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1 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) en sentido contrario

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) en círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de persona en persona

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de un sitio a otro, por ahí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferencia

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) a casa

3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) a la vuelta (de)

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por

4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ronda, vuelta; recorrido

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) recorrido

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva; tiro

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) vuelta, asalto (boxeo)

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon

5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girar, virar

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout
6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up

round¹ adj redondo

a round table una mesa redonda

round² adv

Expresa la idea de girar o dar la vuelta

turn round and go back date la vuelta y vuelve

she looked round miró a su alrededor / miró hacia atrás

the cat ran round and round in circles el gato daba vueltas y vueltas

I'll show you round te enseñaré la casa

round³ prep alrededor de

she had flowers round her neck llevaba flores alrededor del cuello

it's just round the corner está a la vuelta de la esquina

we walked round the park dimos una vuelta por el parque

round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round ' round' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - asalto - asomar - batuta - billete - bordear - caballito - camilla - circular - dejarse - doblar - eliminatoria - energía - estar - foro - hacinarse - inversa - inverso - juntar - octava - octavo - pasarse - patearse - piña - por - reanimar - reanimarse - rebuscada - rebuscado - recorrer - redonda - redondear - redondez - redondo - rematar - remover - revés - rodear - ronda - sobremesa - soler - sortear - tartana - tiovivo - volver - volverse - vuelta - acorralar - aparecer - aplauso English: all-round - ask round - bend - bring round - circle - clip - clock - come round - corner - drop in - drop round - finger - flash - gather round - get around - get round - get round to - glance round - go round - hand round - look round - merry-go-round - pad - paper round - pass - pass round - rally - rally round - ring - round - round down - round off - round on - round robin - round up - round-shouldered - round-table meeting - round-the-clock - show round - spin - swap round - swing - tour - travel - turn round - twist round - wander - way - wheel - whip-round

round

tr[raʊnd]

adjective

1 redondo,-a

■ a round bathtub una bañera redonda

noun

1 (circle) círculo

2 (series) serie nombre femenino, tanda; (one of a series) ronda

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (stage of competition) ronda; (boxing) asalto; (of golf) partido

■ she was knocked out in the first round la eliminaron en la primera ronda

■ he went three rounds with Murphy duró tres asaltos con Murphy

4 (of drinks) ronda

5 (of policeman etc) ronda

6 (for gun) cartucho

7 (of bread) rebanada

■ two rounds of toast dos tostadas

adverb

1 (in circles)

■ it goes round and round da vueltas y vueltas

■ she turned round se dio la vuelta

2 (about) por ahí

■ I've been waiting round all day he estado esperando todo el día

3 (to somebody's house) a casa

■ they came round to see me vinieron a casa a verme

■ she invited me round me invitó a casa

preposition

1 alrededor de

■ they sat round the fire se sentaron alrededor del fuego

■ he went round the field dio la vuelta al campo

■ have you lived round here long? ¿hace mucho que vives por aquí?

transitive verb

1 doblar

■ the ship rounded Cape Horn el barco dobló el cabo de Hornos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all the year round durante todo el año

round the clock día y noche, las veinticuatro horas

round the corner a la vuelta de la esquina

the other way round al revés

to have round shoulders tener las espaldas cargadas

to go round dar vueltas

round table mesa redonda

round trip viaje nombre masculino de ida y vuelta

round number número redondo

round ['raʊnd] vt

1) : redondear

she rounded the edges: redondeó los bordes

2) turn: doblar

to round the corner: dar la vuelta a la esquina

3)

to round off : redondear (un número)

4)

to round offor to round out complete: rematar, terminar

5)

to round up gather: reunir

round adv around

round adj

1) : redondo

a round table: una mesa redonda

in round numbers: en números redondos

round shoulders: espaldas cargadas

2)

round trip : viaje m de ida y vuelta

round n

1) circle: círculo m

2) series: serie f, sucesión f

a round of talks: una ronda de negociaciones

the daily round: la rutina cotidiana

3) : asalto m (en boxeo), recorrido m (en golf), vuelta f (en varios juegos)

4) : salva f (de aplausos)

5)

round of drinks : ronda f

6)

round of ammunition : disparo m, cartucho m

7) rounds npl

: recorridos mpl (de un cartero), rondas fpl (de un vigilante), visitas fpl (de un médico)

to make the rounds: hacer visitas

round prep around

round (Wine)

n.

• equilibrado (Vino) s.m.

adj.

• redondo, -a adj.

• rollizo, -a adj.

• rotundo, -a adj.

adv.

• alrededor adv.

n.

• asalto s.m.

• círculo s.m.

• descarga s.f.

• redondo s.m.

• ronda s.f.

• rueda s.f.

• vuelta s.f.

prep.

• alrededor de prep.

v.

• redondear (MAT, INF) v.

I raʊnd
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

[raʊnd] When round is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask round, call round, rally round, look up the verb.
1.

ADJ
(compar rounder) (superl roundest) (gen) redondo; [sum, number] redondo
• a round dozen — una docena redonda

• in round figures or numbers — en números redondos

2.

ADV

the park is eight miles round — el parque tiene un perímetro de ocho millas

• there is a fence all round — está rodeado por un cercado

it would be better all round if we didn't go — (in every respect) sería mejor en todos los sentidos que no fuéramos; (for all concerned) sería mejor para todos que no fuéramos

all year round — (durante) todo el año

drinks all round! — ¡pago la ronda para todos!

we shook hands all round — todos nos dimos la mano

• to ask sb round — invitar a algn a casa or a pasar (por casa)

• we were round at my sister's — estábamos en casa de mi hermana

we'll be round at the pub — estaremos en el bar

• the wheels go round — las ruedas giran or dan vuelta

• it flew round and round — voló dando vueltas

• the long way round — el camino más largo

it's a long way round — es mucho rodeo

the other/wrong way round — al revés

3. PREP

1) (of place etc) alrededor de

we were sitting round the table/fire — estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa/en torno a la chimenea

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

a walk round the town — un paseo por la ciudad

• all the people round about — toda la gente alrededor

• all round the house — (inside) por toda la casa; (outside) alrededor de toda la casa

• she's 36 inches round the bust — tiene 90 de busto or de pecho

• round the clock — (=at any time) a todas horas, a cualquier hora; (=non-stop) permanentemente, día y noche, las 24 horas del día

• round the corner — a la vuelta de la esquina

• are you from round here? — ¿eres de por aquí?

• to look round the shop — echar una mirada por la tienda

• wear it round your neck — llévalo en el cuello

• he sells them round the pubs — los vende de bar en bar

• when you're round this way — cuando pases por aquí

• a trip round the world — un viaje alrededor del mundo

2) (esp Brit) (=approximately) (also: round about) alrededor de, más o menos

round four o'clock — a eso de las cuatro

• round about £50 — alrededor de 50 libras, 50 libras más o menos

• somewhere round Derby — cerca de Derby

somewhere round that sum — esa cantidad más o menos

3) (=using as theme)

it's written round the Suez episode — tiene por tema principal el episodio de Suez

4. N

1) (=circle) círculo m ; (=slice) tajada f, rodaja f

• a round of sandwiches — (Brit) un sandwich

• a round of toast — una tostada

2) [of postman, milkman etc] recorrido m ; [of watchman] ronda f

• the watchman was doing his round — el vigilante estaba de ronda

• the story is going the rounds that... — se dice or se rumorea que...

she did or went or made the rounds of the agencies — visitó or recorrió todas las agencias

the story went the rounds of the club — el chiste se contó en todos los corrillos del club

• the doctor's on his rounds — el médico está haciendo sus visitas

3) (Boxing) asalto m, round m ; (Golf) partido m, recorrido m, vuelta f ; (Showjumping) recorrido m ; (Cards) (=game) partida f ; (in tournament) vuelta f

• to have a clear round — hacer un recorrido sin penalizaciones

• the first round of the elections — la primera vuelta de las elecciones

4) [of drinks] ronda f

whose round is it? — ¿a quién le toca (pagar)?

it's my round — yo invito, me toca a mí

• round of ammunition — cartucho m, bala f, tiro m

• round of applause — salva f de aplausos

let's have a round of applause for... — demos un fuerte aplauso a...

• round of shots — descarga f

5) (=series)

• the first round of negotiations — la primera ronda de negociaciones

• life was one long round of parties — la vida consistía en una sucesión constante de fiestas

6) (=routine)

• the daily round — la rutina cotidiana

7)

• in the round — (Theat) circular, en redondo

8) (Mus) canon m

5. VT

1) (=make round) [+ lips, edges] redondear

2) (=go round) [+ corner] doblar, dar la vuelta a; (Naut) doblar

the ship rounded the headland — el buque dobló el promontorio

6.

CPD

round arch N — arco m de medio punto

round dance N — baile m en corro

round robin N — (=request) petición f firmada en rueda; (=protest) protesta f firmada en rueda

Round Table N — (Hist) Mesa f Redonda

round table N — (=conference) mesa f redonda

round trip N — viaje m de ida y vuelta

round trip ticket — (US) billete m de ida y vuelta

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

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I [raʊnd]
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

English-spanish dictionary > round
2 gather

1. transitive verb
1) sammeln; zusammentragen [Informationen]; pflücken [Obst, Blumen]

gather something [together] — etwas zusammensuchen od. -sammeln

gather [in] the harvest — die Ernte einbringen

2) (infer, deduce) schließen ( from aus)

gather from somebody that... — von jemandem erfahren, dass...

as far as I can gather — soweit ich weiß

as you will have gathered — wie Sie sicherlich vermutet haben

3)

gather speed/force — schneller/stärker werden

4) (summon up)

gather [together] — zusammennehmen [Kräfte, Mut]

gather oneself [together] — sich zusammennehmen

gather one's thoughts — seine Gedanken ordnen

gather one's breath/strength — [wieder] zu Atem kommen/Kräfte sammeln

5)

she gathered her shawl round her neck — sie schlang den Schal um den Hals

6) (Sewing) ankrausen
2. intransitive verb
1) sich versammeln; [Wolken:] sich zusammenziehen; [Staub:] sich ansammeln; [Schweißperlen:] sich sammeln

be gathered [together] — versammelt sein

gather round — zusammenkommen

gather round somebody/something — sich um jemanden/etwas versammeln

2) (increase) zunehmen

darkness was gathering — es wurde dunkler
3. noun in pl.
(Sewing) Kräusel[falten]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87370/gather_up">gather up

* * *
['ɡæðə] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) versammeln

2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) folgern

3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) sammeln

4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) kräuseln
2. noun
(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) die Falte

- gathering
- gather round
- gather together
* * *

gath·er

[ˈgæðəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. vt

1. (collect)

▪ to \gather sth etw sammeln

we \gathered our things together wir suchten unsere Sachen zusammen

to \gather berries/herbs/honey Beeren/Kräuter/Honig sammeln

to \gather the crops die Ernte einbringen

to \gather flowers Blumen pflücken

to \gather information Informationen sammeln; (by asking) Informationen einholen

to \gather intelligence sich dat [geheime] Informationen beschaffen

to \gather one's thoughts seine Gedanken sammeln, nachdenken; (accumulate)

to \gather dirt ein Schmutzfänger sein

to \gather dust ( also fig) verstauben a. fig

2. (pull nearer)

to \gather sb in one's arms jdn in die Arme nehmen

she \gathered the blanket around her sie wickelte sich enger in die Decke

3. FASHION

▪ to \gather sth etw kräuseln [o raffen

4. (increase)

to \gather courage seinen Mut zusammennehmen

to \gather momentum in Fahrt kommen fam

to \gather speed schneller werden

to \gather one's strength seine Kräfte sammeln

5. (understand)

▪ to \gather sth etw verstehen

6. (believe)

▪ to \gather that... glauben, dass...

Harry's not happy, I \gather (think) wie ich die Sache sehe, ist Harry nicht glücklich; (hear) wie ich höre, ist Harry nicht glücklich

7. (infer)

▪ to \gather from sth that... aus etw dat schließen, dass...; (read)

I didn't \gather much from his speech ich konnte seiner Rede nicht viel entnehmen

8. (hear)

▪ to \gather that... gehört haben, dass...; (find out)

▪ to \gather from sb that... von jdm erfahren haben, dass...

9.

▶ to be \gathered to one's fathers ( euph liter) aus diesem Leben abberufen werden geh

II. vi

1. (come together) sich akk sammeln; people sich akk versammeln; (accumulate) sich akk ansammeln; clouds sich akk zusammenziehen; a storm heraufziehen, sich akk zusammenbrauen

we are \gathered here today to... wir haben uns heute hier versammelt, um...

the clouds of war had been \gathering for several years schon seit einigen Jahren hatte der Krieg seine dunklen Schatten vorausgeworfen

2. FASHION

to \gather at the middle/sides in der Mitte/an den Seiten gerafft sein

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['gðə(r)]
1. vt

1) (= collect, bring together) sammeln; crowd, people versammeln; flowers, cultivated fruit pflücken; potatoes, corn etc ernten; harvest einbringen; taxes einziehen; support gewinnen; (= collect up) broken glass, pins etc zusammenlegen, aufsammeln; one's belongings, books, clothes (zusammen)packen

to gather one's strength — Kräfte sammeln

to gather one's thoughts — seine Gedanken ordnen, sich sammeln

velvet curtains gather dust/dirt — Samtvorhänge sind Staub-/Schmutzfänger

it just sat there gathering dust —

the serial gathered a huge audience — die Serie gewann ein riesiges Publikum

2)

(= increase) to gather speed — schneller werden, an Geschwindigkeit gewinnen

to gather strength — stärker werden

3) (= infer) schließen (from aus)

I gathered that — das dachte ich mir

I gather from the papers that he has... — wie ich aus den Zeitungen ersehe, hat er...

from what or as far as I can gather —

I gather his report is very detailed — ich nehme an, dass sein Bericht sehr detailliert ist

I gather she won't be coming — ich nehme an, dass sie nicht kommt

as you will have/might have gathered... — wie Sie bestimmt/vielleicht bemerkt haben...

as can be gathered from my report — wie aus meinem Bericht hervorgeht or zu ersehen ist

4)

to gather sb into one's arms — jdn in die Arme nehmen or schließen

he gathered her to him —

she gathered her mink around her — sie hüllte sich in ihren Nerz

5) (SEW) kräuseln, raffen; (at seam) fassen

6) (TYP) zusammentragen, kollationieren (spec)

2. vi

1) (= collect people) sich versammeln; (objects, dust etc) sich (an)sammeln; (clouds) sich zusammenziehen; (storm) sich zusammenbrauen

tears gathered in her eyes — ihre Augen füllten sich mit Tränen

2) (= increase darkness, force etc) zunehmen (in an +dat)

3) (abscess etc) sich mit Eiter füllen; (pus) sich sammeln

3. n (SEW)
Fältchen nt
there were gathers at the waist (of the skirt) — der Rock war in der Taille gekräuselt or gerafft or gefasst

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gather [ˈɡæðə(r)]

A v/t

1. etwas (an)sammeln, anhäufen:

gather wealth Reichtümer aufhäufen oder sammeln;

gather experience Erfahrung(en) sammeln;

gather facts Fakten zusammentragen, Material sammeln;

gather information Informationen einholen oder einziehen;

gather strength Kräfte sammeln, zu Kräften kommen

2. Personen versammeln: → father A 3

3. a) Blumen etc pflücken

b) Ähren etc lesen, Getreide etc ernten

4. a) auch gather up auflesen, (-)sammeln, (vom Boden) aufheben, aufnehmen:

gather together zusammensuchen, zusammenraffen;

gather sb in one’s arms jemanden in die Arme nehmen oder schließen

b) SPORT den Ball etc annehmen

5. erwerben, gewinnen, ansetzen:

gather dust staubig werden, verstauben;

his books are gathering dust in the libraries seine Bücher verstauben in den Bibliotheken (werden nicht gelesen);

gather way

a) SCHIFF Fahrt aufnehmen, in Fahrt kommen (a. fig),

b) fig sich durchsetzen;

gather speed Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen, schneller werden; → head Bes Redew

6. Näherei: raffen, kräuseln, zusammenziehen

7. meist gather up sein Kleid etc aufnehmen, zusammenraffen

8. die Stirn in Falten ziehen

9. meist gather up die Beine einziehen

10. fig folgern ( auch MATH), schließen, sich etwas zusammenreimen ( alle:

from aus)

B v/i

1. sich (ver)sammeln oder scharen ( round sb um jemanden)

2. sich häufen, sich (an)sammeln

3. sich zusammenziehen oder zusammenballen (Wolken, Gewitter; auch fig)

4. anwachsen, zunehmen, sich entwickeln

5. sich in Falten legen (Stirn)

6. MED

a) reifen (Abszess)

b) eitern (Wunde)

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1. transitive verb
1) sammeln; zusammentragen [Informationen]; pflücken [Obst, Blumen]

gather something [together] — etwas zusammensuchen od. -sammeln

gather [in] the harvest — die Ernte einbringen

2) (infer, deduce) schließen ( from aus)

gather from somebody that... — von jemandem erfahren, dass...

as far as I can gather — soweit ich weiß

as you will have gathered — wie Sie sicherlich vermutet haben

3)

gather speed/force — schneller/stärker werden

4) (summon up)

gather [together] — zusammennehmen [Kräfte, Mut]

gather oneself [together] — sich zusammennehmen

gather one's thoughts — seine Gedanken ordnen

gather one's breath/strength — [wieder] zu Atem kommen/Kräfte sammeln

5)

she gathered her shawl round her neck — sie schlang den Schal um den Hals

6) (Sewing) ankrausen
2. intransitive verb
1) sich versammeln; [Wolken:] sich zusammenziehen; [Staub:] sich ansammeln; [Schweißperlen:] sich sammeln

be gathered [together] — versammelt sein

gather round — zusammenkommen

gather round somebody/something — sich um jemanden/etwas versammeln

2) (increase) zunehmen

darkness was gathering — es wurde dunkler
3. noun in pl.
(Sewing) Kräusel[falten]

Phrasal Verbs:

- gather up

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v.

erfassen v.

heranziehen (Wolken) v.

pflücken v.

sammeln v.

sich ansammeln v.

versammeln v.

English-german dictionary > gather
3 fling

flɪŋ
1. сущ.
1) бросок;
бросание, швыряние Syn: cast
1., throw
1.
2) а) попытка;
мимолетная неудачная проба или нападение на что-л. to have, take a fling at smth. ≈ попытаться/попробовать что-л. сделать Syn: attempt б) насмешливое замечание, брошенное вскользь;
колкость, насмешка, издевка to have a fling at smb. ≈ задеть кого-л., пройтись на чей-л. счет Syn: gibe
1., scoff I
1.
3) поспешное, неосторожное или произвольное движение, стремительное движение at one fling ≈ одним махом, сразу full fling ≈ поспешно или с силой, стремительно, порывисто (в наст. время употребляется редко), изо всех сил
4) совершение резких движений тела или отдельных его частей а) танец, в котором совершаются энергичные движения рук и ног Highland fling ≈ шотландская удалая, флинг б) резкое движение, бросок;
лягание (о лошади) to take the fling, take the flings ≈ стать неуправляемым, прийти в плохое расположение духа в) отсутствие запретов, ограничений (в чьем-л. поведении) ;
напор, натиск About his ordinary bearing there was a certain fling, a fearless expectation of success, a confidence in his own powers. (Geo. Eliot) ≈ В обычном его поведении наблюдался определенный напор, бесстрашное ожидание успеха, уверенность в собственных силах.
5) разгул, неограниченное удовлетворение своих порывов, прихотей to have one's fling ≈ перебеситься, отдать дань увлечениям юности to have a last fling ≈ расслабиться в последний раз fling period ≈ период увлечений, разгула
6) а) кусок сетки, который может одновременно изготавливаться на вязальной спице б) стая ткачиков (птиц)
2. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - flung
1) а) бросаться, кидаться, ринуться (энергично или поспешно двигаться по направлению к объекту или от него;
стремительно или поспешно идти или бежать) to fling out of a room ≈ выскочить из комнаты to fling oneself into a chair ≈ броситься в кресло to fling oneself into the saddle ≈ вскочить в седло I flung myself into his arms and wept. ≈ Я бросился в его объятия и заплакал. Syn: dash
2., rush II
2. б) бросаться, решительно приниматься( за что-л.) to fling oneself into an undertaking ≈ с головой уйти в какое-л. предприятие She had flung all her energies into the rebellion. ≈ Всю свою энергию она кинула в помощь восставшим.
2) уст. броситься, напасть to fling together ≈ сцепиться в драке
3) а) энергично лягаться, брыкаться( о лошади и других животных) б) совершать резкие, неконтролируемые движения (о человеке)
4) а) бросать, метать, кидать, швырять, запускать to fling a stone at smb. ≈ швырнуть камнем в кого-л. He tore off his jacket, went up to Carter, and flung it in his face. ≈ Он сорвал свою куртку, подошел к Картеру и швырнул ее ему в лицо. We are not prepared to fling harsh words at any who do not at this moment agree with us. ≈ Мы не готовы бросать резкие слова в лицо любому, кто не согласен с нами в данный момент. to fling smth. in smb. 's teeth ≈ бросить кому-л. в лицо (упрек и т. п.) Syn: throw
2., cast
2., toss
2., hurl
2. б) бросать, выбрасывать, швырять (о море, волнах, ветре и т. п.) в) метать кости
5) сделать быстрое, стремительное движение (руками и т. п.) to fling one's arms round smb.'s neck ≈ обвить чью-л. шею руками Maidens and youths fling their wild arms in air. ≈ Девушки и юноши энергично размахивали руками в воздухе. to fling open ≈ распахнуть, раскрыть настежь
6) бросать презрительный взгляд и т. п.
7) испускать (свет, звук, запах), бросать (свет, тень) The flowers fling their fragrance around. ≈ Цветы распространяют благоухание. the huge beeches that fling their cool shade over the grass ≈ огромные буки, отбрасывающие свою прохладную тень на траву
8) а) бросать в тюрьму б) бросать, приводить войсковое подразделение во внезапное и быстрое движение;
бросать войска в атаку на врага
9) сбрасывать, бросать на землю (напр. в борьбе) ;
сбрасывать (седока с лошади)
10) сл. облапошить, обмануть, вытянуть (деньги) ∙ fling about fling aside fling away fling down fling in fling into fling off fling on fling out fling to fling together fling up fling upon бросание, швыряние бросок, швырок - at one * одним ударом, одним махом;
сразу внезапное резкое или торопливое движение брыкание( лошади) (разговорное) попытка - to have a * at smth. попытаться /попробовать/ что-л. сделать - I am willing to take a * at any job я готов попробовать свои силы на любой работе( разговорное) резкое, насмешливое замечание - to have a * at smb. задеть кого-л., пройтись на чей-л. счет - that's a * at you это камешек в ваш огород( разговорное) разгул;
веселое житье - to have one's * перебеситься, отдать дань увлечениям юности часто pl (шотландское) дурное настроение, припадок раздражения - to take the *(s) выходить из повиновения;
приходить в плохое расположение духа (шотландское) резкий отказ;
отпор флинг, шотландская удалая (пляска;
тж. Highland *) > (at) full * поспешно, со всех ног;
изо всех сил;
со всей энергией > in full * в полном разгаре метать, бросать, швырять - to * a stone at smb. бросить камень в кого-л., запустить камнем в кого-л. - to * a spear метать копье - to * one's hat into the air подбросить шляпу в воздух - she flung her arms round his neck она бросилась ему на шею - to * smth. aside отбрасывать, отвергать, пренебрегать - to * smth. away отбрасывать;
проматывать( деньги и т. п.) - to * smb. back отбрасывать - to * back the enemy отбросить врага (into) бросить, отправить, послать( куда-л.) - to * three divisions into a battle бросить в бой три дивизии - to * smb. into prison бросить кого-л. в тюрьму ринуться, броситься - to * out of the room броситься вон /выскочить/ из комнаты кинуться, броситься - to * oneself into a chair броситься в кресло - to * oneself into the saddle вскочить в седло - to * oneself whole-heartedly into an undertaking с головой окунуться в дело повалить - to * smb. down сбить кого-л. с ног;
бросить на пол, на землю и т. п. - to * smth. down свалить что-л.;
сбросить что-л. (откуда-л.) разбрасывать брыкаться, лягаться (шотландское) танцевать флинг (американизм) (устаревшее) обманывать накидывать, набрасывать (платье и т. п.) - to * a scarf over one's shoulders набросить на плечи шарф - to * one's clothes on быстро /кое-как/ одеться сбросить (седока) бросать (обвинения и т. п.) осыпать( бранью) - to * abuse at smb. осыпать кого-л. бранью испускать, распространять( запах и т. п.) - the flowers * their fragrance all around цветы расточают вокруг аромат сделать что-л. рывком - to * the door open распахнуть дверь - to * the door to захлопнуть дверь > to * in smb.'s teeth бросить упрек кому-л. в лицо, упрекать кого-л. > to * oneself upon smb.'s mercy отдаться на милость кого-л. > to * caution to the winds отбросить всякую осторожность the Highland ~ бурный шотландский танец;
at one fling одним ударом, сразу;
to have a fling (at smb.) пройтись на (чей-л.) счет fling бросание, швыряние ~ брыкаться (о животном) ~ веселое времяпрепровождение;
to have one's fling разг. погулять, перебеситься ~ (flung) кидать(ся), бросать(ся), швырять(ся) ;
to fling a stone (at smb.) швырнуть камнем (в кого-л.) ;
to fling out of a room выскочить из комнаты ~ распространять (звук, свет, запах) ;
the flowers fling their fragrance around цветы распространяют благоухание ~ разг. резкое, насмешливое замечание ~ решительно приниматься (into - за) ;
to fling oneself into an undertaking с головой уйти в (какое-л.) предприятие;
fling about разбрасывать ~ сделать быстрое, стремительное движение (руками и т. п.) ;
to fling one's arms round (smb.'s) neck обвить (чью-л.) шею руками ~ сильное, резкое или торопливое движение ~ (flung) кидать(ся), бросать(ся), швырять(ся) ;
to fling a stone (at smb.) швырнуть камнем (в кого-л.) ;
to fling out of a room выскочить из комнаты ~ решительно приниматься (into - за) ;
to fling oneself into an undertaking с головой уйти в (какое-л.) предприятие;
fling about разбрасывать to ~ one's arms about яростно жестикулировать;
fling aside отвергнуть, пренебречь ~ away броситься вон ~ away отбросить ~ away промотать ~ down разрушать ~ down сбрасывать на землю to ~ (smth.) in (smb.'s) teeth бросить (кому-л.) в лицо (упрек и т. п.) ~ off броситься вон ~ off отделаться от;
to fling off one's pursuers убежать от преследования;
fling on набрасывать, накидывать ~ off сбрасывать, стряхивать;
the horse flung his rider off лошадь сбросила седока ~ off отделаться от;
to fling off one's pursuers убежать от преследования;
fling on набрасывать, накидывать ~ off отделаться от;
to fling off one's pursuers убежать от преследования;
fling on набрасывать, накидывать to ~ one's arms about яростно жестикулировать;
fling aside отвергнуть, пренебречь ~ сделать быстрое, стремительное движение (руками и т. п.) ;
to fling one's arms round (smb.'s) neck обвить (чью-л.) шею руками to ~ one's clothes on накинуть платье впопыхах to ~ oneself into the saddle вскочить в седло;
to fling oneself into a chair броситься в кресло ~ решительно приниматься (into - за) ;
to fling oneself into an undertaking с головой уйти в (какое-л.) предприятие;
fling about разбрасывать to ~ oneself into the saddle вскочить в седло;
to fling oneself into a chair броситься в кресло to ~ open распахнуть, раскрыть настежь ~ out брыкаться (о лошади) ;
fling to захлопнуть;
fling up: to fling one's arms up всплеснуть руками ~ out разразиться( бранью и т. п.) ~ (flung) кидать(ся), бросать(ся), швырять(ся) ;
to fling a stone (at smb.) швырнуть камнем (в кого-л.) ;
to fling out of a room выскочить из комнаты ~ out брыкаться (о лошади) ;
fling to захлопнуть;
fling up: to fling one's arms up всплеснуть руками ~ out брыкаться (о лошади) ;
fling to захлопнуть;
fling up: to fling one's arms up всплеснуть руками ~ upon: to ~ oneself upon (smb.'s) mercy отдаться на милость (кого-л.) ;
to fling up one's heels удирать, сверкать пятками ~ upon: to ~ oneself upon (smb.'s) mercy отдаться на милость (кого-л.) ;
to fling up one's heels удирать, сверкать пятками ~ распространять (звук, свет, запах) ;
the flowers fling their fragrance around цветы распространяют благоухание to have a ~ (at smth.) попытаться, попробовать (что-л.), in full fling в полном разгаре the Highland ~ бурный шотландский танец;
at one fling одним ударом, сразу;
to have a fling (at smb.) пройтись на (чей-л.) счет ~ веселое времяпрепровождение;
to have one's fling разг. погулять, перебеситься the Highland ~ бурный шотландский танец;
at one fling одним ударом, сразу;
to have a fling (at smb.) пройтись на (чей-л.) счет ~ off сбрасывать, стряхивать;
the horse flung his rider off лошадь сбросила седока to have a ~ (at smth.) попытаться, попробовать (что-л.), in full fling в полном разгаре ~ out брыкаться (о лошади) ;
fling to захлопнуть;
fling up: to fling one's arms up всплеснуть руками ~ upon: to ~ oneself upon (smb.'s) mercy отдаться на милость (кого-л.) ;
to fling up one's heels удирать, сверкать пятками

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fling
4 fling

[flɪŋ] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. flung
1)

а) бросаться, кидаться, ринуться

to fling out of the room — выскочить из комнаты

to fling oneself into a chair — броситься в кресло

to fling oneself into the saddle — вскочить в седло

I flung myself into his arms and wept. — Я бросилась в его объятия и заплакала.

Syn:

dash 2., rush II 2.

б) бросаться, решительно приниматься (за что-л.)

to fling oneself into an undertaking — с головой уйти в какое-л. предприятие

She had flung all her energies into the rebellion. — Со всей своей энергией она бросилась на помощь восставшим.

2) уст. броситься, напасть

to fling together — сцепиться в драке

3)

а) энергично лягаться, брыкаться ( о лошади и других животных)

б) совершать резкие, неконтролируемые движения ( о человеке)

4)

а) бросать, метать, кидать, швырять, запускать

to fling a stone at smb. — швырнуть камнем в кого-л.

to fling smth. in smb.'s teeth — бросить кому-л. в лицо (упрёк и т. п.)

He tore off his jacket, went up to Carter, and flung it in his face. — Он сорвал свою куртку, подошёл к Картеру и швырнул её ему в лицо.

We are not prepared to fling harsh words at any who do not at this moment agree with us. — Мы не готовы бросать резкие слова в лицо любому, кто не согласен с нами в данный момент.

Syn:

throw 2., cast 1., toss 2., hurl 2.

б) бросать, выбрасывать, швырять (о море, волнах, ветре и т. п.)

в) метать кости

г) разбрасывать

to fling one's money about / around — сорить деньгами

I wish the children would stop flinging their clothes about, but put them away tidily. — Я очень хочу, чтобы дети перестали разбрасывать свои вещи как попало, а аккуратно складывали их на место.

5) = fling about / around делать быстрое, стремительное движение, размахивать (руками и т. п.)

to fling one's arms up — всплеснуть руками

to fling one's arms round smb.'s neck — обвить чью-л. шею руками

Maidens and youths fling their wild arms in air. — Девушки и юноши энергично размахивают руками в воздухе.

Don't fling your arms and legs about like that, make the proper swimming strokes. — Не колоти руками и ногами по воде, а греби, как полагается.

to fling open — распахнуть, раскрыть настежь

6) бросать презрительный взгляд и т. п.

7)

а) испускать (свет, звук, запах)

The flowers fling their fragrance around. — Цветы распространяют благоухание.

б) бросать (свет, тень)

There are huge beeches that fling their cool shade over the grass. — Там стоят огромные буки, отбрасывающие свою прохладную тень на траву.

8) ( fling into) бросать в (тюрьму)

The criminal was flung into prison as soon as he was found guilty. — Как только преступника признали виновным, его бросили в тюрьму.

9) бросать, приводить войсковое подразделение во внезапное и быстрое движение; бросать войска в атаку на врага

10) сбрасывать, бросать на землю ( в борьбе); сбрасывать ( седока с лошади)

The horse flung his rider off. — Лошадь сбросила седока.

11) амер.; уст. облапошить, обмануть, вытянуть (деньги)

12) ( fling into) вставлять в ( разговор)

I wasn't able to fling a word into the argument the whole time. — За всё это время мне не удалось вставить в спор ни слова.

She sat silently, flinging the odd word into the conversation from time to time. — Она сидела всё больше молча, время от времени вставляя в разговор редкое словечко.

13) ( fling into) приводить в (какое-л. состояние)

Your remarks have flung her into a temper. — Ваши слова разозлили её.

His speech flung the meeting into confusion. — Его речь привела всех в замешательство.

•

- fling aside
- fling away
- fling down
- fling in
- fling off
- fling on
- fling out
- fling together
- fling up
••

to fling oneself upon smb.'s mercy — отдаться на милость кого-л.
2. сущ.
1) бросок; бросание, швыряние

Syn:

cast 2., throw 1.

2) разг. попытка; мимолётная неудачная проба или нападение на что-л.

to have / take a fling at smth. — попытаться, попробовать что-л. сделать

Syn:

attempt

3) разг. насмешливое замечание, брошенное вскользь; колкость, насмешка, издёвка

to have a fling at smb. — задеть кого-л., пройтись на чей-л. счёт

Syn:

gibe 1., scoff I 1.

4) поспешное, неосторожное или произвольное движение, стремительное движение

full fling — поспешно или с силой, стремительно, изо всех сил

5)

а) танец ( в котором совершаются энергичные движения руками и ногами)

Highland fling — удалой шотландский танец, флинг

б) резкое движение, бросок; лягание ( о лошади)

to take the fling, take the flings — стать неуправляемым, прийти в плохое расположение духа

6) отсутствие запретов, ограничений (в чьём-л. поведении); напор, натиск

About his ordinary bearing there was a certain fling, a fearless expectation of success, a confidence in his own powers. (G. Eliot) — В обычном его поведении наблюдался определённый напор, бесстрашное ожидание успеха, уверенность в собственных силах.

7) разгул, неограниченное удовлетворение своих порывов, прихотей

fling period — период увлечений, разгула

to have one's fling — перебеситься, отдать дань увлечениям юности

to have a last fling — гульнуть в последний раз

8) кусок сетки, который может одновременно изготавливаться на вязальной спице

9) стая ткачиков ( птиц)

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at one fling — одним махом, сразу

Англо-русский современный словарь > fling
5 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
6 around

1. preposition, adverb
1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) alrededor de

2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) por ahí

2. preposition
(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) alrededor de, sobre, cerca de

3. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) media vuelta

2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) cerca

around¹ adv alrededor

there isn't a house for miles around no hay una casa en varias millas a la redonda

do you know your way around the town? ¿conoces la ciudad?

around² prep

1. alrededor de

they sat around the table estaban sentados alrededor de la mesa

2. por

is there a bank around here? ¿hay un banco por aquí?

I'd like to travel around the world me gustaría dar la vuelta al mundo

3. más o menos / sobre / cerca de

there were around 150 people at the wedding había unas 150 personas en la boda

we'll be back around midnight volveremos sobre la medianoche

around

tr[ə'raʊnd]

adverb

1 (near, in the area) alrededor

■ is there anybody around? ¿hay alguien cerca?

■ don't leave your money around, put it away no dejes tu dinero por ahí, guárdalo

■ have a look around echa un vistazo

2 (from place to place)

■ they cycle around together van juntos en bicicleta

■ he's been around, he knows what's what ha visto mundo, sabe de qué va la cosa

3 (available, in existence)

■ £1 coins have been around for some time hace tiempo que circulan las monedas de una libra

■ there isn't much fresh fruit around hay poca fruta fresca

4 (to face the opposite way)

■ turn around please dése la vuelta por favor

5 (approximately) alrededor de

■ it costs around £5,000 cuesta unas cinco mil libras

preposition

1 (near)

■ there aren't many shops around here hay pocas tiendas por aquí

2 (all over)

■ there were clothes around the room había ropa por toda la habitación

3 (in a circle or curve) alrededor de

■ they travelled around the world dieron la vuelta al mundo

■ he put his arms around her la rodeó con los brazos

4 (at) sobre, cerca de

■ they came around seven vinieron sobre las siete

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

around the corner a la vuelta de la esquina

around [ə'raʊnd] adv

1) : de circunferencia

a tree three feet around: un árbol de tres pies de circunferencia

2) : alrededor, a la redonda

for miles around: por millas a la redonda

all around: por todos lados, todo alrededor

3) : por ahí

they're somewhere around: deben estar por ahí

4) approximately: más o menos, aproximadamente

around 5 o'clock: a eso de las 5

5)

to turn around : darse la vuelta, voltearse

around prep

1) surrounding: alrededor de, en torno a

2) through: por, en

he traveled around Mexico: viajó por México

around the house: en casa

3) : a la vuelta de

around the corner: a la vuelta de la esquina

4) near: alrededor de, cerca de

around

adv.

• alrededor adv.

• alrededor de adv.

prep.

• alrededor de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• en torno a prep.

I ə'raʊnd
adverb

1)

a) ( in a circle)

around and around they drove — estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she glanced around — echó un vistazo a su alrededor; see also look, turn around

c) ( on all sides)

there's nothing for miles around — no hay nada en millas a la redonda

everyone crowded around — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

d) ( in circumference) de circunferencia

it is 12m around — tiene 12m de circunferencia

2)

a) ( in the vicinity)

is John around? — ¿anda or está John por ahí?

there's no one around — aquí no hay nadie

(I'll) see you around! — (colloq) nos vemos!

b) ( in existence) (colloq)

computers weren't around in those days — en aquellos tiempos no había computadoras

the idea had been around for quite a while — la idea no era nueva

it's the best one around — es lo mejor que hay (en plaza)

3) (from one place, person to another)

the dog followed us around — el perro nos seguía a todas partes

she showed us around — nos mostró or enseñó la casa (or la fábrica etc)

he knows his way around — conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc)

there's a rumor going around — corre un rumor

I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios

he's been around — (colloq) tiene mucho mundo

he prefers to travel around on his own — prefiere viajar solo

4) (at, to different place)

I'll be around at Angela's — estaré en casa de Angela

we had some friends around for a meal — invitamos a unos amigos a comer

5) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

he must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35

at around five thirty — alrededor de or a eso de or sobre las cinco y media

around two million people — unos dos millones de personas

around 1660 — alrededor de 1660

around the turn of the century — hacia finales de siglo

II

preposition

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

he put his arm around her — la rodeó con el brazo

they sailed around the world — dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero

the myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) alrededor de

do you live around here? — ¿vives por or cerca de aquí?

b) (within, through)

I had things to do around the house — tenía cosas que hacer en casa

they traveled around Europe — viajaron por Europa

she took them around the house — les mostró or enseñó la casa

[ǝ'raʊnd] When around is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look around, move around, potter around, look up the verb.
1.

ADV alrededor, en los alrededores

is he around? — ¿está por aquí?

there's a lot of flu around — hay mucha gripe por ahí

• all around — por todos lados

• she's been around * — (=travelled) ha viajado mucho, ha visto mucho mundo; pej (=experienced) se las sabe todas

• around here — por aquí

is there a chemist's around here? — ¿hay alguna farmacia por aquí?

• we're looking around for a house — estamos buscando casa

• for miles around — en muchas millas a la redonda

• he must be somewhere around — debe de estar por aquí

2. PREP

1) alrededor de

she wore a scarf around her neck — llevaba una bufanda alrededor del cuello

she ignored the people around her — ignoró a la gente que estaba a su alrededor

to wander around the town — pasearse por la ciudad

• there were books all around the house — había libros en todas partes de la casa or por toda la casa

• to go around the world — dar la vuelta al mundo
round, corner
2) (=approximately) aproximadamente, alrededor de

it costs around £100 — cuesta alrededor de or aproximadamente 100 libras

around 50 — 50 más o menos

he must be around 50 — debe de tener unos 50 años

around 1950 — alrededor de 1950, hacia 1950

around two o'clock — a eso de las dos

* * *

I [ə'raʊnd]
adverb

1)

a) ( in a circle)

around and around they drove — estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she glanced around — echó un vistazo a su alrededor; see also look, turn around

c) ( on all sides)

there's nothing for miles around — no hay nada en millas a la redonda

everyone crowded around — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

d) ( in circumference) de circunferencia

it is 12m around — tiene 12m de circunferencia

2)

a) ( in the vicinity)

is John around? — ¿anda or está John por ahí?

there's no one around — aquí no hay nadie

(I'll) see you around! — (colloq) nos vemos!

b) ( in existence) (colloq)

computers weren't around in those days — en aquellos tiempos no había computadoras

the idea had been around for quite a while — la idea no era nueva

it's the best one around — es lo mejor que hay (en plaza)

3) (from one place, person to another)

the dog followed us around — el perro nos seguía a todas partes

she showed us around — nos mostró or enseñó la casa (or la fábrica etc)

he knows his way around — conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc)

there's a rumor going around — corre un rumor

I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios

he's been around — (colloq) tiene mucho mundo

he prefers to travel around on his own — prefiere viajar solo

4) (at, to different place)

I'll be around at Angela's — estaré en casa de Angela

we had some friends around for a meal — invitamos a unos amigos a comer

5) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

he must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35

at around five thirty — alrededor de or a eso de or sobre las cinco y media

around two million people — unos dos millones de personas

around 1660 — alrededor de 1660

around the turn of the century — hacia finales de siglo

II

preposition

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

he put his arm around her — la rodeó con el brazo

they sailed around the world — dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero

the myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) alrededor de

do you live around here? — ¿vives por or cerca de aquí?

b) (within, through)

I had things to do around the house — tenía cosas que hacer en casa

they traveled around Europe — viajaron por Europa

she took them around the house — les mostró or enseñó la casa

English-spanish dictionary > around
7 ♦ up

♦ up (1) /ʌp/
A avv.

1 su; di sopra; in alto; in su: The lift is going up, l'ascensore sta salendo; Prices are going up, i prezzi stanno andando su (o stanno salendo); When the doctor arrives, send him up, quando arriva il medico, mandamelo di sopra; The water supply was cut off from the fourth floor up, è venuta a mancare l'acqua dal quarto piano in su; a few inches further up, alcuni centimetri più in su

2 (fam. ingl.) oltre ( di età): Many people 60 and up continue working full time, molte persone di 60 anni e oltre continuano a lavorare a tempo pieno

3 in piedi; ritto; alzato: Stand up!, alzati!; alzatevi!; in piedi!; We stayed up until 2 watching the election results, siamo rimasti in piedi fino alle due a guardare i risultati delle elezioni; She sat up in bed and had a cup of tea, si è alzata a sedere sul letto e ha bevuto una tazza di tè; He jumped up to answer the door, è balzato in piedi per andare a vedere chi c'era alla porta; She wore her hair up, portava i capelli tirati su

4 avanti; vicino: She walked up to her father and put her arms round him, si è avvicinata al padre e lo ha abbracciato; A policeman came up and moved us on, è venuto da noi un poliziotto e ci ha fatti circolare; There's a good restaurant further up ( o up ahead), più avanti c'è un buon ristorante

5 (enfat.) completamente; fino in fondo; The sand has clogged up the canal, la sabbia ha interamente ostruito il canale; We used up all the butter, abbiamo consumato tutto il burro

6 ( indica direzione verso il nord, verso chi parla o verso un luogo più importante; è idiom.; per es.:) to go up to London [to Scotland], andare a Londra ( dalla provincia) [andare in Scozia ( dall' Inghilterra)]; I'm going up to town, vado in città; My father is up from the country, è arrivato mio padre dalla campagna

7 (ingl.) all'università: She's going up to Oxford in the autumn, va all'università a Oxford in autunno

8 ( indica divisione in parti piccole o uguali; per es.:) She cut the cake up into four equal slices, ha tagliato il dolce in quattro fette uguali; They divided the money up between them, si sono spartiti i soldi tra di loro

9 (indica l'azione di chiudere o legare qc.; per es.:) Don't forget to lock up, non dimenticare di chiudere a chiave; She tied up the flowers with a bow, ha legato insieme i fiori con un fiocco

10 ( baseball) alla battuta

11 ( calcio, ecc.) in vantaggio: We were 3-1 up at half time, a metà partita eravamo in vantaggio per 3 a 1; ( basket) to be up ten, essere sopra di dieci punti; (autom.) He finished first, one tenth of a second up, è arrivato primo con un vantaggio di un decimo di secondo; ( golf) to be one [two, three, etc.] up, essere in vantaggio di una [di due, di tre, ecc.] buche

12 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to break up, rompere, spezzare; ecc.; to buy up, accaparrarsi; ecc. (► to break, to buy; ecc.)

B inter.

1 su!; in piedi!

2 evviva!; viva!: Up with the Socialists!, evviva i socialisti!

● up against, contro: The crowd was crushed up against the police cordon, la folla era schiacciata contro i cordoni della polizia □ up and down, su e giù; avanti e indietro; dappertutto: The cork bobbed up and down on the water, il sughero ballonzolava su e giù sull'acqua; We walked up and down, abbiamo passeggiato avanti e indietro □ up here, quassù □ (fig.) up in the air, ( di una cosa) ipotetico, vago; ( di una persona) indeciso, dubbioso □ up there, lassù □ up to, fino a: to count from one up to one hundred, contare da uno fino a cento; up to 1995, fino al 1995; up to one thousand people, fino a mille persone; ben mille persone; We'll grant you up to 20% off the price list, vi faremo fino al 20% di sconto sul prezzo di listino; to be up to one's knees in mud, essere immerso nel fango fino alle ginocchia □ (fig.) to be up to one's neck (o ears, o eyes) in st., essere in qc. fino al collo; essere sommerso da qc.; I'm up to my ears in debt, sono indebitato fino al collo; He's up to his eyes in work, è sommerso dal lavoro □ up to date, aggiornato, al corrente; (comm.: di un estratto conto) compilato a tutt'oggi: to keep st. up to date, tenere aggiornato qc.; to bring st. up to date, aggiornare, rammodernare qc.; to keep up to date, tenersi aggiornato, al corrente; stare al passo con i tempi; to keep up to date with the news, tenersi informato delle ultime novità □ up-to-date (agg. attr.), aggiornato, moderno: up-to-date office equipment, moderne attrezzature per ufficio; up-to-date information, informazioni aggiornate □ up to speed, ( di sistema, ecc.) funzionante a pieno regime; ( di persona) al corrente: The system is now up to speed, il sistema ora funziona a pieno regime; They brought her up to speed on all the latest developments, l'hanno messa al corrente di tutti gli ultimi sviluppi □ (fam.) to be (o to have had it) up to here with sb. [st.], averne fin sopra i capelli di q. [qc.]: I've had it up to here with him [his whining], ne ho fin sopra i capelli di lui [dei suoi piagnistei] □ up to now, finora □ (geogr.) as far up as Edinburgh, fino all'altezza di Edimburgo ( andando da sud a nord) □ ( marina mil.) Up periscope!, fuori il periscopio! □ Hands up!, mani in alto! □ ( scritto su un pacco) «This side up», «alto» □ When his blood is up, quando gli va il sangue alla testa □ (autom.) «Road up» ( cartello), «lavori in corso».
NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?- ♦ up (2) /ʌp/
prep.

1 su; su per: The boy climbed up the ladder, il ragazzo si è arrampicato sulla scala; Can you help me carry the trunk up the stairs?, mi aiuti a portare il baule su per le scale?; to walk up a hill, risalire (a piedi) una collina

2 più avanti in; in fondo a; verso la cima, la sorgente di ( un fiume, ecc.): There's a post office up the road, più avanti ( nella strada) c'è un ufficio postale; to walk up a street, camminare lungo una strada (spec. in salita o verso il centro della città); to walk up and down the street, andare su e giù per la strada; a trip up the Rhine, un viaggio risalendo il Reno; There's a cafe a bit further up the hill, c'è un caffé un po' più in su sulla collina

● up-country ► upcountry □ up front (avv.), ► upfront □ up-front (agg. e n.), ► upfront □ up hill and down dale, per mari e per monti; da tutte le parti; senza meta □ up-stream ► upstream □ (mus.) up-tempo, dal ritmo veloce: an up-tempo number, un up-tempo □ (fam.) up top, nella zucca, nella testa: to have st. up top, avere qc. in mente □ (volg.) Up yours!, vaffanculo (volg.); ( anche) col cavolo!; non rompere! (volg.).
♦ up (3) /ʌp/
A a. pred.

1 alzato; in piedi; tirato su: The car windows were up, i finestrini della macchina erano alzati; The children aren't up yet, i bambini non sono ancora alzati; I was up all night with a stomach bug, sono rimasto in piedi tutta la notte per un disturbo allo stomaco; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- I have to be up early, at 6.30, devo alzarmi presto, alle 6:30

2 alto: The wind is up, si è alzato il vento; The moon was up, si era alzata la luna; la luna è alta in cielo; The sun isn't up yet, il sole non s'è ancora alzato

3 esposto: The notice had been up for a week, il cartello era esposto da una settimana

4 edificato; costruito: That new office block still isn't up, il nuovo palazzo di uffici non è ancora stato costruito

5 (fig.) alto; elevato; salito: The temperature is up again, la temperatura (o la febbre) è di nuovo alta; Rents are up, gli affitti sono alti (o cari); Share prices are up this week, questa settimana le quotazioni (di borsa) sono salite; Unemployment is up again, la disoccupazione è di nuovo salita

6 (econ., Borsa) al rialzo; in aumento: The pound is up against the euro, la sterlina si è rafforzata rispetto all'euro; House prices are up by 18% over the last year, i prezzi degli immobili sono saliti del 18% nel corso dello scorso anno; Profits are up on last year's, gli utili sono più alti rispetto all'anno scorso

7 chiuso per lavori: The road was up so we had to turn back, la strada era chiusa per lavori, quindi abbiamo dovuto tornare indietro

8 (fam.) preparato; pronto: Tea's up, il tè è pronto

9 (comput.: di un computer) funzionante: The computer will be back up in ten minutes, il computer sarà di nuovo in grado di funzionare fra dieci minuti

10 (fam. USA) di buon umore

11 ( slang USA) in forma; al meglio

12 ( slang) drogato; fatto (pop.)

13 finito; terminato: The game is up, il gioco è finito ( anche fig.); Your time's up, è finito il tempo a tua disposizione; (fig.) Time's up for the government, il governo ha le ore contate

14 ( tennis: della palla) buona, giocabile ( dopo un solo rimbalzo)

B a. attr.

1 che va in su; in salita: the up escalator, la scala mobile che sale

2 (trasp.) verso la città; verso la capitale; (spec.) verso Londra: I took the first up train in the morning, la mattina ho preso il primo treno per Londra; (ferr.) the up line, la linea per Londra; (ferr.) the up platform, il binario del treno per Londra

C n.

(fin., Borsa) rialzo: All shares are on the up, tutte le azioni sono in rialzo

D n. pl.

– the ups, gli alti: the ups and downs of life, gli alti e bassi (o le vicende alterne) della vita

● to be up (impers.), (stare per) succedere, bollire in pentola (fig.): DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- What's up?, che succede?; che c'è?; What's up with you?, che cosa ti succede?; che c'è (che non va)?; I realized at once that something was up, ho capito subito che c'era qualcosa che bolliva in pentola □ to be up against st., trovarsi di fronte qc.; essere alle prese con qc.: We were up against serious difficulties, ci siamo trovati alle prese con serie difficoltà □ to be up against it, essere nei guai: You'll be up against it if the factory shuts down, sarete nei guai se la fabbrica chiude □ to be up and about, essere di nuovo in piedi ( dopo una malattia); essere in piena attività: We were up and about by 6, alle sei, eravamo già in piena attività □ to be up and doing, darsi da fare: I can't sit still, I like to be up and doing, non riesco a starmene con le mani in mano, mi piace darmi da fare □ to be up and running (o going), funzionare perfettamente □ to be up for st., presentarsi a qc., essere sottoposto a qc.; (leg.) comparire in giudizio per qc.; (fam.) aver voglia di fare qc.: The budget will be up for revision next month, il bilancio preventivo sarà sottoposto a revisione il mese prossimo; The issue will be up for discussion at the next meeting, la questione sarà discussa nella prossima riunione; He was up for armed robbery, è comparso in giudizio per rapina a mano armata; to be up for re-election, ripresentarsi alle elezioni; to be up for a job [a post], candidarsi per un posto di lavoro [per un incarico]; to be up for sale [adoption], essere in vendita [in adozione]; DIALOGO → - Pool- Are you up for a game of pool?, hai voglia di fare (o ti va) una partita a biliardo?; Are you up for it?, ti va? □ to be (well) up on (o in, with) st., essere ferrato in qc. □ to be up to st., essere all'altezza di qc.; stare combinando qc.; star facendo qc.: The goods were not up to standard, la merce non era conforme agli standard; He isn't up to his job, non è all'altezza del suo lavoro; What are the children up to?, che cosa stanno combinando i bambini?; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- What are you up to on Saturday?, cosa fai sabato?; That dog is up to no good, quel cane sta combinando un guaio (o ne sta facendo una delle sue) □ to be up to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's up to him to decide, spetta a lui decidere; That's up to you!, sta a te decidere (o intervenire, agire, ecc.)! □ to be up with sb., essere alla pari con, essere al livello di q.: He's up with the best players in the world, è al livello dei migliori giocatori del mondo □ to feel up to st., sentirsela di fare qc.: I'm staying at home; I don't feel up to such a long trip, resto a casa; non me la sento di fare un viaggio così lungo □ (comput.) up arrow, freccia in su; freccia su □ (fin.) an up market, un mercato al rialzo □ (fam.) to be on the up, essere in ascesa; essere in aumento □ (fam.) to be on the up-and-up, (ingl.) andare a gonfie vele (fig.); ( USA) essere onesto, sincero □ (fam. USA) up-and-up, onesto; affidabile; di (tutta) fiducia.
(to) up /ʌp/
A v. i.

1 – (fam.) to up and…, fare (qc.) all'improvviso; prendere (e…): One day Tom just upped and went to Australia, Tom un bel giorno ha preso e se n'è andato in Australia

2 – (fam. USA) to up with, alzare ( la mano, un'arma); brandire: He upped with his stick, ha brandito il bastone

B v. t. (fam.)

alzare; aumentare: to up prices, alzare (o aumentare) i prezzi

● (fam.) to up and off, prendere (o alzarsi) e andarsene □ to up the ante, alzare la posta.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ up
8 twist

I [twɪst]
nome

1) (action)

he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo

with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid — girando con forza un paio di volte svitò il coperchio

he gave his ankle a nasty twist — ha preso una brutta storta alla caviglia

2) (bend, kink) (in rope, cord, wool) filo m. ritorto; (in road) curva f., svolta f.; (in river) ansa f.

3) fig. (unexpected change of direction) (in play, story) svolta f. (sorprendente), colpo m. di scena; (episode in crisis, events) (nuovo) sviluppo m.

the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio

4) (small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) treccia f.

a twist of paper — un cartoccio

twist of lemon — = riccio di scorza di limone usato per aromatizzare i cocktail

5) sport

to put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla

6) (dance)

the twist — il twist

••

(to have a) twist in the tail — (avere un) esito imprevisto, inatteso

to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare

to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn
II 1. [twɪst]
verbo transitivo

1) (turn) girare [knob, handle]; (open) svitare, aprire svitando [cap, lid]; (close) avvitare, chiudere avvitando [cap, lid]

to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]

he twisted around in his chair — si girò nella poltrona

to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs

2) (wind, twine)

to twist the threads together — intrecciare i fili

to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y

she twisted the scarf (round) in her hands — attorcigliava la sciarpa tra le mani

3) (bend, distort) torcere, storcere [metal, rod, branch]

his face was twisted with pain — il suo volto era sfigurato dal dolore

4) fig. travisare, distorcere [words, facts]

5) (injure)

to twist one's ankle, wrist — storcersi la caviglia, il polso

to twist one's neck — prendere il torcicollo
2.
verbo intransitivo

1)

to lie twisting and writhing on the ground — [ person] contorcersi a terra

to twist round — (turn round) girarsi, voltarsi

2) [rope, flex, coil] attorcigliarsi, avvolgersi; [river, road] serpeggiare

to twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare

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[twist] 1. verb
1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) attorcigliarsi; serpeggiare

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) attorcigliare, intrecciare

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcere, storcere, storcersi
2. noun
1) (the act of twisting.) torsione; storta

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) strizzatina

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) piega

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) svolta

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- twisted
- twister
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twist /twɪst/
n. [uc]

1 contorsione; torcimento; storta; strizzatina; giro: He gave my arm a twist, mi diede una storta al braccio (mi storse il braccio)

2 avvitata: Give the nut another twist, dà un'altra avvitata al dado!

3 curva; svolta; voltata; ansa ( di fiume): a twist in the road, una curva nella strada; a twist in a river, un'ansa di fiume

4 piega; volta, giro ( di fune); spira; voluta: a twist of smoke, una voluta di fumo

5 corda; filo (o spago) ritorto

6 ( di pane) treccia; filoncino

7 ( di tabacco) rotolo

8 (ind. tess.) torcitura: soft twist, torcitura soffice

9 (med.) distorsione; storta (fam.): This is a nasty twist, questa è una brutta storta

10 ( biliardo) effetto ( dato a una bilia)

11 (fig.) inclinazione; tendenza

12 miscela di liquori; cocktail: a gin twist, un cocktail al gin

13 twist ( ballo)

14 (fig.) travisamento (del significato di qc., ecc.); forzatura; senso forzato (dato alle parole di q., ecc.)

15 (fig.) sviluppo imprevisto; svolta sorprendente ( nell'intreccio di un romanzo, ecc.); piega (fig.): The match takes another twist, la partita prende un'altra piega; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns, la trama è costruita così bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena

16 (mecc.) torsione; avvitamento su sé stesso

17 (aeron.) svergolamento: wing twist, svergolamento alare

18 (fam.) appetito

19 ( baseball, biliardo, ecc.) rotazione ( della palla) su sé stessa; effetto ( dato alla palla)

20 ( lotta) torsione

21 ( nuoto, tuffi) avvitamento

22 ( slang USA) ragazza carina

● twist bar, sbarra pieghevole ( attrezzo ginnico) □ twist dive, tuffo in avvitamento □ (mecc.) twist drill, trapano a punta elicoidale □ (mecc.) twist grip, ( di bicicletta) manopola del cambio; ( di motocicletta) manopola ( della frizione o dell'acceleratore) □ (mil.) twist of rifling, passo della rigatura □ (fam.) to be round the twist, essere matto da legare □ That novelist often gives his stories a humorous twist, spesso quel romanziere dà alle sue storie un piglio umoristico.
♦ (to) twist /twɪst/
A v. t.

1 torcere; attorcere; ritorcere; storcere; attorcigliare; intrecciare; avvolgere: to twist a wet sponge, torcere (o strizzare) una spugna bagnata; to twist the strands of a rope, attorcigliare i trefoli d'una fune; twisted thread, filo ritorto; to twist one's ankle, storcersi la caviglia; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- I twisted my knee slightly, ho preso una leggera storta al ginocchio; I twisted the rope around the pole, ho attorcigliato la fune attorno al palo; to twist ( flowers into) a garland, intrecciare (fiori facendone) una ghirlanda; to twist a thread [a rope], intrecciare un filo [una fune]; to twist a ribbon round a hat, avvolgere (o mettere) un nastro a un cappellino

2 (fig.) storcere; distorcere; svisare; travisare: He has twisted my words, ha distorto (o travisato) le mie parole

3 (mecc.) sottoporre a torsione

4 far girare a forza; far ruotare; dare un giro a (qc.): He twisted the door handle, fece girare a forza la maniglia della porta

5 (aeron.) svergolare

6 (fig. raro) abbindolare; ingannare

7 ( biliardo) lanciare ( una bilia) con l'effetto; dare l'effetto a ( una bilia)

8 ( baseball, ecc.) dare l'effetto a ( una palla); tagliare

9 (stor.) torcere ( membra) nella tortura

B v. i.

1 torcersi; attorcersi; contorcersi; storcersi; attorcigliarsi; avvolgersi: This wire twists easily, questo filo metallico si torce facilmente; The wounded snake twisted about, il serpente ferito si contorceva

2 curvare; piegare; ( spesso to twist and turn) serpeggiare: The road twists to the left there, la strada in quel punto piega a sinistra; The river twists and turns down the valley, il fiume scende serpeggiando per la vallata

3 (fig. raro) imbrogliare; truffare; essere disonesto

4 roteare; ruotare

5 ( biliardo: della bilia) avere l'effetto

6 ballare il twist

7 (mecc.) avvitarsi su sé stesso

8 (aeron.) svergolarsi

9 ( baseball, ecc.) ( della palla) deviare per l'effetto; procedere ruotando su sé stessa

10 ( calcio) avvitarsi

● to twist sb. 's arm, torcere un braccio a q.; (fig.) fare pressioni su q. (perché faccia qc.) □ ( sci, ecc.) to twist one's trunk, effettuare una torsione del busto.

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I [twɪst]
nome

1) (action)

he gave the cap a twist — (to open) svitò il tappo; (to close) avvitò il tappo, diede un'avvitata al tappo

with a couple of twists she unscrewed the lid — girando con forza un paio di volte svitò il coperchio

he gave his ankle a nasty twist — ha preso una brutta storta alla caviglia

2) (bend, kink) (in rope, cord, wool) filo m. ritorto; (in road) curva f., svolta f.; (in river) ansa f.

3) fig. (unexpected change of direction) (in play, story) svolta f. (sorprendente), colpo m. di scena; (episode in crisis, events) (nuovo) sviluppo m.

the twists and turns of the plot — il dipanarsi tortuoso o la macchinosità dell'intreccio

4) (small amount) (of yarn, thread, hair) treccia f.

a twist of paper — un cartoccio

twist of lemon — = riccio di scorza di limone usato per aromatizzare i cocktail

5) sport

to put some twist on the ball — imprimere o dare effetto alla palla

6) (dance)

the twist — il twist

••

(to have a) twist in the tail — (avere un) esito imprevisto, inatteso

to go round the twist — colloq. impazzire, diventare matto da legare

to drive sb. round the twist — colloq. fare impazzire qcn
II 1. [twɪst]
verbo transitivo

1) (turn) girare [knob, handle]; (open) svitare, aprire svitando [cap, lid]; (close) avvitare, chiudere avvitando [cap, lid]

to twist [sth.] off — svitare [cap, lid]

he twisted around in his chair — si girò nella poltrona

to twist sb.'s arm — torcere il braccio a qcn.; fig. costringere qcn. a fare qcs

2) (wind, twine)

to twist the threads together — intrecciare i fili

to twist X round Y — avvolgere o attorcigliare X intorno a Y

she twisted the scarf (round) in her hands — attorcigliava la sciarpa tra le mani

3) (bend, distort) torcere, storcere [metal, rod, branch]

his face was twisted with pain — il suo volto era sfigurato dal dolore

4) fig. travisare, distorcere [words, facts]

5) (injure)

to twist one's ankle, wrist — storcersi la caviglia, il polso

to twist one's neck — prendere il torcicollo
2.
verbo intransitivo

1)

to lie twisting and writhing on the ground — [ person] contorcersi a terra

to twist round — (turn round) girarsi, voltarsi

2) [rope, flex, coil] attorcigliarsi, avvolgersi; [river, road] serpeggiare

to twist and turn — [road, path] serpeggiare

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