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1 carry ***** car·ry

['kærɪ]
1. vt

1) (gen) portare, (have on one's person: money, documents) portare or avere con sé, (transport: goods) trasportare, (passengers) portare, (message, news) recare, portare, (subj: pillar) sostenere, (involve: responsibilities etc) comportare

I'll carry your bag — porto io la tua borsa

to carry sth about with one — portarsi dietro qc

a plane carrying 100 passengers crashed last week — la scorsa settimana è caduto un aereo che trasportava 100 passeggeri

the wind carried the sound to him — il vento trasportò il suono verso di lui

the offence carries a £50 fine — il reato prevede una multa di 50 sterline

both papers carried the story — entrambi i giornali riportarono la storia

he carries his drink well — regge bene l'alcool

you're carrying things too far! — stai esagerando!

2) (Comm: stock) tenere

3) (Math: figure) riportare, (Fin: interest) avere

this loan carries 10% interest — questo prestito ha un interesse del 10%

4) (approve: motion, bill) approvare, far passare, (win: election, point) vincere

to carry the day — avere successo

5)

he carries himself like a soldier — ha il portamento di un militare

she carries herself well — ha un bel portamento

2. vi

(sound) trasmettersi, farsi sentire, diffondersi

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- carry away

- carry back

- carry forward

- carry off

- carry on

- carry out

- carry over

- carry through

English-Italian dictionary > carry ***** car·ry
2 crash

crash [kræʃ]

accident ⇒ 1 (a) fracas ⇒ 1 (b) krach ⇒ 1 (c) panne ⇒ 1 (d) patatras ⇒ 4 avoir un accident ⇒ 5 (a) s'écraser ⇒ 5 (a), 5 (b) retentir ⇒ 5 (b) s'effondrer ⇒ 5 (d) tomber en panne ⇒ 5 (e)

1 noun

(a) (collision) accident m;

∎ car/plane/train crash accident m de voiture/d'avion/ferroviaire;

∎ we were in a crash (car accident) nous avons eu un accident de voiture;

∎ the car looks as though it has been in a crash la voiture semble avoir été accidentée;

∎ the force of the crash la force de l'impact;

∎ Rugby to do a crash tackle plaquer violemment

(b) (loud noise) fracas m;

∎ a crash of thunder un coup de tonnerre;

∎ there was a loud crash as the plate hit the ground cela a fait un bruit fracassant quand l'assiette est tombée par terre;

∎ there was a loud crash from the kitchen un grand fracas a retenti dans la cuisine;

∎ he closed the lid with a crash il a fermé le couvercle avec fracas;

∎ he fell to the floor with a crash il est tombé par terre dans un grand fracas

(c) Finance (slump) krach m, débâcle f

(d) Computing panne f

2 compound-forming noun

(diet, programme) intensif, de choc

3 adverb

∎ he ran crash into a wall il est rentré en plein dans le mur;

∎ it went crash ça a fait boum;

∎ something went crash in the attic quelque chose est tombé dans le grenier

4 onomatopoeia

patatras!

5 intransitive verb

(a) (car, train, driver) avoir un accident; (plane) s'écraser, se crasher;

∎ we're going to crash (plane) on va s'écraser; (car) on va lui rentrer dedans/rentrer dans le mur/ etc; (train) on va avoir un accident;

∎ the car hit a patch of ice and crashed la voiture a eu un accident après avoir glissé sur une plaque de verglas;

∎ a detailed study of what actually happens when a car crashes une étude détaillée de ce qui se passe vraiment lors des accidents de voiture;

∎ the French car crashed at the first bend la voiture française a eu un accident dans le premier virage;

∎ the cars crashed (head on) les voitures se sont percutées (de plein fouet);

∎ to crash into sth percuter qch, rentrer dans qch;

∎ the car crashed through the fence la voiture est passée à travers la clôture;

∎ to crash into sb (person) rentrer dans qn;

∎ I crashed into him je lui suis rentré dedans

(b) (make loud noise → thunder) retentir; (→ waves) s'écraser;

∎ the thunder crashed (once) il y eut un violent coup de tonnerre; (repeatedly) le tonnerre retentit;

∎ what are you crashing about at this hour for? pourquoi fais-tu autant de vacarme ou boucan à cette heure?;

∎ the elephants crashed through the undergrowth les éléphants ont traversé le sous-bois dans un vacarme terrible

(c) (fall, hit with loud noise or violently)

∎ the tree came crashing down l'arbre s'est abattu avec fracas;

∎ the bookcase came crashing down la bibliothèque s'est écroulée avec fracas;

∎ her world came crashing down (about) her or her ears tout son monde s'est écroulé;

∎ the vase crashed to the ground le vase s'est fracassé au sol;

∎ his fist crashed into the other man's face son poing a percuté avec force ou violence le visage de l'autre

(d) Stock Exchange s'effondrer;

∎ shares crashed from 750p to 110p le cours des actions s'est effondré: de 750 pence il est passé à 110 pence

(e) Computing (computer network, system) sauter; (computer) tomber en panne, planter

(f) familiar (spend night, sleep) pieuter, pioncer; (fall asleep) s'endormir^□ ;

∎ can I crash at your place? je peux pieuter chez toi?;

∎ I need somewhere to crash for the next week j'ai besoin d'un endroit où crécher la semaine prochaine

6 transitive verb

(a) (vehicle)

∎ to crash a car avoir un accident avec une voiture; (on purpose) démolir une voiture;

∎ to crash a plane s'écraser en avion;

∎ he crashed the car through the fence/shop-window il a traversé la clôture/la vitrine avec la voiture;

∎ she crashed the car into a wall elle est rentrée dans ou a percuté un mur (avec la voiture)

(b) familiar (party) s'inviter à^□, taper l'incruste à

(c) Computing faire tomber en panne

►► crash barrier glissière f de sécurité;

crash course cours m intensif;

∎ a crash course in French un cours intensif de français;

crash dive (of submarine) plongée f raide; (of plane) plongeon m;

crash helmet casque m (de protection);

crash landing atterrissage m forcé ou en catastrophe;

familiar crash pad piaule f de dépannage;

∎ he let me use his place as a crash pad il m'a laissé crécher chez lui pour me dépanner;

crash test dummy mannequin-test m;

crash victim victime f d'un accident

➲ crash out intransitive verb

familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□ ; (spend the night, sleep) pieuter, pioncer;

∎ I found him crashed out in the corner je l'ai trouvé endormi^□ ou qui roupillait dans le coin;

∎ she's absolutely crashed out elle dort comme une souche^□, elle en écrase

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3 crash

kræʃ
1. noun
1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) estruendo, estrépito

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) colisión, choque, encontronazo

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) quiebra

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)

2. verb
1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) caer con estrépito, estrellar(se)

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) chocar contra, estrellar, colisionar

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) estrellar(se)

4) ((of a business) to fail.) quebrar, fracasar

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) abrirse camino/paso

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)

3. adjective
(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) acelerado, intensivo

- crash-helmet
- crash-land

crash¹ n

1. accidente

a car crash un accidente de coche

2. estrépito

the plane landed with a crash el avión aterrizó con gran estrépito

El plural de crash se escribe crashes

crash² vb

1. estrellarse / chocar

the car crashed into the tree el coche se estrelló contra el árbol

the waves crashed against the rocks las olas batían las rocas

2. tener un accidente

he crashed the car tuvo un accidente con el coche

crash

tr[kræʃ]

noun

1 (noise) estrépito; (of thunder) trueno, estallido

2 (collision) choque nombre masculino, colisión nombre femenino, accidente nombre masculino

■ I had a slight crash tuve un pequeño accidente

3 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (collapse) quiebra

intransitive verb

1 (make loud noise) retumbar

2 (fall noisily) chocar

■ the waves crashed against the rocks las olas chocaban contra las rocas

■ the building came crashing down el edificio se derrumbó estrepitosamente

3 (collide) chocar ( into, con/contra); (car, plane) estrellarse ( into, contra)

■ two cars crashed into each other dos coches chocaron

4 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL quebrar

5 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL fallar

6 familiar (stay the night) quedarse a dormir

transitive verb

1 (smash - car) estrellar ( into, contra)

■ she crashed the car tuvo un accidente con el coche

2 (make noise) hacer ruido con; (drop noisily) dejar caer estrepitosamente

3 familiar (party) colarse en

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

crash! ¡cataplum!

car crash accidente nombre masculino de coche

crash barrier barrera de protección

crash course curso intensivo

crash diet régimen nombre masculino muy estricto

crash helmet casco, casco protector

crash ['kræʃ] vi

1) smash: caerse con estrépito, estrellarse

2) collide: estrellarse, chocar

3) boom, resound: retumbar, resonar

crash vt

1) smash: estrellar

2)

to crash one's car : tener un accidente

crash n

1) din: estrépito m

2) collision: choque m, colisión f

car crash: accidente automovilístico

3) failure: quiebra f (de un negocio), crac m (de la bolsa)

crash (Bank failure)

n.

• crac s.m. (Computing)

n.

• fallo (Informática) s.m.

n.

• accidente s.m.

• caída (Sistema informático) s.f.

• choque s.m.

• colisión s.f.

• encontrón s.m.

• estallido s.m.

• estampida s.f.

• estampido s.m.

• estrellón s.m.

• estropicio s.m.

• estruendo s.m.

• estrépito s.m.

v.

• chocar v.

• estrellar v.

• hundir v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

I kræʃ
noun

a) ( loud noise) estrépito m

the crash of the waves — el estruendo de las olas al romper

b) (collision, accident) accidente m, choque m

plane/car crash — accidente aéreo/de automóvil

c) ( financial failure) crac m, crack m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( smash)

he crashed the car — tuvo un accidente con el coche, chocó

2) (colloq)

to crash a party — colarse* en una fiesta (fam)

2.

vi

1)

a) ( collide)

to crash (INTO something) — estrellarse or chocar* (contra algo)

b) ( make loud noise) \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

the dishes crashed to the floor — los platos se cayeron al suelo estrepitosamente

c) ( Fin) \<\<shares\>\> caer* a pique, colapsar

2) ( spend the night) (esp AmE colloq) quedarse a dormir

3) ( Comput) fallar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- crash out

III

adjective (before n) <program/course> intensivo

crash diet — régimen m muy estricto

[kræʃ]
1. N

1) (=noise) estrépito m ; (=thunder) estruendo m ; (=explosion) estallido m

2) (=accident) (Aut) choque m ; (Aer) accidente m

to have a crash — (Aut) tener un accidente de coche, chocar con el coche

to be in a car/plane crash — tener un accidente de coche/aviación

3) (Econ) [of stock exchange] crac m ; [of business] (=failure) quiebra f

the 1929 crash — la crisis económica de 1929

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ car, aircraft etc] estrellar ( into contra)

he crashed his head against the wall — se estrelló la cabeza contra la pared

2) * (=gatecrash)

to crash a party — colarse en una fiesta *

3. VI

1) (=fall noisily) caer con estrépito; (=move noisily) moverse de manera ruidosa

to come crashing down — caer con gran estrépito

2) (=have accident) tener un accidente; (Aer) estrellarse, caer a tierra; (=collide) [two vehicles] chocar

to crash into/through — chocar or estrellarse contra

3) (Econ) [business] quebrar; [stock exchange] sufrir una crisis

when the stock market crashed — cuando la bolsa se derrumbó

4) (Comput) bloquearse, colgarse (Sp)

5) ** (=sleep) dormir, pasar la noche

4.

ADV

he went crash into a tree — dio de lleno contra un árbol

5.

EXCL ¡zas!, ¡pum!

6.

CPD [diet etc] intensivo, acelerado

crash barrier N — (Brit) (Aut) quitamiedos m inv ; (at stadium etc) valla f protectora

crash course N — curso m intensivo or acelerado

crash dive N — [of submarine] inmersión f de emergencia

crash helmet N — casco m protector

crash landing N — aterrizaje m forzoso or de emergencia

crash pad ** N — guarida f, lugar m donde dormir

crash programme (Brit), crash program (US) N — programa m de urgencia

crash site N — [of plane, car] lugar m del siniestro, lugar m del accidente

- crash out

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I [kræʃ]
noun

a) ( loud noise) estrépito m

the crash of the waves — el estruendo de las olas al romper

b) (collision, accident) accidente m, choque m

plane/car crash — accidente aéreo/de automóvil

c) ( financial failure) crac m, crack m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( smash)

he crashed the car — tuvo un accidente con el coche, chocó

2) (colloq)

to crash a party — colarse* en una fiesta (fam)

2.

vi

1)

a) ( collide)

to crash (INTO something) — estrellarse or chocar* (contra algo)

b) ( make loud noise) \<\<thunder\>\> retumbar

the dishes crashed to the floor — los platos se cayeron al suelo estrepitosamente

c) ( Fin) \<\<shares\>\> caer* a pique, colapsar

2) ( spend the night) (esp AmE colloq) quedarse a dormir

3) ( Comput) fallar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- crash out

III

adjective (before n) <program/course> intensivo

crash diet — régimen m muy estricto

English-spanish dictionary > crash
4 breathalyse

['breθ(ə)laɪz]
гл.; брит.; амер. breathalyze

проверять, тестировать дыхание на содержание алкоголя в организме ( с помощью аппаратных средств)

She crashed the car in the pub's car park and then refused to be breathalysed by police officers. — Она совершила ДТП на стоянке возле паба, а затем отказалась пройти тест на уровень алкоголя в крови.

Англо-русский современный словарь > breathalyse
5 crash

1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

fall with a crash — mit einem lauten Krach fallen

a sudden crash of thunder — ein plötzlicher Donnerschlag

2) (collision) Zusammenstoß, der

plane/train crash — Flugzeug- / Eisenbahnunglück, das

have a crash — einen Unfall haben

in a [car] crash — bei einem [Auto]unfall

3) (Finance etc.) Zusammenbruch, der
2. intransitive verb
1) (make a noise, go noisily) krachen

2) (have a collision) einen Unfall haben; [Flugzeug, Flieger:] abstürzen

crash into something — gegen etwas krachen

3) (Finance etc., Computing) zusammenbrechen
3. transitive verb
1) (smash) schmettern

2) (cause to have collision) einen Unfall haben mit

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[kræʃ] 1. noun
1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) das Krachen

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) der Zusammenstoß

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) der Zusammenbruch

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) krachen

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) (zusammen-)stoßen

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) abstürzen

4) ((of a business) to fail.) zusammenbrechen

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) stürzen, poltern

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
3. adjective
(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) Intensiv-...

- academic.ru/115771/crash-helmet">crash-helmet
- crash-land
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crash

[kræʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (accident) Unfall m

car \crash Autounfall m

plane \crash Flugzeugabsturz m

2. (noise) Krach m kein pl

▪ with a \crash mit Getöse

3. COMM (collapse) Zusammenbruch m

stock market \crash Börsenkrach m

4. COMPUT (failure) Absturz m

computer \crash Computerabsturz m

II. vi

1. (have an accident) driver, car verunglücken; plane abstürzen

to \crash on landing/take-off beim Landen/Starten abstürzen

2. (hit)

▪ to \crash into sth auf etw akk aufprallen

3. (collide with)

▪ to \crash into sb/sth mit etw/jdm zusammenstoßen

to \crash head-on frontal zusammenstoßen

4. (make loud noise) cymbals, thunder donnern; door knallen; (move noisily) poltern

the dog \crashed [or came \crashing] through the bushes der Hund preschte durch die Büsche

the car \crashed through the roadblock das Auto krachte durch die Straßensperre

to \crash [or come \crashing] to the ground auf den Boden knallen

the vase \crashed to the ground die Vase zerschellte am Boden

▪ to \crash against sth gegen etw akk knallen fam; waves schlagen, klatschen

5. COMM, STOCKEX (collapse) stockmarket zusammenbrechen; company Pleite machen fam, in Konkurs gehen

6. COMPUT (fail) abstürzen

7. (sl: sleep)

▪ to \crash [out] wegtreten fam

III. vt

1. (damage in accident)

▪ to \crash sth etw zu Bruch fahren

to \crash a plane eine Bruchlandung machen

2. (make noise)

▪ to \crash sth etw schmettern [o knallen]

she \crashed the vase against the wall sie knallte die Vase gegen die Wand

3. ( fam: gatecrash)

to \crash a party uneingeladen zu einer Party kommen

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[krʃ]
1. n

1) (= noise) Krach(en nt no pl) m no pl; (of thunder, cymbals also, of drums) Schlag m

there was a crash upstairs — es hat oben gekracht

the vase fell to the ground with a crash — die Vase fiel krachend zu Boden

a crash of thunder — ein Donnerschlag

the crash of the waves against... — das Krachen der Wellen gegen...

2) (= accident) Unfall m, Unglück nt; (= collision also) Zusammenstoß m; (with several cars) Karambolage f; (= plane crash) (Flugzeug)unglück nt

to be in a (car) crash — in einen (Auto)unfall verwickelt sein

to have a crash — (mit dem Auto) verunglücken, einen (Auto)unfall haben

the impact of the crash (into another car) — die Wucht des Aufpralls die Wucht des Zusammenstoßes

3) (FIN) Zusammenbruch m; (ST EX) Börsenkrach m

4) (COMPUT) Crash m (inf), Absturz m

2. adv
krach
he went crash into a tree — er krachte gegen einen Baum

crash, bang, wallop! (inf) — bums! (inf), krach! (inf)

3. vt

1) car, bicycle einen Unfall haben mit; plane abstürzen mit

if you let him use your car he's bound to crash it — wenn du ihm dein Auto gibst, fährt er es dir bestimmt kaputt (inf)

to crash one's car into sth — mit dem Auto gegen etw krachen or knallen

the car was found crashed — das Auto wurde demoliert aufgefunden

2)

(with particle = bang) stop crashing the plates around — hör auf, mit den Tellern zu scheppern (inf)

he crashed the cymbals together —

he crashed his head against the windscreen — er krachte mit dem Kopf gegen die Windschutzscheibe

he crashed the car through the barrier — er fuhr mit dem Auto voll durch die Absperrung (inf)

3) (inf

= gatecrash) to crash a party — uneingeladen zu einer Party gehen, in eine Party hineinplatzen

4. vi

1) (= have an accident) verunglücken, einen Unfall haben; (plane, computer) abstürzen

to crash into sth — gegen etw (acc) krachen or knallen (inf)

2) (with particle = move with a crash) krachen

to crash to the ground/through sth — zu Boden/durch etw krachen

they went crashing through the undergrowth —

his fist crashed into Tom's face — seine Faust landete krachend in Toms Gesicht

the whole roof came crashing down (on him) — das ganze Dach krachte auf ihn herunter

his whole world crashed about him or his ears — seine ganze Welt brach zusammen

3) (FIN) Pleite machen (inf); (COMPUT) abstürzen

when Wall Street crashed — als Wall Street zusammenbrach, beim Börsenkrach der Wall Street

4) (inf) (= sleep) knacken (sl); (= fall asleep) einknacken (sl); (= become unconscious) zusammenklappen (inf)

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crash¹ [kræʃ]

A v/t

1. zertrümmern, -schmettern

2. sich krachend einen Weg bahnen

3. FLUG → crash-land A

4. a) einen Unfall haben mit:

crash one’s car into a wall mit dem Auto gegen eine Mauer krachen

b) FLUG abstürzen mit

5. umg uneingeladen kommen zu, hineinplatzen in (akk):

crash a party;

crash the gate → gate-crash A

6. fig umg einen Einbruch erzielen in (akk), etwas schaffen:

crash a market;

crash the headlines Schlagzeilen machen

B v/i

1. (krachend) zerbersten, zerbrechen, zerschmettert werden

2. krachend einstürzen, zusammenkrachen umg:

his whole world came crashing about his ears für ihn brach eine Welt zusammen

3. besonders WIRTSCH zusammenbrechen

4. krachen (against, into gegen):

crash into auch auffahren auf (akk);

crash down herunterkrachen;

crash open krachend auffliegen (Tür)

5. stürmen, platzen umg:

crash in(to the room) hereinplatzen;

crash in on a party in eine Party hineinplatzen

6. AUTO zusammenstoßen, verunglücken

7. FLUG

a) abstürzen (auch Computer)

b) → crash-land B

8. sl (vorübergehend) schlafen oder übernachten:

he crashed at friends’

C s

1. Krach(en) m(n)

2. Unfall m, Zusammenstoß m, (besonders Autorennen) Crash m

3. besonders WIRTSCH Crash m, Zusammenbruch m, (Börsen)Krach m

4. FLUG Crash m:

a) Absturz m (auch von Computer):

be killed in a crash bei einem Absturz ums Leben kommen

b) Bruchlandung f

5. pl RADIO Krachgeräusche pl, atmosphärische Störungen pl

D adj Schnell…, Sofort…:

crash course Schnell-, Intensivkurs m;

crash program(me) Sofortprogramm n

E int krach!

crash² [kræʃ] s grober Leinendrell

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1. noun
1) (noise) Krachen, das

fall with a crash — mit einem lauten Krach fallen

a sudden crash of thunder — ein plötzlicher Donnerschlag

2) (collision) Zusammenstoß, der

plane/train crash — Flugzeug- / Eisenbahnunglück, das

have a crash — einen Unfall haben

in a [car] crash — bei einem [Auto]unfall

3) (Finance etc.) Zusammenbruch, der
2. intransitive verb
1) (make a noise, go noisily) krachen

2) (have a collision) einen Unfall haben; [Flugzeug, Flieger:] abstürzen

crash into something — gegen etwas krachen

3) (Finance etc., Computing) zusammenbrechen
3. transitive verb
1) (smash) schmettern

2) (cause to have collision) einen Unfall haben mit

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n.

Absturz -¨e m.

Crash -- m.

Krach ¨-e m.

Zusammenbruch m.

Zusammenstoß m. v.

abstürzen v.

krachen v.

zerschmettern v.

English-german dictionary > crash
6 crash

[kræʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( accident) Unfall m;

car \crash Autounfall m;

plane \crash Flugzeugabsturz m

2) ( noise) Krach m kein pl;

with a \crash mit Getöse

3) comm ( collapse) Zusammenbruch m;

stock market \crash Börsenkrach m

4) comput ( failure) Absturz m;

computer \crash Computerabsturz m vi

1) ( have an accident) driver, car verunglücken; plane abstürzen;

to \crash on landing/ take-off beim Landen/Starten abstürzen

2) ( hit)

to \crash into sth auf etw akk aufprallen

3) ( collide with)

to \crash into sb/ sth mit etw/jdm zusammenstoßen;

to \crash head-on frontal zusammenstoßen

4) ( make loud noise) cymbals, thunder donnern; door knallen;

( move noisily) poltern;

the dog \crashed [or came \crashing] through the bushes der Hund preschte durch die Büsche;

the car \crashed through the roadblock das Auto krachte durch die Straßensperre;

to \crash [or come \crashing] to the ground auf den Boden knallen;

the vase \crashed to the ground die Vase zerschellte am Boden;

to \crash against sth gegen etw akk knallen ( fam) waves schlagen, klatschen

5) comm, stockex ( collapse) stock market zusammenbrechen; company Pleite machen ( fam), in Konkurs gehen

6) comput ( fail) abstürzen

7) (sl: sleep)

to \crash [out] wegtreten ( fam) vt

1) ( damage in accident)

to \crash sth etw zu Bruch fahren;

to \crash a plane eine Bruchlandung machen

2) ( make noise)

to \crash sth etw schmettern [o knallen];

she \crashed the vase against the wall sie knallte die Vase gegen die Wand

3) (fam: gatecrash)

to \crash a party uneingeladen zu einer Party kommen

English-German students dictionary > crash
7 how

adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) wie

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie

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2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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how

[haʊ]

I. adv

1. interrog (in what manner, way) wie

\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?

\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?

\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?

\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie, er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? fam

just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam

\how come? wie das?

to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2. interrog (for quantities) wie

\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele

\how much wie viel

\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?

\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?

\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?

3. (for emphasis)

\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! fam

\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!

and \how! und ob [o wie]!

\how about that! was sagt man dazu!

\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!

\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! fam

\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!

\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4. interrog (about health, comfort)

\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?

\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam

\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?

\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?

\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?

\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?

\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?; (do you agree?) passt das?

\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!

5. interrog (inviting)

\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?

\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?

\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)

\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?

if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen

John suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?

6. rel (that) dass

she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren

II. n usu pl

the \hows and whys das Wie und Warum

the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen

the \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

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I [haʊ]
adv

1) (= in what way) wie

how will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?

how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?

how do you mean? (inf) — wie meinst du das?

we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?

how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?

I see how it is — ich verstehe (schon)

how's that for luck? — ist das nicht ein Glück?

how do you know that? —

to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht

I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen

2) (in degree, quantity etc) wie

how nice! — wie nett!

how much (+n, adj, adv) — wie viel; (+vb) wie sehr; (+vbs of physical action)

how often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?

how many —

I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen

how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?

3)

(regarding health, general situation etc) how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)

how are you? — wie geht es Ihnen?

how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)

how's life? — wie gehts?

how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)

how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc

how did the job interview go? — wie ist das Bewerbungsgespräch gelaufen?

4)

how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?

how about it? (about suggestion) — wie wäre es damit?

how about going for a walk? —

how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?

I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?

5)

and how! — und ob or wie!

how he's grown! — er ist aber or vielleicht groß geworden

look how he's grown! — sieh mal, wie groß er geworden ist

6) (= that) dass

she told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
II
interj
(American Indian greeting) hugh
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how [haʊ]

A adv

1. (fragend) wie:

how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;

how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;

how about …? wie stehts mit …?;

how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;

how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;

how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;

how much? wie viel?;

how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;

how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;

how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do¹ B 5, now¹ Bes Redew, so¹ A 4

2. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:

how large it is! wie groß es ist!;

how absurd! wie absurd!;

he knows how to ride er kann reiten;

I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;

how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;

and how! umg und ob!;

here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!

3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:

how do you sell your potatoes?

B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:

the how and the why das Wie und Warum

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adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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adv.

inwiefern adv.

wie adv.

English-german dictionary > how
8 how

[haʊ] adv

1) (in what manner, way) wie;

\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?;

\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?;

\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?;

\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? ( fam)

just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst ( fam)

\how come? wie das?;

to know \how to cook/ fix cars/ swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2) ( for quantities) wie;

\how far/ long/ many wie weit/lange/viele;

\how much wie viel;

\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?;

\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?;

\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?

3) ( for emphasis)

\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! ( fam)

\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!;

and \how! und ob [o wie] !;

\how about that! was sagt man dazu!;

\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!;

\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! ( fam)

\how pretty/ strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!;

\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4) (about health, comfort)

\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;

\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? ( fam)

\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?;

\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?;

\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?;

\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?;

\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?;

(do you agree?) passt das?;

\how do you do? ( meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend] !

5) ( inviting)

\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?;

\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?;

\how [ or fam \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?;

( suggesting)

\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?;

if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen;

John suggested breaking for lunch - \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen - was meinst du?

6) ( that) dass;

she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren n

usu pl

the \hows and whys das Wie und Warum;

the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen;

the \hows and whys of business/ cooking/ yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

English-German students dictionary > how
9 calmly

adverb

ruhig; gelassen

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adverb ruhig

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calm·ly

[ˈkɑ:mli, AM ˈkɑ:(l)m-]

adv ruhig, gelassen

she reacted surprisingly \calmly to the news sie reagierte erstaunlich gefasst auf die Nachricht

to argue \calmly sachlich [o nüchtern] argumentieren

to do sth \calmly and collectedly etw in aller Seelenruhe tun

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['kAːmlɪ]
adv
speak, act ruhig, gelassen
he spoke calmly — er redete mit ruhiger Stimme

she calmly told me that she'd crashed the car — sie erzählte mir seelenruhig, dass sie das Auto kaputt gefahren hatte

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adverb

ruhig; gelassen

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adv.

in aller Ruhe adv.

ruhig adv.

English-german dictionary > calmly
10 into

'intu
preposition

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) en, dentro de

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) contra

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) en

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) entre

into prep en / dentro de / a

they went into the shop entraron en la tienda

they jumped into the water se tiraron al agua

Muchas veces into implica un proceso de transformación

the frog turned into a prince la rana se convirtió en un príncipe

she made the material into a dress hizo un vestido con la tela

translate this letter into English traduce esta carta al inglés

he cut the cake into six pieces cortó la tarta en seis trozos into también expresa una división aritmética

five into twenty goes four times veinte dividido entre cinco son cuatro

into

tr['ɪntʊ]

preposition

1 (indicating movement) en, dentro de, a; (in direction of) a, hacia; (against) contra, con

■ I'm going into town voy al centro

■ they went into the house entraron en la casa

■ she's got to go into hospital tienen que ingresarla en el hospital

■ he jumped into the water saltó al agua

■ they climbed into bed se metieron en la cama

■ I bit into the apple mordí la manzana, di un mordisco a la manzana

■ the cheque must be paid into a bank account hay que ingresar el cheque en una cuenta bancaria

■ look into my eyes mira a mis ojos

■ speak into the receiver habla al auricular

■ I bumped into him me topé con él

■ he crashed into a tree chocó contra un árbol

■ I walked into a door me topé con una puerta

2 (time, age) hasta

■ she worked long into the night trabajó hasta muy avanzada la noche

■ he remained a bachelor until well into middle age permaneció soltero hasta bien entrada la mediana edad

■ I can see into the future puedo ver el futuro

■ three days into our holiday... a los tres días de empezar las vacaciones...

3 (indicating change) en, a

■ he turned water into wine transformó el agua en vino

■ he changed into a monster se convirtió en un monstruo

■ translate this into Spanish traduce esto al español

■ she wants to change some pounds into euros quiere cambiar libras en euros

■ cut it into small pieces cortadlo en trozos pequeños

■ a house divided into flats una casa dividida en pisos

■ I'll change into a dress me pondré un vestido

■ they came into power llegaron al poder

■ she went into journalism se dedicó al periodismo

■ an inquiry into the disaster una investigación sobre la catástrofe

4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL entre

■ what's four into twenty? ¿cuánto son veinte entre cuatro?

■ four into eight goes two ocho entre cuatro son dos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be into something familiar (keen on) gustarle a uno algo 2 (interested in) ser aficionado,-a a algo

■ she's into skating le gusta patinar

■ he's into heavy rock le gusta el rock duro

into ['ɪn.tu:] prep

1) (indicating motion) : en, a, contra, dentro de

she got into bed: se metió en la cama

to get into a plane: subir a un avión

he crashed into the wall: chocó contra la pared

looking into the sun: mirando al sol

2) (indicating state or condition) : a, en

to burst into tears: echarse a llorar

the water turned into ice: el agua se convirtió en hielo

to translate into English: traducir al inglés

3) (indicating time)

far into the night: hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his eighties: tiene los ochenta bien cumplidos

4) (in mathematics)

3 into 12 is 4: 12 dividido por 3 es 4

into

prep.

• a prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• hacia el interior de prep.

'ɪntu, before consonant 'ɪntə
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

['ɪntʊ]
PREP When into is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break into, enter into, look into, walk into, look up the verb.
1) (of place) en, dentro de

put it into the car/bag/cupboard — mételo en el or dentro del coche/bolso/armario

• to get into bed — meterse a la cama

• to get into a car — subir(se) a un coche

he helped his mother into the car — ayudó a su madre a subir al coche

• to go into the country — ir al campo

• I poured the milk into a cup — vertí la leche en una taza

• he went off into the desert — partió hacia el interior del desierto or adentrándose en el desierto

• he went further into the forest — siguió adentrándose en el bosque

• it fell into the lake — se cayó al lago

• they got into the plane — subieron al avión

• to come/go into a room — entrar en una habitación

• to go into town — ir al centro de la ciudad

• to go into the wood — adentrarse or penetrar en el bosque
go into
2) (of time)

it continued well or far into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

we talked far into the night — charlamos hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his fifties — tiene cincuenta y tantos largos

3) (change in condition etc)

• to change into a monster — volverse un or convertirse en un monstruo

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras por dólares

the rain changed into snow — la lluvia se convirtió en nieve

• they divided into two groups — se dividieron en dos grupos

• to translate sth into Spanish — traducir algo al español

• it turned into a pleasant day — resultó or se hizo un día muy agradable
burst into, change 3., divide, grow 1., 1), translate, turn 2., 5)
4) (Math)

• to divide 3 into 12 — dividir doce entre tres

• 2 into 6 goes 3 — seis entre dos son tres

5)

to be into sth >: he is really into jazz * — es un gran aficionado al or del jazz

to be into drugs — meterse drogas, andar metido en drogas

she's into health food — le va mucho lo de la comida sana

what are you into now? — ¿a qué te dedicas ahora?

the children/puppies are into everything! — ¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!

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['ɪntu], before consonant ['ɪntə]
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

English-spanish dictionary > into
11 control

kən'trəul
1. noun
1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) control, mando, poder

2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) control, dominio sobre sí mismo

3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) control, mando

4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) control

2. verb
1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controlar, dirigir

2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controlar(se), dominar(se)

3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) controlar

•

- controller
- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control

control¹ n control

the teacher is in control of the class el profesor tiene el control de la clase

you should keep your dog under control deberías controlar a tu perro

to lose control perder el control

he lost control of the motorbike perdió el control de la moto

control² vb controlar

she couldn't control the car and crashed into a tree no pudo controlar el coche y chocó contra un árbol

control sustantivo masculino 1 ( en general) control;
◊ bajo control under control;
sin control out of control; perdí el control I lost control (of myself); hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth; lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent; control de (la) natalidad birth control; control de calidad quality control o check; control de pasaportes passport control; control remoto remote control 2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint 3
a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up;

◊ control antidoping dope test, drug test

control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control ' control' also found in these entries: Spanish: absoluta - absoluto - adueñarse - ajena - ajeno - angular - autocontrol - contención - controlar - controlarse - cuadro - descontrol - descontrolarse - desenfreno - disciplina - dominar - dominación - dominarse - dominio - dueña - dueño - encima - fraude - mando - moderarse - órbita - palanca - papel - planificación - potingue - pública - público - regular - regulación - reportarse - reprimirse - reprivatizar - resbalar - retener - rienda - señorío - sofocar - teleguiada - teleguiado - telemando - tenerse - torre - ala - anticoncepción - apoderarse English: air traffic control - arms control - beyond - birth control - check - checkpoint - control - equity - fiendish - freak out - gain - grip - hand - hit - hold - knob - over - override - panel - passport control - pest control - piece - quality control - rein - remote control - resume - roadblock - rule - runaway - self-control - speed trap - take over - tight - tighten - tighten up - time clock - time-keeping - traffic control - unionist - volume control - watchdog - wild - air - birth - boil - break - compose - curb - discipline - dual

control

tr[kən'trəʊl]

transitive verb

1 (govern, rule) controlar

■ he controlled the country for 36 years controló el país durante 36 años

■ a state-controlled industry una industria bajo control estatal

2 (have control over - person, animal, vehicle) controlar; (- emotions) controlar, dominar

■ a good teacher can control his class un buen profesor sabe controlar su clase

■ you must try to control your temper debes intentar dominar tu mal genio

3 (regulate - temperature, volume, pressure, rate, flow) controlar, regular; (- traffic) dirigir; (- prices, inflation, spending) controlar

4 (verify, check) controlar

noun

1 (power, command) poder nombre masculino, dominio, mando; (authority) autoridad nombre femenino

■ the military have gained control los militares se han hecho con el poder

■ his son took control of the business su hijo se hizo con el control de la empresa

■ more parental control should be exercised los padres deberían imponer su autoridad

2 (restriction, means of regulating) control nombre masculino

3 (place, people in control) control nombre masculino

4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (standard of comparison) patrón nombre masculino de comparación

5 (switch, button) botón nombre masculino, mando

■ the volume control doesn't work el mando del volumen no funciona

plural noun controls

1 (of vehicle) mandos nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

out of control fuera de control

under control bajo control

to be at the controls (of car) estar al volante 2 (of plane, etc) estar al mando

to be beyond somebody's control estar fuera del control de alguien

to be in control estar al mando, mandar

to bring something under control conseguir controlar algo, llegar a controlar algo

to control oneself controlarse

to gain control of something hacerse con el control de algo

to go out of control descontrolarse

to lose control of oneself perder el control de sí mismo,-a, perder los estribos

to lose control of something perder el control de algo

control panel tablero de instrumentos

control room (military) centro de operaciones 2 (in broadcasting) sala de control

control tower torre nombre femenino de control

import control control nombre masculino de importaciones

passport control control nombre masculino de pasaportes

price controls control nombre masculino de precios

traffic control control nombre masculino de tráfico

wage controls regulación f sing salarial

control [kən'tro:l] vt, - trolled ; - trolling : controlar, dominar

control n

1) : control m, dominio m, mando m

to be under control: estar bajo control

2) restraint: control m, limitación f

birth control: control natal

3) : control m, dispositivo m de mando

remote control: control remoto

control

n.

• control s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• dominio s.m.

• gobierno s.m.

• inspección s.f.

• mando s.m.

• manejo s.m.

• regulación s.f.

• regulador s.m.

v.

• abarcar v.

• acaparar v.

• controlar v.

• dirigir v.

• dominar v.

• fiscalizar v.

• gobernar v.

• mandar v.

• moderar v.

• regir v.

• regular v.

• sofrenar v.

I kən'trəʊl
transitive verb - ll-

1)

a) ( command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobre

b) ( regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar

2)

a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominar

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar

II

noun

1) u

a) ( command) control m

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to be in control of something — dominar or controlar algo

to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo

to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo

the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes

b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; ( authority) autoridad f

to be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien

circumstances beyond our control — circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

to be out of control — estar* fuera de control

to get out of control — descontrolarse

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

2) u c (regulation, restriction)

control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo

price control(s) — control m de precios

3)

a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control m

b) controls pl ( of vehicle) mandos mpl

4)

a) ( headquarters) (no art) control m

b) c ( checkpoint) control m

5) c ( in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)

control group — grupo m de control

6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m

[kǝn'trǝʊl]
1. N

1) (=command) control m ( over sobre)

troops regained control of the capital — las tropas recuperaron el control de la capital

he is giving up control of the company — va a ceder el control de la empresa

• to gain control of — [+ company, territory] hacerse con el control de

• they have no control over their pupils — no pueden controlar a sus alumnos

• to be in control (of sth), who is in control? — ¿quién manda?

they are in complete control of the situation — tienen la situación totalmente controlada or dominada

people feel more in control of their lives — la gente se siente más dueña de su vida, la gente siente que tiene mayor control de su vida

• his party has lost control of the Senate — su partido perdió el control del Senado

• to take control of a company — hacerse con el control de una empresa

it was time to take control of her life again — era hora de volver a tomar las riendas de su vida

• under British control — bajo dominio or control británico

to be under private control — estar en manos de particulares

2) (=power to restrain) control m

• due to circumstances beyond our control — debido a circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

• to lose control (of o.s.) — perder el control or dominio de uno mismo

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

• to be out of control — estar fuera de control

the children were getting out of control — los niños se estaban descontrolando

the car went out of control — el coche quedó fuera de control

• everything is under control — todo está bajo control

I brought my temper under control — dominé or controlé el genio

to bring or get a fire under control — conseguir dominar or controlar un incendio

to keep sth/sb under control — mantener algo/a algn bajo control

3) (=restraint) restricción f

they want greater controls on arms sales — quieren mayores restricciones en la venta de armamento

arms control — control m de armamentos

birth control — control m de la natalidad

price/wage control — reglamentación f or control m de precios/salarios

4) controls (Tech) mandos mpl

• to be at the controls — estar a (cargo de) los mandos

• to take over the controls — hacerse cargo de los mandos

5) (=knob, switch) botón m

volume control — botón m del volumen

6) (in experiment) testigo m

7) (=checkpoint) control m

an agreement to abolish border controls — un acuerdo para eliminar los controles en las fronteras

passport control — control m de pasaportes

8) (Sport) (=mastery) dominio m

his ball control is very good — su dominio del balón es muy bueno, domina bien el balón

2. VT

1) (=command) [+ country, territory, business, organization] controlar

2) (=restrain) [+ crowd, child, animal, disease] controlar; [+ fire, emotions, temper] controlar, dominar

to control the spread of malaria — contener la propagación de la malaria

to control o.s. — controlarse, dominarse

control yourself! — ¡contrólese!, ¡domínese!

3) (=regulate) [+ activity, prices, wages, expenditure] controlar, regular; [+ traffic] dirigir

legislation to control immigration — legislación para controlar or regular la inmigración

he was trying to control the conversation — estaba intentando llevar las riendas de la conversación

4) (=operate) [+ machine, vehicle] manejar, controlar; [+ horse] controlar, dominar

3.

CPD

control column N — palanca f de mando

control freak * N —

he's a total control freak — tiene la manía de controlarlo todo

control group N — (in experiment) grupo m testigo

control key N — (Comput) tecla f de control

control knob N — (Rad, TV) botón m de mando

control panel N — tablero m de control

control room N — (Mil, Naut) sala f de mandos; (Rad, TV) sala f de control

control tower N — (Aer) torre f de control

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I [kən'trəʊl]
transitive verb - ll-

1)

a) ( command) \<\<country/people\>\> controlar, ejercer* control sobre

b) ( regulate) \<\<temperature/flow\>\> controlar, regular; \<\<traffic\>\> dirigir*; \<\<inflation/growth\>\> controlar

2)

a) (curb, hold in check) \<\<animal/fire\>\> controlar; \<\<emotion\>\> controlar, dominar

to control oneself — controlarse, dominarse

b) (manage, steer) \<\<vehicle/boat\>\> controlar; \<\<horse\>\> controlar, dominar

II

noun

1) u

a) ( command) control m

who's in control here? — ¿quién manda aquí?

to be in control of something — dominar or controlar algo

to gain/take control of something — hacerse* con el control de algo

to have/lose control of something — tener*/perder* el control de algo

the zone was under Arab control — la zona estaba bajo el control or el dominio de los árabes

b) (ability to control, restrain) control m; ( authority) autoridad f

to be beyond somebody's control — estar* fuera del control de alguien

circumstances beyond our control — circunstancias ajenas a nuestra voluntad

to be out of control — estar* fuera de control

to get out of control — descontrolarse

the epidemic is under control — la epidemia está bajo control

he lost control of the car — perdió el control del coche

2) u c (regulation, restriction)

control(s) ON/OF something — control m de algo

price control(s) — control m de precios

3)

a) u (knob, switch) botón m de control, control m

b) controls pl ( of vehicle) mandos mpl

4)

a) ( headquarters) (no art) control m

b) c ( checkpoint) control m

5) c ( in experiment) patrón m (de comparación); (before n)

control group — grupo m de control

6) u (skill, mastery) dominio m

English-spanish dictionary > control
12 just

I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) retfærdig

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) retfærdig

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) velfortjent

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- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) lige; netop

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) lige

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) lige; netop

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) netop

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) lige; netop

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) lige netop

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) kun; bare

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) bare

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) bare

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- just about
- just now
- just then
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I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) retfærdig

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) retfærdig

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) velfortjent

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- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) lige; netop

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) lige

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) lige; netop

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) netop

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) lige; netop

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) lige netop

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) kun; bare

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) bare

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) bare

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- just about
- just now
- just then

English-Danish dictionary > just
13 ditch

I [dɪtʃ]
nome fosso m., fossato m.
II [dɪtʃ]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]

2) AE (evade) sfuggire a [ police]

3) (crash-land)

to ditch a plane — compiere un ammaraggio di fortuna

4) AE (crash) distruggere (di proposito) [ car]

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[di ] 1. noun
(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) fosso
2. verb
(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) abbandonare

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[dɪtʃ]
1. n

fosso, (irrigation channel) fosso or canale m d'irrigazione

2. vt

(fam: get rid of: car) abbandonare, mollare, (person) piantare, mollare

she's just ditched her boyfriend — ha appena mollato il suo ragazzo

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ditch /dɪtʃ/
n.

fosso; fossato: drainage ditch, canale di scolo; (mil.) anti-tank ditch, fosso anticarro

● (bot.) ditch moss ( Elodea canadensis), elodea; peste d'acqua □ (bot.) ditch reed ( Phragmites communis), canna di palude; cannuccia □ (fig.) to be as dull as ditch water, essere noioso da morire; far morire di noia □ to die in the last ditch, morire sull'ultima trincea; (fig.) difendersi disperatamente.
(to) ditch /dɪtʃ/
v. t. e i.

1 scavare fossi (o canali di scolo)

2 provvedere di fossi (o canali di scolo); prosciugare

3 ( USA) mandare (o buttare) in un fosso: He ditched his car while learning to drive, è finito nel fosso con l'automobile mentre imparava a guidare

4 (fam.) abbandonare; mollare: She ditched him two weeks before the wedding, lo ha mollato a due settimane dal matrimonio; She ditched all her old friends during her rise to the top, ha mollato tutti i vecchi amici durante la sua ascesa al successo; They ditched the car and made their way across country, hanno mollato lì la macchina e attraversato a piedi la campagna; We decided to ditch the entire scheme and started again, abbiamo deciso di lasciar perdere tutto il progetto e abbiamo ricominciato

5 ( gergo aeron.) fare un ammaraggio di fortuna: He ditched his plane moments before it crashed, ha ammarato pochi attimi prima di schiantarsi

6 (fam. USA) far deragliare ( un treno)

7 (fam. USA) marinare: to ditch school [class], marinare la scuola [le lezioni].

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I [dɪtʃ]
nome fosso m., fossato m.
II [dɪtʃ]
verbo transitivo colloq.

1) (get rid of) disfarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ally, machine]; abbandonare [ system]; annullare [ agreement]; piantare, mollare [girlfriend, boyfriend]

2) AE (evade) sfuggire a [ police]

3) (crash-land)

to ditch a plane — compiere un ammaraggio di fortuna

4) AE (crash) distruggere (di proposito) [ car]

English-Italian dictionary > ditch
14 wave

weiv
1. noun
1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) ola

2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) onda

3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) onda, ondulación

4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) ola

5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) señal/saludo/ademán con la mano

2. verb
1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) ondular

2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) ondular

3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) saludar (con la mano)

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- wavy
- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside

wave¹ n

1. ola

the waves crashed against the rocks las olas batían contra las rocas

2. onda

radio waves ondas de radio

wave² vb

1. saludar con la mano / hacer señas con la mano

she waved to me from the window me saludó desde la ventana

2. agitar / agitarse / ondear

the flag waved in the breeze la bandera ondeaba con la brisa

El gerundio de wave se escribe waving

wave

tr[weɪv]

noun

1 (in sea) ola

2 (in hair) onda

3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL onda

4 (of hand) ademán nombre masculino, movimiento; (in greeting) saludo con la mano

■ with a wave of her hand con un movimiento de la mano

■ he gave me a wave me saludó con la mano

5 (steady increase) ola, oleada

■ a mounting wave of anger una oleada creciente de ira

■ a wave of panic una ola de pánico

6 (influx) oleada; (sudden increase) oleada, ola

■ a wave of strikes/bombings/violence/protest una oleada de huelgas/atentados/violencia/protestas

■ crime wave ola de delincuencia

intransitive verb

1 (greet) saludar (con la mano)

■ he waved at me me saludó (con la mano)

2 (flag) ondear; (corn) ondular

3 (hair) ondular

transitive verb

1 (brandish) agitar

■ she was waving something in the air agitaba algo en el aire

2 (direct) indicar con la mano

■ the policeman waved them on el policía les indicó que siguieran

■ she waved him away le indicó que se fuera

3 (hair) marcar, ondular

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to wave goodbye to somebody despedirse de alguien con la mano

to wave goodbye to something despedirse de algo

wave ['weɪv] v, waved ; waving vi

1) : saludar con la mano, hacer señas con la mano

she waved at him: lo saludó con la mano

2) flutter, shake: ondear, agitarse

3) undulate: ondular

wave vt

1) shake: agitar

2) brandish: blandir

3) curl: ondular, marcar (el pelo)

4) signal: hacerle señas a (con la mano)

he waved farewell: se despidió con la mano

wave n

1) : ola f (de agua)

2) curl: onda f (en el pelo)

3) : onda f (en física)

4) surge: oleada f

a wave of enthusiasm: una oleada de entusiasmo

5) gesture: señal f con la mano, saludo m con la mano

wave

v.

• agitar v.

• blandir v.

• decir adiós con la mano v.

• hacer señales con v.

• ondear v.

• ondular v.

• tremolar v.

n.

• ola s.f.

• oleada s.f.

• onda (Física) s.f.

• ondulación s.f.

• ondulado s.m.

weɪv
I

noun

1)

a) ( of water) ola f

to make waves — hacer* olas, causar problemas; (before n)

wave power — ( Ecol) energía f mareomotriz

b) ( in hair) onda f

c) ( Phys) onda f

2) (surge, movement) oleada f

a wave of nausea came over him — le vinieron náuseas

3) ( gesture)

she gave them a wave — les hizo adiós/los saludó con la mano

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (shake, swing) \<\<handkerchief/flag\>\> agitar

she waved her hand sadly — hizo adiós con la mano, llena de tristeza

to wave something around — agitar algo

she waved her stick at them — los amenazó agitando su bastón en el aire

she waved goodbye to him — le hizo adiós con la mano

b) ( direct) (+ adv compl)

the policeman waved us on — el policía nos hizo señas para or de que siguiéramos adelante

2) ( curl) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*, ondular

2.

vi

1) ( signal)

he waved when he saw us — nos saludó con la mano al vernos

to wave AT o TO somebody — ( to say goodbye) hacerle* adiós a alguien con la mano; ( in greeting) saludar a alguien con la mano; ( to attract attention)

he waved at o to me to come over — me hizo señas para que me acercara

2) (sway, flutter) \<\<cornees\>\> agitarse, mecerse* con el viento; \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wave aside

- wave away

- wave down

[weɪv]
1. N

1) (in sea, lake) ola f

life on the ocean wave — la vida en el or la mar

- make waves
tidal 2.
2) (in hair) onda f

her hair has a natural wave (in it) — tiene el pelo ondulado por naturaleza
permanent 3.
3) (on surface) ondulación f; shock

4) (Phys, Rad) onda f

long/medium/short wave — onda larga/media/corta
light, radio, sound
5) (in brain) onda f

6) (=surge) [of strikes, refugees, enthusiasm] oleada f

the recent wave of bombings — la reciente oleada de bombardeos

a wave of panic swept over me — me invadió el pánico

in the first wave of the attack — en la primera oleada del ataque

the pain comes in waves — el dolor va y viene
crime, Mexican, new
7) (=wave of hand) gesto m de la mano

he dismissed me with a wave of the hand — me echó con un gesto de la mano

with a wave he was gone — hizo un gesto con la mano para despedirse y se fue

to give sb a wave — (in greeting) saludar a algn con la mano; (saying goodbye) decir adiós a algn con la mano

8) (US) = Mexican wave

2. VT

1) (=shake, brandish) [+ flag, handkerchief, placard] agitar; [+ weapon, spear, stick] blandir, agitar

he was waving his arms in the air — agitaba los brazos en el aire

he saw Jarvis, and waved a hand — (to catch attention) vio a Jarvis y le hizo señas con la mano

she waved her hand for silence — hizo un gesto con la mano para que se callaran

he waved a piece of paper at her — le hizo señas agitando un papel que llevaba en la mano

he waved the ticket under my nose — agitó el billete delante de mis narices

to wave one's/a magic wand — agitar su varita mágica

2) (=gesture)

to wave sb goodbye, wave goodbye to sb — decir adiós a algn con la mano

he waved the car through the gates — le indicó al coche que entrara por el portón

3) (Hairdressing)

it's used for waving hair — se utiliza para hacer ondas (en el pelo)

to have one's hair waved — hacerse ondas (en el pelo)

3. VI

1) [person]

I saw her and waved — la vi y la saludé con la mano

we waved as the train drew out — cuando partió el tren nos dijimos adiós con la mano

Ralph waved for silence — Ralph hizo un gesto con la mano para que se callaran

to wave to or at sb — (=sign to) hacer señas a algn con la mano; (=greet) saludar a algn con la mano; (=say goodbye to) decir adiós a algn con la mano

2) (=sway) [flag] ondear; [branches, grass] mecerse

4.

CPD

wave energy N — energía f mareomotriz

wave frequency N — frecuencia f de las ondas

wave mechanics N — mecánica f ondulatoria

wave power N — energía f mareomotriz

wave range N — (Rad) gama f de ondas

- wave about

- wave aside

- wave away

- wave down

- wave off

- wave on

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[weɪv]
I

noun

1)

a) ( of water) ola f

to make waves — hacer* olas, causar problemas; (before n)

wave power — ( Ecol) energía f mareomotriz

b) ( in hair) onda f

c) ( Phys) onda f

2) (surge, movement) oleada f

a wave of nausea came over him — le vinieron náuseas

3) ( gesture)

she gave them a wave — les hizo adiós/los saludó con la mano

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) (shake, swing) \<\<handkerchief/flag\>\> agitar

she waved her hand sadly — hizo adiós con la mano, llena de tristeza

to wave something around — agitar algo

she waved her stick at them — los amenazó agitando su bastón en el aire

she waved goodbye to him — le hizo adiós con la mano

b) ( direct) (+ adv compl)

the policeman waved us on — el policía nos hizo señas para or de que siguiéramos adelante

2) ( curl) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*, ondular

2.

vi

1) ( signal)

he waved when he saw us — nos saludó con la mano al vernos

to wave AT o TO somebody — ( to say goodbye) hacerle* adiós a alguien con la mano; ( in greeting) saludar a alguien con la mano; ( to attract attention)

he waved at o to me to come over — me hizo señas para que me acercara

2) (sway, flutter) \<\<corn/trees\>\> agitarse, mecerse* con el viento; \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wave aside

- wave away

- wave down

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I
adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido

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- justly
- justness
II
adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactamente

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) acabar de, ahora mismo, hace un momento

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) en este momento

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) justo, en el mismo instante/momento en que

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) a penas

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) sólamente

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) ¡pero!; de verdad

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente

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- just about
- just now
- just then

just¹ adj justo

a just punishment un castigo justo

just² adv

1. justo / exactamente

it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería

2. justo

it started to rain just as I went out empezó a llover justo cuando salí de casa

you can leave the box just here puedes dejar la caja aquí mismo

I work just round the corner trabajo justo a la vuelta de la esquina

3. por poco

I just missed the train perdí el tren por muy poco

4. sólo

I just rang to say hello sólo he llamado para saludarte

just a minute un momento

to have just done something acabar de hacer algo

I've just arrived acabo de llegar

he had just heard the news acababa de oír la noticia

just yet todavía

it's not ready just yet todavía no está listo

just

tr[ʤʌst]

adjective

1 (fair) justo,-a

■ a just man un hombre justo

2 (justifiable) fundado,-a, justificado,-a

■ just criticism una crítica justificada

3 (deserved) merecido,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get one's just desserts llevar su merecido

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just

tr[ʤʌst]

adverb

1 (exactly) exactamente, precisamente, justo

■ just as I expected tal como esperaba

■ just as you like como quieras

■ just over there allí mismo

■ this is just what I needed esto es justo lo que necesitaba

2 (only) solamente, sólo

■ just a moment, please un momento, por favor

■ no sugar for me, please, just milk no quiero azúcar, gracias, sólo leche

■ don't worry, it's just a scratch! ¡no te preocupes, no es más que un rasguño!

3 (barely) apenas, por poco

■ I ran all the way and (only) just caught the bus fui corriendo y cogí el autobús por poco

4 (right now) en este momento

■ I'm just finishing it lo acabo ahora mismo

5 (simply) sencillamente

■ we could just stay here and wait for her pues, sencillamente podríamos quedarnos aquí y esperarla

6 (for emphasis)

■ I just don't know es que no lo sé

■ he's just as clever as you are él es tan inteligente como tú

7 (used to interrupt)

■ just shut up, will you? ¡cállese, por favor!

8 familiar (really) realmente, verdaderamente

■ the weather's just marvellous hace un tiempo realmente maravilloso

phrase to have just + pres part

1 acabar de + infin

■ he has just telephoned acaba de telefonear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

just about prácticamente

just as well menos mal

just in case por si acaso

just like that! ¡sin más!

just so (tidy) ordenado,-a, arreglado,-a 2 (as a reply) sí, exactamente

just then en ese momento

just the same (not different) exactamente igual 2 (nevertheless) sin embargo, no obstante

just the thing justo lo que hacía falta

just ['ʤʌst] adv

1) exactly: justo, precisamente, exactamente

2) possibly: posiblemente

it just might work: tal vez resulte

3) barely: justo, apenas

just in time: justo a tiempo

4) only: sólo, solamente, nada más

just us: sólo nosotros

5) quite: muy, simplemente

it's just horrible!: ¡qué horrible!

6)

to have just (done something) : acabar de (hacer algo)

he just called: acaba de llamar

just adj

: justo

♦ justly adv

just

adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• entero, -a adj.

• equitativo, -a adj.

• justiciero, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

• recto, -a adj.

• sólo, -a adj.

adv.

• apenas adv.

• casi no adv.

• justamente adv.

• justo adv.

• no más que adv.

• recién adv.

• sólo adv.

I dʒʌst
adjective <decision/person> justo

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in recent past)

she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)

she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)

just married — recién casados

just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...

b) (now, at the moment)

she's just on her way — está en camino

I was just about to leave when he called — estaba a punto de salir cuando llamó

2)

a) ( barely) justo

I arrived just in time — llegué justo a tiempo

it's only just over the recommended minimum — está apenas por encima del mínimo recomendado

I just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos

b) ( a little)

just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla

I waited just outside the shop — esperé en la puerta de la tienda

3)

a) ( only) sólo

I'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted

there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)

just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos

I went there just once — fui sólo una vez

she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre

would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito

just occasionally — muy de vez en cuando

b) ( simply)

I just stopped by to say hello — pasé para saludarte

that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)

they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan

just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero

just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete

I'll just have to pack up and go — no me queda otro remedio que hacer la maleta e irme

he'll just make things worse — lo único que hará será empeorar las cosas

4)

a) (exactly, precisely)

it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería

the temperature was just right — la temperatura era la perfecta

just my luck! — me tenía que pasar a mí!

b) ( equally)

the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida

it's just as well you're leaving — menos mal que te vas

5) ( emphatic use)

I just can't understand it — simplemente no lo entiendo

I just adore champagne — a mí me encanta el champán

I'm feeling just fine now — ahora me siento muy bien

just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)

regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!

just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!

just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor

6)

a) ( giving explanation)

it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...

b) ( indicating possibility)

it may just happen — podría suceder

7)

just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos

I [dʒʌst]
1. ADJ

1) (=fair) [person, system] justo

as is only just — como es justo, como es de razón

2) (=deserved) [praise, reward] merecido; [punishment] apropiado, justo

3) (=justified) [complaint, criticism] justificado; [opinion] lógico; deserts

4) (=accurate) [account] correcto; [assessment] correcto, exacto

2.

NPL

the just — los justos

II

[dʒʌst]
ADVERB
1) (relating to time)

a) (=at this moment) ahora mismo

we're just off — nos vamos ahora mismo

I'm just coming! — ¡ya voy!

"have some tea!" - "actually, I was just going" — -tómate un té -en realidad ya me iba

b) (=at that moment) justo

he was just leaving when the phone rang — estaba justo saliendo cuando sonó el teléfono

c) (=recently, a moment ago)

we were just talking about that — precisamente or ahora mismo estábamos hablando de eso

• just cooked — recién hecho

• it's just gone 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez

• to have just done sth — acabar de hacer algo

he has just left — acaba de irse

he had just left — acababa de irse

• just married — recién casados

• the book is just out — el libro acaba de salir

• it's just past 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez

d) (in expressions specifying "when")

• just after I arrived — poco después de mi llegada

just after Christmas — justo después de Navidad

it's just after 9 o'clock — son las nueve un poco pasadas

• just as I arrived — justo cuando yo llegaba

just as it started to rain — justo cuando empezó a llover, en el momento en que empezó a llover

• just before I arrived — poco antes de mi llegada

just before Christmas — justo antes de Navidad

• I saw him just this minute — lo he visto hace un momento

I've just this minute finished it — acabo de terminarlo en este momento

• just at that moment — en ese mismo momento or instante

• just this morning — esta misma mañana

• just when it was going well... — precisamente or justamente cuando iba bien...

• just yesterday — ayer mismo

• "are you leaving?" - "not just yet" — -¿te vas? -aún or todavía no
now 1., 6), recently, then 1., 1)
2) (=barely) por poco

we (only) just missed it — lo perdimos por muy poco

I (only) just caught it — lo alcancé por un pelo, por poco lo pierdo

• we had just enough money — teníamos el dinero justo

• he missed the train, but only just — perdió el tren, pero por poco

he passed, but only just — aprobó pero por los pelos

• we arrived just in time — por poco no llegamos, llegamos justo a tiempo

3) (=slightly)

• just over/ under two kilos — un poco más de/menos de dos kilos

it's just over/under two kilos — pasa de/no llega a los dos kilos

• just to the left/right — un poco más a la izquierda/derecha

just to one side — a un lado

4) (=exactly) justo, exactamente

it's just my size — es justo or exactamente mi talla

it's just the same — es justo or exactamente igual

just here/there — aquí/ahí mismo

just behind/in front of/next to etc — justo detrás/delante de/al lado de etc

it's just (on) 10 (o'clock) — son las diez en punto

it cost just (on) £20 — me costó veinte libras justas

just how many we don't know — no sabemos exactamente cuántos

• that's just it! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!

• he's just like his father — (physically, in behaviour) es idéntico a su padre

that's just like him, always late — es típico (de él), siempre llega tarde

they are just like brothers — son como hermanos

they have their problems just like the rest of us — tienen sus problemas, exactamente igual que el resto de nosotros

I can't find £1,000 just like that — no puedo conseguir mil libras así sin más

• that's just the point! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!

• he likes everything just so * — le gusta que todo esté perfecto

• it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente lo que quería

that's just what I thought — eso es justo or precisamente lo que pensé

just what did he say? — ¿qué dijo exactamente?

just what are you implying? — ¿qué es exactamente lo que estás insinuando?
luck, right 1., 2)
5) (=only) solo, sólo, nomás (LAm)
In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.

they were just 15 when they got married — tenían solo or nada más 15 años cuando se casaron

he's just a lad — no es más que un chaval, es solo un chaval

it's just a mouse — es solo un ratón

don't take any notice of her, she's just jealous — no le hagas ni caso, lo que está es celosa or lo que pasa es que está celosa

• it's just around the corner — está a la vuelta de la esquina

• I just asked! — hum ¡preguntaba nada más!

• just a few — solo unos pocos, unos pocos nada más

• just a little — solo un poco, un poco nada más

• just once — una vez nada más, solamente or solo una vez

• it's just over there — está ahí mismo

• it's just a suggestion — es solo una sugerencia

• he's just teasing — solo está bromeando, está bromeando, nada más

• just this once — solo esta vez

• we went just to see the museum — fuimos solo para ver el museo

• just the two of us — los dos solos, solo nosotros dos

• I just wanted to say that... — solo quería decir que...
friend, note 1., 3)
6) (=simply) sencillamente

I just told him to go away — le dije sencillamente que se fuera

just ask the way — simplemente pregunta por dónde se va

I'm just phoning to remind you that... — solo llamo para recordarte que...

let's just wait and see — es mejor esperar a ver (qué pasa)

you should just send it back — deberías devolverlo sin más

he just couldn't wait to see them — tenía unas ganas enormes de verlos

• it's just one of those things * — son cosas que pasan

• it's just that I don't like it — lo que pasa es que no me gusta

• I just thought that you would like it — yo pensé que te gustaría
because 1., imagine 2), wonder 2.
7) (=specially) solo, sólo

• I did it just for you — lo hice solo por ti

8) (=conceivably)

it may just be possible — puede que sea posible

it's an old trick, but it could just work — es un viejo truco, pero puede que funcione

9) (in comparisons)

• just as — tan

it's just as good as yours — es tan bueno como el tuyo

you sing just as well as he does — cantas tan bien como él

the new one is just as big — el nuevo es igual de grande

this model goes just as fast — este modelo va igual de rápido

10) (in imperatives)

• just let me get my hands on him! * — ¡cómo lo coja!, ¡con que lo agarre! (LAm)

• just listen to that rain! — ¡escucha or fíjate cómo llueve!

just listen a minute, will you? — ¡escúchame un momento!, ¿quieres?

• just look at this mess! — ¡fíjate qué desorden!

• just wait a minute! — ¡espera un momento!

just you wait, he'll come sure enough — (reassuringly) espera hombre, ya verás cómo viene

just (you) wait until I tell your father — (threateningly) ya verás cuando se lo cuente a tu padre, espera (nomás (LAm)) a que se lo cuente a tu padre

• just you do! * —

• just you try it! * —

• just you dare! * — ¡inténtalo si te atreves!

11) (emphatic)

she's just amazing! — es una mujer increíble

"that dress is awful" - "isn't it just?" * — -ese vestido es francamente horrible -¡y tanto!

• we're managing just fine — nos apañamos perfectamente

• it's just perfect! — ¡es absolutamente perfecto!
plain 1., 3)
12) (imagining something)

• I can just hear the roars of laughter — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente las carcajadas

• I can just imagine her reaction — me imagino muy bien or perfectamente su reacción

• I can just see her face if I told her — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente la cara que pondría si se lo dijese

13) (in set expressions)

• just about, I've just about finished this work — estoy a punto de terminar este trabajo

it's just about finished — está casi terminado

I think that it was just about here that I saw him — creo que yo estaba más o menos aquí cuando lo vi

I've just about had enough of this noise! * — ¡estoy ya más que harto de este ruido!

to be just about to do sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

I was just about to phone — estaba a punto de llamar

• come just as you are — ven tal como estás

leave it just as it is — déjalo tal como está

just as you wish — como usted quiera

just as I thought! — ¡ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba!, ¡lo que yo me figuraba or imaginaba!

• just in case — por si acaso

just in case it rains — por si acaso llueve, por si llueve

I've prepared some extra food, just in case — he preparado comida de más, por si las moscas * or por si acaso

• just a minute!, just one moment! — (=coming) ¡un momento, por favor!, ¡voy!

just a minute, I don't know if I agree with that... — un momento, no sé si estoy de acuerdo con eso...

• just the same, I'd rather... — de todas formas, prefiero...

• that's just too bad! — iro ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué mala pata! *

• it's just as well — menos mal

it's just as well it's insured — menos mal que está asegurado

I wasn't expecting much, which was just as well — no esperaba mucho, y menos mal

it would be just as well if we checked the prices — más valdría que comprobásemos los precios
happen, soon
* * *

I [dʒʌst]
adjective <decision/person> justo

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in recent past)

she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)

she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)

just married — recién casados

just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...

b) (now, at the moment)

she's just on her way — está en camino

I was just about to leave when he called — estaba a punto de salir cuando llamó

2)

a) ( barely) justo

I arrived just in time — llegué justo a tiempo

it's only just over the recommended minimum — está apenas por encima del mínimo recomendado

I just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos

b) ( a little)

just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla

I waited just outside the shop — esperé en la puerta de la tienda

3)

a) ( only) sólo

I'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted

there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)

just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos

I went there just once — fui sólo una vez

she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre

would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito

just occasionally — muy de vez en cuando

b) ( simply)

I just stopped by to say hello — pasé para saludarte

that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)

they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan

just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero

just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete

I'll just have to pack up and go — no me queda otro remedio que hacer la maleta e irme

he'll just make things worse — lo único que hará será empeorar las cosas

4)

a) (exactly, precisely)

it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería

the temperature was just right — la temperatura era la perfecta

just my luck! — me tenía que pasar a mí!

b) ( equally)

the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida

it's just as well you're leaving — menos mal que te vas

5) ( emphatic use)

I just can't understand it — simplemente no lo entiendo

I just adore champagne — a mí me encanta el champán

I'm feeling just fine now — ahora me siento muy bien

just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)

regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!

just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!

just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor

6)

a) ( giving explanation)

it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...

b) ( indicating possibility)

it may just happen — podría suceder

7)

just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos

English-spanish dictionary > just
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I [dʒʌst]
aggettivo

1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, corretto

3) dir. [ claim] fondato; [ title] valido; [ request] legittimo
II [dʒʌst]
avverbio

1) (very recently)

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

2) (immediately) subito, appena

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appena

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

4) (only, merely) solo

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

6) (barely)

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamente

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

just a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento

8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

9) (possibly, conceivably)

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

10) (at this or that very moment)

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

11) (positively, totally)

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

12) (easily)

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

13) (with imperatives)

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

14) (in requests)

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

15) (for emphasis in responses)

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

16) (equally)

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

17) just about appena appena, quasi

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento

19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre

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just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi

take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse

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I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)

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- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)

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- just about
- just now
- just then
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I [dʒʌst] adj
(fair) giusto (-a)
II [dʒʌst] adv
1) (exactly) proprio, esattamente

just here/there — proprio qui/là

just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a

just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...

just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento

it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise

it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde

it's just what I wanted — è proprio quello che volevo

just right — proprio giusto

just what did he say? — cosa ha detto esattamente?

come just as you are — vieni così come sei

leave it just as it is — lascialo esattamente com'è

they are just like brothers — sono proprio come fratelli

that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!

that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo

just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo

just as he was leaving — proprio mentre se ne stava andando

just as you like — come vuoi

he likes everything just so fam — gli piace che tutto sia fatto a puntino

2) (recently, soon) appena, or ora

he's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito

just this minute — proprio adesso

the book is just out — il libro è appena stato pubblicato

we were just going — stavamo giusto andando

just about — quasi

I've just about finished here — qui ho quasi finito

I was just about to phone — stavo proprio per telefonare

I'm just coming! — arrivo subito!

3) (only) soltanto, solo

it's just me — sono solo io

just the two of us — soltanto noi due

it's just 3 o'clock — sono le 3

just yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina

just for a laugh — tanto per ridere

it's just around the corner — è appena dietro l'angolo

just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!

4) (simply) semplicemente, soltanto

it's just a mistake — non è che uno sbaglio

I just told him to go away — gli ho semplicemente detto di andarsene

just ask someone the way — basta che tu chieda la strada a qualcuno

I just thought that... — pensavo solo che...

I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...

I just can't imagine — non riesco proprio a immaginare

it's just that I don't like it — il fatto è che non mi piace

it's just one of those things fam — così è la vita

5) (slightly) poco

just over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili

just before 5 o'clock — poco prima delle 5

just after 5 o'clock — poco dopo le 5

it's just after 10 (o'clock) — sono le 10 passate

just after I arrived — subito dopo il mio arrivo

it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra

just after Christmas — poco dopo Natale

6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelo

just in time — giusto or appena in tempo

I had just enough money — avevo giusto i soldi che mi servivano

just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc

he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo

7)

(in comparison) it's just as good — è altrettanto buono

it's just as good as... — è buono quanto...

he speaks Italian just as well as I do — il suo italiano è buono almeno quanto il mio

8) (with imperatives) un po'

just imagine! — pensa un po'!

just look at this mess! — guarda un po' che disordine!

just wait a minute! — aspetta un momento!

just let me get my hands on him! fam — se lo prendo!

9) (emphatic) veramente, proprio

that's just fine! — va bene così!

so you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!

10)

(phrases) I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!

it's just as well you didn't go — per fortuna non ci sei andato

it would be just as well if you didn't mention it — faresti bene a non parlarne

not just yet — non ancora

just now — proprio ora

I did it just now — l'ho fatto proprio adesso

I' m rather busy just now — in questo momento sono molto occupato

not just now — non proprio ora

take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai

just in case I don't see you — caso mai non ti vedessi

just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...

I'd just as soon not go — preferirei non andarci

just my luck! — la mia solita sfortuna!

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I [dʒʌst]
aggettivo

1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, corretto

3) dir. [ claim] fondato; [ title] valido; [ request] legittimo
II [dʒʌst]
avverbio

1) (very recently)

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

2) (immediately) subito, appena

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appena

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

4) (only, merely) solo

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

6) (barely)

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamente

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

just a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento

8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

9) (possibly, conceivably)

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

10) (at this or that very moment)

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

11) (positively, totally)

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

12) (easily)

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

13) (with imperatives)

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

14) (in requests)

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

15) (for emphasis in responses)

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

16) (equally)

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

17) just about appena appena, quasi

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento

19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre

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just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi

take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse

English-Italian dictionary > just
17 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

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- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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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

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- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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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

English-Italian dictionary > knock
18 just

1. adjective
1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]

2) (legally right) rechtmäßig

3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]

4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
2. adverb
1) (exactly) genau

just then/enough — gerade da/genug

just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

just as you like — ganz wie Sie wünschen

just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist

just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann

it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn

just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

it's just possible — das ist gerade noch möglich

it's just after the traffic lights — es ist direkt hinter der Verkehrsampel

3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

I have just seen him — (Brit.)

I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

not just now — im Moment nicht

4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

just anybody — irgendjemand

just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!

could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

just in case — für alle Fälle

5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

6) (quite)

not just yet — noch nicht ganz

it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem

that's just too bad — das ist Pech

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I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) gerecht

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) berechtigt

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) gerecht

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- academic.ru/40368/justly">justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) genau

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) genau

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) gerade

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) gerade

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) gerade

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) gerade noch

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) nur, einfach

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) einfach

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- just about
- just now
- just then
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just

I. adv

[ʤʌst, ʤəst]

inv

1. (in a moment) gleich

we're \just about to leave wir wollen gleich los

I was \just going to phone you ich wollte dich eben [o gerade] anrufen

I'm \just coming! ich komme gleich!

2. (directly) direkt, gleich

she lives \just around the corner/by the station sie wohnt gleich um die Ecke/direkt am Bahnhof

\just after gleich [o direkt] danach

\just after getting up/finishing work gleich [o direkt] nach dem Aufstehen/nach Arbeitsende

3. (recently) gerade [eben], [so]eben

they've \just gone out this minute sie sind [eben] vor einer Minute gegangen

4. (now) gerade

▪ to be \just doing sth gerade dabei sein, etw zu tun, gerade etw tun

I'm \just coming! ich komme schon!

5. (exactly) genau

that's \just what I was going to say genau das wollte ich gerade sagen

the twins look \just like each other die Zwillinge sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich

that's \just like you! das sieht dir [ganz] ähnlich! fam

it's \just like him to upset everybody es sieht ihm mal wieder ähnlich, alle zu verärgern fam

it's \just like you to forget your purse es ist mal wieder typisch für dich, dass du deinen Geldbeutel vergessen hast

come \just as you are kommen Sie, wie Sie sind

\just as I thought! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!

\just as I expected! ich hatte es nicht anders erwartet!

he reacted \just as I expected er hat genauso reagiert, wie ich es erwartet hatte

that's \just it! das ist es ja gerade!

\just as bad/good [as] genauso schlecht/gut [wie]

\just as many... as... genau so viele... wie...

\just now [or at the moment] gerade, im Augenblick

it's very hectic \just now es ist im Augenblick [o gerade] sehr hektisch

please not \just now jetzt bitte nicht

\just on ( fam) genau

it was \just on midnight when... es war Schlag [o genau um] Mitternacht, als...

\just then gerade in diesem Augenblick

\just as well ebenso gut

it's \just as well you stayed at home es ist nur gut, dass du zu Hause geblieben bist

\just as/when... gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] als...

he arrived \just as the train was pulling out er kam gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] an, als der Zug abfuhr

6. (only) nur, bloß fam; (simply) einfach

why don't you like him? — I \just don't! warum magst du ihn nicht? — nur so!

she's \just a baby/a few weeks old sie ist noch ein Baby/erst ein paar Wochen alt

can I \just finish my coffee? kann ich noch kurz meine Kaffee austrinken?

\just in case that... nur für den Fall, dass...

\just for fun [or ( fam) kicks] [or ( fam) a laugh] nur [so] zum Spaß, einfach aus Jux fam

\just like that einfach so

[not] \just anybody [nicht] einfach irgendjemand

7. (barely) gerade noch

the stone \just missed me der Stein hat mich nur knapp verfehlt

it's \just possible that... es ist nicht ganz ausgeschlossen, dass...

it might \just possibly help if... es wäre eventuell hilfreich, wenn...

there's \just enough space for the two of us der Platz reicht gerade mal für uns beide

that will be \just enough for a week das wird gerade mal für eine Woche reichen

\just in time gerade noch rechtzeitig

8. (absolutely) einfach, wirklich

\just dreadful/wonderful einfach furchtbar/wundervoll

9. with imperatives

\just you dare! untersteh dich!

\just imagine [or think] stell dir [bloß] mal vor

\just imagine! stell dir das mal vor!

\just listen! hör mal!

\just look at this! schau dir das mal an!

\just shut up! halt mal den Mund!

\just taste this! das musst du unbedingt mal probieren!

\just try! versuch's doch mal!

\just watch it! pass bloß auf!, nimm dich ja in Acht!

10.

▶ isn't it \just? und ob!, und wie! fam

▶ that's \just my luck so etwas kann wirklich nur mir passieren

▶ \just a minute [or moment] [or second]! (please wait) einen Augenblick [o einen Moment] [o eine Sekunde] [bitte]!; (as interruption) Moment [mal]!

▶ \just so (perfectly) absolut perfekt; ( form: yes) eben, ganz recht

▶ it's \just one of those things ( saying) so etwas passiert eben [o kommt schon mal vor

II. adj

[ʤʌst]

1. (fair) gerecht (to gegenüber + dat)

2. (justified) punishment gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion, indignation gerechtfertigt

to have \just cause to do sth einen triftigen [o guten] Grund haben, etw zu tun

to be \just reward for sth ein gerechter Ausgleich für etw akk sein

3.

▶ to get [or receive] one's \just deserts bekommen, was man verdient hat

it was no more than his \just deserts er hatte es nicht anders verdient

III. n

[ʤʌst]

( old)

▪ the \just pl die Gerechten pl

* * *
I [dZʌst]
adv

1) (immediate past) gerade, (so)eben

they have just left — sie sind gerade or (so)eben gegangen

she left just before I came — sie war, gerade or kurz bevor ich kam, weggegangen

he's just been appointed — er ist gerade or eben erst ernannt worden

I met him just after lunch — ich habe ihn direkt or gleich nach dem Mittagessen getroffen

2) (= at this/that very moment) gerade

hurry up, he's just going — beeilen Sie sich, er geht gerade

he's just coming — er kommt gerade or eben

I'm just coming — ich komme ja schon

I was just going to... — ich wollte gerade...

just as I was going — genau in dem Moment or gerade, als ich gehen wollte

3) (= barely, almost not) gerade noch, mit knapper Not

he (only) just escaped being run over — er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden

it just missed — es hat fast or beinahe getroffen

I've got only just enough to live on — mir reicht es gerade so or so eben noch zum Leben

I arrived just in time — ich bin gerade (noch) rechtzeitig gekommen

4) (= exactly) genau, gerade

it is just five o'clock — es ist genau fünf Uhr

that's just like you — das sieht dir ähnlich

it's just on nine o'clock —

it happened just as I expected — es passierte genau so, wie ich es erwartet hatte

it's just because of that that he insists — gerade or eben deshalb besteht er darauf

that's just it! — das ists ja gerade or eben!

that's just what I was going to say — genau das wollte ich (auch) sagen

just what do you mean by that? — was wollen Sie damit sagen?

just what does this symbol mean? — was bedeutet dieses Zeichen genau?

it was just there —

just so! (old) — genau, ganz recht

everything has to be just so — es muss alles seine Ordnung haben

5) (= only, simply) nur, bloß

I can stay just a minute — ich kann nur or bloß eine Minute bleiben

just you and me — nur wir beide, wir beide allein

this is just to show you how it works — dies soll Ihnen lediglich zeigen, wie es funktioniert

this is just to confirm... — hiermit bestätigen wir, dass...

he's just a boy — er ist doch noch ein Junge

why don't you want to/like it? – I just don't — warum willst du nicht/magst du es nicht? – ich will/mags eben or halt (inf) nicht

just like that — (ganz) einfach so

I don't know, I just don't — ich weiß (es) nicht, beim besten Willen nicht

you can't just assume... — Sie können doch nicht ohne weiteres annehmen...

it's just not good enough — es ist einfach nicht gut genug

I just prefer it this way — ich finds eben or einfach besser so

6) (= a small distance with position) gleich

just round the corner — gleich um die Ecke

just above the trees — direkt über den Bäumen

put it just over there — stells mal da drüben hin

just here — (genau) hier

7) (= absolutely) einfach, wirklich

it was just fantastic — es war einfach prima

it's just terrible — das ist ja schrecklich!

8)

just as — genauso, ebenso

the blue hat is just as nice as the red one — der blaue Hut ist genauso hübsch wie der rote

she didn't understand you – it's just as well! — sie hat Sie nicht verstanden – das ist vielleicht auch besser so

it's just as well you stayed at home, you didn't miss anything — es macht nichts, dass Sie zu Hause geblieben sind, Sie haben nichts verpasst

it's just as well you didn't go out —

it would be just as well if you came — es wäre doch besser, wenn Sie kämen

come just as you are —

it's just as you please — wie Sie wollen

just as I thought! — ich habe es mir doch gedacht!

9)

just about — in etwa, so etwa

I am just about ready — ich bin so gut wie fertig

it's just about here — es ist (so) ungefähr hier

did he make it in time? – just about — hat ers( rechtzeitig) geschafft? – so gerade

will this do? – just about — ist das recht so? – so in etwa

I am just about fed up with it! (inf) — so langsam aber sicher hängt es mir zum Hals raus (inf)

that's just about the limit! — das ist doch die Höhe!

10)

just now (in past) — soeben (erst), gerade erst

not just now — im Moment nicht

just now? — jetzt gleich?

you can go, but not just now — Sie können gehen, aber nicht gerade jetzt

11)

(other uses) just think — denk bloß

just listen — hör mal

just try — versuchs doch mal

just taste this — probier das mal; (it's awful) probier bloß das mal

just let me try — lassen Sies mich doch mal versuchen

just shut up! — sei bloß still!

just wait here a moment — warten Sie hier mal (für) einen Augenblick

just a moment or minute! — Moment mal!

I can just see him as a soldier — ich kann ihn mir gut als Soldat vorstellen

I can just see you getting up so early (iro) — du - und so früh aufstehen!

can I just finish this? — kann ich das eben noch fertig machen?

the possibilities just go on for ever — die Möglichkeiten sind ja unerschöpflich

don't I just! — und ob( ich...)

just watch it — nimm dich bloß in Acht

just you dare — wehe, wenn dus wagst
II
adj (+er)

1) person, decision gerecht (to gegenüber)

2) punishment, reward gerecht; anger berechtigt; suspicion gerechtfertigt, begründet

a just cause — eine gerechte Sache

I had just cause to be alarmed — ich hatte guten Grund, beunruhigt zu sein

as (it) is only just — wie es recht und billig ist

* * *

just [dʒʌst]

A adj (adv → justly)

1. gerecht (to gegen):

be just to sb jemanden gerecht behandeln

2. gerecht, angemessen, gehörig, (wohl)verdient:

it was only just es war nur recht und billig;

just reward gerechter oder wohlverdienter Lohn

3. rechtmäßig, zu Recht bestehend, (wohl)begründet (Anspruch etc)

4. berechtigt, gerechtfertigt, (wohl)begründet (Empörung etc): → cause A 2

5. richtig, gehörig

6. a) genau, korrekt

b) wahr, richtig (Erklärung etc)

7. BIBEL gerecht, rechtschaffen

8. MUS rein

B adv [ unbetont dʒəst]

1. gerade, (so)eben:

they have just left sie sind gerade (fort)gegangen;

his troubles were just beginning seine Schwierigkeiten begannen erst; → now¹ A 3

2. gerade, genau, eben:

just there eben dort;

just then

a) gerade damals,

b) gerade in diesem Augenblick;

just five o’clock genau fünf Uhr;

just as

a) ebenso wie,

b) (zeitlich) gerade als;

just so! ganz recht!;

that is just it das ist es (ja) gerade oder eben; → like¹ A 2, thing² 1, well¹ A 12

3. gerade (noch), ganz knapp, mit knapper Not:

be just ahead of knapp führen vor (dat);

his shot was just wide SPORT sein Schuss ging (ganz) knapp daneben;

we just managed it wir schafften es gerade noch;

the bullet just missed him die Kugel ging ganz knapp an ihm vorbei, die Kugel hätte ihn beinahe getroffen;

just possible immerhin möglich, im Bereich des Möglichen;

just too late gerade zu spät; → miss² A 6

4. nur, lediglich, bloß:

just for the fun of it nur zum Spaß;

just an ordinary man nur ein Mann wie alle anderen;

just the thought of it der bloße Gedanke, allein oder schon der Gedanke; → moment 1, etc

5. just about

a) ungefähr, etwa:

just about the same;

I’ve just about had enough! umg so langsam reichts mir!

b) gerade noch:

I just about caught the train

6. vor imp

a) doch, mal

b) nur:

just tell me sag mir mal, sag mir nur oder bloß;

just sit down, please setzen Sie sich doch bitte

7. umg einfach, wirklich:

just wonderful

8. eigentlich:

just how many are there?

* * *
1. adjective
1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]

2) (legally right) rechtmäßig

3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]

4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]
2. adverb
1) (exactly) genau

just then/enough — gerade da/genug

just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als

just as you like — ganz wie Sie wünschen

just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.

come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist

just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann

it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen

that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja

that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn

just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht

2) (barely) gerade [eben]; (with very little time to spare) gerade [eben] noch; (no more than) nur

just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund

it's just possible — das ist gerade noch möglich

it's just after the traffic lights — es ist direkt hinter der Verkehrsampel

3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) gerade

I have just seen him — (Brit.)

I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen

just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben

not just now — im Moment nicht

4) (coll.) (simply) einfach; (only) nur; esp. with imperatives mal [eben]

I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen

just anybody — irgendjemand

just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!

could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?

just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her

just a moment, please — einen Moment mal

just in case — für alle Fälle

5) (coll.): (positively) einfach; echt (ugs.)

that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch

6) (quite)

not just yet — noch nicht ganz

it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...

you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...

7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)

That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie

just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem

that's just too bad — das ist Pech

* * *

adj.

einfach adj.

genau adj.

gerade adj.

gerade noch adj.

gerecht adj.

English-german dictionary > just
19 just

I adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rettferdig, riktig

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rimelig, berettiget

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) fortjent

•

- justly
- justness II adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) akkurat, nettopp

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) like (...) som

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) nettopp, akkurat

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) i ferd med

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) nettopp da

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) bare nok, bare så vidt

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bare (for å)

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) (se) bare!; Det er bare ikke sant!

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutt

•

- just about
- just now
- just then

bare
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neppe
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nøyaktig
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rettferdig

I
subst. \/dʒʌst\/

se ➢ joust, 1
II
verb \/dʒʌst\/

se ➢ joust, 2
III
adj. \/dʒʌst\/

1) rettferdig, rett, riktig, upartisk

• a just decision

en rettferdig avgjørelse

2) ( om person) rettskaffen

• he's a just man

han er en rettskaffen mann

3) velfortjent

• just reward

velfortjent belønning

4) skjellig, rimelig

• the payment is just

betalingen er skjellig

5) berettiget, velbegrunnet, veloverveid

• just suspicions

velbegrunnede mistanker

6) (gammeldags eller bibelsk, om person) rettferdig, uklanderlig

7) ( gammeldags) nøyaktig, eksakt, presis

be just to(wards) someone være rettferdig mot noen

sleep the sleep of the just sove den rettferdiges søvn
IV
adv. \/dʒʌst\/, \/dʒəst\/

1) nøyaktig, akkurat, aldeles

• this is just what I wanted

dette er akkurat det jeg ville ha

2) nylig, nettopp

• they have just left

de reiste nettopp

3) med en gang, straks, med det samme

• I'm just coming

jeg kommer med en gang

• it's just on six

den er straks seks

4) med nød og neppe, knapt

• I just managed to save enough money

jeg lyktes med nød og neppe i å spare nok penger

5) bare, kun

• just a moment!

• she is just a child

• I just looked at him

6) ( hverdagslig) fullstendig, aldeles, faktisk, ganske enkelt, simpelthen

• he's just crazy

han er aldeles gal

• isn't it just splendid?

er det ikke ganske enkelt fantastisk?

7) (hverdagslig, forsterkende) min sann, virkelig, jammen

• that's just fine!

det er virkelig flott!

• did she laugh? Didn't she just!

lo hun? ja, det kan du skrive opp at hun gjorde!

8) (hverdagslig, i spørsmål) egentlig

• just who owns this place?

hvem eier egentlig dette stedet?

just about omtrent, sånn cirka med nød og neppe, nesten, såvidt

just as well like gjerne, like bra

just enough se ➢ enough

just now akkurat nå, for øyeblikket nylig, for et øyeblikk siden

be just possible være mulig (men lite trolig)

just so (som svar, formelt) jeg er så enig i fullkommen orden, gjort\/plassert aldeles riktig, perfekt

be just the person for something være den rette (person) for noe

• he is just the man for the post

han er den rette mannen til stillingen

just the same likevel

• we don't like that kind of music but we'll go just the same

vi liker ikke slik musikk, men vi skal gå likevel

English-Norwegian dictionary > just
20 whose

pronoun

1) interrog. wessen

2) rel. dessen/deren/dessen; pl. deren

the people whose house this is — die Leute, denen dieses Haus gehört

* * *
[hu:z] 1. adjective, pronoun
(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) wessen
2. relative adjective, relative pronoun
(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?) dessen, deren

* * *

whose

[hu:z]

I. adj

1. (in questions) wessen

\whose bag is this? wessen Tasche ist das?, wem gehört die Tasche?

I don't care \whose fault it is mir ist egal, wessen Schuld es ist

\whose round is it? wer ist dran?

2. (indicating possession) dessen

Cohen, \whose contract... Cohen, dessen Vertrag...

she's the woman \whose car I crashed into sie ist die Frau, in deren Auto ich gefahren bin

II. pron

1. poss, interrog wessen

\whose is this bag? wessen Tasche ist das?

\whose is the car outside? wem gehört das Auto draußen?

2. rel (male) dessen; (female, pl) deren

* * *
[huːz]
poss pron

1) (interrog) wessen

whose is this? — wem gehört das?

whose car did you go in? — in wessen Auto sind Sie gefahren?

2) (rel) dessen; (after f and pl) deren

* * *

whose [huːz] pron (gen sg und pl von academic.ru/82194/who">who)

1. interrog wessen:

whose is it? wem gehört es?

2. relativ (auch gen von which) dessen, deren

* * *

pronoun

1) interrog. wessen

2) rel. dessen/deren/dessen; pl. deren

the people whose house this is — die Leute, denen dieses Haus gehört

* * *

pron.

deren pron.

wessen pron.

English-german dictionary > whose

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