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1 she has dark hair

Общая лексика: у нее тёмные волосы

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she has dark hair
2 dark

dark [dα:k]

1. adjective

   a. ( = lacking light) sombre ; ( = unlit) dans l'obscurité

• it's dark il fait nuit

• it's getting dark il commence à faire nuit

• to grow dark s'assombrir

• the dark side of the moon la face cachée de la lune

• the whole house was dark la maison était plongée dans l'obscurité

• to go dark être plongé dans l'obscurité

   b. ( = dark-coloured) [colour, skin] foncé ; [clothes, eyes] sombre

• dark blue/green bleu/vert foncé inv

• dark brown hair cheveux mpl châtain foncé inv

• she's very dark elle est très brune

• she has a dark complexion elle a le teint mat

• she has dark hair elle a les cheveux bruns

   c. ( = sinister) dark hints were dropped about a possible prosecution on a fait planer la menace d'éventuelles poursuites judiciaires

• a dark secret un lourd secret

• dark deeds de mauvaises actions fpl

   d. ( = gloomy) [thoughts, mood] sombre

• these are dark days for the steel industry c'est une époque sombre pour l'industrie sidérurgique

• to think dark thoughts broyer du noir

• to look on the dark side of things tout voir en noir

2. noun

obscurité f

• after dark après la tombée de la nuit

• until dark jusqu'à la tombée de la nuit

• to be afraid of the dark avoir peur du noir

• she was sitting in the dark elle était assise dans le noir

• I am quite in the dark about it j'ignore tout de cette histoire

• he has kept me in the dark about what he wants to do il ne m'a rien dit de ce qu'il voulait faire

3. compounds

► the Dark Ages plural noun le Moyen Âge ; (figurative) l'époque f obscurantiste

► dark chocolate noun chocolat m noir

► dark glasses plural noun lunettes fpl noires

► dark-haired adjective aux cheveux bruns

► dark horse noun quantité f inconnue ; (US Politics) candidat m inattendu

► dark matter noun (Astronomy) matière f noire

► dark-skinned adjective [person, race] de couleur

* * *
[dɑːk] 1.
noun

the dark — le noir, l'obscurité f

in the dark — dans le noir or l'obscurité

before/until dark — avant/jusqu'à la (tombée de la) nuit

after dark — après la tombée de la nuit
2.
adjective

1) ( lacking in light) sombre

it is getting dark — il commence à faire noir or nuit

it's dark — il fait noir or nuit

2) ( in colour) [colour, suit] sombre

dark blue — bleu foncé inv

3) ( physically) [hair, eyes, skin] brun

she's dark — elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns

4) ( gloomy) [time, days, mood] sombre

5) ( sinister) [secret, thought] noir (before n); [threat, warning] sombre

the dark side of — le côté sinistre de

6) ( evil) [force, power] maléfique

••

to be in the dark — être dans le noir

I was completely in the dark — j'étais dans le noir le plus complet

to leave somebody in the dark — laisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance

to keep somebody in the dark about something — cacher quelque chose à quelqu'un

a shot in the dark — ( guess) un coup pour voir

English-French dictionary > dark
3 dark

1. [dɑ:k] n
1. темнота, тьма; ночь

after dark - после наступления темноты

at dark - а) в темноте; б) ночью

before dark - до наступления темноты

day and dark - день и ночь

to sit in the dark - сидеть в темноте

to grope in the dark - пробираться ощупью в потёмках

to be afraid of the dark - бояться темноты

2. тень ( в картине); тёмный цвет; тёмные пятна (тж. перен.)

mild dark - лёгкая тень

the lights and darks of a picture - игра света и тени в картине

3. тайна, секретность

to plot in the dark - тайно готовить заговор

his plans were made in the dark - его планы были разработаны втайне (от всех)

4. неведение; невежество

to be in the dark about smth. - быть в состоянии неизвестности, быть в неведении относительно чего-л., не знать о чём-л.

to keep /to leave/ smb. in the dark - держать кого-л. в неведении, скрывать (что-л.) от кого-л.

I was (kept) in the dark about his intentions - я не был посвящён в его планы, я ничего не знал о его намерениях
2. [dɑ:k] a
1. 1) тёмный; чёрный

dark night [hills] - тёмная ночь [-ые холмы]

dark day - хмурый день

dark days - зимние дни

dark copse [garden] - тёмная рощица [-ый сад]

dark corner - а) тёмный угол; б) укромное местечко

pitch(y) dark - а) непроглядный; б) темно, хоть глаз выколи

it is getting dark - темнеет; вечереет, спускается ночь

as dark as midnight /as pitch/ - ≅ тьма кромешная, ни зги не видно

2) тёмный ( о цвете)

dark dress [colour] - тёмное платье [-ый цвет]

dark blue - тёмно-голубой

2. 1) смуглый, тёмный

she has dark hair [a dark complexion] - у неё тёмные волосы [смуглое лицо]

2) чёрный

the dark race - чёрная раса

3. тёмный, дурной; порочный, чёрный; нечистый, сомнительный

dark deeds [thoughts] - чёрные дела [мысли]

dark designs - преступные замыслы

dark business - тёмное дело

dark purpose - сомнительная /дурная/ цель

4. 1) безрадостный; мрачный, угрюмый (о настроении, характере и т. п.)

dark humour /mood/ - мрачное настроение

to be in a dark humour - быть в мрачном настроении

dark temper - угрюмый характер

a dark view of the future - мрачный взгляд на будущее

2) хмурый, печальный ( о выражении лица)

dark brow /frowns/ - нахмуренный лоб

his eyes grew dark - глаза его затуманились

3) безнадёжный; тяжёлый ( о времени)

dark prospects - невесёлые /неутешительные/ перспективы

dark days [times, hour] - тяжёлые дни [времена, -ый час]

4) мрачный, трагический

dark comedy - «чёрная комедия» (мрачная, пессимистическая пьеса-гротеск)

5. неясный, тёмный, непонятный; смутный

dark hint - неясный намёк

dark problem - запутанный вопрос

dark saying - туманное /загадочное/ высказывание

the meaning is still dark - смысл всё-таки неясен

6. тайный, секретный; неизвестный

to keep smth. dark - скрывать что-л.; держать что-л. в секрете

to keep dark about smth. - не болтать лишнего о чём-л.

7. тёмный, невежественный, отсталый; необразованный, некультурный:

dark age - век обскурантизма

he is still dark on a number of points - во многих вопросах /вещах/ он ещё плохо разбирается

8. крайний, полный

dark ignorance - крайнее невежество

dark oblivion - полное забвение

dark secret - строгий секрет, полнейшая тайна

9. муз. глубокий ( о звуке)

this is a darker sound - этот звук более глубокий

10. молчащий, не вещающий (о радио; телевидении)

♢ the Dark Ages - а) средневековье; б) раннее средневековье

the Dark Continent - «Чёрный континент», Африка

the Dark and Bloody Ground - «Чёрная, кровавая земля», «Земля раздоров» ( старое индейское название штата Кентукки)

dark horse - а) тёмная лошадка (неизвестная лошадь на скачках, берущая приз вопреки ожиданиям); б) неожиданно победивший участник состязания; в) амер. «тёмная лошадка», неожиданно выдвинутый, малоизвестный кандидат ( на выборах)

the darkest hour is near the dawn - посл. самый тёмный час ближе всего к рассвету; ≅ нет худа без добра

НБАРС > dark
4 dark

[dɑːk] 1. прил.
1)

а) тёмный, лишённый света, освещения

dark corner — тёмный угол

The room was kept dark. — В комнате всегда было темно.

It was too dark to read. — Читать было нельзя, так как было слишком темно.

It gets dark here early in the winter. — Зимой здесь темнеет рано.

It was dark outside and I couldn't see much. — На улице было темно, и я почти ничего не видел.

It's only four o'clock and it's nearly dark already. — Ещё только четыре часа, а уже почти совсем стемнело.

Ant:

light

б) тёмный, не пропускающий свет, создающий темноту

dark glasses — тёмные очки

2) тусклый, неясный, невидимый ( о светящихся телах)

dark star — астр. невидимая звезда ( часто одна из звёзд двойной системы)

Syn:

dim 1., invisible

3) тёмный, (почти) чёрный; тёмно-

dark dress — тёмное платье

dark green — тёмно-зелёный

dark colours — тёмные цвета

The only downside is the sombre shades used, but then again dark colours are more practical. — Оттенки использовали мрачноватые, и это - единственный недостаток, но, с другой стороны, тёмные цвета практичнее.

The sky went dark and it started to rain. — Небо почернело, и начался дождь.

Syn:

sombre

Ant:

light I 2., pale

4) тёмный ( о цвете волос); смуглый ( о коже); чёрный ( о цвете глаз)

dark skin — смуглая кожа

dark eyes — чёрные глаза

She has dark hair. — У неё тёмные волосы. / Она брюнетка.

Ant:

fair II 1., light

5) темноволосый; смуглокожий, смуглый ( о человеке)

A tall dark man was sitting in the corner. — В углу сидел высокий смуглый мужчина.

Syn:

swarthy

6) тёмный, дурной; порочный, чёрный; нечистый, сомнительный

dark forces — тёмные силы

the dark(er) side of human nature — тёмная сторона человеческой натуры

Syn:

evil 2., wicked 1., foul 1., sinister

7) безрадостный, безнадёжный, мрачный, тяжёлый

dark times — тяжёлые, мрачные времена

her dark lot — её мрачная участь

in the dark days after his father's death — в тяжёлые дни, наступившие после смерти его отца

to take a dark view of smth. — относиться с пессимизмом к чему-л., представлять что-л. в чёрном свете

Syn:

gloomy, cheerless, dismal 1., sad

8) угрюмый, мрачный, хмурый; сердитый, злой

dark thoughts — мрачные мысли

He was waiting with a dark look on his face. — Он ждал с угрюмым вражением на лице.

Syn:

gloomy, sullen, angry, threatening

9) мрачный, чёрный ( о юморе)

dark humour — мрачный юмор

dark comedy — чёрная комедия

10) тёмный, неясный, непонятный

The drift of the Maker is dark. — Намерения Создателя неясны.

Syn:

obscure, vague

11) тайный, секретный; неизвестный

to keep smth. dark — брит.; разг. держать в секрете, скрывать что-л.

Syn:

concealed, secret 2., mysterious

12) молчаливый, скрытный

13) тёмный, невежественный, отсталый; необразованный, некультурный

14) обычно darkest отдалённый, глухой

in the darkest Africa — в самых глухих уголках Африки

15) театр. не дающий представлений

16) юр. не заседающий

The court is dark today. — Сегодня суд не заседает.

17)

а) чёрный ( о кофе) см. тж. au lait, white

dark coffee — чёрный кофе

б) тёмный, горький ( о шоколаде)

dark chocolate — горький шоколад

Syn:

plain

18) лингв. велярный ( о звуке l)

dark l — "тёмное" l ( как в слове full)

Ant:

clear

••

The darkest hour is just before the dawn. — посл. Самый тёмный час ближе всего к рассвету. / Никогда нельзя терять надежду на лучшее.

- Dark Continent

- dark horse
2. сущ.
1) темнота, тьма; ночь

before dark — засветло

after dark — после наступления темноты; ночью

to grope for the door in the dark — нащупывать в темноте дверь

to be afraid of the dark — бояться темноты

Cats can see in the dark. — Кошки могут видеть в темноте.

2) тёмный цвет; тень ( на картине); тёмное пятно

••

in the dark — тайно, скрытно, секретно; в неведении; наобум

to whistle in the dark — храбриться, бодриться; пытаться побороть свой страх

Англо-русский современный словарь > dark
5 dark

1. n темнота, тьма; ночь

after dark — после наступления темноты

before dark — до наступления темноты

day and dark — день и ночь

to sit in the dark — сидеть в темноте

finishing dark reaction — завершающая реакция на темноту

to grope in the dark — двигаться ощупью в темноте

to vanish in the dark — скрыться в темноте

dark metabolism — обмен веществ в темноте

dark adaptation — адаптация к темноте

2. n тень; тёмный цвет; тёмные пятна

mild dark — лёгкая тень

dark spot — ионное пятно

dark colour — темный цвет

dark complexion — смуглый цвет лица

a dark spout of smoke — тёмные клубы дыма

expanded dark — увеличил градационный интервал в тенях

3. n тайна, секретность

to plot in the dark — тайно готовить заговор

4. n неведение; невежество

I was in the dark about his intentions — я не был посвящён в его планы, я ничего не знал о его намерениях

5. a тёмный; чёрный

dark night — тёмная ночь

dark day — хмурый день

dark days — зимние дни

6. a смуглый, тёмный

she has dark hair — у неё тёмные волосы

dark complexion — смуглое лицо

7. a тёмный, дурной; порочный, чёрный; нечистый, сомнительный

dark deeds — чёрные дела

dark designs — преступные замыслы

8. a безрадостный; мрачный, угрюмый

dark humour — мрачное настроение

to be in a dark humour — быть в мрачном настроении

dark hour — тяжёлый час; мрачное время

9. a хмурый, печальный

dark brow — нахмуренный лоб

10. a безнадёжный; тяжёлый

dark prospects — невесёлые перспективы

11. a мрачный, трагический

dark comedy — «чёрная комедия»

12. a неясный, тёмный, непонятный; смутный

dark hint — неясный намёк

dark problem — запутанный вопрос

13. a тайный, секретный; неизвестный

dark satellite — секретный спутник

14. a тёмный, невежественный, отсталый; необразованный, некультурный

dark age — век обскурантизма

15. a крайний, полный

dark ignorance — крайнее невежество

dark figure phenomenon — полная неопределенность

16. a муз. глубокий

this is a darker sound — этот звук более молчащий, не вещающий

the Dark Continent — «Чёрный континент», Африка

Синонимический ряд:

1. bistered (adj.) bistered; black-a-vised; brunet; brunette; dark-skinned; dusky; swart; swarth; swarthy

2. black (adj.) black; inky; pitch-dark

3. caliginous (adj.) caliginous; Cimmerian; dim; dirty; dun; dusk; lightless; murky; shadowy; tenebrous; unilluminated; unlit

4. cryptic (adj.) cryptic; Delphian; enigmatic; mystifying

5. dismal (adj.) cheerless; dingy; discouraging; disheartening; dismal; drab; gloomy; pessimistic; sober; sombre

6. evil (adj.) bad; corrupt; devilish; evil; flagitious; foul; hellish; immoral

7. grim (adj.) frowning; grim; lowering; somber; sullen

8. mystical (adj.) abstruse; cabalistic; cabbalistic; enigmatical; incomprehensible; mystic; mystical

9. secret (adj.) concealed; confidential; hidden; hush-hush; mysterious; obscure; secret

10. silent (adj.) reticent; silent

11. untaught (adj.) benighted; ignorant; in the dark; uneducated; unenlightened; unlettered; unread; untaught; untutored

12. darkness (noun) darkness; dimness; dusk; duskiness; evening; gloom; obscurity

Антонимический ряд:

bright; brilliant; cheerful; clear; crystalline; dawn; dazzling; distinct; educated; enlightened; evident; fair; festive; glaring; godly; light; obvious

English-Russian base dictionary > dark
6 dark

1. adjective
1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) oscuro

2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) oscuro

3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) misterioso, oscuro, secreto

2. noun
(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) oscuridad

- darken
- darkness
- keep it dark

dark¹ adj

1. oscuro

dark colours colores oscuros

2. moreno

she has dark skin es morena de piel

to get dark anochecer

it gets dark early in winter en invierno, anochece pronto

dark² n

1. oscuridad

some animals can see in the dark algunos animales ven en la oscuridad

2. anochecer

don't stay out after dark no te quedes por ahí cuando anochezca

dark

tr[dɑːk]

adjective

1 (without light) oscuro,-a

2 (colour) oscuro,-a

3 (hair, skin) moreno,-a; (eyes) negro,-a; (glasses) oscuro,-a

4 (gloomy) triste, sombrío,-a; (future) negro,-a, tenebroso,-a

5 (sinister) siniestro,-a, oscuro,-a, tenebroso,-a

6 (secret) misterioso,-a, secreto,-a, oscuro,-a

noun

1 (darkness) oscuridad nombre femenino

■ she's afraid of the dark le da miedo la oscuridad

2 (nightfall) anochecer nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

after dark después del anochecer

before dark antes del anochecer, antes de que anochezca

to be in the dark figurative use no saber nada

to get dark oscurecer, hacerse de noche

to keep somebody in the dark figurative use ocultarle algo a alguien

to keep something dark mantener algo en secreto

a dark horse (secretive person) un enigma, una incógnita 2 (surprise winner) un,-a ganador,-ra sorpresa

the Dark Ages la Alta Edad nombre femenino Media, la Edad nombre femenino de las tinieblas

dark meat carne nombre femenino más oscura

dark ['dɑrk] adj

1) : oscuro (dícese del ambiente o de los colores), moreno (dícese del pelo o de la piel)

2) somber: sombrío, triste

dark

adj.

• lóbrego, -a adj.

• moreno, -a adj.

• negro, -a adj.

• negruzco, -a adj.

• obscuro, -a adj.

• oscuro, -a adj.

• pardo, -a adj.

• tenebroso, -a adj.

• trigueño, -a adj.

n.

• oscuridad s.f.

I dɑːrk, dɑːk
adjective -er, -est

1) ( unlit) <room/night> oscuro

it's getting dark — está oscureciendo, se está haciendo de noche

the dark side of the moon — el lado oculto de la luna

2)

a) ( in color) oscuro

dark chocolate — chocolate m sin leche

dark glasses — anteojos mpl oscuros (esp AmL), gafas fpl negras (Esp)

b) ( in complexion) moreno

3)

a) (evil, sinister) (liter) <deeds/threats> oscuro

there's a dark side to his nature/his activities — hay algo (de) siniestro en él/sus actividades

b) ( somber) < thoughts> sombrío

c) (mysterious, obscure) < allusion> oscuro

to keep something dark — mantener* algo en secreto

II

mass noun

a) ( absence of light)

the dark — la oscuridad

to keep somebody in the dark about something — ocultarle algo a alguien

to be in the dark about something — estar* a oscuras sobre algo

b) ( nightfall)

to wait until dark — esperar hasta que anochezca

before dark — antes de que anochezca

after dark — de noche

[dɑːk]
1. ADJ
(compar darker) (superl darkest)
1) (=not illuminated) oscuro

a dark night — una noche cerrada

the room/house was dark — (=poky) era una habitación/casa oscura; (=badly-lit) la habitación/casa estaba oscura; (=lights not on) la habitación/casa estaba a oscuras

it was already dark outside — ya había oscurecido, ya era de noche

• to get dark — oscurecerse, ponerse oscuro; (at night-time) oscurecer, hacerse de noche

it gets dark early in winter — en invierno oscurece pronto, en invierno se hace de noche pronto

• the dark side of the moon — la cara oculta de la luna

2) (in colour) [colour, clothes] oscuro; [complexion, hair] moreno, prieto (Mex); [cloud] gris

dark blue/red etc — azul/rojo etc oscuro

he is tall and dark — es alto y moreno, es alto y prieto (Mex)

3) (=sad, gloomy) [day, period] aciago; [mood, thoughts] sombrío

these are dark days for the steel industry — son días aciagos para la industria del acero

4) (=obscure, mysterious) oscuro

the dark recesses of the human mind — los oscuros recovecos de la mente humana

• darkest Africa — lo más recóndito de África

• a dark corner of the world — un rincón recóndito del mundo

• to keep sth dark * — no decir ni pío de algo *

keep it dark! * — ¡de esto ni una palabra a nadie!

- he's a dark horse

5) (=sinister) [secret, plan, threat] siniestro

who performed the dark deed? — ¿quién llevó a cabo el vil acto?

I got some dark looks from Janet — Janet me lanzaba miradas asesinas

2.

N

after dark — después del anochecer

until dark — hasta el anochecer

I want to leave before dark — quiero salir antes de que anochezca, quiero salir antes del anochecer

the dark — la oscuridad

he is afraid of the dark — le tiene miedo a la oscuridad

why are you sitting in the dark? — ¿por qué estás sentado en lo oscuro?

- be in the dark about sth

- I'm still in the dark

- keep/leave sb in the dark about sth
see shot 2., 5)
3.

CPD

the Dark Ages NPL — la Alta Edad Media

we're still living in the dark ages — (fig) todavía vivimos en la Edad Media

dark chocolate N — chocolate m amargo, chocolate m negro

dark glasses NPL — gafas fpl oscuras

dark matter N — (Astron) materia f oscura

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I [dɑːrk, dɑːk]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( unlit) <room/night> oscuro

it's getting dark — está oscureciendo, se está haciendo de noche

the dark side of the moon — el lado oculto de la luna

2)

a) ( in color) oscuro

dark chocolate — chocolate m sin leche

dark glasses — anteojos mpl oscuros (esp AmL), gafas fpl negras (Esp)

b) ( in complexion) moreno

3)

a) (evil, sinister) (liter) <deeds/threats> oscuro

there's a dark side to his nature/his activities — hay algo (de) siniestro en él/sus actividades

b) ( somber) < thoughts> sombrío

c) (mysterious, obscure) < allusion> oscuro

to keep something dark — mantener* algo en secreto

II

mass noun

a) ( absence of light)

the dark — la oscuridad

to keep somebody in the dark about something — ocultarle algo a alguien

to be in the dark about something — estar* a oscuras sobre algo

b) ( nightfall)

to wait until dark — esperar hasta que anochezca

before dark — antes de que anochezca

after dark — de noche

English-spanish dictionary > dark
7 dark

dɑ:k
1. прил.
1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room was kept dark. ≈ В комнате всегда было темно. pitch dark ≈ совершенно темный б) тусклый, неясный, невидимый( о светящихся телах) Dark moon, the interval between the old and the new moon. ≈ Невидимая луна, время между старым и новым месяцем. Syn: dim
1., invisible в) пасмурный, хмурый, мрачный( о небе, облаках, погоде и т. п.) dark clouds ≈ темные, мрачные облака cloudy and dark weather ≈ облачная хмурая погода Syn: sombre ∙ Syn: gloomy
2) а) темный (о цвете - близкий к черному) a dark ground with white or yellow letters ≈ темное основание с белыми или желтыми буквами б) смуглый, темный (о лице, волосах) Ant: fair II
1. в) глубокий, темный с прилагательными, обозначающими цвета dark green ≈ темно-зеленый Ant: light I
2.
3) низкий, дурной, безнравственный, подлый associated in the public mind with the darkest and meanest vices ≈ связанный в умах людей с самыми дурными и низкими пороками the dark powers that lead to war ≈ темные силы, которые ведут к войне Syn: evil
2., wicked
1., foul
1.
4) а) безрадостный, мрачный her dark lot ≈ ее мрачная участь Syn: gloomy, cheerless, dismal
1., sad б) угрюмый, мрачный ( о человеке) We must dissipate that dark humour. ≈ Мы должны разогнать это мрачное настроение. Syn: gloomy, sullen, sad в) хмурый, нахмуренный( о выражении лица) Syn: frowning
5) а) темный, неясный (для понимания) б) смутный, неразличимый( для мысленного взгляда)
6) а) скрытый, секретный, тайный She kept it dark about the young lady who was staying with her. ≈ Она никому не говорила о живущей с ней девушке. Syn: concealed, secret
2. б) скрытный( о человеке) Syn: reticent, secret
2.
7) темный, необразованный Syn: unenlightened, uninformed, ignorant
8) закрытый( о театре и т. п.) The theater is dark in the summer. ≈ Театр летом закрыт. ∙ dark ages ≈ средневековье the Dark Continent ≈ Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
2. сущ.
1) а) темнота, тьма to grope for the door in the dark ≈ нащупывать в темноте дверь dark of the moon ≈ время, когда старая луна исчезла, а новая еще не народилась Syn: darkness б) вечер, ночь, сумерки( темное время) Syn: night
1., nightfall
2) темный цвет;
живоп. тень;
перен. темное пятно A light is made brighter by being opposed to a dark. ≈ Светлое становится ярче по контрасту с чем-либо темным.
3) тайна, секретность Most of his dealings were done in the dark. ≈ Большинство его операций проводилось в секретности. Such legislation is usually procured in the dark. ≈ Такие законы обычно вырабатываются втайне. Syn: obscurity
4) неизвестность, неведение I hope you will no longer keep me in the dark. ≈ Я надеюсь, что вы недолго будете держать меня в неизвестности. I am entirely in the dark. ≈ Я в полнейшем неведении. темнота, тьма;
ночь - after * после наступления темноты - at * в темноте;
ночью - before * до наступления темноты - day and * день и ночь - to sit in the * сидеть в темноте - to grope in the * пробираться ощупью в потемках - to be afraid of the * бояться темноты тень;
темный цвет;
темные пятна - mild * легкая тень - the lights and *s of a picture игра света и тени в картине тайна, секретность - to plot in the * тайно готовить заговор - his plans were made in the * его планы были разработаны втайне неведение;
невежество - to be in the * about smth. быть в состоянии неизвестности, быть в неведении относительно чего-л., не знать о чем-л. - to keep smb. in the * держать кого-л. в неведении, скрывать от кого-л. - I was in the * about his intentions я не был посвящен в его планы, я ничего не знал о его намерениях темный;
черный - * night темная ночь - * day хмурый день - * days зимние дни - * copse темная рощица - * corner темный угол;
укромное местечко - pitchy * непроглядный;
темно, хоть глаз выколи - it is getting * темнеет;
вечереет, спускается ночь - as * as midnight тьма кромешная, ни зги не видно темный (о цвете) - * dress темное платье - * blue темно-голубой смуглый, темный - she has * hair у нее темные волосы черный - the * race черная раса темный, дурной;
порочный, черный;
нечистый, сомнительный - * deeds черные дела - * designs преступные замыслы - * business темное дело - * purpose сомнительная цель безрадостный;
мрачный, угрюмый - * humour мрачное настроение - * to be in a * humour быть в мрачном настроении - * temper угрюмый характер - a * view of the future мрачный взгляд на будущее хмурый, печальный - * brow нахмуренный лоб - his eyes grew * глаза его затуманились безнадежный;
тяжелый - * prospects невеселые перспективы - * days тяжелые дни мрачный, трагический - * comedy "черная комедия" неясный, темный, непонятный;
смутный - * hint неясный намек - * problem запутанный вопрос - * saying туманное высказывание - the meaning is still * смысл все-таки неясен тайный, секретный;
неизвестный - to keep smth. * скрывать что-л.;
держать что-л. в секрете - to keep * about smth. не болтать лишнего о чем-л. темный, невежественный, отсталый;
необразованный, некультурный - * age век обскурантизма - he is still * on a number of points во многих вопросах он еще плохо разбирается крайний, полный - * ignorance крайнее невежество - * oblivion полное забвение - * secret строгий секрет, полнейшая тайна (музыкальное) глубокий (о звуке) - this is a *er sound этот звук более глубокий молчащий, не вещающий > the D. Ages средневековье;
раннее средневековье;
> the D. Continent "Черный континент", Африка;
> the D. and Bloody Ground "Черная, кровавая земля", "Земля раздоров";
> * horse темная лошадка;
неожиданно победивший участник состязания;
(американизм) "темная лошадка", неожиданно выдвинутый, малоизвестный кандидат;
> the *est hour is near the dawn (пословица) самый темный час ближе всего к рассвету;
нет худа без добра ~ темнота, тьма;
after dark после наступления темноты;
at dark в темноте;
before dark до наступления темноты ~ темнота, тьма;
after dark после наступления темноты;
at dark в темноте;
before dark до наступления темноты ~ неведение;
to be in the dark быть в неведении, не знать( about) ;
to keep (smb.) in the dark держать (кого-л.) в неведении;
скрывать (что-л. от кого-л.) ~ темнота, тьма;
after dark после наступления темноты;
at dark в темноте;
before dark до наступления темноты dark дурной, нечистый (о поступке) ~ мрачный, угрюмый;
безнадежный, печальный;
dark humour мрачный юмор;
to look on the dark side of things быть пессимистом ~ неведение;
to be in the dark быть в неведении, не знать (about) ;
to keep (smb.) in the dark держать (кого-л.) в неведении;
скрывать (что-л. от кого-л.) ~ невежество ~ необразованный, темный ~ смуглый;
темноволосый;
dark complexion смуглый цвет лица ~ тайный, секретный;
непонятный;
неясный;
to keep dark скрываться;
to keep a thing dark держать (что-л.) в секрете ~ темнота, тьма;
after dark после наступления темноты;
at dark в темноте;
before dark до наступления темноты ~ жив. тень;
the lights and darks of a picture свет и тени в картине ~ темный;
it is getting dark становится темно, темнеет;
dark closet( или room) фото темная комната the ~ ages средневековье;
the Dark and Bloody Ground амер. штат Кентукки;
the Dark Continent Африка the ~ ages средневековье;
the Dark and Bloody Ground амер. штат Кентукки;
the Dark Continent Африка ~ темный;
it is getting dark становится темно, темнеет;
dark closet (или room) фото темная комната ~ смуглый;
темноволосый;
dark complexion смуглый цвет лица the ~ ages средневековье;
the Dark and Bloody Ground амер. штат Кентукки;
the Dark Continent Африка ~ мрачный, угрюмый;
безнадежный, печальный;
dark humour мрачный юмор;
to look on the dark side of things быть пессимистом in the ~ of the moon в кромешной тьме in the ~ of the moon в новолуние ~ темный;
it is getting dark становится темно, темнеет;
dark closet (или room) фото темная комната ~ тайный, секретный;
непонятный;
неясный;
to keep dark скрываться;
to keep a thing dark держать (что-л.) в секрете ~ тайный, секретный;
непонятный;
неясный;
to keep dark скрываться;
to keep a thing dark держать (что-л.) в секрете ~ неведение;
to be in the dark быть в неведении, не знать (about) ;
to keep (smb.) in the dark держать (кого-л.) в неведении;
скрывать (что-л. от кого-л.) ~ жив. тень;
the lights and darks of a picture свет и тени в картине ~ мрачный, угрюмый;
безнадежный, печальный;
dark humour мрачный юмор;
to look on the dark side of things быть пессимистом

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > dark
8 dark

1. adjective
1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) mørk

2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) mørk

3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) mørk, dyster; hemmelig
2. noun
(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) mørke

- darken
- darkness
- keep it dark

gretten
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muggen
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mutt
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mørk
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mørke
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natt
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tverr

I
subst. \/dɑːk\/

1) mørke

2) mørk farge, mørkt parti

3) ( overført) uvitenhet, uvisshet

after dark etter mørkets frembrudd

a shot\/stab in the dark et skudd i blinde

at dark i skumringen

be afraid of the dark være mørkredd

before dark før mørkets frembrudd

be in the dark about være uvitende om
II
adj. \/dɑːk\/

1) mørk

• dark glasses

mørke (sol)briller

• dark weather

mørkt vær

• it is getting dark

det begynner å skumre \/ det begynner å bli mørkt

• she has a dark voice

hun har mørk stemme

2) ( brukt i sammensetninger) mørke-

• dark blue

3) ( overført) mørk, svart, dyster, skummel

• dark prospects

mørke utsikter

4) ( overført) dunkel, fordekt, dyp, hemmelig, hemmelighetsfull

• a dark passage in the text

• he kept the news dark

han holdt nyheten hemmelig

• dark oblivion

dyp glemsel

5) (gammeldags, om person) svevende i uvitenhet, famlende i mørke, uopplyst

a dark secret en vel bevart hemmelighet

dark deeds mørkets gjerninger

keep dark ( hverdagslig) holde seg gjemt

keep dark about ( hverdagslig) holde tett med

the dark side ( overført) nattesiden, skyggesiden

English-Norwegian dictionary > dark
9 gray

see grey

gray

tr[greɪ]

adjective

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=grey grey{

gray ['greɪ] vt

: hacer gris

gray vi

: encanecer, ponerse gris

gray adj

1) : gris (dícese del color)

2) : cano, canoso

gray hair: pelo canoso

to go gray: volverse cano

3) dismal, gloomy: gris, triste

gray n

: gris m

gray

adj.

• cano, -a adj.

• gris (Color) adj.

• pardo, -a adj.

n.

• gris s.m.

v.

• encanecer v.

• volverse gris v.

I
BrE grey greɪ adjective -er, -est

a) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> gris

b) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)

a gray hair — una cana

she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso

she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana

c) < horse> rucio, gris

II

BrE grey mass noun gris m

there were patches of gray in his hair — tenía mechones de canas

(US) [ɡreɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar greyer) (superl greyest)
1) (in colour) gris; [face, complexion] ceniciento; [hair, beard] gris, canoso, cano liter; [horse] rucio

the sky was grey — el cielo estaba gris

dark grey — gris oscuro adj inv

light grey — gris claro adj inv

a light grey shirt — una camisa gris claro

he's very grey for his age — tiene el pelo muy gris or canoso para su edad

to have grey hair — tener el pelo gris or canoso

to go grey — [hair] volverse gris or canoso

she's going grey — le están saliendo canas

to turn grey — [person, face] palidecer

2) (=bleak) [place, day] gris

the future looked grey — el futuro se presentaba sombrío

3) (=boring) [person] gris

people are fed up with stereotype politicians, the men in grey suits — la gente está cansada de los políticos estereotipados, los personajes incoloros

4) * [pound, vote] de la tercera edad

2. N

1) (=colour) gris m

dressed in grey — vestido de gris

2) (=horse) rucio m

3.

VI [hair] encanecer

he was greying at the temples — se le estaban encaneciendo las sienes

4.

CPD

grey area N — (=unclear area) área f poco definida, área f gris; (=intermediate area) área f intermedia

it's rather a grey area — es un área poco definida or bastante gris

grey friar N — see friar

grey matter N — (Anat, hum) materia f gris

grey mullet N — mújol m

grey seal N — foca f gris

grey squirrel N — ardilla f gris

grey vote N — voto m de la tercera edad

grey water N — aguas fpl grises

grey wolf N — lobo m gris

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I
BrE grey [greɪ] adjective -er, -est

a) <suit/day> gris; <outlook/future> poco prometedor; < personality> gris

b) < beard> canoso, cano (liter)

a gray hair — una cana

she has gray hair — es canosa, tiene el pelo canoso

she went gray overnight — le salieron canas or se quedó canosa de la noche a la mañana

c) < horse> rucio, gris

II

BrE grey mass noun gris m

there were patches of gray in his hair — tenía mechones de canas

English-spanish dictionary > gray
10 grow

ɡrəu
past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crecer

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crecer

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) dejarse

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) hacerse, convertirse en

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) hacerse

•

- grower
- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up

grow vb

1. crecer

few plants grow in the desert en el desierto crecen pocas plantas

2. cultivar

on this farm we grow wheat en esta granja cultivamos trigo

3. dejar crecer

my brother is growing a moustache mi hermano se está dejando bigote

to grow old envejecer

El pasado de grow es grew y el participio pasado es grown

grow

tr[grəʊ]

intransitive verb (pt grew tr[grʊː], pp grown tr[grəʊn])

1 (gen) crecer

■ hasn't your hair grown! ¡cómo te ha crecido el pelo!

2 (increase, expand - quantity, population) aumentar; (city, company, money) crecer

■ the club's popularity continues to grow la popularidad del club sigue creciendo

3 (become) hacerse, volverse

■ she grew impatient se impacientó

■ he grew old envejeció

■ it grew dark oscureció, anocheció, se hizo de noche

■ I grew tired of waiting me cansé de esperar

4 (begin gradually) llegar a

■ I grew to hate him llegué a odiarlo

■ she grew to like cabbage llegó a gustarle la col

transitive verb

1 (crop, plant, flower) cultivar

2 (beard etc) dejarse (crecer); (hair, nails) dejarse crecer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

money doesn't grow on trees el dinero no cae del cielo

grow ['gro:] v, grew ['gru:] ; grown ['gro:n] ; growing vi

1) : crecer

palm trees grow on the islands: las palmas crecen en las islas

my hair grows very fast: mi pelo crece muy rápido

2) develop, mature: desarrollarse, madurar

3) increase: crecer, aumentar

4) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

she was growing angry: se estaba poniendo furiosa

to grow dark: oscurecerse

5)

to grow up : hacerse mayor

grow up!: ¡no seas niño!

grow vt

1) cultivate, raise: cultivar

2) : dejar crecer

to grow one's hair: dejarse crecer el pelo

grow

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: grew, grown) = acrecentar v.

• brotar v.

• crecer v.

• criar v.

• cultivar v.

• desarrollarse v.

• medrar v.

• producir v.

(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)

grəʊ
1.

(past grew; past p grown) intransitive verb

1) ( get bigger) \<\<plant/person\>\> crecer*; ( develop emotionally) madurar; (expand, increase) \<\<city/company\>\> crecer*; \<\<quantity/population/membership\>\> aumentar; \<\<suspicion/influence\>\> crecer*, aumentar

his hair has grown — le creció el pelo

his nails have grown — le crecieron las uñas

how you've grown! — qué grande estás!, cómo has crecido!

the economy is growing again — la economía vuelve a experimentar un período de crecimiento or expansión

to grow in popularity — crecer* or aumentar en popularidad

2)

a) ( become)

to grow careless — volverse* descuidado

to grow dark — oscurecerse*; ( at dusk) oscurecer*, anochecer*

to grow old — envejecer*, volverse* viejo

the weather grew worse towards the end of the month — el tiempo empeoró hacia finales de mes

b) ( get)

to grow to + INF: she grew to love him llegó a quererlo, se fue enamorando de él; she'd grown to expect that of him — se había acostumbrado a esperar eso de él

2.

vt

a) ( cultivate) \<\<flowers/plants/crops\>\> cultivar

b)

to grow a beard/mustache — dejarse (crecer) la barba/el bigote

to grow one's hair (long) — dejarse crecer el pelo

Phrasal Verbs:

- grow apart

- grow away from

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out

- grow out of

- grow up

[ɡrǝʊ] (pt grew) (pp grown)
1. VI

1) [plant, hair, person, animal] crecer

how you've grown! — ¡cómo has crecido!

he has grown five centimetres — ha crecido cinco centímetros

she's letting her hair grow — se está dejando crecer el pelo, se está dejando el pelo largo

the hair will grow back eventually — con el tiempo le volverá a crecer el pelo

that plant does not grow in England — esa planta no crece or no se da en Inglaterra

will it grow here? — ¿se puede cultivar aquí?

to grow to or into manhood — llegar a la edad adulta

these sharks can grow to six metres — estos tiburones pueden llegar a medir hasta seis metros

2) (=increase) (in number, amount) aumentar

the number of unemployed has grown by more than 10,000 — el número de parados ha aumentado en más de 10.000

the economy continues to grow — la economía sigue en su fase de crecimiento

opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate — la oposición cobró más fuerza y el gobierno decidió entrar en negociaciones

the winds grew to gale force — la intensidad del viento aumentó hasta alcanzar velocidades de temporal

to grow in popularity — ganar popularidad

she has grown in my esteem — se ha ganado mi estima

3) (=develop) [friendship, love] desarrollarse; [person] madurar

I feel I have grown immensely as a result of the experience — siento que he madurado muchísimo como consecuencia de la experiencia

to grow spiritually — madurar espiritualmente

4) (with adjective) (=become) volverse, ponerse, hacerse (but often translated by vi or reflexive)

• our eyes gradually grew accustomed to the light — los ojos se nos fueron acostumbrando a la luz

• to grow angry — enfadarse

• the light grew brighter — la luz se hizo más intensa

• to grow cold, the coffee had grown cold — el café se había enfriado

we grew colder as the night wore on — a medida que pasaba la noche nos fue entrando cada vez más frío

it's grown a lot colder, hasn't it? — ha enfriado mucho ¿verdad?

• to grow dark — (gen) oscurecer; (at dusk) oscurecer, anochecer

• to grow fat — engordar

• her eyes grew heavy — se le cerraban los ojos

• she has grown quite knowledgeable on the subject — ha aprendido mucho sobre el tema

• the noise grew louder — el ruido aumentó de volumen

• to grow old — envejecer(se)

you will realize this as you grow older — te darás cuenta de esto a medida que te hagas mayor

• he grew tired of waiting — se cansó de esperar

• to grow used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

• she grew weaker with each passing day — se fue debilitando día tras día

• to grow worse, the housing shortage is growing worse — la escasez de viviendas es cada vez mayor

she grew worse that day and died during the night — ese día se puso peor or su condición empeoró y murió durante la noche

5)

to grow to like sb — llegar a querer a algn, encariñarse con algn

he grew to love his work — llegó a tomarle gusto a su trabajo

in time he grew to accept it — con el tiempo llegó a aceptarlo

2. VT

1) [+ plant, crop] cultivar

I grow my own vegetables — tengo mi propio huerto, cultivo mis verduras

2) [+ hair, beard, moustache, nails] dejarse crecer

she has grown her hair long — se ha dejado el pelo largo, se ha dejado crecer el pelo

the lizard grew a new tail — al lagarto le salió una cola nueva

- grow apart

- grow away from

- grow from

- grow in

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out

- grow out of

- grow together

- grow up

* * *
[grəʊ]
1.

(past grew; past p grown) intransitive verb

1) ( get bigger) \<\<plant/person\>\> crecer*; ( develop emotionally) madurar; (expand, increase) \<\<city/company\>\> crecer*; \<\<quantity/population/membership\>\> aumentar; \<\<suspicion/influence\>\> crecer*, aumentar

his hair has grown — le creció el pelo

his nails have grown — le crecieron las uñas

how you've grown! — qué grande estás!, cómo has crecido!

the economy is growing again — la economía vuelve a experimentar un período de crecimiento or expansión

to grow in popularity — crecer* or aumentar en popularidad

2)

a) ( become)

to grow careless — volverse* descuidado

to grow dark — oscurecerse*; ( at dusk) oscurecer*, anochecer*

to grow old — envejecer*, volverse* viejo

the weather grew worse towards the end of the month — el tiempo empeoró hacia finales de mes

b) ( get)

to grow to + INF: she grew to love him llegó a quererlo, se fue enamorando de él; she'd grown to expect that of him — se había acostumbrado a esperar eso de él

2.

vt

a) ( cultivate) \<\<flowers/plants/crops\>\> cultivar

b)

to grow a beard/mustache — dejarse (crecer) la barba/el bigote

to grow one's hair (long) — dejarse crecer el pelo

Phrasal Verbs:

- grow apart

- grow away from

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out

- grow out of

- grow up

English-spanish dictionary > grow
11 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > be
12 streak

stri:k
1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) raya, veta, filón

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) vena

2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) rayar, surcar

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) pasar como un rayo

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- streaky

streak

tr[striːk]

noun

1 (line - gen) raya, lista; (- in mineral) veta, filón nombre masculino, vena; (- in hair) mecha; (- in meat) veta, nervio

2 (element of genius, madness, etc) vena

■ mad streak vena de locura

■ mean streak lado mezquino, vena mezquina

3 (period) racha

■ winning streak buena racha

■ losing streak mala racha

transitive verb

1 (mark with streaks) rayar, surcar ( with, de)

■ a face streaked with tears una cara surcada de lágrimas

■ white marble streaked with grey mármol blanco con vetas grises

■ I've had my hair streaked me he hecho mechas (en el pelo)

intransitive verb

1 (move fast) pasar como un rayo

2 (run naked) correr desnudo,-a por un lugar público

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

streak of lightning rayo, relámpago

streak ['stri:k] vt

: hacer rayas en

blue streaked with grey: azul veteado con gris

streak vi

: ir como una flecha

streak n

1) : raya f, veta f (en mármol, queso, etc.), mechón m (en el pelo)

2) : rayo m (de luz)

3) trace: veta f

4) : racha f

a streak of luck: una racha de suerte

streak

n.

• hilada s.f.

• racha s.f.

• raya s.f.

• rayo de luz s.m.

• reguero s.m.

• ribete s.m.

• vena s.f.

n.

• abigarrar v.

v.

• jaspear v.

• listar v.

• pasar como un rayo v.

• rayar v.

• surcar v.

striːk
I

noun

1)

a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; ( in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; ( of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) ( in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) ( spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) ( run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking ( correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.

streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano

[striːk]
1. N

1) (line) raya f ; [of mineral] veta f, vena f

to have streaks in one's hair — tener mechas en el pelo

- like a streak of lightning

2) (fig) [of madness etc] vena f ; [of luck] racha f

he had a cruel streak (in him) — tenía un rasgo cruel

there is a streak of Spanish blood in her — tiene una pequeña parte de sangre española

he had a yellow streak — era un tanto cobarde

2.

VT rayar ( with de)

3. VI

1) (=rush)

to streak along — correr a gran velocidad

to streak in/out/past — entrar/salir/pasar como un rayo

2) * (=run naked) correr desnudo

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[striːk]
I

noun

1)

a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; ( in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; ( of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) ( in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) ( spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) ( run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking ( correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.

streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano

English-spanish dictionary > streak
13 grow

grow [grəʊ] (pt grew [gru:], pp grown [grəʊn])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (plants) croître, pousser; (hair) pousser; (seeds) germer;

∎ orange trees grow best in a warm climate les orangers poussent mieux en climat chaud;

∎ she let her hair grow (long) elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux, elle s'est laissé pousser les cheveux;

∎ money doesn't grow on trees l'argent ne pousse pas sur les arbres

(b) (person → in age, height) grandir;

∎ hasn't he grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi!;

∎ she has grown two inches ≃ elle a grandi de 5 cm

(c) (develop)

∎ to grow in wisdom/understanding devenir plus sage/compréhensif

(d) (originate)

∎ this custom grew from or out of a pagan ceremony cette coutume est née d'une ou a pour origine une cérémonie païenne

(e) (increase) s'accroître, augmenter;

∎ the crime rate in the big cities is growing le taux de criminalité augmente dans les grandes villes;

∎ the economy has grown by 5 percent in the last two years la croissance de l'économie a été de 5 pour cent au cours des deux dernières années;

∎ support for the strike is growing la grève est de plus en plus soutenue;

∎ our love/friendship grew over the years notre amour/amitié a grandi au fil des ans;

∎ he has grown in my esteem il a grandi ou est monté dans mon estime;

∎ the town grew in importance la ville a gagné en importance

(f) (become) devenir;

∎ to grow angry se mettre en colère;

∎ to grow bigger grandir, s'agrandir;

∎ it's beginning to grow dark il commence à faire nuit;

∎ to grow old devenir vieux, vieillir

(g) (with infinitive) (come gradually) I've grown to respect him j'ai appris à le respecter;

∎ to grow to like/to dislike sb/sth finir par aimer/détester qn/qch

2 transitive verb

(a) (crops, plants) cultiver

(b) (beard, hair) laisser pousser;

∎ he's trying to grow a beard il essaie de se laisser pousser la barbe;

∎ she's growing her hair (long) elle se laisse pousser les cheveux

(c) Finance (company) agrandir;

∎ to grow the business augmenter le chiffre d'affaires

►► grow bag = sac plastique rempli d'engrais dans lequel on fait pousser une plante

➲ grow apart intransitive verb

(people) s'éloigner;

∎ we gradually grew apart as we got older nous nous sommes progressivement éloignés l'un de l'autre en vieillissant

➲ grow away intransitive verb

∎ they began to grow away from each other ils ont commencé à s'éloigner l'un de l'autre

➲ grow back intransitive verb

(hair, nail, plant) repousser

➲ grow in intransitive verb

(hair) repousser; (nail) s'incarner

➲ grow into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (become) devenir (en grandissant);

∎ both her sons grew into fine-looking men ses deux fils sont devenus de beaux jeunes gens;

∎ the company grew into a huge organization l'entreprise est devenue une énorme société

(b) (clothes)

∎ the sweater's too big for him, but he'll grow into it le pull est trop grand pour lui, mais il pourra le mettre un jour;

∎ he'll soon grow into those shoes il pourra bientôt mettre ces chaussures, bientôt ces chaussures lui iront

(c) (become used to)

∎ to grow into a job s'habituer à ou s'adapter à un travail

➲ grow on inseparable transitive verb

plaire de plus en plus à;

∎ the song began to grow on him after a while au bout d'un certain temps, la chanson commença à lui plaire de plus en plus;

∎ it grows on you on y prend goût;

∎ the idea was beginning to grow on me l'idée commençait à me séduire

➲ grow out intransitive verb

(hairstyle)

∎ her hair or hairstyle has grown out ses cheveux sont maintenant trop longs pour son genre de coiffure;

∎ she let the dye grow out elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux jusqu'à ce que les traces de teinture aient disparu

➲ grow out of inseparable transitive verb

(a) (clothes)

∎ he's grown out of most of his clothes la plupart de ses vêtements ne lui vont plus, il ne rentre plus dans la plupart de ses vêtements

(b) (become too old for)

∎ to grow out of doing sth passer l'âge de faire qch;

∎ she grew out of her dolls elle a passé l'âge de jouer à la poupée;

∎ it's just a phase, he'll grow out of it ce n'est qu'une tocade, ça lui passera;

∎ to grow out of one's friends ne plus avoir grand-chose en commun avec ses amis;

∎ he never grew out of (the habit of) biting his nails il n'a jamais perdu cette habitude de se ronger les ongles

➲ grow up intransitive verb

(a) (become adult) grandir, devenir adulte;

∎ what do you want to be when you grow up? que veux-tu faire quand tu seras grand?;

∎ we didn't have television when I was growing up nous n'avions pas la télévision quand j'étais petit;

∎ I hope he won't grow up to be a liar/thief j'espère qu'il ne sera pas un menteur/voleur plus tard

(b) (behave like adult)

∎ grow up! sois un peu adulte!;

∎ I wish you'd grow up! j'aimerais bien que tu cesses tes gamineries!

(c) (develop) naître, se développer;

∎ a strong feeling of hatred grew up between them un puissant sentiment de haine est né entre eux;

∎ a legend grew up around these events une légende s'est développée autour de ces événements;

∎ the town grew up around the castle la ville s'est développée autour du château

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14 BE

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

N ABBR
(Econ) = bill of exchange L/C
* * *
[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > BE
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1) we all turned мы все повернулись [кругом]; he turned and went away in a rage он повернулся и в гневе пошел прочь; it is time for us to turn нам пора повернуть назад /пойти обратно/; he did not know which way /where/ то turn a) он не знал, куда повернуться; б) он не знал, к кому обратиться; the river turns and twists речка извивается /петляет/; the tide has turned начинается отлив или прилив; the wind is turning ветер меняется /меняет направление/; the weather has turned погода изменилась; I fear my luck will turn боюсь, мне изменит счастье /мне перестанет везти/

2) the wheels turned колеса вертелись; the ball turns крутится шар; the merry-go-round turned карусель вертелась /вращалась/; this key is hard to turn этот ключ трудно повернуть; the tap won't turn кран не поворачивается

3) my head is turning у меня кружится голова; heights always make his head turn высота всегда вызывает у него головокружение

4) the leaves are beginning to turn листья начинают желтеть; her hair has begun to turn она начала седеть

5) the milk has turned молоко прокисло

6) the edge of the knife had turned лезвие ножа затупилось
2. II
1) turn in some manner turn abruptly (reluctantly, instinctively, wearily, insolently, etc.) резко и т.д. повернуть (ся) или свернуть; somewhere turn this way (that way, left, around, etc.) повернуть(ся) в эту сторону и т.д.; the main road turns sharp right шоссе круто уходит направо; turn homewards (west, etc.) направляться домой и т.д.; let's turn back давайте вернемся [назад]; she turned aside and began to sob она отвернулась и начала всхлипывать; turn round and let me see your face повернись и дай мне посмотреть тебе в лице; he turned round and round он все время поворачивался /крутился/; turn at tome time it is time to turn now теперь нам пора возвращаться /поворачивать назад/

2) turn in some manner the boat (the car, the cart, etc.) turned over лодка и т.д. перевернулась; the aircraft struck the ground and turned over and over самолет врезался в землю и несколько раз перевернулся; turn head over heels перекувырнуться; the boat turned upside down лодка перевернулась /опрокинулась вверх дном/; my umbrella (my pocket, etc.) turned inside out у меня вывернулся зонтик и т.д.; the whole world turned topsy-turvy весь мир перевернулся, все в мире перевернулось

3) turn in some manner the key (the handle, the tap, etc.) turns easily ключ и т.д. легко поворачивается

4) turn in some manner the dancer turned quickly (awkwardly, gracefully. etc.) танцовщица быстро и т.д. кружилась

5) turn in some manner the metal (the wood, this material, etc.) turns well (easily, quickly, etc.) этот металл и т.д. хорошо и т.д. поддается обточке
3. III
1) turn smb., smth. turn one's horse (one's car, the carriage, etc.) повернуть лошадь и т.д. обратно /назад/; she turned her steps она повернула назад; turn one's head обернуться, повернуть голову; turn the course of a river (the tide of events, etc.) изменить течение реки и т.д.; turn the conversation изменить тему разговора, повернуть беседу в другое русло; turn the corner а) поворачивать за угол; the саг turned the corner машина завернула за угол; б) выходить из затруднительного положения; once he has made up his mind, nothing will turn him если он что-нибудь решил, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения

2) turn smth. turn a page of a book (pancakes, an omelette, etc.) переворачивать страницу книги и т.д.; turn hay ворошить сено; turn soil пахать; turn a bed перетряхивать постель; turn a sheet отогнуть простыню; turn a garment (a dress, a suit, a coat, a cape, a collar, etc.) перелицовывать одежду и т.д.; turn a complete circle (a half-circle, 16 points, etc.) делать полный оборот и т.д.; turn a somersault делать сальто, кувыркаться || turn one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ ногу; turn smb.'s brain сводить кого-л. с ума; grief (overwork, etc.) has turned his brain от горя и т.д. он сошел с ума

3) turn smth. turn a wheel вращать колесо; turn a handle крутить ручку; turn a key (the cap of a jar, the tap, the doorknob, etc.) поворачивать ключ и т.д.

4) || turn smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову; success had not turned his head от успеха голова у него не закружилась; turn smb.'s stomach вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; the mere sight of food turns his stomach его воротит /мутит, тошнит/ от одного вида пищи; I'm afraid the rolling of the ship will turn my stomach боюсь, что качка на корабле вызовет у меня тошноту

5) turn smb. turn an excellent husband (a soldier, a schoolmaster, a reporter, a poet, a Christian, etc.) стать [со временем] прекрасным мужем и т.д.; turn traitor (informer, etc.) стать предателем и т.д.

6) || turn some colour стать какого-л. цвета, принять какую-л. окраску; turn all the colours of the rainbow окраситься во все цвета радуги; he turned colour он покраснел или побледнел

7) turn smth. turn milk (cream) сквашивать молоко (сливки); heat has turned the milk от жары молоко скисло

8) turn some age he has turned 40 ему стукнуло сорок

9) turn smth. turn a blow отводить удар; the metal is thick enough to turn a bullet металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля от него отскочила /его не пробила/

10) turn smth. turn candlesticks (wooden vessels, brass, lead pipes, columns, etc.) вытачивать /обтачивать/ подсвечники и т.д.

11) turn smth. turn an epigram (a couplet, a witty reply, etc.) сочинить эпиграмму и т.д.; turn a pretty compliment сделать тонкий комплимент; he has a knack for turning a phrase он очень ловко жонглирует словами; I don't know how he managed to turn the trick я не знаю, как ему удалось провернуть это дельце

12) turn smth. turn the edge of a knife (the edge of an axe, etc.) затупить лезвие ножа и т.д.
4. IV
1) turn smth., smb. somewhere turn one's саг (the horse, the carriage, one's steps, etc.) back (homewards, northwards, etc.) повернуть машину и т.д. назад и т.д.; turn your eyes /your look/ this way посмотри сюда; turn smth. in some manner turn your chair so that the light is on your left поверните стул так, чтобы свет падал слева; turn the corner at full speed поворачивать за угол на полном ходу

2) turn smth., smb. in some manner turn the pages of a book (of a magazine, etc.) thoughtlessly (absent-mindedly, idly, quickly, etc.) бездумно и т.д. переворачивать страницы книги /перелистывать книгу/ и т.Л; turn some old letters nostalgically с грустью перебирать старью письма; turn a patient (a body, etc,) easily легко перевернуть больного и т.д.; the doctor turned him over and looked at his back врач перевернул его и осмотрел его спину; turn the boy around, I want to sound him поверий мальчика, я его выслушаю; turn the handle three times (the tap one notch, etc.) повернуть ручку три раза и т.д.; turn one's pockets (a coat, one's glove, etc.) inside out выворачивать карманы и т.д. [наизнанку]; turn the boat (the pail, etc.) upside down опрокидывать лодку и т.д. вверх дном; don't turn this box upside down этот ящик нельзя кантовать; turn a room upside down перевернуть все в комнате вверх дном || turn one's ankle unexpectedly (suddenly, etc.) неожиданно и т.д. подвернуть ногу; I turned my ankle painfully я подвернул ногу и мне очень больно

3) turn smth. in some manner you are turning my words around ты передергиваешь мои слова

4) turn some age at some time she has not yet turned 40 ей еще нет сорока; his son just turned 4 его сыну как раз исполнилось четыре года; it has just turned two сейчас ровно два часа

5) turn smth. somewhere turn aside a blow отвести удар

6) turn smth. at some time I could turn a Latin verse in my day в свое время я писал стихи на латыни
5. VI
turn smth., smb. into some [other] state

1) turn the light low уменьшить свет; the lamp low подвернуть лампу; fear turned him cowardly страх сделал его трусом; what turned the milk bad /sour/? от чего скисло молоко; his behaviour turns me sick от его поведения меня всего переворачивает

2) turn a bird (prisoners, the animals, an arrow, etc.) loose выпустить птичку и т.д. на свободу; why don't you turn them free? почему ты не отпустишь их?

3) turn the leaves red (yellow, etc.) окрашивать листья багрянцем и т.д.; the very thought turned me pale одна мысль об этом заставила меня побледнеть, я побледнел при одной мысли об этом; illness (worry, etc.) turned his hair white /grey/ он поседел от болезни и т.д.; the success of others turns him green with envy он зеленеет от зависти, когда слышит об успехах других
6. XI
1) be turned out of some place be turned out of the country (out of the house, etc.) быть высланным /водворенным/ из страны и т.д.; he was turned out of the hall for making too much noise его вывели /выгнали/ из зала за то, что он очень шумел; be turned from smth. he was turned from the door его прогнали от дверей

2) be turned to for smth. this book may be turned to for accurate information (for answers, for clues, etc,) в этой книге можно найти точные сведения и т.д.

3) be turned the dress (the suit, etc.) must be turned платье и т.д. надо перелицевать

4) be turned by smth. be turned by steam приводиться в движение паром; be turned by gas вращаться при помощи газа; the mill wheel is being turned by water-power (by electricity, etc.) мельничное колесо приводится в движение /вращается/ силой воды и т.д.

5) be turned (in)to smth. the drawing-room (the nursery, etc.) was turned into a study гостиная и т.д. была превращена в кабинет, из гостиной и т.д. сделали кабинет; his love was turned to hatred его любовь перешла в ненависть; it was formerly thought that common metals could be turned into gold раньше думали, что обычные металлы можно превратить в золото
7. XII
have smth. turned have one's coat (one's dress, etc.) turned отдать пальто и т.д. в перелицовку
8. XIII
turn to do smth. turn to look behind (to say smth., to pass the book to me, etc.) повернуться, чтобы посмотреть назад и т.д.
9. XV
turn into some state turn pale побледнеть: the leaves are beginning to turn yellow листья начинают желтеть; turn blue with cold посинеть от холода; turn green with envy позеленеть от зависти; her hair was said to have turned grey in one night говорили, что она поседела за одну ночь; this ink turns black on drying эти чернила становятся черными, когда высыхают; turn cold /colder/ холодать; the weather turned rainy (bad, stormy, etc.) погода стала дождливой и т.д.; whenever I come he turns sulky всегда, когда я прихожу, он начинает дуться; don't leave the milk on the table, it'll turn sour не оставляй молоко на столе, оно скиснет
10. XVI
1) turn to (off, towards, into, etc.) smth., smb. turn to the window (to the left, to the right, towards me, towards the sea, for home, etc.) повернуться к окну и т.Л; turn off the highway сворачивать с шоссе; the road turns to the north here здесь дорога уходит на север; the boat turned to windward лодка развернулась по ветру; he turned towards home он направился домой; turn into a wide road (into an alley, into the next street, etc.) свернуть на широкое шоссе и т.д.; they turned from the road into the woods они повернули с дороги в лес; turn at (in, on, etc.) smth. turn at the corner завернуть за угол, поворачивать на углу; turn in bed (in one's sleep, etc.) вертеться в постели и т.д.; the wheels won't turn in this mud в такой грязи колеса будут буксовать и не будут вращаться/; it's enough to make him turn in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется; turn on one side while sleeping повернуться на бок во сне

2) turn into smth. turn into a house (into the saloon at the corner, etc.) завернуть /заглянуть/ в дом и т.д.; turn into a town заехать в город

3) turn to smth., smb. turn to the last page заглянуть на последнюю страницу; you'll find those figures if you turn to page 50 вы найдете эти цифры на странице/, если откроете страницу/ пятьдесят; my thoughts often turn to this subject мои мысли часто возвращаются к этой теме /к этому вопросу/; I shall now turn to another matter теперь я перейду к другому вопросу; I have no one to turn to мне не к кому обратиться; he is not the man you could turn to in these questions он не тот человек, к которому можно было бы обратиться с просьбой по таким вопросам; turn to smth., smb. for smth. turn to the dictionary for a word (to literature for reference, to a document for guidance, to his letter for consolation, etc.) обращаться к словари в поисках слова и т.Л; turn to his friend for help (to his mother for comfort, to his teacher for advice and guidance, to the police for protection, etc.) искать помощи у друга и т.д.; turn to the secretary for information (to his colleagues for support, etc.) обратиться к секретарю за справкой и т.д.; he turned to us for a loan он попросил нас дать ему взаймы денег

4) turn to smth. turn to music (to the study of law, to medical practice, to journalism, to painting, to book-collecting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д.; turn to one's work приниматься /браться/ за работу; he is giving up the stage and turning to film work он бросает сцену и переходит на работу в кино; turn to drink начать пить; turn to crime заняться преступной деятельностью; the starling only turns to worms when there are no berries скворцы питаются червями только тогда, когда нет ягод

5) turn on (round, etc.) smth. turn on an axle (on its axis, round the sun, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; the door turns on its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях; he turned on his heel and walked out of the room он круто повернулся и вышел из комнаты

6) turn with smth. his head turns with giddiness у него кружится голова; his head has turned with success успех вскружил ему голову; the weathercock turns with the wind флюгер крутится по ветру; turn at smth. his stomach turns at the sight of blood (at the mere sight of food, etc.) у него поднимается тошнота при виде крови и т.д.

7) turn (in)to smb., smth. turn into a butterfly (into a very pleasant fellow, into vinegar, into ice, etc.) превратиться в бабочку /стать бабочкой/ и т.д.; fog sometimes turns to snow (to rain) туман иногда переходит в снег (в дождь); the water has turned to ice вода превратилась в лед; the snow had turned (in)to slush снег превратился в слякоть; can a wolf turn into a lamb? разве может волк обернуться /стать/ овечкой?; my admiration soon turned to scorn мое восхищение скоро сменилось презрением; turn from smth. (in)to smth. the wind turned from west into south-west Южный ветер сменился юго-западным; the sphere has turned from blue to red шар из голубого стал красным; turn for smth. turn for the better (for the worse) (из)меняться к лучшему (к худшему)

8) turn (up)on smth. everything (the whole argument, the outcome, the decision, etc.) turns on his answer (on that fact, on this point, etc.) все и т.д. зависит от его ответа и т.д.; the success of the trip turns on the weather успех поездки будет зависеть от погоды; everything turned upon the result of the battle все определялось исходом боя; the conversation turned (up)on sport (upon dress, upon hunting, on a variety of subjects, etc.).разговор вертелся вокруг /касался/ спорта и т.д.; the debate did not turn upon any practical propositions обсуждение не касалось никаких практических вопросов

9) turn on (against) smb. the dog (the lion, the big.cat, etc.) turned on its trainer (on its owner, on its keeper, on its pursuers, etc.) собака и т.д. набросилась на своего дрессировщика и т.Л; even the most friendly dog may turn on you if you tease or annoy it даже самая добродушная собака может наброситься на человека, если ее раздразнить; why have you turned on me? что ты на меня взъелся?; what a fine excuse for turn logon me прекрасный повод, чтобы наброситься на меня; he turned angrily against his relatives (against his former friends, against his opponents, etc.) он яростно ополчился на своих родственников и т.А; the newspapers turned against the Parliament газеты начали кампанию против парламента; his words (his own criticism, etc.) turned against him его слова и т.д. обернулись против него самого

10) turn from smb. he turned from his friends oil порвал со своими друзьями; он отвернулся от своих друзей; he turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans он порвал с демократической партией в примкнул к республиканцам
11. XXI1
1) turn smth., smb. to (towards, into, on, etc.) smth., smb. turn the саг to the bridge повернуть машину к месту, въехать на мост; turn one's car to the left (one's camera to the right, etc.) повернуть машину налево и т.д.; turn one's саг towards the centre of the town направиться [на машине] к центру города; turn one's horse to the hills погнать лошадь в горы; turn cows to pasture выгнать коров на пастбище; turn one's chair to the fire повернуть свое кресло к камину; plants turn blooms to the light растения поворачивают головки к свету; turn one's back to one's guests (to the audience, to the wall, etc.) повернуться /стать/ спиной к гостям и т.д.; turn the light into the dark room направить луч света в темную комнату; turn a telescope on a star (the searchlight on smb., etc.) направлять телескоп на звезду и т.д.; turn the talk into other channels перевести разговор на другую тему; turn one's eyes on the stage обратить или перевести взгляд на сцену; turn smth. with smth. he turned the blow with his arm он отвел удар рукой id turn a deaf ear to smb.'s request./to smb./ отказаться выслушать чью-л. просьбу, остаться глухим к чьей-л. просьбе

2) turn smb. out of (from, etc.) smth. turn smb. out of his room (out of the house, out of a club, etc.) выгнать кого-л. из комнаты и т.д.; turn a beggar from one's door прогнать нищего от своих дверей

3) turn smth. to smth., smb. turn one's thoughts (one's attention, one's mind) to one's work (to practical matters, to something more important, etc.) сосредоточить свои мысли и т.д. на работе и т.А; at last they turned their attention to her наконец они занялись ею; turn one's efforts to something more important направлять свои усилия на что-либо более важное

4) turn smth. to smth. turn one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом; he can turn his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все; he knows how to turn things to advantage /to account/ он знает, как из всего извлечь пользу; he turns even his errors to account даже из своих ошибок он извлекает пользу

5) turn smth. on (in) smth. turn a wagon on its side опрокинуть телегу на бок; turn a chop in a pan перевернуть котлету на сковородке || turn one's ankle on the edge of the sidewalk вывихнуть ногу, споткнувшись о край тротуара

6) turn smth. in smth. turn one's hat in one's hands (the toy in one's fingers, etc.) вертеть шляпу в руках и т.д.; turn the key in the lock поворачивать ключ в замке и т.д. id turn smb. round one's little finger вертеть кем-л. [как хочешь], помыкать кем-л.

7) turn smth. (in)to smth. turn water into ice (defeat into victory, love to hatred, tears into laughter, etc.) превращать воду в лед и т.д.; turn a theatre into a cinema (a garden into a tennis-court, etc.) переделать /перестроить/ театр в кинозал и т.д.; turn one's land into money (one's bonds into cash, their stock into cash, etc.) обратить землю в деньги и т.д.; turn coins into paper money поменять звонкую монету на бумажные деньги; turn this piece of prose into verse переложить этот прозаический отрывок на стихи; turn this passage into Greek (a German letter into French, Latin into English, etc.) перевести этот отрывок на греческий язык и т.д.; turn smb. (in)to smb. turn her into a cinema star (the boy into a friend, our soldiers into a police force, etc.) сделать из нее кинозвезду и т.д.; turn a pessimist into an optimist превращать пессимиста в оптимиста; the fairy turned the prince into a frog фея превратила принца в лягушку id turn swords into ploughshares перековать мечи на орала

8) turn smb., smth., against smb. turn the children against their father (everyone against the boy, his family against him, etc.) восстанавливать детей против отца и т.д.; turn friends against friends восстановить друзей друг против друга; it turns their argument against them это направляет их доводы против них самих

9) turn smb., smth. from smth. turn smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своих обязанностей; nothing will ever turn him from his purpose ничто не заставит его изменять своему решению или отказаться от своей цели; turn a vessel from her course заставить судно отклониться от курса; turn the conversation from an unpleasant subject увести разговор от неприятной темы

10) turn smth. out of /from/ smth. turn candlesticks out of /from/ brass вытачивать медные подсвечники
12. XXII
turn smb. by doing smth. the police turned the advancing crowd by firing over their heads полиция заставила наступающую толпу повернуть назад, начав стрельбу в воздух
13. XXV
turn when... (as if..., etc.) she turned when she saw us увидев нас, она отвернулась или свернула; he turned as if to go он повернулся, делая вид, что собирается уходить
14. XXVI
turn smth. when... she turns his shirt-collars when they get frayed она перевертывает воротнички его сорочек, когда они вытираются

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn
16 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) rodar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) virar-se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) virar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) dar a volta

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) transformar(-se)

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) mudar (de cor)
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) volta

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) esquina

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vez

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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[tə:n] n 1 rotação, volta, giro. I took two turns up and down the room / andei duas vezes para cá e para lá dentro do quarto. 2 fig mudança de direção, reviravolta, crise, ação de virar. 3 curva, cotovelo. 4 mudança, alteração, variação. 5 torção, torcedura. 6 vez, ocasião. await your turn! / espere sua vez! now it is my turn / agora é a minha vez. 7 tempo, período, turno. we did it in turns / fizemos isto em turnos. 8 ação, ato, serviço, favor, obséquio. one good turn deserves another / um favor merece outro. 9 inclinação, predileção, tendência, talento. he has a turn for music / ele tem talento (inclinação, interesse) para a música. 10 curso, caminho. 11 passeio, giro, excursão, volta. we took a turn / demos uma volta, fizemos um passeio. 12 susto, choque. it gave her a turn / ela assustou-se. 13 desmaio. 14 Mus grupeto, nota floreada. 15 oportunidade. 16 ocupação passageira ou provisória. 17 Theat número de variedades. 18 estado, condição, natureza, disposição, caráter. 19 sucessão, alternação, rodízio. 20 Typogr letra bloqueada. • vt+vi 1 girar, rodar, virar(-se), volver(-se). he turned her head / ele lhe virou a cabeça. it turns my stomach / está me virando o estômago. I don’t know which way to turn / fig não sei o que fazer, não sei para que lado me virar. we turned the coat inside out / viramos o paletó às avessas. 2 voltar-se. 3 mover, mexer. we did not turn a hair / não perdemos a calma, não demonstramos. 4 mudar (de direção), alterar o curso. 5 dirigir(-se). 6 retornar. 7 desviar. 8 inverter, reverter. 9 revolver na mente. 10 mudar de posição. 11 mudar de assunto. 12 transformar(-se) em (gelo), mudar (cor), tornar(-se) pálido. 13 fazer, formar, adaptar-se. 14 perturbar, transtornar. her brain (head) is turned / ela é louca. 15 mandar embora, fazer ir. 16 volver, dirigir (olhos), virar (rosto). 17 ser mudado. 18 parar, aparar. 19 fazer voltar. 20 passar, dar volta, contornar. 21 ultrapassar, passar (tempo, idade). 22 tornear, fazer no torno. 23 ser torneado. 24 deixar doente. 25 ficar tonto, desmaiar. my head turns / minha cabeça está virando, estou tonto. 26 dobrar. 27 madurecer, mudar de cor. 28 induzir, instigar. 29 expulsar. 30 vender, trocar. 31 traduzir, verter. 32 transformar(-se), alterar, virar às avessas. 33 agrisalhar. 34 entregar. 35 moldar, configurar. 36 resultar, terminar. 37 tornar-se. he turned Christian, soldier, traitor / ele converteu-se ao cristianismo, ficou soldado, virou traidor. 38 estragar, azedar, coalhar (leite). a friendly (good) turn um serviço de amigo, um obséquio. an ill, bad turn um ato mau. an unexpected turn uma mudança inesperada. at every turn a cada momento, em cada ocasião. a turn for the better uma mudança para o melhor. a well turned phrase uma frase bem formulada. by turns alternativamente, em intervalos. done to a turn Cook no ponto. he turned up a tough person ele mostrou-se, revelou-se uma pessoa dura. it took a bad turn virou para o lado ruim. light and dark by turns claro e escuro alternadamente. on the turn prestes a virar (maré). right about turn! Mil meia-volta, volver! the turn of the century a virada do século. to serve one’s turn servir ao fim de, vir a propósito de. to take turns a) mudar, trocar com, revezar-se. b) experimentar. to turn about virar(-se), volver, voltar(-se). to turn a deaf ear fazer-se de surdo. to turn adrift mandar embora, deixar desamparado. to turn against influenciar contra, virar-se contra, ofender, atiçar. to turn around virar ao contrário, torcer (palavras), mudar de atitude. to turn aside desviar(-se), virar-se para o lado. to turn a trick vulg vender-se (prostituta). to turn away a) desviar, virar, mandar embora, despedir, rejeitar. b) virar-se, voltar-se. to turn back a) regressar, voltar, retroceder. b) recusar, devolver. c) retorquir. d) mandar de volta, fazer voltar. she couldn’t turn back / ela não pode voltar atrás (decisão). to turn down a) virar para baixo, dobrar (para baixo). b) diminuir (gás, etc.). c) declinar, rejeitar (oferta). d) desprezar, abandonar. e) descer, ir para baixo. to turn eighteen fazer, completar 18 anos. to turn from dissuadir de. to turn in a) virar, dobrar, (para dentro). b) entregar (alguém). to turn into a) converter em, transformar em. b) instigar a. c) traduzir. d) transformar-se em. e) converter-se em, tornar-se, ficar. to turn into verse pôr em versos. to turn nasty tornar-se desagradável. to turn off a) desviar, afastar, impedir. b) ( from de), despedir, mandar embora. c) fechar, desligar (gás, rádio, torneira). d) realizar, produzir. e) desligar emocionalmente ou sexualmente. f) dirigir-se para o lado. g) desviar-se, afastar-se. h) estragar. i) virar, entrar, sair de uma rua e entrar em outra, dobrar uma esquina. to turn off with a laugh desfazer com um riso. to turn on a) abrir (torneira), ligar (rádio, etc.). b) coll excitar (sexualmente). c) usar narcóticos. d) virar-se. e) girar sobre, em volta de, depender de. f) atacar, visar, retorquir. to turn one’s coat virar a casaca, mudar de opinião. to turn on the heat sl aumentar o esforço, pressão, atividade. to turn out a) virar para fora (os pés). b) expulsar, mandar embora. they turned him out of doors (out of the house) / botaram-no para fora. c) despejar. d) apagar, desligar (luz). e) virar às avessas (as bolsas). f) extrair (carvão). g) transportar, carregar, produzir, fornecer (mercadorias). h) sl iniciar alguém (sexo, drogas). i) virar-se, dirigir-se (para fora). j) sair, ir-se. k) vir à luz, confirmar (-se). l) formar-se, tornar-se. he has turned out a diligent boy / ele tornou-se um rapaz diligente. m) verificar-se, mostrar ser. It turned out that she had money / verificou-se que ela tinha o dinheiro. n) decorrer, terminar. o) largar o trabalho. to turn out well sair bem, dar certo. to turn over a) virar. b) folhar. c) derrubar. d) transbordar. e) transferir. f) revolver. g) movimentar (dinheiro). h) transmitir. i) extraditar. j) encarregar. k) virar-se. l) girar, revolver-se. m) mudar de opinião ou posição. n) inverter. o) denunciar, entregar (às autoridades). to turn over in someone’s mind estudar bem, pensar bem. to turn round a) girar, virar. b) volver, voltar. c) fig converter-se. to turn someone round one’s little finger dominar alguém completamente. to turn something into money transformar em dinheiro, vender. to turn tail recuar ignominiosamente. to turn the back upon someone virar as costas para alguém. to turn the corner a) dobrar a esquina. b) fig vencer a crise. to turn the key virar a chave. to turn the knife in the wound fig abrir novas feridas. to turn the steps towards dirigir os passos para. to turn the tables mudar a sorte. to turn the tables upon pagar na mesma moeda a. to turn the tap on fig cair em prantos. to turn things upside down virar as coisas de pernas para a ar. to turn thumbs down sl recusar, rejeitar, negar. to turn to a) dirigir, concentrar, aplicar, aproveitar. he turn edit to account / ele tirou proveito disto, aproveitou-o com vantagem. b) começar a trabalhar. c) dirigir-se para. they turned to us / dirigiram-se a nós. d) dirigir-se a. e) voltar-se para. f) transformar-se em, converter-se para, tornar-se. to turn toward dirigir para. to turn turtle fig virar de pernas para o ar. to turn up a) virar para cima, dobrar para cima. she turned up her nose / ela torceu o nariz. b) trazer à tona. c) arregaçar. d) aumentar (som, fogo). e) abrir (baralho). f) descobrir, revelar. g) fazer a barra (roupas). h) dirigir-se para cima, virar-se para cima, levantar-se. i) aparecer, vir à tona, surgir. she has turned up at last / ela chegou finalmente. j) acontecer, suceder. k) tornar-se. l) verificar-se, mostrar-se. to turn upon dirigir-se contra, girar em torno de, tratar-se de. to turn up the wick (sl de aviação) acelerar, voar a toda a velocidade. to turn water into wine transformar água em vinho. turn and turn about alternativamente, sucessivamente. turn it up! coll basta! chega! cale a boca! turn of mind modo de pensar. turn over! vide verso! we turned an honest penny by ganhamos nosso dinheiro honestamente com.

English-Portuguese dictionary > turn
17 grow

1. intransitive verb,
grew, grown

1) wachsen; [Bevölkerung:] zunehmen, wachsen

grow out of or from something — (develop) sich aus etwas entwickeln; (from something abstract) von etwas herrühren; [Situation, Krieg usw.:] die Folge von etwas sein; [Plan:] aus etwas erwachsen

grow in — gewinnen an (+ Dat.) [Größe, Bedeutung, Autorität, Popularität, Weisheit]

2) (become) werden

grow used to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden gewöhnen

grow apart — (fig.) sich auseinander leben

grow to be something — allmählich etwas werden

he grew to be a man — er wuchs zum Manne heran (geh.)

grow to love/hate etc. somebody/something — jemanden/etwas liebenlernen/hassenlernen usw.

grow to like somebody/something — nach und nach Gefallen an jemandem/etwas finden. See also academic.ru/32680/growing">growing; grown 2.
2. transitive verb,
grew, grown

1) (cultivate) (on a small scale) ziehen; (on a large scale) anpflanzen; züchten [Blumen]

2)

grow one's hair [long] — sich (Dat.) die Haare [lang] wachsen lassen

grow a beard — sich (Dat.) einen Bart wachsen lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out of

- grow up

- grow up into

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[ɡrəu]
past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) wachsen

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) wachsen

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) wachsen lassen

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) sich entwickeln

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) werden

•

- grower
- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up
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grow

<grew, grown>

[grəʊ, AM groʊ]

I. vi

1. (increase in size) wachsen

haven't you \grown! bist du aber gewachsen [o groß geworden]!

roses grew up against the wall Rosen rankten sich an der Wand hoch

to \grow taller größer werden, wachsen

2. (flourish) plants gedeihen

3. (increase) wachsen, zunehmen, steigen

football's popularity continues to \grow Fußball wird immer populärer

to \grow by 2% um 2 % wachsen [o zunehmen

4. (develop) sich akk [weiter]entwickeln

5. (become) werden

he is finding it hard to cope with \growing old er tut sich mit dem Älterwerden schwer

she has \grown to hate him mit der Zeit lernte sie, ihn zu hassen

to \grow wiser weiser werden

to \grow to like sth langsam beginnen, etw zu mögen

6.

▶ to let the grass \grow under one's feet etw [ewig] aufschieben [o vor sich dat her schieben]

▶ money doesn't \grow on trees ( prov) Geld fällt nicht vom Himmel [o wächst nicht auf Bäumen] prov

▶ tall oaks from little acorns \grow ( prov) große Dinge beginnen im Kleinen

II. vt

▪ to \grow sth

1. (cultivate) etw anbauen

to \grow coffee/maize/tomatoes Kaffee/Mais/Tomaten anbauen

to \grow flowers Blumen züchten

to \grow one's own fruit/vegetables selbst Obst/Gemüse anbauen

to \grow sth from seed etw aus Samen ziehen

2. (let grow) etw wachsen lassen

to \grow a beard/moustache sich dat einen Bart/Schnurrbart wachsen [o stehen] lassen

to \grow one's hair [sich dat] die Haare wachsen lassen

3. (develop) etw entwickeln

the male deer \grows large antlers dem Hirsch wächst ein mächtiges Geweih

furry animals \grow a thicker coat in winter Pelztiere bekommen im Winter ein dichteres Fell

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[grəʊ] pret grew, ptp grown
1. vt

1) plants ziehen; (commercially) potatoes, wheat, tea etc anbauen, anpflanzen; (= cultivate) flowers züchten

2)

to grow a beard/one's hair — sich (dat) einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen

2. vi

1) (= get bigger, longer etc) wachsen; (person, baby) wachsen, größer werden; (hair) wachsen, länger werden; (in numbers) zunehmen; (in size) sich vergrößern; (fig = become more mature) sich weiterentwickeln

to grow in stature/wisdom — an Ansehen/Weisheit zunehmen

to grow in popularity — immer beliebter werden

to grow in beauty — schöner werden

my, how you've or haven't you grown! — du bist aber groß geworden!

fears were growing for her safety — man machte sich zunehmend Sorgen um ihre Sicherheit

the economy/market/population is growing by 2% a year — die Wirtschaft/der Markt/die Bevölkerung wächst um 2% pro Jahr

pressure is growing for him to resign — er gerät zunehmend unter Druck zurückzutreten

2) (= become) werden

to grow to do/be sth — allmählich etw tun/sein

to grow to hate/love sb — jdn hassen/lieben lernen

to grow to enjoy sth — langsam Gefallen an etw (dat) finden

I've grown to like him — ich habe ihn mit der Zeit lieb gewonnen

to grow used to sth — sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

to grow like sb — jdm immer ähnlicher werden

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grow [ɡrəʊ] prät grew [ɡruː], pperf grown [ɡrəʊn]

A v/i

1. wachsen:

grow together zusammenwachsen, (miteinander) verwachsen;

money doesn’t grow on trees das Geld wächst doch nicht auf den Bäumen

2. BOT wachsen, vorkommen

3. wachsen, größer oder stärker werden

4. fig zunehmen (in an dat), anwachsen:

grow in wisdom klüger werden

5. fig ( besonders langsam oder allmählich) werden:

grow rich;

grow less sich vermindern;

grow warm warm werden, sich erwärmen

6. verwachsen (to mit) (auch fig)

B v/t

1. Gemüse, Wein etc anbauen, anpflanzen, Blumen etc züchten:

grow from seed aus Samen ziehen

2. sich einen Bart etc wachsen lassen:

grow a beard auch sich einen Bart stehen lassen;

grow one’s hair long sich die Haare lang wachsen lassen

3. fig ausbauen, erweitern

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1. intransitive verb,
grew, grown

1) wachsen; [Bevölkerung:] zunehmen, wachsen

grow out of or from something — (develop) sich aus etwas entwickeln; (from something abstract) von etwas herrühren; [Situation, Krieg usw.:] die Folge von etwas sein; [Plan:] aus etwas erwachsen

grow in — gewinnen an (+ Dat.) [Größe, Bedeutung, Autorität, Popularität, Weisheit]

2) (become) werden

grow used to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden gewöhnen

grow apart — (fig.) sich auseinander leben

grow to be something — allmählich etwas werden

he grew to be a man — er wuchs zum Manne heran (geh.)

grow to love/hate etc. somebody/something — jemanden/etwas liebenlernen/hassenlernen usw.

grow to like somebody/something — nach und nach Gefallen an jemandem/etwas finden. See also growing; grown 2.
2. transitive verb,
grew, grown

1) (cultivate) (on a small scale) ziehen; (on a large scale) anpflanzen; züchten [Blumen]

2)

grow one's hair [long] — sich (Dat.) die Haare [lang] wachsen lassen

grow a beard — sich (Dat.) einen Bart wachsen lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out of

- grow up

- grow up into

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: grew, grown)

= anbauen v.

anwachsen v.

sich ausweiten (zu) v.

wachsen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wuchs, ist gewachsen)

werden v.

(§ p.,pp.: wurde, ist geworden)

zunehmen v.

züchten v.

English-german dictionary > grow
18 grow

ɡrəu
past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) vokse, gro, utvikle seg, dyrke

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) vokse, bli større/lengre

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) la vokse, anlegge

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) bli, utvikle seg til

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) bli (gradvis)

•

- grower
- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up

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vokse

verb ( grew - grown) \/ɡrəʊ\/

1) vokse, gro, spire, kunne dyrkes

• rice grows in warm climates

ris vokser i varmt klima

• plants grow from seeds

2) utvikle seg, bli større, øke, utvide seg

• his influence has grown

han har fått større innflytelse

• look how you've grown!

se som du har vokst!

• she has grown in stature but not in wisdom

hun har vokst seg til fysisk, men ikke mentalt

3) ( gradvis) bli

• grow better

bli bedre

• grow rich

bli rik

• grow old

bli gammel \/ eldes

4) dyrke

• grow potatoes

dyrke poteter

5) produsere

6) få

• the tree has grown many new branches

treet har fått mange nye grener

7) utvikle

8) la vokse, anlegge

• grow a beard

anlegge skjegg

• I'm trying to grow my hair long

jeg sparer til langt hår

grow apart vokse fra hverandre

grow away from vokse fra, bli fremmed for

grow big and strong vokse seg stor og sterk

• now, eat your porridge, and you'll grow big and strong

spis grøten din, så du blir stor og sterk

grow dark ( også) mørkne, skumre

grow down(wards) minke

grow due forfalle

be growing begynne å bli

• be growing late

det begynner å bli sent

• be growing old

begynne å bli gammel

grow into a habit bli en vane

grow into fashion bli moderne, bli in

grow into one eller grow together vokse sammen

be grown over with være bevokst med, være overgrodd med

• be grown over with weeds

være overgrodd med ugress

be grown up være voksen

grow old bli gammel, eldes

grow on somebody være noe man blir stadig mer glad i, være noe som stadig betyr mer

• it grows on me every day

jeg blir mer og mer glad i det for hver dag

grow out bli for liten, bli fylt opp ( om grønnsaker) gå i stokk

grow out of vokse fra

• grow out of one's clothes

vokse fra klærne sine

( overført) vokse fra, legge seg av med

• grow out of bad habits

legge av seg en dårlig vane

( overført) vokse frem fra, utvikle seg på grunnlag av

• his trouble grew out of his bad temper

problemene hans var et resultat av hans dårlige humør

grow pale bli blek, blekne

grow tall ( i høyden) vokse

• how tall you have grown

så høy du har blitt \/ så lang du har blitt

grow to komme til å, lære seg å

• I grew to like it

jeg lærte meg å like det

grow to a storm blåse opp til storm

grow up ( om mennesker) vokse opp, bli stor ( om planter) skyte frem ( overført) utvikle seg, vokse fram

• a troublesome situation has grown up

det har oppstått en vanskelig situasjon

( som interjeksjon) nå får du se og bli voksen, skjerp deg

grow (up)on holde på å ta helt overhånd, holde på å ta kontrollen

• an uneasy feeling grew upon him

en følelse av usikkerhet vokste seg sterkere hos ham

• the habit grew (up)on him

vanen ble mer og mer inngrodd

grow worse forverres, bli dårligere, bli verre

English-Norwegian dictionary > grow
19 in

in [ɪn]

dans ⇒ 1A (a)-(e), 1B (c), 1C (d), 1D (a), 1F (a) à ⇒ 1A (g), 1F (b) en ⇒ 1A (h), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1C (a), 1C (b), 1C (d), 1E (b), 1F (b) chez ⇒ 1C (f) sur ⇒ 1G (b) à l'intérieur ⇒ 2A (a) à la mode ⇒ 2E (b), 3 (a)

1 preposition

A.

(a) (within a defined area or space) dans;

∎ in a box dans une boîte;

∎ what have you got in your pockets? qu'est-ce que tu as dans tes poches?;

∎ she was sitting in an armchair elle était assise dans un fauteuil;

∎ in the house dans la maison;

∎ in Catherine's house chez Catherine;

∎ they're playing in the garden/living room/street ils jouent dans le jardin/le salon/la rue;

∎ we live in a village nous habitons un village;

∎ he's still in bed/in the bath il est encore au lit/dans son bain;

∎ she shut herself up in her bedroom elle s'est enfermée dans sa chambre;

∎ the light's gone in the fridge la lumière du réfrigérateur ne marche plus;

∎ Law in camera à huis clos

(b) (within an undefined area or space) dans;

∎ she trailed her hand in the water elle laissait traîner sa main dans l'eau;

∎ there's a smell of spring in the air ça sent le printemps;

∎ we swam in the sea nous nous sommes baignés dans la mer

(c) (indicating movement) dans;

∎ put it in your pocket mets-le dans ta poche;

∎ throw the letter in the bin jette la lettre à la poubelle;

∎ we headed in the direction of the port nous nous sommes dirigés vers le port

(d) (contained by a part of the body) dans;

∎ he had a knife in his hand il avait un couteau dans ou à la main;

∎ she held her tight in her arms elle la serrait dans ses bras;

∎ with tears in his eyes les larmes aux yeux

(e) (on or behind a surface) dans;

∎ a hole in the wall un trou dans le mur;

∎ there were deep cuts in the surface la surface était marquée de profondes entailles;

∎ a reflection in the mirror un reflet dans la glace;

∎ how much is that jumper in the window? combien coûte ce pull dans la vitrine?;

∎ who's that man in the photo? qui est cet homme sur la photo?

(f) (in a specified institution)

∎ she's in hospital/in prison elle est à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ he teaches in a language school il enseigne dans une école de langues

(g) (with geographical names)

∎ in Paris à Paris;

∎ in France en France;

∎ in Afghanistan en Afghanistan;

∎ in the States aux États-Unis;

∎ in Portugal au Portugal;

∎ in the Pacific dans l'océan Pacifique;

∎ in the Third World dans les pays du tiers-monde

(h) (wearing) en;

∎ he was in a suit il était en costume;

∎ she was still in her dressing gown elle était encore en robe de chambre;

∎ he always dresses in green il s'habille toujours en vert;

∎ who's that woman in the hat? qui est la femme avec le ou au chapeau?;

∎ in uniform/mourning en uniforme/deuil

(i) (covered by)

∎ sardines in tomato sauce des sardines à la sauce tomate;

∎ beef in a red wine sauce bœuf mijoté dans une sauce au vin rouge;

∎ fish in breadcrumbs poisson pané;

∎ we were up to our waists in mud nous étions dans la boue jusqu'à la taille

B.

(a) (during a specified period of time) en;

∎ in 1992 en 1992;

∎ in March en mars, au mois de mars;

∎ in the thirties dans les années trente;

∎ in (the) summer/autumn/winter en été/automne/hiver;

∎ in (the) spring au printemps;

∎ he doesn't work in the afternoon/morning il ne travaille pas l'après-midi/le matin;

∎ I'll come in the afternoon/morning je viendrai l'après-midi/le matin;

∎ at 5 o'clock in the afternoon/morning à 5 heures de l'après-midi/du matin;

∎ in the future à l'avenir;

∎ in the past autrefois

(b) (within a specified period of time) en;

∎ he cooked the meal in ten minutes il prépara le repas en dix minutes

(c) (after a specified period of time) dans;

∎ I'll be back in five minutes je reviens dans cinq minutes, j'en ai pour cinq minutes

(d) (indicating a long period of time)

∎ we haven't had a proper talk in ages nous n'avons pas eu de véritable conversation depuis très longtemps;

∎ I hadn't seen her in years ça faisait des années que je ne l'avais pas vue

(e) (during a specified temporary situation)

∎ in my absence en ou pendant mon absence;

∎ in the ensuing chaos dans la confusion qui s'ensuivit

C.

(a) (indicating arrangement, shape) en;

∎ in five rows/parts en cinq rangées/parties;

∎ stand in a circle mettez-vous en cercle;

∎ line up in twos mettez-vous par deux;

∎ cut the cake in three/in half coupe le gâteau en trois/en deux;

∎ she had her hair up in a ponytail ses cheveux étaient relevés en queue de cheval

(b) (indicating form, method)

∎ in cash en liquide;

∎ in writing par écrit;

∎ in English/French en anglais/français;

∎ written in ink écrit à l'encre;

∎ do you have these shoes in a 5? est-ce que vous auriez ces chaussures en 38?;

∎ have you got this jacket in a large? est-ce que vous auriez cette veste dans une taille plus grande?;

∎ does it come in red? est-ce que ça existe ou est-ce que ça se fait en rouge?

(c) (indicating state of mind)

∎ she's in a bit of a state elle est dans tous ses états;

∎ to be in love être amoureux;

∎ don't keep us in suspense ne nous tiens pas en haleine plus longtemps;

∎ he watched in wonderment il regardait avec émerveillement

(d) (indicating state, situation) dans, en;

∎ in the present circumstances dans les circonstances actuelles;

∎ in the dark dans l'obscurité;

∎ in this weather par ou avec ce temps;

∎ in the sun au soleil;

∎ in the rain/snow sous la pluie/neige;

∎ in danger/silence en danger/silence;

∎ in my presence en ma présence;

∎ she's got her leg in plaster elle a une jambe plâtrée ou dans le plâtre

(e) (referring to plants and animals)

∎ in blossom en fleur ou fleurs;

∎ in pup/calf/cub plein;

∎ American in heat en chaleur

(f) (among) chez;

∎ a disease common in five-year-olds une maladie très répandue chez les enfants de cinq ans;

∎ the sense of smell is more developed in dogs l'odorat est plus développé chez les chiens

D.

(a) (forming part of) dans;

∎ in chapter six dans le chapitre six;

∎ we were standing in a queue nous faisions la queue;

∎ she's appearing in his new play/film elle joue dans sa nouvelle pièce/son nouveau film;

∎ he has two Picassos in his collection il a deux Picasso dans sa collection;

∎ this is a common theme in Shakespeare's work c'est un thème fréquent dans les œuvres de Shakespeare;

∎ the best player in the team le meilleur joueur de l'équipe;

∎ how many feet are there in a metre? combien de pieds y a-t-il dans un mètre?;

∎ service is included in the price le service est inclus dans le prix

(b) (indicating a personality trait)

∎ she hasn't got it in her to be nasty elle est bien incapable de méchanceté;

∎ I didn't think she had it in her je ne l'en croyais pas capable;

∎ it's the Irish in me c'est mon côté irlandais

(c) (indicating feelings about a person or thing)

∎ she has no confidence in him elle n'a aucune confiance en lui;

∎ they showed no interest in my work mon travail n'a pas eu l'air de les intéresser le moins du monde

(d) (according to)

∎ in my opinion or view à mon avis

E.

(a) (indicating purpose, cause)

∎ he charged the door in an effort to get free dans un effort pour se libérer, il donna un grand coup dans la porte;

∎ in reply or response to your letter... en réponse à votre lettre...;

∎ there's no point in complaining il est inutile de ou ça ne sert à rien de se plaindre

(b) (as a result of) en;

∎ in doing so, you only encourage him en faisant cela, vous ne faites que l'encourager;

∎ in attempting to save her son's life, she almost died en essayant de sauver son fils, elle a failli mourir

(c) (as regards)

∎ it's five feet in length ça fait cinq pieds de long;

∎ the town has grown considerably in size la ville s'est beaucoup agrandie;

∎ a change in direction un changement de direction;

∎ he's behind in maths il ne suit pas en maths;

∎ spinach is rich in iron les épinards sont riches en fer;

∎ we've found the ideal candidate in Richard nous avons trouvé en Richard le candidat idéal

(d) (indicating source of discomfort)

∎ I've got a pain in my arm j'ai une douleur au ou dans le bras

F.

(a) (indicating specified field, sphere of activity) dans;

∎ to be in the army/navy être dans l'armée/la marine;

∎ she's in advertising elle est dans la publicité;

∎ an expert in economics un expert en économie politique;

∎ he's in business with his sister il dirige une entreprise avec sa sœur;

∎ there have been tremendous advances in the treatment of cancer de grands progrès ont été faits dans le traitement du cancer;

∎ a degree in Italian une licence d'italien

(b) (indicating activity engaged in)

∎ our days were spent in swimming and sailing nous passions nos journées à nager et à faire de la voile;

∎ they spent hours (engaged) in complex negotiations ils ont passé des heures en négociations difficiles;

∎ you took your time in getting here! tu en as mis du temps à venir!

G.

(a) (indicating approximate number, amount)

∎ people arrived in droves/in dribs and drabs les gens sont arrivés en foule/par petits groupes;

∎ they came in their thousands ils sont venus par milliers;

∎ he's in his forties il a la quarantaine;

∎ the temperature was in the nineties la température était dans les trente degrés

(b) (in ratios) sur;

∎ one child in three un enfant sur trois;

∎ a one-in-five hill une pente de 20 pour cent;

∎ once in ten years une fois tous les dix ans

2 adverb

A.

(a) (into an enclosed space) à l'intérieur, dedans;

∎ she opened the door and looked in elle ouvrit la porte et regarda à l'intérieur;

∎ he jumped in il sauta dedans

(b) (indicating movement from outside to inside)

∎ breathe in then out inspirez puis expirez;

∎ we can't take in any more refugees nous ne pouvons pas accueillir plus de réfugiés;

∎ she's been in and out of mental hospitals all her life elle a passé presque toute sa vie dans des hôpitaux psychiatriques;

∎ she and I were always in and out of each other's houses nous étions tout le temps fourrées l'une chez l'autre

(c) (at home or place of work)

∎ is your wife/the boss in? est-ce que votre femme/le patron est là?;

∎ it's nice to spend an evening in c'est agréable de passer une soirée chez soi;

∎ to eat/to stay in manger/rester à la maison;

∎ we've got the builders in nous avons des ouvriers à la maison;

∎ he usually comes in about 10 o'clock en général, il est là vers 10 heures;

∎ familiar what's he in for? (in prison) pourquoi est-ce qu'il fait de la tôle?; (in hospital) pourquoi est-ce qu'il est à l'hôpital?^□

B.

(a) (indicating entry)

∎ to go in entrer;

∎ come in! entrez!;

∎ to saunter/to run in entrer d'un pas nonchalant/en courant;

∎ in we go! on y va!

(b) (indicating arrival)

∎ the bus isn't in yet le bus n'est pas encore arrivé;

∎ what time does your train get in? quand est-ce que votre train arrive?

(c) (towards the centre)

∎ the walls fell in les murs se sont écroulés;

∎ the edges bend in le bord est recourbé

(d) (towards the shore)

∎ the tide is in la marée est haute

C.

(a) (indicating transmission)

∎ write in for further information écrivez-nous pour plus de renseignements;

∎ entries must be in by 1 May les bulletins doivent nous parvenir avant le 1 mai;

∎ offers of help poured in les propositions d'aide sont arrivées en masse

(b) (indicating participation, addition)

∎ to be in at the start/finish of sth assister au début/à la fin de qch;

∎ we asked if we could join in nous avons demandé si nous pouvions participer;

∎ stir in the sliced onions ajouter les oignons en lamelles;

∎ fill in the blanks remplissez les espaces vides

D.

(a) Sport (within area of court)

∎ the ball was in la balle était bonne

(b) (in cricket) à l'attaque;

∎ the other side went in first c'est l'autre équipe qui était d'abord à l'attaque

E.

(a) Politics (elected)

∎ he failed to get in at the last election il n'a pas été élu aux dernières élections

(b) (in fashion) à la mode;

∎ short skirts are coming back in les jupes courtes reviennent à la mode

F.

(idioms)

∎ you're in for a bit of a disappointment tu vas être déçu;

∎ he's in for a surprise/shock il va avoir une surprise/un choc;

∎ we're in for a storm nous aurons sûrement de l'orage;

∎ they don't know what they're in for ils ne savent pas ce qui les attend;

∎ now he's really in for it cette fois-ci, il va y avoir droit;

∎ he's in on the secret il est dans le secret;

∎ he's in on it il est dans le coup;

∎ we were all in on the plot on était tous au courant;

∎ I wasn't in on that particular conversation je n'étais pas là pendant cette conversation;

∎ familiar to be in with sb être en bons termes avec qn;

∎ he's trying to get in with the boss il essaie de se faire bien voir du patron

3 adjective familiar

(a) (fashionable) à la mode^□, branché;

∎ that nightclub is very in cette boîte est très à la mode;

∎ it's the in place to go c'est l'endroit branché du moment;

∎ to be the in thing être à la mode;

∎ the in crowd les gens dans le coup

(b) (for a select few)

∎ it's an in joke c'est une plaisanterie entre nous/elles/ etc ^□

4 noun

American familiar (influence)

∎ to have an in avoir de l'influence;

∎ he has an in with the senator il a ses entrées chez le sénateur

5 ins plural noun

∎ the ins and outs (of a situation) les tenants et les aboutissants (d'une situation)

6 in all adverb

en tout;

∎ there are 30 in all il y en a 30 en tout

7 in between

1 adverb

(a) (in intermediate position)

∎ a row of bushes with little clumps of flowers in between une rangée d'arbustes séparés par des petites touffes de fleurs;

∎ he's neither right nor left but somewhere in between il n'est ni de droite ni de gauche mais quelque part entre les deux;

∎ she either plays very well or very badly, never in between elle joue très bien ou très mal, jamais entre les deux

(b) (in time) entretemps, dans l'intervalle

2 preposition

entre

8 in itself adverb

en soi;

∎ the town is not in itself beautiful but it has style la ville n'est pas belle en soi mais elle a de l'allure;

∎ this was in itself an achievement c'était déjà un exploit en soi

9 in that conjunction

puisque;

∎ I'm not badly off in that I have a job and a flat but... je ne peux pas me plaindre puisque j'ai un emploi et un appartement mais...;

∎ we are lucky in that there are only a few of us nous avons de la chance d'être si peu nombreux

►► Computing in box (for e-mail) boîte f de réception, corbeille f d'arrivée

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[stri:k] 1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stribe

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) anstrøg
2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) gøre stribet

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) stryge afsted

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[stri:k] 1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stribe

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) anstrøg
2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) gøre stribet

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) stryge afsted

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