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she drinks to forget

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1 forget

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten vergessen; (forget learned ability) verlernen; vergessen

gone but not forgotten — in bleibender Erinnerung

I forget his name — (have forgotten) ich habe seinen Namen vergessen

forget doing something/having done something — vergessen, dass man etwas getan hat

don't forget that... — vergiss nicht od. denk[e] daran, dass...

forget how to dance — das Tanzen verlernen

and don't you forget it — (coll.) vergiss das ja nicht

forget it! — (coll.) schon gut!; vergiss es!
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten es vergessen

forget about something — etwas vergessen

forget about it! — (coll.) schon gut!

I forgot about Joe — ich habe gar nicht an Joe gedacht
3. reflexive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten

1) (act unbecomingly) sich vergessen

2) (neglect one's own interests) sich selbst vergessen

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[fə'ɡet]
past tense - forgot; verb

1) (to fail to remember: He has forgotten my name.) vergessen

2) (to leave behind accidentally: She has forgotten her handbag.) vergessen

3) (to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner: She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party.) sich vergessen

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- academic.ru/28902/forgetful">forgetful
- forgetfully
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for·get

<-got, -gotten or AM also -got>

[fəˈget, AM fɚˈ-]

I. vt

1. (not remember)

▪ to \forget sb/sth jdn/etw vergessen, sich akk nicht an jdn/etw erinnern

2. (omit to keep)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen

she clean forgot our date sie hat unsere Verabredung glatt vergessen fam

my uncle forgot my birthday last year mein Onkel hat letztes Jahr meinen Geburtstag vergessen

I'd like to thank all my family, not \forgetting my cousin Jerome ich möchte meiner ganzen Familie danken, nicht zu vergessen meinem Cousin Jerome

to \forget an appointment einen Termin vergessen [o fam verschwitzen]

▪ to \forget to do sth vergessen, etw zu tun

▪ to \forget [that]/how/what/who... vergessen, dass/wie/was/wer...

3. (leave behind)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen [o liegenlassen

4. (stop thinking about)

▪ to \forget sth/sb etw/jdn vergessen, an etw/jdn nicht mehr denken

to \forget the past die Vergangenheit ruhenlassen

to \forget one's quarrels die Streitereien begraben

forgive and \forget vergeben und vergessen

5. ( fam: give up)

▪ to \forget sth etw aufgeben

you can \forget any ideas you may have of taking the day off Sie können es sich aus dem Kopf schlagen, dass Sie den Tag frei bekommen fam

\forget it! vergiss es!

6. ( pej: disregard)

▪ to \forget sth etw vergessen

have you forgotten your manners? wo sind deine Manieren?

to \forget one's dignity seine Würde fallenlassen

and don't you \forget it! lass dir das gesagt sein!

7. ( form: behave badly)

▪ to \forget oneself sich akk vergessen

II. vi

1. (not remember) vergessen

▪ to \forget about sth/sb jdn/etw vergessen

▪ to \forget about doing sth vergessen, etw zu tun

2. (stop thinking about)

▪ to \forget about sth/sb etw/jdn vergessen, an etw/jdn nicht mehr denken

to \forget about a plan einen Plan fallenlassen

I suggest we \forget all about it ich schlage vor, wir vergessen das alles

▪ to \forget about doing sth sich dat etw aus dem Kopf schlagen fam

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[fə'get] pret forgot, ptp forgotten
1. vt
vergessen; ability, language verlernen
never to be forgotten — unvergesslich, unvergessen

and don't you forget it! — und dass du das ja nicht vergisst!

he never lets you forget it either — er sorgt dafür, dass du auch immer daran denkst

to forget to do sth —

I was forgetting you knew him — ich habe ganz vergessen, dass Sie ihn kennen

I forget his name — sein Name ist mir entfallen

I forget what I wanted to say — es ist mir entfallen, was ich sagen wollte

to forget one's differences — seine Meinungsverschiedenheiten ruhen lassen

not forgetting... — nicht zu vergessen...

forget it! — schon gut!

you might as well forget it (inf) — das kannst du vergessen (inf)

2. vi
es vergessen
don't forget! — vergiss (es) nicht!

I never forget —

where has he gone? – I forget — wo ist er hingegangen? – ich habe es vergessen or es ist mir entfallen

she drinks to forget — sie trinkt, um zu vergessen

3. vr
(= behave improperly) sich vergessen, aus der Rolle fallen; (= act unselfishly) sich selbst vergessen
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forget [fə(r)ˈɡet] prät forgot [-ˈɡɒt; US -ˈɡɑt], pperf forgotten [-ˈɡɒtn; US -ˈɡɑtn], obs oder dial forgot

A v/t

1. vergessen:

a) nicht denken an (akk):

he forgot to post the letter

b) sich nicht erinnern an (akk):

I forget his name sein Name ist mir entfallen oder fällt mir im Moment nicht ein;

never to be forgotten unvergesslich;

I’ll never forget meeting my wife ich werde niemals vergessen, wie ich meine Frau kennenlernte;

don’t forget what you were going to say vergessen Sie Ihre Rede nicht;

she’s been forgetting a lot of things lately sie ist in letzter Zeit sehr vergesslich

c) sein Französisch etc verlernen

d) (aus Unachtsamkeit) unterlassen:

she forgot to close the window sie vergaß, das Fenster zuzumachen

e) hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen:

I have forgotten my coat (keys, umbrella); → head Bes Redew

2. unbeachtet lassen:

forget it!

a) schon gut!, vergiss es! (beide a. verärgert),

b) das kannst du vergessen!;

don’t you forget it! merk dir das!

3. außer Acht lassen, übergehen:

don’t forget the waitress vergiss nicht, der Bedienung ein Trinkgeld zu geben;

not forgetting nicht zu vergessen

4. forget o.s.

a) sich vergessen, aus der Rolle fallen,

b) sich selbst vergessen, (nur) an andere denken,

c) sich oder seine Umwelt vergessen

B v/i (es) vergessen:

don’t forget vergiss es nicht!;

she never forgets sie vergisst nie etwas;

what is his name? — I forget das ist mir entfallen oder fällt mir im Moment nicht ein;

he went abroad to forget um zu vergessen;

forget about vergessen (akk);

forget about it!

a) reg dich nicht auf!,

b) schon gut!, vergiss es! (beide a. verärgert),

c) das kannst du vergessen!

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten vergessen; (forget learned ability) verlernen; vergessen

gone but not forgotten — in bleibender Erinnerung

I forget his name — (have forgotten) ich habe seinen Namen vergessen

forget doing something/having done something — vergessen, dass man etwas getan hat

don't forget that... — vergiss nicht od. denk[e] daran, dass...

forget how to dance — das Tanzen verlernen

and don't you forget it — (coll.) vergiss das ja nicht

forget it! — (coll.) schon gut!; vergiss es!
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten es vergessen

forget about something — etwas vergessen

forget about it! — (coll.) schon gut!

I forgot about Joe — ich habe gar nicht an Joe gedacht
3. reflexive verb,
-tt-, forgot, forgotten

1) (act unbecomingly) sich vergessen

2) (neglect one's own interests) sich selbst vergessen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: forgot, forgotten)

= vergessen v.

(§ p.,pp.: vergaß, vergessen)

English-german dictionary > forget
2 soledad

f.

1 loneliness.

vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude

2 solitude, loneness, isolation, loneliness.

3 Soledad.

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soledad

► nombre femenino

1 (estado) solitude

2 (sentimiento) loneliness

3 (lugar) lonely place

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noun f.

loneliness

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SF

1) (=falta de compañía) [voluntaria] solitude; [involuntaria] loneliness, lonesomeness (EEUU)

le gusta trabajar en la soledad de su habitación — he likes working in the solitude of his room

tengo miedo a la soledad — I have a fear of loneliness

la soledad le deprime — being alone makes him feel depressed

2) pl soledades liter solitary place sing

nadie habitaba aquellas soledades — no-one lived in that solitary place

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femenino

en la soledad de su cuarto — in the solitude of his room

bebe para olvidar su soledad — she drinks to forget her loneliness

no soporta la soledad — he can't stand being alone

pasó sus últimos años en soledad — she spent her last years alone

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= loneliness, solitude.

Ex. The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.

Ex. Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.

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femenino

en la soledad de su cuarto — in the solitude of his room

bebe para olvidar su soledad — she drinks to forget her loneliness

no soporta la soledad — he can't stand being alone

pasó sus últimos años en soledad — she spent her last years alone

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= loneliness, solitude.

Ex: The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.

Ex: Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.

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soledad

feminine

en la soledad de su cuarto in the solitude of his room

bebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her loneliness

los ancianos se quejan de la soledad elderly people complain of loneliness o of being lonely

no soporta la soledad he can't stand the solitude o he can't stand being on his own o being alone

pasó los últimos años de su vida en soledad she spent the last years of her life alone

se retiró a vivir a la soledad de la aldea he went to live in the solitude of the village

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soledad sustantivo femenino:
◊ en la soledad de su cuarto in the solitude of his room;

bebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her loneliness;
no soporta la soledad he can't stand being alone;
pasó sus últimos años en soledad she spent her last years alone
soledad sustantivo femenino
1 (tristeza, melancolía) loneliness
2 (aislamiento) solitude: le gusta pasear en soledad, he likes to walk alone

' soledad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solitaria
- solitario
- sobrellevar
English:
loneliness
- solitude

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soledad nf

1. [falta de compañía] solitude;

vive en completa soledad he lives in complete solitude;

necesito un poco de soledad I need to be alone for a while;

se dedicó a escribir en la soledad del exilio he started writing in the solitude of exile

2. [melancolía] loneliness;

enfermó de soledad she grew sick with loneliness

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soledad

f solitude, loneliness

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soledad nf

: loneliness, solitude

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soledad n

1. (sentimiento) loneliness

un sentimiento de soledad a feeling of loneliness

2. (estado) solitude

necesito un poco de soledad I need to be alone for a while

Spanish-English dictionary > soledad
3 oubli

oubli [ubli]

masculine noun

   a. ( = omission) oversight

   b. ( = trou de mémoire) lapse of memory

   c. l'oubli oblivion

• tomber dans l'oubli to sink into oblivion

• l'oubli de soi selflessness

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ubli
nom masculin

1) gén

l'oubli de quelque chose — gén forgetting something; ( de devoir) neglect of something

l'oubli des autres — forgetting other people

elle cherche l'oubli dans la boisson — she drinks to forget

le temps apporte l'oubli — time passes and men forget

2) ( omission) omission

3) ( anonymat après la mort) oblivion

tomber dans l'oubli — to be completely forgotten, to sink into oblivion

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ubli nm
1) (= fait d'oublier)

l'oubli de qch — forgetting sth

l'oubli du passé — forgetting the past

L'oubli de cette obligation peut coûter cher. — Neglecting this duty could cost you dear.

2) (cas d'oubli) oversight

C'est dû à un oubli. — It's due to an oversight.

Il s'agit d'un oubli regrettable. — It's an unfortunate oversight., It's a regrettable oversight.

un oubli bien excusable — a very forgiveable oversight

3) (= omission) (dans une liste, un texte)

Il y a trop d'oublis. — There are too many omissions.

4) (= absence de souvenirs) oblivion

le baume de l'oubli — the balm of oblivion

5) (hors de la mémoire collective) oblivion

tomber dans l'oubli — to sink into oblivion, to be completely forgotten

6)

oubli de soi — self-abnegation

7) (pardon) [offense] forgiveness

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oubli nm

1 ( fait d'oublier) l'oubli de qch gén forgetting sth; ( de devoir) neglect of sth; l'oubli des autres forgetting other people; elle cherche l'oubli dans la boisson she drinks to forget; le temps apporte l'oubli time passes and men forget;

2 ( omission) c'est un simple oubli it's just an oversight; cet ouvrage contient de regrettables oublis there are some regrettable omissions in this work;

3 ( anonymat après la mort) oblivion littér; tirer qch/qn de l'oubli to rescue sth/sb from oblivion; tomber dans l'oubli to be completely forgotten, to sink into oblivion.

Composé

oubli de soi(-même) selflessness.

[ubli] nom masculin

1. [fait de ne pas se rappeler] forgetting, neglecting

l'oubli d'un accent sur un mot coûte un point forgetting ou neglecting to put an accent on a word will lose you one point

2. [lacune] omission

il y a beaucoup d'oublis dans sa liste she left a lot of items off her list, there are a lot of gaps in her list

[trou de mémoire] oversight, lapse of memory

ce n'est qu'un oubli it's just an oversight

3. (soutenu) [isolement]

l'oubli oblivion

arracher quelque chose à ou tirer quelque chose de l'oubli to snatch ou to rescue something from oblivion

tomber dans l'oubli to sink into oblivion

4. [consolation]

l'oubli viendra avec le temps time is a great healer

5. (littéraire) [indifférence]

l'oubli de soi selflessness, self-denial

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > oubli
4 soledad

soledad sustantivo femenino:
◊ en la soledad de su cuarto in the solitude of his room;
bebe para olvidar su soledad she drinks to forget her loneliness; no soporta la soledad he can't stand being alone; pasó sus últimos años en soledad she spent her last years alone
soledad sustantivo femenino
1 (tristeza, melancolía) loneliness
2 (aislamiento) solitude: le gusta pasear en soledad, he likes to walk alone ' soledad' also found in these entries: Spanish: solitaria - solitario - sobrellevar English: loneliness - solitude

English-spanish dictionary > soledad
5 oublier

oublier [ublije]

➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb

to forget ; [+ fautes d'orthographe] to miss ; ( = omettre) [+ virgule, phrase] to leave out

• oublier de faire qch to forget to do sth

• oublier pourquoi to forget why

• j'ai oublié qui je dois prévenir I've forgotten who I'm supposed to tell

• n'oublie pas que nous sortons ce soir don't forget we're going out tonight

• j'oubliais, il faut que tu rappelles ton frère I almost forgot, you've got to phone your brother

• c'est oublié, n'y pensons plus it's all forgotten now, let's not think about it any more

• il essaie de se faire oublier he's trying to keep a low profile

• j'ai oublié mon parapluie I forgot my umbrella I left my umbrella behind

• j'ai oublié mon parapluie dans le train I left my umbrella on the train

• tu as oublié de laver une vitre you've missed a pane

• il ne faut pas oublier que... we must not forget that...

• on l'a oublié sur la liste he's been left off the list

• oublie-moi ! (inf) leave me alone!

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ublije
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( ne pas se souvenir de) to forget [nom, date, fait]; ( ne pas penser à) to forget about [soucis, famille, incident]; ( ne pas prendre) to leave

j'ai oublié mes clés chez elle — I've left my keys at her house

rien ne pourra me faire oublier ce moment — I shall never forget that moment

oublier de faire/pourquoi/comment — to forget to do/why/how

oublier que — to forget that

se faire oublier — to keep a low profile, to lie low (colloq)

2) ( omettre) to leave [something] out, to forget [personne, détail]

tu oublies de dire que — you forget ou omit to mention that

3) ( négliger) to forget, to neglect [devoir, ami]

2.

s'oublier verbe pronominal

1) [souvenir] to be forgotten

ce sont des choses qui ne s'oublient pas — it's not the sort of thing you forget

2) ( négliger de se servir) to leave oneself out

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ublije vt
1) [événement, date, détail] to forget

oublier l'heure — to forget the time

oublier de faire qch — to forget to do sth

N'oublie pas de fermer la porte. — Don't forget to shut the door.

2) (= ne pas voir) [erreurs] to miss

3) (= ne pas mettre) [virgule, nom] to leave out, to forget

4) (= laisser quelque part) [chapeau] to leave, to leave behind

J'ai oublié mon sac chez Sabine. — I left my bag at Sabine's.

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oublier verb table: plier

A vtr

1 ( ne pas se souvenir de) to forget [nom, date, fait]; ( ne pas penser à) to forget about [soucis, famille, incident]; ( ne pas prendre) to leave; j'ai oublié mes clés/mon parapluie chez elle I've left my keys/my umbrella at her house; n'oublie pas ton parapluie don't forget your umbrella; quand je travaille, j'oublie l'heure when I'm working, I forget about the time; le plombier nous a oubliés the plumber has forgotten us; ah, j'oubliais, Isabelle a téléphoné oh, I nearly forgot, Isabelle phoned; elle a oublié ce qu'elle voulait dire she's forgotten ou she can't remember what she wanted to say; rien ne pourra me faire oublier ce moment I shall never forget that moment, nothing can efface the memory of that moment littér; son enthousiasme fait oublier son âge she is so enthusiastic, you forget her age; oublier de faire/pourquoi/comment to forget to do/why/how; oublier que to forget that; se faire oublier to keep a low profile, to lie low○;

2 ( omettre) to leave [sth] out, to forget [personne, détail, virgule]; tu oublies de dire que you forget ou omit to mention that; mon nom a été oublié de la liste they've left my name off the list;

3 ( négliger) to forget, to neglect [devoir, ami].

B s'oublier vpr

1 [souvenir, fait] to be forgotten; ce sont des choses qui ne s'oublient pas these things can't be forgotten, it's not the sort of thing you forget;

2 ( négliger de se servir) to leave oneself out;

3 fml ( perdre le sens des convenances) to forget oneself;

4 euph ( faire ses besoins) [enfant, chien] to have an accident euph.

[ublije] verbe transitif

1. [ne pas se remémorer - nom, rue, date] to forget

n'oublie pas le rendez-vous don't forget (that) you have an appointment

mon Dieu, le dentiste, je l'ai oublié! God, the dentist, I'd forgotten all about him!

oublier son texte to forget one's lines

n'oublie pas que c'est son anniversaire remember ou don't forget that it's her birthday

(en usage absolu)

qu'a-t-elle dit? j'ai oublié what did she say? I've forgotten

[ne pas reconnaître - visage, mélodie] to forget

2. [ne plus penser à - héros, injure, souci] to forget (about)

les preneurs de son sont souvent oubliés par les jurys de prix sound technicians are often ignored by award juries

j'ai oublié l'heure I forgot the time

oublions ce malentendu let's forget (all) about this misunderstanding

je veux bien oublier le passé I'm ready to forget about the past ou to let bygones be bygones

oublie-moi un peu, veux-tu? (familier) just leave me alone, will you?

se faire oublier to keep a low profile, to stay out of the limelight

(en usage absolu) to forget

il boit pour oublier he drinks to forget

3. [omettre] to leave out (separable)

je ferai en sorte de l'oublier dans mon testament/sur le registre I'll make sure she's left out of my will/left off the register

4. [négliger] to forget (about)

depuis son mariage, il nous oublie he's been neglecting us ou he's forgotten (about) us since he got married

5. [ne pas prendre] to forget, to leave (behind)

oublier son colis dans le train to leave one's parcel on the train

j'ai oublié la lettre à la maison I left the letter at home

6. [ne pas mettre] to forget

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s'oublier verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

une fois acquise, la technique ne s'oublie jamais once you've learnt the technique, it stays with you forever ou you'll never forget it

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s'oublier verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[s'exclure] to forget oneself

tu ne t'es pas oublié, à ce que je vois! (humoristique) I see you've not forgotten yourself!

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s'oublier verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se relâcher] to forget oneself

2. (euphémisme) [animal, enfant] to have an accident (euphémisme)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > oublier
6 boire

boire [bwaʀ]

➭ TABLE 53

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = ingurgiter) to drink

• offrir à boire à qn to get sb a drink

• boire à la santé de qn to drink sb's health

• boire la tasse (inf) (en nageant) to swallow a mouthful of water

• ce vin se laisse boire this wine is very drinkable

   b. ( = absorber) to soak up

• ce papier boit l'encre the ink soaks into this paper

• la plante a déjà tout bu the plant has already soaked up all the water

   c. (locutions) boire les paroles de qn to drink in sb's words

• il y a à boire et à manger là-dedans ( = vérités et mensonges) you shouldn't believe it all

2. intransitive verb

( = s'enivrer) to drink

• il s'est mis à boire he has started drinking

• boire comme un trou (inf) to drink like a fish

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I
1. bwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( consommer) [personne] to drink

boire dans un verre — to drink out of a glass

ce vin bon à boire — this wine is ready to drink

il m'a fait boire — he got me drunk

allons boire un verre — let's go for a drink

il y a à boire et à manger dans leur théorie — fig there's both good and bad in their theory

2) ( absorber) [plante] to drink; [papier, buvard, moquette] to soak [something] up [liquide]

2.

se boire verbe pronominal

ce vin se boit frais — this wine should be drunk chilled

ce porto se boit bien — this port is very drinkable

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boire comme un trou — (colloq) to drink like a fish (colloq)

qui a bu boira — Proverbe once a drinker, always a drinker

II bwaʀ
nom masculin drink

le boire et le manger — food and drink

il en a perdu le boire et le manger — fig it has taken over his whole life

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bwaʀ
1. vt

1) [boisson, breuvage] to drink

boire un verre — to have a drink

boire un coup — to have a drink

donner à boire à qn — to give sb a drink

À boire, par pitié! — Give me a drink, for pity's sake!

à boire et à manger fig (= du bon et du moins bon) — good and bad, a curate's egg

Sur internet, il y a à boire et à manger. — On the Internet, you have to pick and choose., The Internet can be a curate's egg.

2) fig

boire les paroles de qn — to lap up everything sb says

3) (= s'imprégner de) to soak up

2. vi

1) (= se désaltérer) to drink

boire au goulot — to drink from the bottle

2) (= être alcoolique) to drink

Son mari boit. — Her husband drinks.

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boire verb table: boire

A nm drink; le boire et le manger food and drink; il en a perdu le boire et le manger fig it has taken over his whole life.

B vtr

1 ( consommer) [personne] to drink; boire dans un verre/bol to drink out of a glass/bowl; elle ne boit que de l'eau she only drinks water; boire à la santé de qn to drink to sb's health; je bois à la réussite de notre projet I drink to the success of our project; ce vin n'est pas encore bon à boire this wine isn't ready to drink yet; un vin à boire frais a wine which should be drunk chilled; boire un verre or un coup○ to have a drink; il a bu un coup de trop○ he's had one too many○; donner/verser à boire à qn to give/pour sb a drink; faire boire qn to give sb a drink; allons boire un verre let's go for a drink; boire les paroles de qn fig to lap up sb's words○; il y a à boire et à manger dans leur théorie fig there's both good and bad in their theory; ⇒ lie, vin;

2 ( avec excès) to drink; il boit pour oublier he drinks to forget; il s'est mis/remis à boire he's taken to drink/to drinking again; il m'a fait boire pour obtenir des renseignements he got me drunk to get some information out of me;

3 ( absorber) [plante] to drink; [buvard, moquette] to soak [sth] up [liquide].

C se boire vpr ce vin se boit frais this wine should be drunk chilled; ce porto se boit bien or se laisse boire this port is very drinkable; ce punch se boit comme du petit lait! this punch goes down very easily but it's lethal!

Idiomes

boire comme un trou○ to drink like a fish○; qui a bu boira Prov once a drinker, always a drinker.

I

[bwar] nom masculin

il en oublie ou perd le boire et le manger he's becoming totally distracted

II

[bwar] verbe transitif

1. [avaler] to drink

boire un coup (familier) ou pot (familier) ou verre to have a drink ou jar (UK)

elle a tout bu d'un coup she gulped it all down

boire un coup de trop (familier) to have one too many

commander ou demander quelque chose à boire to order a drink

(en usage absolu)

il buvait à petits coups ou à petites gorgées he was sipping his drink

ça se boit comme du petit-lait it goes down a treat (UK) ou like silk (US)

boire du lait ou du petit-lait to lap it up

boire les paroles de quelqu'un: il buvait ses paroles he was lapping up everything she said

boire la tasse

a. (familier) [en nageant] to swallow water

b. [perdre de l'argent] to lose a lot of money

c. [faire faillite] to go under

2. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up (separable)

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[bwar] verbe intransitif

1. [s'hydrater] to drink, to take in a liquid

fais-le boire [malade, enfant, animal] give him a drink ou something to drink

s'arrêter pour faire boire les chevaux to stop and water the horses

tant qu'elle a de la fièvre, faites-la boire abondamment if she's feverish make sure she gets plenty of liquid

il y a à boire et à manger là-dedans

a. [dans un verre] there are bits floating in the glass

b. (figuré) it's a bit of a mixed bag

boire jusqu'à plus soif to drink one's fill

2. [pour fêter un événement]

boire à to toast

nous buvons à ta santé we're drinking to ou toasting your health

3. [pour s'enivrer] to drink

il boit trop he has a drink problem

il a toujours aimé boire he's always enjoyed a drink

boire comme une éponge ou un tonneau ou un trou (familier) to drink like a fish

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se boire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

se boit frais/chambré should be drunk chilled/at room temperature

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > boire
7 despejado

adj.

1 cloudless, clear, unclouded.

2 unobstructed, unhindered, uncluttered, clear.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: despejar.

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despejado

► participio pasado

1→ link=despejar despejar

► adjetivo

1 (seguro) assured, self-confident

2 (sin sueño) wide awake; (listo) bright, smart clever; (lúcido) clear-headed

3 (espacioso, ancho) wide, spacious

■ tiene una frente despejada she's got a broad forehead

4 (sin nubes) cloudless, clear

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(f. - despejada)

adj.

clear

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ADJ

1) (=sin obstáculos) [camino, mente] clear; [campo] open; [habitación, plaza] spacious

2) [cielo, día] clear

3) (=despierto) awake, wide awake; (Med) free of fever

4) [persona]

ser despejado — to be bright, be smart

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- da adjetivo

1) (Meteo) <día/cielo> clear

cielos totalmente despejados — cloudless skies

2) (libre, vacío) <carretera/camino> clear

quedó mucho más despejado sin el piano — it felt much more spacious without the piano

3)

a) ( despierto)

todavía no estoy despejado — I'm not properly awake yet

se sentía con la mente despejada — he felt clearheaded

b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober

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= uncluttered, unobstructed, uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

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* cielo despejado = cloudless sky, clear sky.

* zona despejada = open area.

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- da adjetivo

1) (Meteo) <día/cielo> clear

cielos totalmente despejados — cloudless skies

2) (libre, vacío) <carretera/camino> clear

quedó mucho más despejado sin el piano — it felt much more spacious without the piano

3)

a) ( despierto)

todavía no estoy despejado — I'm not properly awake yet

se sentía con la mente despejada — he felt clearheaded

b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober

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= uncluttered, unobstructed, uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

* cielo despejado = cloudless sky, clear sky.

* zona despejada = open area.

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despejado -da

adjective

A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹día/cielo› clear

amaneció despejado the day dawned clear

buen tiempo con cielos despejados good weather with cloudless o clear skies

B

(despierto, lúcido): fue una buena borrachera, pero ya está despejado he was pretty drunk but he's sobered up now

es muy temprano y todavía no estoy despejado it's too early, I'm not properly awake yet

se sentía descansado y con la mente despejada he felt rested and clearheaded

C (libre, vacío) ‹carretera/camino› clear

queda mejor con la frente despejada he looks better with the hair off his forehead

el comedor queda mucho más despejado sin el piano the dining room feels much roomier o more spacious o more uncluttered without the piano

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Del verbo despejar: ( conjugate despejar)

despejado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
despejado
despejar
despejado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 (Meteo) ‹día/cielo› clear
2 (libre, vacío) ‹carretera/camino› clear
3
a) ‹ persona› clearheaded;

‹ mente› clear
b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober

despejar ( conjugate despejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

b) ‹ nariz› to unblock, clear;

◊ el paseo me despejó the walk cleared my head

2 ‹ balón› ( en fútbol) to clear;
( en fútbol americano) to punt
verbo intransitivo ( en fútbol) to clear;
( en fútbol americano) to punt
despejado v impers (Meteo) to clear up
despejarse verbo pronominal ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up;
( desembotarse) to clear one's head;
[ borracho] to sober up
despejado,-a adjetivo
1 (sin obstáculos) clear
2 (sin nubes) cloudless
3 (espabilado) wide awake, quick
despejar verbo transitivo
1 (quitar obstáculos, vaciar) to clear
2 (aclarar un misterio, una duda) to clear up
3 Mat to work out the value of
4 Ftb (el balón) to clear
' despejado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- claro
- despejada
- espabilada
- espabilado
English:
clear
- cloudless
- broad

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despejado, -a adj

1. [tiempo, día] clear;

tiempo seco y cielo despejado dry with clear skies

2. [sin sueño] wide awake;

no estaba aún despejado he still wasn't properly awake

3. [lúcido] clear-headed;

tener la mente despejada to have a clear head;

cuando está despejado es encantador, pero cuando bebe… he's charming when he's sober, but when he drinks…

4. [espacioso] spacious;

tener una frente despejada to have a wide o broad forehead

5. [sin estorbos] clear, uncluttered;

tener la nariz despejada to have an unblocked nose;

seguiremos cuando el camino esté despejado de nieve we'll go on when the road is clear of snow

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despejado

adj cielo, cabeza clear

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despejado, -da adj

1) : clear, fair

2) : alert, clear-headed

3) : uncluttered, unobstructed

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despejado adj

1. (cielo, calle) clear

2. (persona) awake

Spanish-English dictionary > despejado
8 bere

1. v/t drink

fig swallow

fig darla a bere a qualcuno take someone in

2. m bevanda drink

atto drinking

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bere s.m.

1 ( bevanda) drink

2 ( atto del bere) drinking: il bere in fretta ti fa male, drinking in a hurry is bad for you; è portato al bere, he is addicted to drinking.

bere v.tr.

1 to drink*: egli beve molto latte, he drinks a lot of milk; beve volentieri, he likes wine; questo vino si lascia bere, this wine goes down well (o is palatable) // beviamoci su!, let us forget it! (o let bygones be bygones!) // bere a garganella, to swallow in one gulp; bere a lunghi sorsi, to gulp; bere dalla bottiglia, a canna, to drink from the bottle; bere a sazietà, to drink one's fill; bere alla salute di qlcu., to drink (to) s.o.'s health; bere come una spugna, come un otre, to drink like a fish; bere fino all'ultima goccia, to drain a glass // bere un uovo, to suck an egg // bere cogli occhi, (fig.) to drink s.o. in; o bere o affogare, to like it or lump it; è come bere un bicchier d'acqua, it's as easy as falling off a log

2 ( assorbire) to absorb, to soak up, to suck in: la terra arida bevve tutta l'acqua, the parched land absorbed all the water

3 (fig.) ( credere) to swallow, to believe, to lap up: si beve tutto, he swallows everything; si è bevuta quella storia, she swallowed that story; bersi le parole di qlcu., to lap up (o drink in) s.o.'s words; darla a bere, to get s.o. to swallow sthg.; bere grosso, to believe everything.

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['bere]
1. vt irreg

(gen) to drink, (fig : assorbire) to soak up

vuoi bere qc? — would you like sth to drink?

bere un bicchiere di vino/un caffè — to have a glass of wine/a (cup of) coffee

chi porta da bere? — who's going to bring the drinks?

ti offro o ti pago da bere — I'll buy you a drink

bere qc tutto d'un fiato — to down sth in one gulp

bevi un po' d'acqua — have a drink of water

sono le preoccupazioni a farlo bere — his problems have made him turn to drink

bere come una spugna — to drink like a fish

bere per dimenticare — to drown one's sorrows (in drink)

bere alla salute di qn — to drink to sb's health

il motore beve la benzina — the engine is heavy on petrol

bere le parole di qn — to drink in sb's words

questa volta non me la dai a bere! — I won't be taken in this time!

questa non la bevo — I'm not buying that

2. sm

drink

si è dato al bere — he has turned to drink

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I 1. ['bere]
verbo transitivo

1) (ingerire un liquido) [ persona] to drink* [ bevande] (da from, out of)

bere qcs. d'un fiato o in un sorso solo to drink sth. in one gulp; bere alla bottiglia o a collo to drink (straight) from the bottle; dare, versare (qcs.) da bere a qcn. to give, pour sb. a drink; beviamo qualcosa — let's have a drink

2) (assorbire) [ pianta] to drink* (in) [ acqua]

3) colloq. (credere a) to buy*, to swallow [storia, bugia]

non cercare di darmela a bere — don't give me that
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) to drink*

offrire o pagare da bere a qcn. — to stand sb. a drink

2) (consumare alcolici in eccesso) to drink*, to hit* the bottle, to be* on the bottle

3) (brindare)

bere alla salute di qcn. — to drink (to) sb.'s health, to drink a toast to sb

4) colloq. (nuotando) to swallow water

5) colloq. (consumare) [motore, automobile] to eat* (up) petrol
3.
verbo pronominale bersi

1) colloq. (credere a) to swallow [ bugia]

2) bersela to swallow a story (whole)

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bere come una spugna — to drink like a fish
II ['bere]
sostantivo maschile drink

il mangiare e il bere — food and drink

darsi al bere — to turn to drink

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bere¹

/'bere/ [25]

I verbo transitivo

1 (ingerire un liquido) [ persona] to drink* [ bevande] (da from, out of); bere qcs. d'un fiato o in un sorso solo to drink sth. in one gulp; bere alla bottiglia o a collo to drink (straight) from the bottle; dare, versare (qcs.) da bere a qcn. to give, pour sb. a drink; beviamo qualcosa let's have a drink

2 (assorbire) [ pianta] to drink* (in) [ acqua]

3 colloq. (credere a) to buy*, to swallow [storia, bugia]; non cercare di darmela a bere don't give me that

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 to drink*; offrire o pagare da bere a qcn. to stand sb. a drink

2 (consumare alcolici in eccesso) to drink*, to hit* the bottle, to be* on the bottle

3 (brindare) bere alla salute di qcn. to drink (to) sb.'s health, to drink a toast to sb.

4 colloq. (nuotando) to swallow water

5 colloq. (consumare) [motore, automobile] to eat* (up) petrol

III bersi verbo pronominale

1 colloq. (credere a) to swallow [ bugia]

2 bersela to swallow a story (whole)

IDIOMS

bere come una spugna to drink like a fish.

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bere²

/'bere/

sostantivo m.

drink; il mangiare e il bere food and drink; darsi al bere to turn to drink.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > bere
9 when

when [wen]

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1. adverb

2. conjunction

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1. adverb

quand

• when does the term start? quand commence le trimestre ?

• when did it happen? quand cela s'est-il passé ? ça s'est passé quand ?

• when was the Channel Tunnel opened? quand a-t-on ouvert le tunnel sous la Manche ?

• when's the wedding? quand a lieu le mariage ?

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► There is no inversion after quand in indirect questions.

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• I don't know when I'll see him again je ne sais pas quand je le reverrai

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► If when means what time, the more specific translation is often used.

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• when does the train leave? à quelle heure part le train ?

• when do you finish work? à quelle heure est-ce tu quittes le travail ?

► say when! (inf) (pouring drinks) vous m'arrêterez...

2. conjunction

   a. ( = at the time that) quand

• everything looks nicer when the sun is shining tout est plus joli quand le soleil brille

• I take an aspirin when I have a headache je prends un cachet d'aspirine quand j'ai mal à la tête

• he had just sat down when the phone rang il venait juste de s'asseoir quand la téléphone a sonné

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► If the when clause refers to the future, the future tense is used in French.

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• I'll do it when I have time je le ferai quand j'aurai le temps

• when you're older, you'll understand quand tu seras plus grand, tu comprendras

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► en + present participle may be used, if the subject of both clauses is the same, and the verb is one of action.

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• he blushed when he saw her il a rougi en la voyant

• take care when opening the tin faites attention en ouvrant la boîte

► when + noun/adjective

• when a student at Oxford, she... quand elle était étudiante à Oxford, elle...

• my father, when young, had a fine tenor voice quand mon père était jeune il avait une belle voix de ténor

• the floor is slippery when wet le sol est glissant quand il est mouillé

   b. (with day, time, movement) où

• on the day when I met him le jour où je l'ai rencontré

• at the time when I should have been at the station à l'heure où j'aurais dû être à la gare

• at the very moment when I was about to leave juste au moment où j'allais partir

• there are times when I wish I'd never met him il y a des moments où je souhaiterais ne l'avoir jamais rencontré

   c. ( = which is when) he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak il est arrivé à 8 heures, heure à laquelle la circulation est la plus intense

• in August, when peaches are at their best en août, époque où les pêches sont les plus savoureuses

   d. ( = the time when) he told me about when you got lost in Paris il m'a raconté le jour où vous vous êtes perdu dans Paris

• now is when I need you most c'est maintenant que j'ai le plus besoin de vous

• that's when the programme starts c'est à cette heure-là que l'émission commence

• that's when Napoleon was born c'est l'année où Napoléon est né

• that was when the trouble started c'est alors que les ennuis ont commencé

   e. ( = after) quand

• when you read the letter you'll know why quand vous aurez lu la lettre vous comprendrez pourquoi

• when he had made the decision, he felt better après avoir pris la décision, il s'est senti soulagé

• when they had left he telephoned me après leur départ il m'a téléphoné

   f. ( = whereas) alors que

• he thought he was recovering, when in fact... il pensait qu'il était en voie de guérison alors qu'en fait...

   g. ( = if) how can I be self-confident when I look like this? comment veux-tu que j'aie confiance en moi en étant comme ça ?

• how can you understand when you won't listen? comment voulez-vous comprendre si vous n'écoutez pas ?

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[wen], US [hwen] 1.
pronoun

1) ( with prepositions) quand

since when? — depuis quand? also iron

2) ( the time when)

that was when it all started to go wrong — c'est à ce moment-là que tout a commencé à mal aller

that's when I was born — ( day) c'est le jour où je suis né; ( year) c'est l'année où je suis né

he spoke of when he was a child — il a parlé de l'époque où il était enfant
2.
adverb

1) ( as interrogative) quand (est-ce que)

when are we leaving? — quand est-ce qu'on part?

I wonder when the film starts — je me demande à quelle heure commence le film

I forget exactly when — ( time) j'ai oublié l'heure exacte; ( date) j'ai oublié la date exacte

tell me ou say when — ( pouring drink) dis-moi stop

2) ( as relative)

in 1993 when — en 1993 quand

at the time when — ( precise moment) au moment où; ( during same period) à l'époque où

the week when it all happened — la semaine où tout s'est passé

on those rare occasions when — les rares fois où

it's times like that when — c'est dans ces moments-là que

one morning when he was getting up, he... — un matin en se levant, il...

3) ( then)

she resigned in May, since when we've had no applicants — elle a démissionné en mai, et depuis (lors) nous n'avons reçu aucune candidature

until when we must stay calm — d'ici là nous devons rester calmes

by when we will have received the information — d'ici là nous aurons reçu toutes les informations

4) ( whenever) quand

he's only happy when he's moaning — il n'est content que quand il rouspète

when I sunbathe, I get freckles — chaque fois que je prends un bain de soleil, j'ai des taches de rousseur

when possible — dans la mesure du possible
3.
conjunction

1) ( at the precise time when) quand, lorsque

when she reaches 18 — quand elle aura 18 ans

2) ( during the period when) quand, lorsque

when he was at school — quand il était à l'école

3) ( as soon as) quand, dès que

I was strolling along when all of a sudden... — je marchais tranquillement quand tout d'un coup...

4) ( when it is the case that) alors que

why buy their products when ours are cheaper? — pourquoi acheter leurs produits alors que les nôtres sont moins chers?

5) ( whereas) alors que

he refused when I would have gladly accepted — il a refusé alors que j'aurais été ravi d'accepter

English-French dictionary > when
10 never

never

❢ When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French ; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.

When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’-‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’-‘jamais’.

For examples and particular usages, see the entry below. adv

1 ( not ever) I never go to London je ne vais jamais à Londres ; he will never forget it il ne l'oubliera jamais ; she never says anything elle ne dit jamais rien ; I never work on Saturdays je ne travaille jamais le samedi ; I've never known him to be late ce n'est pas le genre à être en retard ; I've never seen such a mess je n'ai jamais vu un désordre pareil ; never have I seen such poverty je n'ai jamais vu une telle pauvreté ; ‘have you ever been to Paris?’-‘never’ ‘as-tu déjà visité Paris?’-‘jamais’ ; it's now or never c'est le moment ou jamais ; never again plus jamais ; never before has the danger been so great le danger n'a jamais été aussi grand ; never in all my life ou born days jamais de la vie ; never ever lie to me again! ne me mens plus jamais! ; he never ever drinks alcohol il ne boit absolument jamais d'alcool ; never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit ; never a day passes but he phones me pas un jour ne passe sans qu'il me téléphone ; better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais ; you never know on ne sait jamais ;

2 ( as an emphatic negative) he never said a word il n'a rien dit ; I never knew that je ne le savais pas ; he never so much as apologized il ne s'est même pas excusé ; Bob, never a strong swimmer, tired quickly Bob, qui n'a jamais été un bon nageur, s'est vite fatigué ; she mustn't catch you crying! that would never do il ne faut surtout pas qu'elle te voie pleurer ; ⇒ fear, mind ;

3 (expressing surprise, shock) you're never 40! GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans! ; you've never gone and broken it have you ○ ! GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé! ; never! pas possible! ; ‘I punched him’-‘you never (did) ○ !’ GB ‘je lui ai donné un coup de poing’-‘c'est pas vrai ○ !’ ; well I never (did)! ça par exemple!

Big English-French dictionary > never
11 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

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noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
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SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

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= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

agua

f‡

A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

* * *

Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

* * *

agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

* * *

agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

* * *

agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

* * *

agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
12 nauczani|e

Ⅰ sv nauczyć Ⅱ n sgt teaching, instruction
- nauczanie przedmiotu teaching of a. instruction in a subject

- nauczanie języków obcych foreign language teaching

- metody/wyniki nauczania teaching methods/results

- wysoki poziom nauczania a high standard a. level of teaching

- nauczanie elementarne a. początkowe Szkol. primary a. elementary education

- nauczanie kompleksowe Szkol. inter-disciplinary a. project-based teaching

- nauczanie programowane Szkol. programmed instruction

- nauczanie zaoczne Szkol. extramural education

- dogmatyczne nauczanie Hist. dogmatic instruction

- tajne nauczanie Hist. clandestine teaching

- dostać a. otrzymać (dobrą) nauczkę to learn one’s lesson

- dostała srogą nauczkę she learnt her lesson the hard way

- dostał nauczkę na całe życie that taught him a lesson he’ll never forget

- dostał nauczkę, żeby nie rozmawiać z nieznajomymi it taught him not to talk to strangers

- dać komuś nauczkę to teach sb a lesson

- trzeba dać im nauczkę they need to be taught a lesson

- no i masz nauczkę, żeby nie mieszać alkoholi that’ll teach you not to mix (your) drinks

- niech to będzie dla ciebie nauczką! that’ll teach you!, let that be a lesson to you!

- to dobra nauczka na przyszłość it’s a good lesson for the future

- to była dla niego dobra nauczka it was one in the eye for him pot.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nauczani|e
13 için

1. for: Mazlum sizin için bir hediye getirdi. Mazlum brought you a present. Bunu Şefika için yaptım. I did this for Şefika´s sake. Bu elbise Hamiyet için çok dar. This dress is too small for Hamiyet. Bunun için kaç para verdin? How much money did you pay for this? Sandalı bir saat için kiraladım. I rented the rowboat for an hour. O bizim için konuşur. He´ll speak for us. Sigara içmeyenler için ayrı bir bölüm yok mu? Isn´t there a separate section for nonsmokers? Benim bilet Londra için. My ticket´s for London. Allah aşkı için söyle! For God´s sake tell me! 2. in order to, for the purpose of: Unutmak için içer. He drinks in order to forget. Fadıla´ya o piyanoyu süs olarak kullansın diye değil, çalması için verdi. She gave Fadıla the piano to play, not to use as an ornament. 3. because, on account of, for, owing to: Kar yağdığı için gitmedik. We didn´t go because it was snowing. İşte onun için katılmam. So you see it´s for that reason I won´t join. 4. for, to, in (someone´s) opinion: Onun için çok mühimdi. It was very important to her. 5. about, concerning, with regard to (usually used with demek, düşünmek, or söylemek): Bu sözlük için ne düşünüyorsunuz? What do you think about this dictionary? Raşit için intihar etti diyorlar. They are saying that Raşit committed suicide. II. Sultan Mehmet için Fatih derler. They call Sultan Mehmet II ´´the Conqueror.´´ Nuriye için nasıl böyle bir şey söyleyebildi? How could he have said such a thing about Nuriye?

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