse mucho (en algo)

• think hard before you make a decision — piénsalo muy bien antes de tomar una decisión

I thought hard but I couldn't remember his name — por más que pensé or por más vueltas que le di no pude recordar su nombre

5) (=sharply)

• hard a-port/ a-starboard — (Naut) todo a babor/estribor

• to turn hard left/ right — girar todo a la izquierda/derecha

6) (=closely)

• hard behind sth — justo detrás de algo

I hurried upstairs with my sister hard behind me — subí las escaleras corriendo con mi hermana que venía justo detrás

• hard upon sth — (=just after) justo después de algo

the launch of the book followed hard upon the success of the film — el lanzamiento del libro se produjo justo después del éxito de la película
heel
3.

CPD

hard cash N — dinero m contante y sonante, (dinero m en) efectivo m

hard centre, hard center (US) N — relleno m duro

hard cider (US) N — sidra f

hard copy N — (Comput) copia f impresa

the hard core N — (=intransigents) los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
hard-core
hard court N — (Tennis) cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento

hard currency N — moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte

hard disk N — (Comput) disco m duro

hard goods NPL — productos mpl no perecederos

hard hat N — (=riding hat) gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] casco m; (=construction worker) albañil mf

hard labour, hard labor (US) N — trabajos mpl forzados

hard landing N — aterrizaje m duro

the hard left N — (esp Brit) la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical

hard luck N — mala suerte f

we had a bit of hard luck this season — hemos tenido un poco de mala suerte esta temporada

• to be hard luck on sb, it was hard luck on him — tuvo mala suerte

hard luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!

hard news N — noticias fpl fidedignas

hard palate N — paladar m

hard porn * N — porno m duro

the hard right N — (esp Brit) la extrema derecha, la derecha radical

hard rock N — (Mus) rock m duro

hard sell N — venta f agresiva

hard sell tactics — táctica fsing de venta agresiva

hard sell techniques — técnicas fpl de venta agresiva

hard shoulder N — (Brit) (Aut) arcén m, hombrillo m

hard stuff * N — (=alcohol) alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (=drugs) droga f dura

he fancied a drop of the hard stuff — le apetecía una copita de algo fuerte

hard top N — (=car) coche m no descapotable; (=car roof) techo m rígido

hard water N — agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal

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I [hɑːrd, hɑːd]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

English-spanish dictionary > hard
14 tongue

noun

1) Zunge, die

bite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen

put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!

put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken

with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge

he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst

hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen

watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln

watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!

2) (meat) Zunge, die

3) (manner or power of speech)

find/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren

get one's tongue round something — etwas aussprechen

have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben

4) (language) Sprache, die

5) (of shoe) Zunge, die

6) (promontory)

tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die

7) (of buckle) Dorn, der

* * *

noun

1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) die Zunge

2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) die Zunge

3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.)

4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) die Sprache

* * *

tongue

[tʌŋ]

I. n

1. (mouth part) Zunge f

have you lost your \tongue? hat es dir die Sprache verschlagen?

his name is on the tip of my \tongue sein Name liegt mir auf der Zunge

a few whiskies should loosen his \tongue ein paar Whiskys werden ihm schon die Zunge lösen

to bite one's \tongue sich dat in die Zunge beißen

to burn one's \tongue sich dat die Zunge verbrennen

to find one's \tongue die Sprache wiederfinden

to hold one's \tongue den Mund halten

to stick one's \tongue out [at sb] [jdm] die Zunge herausstrecken

2. (tongue-shaped object)

\tongue of land Landzunge f

\tongue of a shoe Zunge f eines Schuhs

3. (language) Sprache f

the gift of \tongues REL die Gabe, mit fremden Zungen zu sprechen

4. no pl (expressive style) Ausdrucksweise f

to have a sharp \tongue eine spitze Zunge haben

5.

▶ to get one's \tongue around [or round] a word ein Wort kaum aussprechen können

▶ to say sth \tongue in cheek [or with one's \tongue in one's cheek] etw als Scherz meinen

▶ to set [or start] \tongues wagging Gerede verursachen

II. vt MUS

▪ to \tongue sth etw mit Zungenschlag spielen

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[tʌŋ]
1. n

1) Zunge f

to put or stick one's tongue out at sb — jdm die Zunge herausstrecken

to lose/find one's tongue (fig) — die Sprache verlieren/wiederfinden

to hold one's tongue — den Mund halten

to have a ready tongue — schlagfertig sein, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein

to have a sharp tongue — eine scharfe Zunge haben

keep a civil tongue in your head! — werden Sie nicht ausfallend!

I can't get my tongue round it — dabei breche ich mir fast die Zunge ab

See:

→ slip, tip, tongue-in-cheek

2) (liter: language) Sprache f; (old BIBL) Zunge f

the gift of tongues (Bibl) — die Gabe, in fremden Zungen zu reden

3) (of shoe) Zunge f, Lasche f; (of bell) Klöppel m; (of land) (Land)zunge f; (of wood) Spund m, Zapfen m

a tongue of fire licked the building — eine Flamme züngelte an dem Gebäude empor

2. vt (MUS)
note (mit der Zunge) stoßen
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tongue [tʌŋ]

A s

1. ANAT Zunge f (auch fig Redeweise):

malicious tongues böse Zungen;

with one’s tongue in one’s cheek, tongue in cheek ironisch;

say sth tongue in cheek etwas nicht ernst meinen;

bite the tongue auf der Zunge beißen;

bite one’s tongue sich auf die Zunge beißen (a. fig);

I would rather bite off my tongue than … ich würde mir eher oder lieber die Zunge abbeißen als …;

find one’s tongue die Sprache wiederfinden;

make sb find their tongue jemandem die Zunge lösen, jemanden zum Reden bringen;

get one’s tongue (a)round umg ein schwieriges Wort etc richtig aussprechen;

give tongue

a) sich laut und deutlich äußern (to zu),

b) anschlagen (Hund),

c) Laut geben (Jagdhund);

have a long tongue geschwätzig sein;

have a ready tongue nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein, schlagfertig sein;

have a sharp tongue eine scharfe oder spitze Zunge haben;

hold one’s tongue den Mund halten;

a sharp answer was hovering on my tongue mir lag eine scharfe Antwort auf der Zunge;

keep a civil tongue (in one’s head) höflich bleiben;

he lost his tongue er verlor die Sprache, ihm verschlug es die Sprache;

put one’s tongue out at sb jemandem die Zunge herausstrecken;

wag one’s tongue tratschen;

set tongues wagging Gerede verursachen;

tongues are beginning to wag die Leute fangen schon an zu reden; → academic.ru/8973/bridle">bridle B 2, loose A 5 f, tip¹ A 1

2. GASTR (Rinder- etc) Zunge f

3. Sprache f (eines Volkes), Zunge f:

confusion of tongues BIBEL Sprachverwirrung f;

gift of tongues BIBEL, REL Zungenreden n; → speak A 1, speaking B

4. BIBEL Volk n, Nation f, Zunge f

5. fig Zunge f (einer Flamme, einer Klarinette, eines Schuhs etc)

6. Klöppel m (einer Glocke)

7. (Wagen) Deichsel f

8. Tischlerei: Zapfen m, Spund m, Feder f

9. TECH

a) (Lauf-, Führungs) Schiene f

b) Lasche f

10. BAHN Zunge f (einer Weiche)

11. Dorn m (einer Schnalle)

12. Zeiger m (einer Waage)

13. ELEK (Relais) Anker m

14. GEOG Landzunge f

B v/t

1. MUS mit Flatterzunge blasen

2. Tischlerei: verzapfen

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noun

1) Zunge, die

bite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen

put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!

put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken

with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge

he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst

hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen

watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln

watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!

2) (meat) Zunge, die

3) (manner or power of speech)

find/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren

get one's tongue round something — etwas aussprechen

have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben

4) (language) Sprache, die

5) (of shoe) Zunge, die

6) (promontory)

tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die

7) (of buckle) Dorn, der

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(language) n.

Sprache -n f. n.

Zunge -n f.

English-german dictionary > tongue
15 fall

1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/26285/fall_about">fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fallen

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) fallen

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fallen

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) stattfinden

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fallen

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) überlassen bleiben
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) der Sturz

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) der Fall

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) der Fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) der Herbst

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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fall

[fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]

I. NOUN

1. (tumble, drop) Fall m; (harder) Sturz m

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz das Bein

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen

to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen

to take a \fall stürzen; (from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

to have [or take] a nasty \fall schwer stürzen

2. no pl (descent) Fallen nt; of leaves Herabfallen nt geh; (drop) of an axe, a guillotine Herunterfallen nt; of a level also [Ab]sinken nt

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f

the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut

3. METEO, GEOG

\fall of earth Erdrutsch m

[heavy] \falls of rain/snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

\fall of rock Steinschlag m

4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt

6. no pl (decrease) Rückgang m (in + gen); in support Nachlassen nt (in + gen); in a level also Sinken nt (in + gen)

there was a \fall in support for his party at the last election die Unterstützung für seine Partei hat bei den letzten Wahlen nachgelassen

\fall in demand/price/temperature Nachfrage-/Preis-/Temperaturrückgang m

there has been a slight \fall in the price of petrol der Benzinpreis ist leicht zurückgegangen

sudden \fall in price Preissturz m

\fall in pressure Druckabfall m

\fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten

a sharp \fall in temperature ein Temperaturabfall m, ein Temperatursturz m

\fall in value Wertverlust m

7. no pl (defeat) of a city Einnahme f; of a dictator, regime Sturz m

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches

\fall from power Entmachtung f

8. no pl REL

▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

9. AM (autumn) Herbst m

10. (waterfall)

▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m

[the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle

11.

▶ to be as innocent as Adam before the F\fall ( saying) so unschuldig sein wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall

▶ to take a [or the] \fall for sb/sth AM ( fam) für jdn/etw die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, für jdn/etw einstehen

II. NOUN MODIFIER

AM (sun, weather) Herbst-

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f

\fall plowing Wintersaat f

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<fell, fallen>

1. (drop, tumble) fallen; (harder) stürzen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; tree, post, pillar umfallen; (harder) umstürzen

he fell badly and broke his arm er stürzte schwer und brach sich den Arm

the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser

her horse fell at a fence ihr Pferd blieb an einem Hindernis hängen

the bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it die Bombe fiel auf die Kirche und zerstörte sie vollständig

the picture's \fallen behind the piano das Bild ist hinter das Klavier gefallen

to \fall into sb's/each other's arms jdm/sich in die Arme fallen

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen

to \fall under a bus/train unter einen Bus/Zug geraten

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen

to \fall flat on one's face aufs Gesicht [o fam auf die Nase] fallen

to \fall on the floor/to the ground auf den Boden fallen

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen

to \fall down dead tot umfallen

2. (hang) fallen

to \fall loosely locker fallen

▪ to \fall around/on/to sth auf etw akk fallen [o geh herabhängen]

his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

a curl/a strand of hair fell into her face eine Locke/Strähne fiel ihr ins Gesicht

3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow

▪ to \fall across/on/over sth auf etw akk fallen; blow, weapon

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw treffen; ( fig) darkness, night hereinbrechen; ( fig) silence

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw überfallen

the audience was still laughing as the curtain fell als der Vorhang fiel, lachte das Publikum immer noch

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden

silence fell on the group of men [ein] Schweigen überfiel die Männer

4. (slope) [steil] abfallen

5. (decrease) sinken; price, temperature, pressure, value also fallen; demand, sales, numbers also zurückgehen; ( fig) barometer fallen

water supplies have \fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand abgesunken

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück

church attendance has \fallen dramatically die Anzahl der Kirchenbesucher ist drastisch zurückgegangen [o gesunken]

\falling prices pl Preisrückgang m

6. (be defeated) government, regime, politician gestürzt werden; empire untergehen; city, town eingenommen werden, fallen

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden

▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

7. (lose a position, status) fallen

to \fall in the charts/the table in den Charts/der Tabelle fallen

to have \fallen to the bottom of the league table ganz unten in der Tabelle stehen

to \fall in sb's estimation in jds Achtung sinken

8. (fail)

to stand or \fall on sth mit etw dat stehen und fallen

the proposal will stand or \fall on the possible tax breaks der Vorschlag wird mit den zu erwartenden Steuervergünstigungen stehen und fallen

9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen

10. (be) liegen

Easter \falls early/late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät

this year, my birthday \falls on a Monday diese Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Montag

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

11. (belong)

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

to \fall into a category/class in [o unter] eine Kategorie/Klasse fallen

▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich

▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, fällt in den Zuständigkeitsbereich dieses Gerichts

12. (be divided)

▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern

the text \falls into three sections der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13. (become)

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

to \fall asleep einschlafen

to \fall due fällig sein

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden

to \fall open aufklappen

to \fall silent verstummen

to \fall vacant frei werden

14. (enter a particular state)

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden

to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen

to \fall out of favour [or AM favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun

to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam

to \fall under the influence of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein

to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen

to have \fallen under the spell of sb/sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein

15.

▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to \fall out of one's dress ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen fam

▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht

▶ to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen

▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben

▶ to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen

▶ to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen

▶ to \fall into place (work out) sich akk von selbst ergeben; (make sense) einen Sinn ergeben, [einen] Sinn machen fam

▶ to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen

▶ to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

▶ to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen liter

▶ to \fall among thieves ( old) unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

▶ to \fall into a/sb's trap in die/jdm in die Falle gehen

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability sie haben ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten völlig überschätzt

▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

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[fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
1. n

1) (lit, fig: tumble) Fall m no pl, Sturz m; (= decline of empire etc) Untergang m

the Fall (of Man) (Eccl) — der Sündenfall

to break sb's fall — jds Fall auffangen

to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

he had several falls — er ist mehrmals hingefallen or gestürzt

she had a bad fall — sie ist schwer gestürzt

to head or ride for a fall — in sein Verderben rennen

2) (= defeat of town, fortress etc) Einnahme f, Eroberung f; (of Troy) Fall m; (of country) Zusammenbruch m; (of government) Sturz m

3)

fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

fall of rock — Steinschlag m

there was another heavy fall (of snow) last night — es hat heute Nacht wieder viel geschneit

4) (of night) Einbruch m

5) (= lowering) Sinken nt; (in temperature) Abfall m, Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (of barometer) Fallen nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (in wind) Nachlassen nt; (in revs, population, membership) Abnahme f; (in graph) Abfall m; (in morals) Verfall m; (of prices, currency, gradual) Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m

fall in demand (Comm) — Nachfragerückgang m

6) (= slope of roof, ground) Gefälle nt; (steeper) Abfall m

7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m

the Niagara Falls — der Niagarafall

8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m

9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m

10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

in the fall — im Herbst

2. vi

1) (lit, fig: tumble) fallen; (SPORT, from a height, badly) stürzen; (object, to the ground) herunterfallen

to fall to one's death — tödlich abstürzen

to fall into a trap — in die Falle gehen

2) (= hang down hair, clothes etc) fallen

her hair kept falling into her eyes — ihr fielen dauernd die Haare in die Augen

3) (snow, rain) fallen

4) (= drop temperature, price) fallen, sinken; (population, membership etc) abnehmen; (voice) sich senken; (wind) sich legen, nachlassen; (land) abfallen; (graph, curve, rate) abnehmen; (steeply) abfallen

her eyes fell — sie schlug die Augen nieder (geh)

his face fell — er machte ein langes Gesicht

to fall in sb's estimation or eyes — in jds Achtung (dat) sinken

5) (= be defeated country) eingenommen werden; (city, fortress) fallen, erobert or eingenommen werden; (government, ruler) gestürzt werden

to fall to the enemy — vom Feind eingenommen werden; (fortress, town also) vom Feind erobert werden

6) (= be killed) fallen

to fall in battle — fallen

7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten

8) (BIBL) den Sündenfall tun; (old, girl) die Unschuld or Ehre verlieren (dated)

when Adam fell — nach Adams Sündenfall

9) (= occur birthday, Easter etc) fallen (on auf +acc); (accent) liegen (on auf +dat); (= be classified) gehören (under in +acc), fallen (under unter +acc)

it falls under another category — das gehört in or fällt in eine andere Kategorie

that falls within/outside the scope of... — das fällt in/nicht in den Bereich +gen..., das liegt innerhalb/außerhalb des Bereichs +gen...

10) (= be naturally divisible) zerfallen, sich gliedern (into in +acc)

to fall into three sections — sich in drei Teile gliedern

to fall into categories — sich in Kategorien gliedern lassen

11) (fig)

her eyes fell on a strange object — ihr Blick fiel auf einen merkwürdigen Gegenstand

where do you think the responsibility/blame for that will fall? — wem wird Ihrer Meinung nach die Verantwortung dafür/die Schuld daran gegeben?

12) (= become) werden

to fall asleep — einschlafen

to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

to fall in love with sb — sich in jdn verlieben

to fall out of love with sb — aufhören, jdn zu lieben

she's forever falling in and out of love — sie verliebt sich dauernd neu

13)

(= pass into a certain state) to fall into decline (building) — verkommen; (economy) schlechter werden

to fall into ruin — (zur Ruine) verfallen

to fall into decay — verfallen

to fall into a deep sleep — in tiefen Schlaf fallen or sinken

to fall into temptation — in Versuchung geraten

to fall into conversation (with sb) — (mit jdm) ins Gespräch kommen

to fall into a state of unconsciousness — das Bewusstsein verlieren, in Ohnmacht fallen

to fall into a coma — in ein Koma fallen

to fall into disarray — in Unordnung geraten

to fall into bad habits — in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen

to fall apart or to pieces (chairs, cars, book etc) — aus dem Leim gehen (inf); (clothes, curtains) sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen (inf); (house) verfallen; (system, company, sb's life) aus den Fugen geraten or gehen

I fell apart when he left me — meine Welt brach zusammen, als er mich verließ

14)

(in set constructions see also n, adj etc) to fall into the hands of sb —

to fall among thieves — unter die Räuber fallen or geraten

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fall [fɔːl]

A s

1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:

fall from ( oder out of) the window Sturz aus dem Fenster;

have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;

ride for a fall

a) verwegen reiten,

b) auch head for a fall fig das Schicksal oder Unheil herausfordern, ins Unglück rennen;

take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten

2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)

b) besonders US Herbst m:

in fall im Herbst;

fall weather Herbstwetter n

3. Fall m, Herabfallen n, Faltenwurf m (von Stoff)

4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)

5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)

6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)

7. PHYS

a) → free fall

b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f

8. a) (Regen-, Schnee) Fall m

b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f

9. Fallen n, Sinken n (der Flut, Temperatur etc):

fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;

( heavy oder sudden) fall in prices Preis-, Kurssturz m;

speculate for a fall auf Baisse oder à la baisse spekulieren; → operate A 4

10. Abfall(en) m(n), Gefälle n, Neigung f (des Geländes):

a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle

11. (Wasser) Fall m:

the Niagara Falls

12. An-, Einbruch m (der Nacht etc)

13. Fall m, Sturz m, Nieder-, Untergang m, Verfall m, Ende n:

the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;

fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens

14. a) (moralischer) Verfall

b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:

the Fall, the fall of man BIBEL der (erste) Sündenfall

15. JAGD

a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)

b) Falle f

16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)

17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:

win by fall Schultersieg m;

try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen

B v/i prät fell [fel], pperf fallen [ˈfɔːlən]

1. fallen:

the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt

2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)

3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:

he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab

4. (um-, hin-, nieder)fallen, stürzen, zu Fall kommen, zu Boden fallen (Person):

he fell badly ( oder heavily) er stürzte schwer; → flat¹ C 1

5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)

6. (in Locken oder Falten etc) (herab)fallen

7. fig fallen:

a) (im Krieg) umkommen

b) erobert werden (Stadt)

c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)

d) (moralisch) sinken

e) die Unschuld verlieren, einen Fehltritt begehen (Frau)

f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)

8. fig fallen, sinken (Flut, Preis, Temperatur etc):

the temperature has fallen (by) 10 degrees die Temperatur ist um 10 Grad gesunken;

the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;

his courage fell sein Mut sank;

his voice (eyes) fell er senkte die Stimme (den Blick);

his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;

falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate

9. abfallen (toward[s] zu … hin) (Gelände etc)

10. auch fall apart zerfallen:

fall apart ( oder asunder, in two) auseinanderfallen, entzweigehen; → piece A 2

11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:

Easter falls late this year Ostern ist oder fällt oder liegt dieses Jahr spät

12. sich ereignen

13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)

14. fig fallen (Worte etc):

the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen

15. krank, fällig etc werden:

fall heir to sth etwas erben

* * *
1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

* * *

(US) n.

Herbst -e m. (of a regime, society) n.

Verfall -¨e m. n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Sturz ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

= absinken v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

purzeln v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > fall
16 A

ei
noun

(one of the notes in the musical scale.) la

- A flat
- A sharp

a det un / una

Recuerda que a se emplea delante de una palabra que empieza por consonante; delante de una palabra que empieza por un sonido vocálico se emplea an

a fish un pez

a door una puerta

an orange una naranja

Multiple Entries: A a A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota: La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a. 1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;
voy a casa I'm going home; se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;
a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro; se sentó al sol he sat in the sun; se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here
2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;
a la hora de comer at lunch time; ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?; a mediados de abril in mid-April; al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;
al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;
( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday
3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;
sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each; a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour; nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three 4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;
a crédito on credit; funciona a pilas it runs on batteries; a mano by hand; a rayas striped; vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes 5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;
no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;
dáselo a ella give it to her; les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English; le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A 'A' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - a.m. - abajeña - abajeño - abanderada - abanderado - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abanico - abarquillada - abarquillado - abarrotada - abarrotado - abasto - abatida - abatido - abatirse - abdicar - aberración - abertura - abierta - abierto - abigarrada - abigarrado - abigarrar - ablandar - ablusada - ablusado - abnegada - abnegado - abobada - abobado - abocada - abocado - abogacía - abogada - abogado - abombada - abombado - abonar - abonada - abonado - abonarse - abono - abordar - abordaje - aborregar - abortar - abortiva English: A - A-level - a.m. - abandon - abandoned - abide by - ability - abject - abnormal - aboard - aborigine - abortion - abortive - about - above - above-board - above-mentioned - abrasive - abreast - abridged - abrupt - absent - absent-minded - absolute - absolutely - absorbed - abstemious - abstract - absurd - abundant - abuse - abusive - abysmal - academic - academy - accede - accent - acceptable - access - accident-prone - accidental - accidentally - acclimatized - accommodate - accommodation - accomplish - accomplished - account - account for - accountable

A

tr[æmp, 'æmpeə^SMALLr/SMALL]

symbol

1 ( ampere) amperio; (symbol) A

a ['eɪ] n, pl a's or as ['eɪz] : primera letra del alfabeto inglés

a [ə, 'eɪ] art, an [ən, 'æn] before vowel or silent h)

1) : un m, una f

a house: una casa

half an hour: media hora

what a surprise!: ¡qué sorpresa!

2) per: por, a la, al

30 kilometers an hour: 30 kilómetros por hora

twice a month: dos veces al mes

A (note)

n.

• la (Música) s.f.

a eɪ noun

1)

a) ( letter) A, a f

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

he knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

b) ( Mus) la m

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

2)

a) ( in house numbers)

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)

A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)

A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)

A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)

c) ( Transp) ( in UK) (before n)

A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional

I [eɪ]
1. N

1) (=letter) A, a f

A for Andrew — A de Antonio

to get from A to B — ir de A a B

No. 32A — (=house) núm. 32 bis, núm. 32 duplicado

the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z

- know sth from A to Z

2) (Mus)

A — la m

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol

3) (Scol) sobresaliente m

2.

CPD

A level N ABBR (Brit) (Scol) = Advanced level — ≈ bachillerato m

to take three A levels — presentarse como candidato en tres asignaturas de A level

she has an A level in chemistry — tiene un título de A level en química

A road N — (Brit) ≈ carretera f nacional

"A" shares NPL — acciones fpl de clase A

A side N — [of record] cara f A

A to Z ® N — (=map book) callejero m
A LEVELS Al terminar la educación secundaria obligatoria, los estudiantes de Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte pueden estudiar otros dos años para preparar tres o cuatro asignaturas más y examinarse de ellas a los 18 años. Estos exámenes se conocen con el nombre de A levels o Advanced levels. Cada universidad determina el número de A levels y la calificación necesaria para acceder a ella. En Escocia los exámenes equivalentes son los Highers o Higher Grades, que se hacen de unas cinco asignaturas tras un año de estudios. Después se puede optar entre entrar en la universidad directamente o estudiar otro año más, bien para hacer el mismo examen de otras asignaturas, o para sacar los Advanced Highers.

See:

see cultural note GCSE

II

[eɪ] [ˌǝ]
INDEF ART ( before vowel or silent h an) [ˌæn] [ˌǝn] [ˌn]
1) un(a) m / f ; (+ fem noun starting with stressed [a] or [ha]) un

a book — un libro

an apple — una manzana

a soul — un alma

an eagle — un águila

an axe — un hacha

2) (article often omitted in translation)

a) (with professions)

he is an engineer — es ingeniero

I am not a doctor — yo no soy médico

he's a brilliant scientist — es un excelente científico

that child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!

b) (after [tener]/[buscar] if singular object the norm)

I have a wife and six children — tengo mujer y seis hijos

have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?

I haven't got a car — no tengo coche

she's looking for a secretary — busca secretaria

she has a daughter — tiene una hija

they have a lovely house — tienen una casa preciosa

See:

LOOK FOR in look

c) (after negatives)

you don't stand a chance — no tienes posibilidad alguna

without a doubt — sin duda

without saying a word — sin decir palabra

d) (in expressions)

half an hour — media hora

a fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!

what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!

a hundred pounds — cien libras

a drink would be nice — me gustaría algo de beber

e) (apposition)

Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...

the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español

3) (=a certain) un(a) tal

a Mr Smith called to see you — vino a verte un tal señor Smith

4) (=each, per) por

two apples a head — dos manzanas por persona

£80 a week — 80 libras por semana

50 kilometres an hour — 50 kilómetros por hora

30 pence a kilo — 30 peniques el kilo

once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes

* * *

a [eɪ] noun

1)

a) ( letter) A, a f

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

he knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

b) ( Mus) la m

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

2)

a) ( in house numbers)

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)

A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)

A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)

A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)

c) ( Transp) ( in UK) (before n)

A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional

English-spanish dictionary > A
17 a

ei
noun

(one of the notes in the musical scale.) la

- A flat
- A sharp

a det un / una

Recuerda que a se emplea delante de una palabra que empieza por consonante; delante de una palabra que empieza por un sonido vocálico se emplea an

a fish un pez

a door una puerta

an orange una naranja

Multiple Entries: A a A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota: La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a. 1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;
voy a casa I'm going home; se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;
a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro; se sentó al sol he sat in the sun; se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here
2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;
a la hora de comer at lunch time; ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?; a mediados de abril in mid-April; al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;
al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;
( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday
3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;
sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each; a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour; nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three 4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;
a crédito on credit; funciona a pilas it runs on batteries; a mano by hand; a rayas striped; vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes 5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;
no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;
dáselo a ella give it to her; les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English; le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A 'A' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - a.m. - abajeña - abajeño - abanderada - abanderado - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abanico - abarquillada - abarquillado - abarrotada - abarrotado - abasto - abatida - abatido - abatirse - abdicar - aberración - abertura - abierta - abierto - abigarrada - abigarrado - abigarrar - ablandar - ablusada - ablusado - abnegada - abnegado - abobada - abobado - abocada - abocado - abogacía - abogada - abogado - abombada - abombado - abonar - abonada - abonado - abonarse - abono - abordar - abordaje - aborregar - abortar - abortiva English: A - A-level - a.m. - abandon - abandoned - abide by - ability - abject - abnormal - aboard - aborigine - abortion - abortive - about - above - above-board - above-mentioned - abrasive - abreast - abridged - abrupt - absent - absent-minded - absolute - absolutely - absorbed - abstemious - abstract - absurd - abundant - abuse - abusive - abysmal - academic - academy - accede - accent - acceptable - access - accident-prone - accidental - accidentally - acclimatized - accommodate - accommodation - accomplish - accomplished - account - account for - accountable

A

tr[æmp, 'æmpeə^SMALLr/SMALL]

symbol

1 ( ampere) amperio; (symbol) A

a ['eɪ] n, pl a's or as ['eɪz] : primera letra del alfabeto inglés

a [ə, 'eɪ] art, an [ən, 'æn] before vowel or silent h)

1) : un m, una f

a house: una casa

half an hour: media hora

what a surprise!: ¡qué sorpresa!

2) per: por, a la, al

30 kilometers an hour: 30 kilómetros por hora

twice a month: dos veces al mes

A (note)

n.

• la (Música) s.f.

a eɪ noun

1)

a) ( letter) A, a f

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

he knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

b) ( Mus) la m

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

2)

a) ( in house numbers)

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)

A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)

A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)

A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)

c) ( Transp) ( in UK) (before n)

A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional

I [eɪ]
1. N

1) (=letter) A, a f

A for Andrew — A de Antonio

to get from A to B — ir de A a B

No. 32A — (=house) núm. 32 bis, núm. 32 duplicado

the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z

- know sth from A to Z

2) (Mus)

A — la m

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol

3) (Scol) sobresaliente m

2.

CPD

A level N ABBR (Brit) (Scol) = Advanced level — ≈ bachillerato m

to take three A levels — presentarse como candidato en tres asignaturas de A level

she has an A level in chemistry — tiene un título de A level en química

A road N — (Brit) ≈ carretera f nacional

"A" shares NPL — acciones fpl de clase A

A side N — [of record] cara f A

A to Z ® N — (=map book) callejero m
A LEVELS Al terminar la educación secundaria obligatoria, los estudiantes de Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte pueden estudiar otros dos años para preparar tres o cuatro asignaturas más y examinarse de ellas a los 18 años. Estos exámenes se conocen con el nombre de A levels o Advanced levels. Cada universidad determina el número de A levels y la calificación necesaria para acceder a ella. En Escocia los exámenes equivalentes son los Highers o Higher Grades, que se hacen de unas cinco asignaturas tras un año de estudios. Después se puede optar entre entrar en la universidad directamente o estudiar otro año más, bien para hacer el mismo examen de otras asignaturas, o para sacar los Advanced Highers.

See:

see cultural note GCSE

II

[eɪ] [ˌǝ]
INDEF ART ( before vowel or silent h an) [ˌæn] [ˌǝn] [ˌn]
1) un(a) m / f ; (+ fem noun starting with stressed [a] or [ha]) un

a book — un libro

an apple — una manzana

a soul — un alma

an eagle — un águila

an axe — un hacha

2) (article often omitted in translation)

a) (with professions)

he is an engineer — es ingeniero

I am not a doctor — yo no soy médico

he's a brilliant scientist — es un excelente científico

that child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!

b) (after [tener]/[buscar] if singular object the norm)

I have a wife and six children — tengo mujer y seis hijos

have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?

I haven't got a car — no tengo coche

she's looking for a secretary — busca secretaria

she has a daughter — tiene una hija

they have a lovely house — tienen una casa preciosa

See:

LOOK FOR in look

c) (after negatives)

you don't stand a chance — no tienes posibilidad alguna

without a doubt — sin duda

without saying a word — sin decir palabra

d) (in expressions)

half an hour — media hora

a fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!

what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!

a hundred pounds — cien libras

a drink would be nice — me gustaría algo de beber

e) (apposition)

Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...

the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español

3) (=a certain) un(a) tal

a Mr Smith called to see you — vino a verte un tal señor Smith

4) (=each, per) por

two apples a head — dos manzanas por persona

£80 a week — 80 libras por semana

50 kilometres an hour — 50 kilómetros por hora

30 pence a kilo — 30 peniques el kilo

once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes

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a [eɪ] noun

1)

a) ( letter) A, a f

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

he knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

b) ( Mus) la m

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

2)

a) ( in house numbers)

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)

A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)

A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)

A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)

c) ( Transp) ( in UK) (before n)

A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional

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18 knock

I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

•

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

••

his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

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[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bussare

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) urtare

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) picchiare

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) sbattere
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) colpo

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) colpo

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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knock /nɒk/
n.

1 (rumore di) colpo alla porta; bussata; picchio: I heard two knocks at the door, sentii due colpi alla porta

2 colpo; urto; botta: sturdy enough to withstand knocks, robusto e resistente agli urti

3 [u] (autom., mecc.) battito in testa; detonazione: knock intensity, intensità di detonazione

4 (fig.) batosta; brutto colpo; botta; scossone; rovescio: to take a knock, ricevere una batosta; subire un rovescio finanziario

5 (fam.) critica; attacco; stroncatura

6 ( slang GB: the knock) visita della polizia

7 ( cricket) innings; turno ( di battitore)

● knock-back, ► knockback □ knock-down, ► knockdown □ (med.) knock-knee, ginocchio valgo □ knock-kneed, (med.) dal ginocchio valgo; che ha le gambe a ics (pop.) □ (ass., GB) knock-for-knock agreement, convenzione di indennizzo diretto □ a knock on the head, un colpo in testa che tramortisce (o che uccide) □ (autom.) knock suppressor, antidetonante □ (fam. GB) on the knock, a credito, a rate; ( anche) porta a porta, a domicilio.
♦ (to) knock /nɒk/
A v. i.

1 bussare; picchiare; battere: to knock on a door, bussare a una porta; Someone's knocking at the door, qualcuno bussa alla porta; bussano alla porta

2 battere; sbattere; sbatacchiare; urtare; andare a sbattere: Something was knocking against the window, c'era qualcosa che sbatteva (o sbatacchiava) contro la finestra; My heart was knocking with fear, mi batteva forte il cuore per la paura

3 ( anche to knock together) urtarsi; scontrarsi; sbattere insieme: My knees were knocking ( together), mi tremavano violentemente le ginocchia

4 (mecc.: di motore) detonare; battere in testa

5 ( di tubo) fare rumore

6 ( slang USA) parlare; discutere

B v. t.

1 battere; picchiare; urtare: I knocked my knee on ( o against) the knob, ho battuto (o picchiato) il ginocchio contro il pomello; She knocked the lamp and it crashed on the floor, urtò la lampada che cadde a terra

2 picchiare; colpire: to knock sb. on the head, colpire q. sulla testa; tramortire q.; ( anche, eufem.) uccidere q.; to knock sb. unconscious, colpire q. facendogli perdere i sensi a q.

3 sbatacchiare: Don't knock those bottles!, non sbatacchiare quelle bottiglie!

4 fare ( un buco, un'apertura, ecc., con un colpo o a colpi): He knocked a hole in the screen, con un pugno, fece un buco nel paravento; to knock a hole in a wall for a new window, creare un'apertura in un muro per una nuova finestra

5 (seguito da avv. o compl., ► anche sotto i vari verbi frasali) allontanare, far cadere, spingere con un colpo: to knock st. away, allontanare qc. con un colpo: She knocked his hand away, lei gli spinse via la mano con forza; The blow knocked him off the chair, il colpo lo fece cadere dalla sedia; (fam.) I'll knock your teeth down your throat!, ti spedisco i denti in gola!

6 (fam.) criticare, attaccare; dare addosso a; parlare male di; stroncare (q. o qc.): (comm.) to knock a product, parlare male di un prodotto

7 (solo alla forma progressiva) (fam.) andare per ( una data età): He's knocking seventy, va per i settanta

● to knock sb. cold, atterrare q. (con un colpo) facendogli perdere i sensi; mettere q. fuori combattimento; (fig.) sbalordire, lasciare esterrefatto q. □ (fam.) to knock sb. dead (o for six, sideways), sbalordire q.; lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q.; lasciare secco q. (fam.) □ (fam.) to knock st. for six, mandare all'aria qc.; gettare nel caos qc. □ (fam.) to knock sb. flat, gettare a terra (o atterrare) q. ( con un colpo); stendere q.; (fig.) sbalordire q., lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q. □ to knock head, toccare il suolo con la fronte ( saluto cinese) □ (fam.) to be knocking one's head against a brick wall, sbattere la testa contro il muro □ (fam.) to knock people's heads together, fare una ramanzina, dare una lavata di capo a q. ( due o più persone) □ (fam.) to knock [sb., st.] into a cocked hat, essere infinitamente superiore a, dare dei punti a; battere alla grande, stracciare, suonarle a; demolire ( una teoria, ecc.); mandare all'aria ( un progetto, ecc.) □ (fam.) to knock st. into sb. 's head, fare entrare qc. in testa a q.: inculcare qc. in q. □ (fam. GB) to knock sb. into the middle of next week, stendere q. con un pugno □ to knock two rooms into one, fare di due stanze una stanza sola abbattendo la parete divisoria □ (fam.) to knock st. into shape, rimettere a posto qc.; riorganizzare qc. □ to knock st. off a list, togliere qc. da un elenco □ (fam.) to knock sb. off his pedestal, tirare giù q. dal piedistallo □ (fam.) to knock a few years off one's age, togliersi qualche anno dall'età; denunciare qualche anno in meno □ (fam. GB) to knock st. on the head, mandare a monte, far fallire ( un piano, ecc.) □ ( USA) to knock on wood, toccare ferro ( per scaramanzia) □ (fam.) to knock some sense into sb., fare entrare in testa un po' di buon senso a q.; far ragionare q. □ (fam.) to knock them in the aisles, ( di spettacolo comico) essere spassosissimo; far ridere a crepapelle; essere un gran successo.

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I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

•

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

••

his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

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19 drop

drop

A n

1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;

2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;

3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;

4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;

5 (on necklace, earring) goutte f ; ( on chandelier) pendeloque f ;

6 ( sweet) pear/lemon drop bonbon m à la poire/au citron ; chocolate drop crotte f en chocolat ;

7 ( gallows) potence f ;

8 Theat = drop curtain.

B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;

2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;

3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;

4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;

5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;

6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;

7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;

8 gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [money, point, game, serve] ;

9 Zool ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf, foal, young] ;

10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.

C vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;

2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;

3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;

4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;

5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;

6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.

Idioms

to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ drop away

1 ( diminish) [attendance, numbers, support, interest] diminuer ; [concentration] faiblir ;

2 ( fall steeply) [path, road] descendre brusquement ; ( end) s'arrêter brusquement.

■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.

■ drop behind

1 = drop back ;

2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.

■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.

■ drop in:

▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.

■ drop off:

▶ drop off

1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;

2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;

3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;

▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.

■ drop out

1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;

2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.

■ drop over = drop round.

■ drop round:

▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école.

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20 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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