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1 up

up [ʌp] (pt & pp upped, cont upping)

1 adverb

A.

(a) (towards a higher position or level) en haut;

∎ all the way up, the whole way up, right up (to the top) (of stairs, hill) jusqu'en haut;

∎ he's on his way up il monte;

∎ they had coffee sent up ils ont fait monter du café;

∎ hang it higher up accrochez-le plus haut;

∎ wait till the moon comes up attends que la lune se lève;

∎ familiar he doesn't have very much up top c'est pas une lumière, il a pas inventé l'eau chaude ou le fil à couper le beurre;

∎ familiar she's got plenty up top elle en a dans le ciboulot

(b) (in a higher position, at a higher level)

∎ she wears her hair up elle porte ses cheveux relevés;

∎ hold your head up high! redressez la tête!;

∎ heads up! attention!;

∎ up above au-dessus;

∎ the glasses are up above the plates les verres sont au-dessus des assiettes;

∎ up in the air en l'air;

∎ look at the kite up in the sky regardez le cerf-volant (là-haut) dans le ciel;

∎ I live eight floors up j'habite au huitième (étage);

∎ she lives three floors up from us elle habite trois étages au-dessus de chez nous;

∎ she's up in her room elle est en haut dans sa chambre;

∎ we spend our holidays up in the mountains nous passons nos vacances à la montagne;

∎ from up on the mountain du haut de la montagne;

∎ do you see her up on that hill? la voyez-vous en haut de ou sur cette colline?;

∎ what are you doing up there? qu'est-ce que vous faites là-haut?;

∎ the captain is up on deck le capitaine est en haut sur le pont;

∎ have you ever been up in a plane? avez-vous déjà pris l'avion?;

∎ up the top tout en haut;

∎ it's up on top of the wardrobe c'est sur le dessus de l'armoire;

∎ figurative she's up there with the best (of them) elle est parmi ou dans les meilleurs

(c) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ Charles has his hand up Charles a la main levée;

∎ wind the window up (in car) remontez la vitre;

∎ put your hood up relève ou mets ta capuche;

∎ she turned her collar up elle a relevé son col

(d) (into an upright position) debout;

∎ up you get! debout!;

∎ he helped me up il m'a aidé à me lever ou à me mettre debout;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit!;

∎ the trunk was standing up on end la malle était debout;

∎ familiar up and at them! grouillez-vous!

(e) (out of bed)

∎ get up! debout!;

∎ she got up late this morning elle s'est levée tard ce matin;

∎ she's always up and doing elle n'arrête jamais

(f) (facing upwards)

∎ the body was lying face up le corps était couché sur le dos;

∎ I turned the poster right side up j'ai mis l'affiche dans le bon sens ou à l'endroit;

∎ put it the other way up retournez-le;

∎ he turned his hand palm up il a tourné la main paume vers le haut;

∎ fragile - this way up (on packaging) fragile - haut;

∎ familiar figurative he doesn't know which end is up il est bête comme ses pieds

(g) (erected, installed)

∎ they're putting up a new hotel there ils construisent un nouvel hôtel là-bas;

∎ help me get the curtains/the pictures up aide-moi à accrocher les rideaux/les tableaux

(h) (on wall)

∎ up on the blackboard au tableau;

∎ I saw an announcement up about it je l'ai vu sur une affiche

(i) (removed)

∎ careful, we've got some of the floorboards up attention au plancher, il manque des lattes;

∎ when we've got the carpet up… quand nous aurons enlevé la moquette…

B.

(a) (towards north)

∎ they came up for the weekend ils sont venus pour le week-end;

∎ it's cold up here il fait froid ici;

∎ up there là-bas;

∎ up north dans le nord

(b) (in, to or from a larger place)

∎ up in Madrid à Madrid;

∎ she's up in Maine for the week elle passe une semaine dans le Maine;

∎ we're up from Munich nous venons ou arrivons de Munich;

∎ he was on his way up to town il allait en ville

(c) British (at university)

∎ he's up at Oxford il est à Oxford

(d) (further)

∎ there's a café up ahead il y a un café plus loin;

∎ the sign up ahead says 10 miles la pancarte là-bas indique 10 miles

(e) (in phrasal verbs)

∎ the clerk came up to him le vendeur s'est approché de lui ou est venu vers lui;

∎ a car drew up at the petrol pump une voiture s'est arrêtée à la pompe à essence;

∎ up came a small, blonde child un petit enfant blond s'est approché

(f) (close to)

∎ up close de près;

∎ I like to sit up front j'aime bien m'asseoir devant;

∎ when you get right up to her quand vous la voyez de près;

∎ they stood up close to one another ils se tenaient l'un contre l'autre ou tout près l'un de l'autre

C.

(a) (towards a higher level)

∎ prices have gone up by 10 percent les prix ont augmenté ou monté de 10 pour cent;

∎ bread has gone up again le pain a encore augmenté;

∎ the temperature soared up into the thirties la température est montée au-dessus de trente degrés;

∎ they can cost anything from £750 up ils coûtent au moins 750 livres, on en trouve à partir de 750 livres;

∎ suitable for children aged seven and up convient aux enfants âgés de sept ans et plus;

∎ all ranks from sergeant up tous les rangs à partir de celui de sergent

(b) (more loudly, intensely) plus fort;

∎ speak up parlez plus fort;

∎ he turned the radio up il a mis la radio plus fort

D.

(a) (indicating completion)

∎ drink up! finissez vos verres!;

∎ eat up your greens finis tes légumes;

∎ the river had dried up la rivière s'était asséchée

(b) (into small pieces)

∎ he ripped the shirt up il a mis la chemise en lambeaux;

∎ I tore up the letter j'ai déchiré la lettre (en petits morceaux)

(c) (together)

∎ add these figures up additionnez ces chiffres;

∎ the teacher gathered up his notes le professeur a ramassé ses notes

E.

(a) (before an authority)

∎ he came up before the judge for rape il a comparu devant le juge pour viol;

∎ the murder case came up before the court today le meutre a été jugé aujourd'hui;

∎ she comes up before the board tomorrow elle paraît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (indicating support)

∎ up (with) the Revolution! vive la Révolution!;

∎ Sport up the Lakers! allez les Lakers!

2 adjective

A.

(a) (at or moving towards higher level) haut;

∎ the river is up le fleuve est en crue;

∎ the tide is up la marée est haute;

∎ before the sun was up avant le lever du soleil;

∎ prices are up on last year les prix ont augmenté par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ the temperature is up in the twenties la température a dépassé les vingt degrés

(b) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ the blinds are up les stores sont levés;

∎ keep the windows up (in car) n'ouvrez pas les fenêtres;

∎ her hair was up (in a bun) elle avait un chignon;

∎ her hood was up so I couldn't see her face sa capuche était relevée, si bien que je ne voyais pas sa figure;

∎ figurative his defences were up il était sur ses gardes

(c) (in an upwards direction)

∎ the up escalator l'escalier roulant qui monte

(d) British Railways (heading for a larger city)

∎ the up train le train qui va en ville;

∎ the up platform le quai où l'on prend le train qui va en ville

(e) (out of bed)

∎ is she up yet? est-elle déjà levée ou debout?;

∎ we're normally up at 6 d'habitude nous nous levons à 6 heures;

∎ she was up late last night elle s'est couchée ou elle a veillé tard hier soir;

∎ they were up all night ils ne se sont pas couchés de la nuit, ils ont passé une nuit blanche

(f) (in tennis)

∎ was the ball up? la balle était-elle bonne?

B.

(a) (road) en travaux;

∎ road up (sign) travaux

(b) (erected, installed)

∎ these buildings haven't been up long ça ne fait pas longtemps que ces immeubles ont été construits;

∎ are the new curtains up yet? les nouveaux rideaux ont-ils été posés?;

∎ when the tent's up quand la tente sera montée

(c) (on wall)

∎ are the results up yet? les résultats sont-ils déjà affichés?

C.

(a) (finished, at an end) terminé;

∎ time is up! (on exam, visit) c'est l'heure!; (in game, on meter) le temps est écoulé!;

∎ when the month was up he left à la fin du mois, il est parti

(b) (ahead) Sport

∎ Madrid was two goals up Madrid menait de deux buts;

∎ Sport Georgetown was 13 points up on Baltimore Georgetown avait 13 points d'avance sur Baltimore;

∎ Golf to be one hole up avoir un trou d'avance;

∎ familiar I'm $50 up on you j'ai 50 dollars de plus que vous^□ ;

∎ familiar to be one up on sb avoir un avantage sur qn^□

(c) familiar (ready) prêt^□ ;

∎ dinner's up le dîner est prêt

(d) (in operation)

∎ the computer's up again l'ordinateur fonctionne à nouveau

D.

(a) familiar (cheerful) gai^□ ;

∎ he seemed very up when I saw him il avait l'air en pleine forme quand je l'ai vu

(b) (well-informed)

∎ to be up on sth être au fait de qch^□ ;

∎ he's really up on history il est fort ou calé en histoire^□ ;

∎ she's always up with the latest trends elle est toujours au courant de la dernière mode^□

E.

(a) to be up (before an authority) comparaître;

∎ to be up before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge;

∎ she's up before the board tomorrow elle comparaît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ something's up (happening) il se passe quelque chose^□ ; (wrong) quelque chose ne va pas^□ ;

∎ what's up? (happening) qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□ ; (wrong) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's up with you? (happening) quoi de neuf?; (wrong) qu'est-ce que tu as?^□ ;

∎ do you know what's up? est-ce que tu sais ce qui se passe?^□ ;

∎ something's up with Mum il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez maman^□, maman a quelque chose^□ ;

∎ there's something up with the TV la télé débloque

3 preposition

(a) (indicating motion to a higher place or level)

∎ we carried our suitcases up the stairs nous avons monté nos valises;

∎ he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant;

∎ she was up and down stairs all day elle montait et descendait les escaliers toute la journée;

∎ I climbed up the ladder je suis monté à l'échelle;

∎ the cat climbed up the tree le chat a grimpé dans l'arbre;

∎ the smoke went up my nose la fumée m'est montée par le nez;

∎ the gas goes up this pipe le gaz monte par ce tuyau;

∎ further up the wall plus haut sur le mur;

∎ literary up hill and down dale par monts et par vaux

(b) (at or to the top of)

∎ her flat is up those stairs son appartement est en haut de cet escalier;

∎ the cat is up a tree le chat est (perché) sur un arbre;

∎ we walked up the street nous avons monté la rue;

∎ she pointed up the street elle a montré le haut de la rue;

∎ she lives up this street elle habite dans cette rue;

∎ the café is just up the road le café se trouve plus loin ou plus haut dans la rue

(c) (towards the source of)

∎ up the river en amont;

∎ a voyage up the Amazon une remontée de l'Amazone

(d) British familiar (at, to) à^□ ;

∎ he's up the pub il est au pub;

∎ I'm going up the shops je vais faire les courses^□

(e) (idiom) very familiar

∎ up yours! va te faire voir!

4 transitive verb

(a) (increase) augmenter;

∎ they have upped their prices by 25 percent ils ont augmenté leurs prix de 25 pour cent;

∎ also figurative to up the stakes monter la mise

(b) (promote) lever, relever;

∎ the boss upped him to district manager le patron l'a bombardé directeur régional

(c) (idiom)

∎ to up sticks plier bagages

5 intransitive verb

∎ familiar she upped and left elle a fichu le camp;

∎ he just upped and hit him tout à coup il (s'est levé et) l'a frappé;

∎ he upped and married her en moins de deux, il l'a épousée

6 noun

(a) (high point) haut m;

∎ ups and downs (in land, road) accidents mpl; (of market) fluctuations fpl;

∎ I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life j'ai connu des hauts et des bas;

∎ we all have our ups and downs nous avons tous des hauts et des bas

(b) (increase)

∎ the market is on the up le marché est à la hausse;

∎ prices are on the up les prix sont en hausse

(c) familiar (drug) amphet f, amphé f

7 up against preposition

(a) (touching) contre;

∎ lean the ladder up against the window appuyez l'échelle contre la fenêtre

(b) (in competition or conflict with)

∎ you're up against some good candidates vous êtes en compétition avec de bons candidats;

∎ they don't know what they're up against! ils ne se rendent pas compte de ce qui les attend!;

∎ to be up against the law être dans l'illégalité;

∎ familiar to be up against it être dans le pétrin

8 up and about, up and around adjective

∎ I've been up and about since 7 o'clock (gen) je suis levé depuis 7 heures;

∎ so you're up and about again? (after illness) alors tu n'es plus alité?

9 up and down

1 adverb

(a) (upwards and downwards)

∎ he was jumping up and down il sautait sur place;

∎ she looked us up and down elle nous a regardés de haut en bas;

∎ the bottle bobbed up and down on the waves la bouteille montait et descendait sur les vagues;

∎ I was up and down all night (in and out of bed) je n'ai pas arrêté de me lever la nuit dernière

(b) (to and fro) de long en large;

∎ I could hear him walking up and down je l'entendais faire les cent pas ou marcher de long en large;

∎ she walked up and down the platform elle faisait les cent pas sur le quai

(c) (in all parts of)

∎ up and down the country dans tout le pays

2 adjective

∎ she's been very up and down lately elle a eu beaucoup de hauts et de bas ces derniers temps

10 up for preposition

(a) (under consideration, about to undergo) à;

∎ the house is up for sale la maison est à vendre;

∎ the project is up for discussion on va discuter du projet;

∎ she's up for election elle est candidate ou elle se présente aux élections

(b) (due to be tried for)

∎ he's up for murder/speeding il va être jugé pour meurtre/excès de vitesse

(c) familiar (interested in, ready for)

∎ are you still up for supper tonight? tu veux toujours qu'on dîne ensemble ce soir?^□ ;

∎ he's up for anything il est toujours partant^□ ;

∎ was she up for it? (willing to have sex) elle a bien voulu coucher?

11 up to preposition

(a) (as far as) jusqu'à;

∎ he can count up to 100 il sait compter jusqu'à 100;

∎ the river is up to 25 feet wide le fleuve a jusqu'à 25 pieds de largeur;

∎ the bus can take up to 50 passengers le bus peut accueillir jusqu'à 50 passagers;

∎ I'm up to page 120 j'en suis à la page 120;

∎ up to and including Saturday jusqu'à samedi inclus;

∎ up to here jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until now jusqu'à maintenant, jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until then jusqu'alors, jusque-là;

∎ we were up to our knees in mud nous avions de la boue jusqu'aux genoux

(b) (the responsibility of)

∎ should he attend the meeting? - that's up to him est-ce qu'il doit assister à la réunion? - il fait ce qu'il veut ou c'est à lui de voir;

∎ which film do you fancy? - it's up to you quel film est-ce que tu veux voir? - c'est comme tu veux;

∎ it's entirely up to you whether you go or not il ne tient qu'à toi de rester ou de partir;

∎ if it were up to me… si c'était moi qui décidais ou à moi de décider…;

∎ it's up to them to pay damages c'est à eux ou il leur appartient de payer les dégâts

(c) (capable of)

∎ to be up to doing sth être capable de faire qch;

∎ he's not up to heading the team il n'est pas capable de diriger l'équipe;

∎ my German is not up to translating novels mon niveau d'allemand ne me permet pas de traduire des romans;

∎ he's not up to it (not good enough) il n'est pas capable de le faire;

∎ are you going out tonight? - no, I don't feel up to it tu sors ce soir? - non, je n'en ai pas tellement envie;

∎ he's not up to the journey il n'est pas à même de faire le voyage;

∎ are you up to working or to work? êtes-vous capable de ou en état de travailler?;

∎ I'm not up to going back to work je ne suis pas encore en état de reprendre le travail;

∎ familiar the football team isn't up to much l'équipe de foot ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ familiar I don't feel up to much je ne me sens pas en super forme

(d) (as good as)

∎ his work is not up to his normal standard son travail n'est pas aussi bon que d'habitude;

∎ the levels are up to standard les niveaux sont conformes aux normes;

∎ I don't feel up to par je ne me sens pas en forme

(e) (engaged in, busy with)

∎ let's see what she's up to allons voir ce qu'elle fait ou fabrique;

∎ what have you been up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?;

∎ what's he been up to now? qu'est-ce qu'il a encore inventé?;

∎ what's he up to with that ladder? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique avec cette échelle?;

∎ what are you up to with my girlfriend? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux à ma copine?;

∎ they're up to something ils manigancent quelque chose;

∎ she's up to no good elle prépare un mauvais coup;

∎ the things we got up to in our youth! qu'est-ce qu'on ou ce qu'on ne faisait pas quand on était jeunes!

►► Computing up arrow flèche f vers le haut;

up arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le haut

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > up
2 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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3 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

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.) (vei)sving; sidevei

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.) tur, omgang

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.) nummer

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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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subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
II
verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

English-Norwegian dictionary > turn
4 turn

1. I
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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
5 turn

n. draai, bocht; beurt; ommekeer
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v. draaien; omslaan; omkeren; worden; veranderen; omzetten; wenden

turn¹

[ tə:n]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 draai ⇒ slag, omwenteling; 〈 figuurlijk〉 ommekeer, kentering 〈 van getijde〉, wisseling

2 bocht ⇒ draai, kromming; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 afslag

3 wending ⇒ draai, (verandering van) richting

4 beurt

5 dienst ⇒ daad

6 aanleg ⇒ neiging

7 〈 benaming voor〉 korte bezigheid ⇒ wandelingetje, ommetje; ritje, tochtje; nummer(tje) 〈 in circus, show〉; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 artiest 〈 in show〉

8 (korte) tijd 〈 van deelname, werk〉 ⇒ poos

9 slag ⇒ winding 〈in touw e.d.〉

10 〈 informeel〉 schok ⇒ draai, schrik

11 〈 informeel〉 aanval ⇒ vlaag 〈 van woede, ziekte〉

12 〈 economie〉 effectentransactie 〈 met koop én verkoop〉 ⇒ 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 transactie

13 〈 economie〉 verschil tussen koop- en verkoopprijzen

♦voorbeelden:

1   a few turns of the screwdriver will do • een paar slagen met de schroevendraaier zal genoeg zijn

     turn of the tide • getijwisseling, kentering 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     be on the turn • op het keerpunt zijn; omslaan; keren

     the tide is on the turn • het tij keert

2   take a turn to the right • rechts afslaan; naar rechts zwenken

     the next right turn • de volgende afslag rechts

3   take a turn for the worse • een ongunstige wending nemen

4   is it my turn to cook tonight? • moet ik vanavond koken?

     take turns at something • iets om beurten doen, elkaar aflossen met iets

     wait one's turn • zijn beurt afwachten

     turn and turn about • om en om, om de beurt

     by turns • om en om, om de beurt

     in turn • om de beurt, achtereenvolgens; op zijn beurt

     take it in turn(s) to do something • iets om beurten doen

     in one's turn • op zijn beurt

     out of turn • vóór zijn beurt; niet op zijn beurt; op een ongeschikt moment

     talk out of turn • zijn mond voorbij praten; vóór zijn beurt spreken

     your turn • jij bent

5   do someone a bad/ill turn • iemand een slechte dienst bewijzen

6   have a turn for mathematics • een wiskundeknobbel hebben

     be of a musical turn (of mind) • muzikaal aangelegd zijn

7   take a turn • een blokje om gaan

8   take a turn at the wheel • het stuur een tijdje overnemen

10 she gave him quite a turn • zij joeg hem f de stuipen op het lijf

13 turn of the market • makelaarswinstmarge

¶ turn of phrase • formulering

     have a turn of speed • zeer snel kunnen gaan 〈 van auto〉

     at every turn • bij elke stap/gelegenheid, overal

     on the turn • tegen het zure aan 〈 van melk〉; tegen het ranzige aan 〈 van boter〉

     done to a turn • perfect klaargemaakt, precies gaar genoeg

→ good good/

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 wisseling

♦voorbeelden:

1   turn of the century • eeuwwisseling

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turn²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 woelen ⇒ draaien

2 zich richten ⇒ zich wenden

3 〈 benaming voor〉 van richting veranderen ⇒ afslaan, draaien, een bocht/draai maken; (zich) omkeren, (zich) omdraaien; een keer nemen, kenteren 〈 van getijde〉

4 draaien 〈 van hoofd, maag〉 ⇒ tollen, duizelen

5 gisten ⇒ bederven

♦voorbeelden:

1   toss and turn all night • de hele nacht (liggen) draaien en woelen

2   the conversation turned to sex • het gesprek kwam op seks

     his thoughts turned to his mother • hij dacht aan zijn moeder

     turn aside (from) • zich afwenden (van)

     turn away (from) • zich afwenden (van); weggaan (van)

     turn to a book • een boek raadplegen

     turn to drink • aan de drank raken

     turn to someone • zich tot iemand wenden 〈 om hulp〉

3   the aeroplane turned sharply • het vliegtuig maakte een scherpe bocht

     the car turned left, right, and then turned into Bond Street • de auto sloeg saf, rechtsaf, en draaide toen Bond Street in

     the tide turns • het tij keert 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     turn about • zich omkeren

     about turn! • rechtsom(keert)! 〈 bevel aan troepen〉

     turn (a)round • zich omdraaien 〈 van iemand〉; een ommekeer maken 〈 bijvoorbeeld van economie〉; van gedachten/mening veranderen

     turn back • terugkeren, omkeren

     turn down a side street • een zijstraat inslaan

     we turned off the M1 at Hatfield • we gingen van de M1 af bij Hatfield

     he turned to teaching • hij switchte naar (het) onderwijs

4   my head is turning • het duizelt mij

¶ turn to • aan het werk gaan

     turn into • veranderen in, worden

     turn on • draaien om, afhangen van; gaan over 〈 van gesprek〉

     the success of a film turns on many factors • het succes van een film hangt van vele factoren af

     water turns to ice • water wordt ijs

     turn (up)on someone • iemand aanvallen, zich tegen iemand keren

→ turn down turn down/, turn in turn in/, turn off turn off/, turn on turn on/, turn out turn out/, turn over turn over/, turn up turn up/

II 〈 onovergankelijk en overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (rond)draaien ⇒ (doen) draaien

2 〈 benaming voor〉 omdraaien ⇒ (doen) omkeren; omploegen, omspitten; omslaan, keren 〈 kraag〉; omvouwen

3 draaien 〈 aan draaibank, bij pottenbakkerij e.d.〉 ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk〉 vormen, maken

4 verzuren ⇒ zuur worden/maken

5 verkleuren ⇒ van kleur (doen) veranderen

♦voorbeelden:

1   this machine turns the wheels • deze machine laat de wielen draaien

     the wheels turn fast • de wielen draaien snel

2   the car turned • de auto keerde

     she turned the car • zij keerde de auto

     she turned my old coat • zij keerde mijn oude jas (binnenstebuiten)

     turn the collar • de kraag omslaan

     turn the page • de bladzijde omslaan

     turn about • omkeren, omdraaien

     turn (a)round • ronddraaien; omkeren, omdraaien

     turn back • omvouwen, omslaan

     turn back the sheets • de lakens omslaan/open slaan

     turn something inside out • iets binnenstebuiten keren; 〈 figuurlijk〉grondig doorzoeken, overhoophalen

     it seemed as if the world had turned topsy-turvy • het leek wel de omgekeerde wereld

     turn upside down • ondersteboven keren

     turn to page seven • sla bladzijde zeven op

3   〈 figuurlijk〉 finely turned legs • fraai gevormde benen

     turn a phrase • iets mooi zeggen

4   the milk turned • de melk verzuurde

     the warm weather turned the milk • door het warme weer verzuurde de melk

5   his hair turned • zijn haar veranderde van kleur

III 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 maken ⇒ draaien, beschrijven 〈cirkel enz.〉

2 overdenken ⇒ overwegen

3 omgaan 〈 hoek〉 ⇒ omdraaien, omzeilen 〈 kaap〉, omtrekken

4 (doen) veranderen (van) ⇒ omzetten, verzetten; (ver)maken; een wending geven aan 〈 gesprek〉; bocht/draai laten maken, draaien; afwenden, omleiden

5 richten ⇒ wenden

6 doen worden ⇒ maken

7 verdraaien ⇒ verzwikken 〈enkel enz.〉

8 misselijk maken

9 worden 〈 tijd, leeftijd〉 ⇒ 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 passeren, geweest zijn

10 (weg)sturen ⇒ (weg)zenden

11 〈 benaming voor〉 in bepaalde toestand brengen ⇒ doen, brengen, zetten, laten gaan

12 omzetten ⇒ draaien, een omzet hebben van; 〈 bij uitbreiding〉 maken 〈 winst〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   turn a circle • een cirkel maken/beschrijven

4   turn the car into the garage • de auto de garage indraaien

     turn the conversation • een andere wending aan het gesprek geven

     turn a stream • een stroom omleiden

     turn the switch • de wissel omzetten

     turn into • veranderen in, (ver)maken tot; omzetten in

     〈 figuurlijk〉 the terrible hangover turned him off drink for some time • door de enorme kater had hij een tijdje geen enkele interesse in drank

     turn the conversation to something different • het gesprek op iets anders brengen

5   turn your attention to the subject • richt je aandacht op het onderwerp

     turn a gun on someone • een geweer op iemand richten

     she turned her face away from the corpses • zij wendde haar hoofd af van de lijken

     turn a child against his parents • een kind tegen zijn ouders opstoken

6   the sun turned the papers yellow • de zon maakte de kranten geel

     〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 turn loose • los/vrijlaten

8   Chinese food turns my stomach • Chinees eten maakt mijn maag van streek

9   Nancy has just turned twenty-one • Nancy is net eenentwintig geworden

     my wife is/has turned fifty • mijn vrouw is de vijftig gepasseerd/is vijftig geworden

     it is/has turned six o'clock • het is zes uur geweest

10 turn someone adrift • iemand aan zijn lot overlaten

     turn away • wegsturen, wegjagen, ontslaan; 〈 figuurlijk〉verwerpen, afwijzen

     we were turned back at the entrance • bij de ingang werden we teruggestuurd

11 turn the dog loose at night • de hond 's avonds loslaten

     turn someone into the street • iemand op straat zetten

12 turn a profit • winst maken

¶ 〈 scheepvaart〉 turn round • lossen, laden en laten vertrekken

→ turn down turn down/, turn in turn in/, turn off turn off/, turn on turn on/, turn out turn out/, turn over turn over/, turn up turn up/

IV 〈 koppelwerkwoord〉

1 worden

♦voorbeelden:

1   turn traitor • verrader worden

     her skin turned brown • haar vel werd bruin

     his wife turned Catholic • zijn vrouw werd katholiek

     the milk turned sour • de melk werd zuur

English-Dutch dictionary > turn
6 vuelta

f.

1 turn.

dar una vuelta to turn round

dar una vuelta a algo, dar vueltas a algo to turn something round; (girándolo) to go round something (recorriéndolo)

darse la vuelta to turn round

media vuelta (military) about-turn; U-turn (automobiles)

vuelta al mundo big wheel (noria) (Argentinian SpanishBr), Ferris wheel (United States)

vuelta al ruedo (bullfighting) bullfighter's lap of honor

2 back, other side.

dar la vuelta a to turn over (colchón, tortilla, disco, naipe)

a la vuelta de la esquina (también figurative) round the corner

a la vuelta de la página over the page

3 return.

a la vuelta on the way back; (volviendo) on one's return (al llegar)

estar de vuelta to be back

4 lap (sport).

vuelta (ciclista) tour

vuelta de honor lap of honor

5 round (elections, sports).

la primera/segunda vuelta (sport) the first/second round

6 change (remaining money).

7 change (vicissitude).

dar la o una vuelta to turn around completely

8 turn-up (British), cuff (United States) (of pants); cuff (of sleeve).

9 row (knitting).

10 walk, spin, stroll, hike.

11 turning, spin, twiddle, wheel.

12 loop.

13 revival, coming back.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: volver.

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vuelta

► nombre femenino

1 (giro) turn

2 (en un circuito) lap, circuit

3 (paseo) walk, stroll

■ vamos a dar una vuelta let's go for a walk

4 (regreso, retorno) return; (viaje de regreso) return journey, journey back

■ a la vuelta de las vacaciones after the holidays

5 (dinero de cambio) change

■ quédese con la vuelta keep the change

6 (curva) bend, curve

7 (reverso) back, reverse

8 (de torneo etc) round

9 (cambio) change, alteration

10 COSTURA (de pantalón) turn-up; (forro) lining

11 (al hacer punto) row

12 ARQUITECTURA vault

13 familiar (de bebidas) round

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la vuelta on the way back

a vuelta de correo by return of post

andar a vueltas con algo figurado to deal with something, sort something out

■ anda a vueltas con la compra del piso she's sorting out the purchase of the flat

buscarle las vueltas a alguien familiar to find fault with somebody

cerrar con dos vueltas to double-lock

cogerle las vueltas a alguien familiar to have somebody figured out

dar la vuelta a (alrededor) to go round 2 (girar) to turn (round) 3 (de arriba abajo) to turn upside down 4 (de dentro a fuera) to turn inside out 5 (cambiar de lado) to turn over

dar la vuelta al mundo to go round the world

dar una vuelta en coche to go for a drive, go for a spin

dar vueltas to turn round, go round, rotate, spin

■ llevo toda la tarde dando vueltas por el centro buscando ese disco I've been walking round town all afternoon looking for that record

dar vueltas a (alrededor) to go around 2 (girar) to turn 3 (mover) to stir

dar vueltas a algo figurado to worry about something

■ ¡no lo des más vueltas! don't worry about it!

darle cien vueltas a alguien figurado to run rings round somebody

darse una vuelta por casa de alguien to drop by and see somebody

dar media vuelta to turn round

estar a la vuelta de la esquina to be just around the corner

estar de vuelta to be back

estar de vuelta de todo to have seen it all before

¡hasta la vuelta! see you when I get back!

la cabeza me da vueltas figurado my head is spinning

la vida da muchas vueltas familiar life is full of ups and downs

no tener vuelta de hoja figurado to be beyond doubt

poner a alguien de vuelta y media figurado to pull somebody to pieces

la vuelta al colegio (en publicidad) "Back to school" 2 (primer día) first day back at school

la vuelta ciclista a España the Tour of Spain

la vuelta al ruedo (en los toros) lap of honour (US honor)

vuelta de campana somersault

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noun f.

1) turn

2) revolution

3) return

4) round

5) stroll, walk, ride

6) bend, curve

7) change

8) back

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SUSTANTIVO FEMENINO

1) (=giro)

una vuelta de la tierra — one revolution of the earth

el documento dio la vuelta por toda la oficina — the document went all round the office

•¡ media vuelta! — (Mil) about turn!, about face! (EEUU)

los soldados dieron media vuelta — the soldiers did an about-turn o(EEUU) an about-face

estaba cerrado y tuvimos que darnos media vuelta — it was closed so we had to turn round and go back

• la vuelta al mundo — (=viaje) a round-the-world trip

quiere dar la vuelta al mundo — she wants to go round the world

vuelta al ruedo — (Taur) circuit of the ring made by a triumphant bullfighter

dar la vuelta al ruedo — to go round the ring

vuelta atrás — backward step

vuelta de campana —

el coche dio una vuelta de campana en el aire — the car turned right over in mid-air

vuelta de tuerca — turn of the screw

vuelta en redondo — complete turn
dar la vuelta (=volverse) to turn round
al final del callejón tienes que dar la vuelta — you'll have to turn round at the end of the street

dar la vuelta a — [+ llave, manivela] to turn; [+ página] to turn (over)
dar vueltas
el camión dio dos vueltas y cayó boca abajo — the lorry turned over twice and landed upside down

dar vueltas sobre un eje — to turn on o spin round an axis

he estado dando vueltas en la cama toda la noche — I've been tossing and turning (in bed) all night

el avión dio vueltas y más vueltas antes de aterrizar — the plane circled round and round before landing

he tenido que dar muchas vueltas para encontrarlo — I had to go all over the place to find it

• dar vueltas alrededor de un planeta — to go o revolve round a planet
dar vueltas a algo
el cinturón le daba dos vueltas a la cintura — the belt went twice round her waist

le dimos tres vueltas al parque corriendo — we ran three times round the park
darle vueltas a algn
me da vueltas la cabeza — my head is spinning

estaba mareado y todo me daba vueltas — I was dizzy and everything was going o spinning round
darse la vuelta (de pie) to turn round; (tumbado) to turn over
date la vuelta para que te pueda peinar — turn round so I can do your hair

me di la vuelta porque me estaba quemando la espalda — I turned over because my back was getting burnt

2) (=otro lado) [de hoja] back, other side; [de tela] wrong side

a la vuelta de la página — on the next page, overleaf

lo escribió a la vuelta del sobre — he wrote it on the back of the envelope

• dar la vuelta a — [+ disco] to turn over

dale la vuelta al jersey — (=ponlo del derecho) turn the jumper the right way out; (=ponlo del revés) turn the jumper inside out

dale la vuelta al vaso — (=ponlo boca arriba) turn the glass the right way up; (=ponlo boca abajo) turn the glass upside down

• a la vuelta de la esquina — around the corner

la tienda está a la vuelta de la esquina — the shop is just around the corner

las elecciones están ya a la vuelta de la esquina — the elections are almost upon us o just around the corner

3) (=regreso)

a) (=acción)

¿para cuándo tenéis prevista la vuelta? — when do you expect to be back?

¡hasta la vuelta! — see you when I/you get back

este acuerdo supone una vuelta a la normalidad — the agreement means that things should get back to normal

• la vuelta al colegio — (en septiembre) the new school year

"vuelta al colegio" — "back to school"

• a vuelta de correo — by return (of post)

•de vuelta — on the way back

de vuelta, iremos a verlos — we'll go and see them on the way back

de vuelta al trabajo — back to work

• estar de vuelta — (lit) to be back

estaremos de vuelta el domingo — we'll be back on Sunday

¿meterme en política? a mi edad uno ya está de vuelta de todo — go into politics? I'm too old for that sort of thing

el público ya está de vuelta de todo — the public has seen it all before

b) (en transportes)

si cierras la vuelta el billete sale más barato — the ticket is cheaper if you specify the return date

billete de ida y vuelta — return ticket

el viaje de vuelta — the return journey

4) (=paseo) (a pie) stroll; (en coche, bicicleta) ride

• dar una vuelta, dimos una vuelta por el parque — we went for a stroll in the park

después de estudiar me voy a dar una vuelta — I'm going out for a bit when I've finished studying

salieron a dar una vuelta en la bici — they went out for a ride on their bikes

nos dio una vuelta en su coche — he gave us a ride in his car, he took us for a spin in his car *

si quieres ver pobreza date una vuelta por esta zona — if you want to see poverty take a walk round here

5) (en camino, ruta)

una carretera con muchas vueltas — a road with lots of bends o twists and turns in it

el camino da muchas vueltas hasta llegar a la cima — the road twists and turns up to the summit

por este camino se da mucha más vuelta — it's much further this way, this is a much longer way round

6) (a un circuito, pista) lap; (Golf) round

di tres vueltas a la pista — I did three laps of the track

vuelta de honor — lap of honour

7) (Ciclismo) tour

vuelta ciclista — cycle tour

la vuelta ciclista a España — the Tour of Spain

8) (=ronda) [de elección, torneo, bebidas] round

el presidente ganó en la segunda vuelta — the president won in the second round

la segunda vuelta de la competición — the second round of the competition

partido de vuelta — return match

me tocó pagar la primera vuelta — I had to pay the first round

9) (=dinero suelto) change

quédese con la vuelta — keep the change

10) (=cambio)

las vueltas de la vida — the ups and downs of life

este acontecimiento dio la vuelta a las negociaciones — this event changed the direction of the talks completely

11) (=cabo, fin)

a la vuelta de tres años — after three years

12) (de cuerda) loop

vuelta de cabo — (Náut) hitch

13) (Cos) [de puntos] row; [de pantalón] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

14)

a vueltas con algo —

¡ya estamos otra vez a vueltas con la guerra! — not the war again!

siempre están a vueltas con lo mismo — they're always going on about the same thing

- buscar las vueltas a algn

dar cien (mil) vueltas a algn * —

te da cien (mil) vueltas — she can run rings round you, she's miles better than you

- dar la vuelta a algn

darle vueltas a algo —

darle vueltas a un asunto — to think a matter over

no le des más vueltas a lo que dijo — stop worrying about what he said

no tiene vuelta de hoja —

esto es así y no tiene más vuelta de hoja — that's how it is and that's all there is to it

tenemos que hacerlo ya y no hay más vuelta de hoja — we've got to do it now, there are no two ways about it o there's no alternative

- poner a algn de vuelta y media

- sacar la vuelta a algn

- dar la vuelta a la tortilla

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femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) ( circunvolución)

dar vueltas alrededor de algo — to go around something

da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis

dar la vuelta al mundo — to go around the world

todo/la cabeza me da vueltas — everything's/my head's spinning

dar una vuelta a la manzana — to go around the block

dar toda la vuelta — to go all the way around

las vueltas que da la vida! — isn't life strange!

me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it

andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)

buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out

buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something

darle cien (mil) vueltas a alguien — (fam) to be miles o heaps better than somebody (colloq)

no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case

b) (Dep) ( en golf) round; ( en carreras) lap

c) ( en carretera) bend

el camino da muchas vueltas — the road winds about a lot

el autobús da muchas vueltas — the bus takes a very roundabout route

- vuelta al ruedo

- vuelta ciclista

- vuelta de honor

2) ( giro)

darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something

dale otra vuelta — give it another turn

darle vueltas a algo — to think about something

no le des más vueltas al asunto — stop agonizing about it

poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)

- vuelta de campana

- vuelta carnero

- vuelta en redondo

3)

a)

darle la vuelta a algo — a disco/colchón to turn... (over); a calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) turn... the right way out; (- del revés) turn... inside out; a copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

dar la vuelta a la página — to turn the page, turn over

no hay vuelta que darle — (fam) there are no two ways about it

no tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she says; eso no tiene vuelta de hoja — there are no two ways about it

b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición)

dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)

darse la vuelta — to turn (around)

el paraguas se me dio la vuelta — my umbrella blew inside out

4) (CS)

dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

dar vuelta la página — to turn the page, turn over

dio vuelta la cara — she looked away

¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?

darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize

se me dio vuelta el paraguas — my umbrella blew inside out

5)

a) ( paseo)

dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride

b) ( con un propósito)

date una vuelta por la oficina — drop into the office (colloq)

a ver cuándo te das una vuelta por casa — drop in and see us some time

6)

a)

a la vuelta: escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the back; vive a la vuelta she lives around the corner; a la vuelta de la esquina — just around the corner

b)

vuelta y vuelta — (Coc) rare

Sentido II

7)

a) ( regreso) return; ( viaje de regreso) return journey

a la vuelta paramos para almorzar — on the way back we stopped for lunch

a la vuelta se encontró con una sorpresa — when he got back he found a surprise

hasta la vuelta! — see you when you get back!

su vuelta a las tablas — her return to the stage

estar de vuelta — to be back

yo ya estoy de vuelta de esas cosas — I've seen it all before

cuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta — I'm way ahead of you

b)

a vuelta de correo — by return mail (AmE), by return (of post) (BrE)

8)

a) ( a un estado anterior)

vuelta a algo — return to something

la vuelta a la normalidad — the return to normality

b) (fam) ( indicando repetición)

vuelta con lo mismo! — there you/there they go again! (colloq)

Sentido III

9)

a) (Esp) ( cambio) change

quédese con la vuelta — keep the change

b) vueltas (Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change

Sentido IV

10)

a) ( en elecciones) round

b) ( de bebidas) round

esta vuelta la pago yo — this round's on me

11) (Per, RPl fam)

a) ( vez) time

esta vuelta les ganamos — we'll beat them this time

b)

de vuelta — ( de nuevo) again

Sentido V

12)

a) ( de collar) strand

b) ( en labores de punto) row; ( en costura) facing; ( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)

13) (Náut) bend

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= reversion, swing back, wander, twist, throwback, comeback, whirl, twirl.

Ex. In fact, the ISBD appears as a reversion to the principle of transcription of the title pages which was not to be affected by the presence or absence of the author heading.

Ex. In the 1960s there has been a swing back towards the general scheme and its problems.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.

Ex. 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.

Ex. These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.

Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex. Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.

Ex. Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.

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* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* billete de avión de ida y vuelta = round-trip airfare.

* billete de ida y vuelta = return ticket, round-trip ticket.

* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.

* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.

* dándose una vuelta en coche = out for a spin.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle vueltas a = agonise over [agonize, -USA], dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un vuelta de campana = summersault.

* dar vueltas = whirl, wind, mill around, twirl, gyrate, spin.

* dar vueltas como un trompo = go around and around.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* dar vueltas y vueltas = go around and around.

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de vuelta = on the way back, redux.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encuentro de vuelta = second leg.

* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.

* enviar de vuelta = send back.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de + Expresión Tempora = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.

* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.

* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.

* vuelta a casa = homecoming, journey home.

* vuelta a la normalidad = return to normalcy.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* vuelta al cole = back-to-school.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

* * *

femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) ( circunvolución)

dar vueltas alrededor de algo — to go around something

da vueltas alrededor de su eje — it spins o turns on its axis

dar la vuelta al mundo — to go around the world

todo/la cabeza me da vueltas — everything's/my head's spinning

dar una vuelta a la manzana — to go around the block

dar toda la vuelta — to go all the way around

las vueltas que da la vida! — isn't life strange!

me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrarlo — I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find it

andarse con vueltas — (fam) to beat about the bush (colloq)

buscarle las vueltas a alguien — (fam) to try to catch somebody out

buscarle la vuelta a algo — (CS fam) to try to find a way of doing something

darle cien (mil) vueltas a alguien — (fam) to be miles o heaps better than somebody (colloq)

no tener vuelta — (Chi fam) to be a hopeless case

b) (Dep) ( en golf) round; ( en carreras) lap

c) ( en carretera) bend

el camino da muchas vueltas — the road winds about a lot

el autobús da muchas vueltas — the bus takes a very roundabout route

- vuelta al ruedo

- vuelta ciclista

- vuelta de honor

2) ( giro)

darle vuelta a algo — <llave/manivela> to turn something

dale otra vuelta — give it another turn

darle vueltas a algo — to think about something

no le des más vueltas al asunto — stop agonizing about it

poner a alguien de vuelta y media — (fam) to tear into somebody (AmE colloq), to tear somebody off a strip (BrE colloq)

- vuelta de campana

- vuelta carnero

- vuelta en redondo

3)

a)

darle la vuelta a algo — a disco/colchón to turn... (over); a calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) turn... the right way out; (- del revés) turn... inside out; a copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

dar la vuelta a la página — to turn the page, turn over

no hay vuelta que darle — (fam) there are no two ways about it

no tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she says; eso no tiene vuelta de hoja — there are no two ways about it

b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición)

dar la vuelta — (Auto) to turn (around)

darse la vuelta — to turn (around)

el paraguas se me dio la vuelta — my umbrella blew inside out

4) (CS)

dar vuelta — disco/colchón to turn... over; calcetín ( ponerlo - del derecho) to turn... the right way out; (- del revés) to turn... inside out; copa ( ponerla - boca arriba) to turn... the right way up; (- boca abajo) to turn... upside down

dar vuelta la página — to turn the page, turn over

dio vuelta la cara — she looked away

¿damos vuelta aquí? — (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?

darse vuelta — persona to turn (around); vehículo to overturn; embarcación to capsize

se me dio vuelta el paraguas — my umbrella blew inside out

5)

a) ( paseo)

dar una vuelta — ( a pie) to go for a walk; ( en coche) to go for a drive; ( en bicicleta) to go for a ride

b) ( con un propósito)

date una vuelta por la oficina — drop into the office (colloq)

a ver cuándo te das una vuelta por casa — drop in and see us some time

6)

a)

a la vuelta: escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the back; vive a la vuelta she lives around the corner; a la vuelta de la esquina — just around the corner

b)

vuelta y vuelta — (Coc) rare

Sentido II

7)

a) ( regreso) return; ( viaje de regreso) return journey

a la vuelta paramos para almorzar — on the way back we stopped for lunch

a la vuelta se encontró con una sorpresa — when he got back he found a surprise

hasta la vuelta! — see you when you get back!

su vuelta a las tablas — her return to the stage

estar de vuelta — to be back

yo ya estoy de vuelta de esas cosas — I've seen it all before

cuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta — I'm way ahead of you

b)

a vuelta de correo — by return mail (AmE), by return (of post) (BrE)

8)

a) ( a un estado anterior)

vuelta a algo — return to something

la vuelta a la normalidad — the return to normality

b) (fam) ( indicando repetición)

vuelta con lo mismo! — there you/there they go again! (colloq)

Sentido III

9)

a) (Esp) ( cambio) change

quédese con la vuelta — keep the change

b) vueltas (Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change

Sentido IV

10)

a) ( en elecciones) round

b) ( de bebidas) round

esta vuelta la pago yo — this round's on me

11) (Per, RPl fam)

a) ( vez) time

esta vuelta les ganamos — we'll beat them this time

b)

de vuelta — ( de nuevo) again

Sentido V

12)

a) ( de collar) strand

b) ( en labores de punto) row; ( en costura) facing; ( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)

13) (Náut) bend

* * *

= reversion, swing back, wander, twist, throwback, comeback, whirl, twirl.

Ex: In fact, the ISBD appears as a reversion to the principle of transcription of the title pages which was not to be affected by the presence or absence of the author heading.

Ex: In the 1960s there has been a swing back towards the general scheme and its problems.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.

Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.

Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.

Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.

Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* billete de avión de ida y vuelta = round-trip airfare.

* billete de ida y vuelta = return ticket, round-trip ticket.

* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.

* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.

* dándose una vuelta en coche = out for a spin.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle vueltas a = agonise over [agonize, -USA], dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over.

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un vuelta de campana = summersault.

* dar vueltas = whirl, wind, mill around, twirl, gyrate, spin.

* dar vueltas como un trompo = go around and around.

* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.

* dar vueltas y vueltas = go around and around.

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de vuelta = on the way back, redux.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encuentro de vuelta = second leg.

* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.

* enviar de vuelta = send back.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de + Expresión Tempora = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* girar media vuelta = swing in + a half-circle.

* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.

* justo a la vuelta de la esquina = just around the corner.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* partido de vuelta = second leg, home game.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* vuelo de ida y vuelta = return flight.

* vuelta a casa = homecoming, journey home.

* vuelta a la normalidad = return to normalcy.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* vuelta al cole = back-to-school.

* vuelta atrás = fall-back [fallback].

* vuelta de campana = somersault, summersault.

* vuelta de campana hacia atrás = backflip.

* * *

vuelta

feminine

Sentido I

A

1

(circunvolución): la Tierra da vueltas alrededor del Sol the earth goes around the sun

da vueltas alrededor de su eje it spins o turns on its axis

tiene ganas de dar la vuelta al mundo she wants to go around the world

el tiovivo daba vueltas y más vueltas the merry-go-round went round and round

todo me da vueltas everything's spinning o going round and round

me da vueltas la cabeza my head's spinning

dar una vuelta a la manzana to go around the block

vamos a tener que dar toda la vuelta we'll have to go all the way around

la carta dio la vuelta por toda la oficina the letter went all around the office

¡las vueltas que da la vida! how things change!, life's full of ups and downs!

¡qué vuelta han dado! they've changed their tune!

me pasé el día dando vueltas tratando de encontrar ese libro I spent the whole day going from pillar to post trying to find that book

andar a vueltas con algo ( fam); to be working on sth

andarse con vueltas ( fam); to beat around the bush ( colloq)

buscarle las vueltas a algn ( fam); to try to catch sb out

buscarle la vuelta a algo (CS fam); to try to find a way of doing sth

darle cien or cien mil vueltas a algn ( fam); to be miles o heaps better than sb ( colloq), to be streets ahead of sb ( colloq)

en cuanto a iniciativa te da cien mil vueltas she beats you hands down for initiative

dar más vueltas que una noria or que burro de noria or que una peonza or que un trompo ( fam): para encontrarlo tuve que dar más vueltas que una noria I had to go all over the place to find it

no tener vuelta ( Chi fam); to be a hopeless case

2 ( Dep) (en golf) round; (en carreras) lap

hay que dar dos vueltas alrededor del campo de fútbol you have to do two laps of the football field

3 (en una carretera) bend

el camino da muchas vueltas the road winds about a lot

el autobús no va directo, da muchas vueltas the bus isn't direct, it takes a very roundabout route

Compuestos:

● vuelta al mundo

( Arg) Ferris wheel, big wheel ( BrE)

● vuelta al ruedo

( Taur) lap of honor

● vuelta ciclista or ( Andes) ciclística

cycle race, tour

● vuelta de honor

lap of honor*

B

(giro): le dio dos vueltas a la llave he turned the key twice

dale otra vuelta give it another turn

darle vueltas a una manivela to crank o turn a handle

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

darle vueltas a algo to think about sth

no le des tantas or más vueltas al asunto stop agonizing o worrying about it

le he dado vueltas y más vueltas al problema I've gone over the problem time and again, I've given the problem a lot of thought

poner a algn de vuelta y media ( fam); to tear into sb ( AmE colloq), tear sb off a strip ( BrE colloq)

C

1 (para poner algo al revés) turn

darle la vuelta a algo ‹a un colchón/una tortilla› to turn, turn … over;

‹a un cuadro› to turn … around

dale la vuelta a la página turn the page, turn over

dales la vuelta a los calcetines (ponerlos — del derecho) turn the socks the right way out; (— del revés) turn the socks inside out

darle la vuelta a una copa (ponerla — boca arriba) to turn a glass the right way up; (— boca abajo) to turn a glass upside down

2

(para cambiar de dirección, posición): se dio la vuelta para ver quién era she turned (around) to see who it was

es difícil dar la vuelta aquí ( Auto) it's difficult to turn (around) here

el paraguas se me dio la vuelta my umbrella blew inside out

no hay vuelta que darle ( fam); there are no two ways about it, there's no doubt about it

no tener vuelta de hoja: sus argumentos no tienen vuelta de hoja you can't argue with the things she says

es el mejor de todos, eso no tiene vuelta de hoja he's the best of the lot, there's no doubt about it o there are no two ways about it

hay que hacerlo personalmente, eso no tiene vuelta de hoja it has to be done in person, there's no way around it

D

(CS): dar vuelta: da vuelta el colchón turn the mattress (over)

dar vuelta un cuadro to turn a picture around

dar vuelta una media (ponerla — del derecho) to turn a sock the right way out; (— del revés) to turn a sock inside out

dar vuelta una copa (ponerla — boca arriba) to turn a glass the right way up; (— boca abajo) to turn a glass upside down

casi le doy vuelta la cara de un trompazo ( fam); I nearly knocked his head o block off ( colloq)

dar vuelta la página to turn the page, turn over

dio vuelta la cara she looked away

¿damos vuelta aquí? ( Auto) shall we turn (around) here?

se dio vuelta sorprendido he turned around in surprise

se dio vuelta en la cama she turned over in bed

se me dio vuelta el paraguas my umbrella blew inside out

Compuestos:

● vuelta de campana

el coche dio una vuelta de campana the car turned (right) over

● vuelta (de) carnero

(CS) somersault

● vuelta de carro

( Méx) cartwheel

● vuelta de manos

( Méx) handspring

● vuelta en redondo

(vuelta completa) 360 degree turn, complete turn; (media vuelta) 180 degree turn, half turn

(cambio radical): el tiempo ha dado una vuelta en redondo the weather has changed completely

en cuanto a su política económica, han dado una vuelta en redondo as for their economic policy, they've done a U-turn o a volte-face o they've completely changed direction

E

1

(paseo): dar una vuelta (a pie) to go for a walk; (en coche) to go for a drive

fuimos a dar una vuelta en bicicleta we went out for a ride on our bikes

me llevó a dar una vuelta en su coche nuevo she took me out for a drive in her new car

2

(con un propósito): date una vuelta por la oficina call o drop into ( colloq) the office

a ver cuándo te das una vuelta por casa drop in and see us some time

F

1

(lado): escríbelo a la vuelta write it on the other side o on the back

vive aquí a la vuelta she lives just around the corner

a la vuelta de la esquina just around the corner

los exámenes ya están a la vuelta de la esquina the exams are just around the corner

2

(cabo): a la vuelta de los años nos volvimos a encontrar we met again years later

3

vuelta y vuelta (de la carne) rare, done very quickly on each side

G vueltas

(CS fam) (complicaciones): tiene tantas vueltas he's/it's so difficult

tener más vueltas que una oreja or un caracol ( Arg fam); to be very difficult

Sentido II

A

1 (regreso) return; (viaje de regreso) return journey

no tiene dinero para la vuelta he doesn't have enough money for the return journey/to get back/to get home

a la vuelta paramos en Piriápolis para almorzar on the way back we stopped in Piriápolis for lunch

a la vuelta se encontró con que lo habían despedido when he got back o on his return he found he had been fired

¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!

vuelta A algo return TO sth

su vuelta a las tablas her return to the stage

un boleto ( AmL) or ( Esp) billete de ida y vuelta a round-trip ticket ( AmE), a return ticket ( BrE)

te lo presto, pero ida y vuelta ¿eh? ( fam); I'll lend it to you, but I want it back, OK?

partido² (↑ partido (2))

estar de vuelta: ya está de vuelta de las vacaciones she's back from her holidays now

¿te crees que soy tonto? mira que cuando tú vas yo ya estoy de vuelta I'm not stupid you know, I'm way ahead of you

¿enamorada yo? hija, yo ya estoy de vuelta de esas cosas me in love? I grew out of that sort of thing a long time ago

estoy de vuelta de toda sorpresa I've seen it all before, nothing surprises me any more

2

a vuelta de correo by return mail ( AmE), by return (of post) ( BrE)

B (a un estado anterior) vuelta A algo return TO sth

la vuelta a la normalidad the return to normality

C ( fam)

(indicando repetición): ¡vuelta con lo mismo! are you on about that again? ( colloq)

¡y vuelta a discutir! they're arguing again!, there they go again! ( colloq)

Sentido III

A ( Esp) (cambio) change

quédese con la vuelta keep the change

B vueltas ( Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change

Sentido IV

A

1 (en elecciones) round

2 (de bebidas) round

esta vuelta la pago yo this round's on me, I'm buying o getting this round

B (Per, RPl)

1 ( fam) (vez) time

esta vuelta les ganamos we'll beat them this time

volví otra vuelta I went back again

2

de vuelta (de nuevo, otra vez) ( fam); again

lo hizo de vuelta she did it again

Sentido V

A

1 (en labores de punto) row

2 (de un collar) strand

B (en costura) facing; (de pantalones) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

C ( Náut) bend

* * *

vuelta sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( circunvolución):

◊ dar vueltas alrededor de algo to go around sth;

da vueltas alrededor de su eje it spins o turns on its axis;
dar la vuelta al mundo to go around the world;
todo/la cabeza me da vueltas everything's/my head's spinning;
dar una vuelta a la manzana to go around the block;
dar toda la vuelta to go all the way around
b) (Dep) ( en golf) round;

( en carreras) lap;
◊ vuelta al ruedo (Taur) lap of honor;

vuelta ciclista cycle race, tour
c) ( en carretera) bend;

◊ el camino da muchas vueltas the road winds about a lot;

el autobús da muchas vueltas the bus takes a very roundabout route
2 ( giro):
◊ darle vuelta a algo ‹a llave/manivela› to turn sth;

dale otra vuelta give it another turn;
el coche dio una vuelta de campana the car turned (right) over;
vuelta (de) carnero (CS) somersault;
vuelta en redondo ( vuelta completa) 360 degree turn, complete turn;

( cambio radical) U-turn
3
a)

◊ darle la vuelta a algo ‹a disco/colchón› to turn … (over);

‹ a calcetín› ( ponerlo — del derecho) to turn … the right way out;
(— del revés) to turn … inside out;
‹ a copa› ( ponerla — boca arriba) to turn … the right way up;
(— boca abajo) to turn … upside down;
◊ dar la vuelta a la página to turn the page, turn over

b) (para cambiar de dirección, posición):

◊ dar la vuelta (Auto) to turn (around);

darse la vuelta to turn (around)
4 (CS)
◊ dar vuelta algo ‹disco/colchón› to turn sth over;

‹ calcetín› ( ponerlo — del derecho) to turn sth the right way out;
(— del revés) to turn sth inside out;
‹ copa› ( ponerla — boca arriba) to turn sth the right way up;
(— boca abajo) to turn sth upside down;
◊ dar vuelta la página to turn the page, turn over;

dio vuelta la cara she looked away;
¿damos vuelta aquí? (Auto) shall we turn (around) here?;
darse vuelta [ persona] to turn (around);

[ vehículo] to overturn;
[ embarcación] to capsize
5 ( paseo):
◊ dar una vuelta ( a pie) to go for a walk;

( en coche) to go for a drive;
( en bicicleta) to go for a ride
6
a)

◊ a la vuelta (de la esquina) (just) around the corner

b)

◊ vuelta y vuelta (Coc) rare

7
a) ( regreso) return;

( viaje de regreso) return journey;
◊ a la vuelta paramos para almorzar on the way back we stopped for lunch;

a la vuelta se encontró con una sorpresa when he got back he found a surprise;
¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!
b) ( a un estado anterior) vuelta a algo return to sth

8
a) (Esp) ( cambio) change;

◊ quédese con la vuelta keep the change

b)

◊ vueltas (Col) (cambio, dinero suelto) change

9
a) ( en elecciones) round

b) ( de bebidas) round

(Per, RPl fam) ( vez) time;
◊ de vuelta ( de nuevo) again

( de collar) strand;
( en labores de punto) row;
( de pantalones) cuff (AmE), turn-up (BrE)
vuelta sustantivo femenino
1 (regreso) return: ya estamos de vuelta, we are back already
2 (giro, circunvolución) turn
(volverse) dar la vuelta, (a un disco, una página) to turn over
dar la vuelta al mundo, to go around the world
dar media vuelta, to turn round
todo me da vueltas, everything is spinning
dar vueltas sobre su eje, to spin on its axis
a la vuelta de la esquina, just around the corner
vuelta de campana, somersault
vuelta en redondo, complete turn
3 Dep (ciclista) tour
(en carreras) lap
4 Com (cambio) change
♦ Locuciones: (a un asunto, problema) darle vueltas a algo, to think about sthg, be worried about sthg
dar(se) una vuelta, to go for a walk
familiar no hay/tiene vuelta de hoja, there's no doubt about it
poner de vuelta y media, to insult
a vuelta de correo, by return of post
' vuelta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
así
- billete
- campana
- fresca
- giro
- ida
- partida
- partido
- volver
- ahí
- boleto
- como
- dar
- en
- girar
- mano
- manzana
- medio
- pasaje
- regreso
- revolcón
- ronda
- venida
- viaje
- voltear
English:
about
- about-face
- about-turn
- around
- back
- back off
- block
- change
- circuit
- corner
- cruise
- day
- dig around
- doorstep
- drive
- flash
- forbidding
- from
- gone
- grind
- gyrate
- intermission
- joyride
- keep
- kink
- lap
- navigate
- park
- post
- return
- return match
- return ticket
- roll over
- round
- run
- saddle
- somersault
- spin
- stroll
- swing
- turn
- turn about
- turn around
- turn over
- turn-up
- twirl
- twist
- wait about
- wait around
- walk around

* * *

vuelta nf

1. [giro] [hecho] turn;
[acción] turning;
dar una vuelta to turn round;

dar vueltas: la Tierra da vueltas sobre su eje the Earth spins on its axis;

la Luna da vueltas alrededor de la Tierra the Moon goes round the Earth;

dar vueltas en la cama to toss and turn in bed;

este autobús da mucha(s) vuelta(s) this bus goes all over the place;

la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;

dar una vuelta a algo, dar vueltas a algo [girándolo] to turn sth round;
[recorriéndolo] to go round sth;
le dio dos vueltas a la llave she turned the key twice;

dio una vuelta a la manzana/al mundo he went round the block/world;

dar la vuelta to turn back;

darse la vuelta, CSur [m5] darse vuelta [de pie] to turn round;
[tumbado] to turn over;
media vuelta Mil about-turn;
[en automóvil] U-turn;
dar media vuelta Mil to do an about-turn;
[en automóvil] to do a U-turn;
Comp

andar a vueltas con algo [gestionándolo] to be working on sth;
[insistiendo en ello] to go on about sth;
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buscarle las vueltas a alguien to look for a chance to catch sb out;

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Fam
dar la vuelta a la tortilla to turn the tables;

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Fam
darle cien o [m5] mil vueltas a alguien to run rings round sb, Br to knock spots off sb;

esta bici le da cien vueltas a la tuya this bike is miles better than yours;

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darle vueltas a algo [pensarlo mucho] to turn sth over in one's mind;

no le des más vueltas stop worrying about it, just forget about it;

no paro de darle vueltas I can't stop thinking about it;

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Fam
poner a alguien de vuelta y media [criticar] to call sb all the names under the sun;
[regañar] to give sb a good telling-off
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vuelta de campana:
dar una vuelta/dos vueltas de campana [vehículo] to turn over once/twice;
RP vuelta carnero somersault; Arg vuelta al mundo [noria] Br big wheel, US Ferris wheel
2. [parte opuesta] back, other side;

a la vuelta on the back, on the other side;

a la vuelta de la esquina round the corner;

a la vuelta de la página over the page;

el filete lo quiero vuelta y vuelta I'd like my steak very rare;

dar la vuelta a, CSur [m5] dar vuelta [colchón, tortilla, disco, naipe] to turn over;

dar (la) vuelta (a) la página to turn the page (over);

dar (la) vuelta (a) un jersey/calcetín [ponerlo del derecho] to turn a sweater/sock the right way out;
[ponerlo del revés] to turn a sweater/sock inside out;
dar (la) vuelta (a) un vaso [ponerlo boca arriba] to turn a glass the right way up;
[ponerlo boca abajo] to turn a glass upside down;
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no tiene vuelta de hoja there are no two ways about it;

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CSur
esto no tiene vuelta there's no getting away from it

3. [regreso] return;

la vuelta al trabajo/colegio siempre es dura it's never easy going back to work/school;

vuelta al colegio [como título, en letrero] back to school;

el vuelo de vuelta the return flight;

en el camino de vuelta on the way back;

de vuelta en el hotel, tomé un baño once I was back at the hotel, I had a bath;

estar de vuelta (de) to be back (from);

a la vuelta: pasaré a visitarte a la vuelta I'll visit you on the o my way back;

te veré a la vuelta I'll see you when I get back;

¡hasta la vuelta! see you when you get back!;

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estar de vuelta de algo to be blasé about sth;

estar de vuelta de todo to have seen it all before

4. [viaje de regreso] return journey;

¿para qué fecha tienes la vuelta? when are you coming back?;

no he cerrado la vuelta todavía I haven't booked the return journey yet [with open return ticket];

un billete de ida y vuelta Br a return (ticket), US a round-trip (ticket)

5. [fin]
a la vuelta de [tras] at the end of, after;

a la vuelta de unos años at the end of o after a few years;

a la vuelta de publicidad… [en televisión] after the break…

6. [devolución] return;

te lo presto, pero lo quiero de vuelta mañana I'll lend it to you, but I want it back tomorrow;
RP Fam
¿me prestás tu lapicera? – sí, pero tiene una vuelta can you lend me your pencil? – yes, but I'll be wanting it back;

a vuelta de correo Br by return of post, US by return mail

7. [paseo]
dar una vuelta [a pie] to go for a walk;
[en bicicleta, motocicleta] to go for a ride; [en automóvil] to go for a drive o spin;
dar vueltas [en automóvil] to drive round and round;

date una vuelta por aquí cuando quieras come round whenever you like;

el vigilante se dio una vuelta por la oficina the guard had a look round the office

8. [a circuito, estadio] lap;

deberán dar veinte vueltas al circuito they will have to run twenty laps

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vuelta de calentamiento [en automovilismo] warm-up lap;
vuelta de honor lap of honour;
Taurom vuelta al ruedo bullfighter's lap of honour
9. [carrera ciclista] vuelta ciclista tour;

la Vuelta (Ciclista) a España the Tour of Spain

10. [curva] bend;

la carretera da muchas vueltas the road twists and turns a great deal

11. [dinero sobrante] change;

quédese con la vuelta keep the change

12. [ronda] [de elecciones, competición deportiva] round;

la primera/segunda vuelta the first/second round

13. [cambio, avatar] change;

dar la o [m5] una vuelta to turn around completely;

las vueltas que da la vida how things change!

14. [de pantalón] Br turn-up, US cuff;
[de manga] cuff
15. [en labor de punto] row

16. RP
de vuelta [otra vez] again;

me lo preguntó de vuelta he asked me again

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vuelta

f

1 ( regreso) return;

a la vuelta on the way back;

estar de vuelta be back;

estar de vuelta de todo fam have seen it all before;

no tiene vuelta atrás there is no turning back

2 ( devolución)

:

me dio de vuelta tres dólares he gave me three dollars change

3 en carrera lap;

dar la vuelta a llave etc turn;

dar media vuelta turn round;

dar una vuelta de campana AUTO turn over;

dar vueltas go to and fro; ( girar) go around;

la cabeza me da vueltas my head is spinning;

dar vuelta a una idea turn an idea over in one’s mind;

dar una vuelta go for a walk;

dar cien vueltas a alguien fam be a hundred times better than s.o. fam ;

poner a alguien de vuelta y media fam give s.o. a dressing-down

4

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a la vuelta de la esquina fig just around the corner;

a la vuelta de pocos años a few years later;

buscarle las vueltas a alguien fam try to catch s.o. out;

no tiene vuelta de hoja there’s no doubt about it

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vuelta nf

1) giro: turn

se dio la vuelta: he turned around

2) revolución: circle, revolution

dio la vuelta al mundo: she went around the world

las ruedas daban vueltas: the wheels were spinning

3) : flip, turn

le dio la vuelta: she flipped it over

4) : bend, curve

a la vuelta de la esquina: around the corner

5) regreso: return

de ida y vuelta: round trip

a vuelta de correo: return mail

6) : round, lap (in sports or games)

7) paseo: walk, drive, ride

dio una vuelta: he went for a walk

8) dorso, revés: back, other side

a la vuelta: on the back

9) : cuff (of pants)

10)

darle vueltas : to think over

11)

estar de vuelta : to be back

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vuelta n

1. (regreso) return

un billete de ida y vuelta a return ticket

nos vemos a la vuelta I'll see you when we get back

la vuelta al cole back to school

la vuelta la haremos en tren we'll come back by train

2. (giro) turn

da una vuelta a la llave give the key one turn

3. (en una carrera) lap

faltan dos vueltas there are two laps to go

4. (cambio) change

quédese con la vuelta keep the change

a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner

dar vueltas (caminar mucho) to walk round and round (girar) to spin [pt. & pp. spun]

llevo una hora dando vueltas I've been walking round and round for an hour

la tierra da vueltas sobre su eje the earth spins on its axis

dar vueltas alrededor de algo to go around something

la Tierra da vueltas alrededor del Sol the Earth goes around the Sun

dar vueltas a algo to go over something / to think about something

he pasado el día dándole vueltas al problema I've spent all day thinking about the problem

dar una vuelta to go for a walk

dar una vuelta en coche to go for a drive

darse la vuelta to turn round

date la vuelta turn round dar la vuelta a algo tiene varias traducciones: fíjate en estos ejemplos

quieren dar la vuelta al mundo they want to go round the world

dio la vuelta a la carne she turned the meat over

dale la vuelta al calcetín turn your sock right side out

la vuelta a España the tour of Spain

vuelta ciclista cycle race / tour

Spanish-English dictionary > vuelta
7 mano

f.

1 hand.

a mano by hand; (sin máquina) to hand, handy (cerca)

hecho a mano handmade

¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy o to hand?

votación a mano alzada show of hands

a mano armada armed

dar o estrechar la mano a alguien to shake hands with somebody

darse o estrecharse la mano to shake hands

lavarse las manos to wash one's hands

¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!

2 forefoot (zoology) (en general).

3 coat.

4 pestle.

5 game (partida de naipes).

ser mano to (be the) lead

6 series (serie, tanda).

7 handball (sport) (falta).

8 coat of paint.

9 dealer, hand, lead.

10 buddy, pal.

m.

pal(informal). ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: manar.

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mano

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA hand

2 ZOOLOGÍA (de caballo) forefoot; (de gato, perro, etc) paw

3 (lado) side

■ el lavabo está a mano derecha the toilet is on the right

4 (de reloj) hand

5 (de pintura) coat

6 (de jabón) soaping

7 (habilidad) skill

■ tienes muy buena mano con los niños you're very good with children

8 (influencia) influence

9 (ayuda) hand

10 (de mortero) pestle

11 (de naipes - jugada, conjunto de cartas) hand; (- jugador) leader

■ en esta jugada soy mano yo it's my lead this time

12 DEPORTE (en futból) handball

► nombre femenino plural manos

1 (poder) hands sing, power sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a mano (escrito) handwritten, by hand 2 (hecho) handmade, by hand 3 (lavado) by hand 4 (cerca) to hand, handy, near

abrir la mano to become more flexible, become more lenient

a mano armada armed

a manos llenas generously

alzar/levantar la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody

bajo mano underhandedly

cogidos,-as de la mano hand-in-hand

con el corazón en la mano sincerely, with one's heart on one's sleeve

con las manos en la masa red-handed

con las manos vacías empty-handed

con una mano detrás y otra delante familiar without a penny to one's name

dar la mano a / tender la mano a (saludar) to shake hands with 2 (ayudar) to offer one's hand to

darse la mano (dos personas) to shake hands 2 (dos cosas) to be very similar

de primera mano (objeto) brand-new 2 (noticia) first-hand

dejar de la mano to abandon

echar mano de algo to resort to something, draw on something

echar una mano to give a hand, lend a hand

en buenas manos in good hands

estar en las manos de alguien to be in somebody's hands

hecho,-a a mano handmade

írsele la mano a alguien (no contenerse) to lose control 2 (exagerar) to go over the top

■ se le fue la mano al echarle sal al pescado he put too much salt on the fish

¡las manos quietas! familiar hands off!

lavarse las manos figurado to wash one's hands

llegar a las manos to come to blows

llevarse las manos a la cabeza to be horrified

mano sobre mano idle, twiddling one's thumbs

¡manos arriba! hands up!

meter la mano en algo to get involved in something, intervene in something

meter mano familiar (toquetear) to grope, touch up 2 (intervenir) to do something, take action

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand

ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand on somebody

poner la mano en el fuego por alguien to risk one's neck for somebody

poner manos a la obra to get down to work, get cracking

quedar algo muy a mano to be very near

ser la mano derecha de alguien to be somebody's right hand

ser mano de santo to work wonders

tener algo a mano to have something handy

tener buena mano para algo to have a knack for something, be a dab hand at something

tener buenas manos to be good with one's hands

tener la mano (muy) larga (para pegar) to be quick to lift a hand 2 (para robar) to be light-fingered, have sticky fingers

tener las manos limpias to be clean

tener mano de hierro to rule with an iron fist

tener mano izquierda to have a lot of tact

traerse algo entre manos to be planning something, be up to something

mano a mano (concurso) contest 2 (conversación) tête-a-tête

mano de cerdo pig's trotter

mano de obra labour

mano dura a firm hand

■ hay que tratarlos con mano dura you have to be firm with them

■ pidió mano dura con los gamberros he called for a firm hand to be taken with hooligans

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noun f.

1) hand

2) coat

•

- de primera mano
- mano de obra
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1. SUSTANTIVO FEMENINO
Para las expresiones manos arriba, al alcance de la mano, frotarse las manos, ver la otra entrada.
1) (Anat) hand

lo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself

el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air

• votar a mano [alzada] — to vote by a show of hands

• [dar] la mano a algn — [para saludar] to shake hands with sb; [para andar, apoyarse] to take sb by the hand

• [darse] la mano {o} las manos — to shake hands

• recibir algo [de] manos de algn — to receive sth from sb

• los dos iban [de la] mano — the two were walking hand-in-hand, the two were walking along holding hands

llevar a algn de la mano — to lead sb by the hand

• ¡manos a la [obra]! — [como orden] to work!; [para darse ánimo] let's get on with it!, (let's) get down to work!

• ¡las manos [quietas]! — hands off!, keep your hands to yourself!

• ¡[venga] esa mano! — shake!, put it there!
a mano (=sin máquina) by hand; (=cerca) handy, at hand; (=asequible) handy, to hand
cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers

escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)

escrito a mano — handwritten

bordado a mano — hand-embroidered

hecho a mano — handmade

¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?

la tienda me queda {o} me pilla * muy a mano — the shop is very handy for me, the shop is very close {o} nearby
en mano
a entregar en mano — to deliver by hand

se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand

carta en mano — letter delivered by hand

piso disponible, llave en mano — [para alquilar] flat available for immediate occupancy; [para comprar] flat available for immediate possession
estrechar 1., 3), levantar 1., 1), b), robo 1)
2)

- abrir la mano

- a mano airada

- bajo mano

- cargar la mano

en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school

no cargues la mano con las especias — don't put too much spice in

- coger a algn con las manos en la masa

- dar de mano

- le das la mano y se toma el codo

- dar una mano a algn

- de manos a boca

- estar con una mano adelante y otra atrás

- estar mano sobre mano

- echar mano a

- echar mano de

- echar una mano a algn

- ganar a algn por la mano

- llegar a las manos

- a manos llenas

mano a mano —

se bebieron la botella mano a mano — they drank the bottle between (the two of) them

- meter mano a algn

meter mano a algo —

hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption

tengo que meterle mano a las matemáticas — I need to get stuck into my maths *

- pasar la mano a algn

ponerle a algn la mano encima —

¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!

poner la mano en el fuego —

yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan

yo pondría la mano en el fuego por su inocencia — I'd stake my life on his being innocent

- ¡qué mano!

- sentar la mano a algn

- tener las manos largas

- tener las manos libres

traerse algo entre manos —

¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?

se trae entre manos varios asuntos a la vez — he's dealing with several matters at once

- untar la mano a algn

- con las manos vacías

se fue de las negociaciones con las manos vacías — he left the negotiations empty-handed

- vivir de la mano a la boca

mano derecha — right-hand man

Pedro es mi mano derecha — Pedro is my right-hand man

mano de santo — sure remedy

fue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered

mano dura — harsh treatment; (Pol) firm hand

manos de mantequilla — butterfingers

3) (=posesión) hand

• [cambiar] de manos — to change hands

la casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners

• de [primera] mano — (at) first-hand

conocemos la noticia de primera mano — we got the news first-hand

se ha comprado un coche de primera mano — he has bought a (brand) new car

• de [segunda] mano — second-hand

ropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes

4) (=control)

está en tus manos — it's up to you

ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power

• [de buena] mano — on good authority

• [en buenas] manos — in good hands
a manos de at the hands of
murió a manos de los mafiosos — he died at the hands of the mafia

la carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss
en manos de in the hands of
hemos puesto el asunto en manos del abogado — we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyer

me pongo en tus manos — I place myself entirely in your hands

el armamento cayó en manos de los traficantes — the weapons fell into the hands of arms dealers

írsele a algn la mano con algo —

se te ha ido la mano con la sal — you overdid it with the salt

írsele algo de las manos a algn —

el asunto se le fue de las manos — he lost all control of the affair

- dejado de la mano de Dios

- tomarse la justicia por su mano

5) (=habilidad)

¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!

• tener [buena] mano, tiene buena mano para aparcar — she's good at parking

tener buena mano para la cocina — to be a good cook

tiene buena mano con los niños — she's good with children

tener (buena) mano para las plantas — to have green fingers

• tener [mala] mano — to be clumsy, be awkward

mano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals

6) (=lado) side

a mano derecha — on the right-hand side

a mano izquierda — on the left-hand side

7) (=trabajadores)
pl manos hands, workers
contratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers

mano de obra — labour, labor (EEUU), manpower

mano de obra directa — direct labour

mano de obra especializada — skilled labour

8) (Dep) handling, handball

¡mano! — handball!

9) (Zool) [de mono] hand; [de perro, gato, oso, león] front paw; [de caballo] forefoot, front hoof; [de ave] foot; (=trompa) trunk

manos de cerdo — (Culin) pig's trotters

10) (=instrumento) [de reloj] hand

mano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle

11) (=capa) [de pintura] coat; [de jabón] wash, soaping

dar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping

12) (Juegos, Naipes) (=partida) round, game; (=conjunto de cartas) hand

echar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus

ser {o} tener la mano — to lead

soy mano — it's my lead

13) (=lote) lot, series; And, CAm, Cono Sur, Méx group of things of the same kind ; LAm [de plátanos] bunch, hand

le dio una mano de bofetadas — he punched him several times

una mano de papel — a quire of paper ( 24 or 25 sheets)

14) (Mús) scale

15) LAm (=desgracia) misfortune, mishap; (=suceso imprevisto) unexpected event

16) LAm (=suerte)

¡qué mano! — what a stroke of luck!

17) LAm (Aut) direction

mano única — one-way street

2.

SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

mano a mano, hubo un mano a mano entre los dos políticos en el parlamento — the two politicians slogged it out between them in parliament

la corrida será un mano a mano entre los dos toreros — the bullfight will be a two-way contest with the two bullfighters
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SM Méx [en conversación] mate *, pal *

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femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

en su mano — (Corresp) by hand

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto — he came out with his hands in the air o up

manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot

2) (control, posesión) gen

manos — hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

3) ( en fútbol) handball

4) ( del mortero) pestle

5)

a) ( de papel) quire

b) ( de plátanos) hand

6) (de pintura, barniz) coat

7) (Jueg)

a) (vuelta, juego) hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

b) ( conjunto de cartas) hand

c) ( jugador)

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

tener la mano — (Andes) to lead

ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)

8) (en locs)

a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand

a mano — (AmL) ( en paz) all square, quits

a la mano — (AmL) close at hand

de mano — hand (before n)

en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand

llave en mano — immediate possession

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)

a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand

a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly

pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage

bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)

caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)

cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name

dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something

darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth

- mano a mano

- mano de cerdo

- mano de obra

- mano derecha

- mano dura or de hierro

Sentido II

9)

a) ( lado) side

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right

b) (Auto) side of the road

Sentido III

10) manos masculino plural ( obreros) hands (pl)
II
- na masculino, femenino (AmL exc CS fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *
I
femenino

Sentido I

1)

a) (Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

en su mano — (Corresp) by hand

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto — he came out with his hands in the air o up

manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot

2) (control, posesión) gen

manos — hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

3) ( en fútbol) handball

4) ( del mortero) pestle

5)

a) ( de papel) quire

b) ( de plátanos) hand

6) (de pintura, barniz) coat

7) (Jueg)

a) (vuelta, juego) hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

b) ( conjunto de cartas) hand

c) ( jugador)

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

tener la mano — (Andes) to lead

ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)

8) (en locs)

a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand

a mano — (AmL) ( en paz) all square, quits

a la mano — (AmL) close at hand

de mano — hand (before n)

en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand

llave en mano — immediate possession

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)

a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand

a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly

pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage

bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)

caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)

cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name

dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something

darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth

- mano a mano

- mano de cerdo

- mano de obra

- mano derecha

- mano dura or de hierro

Sentido II

9)

a) ( lado) side

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right

b) (Auto) side of the road

Sentido III

10) manos masculino plural ( obreros) hands (pl)
II
- na masculino, femenino (AmL exc CS fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

* * *

mano¹

¹ = hand.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

* accionado a mano = hand-powered.

* agresión a mano armada = armed assault.

* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* alargar la mano = reach out.

* alargar la mano para coger = reach for.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* apretón de manos = handshake.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* asalto a mano armada = armed robbery, armed assault, heist.

* asignado a mano = manually assigned.

* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.

* atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.

* batidora de mano = food mincer.

* bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.

* bomba de mano = hand pump.

* borrador escrito a mano = manuscript draft.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambio de manos = change of hands.

* carretilla de mano = pushcart.

* coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.

* codificar a mano = hand-code.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* cogido a mano = hand-picked.

* confeccionar a mano = handcraft.

* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].

* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.

* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.

* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.

* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.

* corregir a mano = hand-correct.

* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.

* crema de manos = hand cream.

* crema limpiadora de manos = handcleaner.

* croché a mano = hand crochet.

* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.

* cultivado a mano = hand-reared.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.

* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* de mano = hand-held [handheld].

* de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.

* de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].

* despedir mano de obra = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* de tercera mano = third-hand.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.

* en mano = in hand.

* en manos de = in the hands of.

* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

* en manos del enemigo = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.

* en manos enemigas = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.

* en + Posesivo + manos = at + Posesivo + hands.

* entre manos = at hand, in hand.

* equipaje de mano = carry-on luggage, cabin baggage, cabin luggage.

* escalera de mano = stepladder.

* escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.

* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* escribir a mano = handletter.

* escrito a mano = handwritten [hand-written], in black and white, in handwriting, longhand [long-hand].

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.

* extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* fabricado a mano = hand-made.

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* freno de mano = hand brake [handbrake].

* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganchillo a mano = hand crochet.

* golpeo a mano = hand-beating.

* granada de mano = hand grenade.

* hacer a mano = handcraft.

* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.

* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.

* hilado a mano = handspinning.

* impulsado a mano = hand-powered.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand, get out of + hand.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* juego de manos = sleight-of-hand.

* juegos de manos = fingergame.

* labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.

* labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.

* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.

* mano de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.

* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.

* mano de obra infantil = child labour.

* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.

* mano derecha = right hand.

* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.

* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.

* mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.

* mano negra = schemer.

* manos libres = free hand, hands-free.

* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.

* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.

* meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.

* meter mano = grope.

* meterse mano = pet.

* moder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.

* palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.

* papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.

* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.

* pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.

* pintado a mano = hand-painted.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* realizado a mano = hand-made.

* recogido a mano = hand-picked.

* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.

* repartir a manos llenas = dish out.

* retorcerse las manos = wring + Posesivo + hands.

* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.

* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.

* sierra de mano = handsaw.

* sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system, turnkey software system.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* tallado a mano = hand-carved.

* tener algo a mano = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener a mano = have at + Posesivo + touch, have + on call, have + to hand, keep within + reach, be to hand.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb.

* tener entre manos = be up to.

* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.

* vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

mano²

² = coat.

Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.

* mano de pintura = paint job, lick of paint, coat of paint.

mano³

³ = quire.

Nota: Unidad de venta del papel compuesta de 25 pliegos o la vigésima parte de una resma.

Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

* mano de papel = quire.

* * *

mano¹

feminine

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

Sentido I

A

1 Anatomía

2 Zoología: de un oso, perro

B indicando posesión, control

C en fútbol

D del mortero

E

1 de papel

2 de plátanos

F de pintura, cera, barniz

G

1 vuelta, juego

2 conjunto de cartas

3 jugador

H

Compuestos:

mano de cerdo

mano de hierro

mano de obra

mano de obra asalariada

mano derecha

mano dura

mano izquierda

mano negra

mano santa

manos muertas

Sentido II

1 lado

2 Automovilismo

Sentido III obreros

Sentido I

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) hand

tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty

no tengo más que dos manos I only have one pair of hands

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to her

con las dos manos with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos give it to him in person

[ S ] en su mano ( Corresp) by hand

levanten la mano los que estén de acuerdo all those in favor raise their hands o please show ( frml)

los que hayan terminado que levanten la mano put your hand up if you've finished

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos I did it myself, with my own two hands

salió con las manos en alto he came out with his hands in the air o up

¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!

habla con las manos she talks with her hands

con la mano en el corazón hand on heart

se nota la mano de una mujer you can see the feminine touch

¡las manos quietas! keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey she received the prize from the King himself

darle la mano a algn (para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita hold my hand

le estreché la mano I shook hands with him, I shook his hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano he held out his hand to me

hacerse las manos to have a manicure

me leyó las manos she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos they played the piece as a duet

2 ( Zool) (de un oso, perro) paw; (de un mono) hand; ( Equ) forefoot, front foot

el perro se puso de manos the dog stood on its hind legs

B (posesión) gen

manos hands (pl)

ha cambiado de manos varias veces it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo it fell into enemy hands o into the hands of the enemy

nueve de estas ciudades están en manos de los socialistas nine of these cities are held by the socialists

el asunto está en manos de mis abogados the matter is in the hands of my lawyers

el negocio está en buenas manos the business is in good hands

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or ( RPl) de mi mano I will do everything in my power

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos my message never reached him

la muerte de José Ruiz a manos de la policía secreta the death of José Ruiz at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos the situation is getting out of hand

¡qué oportunidad se nos ha ido de las manos! what an opportunity we let slip through our fingers!

C (en fútbol) handball

D (del mortero) pestle

E

1 (de papel) quire

2 (de plátanos) hand

F (de pintura, cera, barniz) coat

G ( Jueg)

1 (vuelta, juego) hand

no gané ni una mano I didn't win a single hand

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? how about a game of dominoes?

2 (conjunto de cartas) hand

me ha tocado una mano muy mala I've got a very bad hand o very bad cards

3

(jugador): soy/eres mano it's my/your lead

tener la mano ( Col); to lead

ganarle por la manoor (CS) de or la mano a algn ( fam): César me ganó por la mano César just beat me to it ( colloq)

H ( en locs):

a mano (no a máquina) by hand; (cerca) to hand

hecho a mano handmade

pintado a mano hand-painted

escrito a mano handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano a handwoven tapestry

zapatos cosidos a mano hand-stitched shoes

tuve que batir las claras a mano I had to beat the egg whites by hand

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary handy o by me o ( BrE) to hand

a mano ( AmL) (en paz) all square, quits

a la mano ( AmL); close at hand

de mano hand ( before n)

en mano ‹lápiz/copa› in hand

cayó fusil en mano he fell gun in hand

[ S ] llave en mano immediate possession

doblar

agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS fam); to get the hang of sth ( colloq)

a mano alzada ‹votación› by a show of hands;

‹dibujo› freehand; ‹dibujar› freehand

a manos llenas ‹dar› generously;

‹gastar› lavishly

aspirar a/pedir/conceder la mano de algn to aspire to/ask for/give sb's hand in marriage

le concedió la mano de su hija en matrimonio he gave him his daughter's hand in marriage

bajo mano on the quiet, on the sly ( colloq)

caérsele la mano a algn ( Méx fam pey); to be a fairy ( colloq pej)

cargar la mano ( fam): si cargas la mano se corre la tinta if you press too hard the ink runs

no cargues la mano con la sal don't overdo the salt, go easy on the salt

me cargó la mano en el precio she overcharged me

le están cargando la mano en el trabajo they are asking too much of her o putting too much pressure on her at work

desde que me cargó la mano no le he vuelto a hablar I haven't spoken to him since he hit me

con las manos vacías (sin regalos) empty-handed; (sin éxito) empty-handed

con una mano atrás y otra delante without a penny to one's name

correrle mano a algn ( Chi vulg); to touch o feel sb up ( colloq)

dar la mano derecha por algo to give one's right arm for sth

darse la mano (para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

el cristianismo y el paganismo se dan la mano en estos ritos Christianity and paganism come together in these rites

dejado de la mano de Dios godforsaken

la miseria de aquellas tierras dejadas de la mano de Dios the poverty of that godforsaken o desolate region

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios he felt utterly forlorn

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand, she took my hand

iban (cogidos) de la mano they walked hand in hand

de la mano de Mao under Mao's leadership

de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly

de primera mano (at) first hand

de segunda mano ‹ropa› secondhand;

‹coche› used, secondhand; ‹información› secondhand

echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand

echarle mano a algn ( fam); to lay o get one's hands on sb ( colloq)

echar mano a algo ( fam); to grab sth

echar mano de algo: tuvimos que echar mano de nuestros ahorros we had to dip into our savings

la gente de quien podía echar mano the people I could turn to for help

echarse/darse una mano de gato (CS fam); to retouch one's makeup o ( colloq) face

echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza (literal) to put one's hands on one's head; (horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror

embarrar la mano a algn ( Méx fam) (sobornar con dinero) to grease sb's palm ( colloq)

ensuciarse las manos (literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands

estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas (literal) to have one's hands tied

(no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied

estar/quedar a mano ( fam AmL); to be even o quits ( colloq)

frotarse las manos (literal) to rub one's hands together; (regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee

írsele or ( Chi) pasársele la mano a algn: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in

le cobré $1.000 — se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 — that was a bit steep, wasn't it? ( colloq)

se te fue la mano, no deberías haberle contestado así you went too far o ( colloq) a bit over the top, you shouldn't have answered her back like that

jugar a lo que hace la mano, hace la tras ( Méx); to play follow-the-leader

lavarse las manos (literal) to wash one's hands

yo me lavo las manos de todo este asunto I wash my hands of the whole affair

les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile

levantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sb

llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows

mano a mano: nos comimos cuatro raciones de setas, mano a mano we polished off four dishes of mushrooms, just the two of us o between the two of us

(ver tb mano a mano m)

meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till, put one's hand in the till ( BrE)

meterle mano a algn ( fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel sb up ( colloq); (por un delito) to collar sb ( colloq)

meterle mano a algo ( fam); to get to work on sth

poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por algn to stick one's neck out for sb, put one's head on the block for sb

ponerle la mano encima a algn to lay a hand o finger on sb

poner manos a la obra to get down to work

¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!

por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands

quitarle algo de las manos a algn: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands

tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes ( colloq)

saber algn dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about

ser mano ancha ( Arg); to be generous

ser mano de santo to work wonders

ser mano larga (para pegar) to be free with one's hands; (para robar) to be light-fingered

tenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) hand

tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on sth

tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas ( fam) (para pegar) to be free with one's hands; (para robar) to be light-fingered

tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed

tener mano de seda to have a light touch

tener mano para algo to be good at sth

tiene mano para la cocina/el dibujo he's very good at cooking/drawing

traerse algo entre manos: los niños están muy callados, algo se traen entre manos the children are very quiet, they must be up to something ( colloq)

untarle la mano a algn ( fam); to grease somebody's palm ( colloq)

muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato too many cooks spoil the broth

Compuestos:

● mano a mano

masculine ( Taur) bullfight with two bullfighters instead of three

en un mano a mano se terminaron una botella de ginebra ( fam); between the two of them they got through a bottle of gin

jugamos un mano a mano y gané yo it was him against me and I won

el debate se convirtió en un mano a mano entre los dos líderes the debate turned into a contest between the two leaders

ver tb mano a mano

● mano de cerdo

pig's foot ( AmE), pig's trotter ( BrE)

● mano de hierro

mano dura

● mano de obra

labor*

● mano de obra asalariada

wage labor, wage labour ( BrE)

● mano derecha

right-hand man/woman

● mano dura

firm hand

hay que tener mano dura con ellos you have to be firm with them

● mano izquierda

tiene mucha mano izquierda con sus hijos he knows how to handle his children

● mano negra

( Méx fam): no vale mano negra you're not allowed to help him ( o tell him the answer etc)

en esa quiebra hubo mano negra there was something fishy about the way that company went bankrupt ( colloq)

● mano santa

( Méx fam) child (or other neutral person) who draws the numbers in a lottery

● manos muertas

fpl:

tierras en manos muertas lands held in mortmain

Sentido II

1 (lado) side

¿queda de esta mano o tengo que cruzar? is it on this side of the street or do I have to cross?

tome la segunda calle a mano derecha take the second street on the right

la casa queda a mano derecha the house is on the right o on the right-hand side

2 ( Auto):

yo iba por mi mano I was on my side of the road, I was on the right side of the road

Sentido III manos mpl (obreros) hands (pl)

mano² -na

masculine, feminine

( AmL exc CS fam) (apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

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Del verbo manar: ( conjugate manar)

mano es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

manó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
manar
mano
manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
mano 1 sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) hand;

◊ tengo las manos sucias my hands are dirty;

levantar la mano to raise one's hands, put one's hand up;
¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;
con la mano en el corazón hand on heart;
le hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to her;
su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed around;
darle la mano a algn ( para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand;

(para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's hand;
◊ dame la mano hold my hand;

me tendió la mano he held out his hand to me;
me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand;
ir (tomados) de la mano to walk hand in hand;
mano de obra labor
b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw;

( de mono) hand;
(Equ) forefoot, front foot
2 (control, posesión) gen
◊ manos hands (pl);

ha cambiado de manos it has changed hands;
cayó en manos del enemigo it fell into the hands of the enemy;
haré todo lo que esté en mis manos I will do everything in my power;
la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos we let the opportunity slip through our fingers;
se tomó la justicia por su propia mano he took the law into his own hands
3 ( en fútbol) handball
4 ( del mortero) pestle
5 (de pintura, barniz) coat
6 (Jueg) (vuelta, juego) hand;
( conjunto de cartas) hand;
( jugador):
◊ soy/eres mano it's my/your lead

7 ( en locs)
◊ a mano ( no a máquina) by hand;

hecho a mano handmade;
escrito a mano handwritten;
tejido a mano handwoven;
las tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near;
siempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary by me;
a la mano (AmL) close at hand;
de mano hand ( before n);
en mano ‹lápiz/copa› in hand;
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed;
agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS fam) to get the hang of sth (colloq);
bajo mano on the quiet, on the sly (colloq);
con las manos vacías empty-handed;
darse la mano ( para saludar) to shake hands;

(para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands;
◊ de segunda mano secondhand;

echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand;
echar mano a algo (fam) to grab sth;
estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq);
lavarse las manos to wash one's hands;
levantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sb;
llegar or pasar a las manos to come to blows;
pedir la mano de algn to ask for sb's hand in marriage;
ser la mano derecha de algn to be sb's right-hand man/woman;
tenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) hand;
tener mano dura to have a firm hand;
tener mano para algo to be good at sth;
traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth (colloq)
8
a) ( lado) side;

◊ queda de esta mano it's on this side of the street;

a mano derecha on the right
b) (Auto) side of the road

mano 2
◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL fam) ( apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
mano sustantivo femenino
1 hand
(de animal) forefoot
(de perro, gato) paw
(de cerdo) trotter
2 (autoría, estilo) influence: se ve su mano en el asunto, he obviously has a hand in this business
3 (maña) skill: tiene mucha mano con los niños, he's very good with children
4 (capa) coat
dos manos de pintura, two coats of paint
5 (lado) a mano derecha/izquierda, on the right/left (hand side)
6 (poder) (usu pl) hand: dejo todo en tus manos, I leave everything in your hands
está en su mano, it's in his power
7 (del almirez) pestle
8 mano de obra, labour (force)
♦ Locuciones: a mano, (sin máquina) by hand
(asequible) at hand
a mano alzada, by a show of hands
a mano armada, armed
de mano, hand: bolso de mano, hand luggage
de primera mano, fist-hand
de segunda mano, second-hand
echar una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
estrechar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
¡manos a la obra!, shoulders to the wheel!
¡manos arriba!, hands up!
meter mano, (a un problema) to tackle
vulgar to touch up
pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa, to catch sb red-handed

' mano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alzada
- alzado
- anda
- antes
- armada
- armado
- artesanía
- atraco
- azotar
- azote
- barrena
- caligrafía
- canto
- chocar
- cogerse
- cuenco
- dar
- dedo
- dejada
- dejado
- derecha
- echar
- esconder
- escrita
- escrito
- estrechar
- estrecharse
- extender
- fastidiarse
- freno
- fuego
- holgazanear
- imputar
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- justicia
- levantar
- literalmente
- manca
- mancha
- manco
- motricidad
- ortopédica
- ortopédico
- palma
- pañuelo
- peldaño
- picar
- proyectar
English:
add on
- armed robbery
- back
- bird
- bite
- blow-dry
- brake
- brush
- by
- cart
- catapult
- chronic
- circle
- clammy
- coat
- colour
- dip
- dip into
- extend
- finger
- first-hand
- fit into
- gash
- give
- godforsaken
- govern
- grip
- grope
- guitar
- hand
- hand-held
- hand-luggage
- handbrake
- handmade
- handwritten
- handy
- hankie
- hanky
- have
- heavy-handed
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- hold up
- impression
- imprint
- inch
- join
- jumble
- junk shop

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mano¹

♦ nf

1. [de persona] hand;

dar o [m5] estrechar la mano a alguien to shake hands with sb;

darse o [m5] estrecharse la mano to shake hands;

le dije adiós con la mano I waved goodbye to him;

bolso de mano Br handbag, US purse;

equipaje de mano hand luggage;

paseaban de la mano they were walking along hand in hand;

ir de la mano [asuntos, problemas] to go hand in hand;

de mano en mano: la foto fue o [m5] pasó de mano en mano the photo was passed around;

entregar algo a alguien en mano to deliver sth to sb in person;

frotarse las manos [por frío, entumecimiento] to rub one's hands (together);
[regocijarse] to rub one's hands (with glee);
hecho a mano handmade;

lo tuve que hacer a mano I had to do it by hand;

lavarse las manos [literalmente] to wash one's hands;

¡yo me lavo las manos! [me desentiendo] I wash my hands of it!;

leerle la mano a alguien to read sb's palm;

¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;

¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!;

pedir la mano de una mujer to ask for a woman's hand (in marriage);

robo a mano armada armed robbery;

votación a mano alzada show of hands

Comp
mano derecha [persona] right-hand man/woman;
ser la mano derecha de alguien to be sb's right-hand man/woman;
Der manos muertas mortmain
2. [de animal] forefoot;
[de perro, gato] (front) paw; [de cerdo] (front) trotter
3. [de pintura, barniz] coat;

dar una mano de pintura a algo to give sth a coat o lick of paint

4. [de mortero] pestle

5. [de naipes] [partida] game;
[ronda] hand;
eres mano it's your lead

6. [en deportes] [falta] handball;

el árbitro pitó mano the referee blew for handball

7. [deporte] pelota [played with hand rather than with hand-held basket]

8. [serie, tanda] series

9. [lado]
a mano derecha/izquierda (de) on the right/left (of);

gire a mano derecha turn right

10. Andes, CAm, Méx [objetos] = group of four or five objects

11. Am [de plátanos] bunch

12. CAm, Chile, Méx [accidente] mishap, accident

13. RP [dirección] direction [of traffic];

calle de una/doble mano one-/two-way street

14. [influencia] influence;

tener mano con alguien to have influence with sb

15. [intervención] hand;

la mano de la CIA está detrás de todo esto you can see the hand of the CIA in this affair

Comp
mano negra hidden hand;
mano oculta hidden hand

16. [habilidad]
tener buena mano para algo to have a knack for sth;

¡que mano tienes para las plantas! you've really got Br green fingers o US a green thumb!

Comp
mano izquierda:
tener mano izquierda con algo/alguien to know how to deal with sth/sb

17. [poder, posesión]
a manos de at the hands of;

de manos de alguien: recibió la medalla de manos del ministro he received the medal from the minister himself;

cambiar de manos to change hands;

en manos de: caer en manos de alguien to fall into sb's hands;

dejar algo en manos de alguien to leave sth in sb's hands;

estar en manos de alguien to be in sb's hands;

estar en buenas manos to be in good hands;

haré lo que esté en mi mano I'll do everything within my power;

ponerse en manos de alguien to put oneself in sb's hands;

de primera mano [vehículo] brand new;
[noticias] first-hand;
de segunda mano second-hand

18.
manos [ayudantes] helpers;

nos van a hacer falta varias manos para mover el piano we're going to need several people to move the piano

19. Comp

abrir la mano to be more lenient;

alzar la mano contra alguien to raise one's hand to sb;
CSur
agarrar la mano a algo to get the hang of sth;

bajo mano secretly;

de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly;

cargar la mano to go over the top;
RP Fam
con una mano en la cintura: esto lo hago con una mano en la cintura I can do this with my hands tied behind my back;

con la mano en el corazón: te lo digo con la mano en el corazón I'm being perfectly honest with you;
Fam
con una mano delante y otra detrás: está en la ruina, con una mano delante y otra detrás he hasn't got a penny to his name;

estar dejado de la mano de Dios [lugar] to be godforsaken;
[persona] to be a total failure;
echar mano a algo: echó mano al bolso y se marchó she took her bag and left;

echar mano de algo [recurrir a] to make use of sth, to resort to sth;

echar mano de alguien [recurrir a] to turn to sb;

echar una mano a alguien to give sb a hand;

ensuciarse las manos to get one's hands dirty;

escaparse o [m5]irse de las manos: se me escapó o [m5] fue de las manos una oportunidad excelente an excellent chance slipped through my hands;

este proyecto se nos ha escapado o [m5] ido de las manos this project has got out of hand;

ganar por la mano o RP [m5] de mano a alguien to beat sb to it;

írsele la mano a alguien: se le fue la mano [perdió el control] she lost control;
[exageró] she went too far;
se me fue la mano con la sal I overdid the salt;

levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to sb;

llegar a las manos (por algo) to come to blows (over sth);

a manos llenas generously;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza [gesticular] to throw one's hands in the air (in horror);
[indignarse, horrorizarse] to be horrified;
con mano dura o [m5] de hierro with a firm hand;
Fam
mano a mano: se bebieron la botella mano a mano they drank the bottle between the two of them;

estar mano sobre mano to be sitting around doing nothing;
Esp
coger o Am [m5] agarrar a alguien con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed o in the act;
Fam
meter mano a alguien [investigar] to get onto sb;
[sobar sin consentimiento] to grope sb; [sobar con consentimiento] to pet sb; Fam
meter mano a algo to tackle sth;

meter la mano en algo [intervenir] to poke one's nose into sth, to meddle in sth;
RP Fam
meter la mano en el tarro o [m5] la lata to dip one's fingers in the till;

ponerle la mano encima a alguien: ¡como te ponga la mano encima…! if I lay o get my hands on you…!;

¡no me pongas las manos encima! don't you touch me o lay a finger on me!;

poner la mano en el fuego: creo que es así, pero no pondría la mano en el fuego I think that's the case, but I couldn't vouch for it;
Fam
ser mano de santo to work wonders;

tender una mano a alguien to give/offer sb one's hand;
Fam Hum
tener manos de árbol to be ham-fisted o ham-handed;

tengo las manos atadas my hands are tied;

tener las manos muy largas [aficionado a pegar] to be fond of a fight;
[aficionado a robar] to be light-fingered;
tener manos libres para hacer algo to have a free rein to do sth;

tengo las manos limpias my hands are clean;

tener manos de mantequilla to be butter-fingered;

traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth;

untarle la mano a alguien to grease sb's palm;

con las manos vacías empty-handed

Comp
mano de obra [trabajadores] labour, workers; [trabajo manual] labour;
la mano de obra barata atrae a los inversores investors are attracted by the cheap labour costs;

mano de obra cualificada skilled labour o workers;

mano de obra especializada skilled labour o workers;

mano de obra semicualificada semi-skilled labour o workers

♦ nmf

Comp
RP Fam
ser un mano abierta to be open-handed;

es un mano larga [toquetón] he's always poking around where he shouldn't;
[con las mujeres] he has wandering-hand trouble
♦ a mano loc adv

1. [cerca] at o to hand, handy;

¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy?;

el supermercado está o [m5] queda muy a mano the supermarket is very close by;

mi casa es muy a mano de todo my house is very handy for everything

2. Am [en paz]
estar o [m5] quedar a mano to be quits o all square

♦ mano a mano nm

un mano a mano entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head between the two candidates

♦ manos libres nm inv
[teléfono] hands free set
mano² nm
Am salvo RP Fam pal, Br mate, US buddy
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mano

I f

1 ANAT hand; de animal paw;

(dispositivo) manos libres TELEC hands-free (kit);

¡manos arriba! hands up!;

lo hicieron mano a mano they did it between them;

un mano a mano a contest;

de mano en mano from hand to hand;

a cuatro manos MÚS for four hands;

a mano derecha/izquierda on the right/ lefthand side;

a manos llenas fig generously;

con las manos vacías fig empty-handed;

ser mano de santo work wonders;

bajo mano on the quiet;

de segunda mano second-hand;

de primera mano first-hand;

ser la mano derecha de alguien fig be s.o.’s right hand;

tener mucha mano izquierda be very skillful o Br skilful;

atar las manos a alguien fig tie s.o.’s hands;

dejado de la mano de Dios fig godforsaken;

echar mano a fam grab;

echar mano de fig use, make use of;

echar una mano a alguien give s.o. a hand;

estar a manos L.Am. fam be even, be quits;

hecho a mano hand-made;

llegar o

venir a las manos come to blows;

pedir la mano de alguien ask for s.o.’s hand in marriage;

poner la mano en el fuego fig swear to it;

poner manos a la obra get down to work;

se le fue la mano con fig he overdid it with;

tender la mano a alguien fig hold out a helping hand to s.o.;

tener a mano have to hand;

tener buena/mala mano para (hacer) algo be good/bad at (doing) sth;

con mano dura o

de hierro with a firm hand o with an iron fist;

estar en buenas manos be in good hands;

lo dejo en sus manos I’ll leave it in your hands;

traerse algo entre manos be plotting sth;

alzar o

levantar la mano contra o

a alguien raise one’s hand to s.o.;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw up one’s hands (in horror);

andar cogidos de la mano walk hand in hand;

tomar a alguien de la mano take s.o. by the hand, take s.o.’s hand;

meter mano a alguien fam feel s.o. up fam, grope s.o. fam ;

dar la última mano a algo finish sth off

II m Méx fam

pal fam, buddy fam

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mano nf

1) : hand

2) : coat (of paint or varnish)

3)

a mano : by hand

4)

a mano or

a la mano : handy, at hand, nearby

5)

darse la mano : to shake hands

6)

de la mano : hand in hand

la política y la economía van de la mano: politics and economics go hand in hand

7)

de primera mano : firsthand, at firsthand

8)

de segunda mano : secondhand

ropa de segunda mano: secondhand clothing

9)

mano a mano : one-on-one

10)

mano de obra : labor, manpower

11)

mano de mortero : pestle

12)

echar una mano : to lend a hand

13)

mano negra Mex fam : shady dealings pl

mano, -na n, Mex fam : buddy, pal

¡oye, mano!: hey man!

* * *

mano n

1. (en general) hand

dame la mano hold my hand

lávate las manos wash your hands

2. (de pintura) coat

a mano (cerca) to hand (manualmente) by hand

a mano derecha / a mano izquierda on the right / on the left

cogidos de la mano hand in hand

darse la mano to shake hands [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

de segunda mano second hand

echar una mano to lend a hand [pt. & pp. lent]

mano de obra labour

Spanish-English dictionary > mano
8 subir

v.

1 to go/come up (ascender) (calle, escaleras).

subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs

2 to lift up (poner arriba).

ayúdame a subir la caja help me get the box up; (a lo alto) help me carry the box upstairs (al piso de arriba)

3 to put up, to increase (increase) (precio, peso).

La empresa sube los precios The company increases the prices.

Me subió la calentura My fever increased.

4 to raise (alzar) (mano, bandera, voz).

El chico sube la cama The boy raises the bed.

5 to raise the pitch of (Music).

6 to go up, to rise (increase) (precio, temperatura).

subir de categoría to improve; (mejorar) to be promoted (ser ascendido)

El elevador sube The elevator climbs.

7 to get on (montar) (en avión, barco).

sube al coche get into the car

8 to rise (cooking) (crecer).

9 to walk up, to climb.

Ella subió el sendero She walked up the path.

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subir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir hacia arriba - gen) to go up, come up; (- avión) to climb

2 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in; (autobús, avión, barco, tren) to get on, get onto

■ ¡venga, sube! go on, get in!

3 (montar - bicicleta) to get on; (- caballo) to get on, mount

4 (a un árbol) to climb up

5 figurado (elevarse, aumentar) to rise

6 figurado (categoría, puesto) to be promoted

7 figurado (cuenta) to come (a, to)

■ la deuda sube a dos mil euros the debt comes to two thoudsand euros

► verbo transitivo

1 (escaleras, calle) to go up, climb; (montaña) to climb

2 (mover arriba) to carry up, take up, bring up; (poner arriba) to put upstairs

■ súbelo arriba take it upstairs

3 (cabeza etc) to lift, raise

4 (pared) to raise

5 COSTURA to take up

■ subir un dobladillo to take up a hem

6 figurado (precio, salario, etc) to raise, put up

7 figurado (subir el volumen - voz) to raise; (- aparato) to turn up

8 figurado (color) to strengthen

► verbo pronominal subirse

1 (piso, escalera) to go up

2 (árbol, muro, etc) to climb up (a, -)

3 (en un vehículo - coche) to get in (a, -); (autobús) to get on (a, -); (avión, barco, tren) to get on (a, -), get onto (a,-)

■ ¡súbete, súbete al coche! get in, get into the car!

4 (en animales, bicicleta) to get on (a, -), mount

5 (ropa, calcetines) to pull up; (cremallera) to do up, zip up; (mangas) to roll up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

subir a bordo to get on board

subir al trono figurado to ascend to the throne

subir como la espuma familiar to spread like wildfire

subirse por las paredes figurado to hit the roof

subírsele a uno los humos a la cabeza figurado to become conceited

subírsele algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

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verb

1) to increase, rise

2) raise

3) climb

•

- subir a

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ pierna, brazo, objeto] to lift, lift up, raise; [+ calcetines, pantalones, persianas] to pull up

sube los brazos — lift your arms (up), raise your arms

2) (=poner arriba) [llevando] to take up; [trayendo] to bring up

¿me puedes ayudar a subir las maletas? — can you help me to take up the cases?

voy a subir esta caja arriba — I'll take this box upstairs

¿puedes subir ese cuadro de abajo? — could you bring that picture up from down there?

lo subieron al portaequipajes — they put it up on the rack

lo subimos a un taxi — we put him in a taxi

3) (=ascender) [+ calle, cuesta, escalera, montaña] (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up

subió las escaleras de dos en dos — she went up the stairs two at a time

tenía problemas para subir las escaleras — he had difficulty getting up o climbing the stairs

4) (=aumentar) [+ precio, salario] to put up, raise, increase; [+ artículo en venta] to put up the price of

los taxistas han subido sus tarifas — taxi drivers have put their fares up o have raised their fares

van a subir la gasolina — they are going to put up o increase the price of petrol

5) (=elevar) [+ volumen, televisión, radio] to turn up; [+ voz] to raise

sube la radio, que no se oye — turn the radio up, I can't hear it

6) [en escalafón] [+ persona] to promote

7) (Arquit) to put up, build

subir una pared — to put up o build a wall

8) (Mús) to raise the pitch of

2. VI

1) (=ir arriba) to go up; (=venir arriba) to come up; [en un monte, en el aire] to climb

suba al tercer piso — go up to the third floor

sube, que te voy a enseñar unos discos — come up, I've got some records to show you

seguimos subiendo hasta la cima — we went on climbing till we reached the summit

estaba mirando como la mosca subía por la ventana — I watched the fly move slowly up the window

tuvimos que subir andando — we had to walk up

2) (Transportes) [en autobús, avión, tren, bicicleta, moto, caballo] to get on; [en coche, taxi] to get in

subir a un autobús/avión/tren — to get on(to) a bus/plane/train

subir a un coche — to get in(to) a car

subir a una bicicleta — to get on(to) a bike

subir a un caballo — to mount a horse, get on(to) a horse

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

3) [en el escalafón] to be promoted (a to)

nuestro objetivo es subir a primera división — our aim is to go up o be promoted to the First Division

4) (=aumentar) [precio, valor] to go up, rise; [temperatura] to rise

la gasolina ha vuelto a subir — (the price of) petrol has gone up again

sigue subiendo la bolsa — share prices are still rising

le ha subido la fiebre — her temperature has gone up o risen
tono 2)
5) (=aumentar de nivel) [río, mercurio] to rise; [marea] to come in

6) [cantidad]

subir a — to come to, total

3.

See:

subirse
SUBIR Otros verbos de movimiento ► Subir la cuesta/ la escalera {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por to come up o por to go up, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario al hablante), pero come y go se pueden reemplazar por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se sube mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Tim subió las escaleras a gatas Tim crept up the stairs El mes pasado los precios subieron vertiginosamente Prices shot up last month Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex. The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex. You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go up; ( acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie — you have to walk up

ahora subo — I'll be right up

los autobuses que suben al pueblo — the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima — the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

b)

subir A algo — a autobús/tren/avión to get on o onto sth; a coche to get in o into sth; a caballo/bicicleta to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml)

subir a bordo — to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up; ( en el escalafón) to be promoted

han subido a primera división — they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

d) ( en tenis)

subir a la red — to go up to the net

2)

a) marea to come in; aguas/río to rise

b) fiebre/tensión to go up, rise; temperatura to rise

c) leche materna to come in

3) precio/valor/cotización/salario to rise, go up
2.
subir vt

1) < montaña> to climb; < cuesta> to go up, climb; < escaleras> to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera — she ran upstairs

2)

a) <objeto/niño> ( llevar arriba - acercándose) to bring up; (- alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra — I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván — I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) <objeto/niño> ( poner más alto)

sube al niño al caballo — lift the child onto the horse

voy a subir un poco este cuadro — I'm going to put this picture up a bit higher

traía el cuello del abrigo subido — he had his coat collar turned up

c) <persiana/telón> to raise; < pantalones> to pull up

¿me subes la cremallera? — will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla — she raised the window

d) < dobladillo> to take up; < falda> to take o turn up

3) (Inf) to upload

4)

a) <precios/salarios> to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? — how much did your salary go up this year?

b) <volumen/radio> to turn up

sube un poco la calefacción — turn the heating o heat up a little
3.
subirse verbo pronominal

1)

a) (a coche, autobús, etc) verbo intransitivo 1 b

b) ( trepar) to climb

se subió al árbol/al muro — she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the walls

estaba subido a un árbol/caballo — he was up a tree/sitting on a horse

c) (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc)

el éxito se le subió a la cabeza — the success went to his head

se me subieron los colores — I went red o blushed

2) (refl) <calcetines/pantalones> to pull up

* * *

= go up, move up, raise, rise, ascend, mount, walk up, elevate, climb, bring up, zip, move down, hike up, scale, spike, crank up, get + high, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, mark + Nombre + up, amp up, turn up.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.

Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Yes, some people with thin blood or whose pulse and blood pressure get high enough will have a nose bleed when excited.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* subir a = board.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* subir al trono = ascend (to) + the throne.

* subir a un barco = board + ship.

* subir de nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* subir el nivel = raise + standard, raise + the bar.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* subir el volumen = pump up + the volume.

* subir en = ride.

* subir en bici = ride + a bike.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.

* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.

* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.

* subir ligeramente = nudge up.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* subir repentinamente = shoot up.

* subirse al autobús = get on + the bus.

* subirse al tren = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.

* subírsele a la cabeza = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.

* subir y/o bajar = move up and/or down.

* telón + subir = curtain + rise.

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subir [I1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go up; (acercándose) to come up

hay que subir a pie you have to walk up

ahora subo I'll be right up, I'm coming up now

voy a subir al caserío I'm going up to the farmhouse

los autobuses que suben al pueblo the buses that go up to the village

el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill

2 (a un coche) to get in; (a un autobús, etc) to get on subir A algo ‹a un autobús/un tren/un avión› to get ON o ONTO sth; ‹a un coche› to get IN o INTO sth; ‹a un caballo/una bicicleta› to get ON o ONTO sth, to mount sth ( frml)

subir a bordo to go/get on board

3 (de categoría) to go up

ha subido en el escalafón he has been promoted

han subido a primera división they've been promoted to o they've gone up to the first division

ha subido mucho en mi estima she has gone up a lot o ( frml) risen greatly in my estimation

4 ( Arg fam) to take up office/one's post

5

(en tenis): subir a la red to go up to the net

B

1 «marea» to come in; «aguas/río» to rise

las aguas no subieron de nivel the water level did not rise

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go up, rise

han subido las temperaturas temperatures have risen

3 ( Med) «leche» to come in, be produced

C «precio/valor/cotización» to rise, go up

la leche subió a 60 céntimos milk went up to sixty cents

el desempleo subió en 94.500 personas en el primer trimestre unemployment rose by 94,500 in the first quarter

ha subido el dólar con respecto al euro the dollar has risen against the euro

D ( Inf) to upload

■ subir

vt

A ‹montaña› to climb; ‹cuesta› to go up, climb

subió corriendo la escalera she ran upstairs

tiene problemas para subir la escalera he has trouble getting up o climbing the stairs

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went o walked up the stairs two at a time

B

1 ‹objeto/niño› (acercándose) to bring up; (alejándose) to take up

voy a subir la compra I'm just going to take the shopping upstairs

tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

¿puedes subir las maletas? could you take the cases up?

sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

ese cuadro está muy bajo, ¿puedes subirlo un poco? that picture is very low, can you put it up a little higher?

traía el cuello del abrigo subido he had his coat collar turned up

2 ‹persiana/telón› to raise

¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip?

subió la ventanilla she wound the window up o closed o raised the window

ven que te suba los pantalones come here and let me pull your pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers up for you

3 ‹dobladillo› to take up; ‹falda› to take o turn up

C

1 ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

¿cuánto te han subido este año? how much did your salary go up this year?

2 ‹volumen/radio› to turn up

sube el volumen turn the volume up

sube el tono que no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you

sube un poco la calefacción turn the heating o heat up a little

■ subirse

v pron

A

1 (a un coche, autobús, etc) subir vi A 2.

2 (trepar) to climb

se subió al muro she climbed (up) onto the wall

les encanta subirse a los árboles they love to climb trees

estaban subidos a un árbol they were up a tree

el niño se le subió encima the child climbed on top of him

3 (a la cabeza, cara) (+ me/te/le etc):

el vino enseguida se me subió a la cabeza the wine went straight to my head

el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza success has gone to his head

noté que se me subían los colores (a la cara) I realized that I was going red o blushing

B ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up

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subir ( conjugate subir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona/coche] ( ir arriba) to go up;

( venir arriba) to come up;
◊ hay que subir a pie you have to walk up;

ahora subo I'll be right up;
el camino sube hasta la cima the path goes up to o leads to the top of the hill
b) subir A algo ‹a autobús/tren/avión› to get on o onto sth;

‹ a coche› to get in o into sth;
‹a caballo/bicicleta› to get on o onto sth, to mount sth (frml);
◊ subir a bordo to go o get on board

c) ( de categoría) to go up;

( en el escalafón) to be promoted
2
a) [ marea] to come in;

[aguas/río] to rise
b) [fiebre/tensión] to go up, rise;

[ temperatura] to rise
3 [precio/valor/cotización/salario] to rise, go up
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ montaña› to climb;
‹escaleras/cuesta› to go up, climb
2
a) ‹objeto/niño› ( traer arriba) to bring up;

( llevar arriba) to take up;
◊ tengo que subir unas cajas al desván I have to put some boxes up in the attic

b) ( poner más alto) ‹ objeto› to put up … (higher);

‹ cuello de prenda› to turn up:
◊ sube al niño al caballo lift the child onto the horse

c) ‹persiana/telón/ventanilla› to raise;

‹ pantalones› to pull up;
◊ ¿me subes la cremallera? will you zip me up?, will you fasten my zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip?

d) ‹ dobladillo› to take up;

‹ falda› to take o turn up
e) (Inf) to upload

3
a) ‹precios/salarios› to raise, put up

b) ‹volumen/radio/calefacción› to turn up

subirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (a coche, autobús, etc) See Also→ subir verbo intransitivo 1b

b) ( trepar) to climb;

◊ se subió al árbol/al muro she climbed up the tree/(up) onto the wall;

estaba subido a un árbol he was up a tree
c) ( a la cabeza) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el éxito se le subió a la cabeza the success went to his head

2 ( refl) ‹calcetines/pantalones› to pull up;
‹ cuello› to turn up
subir
I verbo transitivo
1 (una pendiente, las escaleras) to go up
(hacia el hablante) to come up
(una montaña) to climb
2 (llevar arriba) to take up: voy a subir las cajas, I'm going to take the boxes upstairs
(hacia el hablante) to bring up
3 (elevar) to raise: sube la mano izquierda, lift your left hand
(el sueldo, la temperatura, la voz, etc) to raise: sube (el volumen de) la radio, turn the radio up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ascender) to go up: ¿por qué no subimos a verla?, why don't we go up to see her?
(acercándose al hablante) to come up ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (a un avión, tren, autobús) to get on o onto: subimos al tren, we boarded the train
(a un coche) to get into o in
3 (la marea, las aguas) to rise
4 (la temperatura) to rise
5 (los precios, el sueldo, etc) to rise, go up
6 (de categoría) to go up
' subir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abrochar
- ascender
- bordo
- cajón
- cerrar
- cortante
- embarcación
- escena
- estrado
- irse
- trono
- abordar
- alto
- bien
- escalafón
- montar
- volumen
English:
aboard
- ascend
- board
- boarding card
- boarding pass
- climb
- come in
- come up
- curl
- elevate
- escalate
- flight
- get into
- get on
- go up
- hand up
- heave
- hoist
- increase
- jump on
- mount
- move up
- pile in
- push
- raise
- rise
- roll up
- send up
- sharply
- shoot up
- show up
- slope
- spiral up
- stair
- stand
- steeply
- tree
- turn up
- up
- volume
- walk up
- zip up
- air
- come
- do
- flow
- gain
- get
- go
- jump

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subir

♦ vt

1. [poner arriba] [libro, cuadro] to put up;
[telón] to raise; [persiana] to roll up; [ventanilla] to wind up, to close;
he subido la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia up from the bottom shelf to the top one;

sube el cuadro un poco move the picture up a bit o a bit higher;

¿me ayudas a subir las bolsas? could you help me take the bags up?;

ayúdame a subir la caja [a lo alto] help me get the box up;
[al piso de arriba] help me carry the box upstairs
2. [montar]
subir algo/a alguien a to lift sth/sb onto

3. [alzar] [bandera] to raise;

subir la mano to put one's hand up, to raise one's hand

4. [ascender] [calle, escaleras] to go/come up;
[escalera de mano] to climb; [pendiente, montaña] to go up;
subió las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran up o climbed the stairs as fast as she could;

subió la calle a todo correr he ran up the street as fast as he could

5. [aumentar] [precio, impuestos] to put up, to increase;
[música, volumen, radio] to turn up;
subió la voz o [m5] el tono para que se le oyera she raised her voice so she could be heard;

sube la voz o [m5]el tono, no te oigo speak up, I can't hear you;

subir el fuego de la cocina to turn up the heat;

subir la moral a alguien to lift sb's spirits, to cheer sb up

6. [hacer ascender de categoría] to promote

7. Mús to raise the pitch of

8. Fam Informát to upload

♦ vi

1. [a piso, azotea] to go/come up;

¿podrías subir aquí un momento? could you come up here a minute?;

subo enseguida I'll be up in a minute;

subir corriendo to run up;

subir en ascensor to go/come up in the Br lift o US elevator;

subir por la escalera to go/come up the stairs;

subir (a) por algo to go up and get sth;

subir a la red [en tenis] to come (in) to the net

2. [montar] [en avión, barco] to get on;
[en coche] to get in; [en moto, bicicleta, tren] to get on; [en caballo] to get on, to mount; [en árbol, escalera de mano, silla] to climb up;
subir a [coche] to get in(to);
[moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get on; [caballo] to get on, to mount; [árbol, escalera de mano] to climb up; [silla, mesa] to get o climb onto; [piso] to go/come up to;
subir a bordo to go on board;

es peligroso subir al tren en marcha it is dangerous to board the train while it is moving

3. [aumentar] to rise, to go up;
[hinchazón, cauce] to rise; [fiebre] to raise, to go up;
los precios subieron prices went up o rose;

subió la gasolina the price of petrol went up o rose;

el euro subió frente a la libra the euro went up o rose against the pound;

las acciones de C & C han subido C & C share prices have gone up o risen;

han subido las ventas sales are up;

este modelo ha subido de precio this model has gone up in price, the price of this model has gone up;

el coste total no subirá del millón the total cost will not be more than o over a million;

no subirá de tres horas it will take three hours at most, it won't take more than three hours;

está subiendo la marea the tide is coming in;

el jefe ha subido mucho en mi estima the boss has gone up a lot in my estimation

4. [cuenta, importe]
subir a to come o amount to

5. Culin [crecer] to rise

6. Fam [ir, venir] to come/go up;

subiré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going up to the capital next week;

¿por qué no subes a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come up to see us this weekend?

7. [ascender de categoría] to be promoted (a to); Dep to be promoted, to go up (a to);
el Atlético subió de categoría Atlético went up

♦ See also the pronominal verb subirse

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subir

I v/t

1 cuesta, escalera go up, climb; montaña climb

2 objeto raise, lift; intereses, precio raise

II v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come up; para indicar alejamiento go up

2 de precio rise, go up

3 a un tren, autobús get on; a un coche get in

4

:

subir al poder rise to power;

subir al trono ascend to the throne

* * *

subir vt

1) : to bring up, to take up

2) : to climb, to go up

3) : to raise

subir vi

1) : to go up, to come up

2) : to rise, to increase

3) : to be promoted

4)

subir a : to get on, to mount

subir a un tren: to get on a train

♦ See also the reflexive verb subirse

* * *

subir vb

1. (ir arriba) to go up

subí las escaleras I went up the stairs

¡sube! ¡la vista es fantástica! come up! the view is fantastic!

2. (escalar) to climb

subimos la montaña we climbed the mountain

3. (en un coche) to get in

sube al coche get in the car

4. (en un tren, autobús, avión) to get on

subió al tren he got on the train

5. (aumentar) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to go up

el precio ha subido the price has gone up

6. (llevar arriba) to take up [pt. took; pp. taken] / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

sube estos trastos al desván put these old things up in the loft

7. (incrementar) to put up [pt. & pp. put] / to raise

han subido el precio del pan they've put the price of bread up

8. (hacer más fuerte) to turn up

sube el volumen de la radio turn the radio up

Spanish-English dictionary > subir
9 turn

tə:n
1. сущ.
1) а) вращение, вращательное движение, круговое движение Syn: revolution II, rotation б) кувыркание (в гимнастике) в) оборот( колеса), сальто, фляк, кульбит
2) поворачивание, изменение направления;
отколонение (от предыдущего курса) Syn: deflection, deviation
3) а) поворот, вираж right( left, about) turn! воен. ≈ направо!( налево!, кругом!) б) авиац. разворот в) изгиб( дороги) ;
излучина( реки)
4) перен. поворотный пункт
5) а) (рабочая) смена Syn: shift
1. б) короткий период деятельности в) короткая прогулка, поездка to take (или to go for) a turn ≈ прогуляться
6) а) перемена;
изменение (состояния) We all suffered of that nasty turn in the weather. ≈ Нам было очень тяжело, когда погода испортилась. Syn: alteration, modification б) начало нового этапа (чего-л.) a turn of the century ≈ начало века
7) очередь, хвост by turn by turns in turn out of turn Syn: file
8) очередной номер программы, выход;
интермедия, сценка
9) а) склад( характера) ;
склонность( к чему-л.) б) стиль, манера, отличительная черта
10) разг. нервное потрясение, шок, приступ, припадок a turn of anger ≈ припадок гнева
11) структура чего-л. а) строение, форма б) оборот, построение( фразы) a turn of speech ≈ оборот речи
12) мн. менструации
13) полигр. марашка ∙ one good turn deserves another посл. ≈ услуга за услугу do a good turn do an ill turn
2. гл.
1) а) вертеть(ся), вращать(ся), совершать вращательные движения He turned the key till the door opened. ≈ Он вертел ключом, пока дверь не открылась. б) поворачивать(ся) ;
обращаться;
повертывать(ся)
2) включить, переключить( поворотом какого-л. устройства) to turn the channel ≈ переключить канал
3) обходить, огибать turn an enemy's flank
4) направлять, сосредоточивать (тж. внимание, усилия)
5) а) переворачивать (напр., страницу книги) to turn pancakes ≈ переворачивать блины He turned the page and went on reading. ≈ Он перевернул страницу и стал читать дальше. Syn: invert
2. б) выворачивать наизнанку( об одежде) в) вспахивать, пахать( переворачивать землю плугом)
6) а) расстраивать (пищеварение, психику, здоровье и т. п.) б) вызывать отвращение
7) а) изменять(ся) б) превращать(ся) (into)
8) портить(ся) the milk has turned ≈ молоко прокисло
9) переводить( на другой язык) (into)
10) достигнуть, доходить до( известного предела, значения) he is turned seventy ≈ ему за семьдесят
11) а) точить( на токарном станке) ;
обтачивать б) перен. оттачивать, доводить до совершенства, придавать изящную форму
12) обдумывать, взвешивать (вопрос, проблему) Syn: ponder
13) подвернуть, вывихнуть( ногу) ;
получить вывих Syn: wrench
2.
14) как глагол-связка делаться, становиться the leaves turned yellow ≈ листья пожелтели ∙ turn about turn adrift turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn back turn down turn in turn in upon oneself turn off turn on turn out turn over turn round turn to turn up turn upon Syn: bend to turn the scale/balance ≈ решить исход дела to turn up one's heels сл. ≈ протянуть ноги, скончаться turn upside down turn loose оборот - the * of a wheel оборот колеса - the * of a dial оборот наборного диска - three *s of the moon три оборота Луны - at each * при каждом обороте (колеса и т. п.) (сельскохозяйственное) оборот пласта вращение;
вращательное движение - to give smth. a turn повернуть что-л. - to give smb. a * покружить кого-л. поворот (движение) - sharp * крутой поворот - no left * запрещен левый поворот - a * to the right поворот направо - with a single * of the key одним поворотом ключа - to make /to take/ a * повернуть - backhand * поворот на задних ногах (конный спорт) - downhill * поворот на спуске с горы (лыжный спорт) - jump * поворот прыжком без опоры на палки (лыжный спорт) - steered * поворот рулением (лыжный спорт) - * of curve прохождение виража (велоспорт) - right *! направо! - left *! налево! - about *! кругом! (автомобильное) разворот - boot-leg * разворот с остановками - loop * разворот с ходу поворот, место поворота - a * at the corner поворот на углу - to stop at a * in the road остановиться на повороте (дороги) изгиб - a * in a river излучина реки - a path full of *s and twists извилистая тропа поворот (в течении времени) ;
поворотный пункт;
порог, конец - at the * of the century на пороге нового столетия - at the * of the year в конце года поворот;
отклонение, отступление( в сюжете рассказа и т. п.) - the story has so many twists and *s that the reader becomes lost в рассказе столько поворотов и отступлений (от основной сюжетной линии), что читатель совершенно теряется изменение направления - * of the tide (морское) смена приливно-отливного течения - what * did the discussion take? в каком направлении развивалась дискуссия? смена, перемена курса (судна) перемена, изменение (состояния) - the * of the seasons смена времен года - the * of affairs оборот дел - the *s of fortune превратности судьбы - a * for the better изменение к лучшему - the patient has taken a * for the better больному стало лучше - to take a bad * принять дурной оборот - things have taken a dangerous * дело приняло опасный оборот - to give a new * to smth. придать новый оборот /-ую окраску/ чему-л. - to hope for a * in one's luck надеяться на перемену судьбы - there was a nasty * in the weather погода изменилась к худшему, погода испортилась виток - * of a bandage оборот /ход/ бинта - dead *s (электротехника) мертвые /холостые/ витки - give the rope a few more *s around the tree оберни веревку вокруг дерева еще несколько раз очередь - in its * в свою очередь - in *(s), by *s, * and * about по очереди - laughing and crying in * то смеясь, то плача - he went hot and cold by *s его бросало то в жар, то в холод - out of * вне очереди - to wait one's * in a doctor's office дожидаться своей очереди на прием к врачу - to take *s делать( что-л.) по очереди;
чередоваться, сменяться - now it's your * to speak теперь ваша очередь выступать - my * will come! придет и мой черед!;
я еще свое возьму!;
я еще своего добьюсь! попытка заняться чем-л.;
временное занятие - to take a * at creative writing заняться писательством - take a *! а ну попробуй! очередной номер программы, выход;
сценка, интермедия - short *s короткие номера /сценки/ - a song-and-dance * песенно-танцевальный номер - to do one's * исполнять номер (программы) исполнитель номера короткая прогулка, поездка - to take /to have/ a *, to go for a * (in the garden) пройтись /прогуляться/ (по саду) - to take a * on a bicycle покататься /проехаться/ на велосипеде короткий период деятельности - a * of work небольшая работа, немного работы - to take a * at the oars немного погрести /поработать/ веслами - to take a * at gardening немного поработать в саду (рабочая) смена - afternoon * дневная смена - to add a second * добавить вторую смену, организовать двухсменную работу особенность, характерная черта;
склад (ума, характера) - a serious * of mind серьезный ум - an optimistic * of mind оптимистический склад ума - peculiar * of the Greek character особенность греческого (национального) характера стиль, манера;
интерпретация - she gave the sonata a new * она сыграла сонату по-новому способность;
дар;
жилка - a * for affairs деловая жилка /складка/ - a * for mathematics математический дар - he is of a musical *, he has a * for music у него хорошие способности к музыке строение, форма - the * of an ankle форма лодыжки - the * of her arms линии ее рук построение (фразы) - I don't like the * of the sentence мне не нравится, как построено это предложение оборот - a * of speech оборот речи - to miss idiomatic *s не понимать идиоматических выражений (разговорное) приступ, припадок, вспышка - a * of anger припадок /вспышка/ гнева потрясение, шок - to give smb. quite a * сильно испугать /взволновать/ кого-л. - to have (quite) a * испытать шок - I had quite a * when I heard the news я был в шоке, когда услышал эту новость pl менструации (биржевое) акт купли-продажи (ценных бумаг и т. п.) ;
прибыль от купли или продажи ценных бумаг (биржевое) оборот капитала( биржевое) разница между курсом покупателей и курсом продавцов (тж. * of the market, jobber's *) (полиграфия) марашка (железнодорожное) обходной путь;
виток (музыкальное) группетто (авиация) разворот > * of the century начало ХХ века > * of the tide заметное изменение к лучшему, перемена судьбы > * of life (медицина) переходный период, климактерий > to a * точно;
как нужно > done /roasted/ to a * зажарено как раз в меру( о мясе) > at every * на каждом шагу;
повсюду;
постоянно;
каждый раз > travelling through Europe we kept meeting Americans at every * путешествуя по Европе, мы на каждом шагу встречали американцев > out of * неуместно, не к месту, некстати > to talk /to speak/ out of * сказать не к месту;
говорить необдуманно > to be on the * меняться, претерпевать изменения;
скисать, свертываться( особ. о молоке) > to do smb. a good * оказать кому-л. добрую услугу > to do smb. a bad /an ill/ * повредить кому-л., оказать кому-л. плохую услугу > to serve smb. the good * (of) сослужить кому-л. добрую службу > to serve one's (own) * отвечать требованиям;
соответствовать цели;
вполне подходить > to serve smb.'s * годиться;
устраивать кого-л., подходить, отвечать какой-л. цели > not to do a hand's * и пальцем не пошевелить > one good * asks /deserves/ another (пословица) услуга за услугу поворачивать - to * a key повернуть ключ - he *ed the knob and the door opened он повернул ручку, и дверь открылась - he *ed his chair to the fire он повернул стул к огню - * your eyes this way посмотрите в эту сторону - to * one's head обернуться, повернуть голову - he *ed his face toward the speaker он повернулся лицом к говорящему поворачиваться - he heard his name called but did not * он услышал свое имя, но не обернулся - the tap won't * кран не открывается (и не закрывается) - the door *s upon its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях - everybody's eyes *ed to him все посмотрели на него - my heart *s to you мое сердце обращено к вам отворачивать, отводить - to * one's eyes отвести глаза - she *ed her face and wept она отвернулась и зарыдала вращать - to * a wheel вращать колесо - to * a handle крутить ручку - to * a screw tight плотно привинтить шуруп - he kept *ing his hat in his hands он все время вертел в руках шляпу обертывать, наматывать - he had a snake *ed round his arm вокруг его руки обвилась змея вращаться - the Earth *s round the Sun Земля вращается вокруг Солнца - the wheels were *ing slowly колеса вращались медленно - the wheel *s a complete circle in a second колесо делает полный оборот за секунду кружиться - heights make my head * высота вызывает у меня головокружение - my head is *ing у меня кружится голова переворачивать - to * the leaves of a book переворачивать страницы книги, листать книгу - to * pancakes переворачивать оладьи - to * a record перевернуть пластинку - the nurse could easily * the patient сестра могла легко перевернуть больного переворачиваться - to * in bed вертеться в постели - it's enough to make him * in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется опрокидывать;
переворачивать вверх дном - to * a decanter опрокинуть графин - to * an hour-glass переворачивать песочные часы выкладывать, выпускать - to * the dough onto a board выложить тесто на доску - to * meat into the pot положить мясо в котелок - to * the contents of one's bag (out) onto the table выложить содержимое своей сумки на стол загибать;
закручивать;
отгибать - his moustaches were *ed and curled его усы были подкручены и завиты - * the sheet( back) отогните простыню - to * a bar of steel согнуть стальной брусок загибаться;
закручиваться;
отгибаться направлять - to * one's (foot) steps направляться, направлять свои стопы - to * one's horse to the hills направить коня в горы - to * the car left повернуть машину налево - to * a car to avoid collision повернуть машину, чтобы избежать столкновения направляться - to * to the right пойти направо - to * west направиться на запад - not to know which way to * не знать, куда идти - he *ed towards home он повернул к дому - I *ed down the avenue я повернул /свернул/ на аллею поворачиваться (в обратную сторону) - it is time to * now if we wish to get home in time for dinner пора поворачивать назад, если мы хотим поспеть к обеду - shall we *? пойдем обратно?, повернем? - he *ed on his heel(s) and went away in a rage он повернулся на каблуках и ушел разгневанный отклонять, менять направление - to * the course of a river изменить течение реки - to * the course of history изменить ход истории - to * a blow отвести удар - to * an attack отбить атаку - to * the tide (of events) изменить ход событий - to * the enemy обратить неприятеля в бегство - to * the mob заставить толпу отступить - to * a vessel from her course изменить курс судна - this metal is thick enough to * a bullet этот металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля не пробила его /отскочила от него/ отклоняться, менять направление - the river *s here здесь река поворачивает - the road *s slightly to the north дорога слегка отклоняется на север - the tide is *ing приливная волна меняет направление (on, upon) нацеливать, направлять - to * one's gun on smb. направить оружие на кого-л. - to * one's weapon upon oneself обратить собственное оружие против самого себя - to * the telescope on a star навести телескоп на звезду - cannon were *ed on the city пушки были нацелены на город огибать, обходить - to * a corner поворачивать за угол - to * a cape обогнуть мыс( о судне) - to * smb.'s flank( военное) охватывать чей-л. фланг, охватывать /обходить/ кого-л7 с фланга точить, обтачивать на токарном станке - to * a candlestick out of brass вытачивать медный подсвечник поддаваться обработке на токарном станке, поддаваться токарной обработке - to * well хорошо точиться оттачивать, придавать завершенную форму (фразе и т. п.) - to * a compliment сделать тонкий комплимент - to * an epigram сочинить эпиграмму (редкое) (из) менять (что-л.) ;
действовать( на что-л.) - his speech *ed my thinking то, что он сказал, заставило меня изменить свою точку зрения изменяться, подвергаться изменению - manners * with time с временами меняются и нравы( редкое) обращать( кого-л.) в другую веру (редкое) обращаться в другую веру, менять религию (редкое) изменять, предавать( редкое) вызывать тошноту - onions * me от лука меня начинает тошнить( устаревшее) иметь противоположный результат лицевать( одежду) - I must have my suit *ed мне нужно перелицевать костюм делать, выполнять (прыжок, упражнение) - to * a somersault делать /крутить/ сальто - to * handsprings выполнять повороты рывком;
делать "колесо" - to * a clumsy pirouette сделать неуклюжий пируэт обдумывать (вопросы, проблемы и т. п.) - to * smth. in one's head обдумывать что-л. - he *ed the question every way but could find no answer( разговорное) как он ни бился над этим вопросом, решить его он не мог - he was still *ing the idea about when he fell asleep засыпая, он все еще продолжал об этом думать менять (тему) ;
переводить (разговор) - to * the conversation( to livelier topics) перевести разговор (на более интересные темы) переходить( о разговоре) - the talk *ed to more general topics разговор перешел на более общие темы убавлять или прибавлять (газ, воду и т. п.) - to * the gas low убавить газ достигнуть (определенного момента, возраста и т. п.) - he has not yet *ed forty ему еще нет сорока - it has just *ed a quarter past one сейчас как раз четверть второго - the price has *ed ten dollars by the next bid в следующий момент цена достигла десяти долларов;
следующий покупатель предложил (за вещь) десять долларов менять (цвет, окраску и т. п.) - autumn *s the foliage, autumn *s the leaves yellow осенью листва желтеет меняться (о цвете, окраске) ;
увядать - her hair has begun to * ее волосы начали седеть - the leaves are *ing листья желтеют меняться;
перемениться( о ветре) - the wind is *ing ветер меняет направление, ветер меняется пускать в обращение (деньги, товары) находиться в обращении (о деньгах, товарах) получать( прибыль) - to * a fair profit получить немалую прибыль зарабатывать( деньги) - to * an honest dollar честно заработать доллар продаваться, идти ( о товаре) - this merchandise will * easily этот товар будет хорошо раскупаться портить, вызывать прокисание;
сквашивать( молоко и т. п.) портиться, прокисать, скисать ( о молоке и т. п.) - the milk has *ed молоко прокисло согнуть, затупить (лезвие острого инструмента) - to * the edge (of a knife) затупить (нож) загнуться, согнуться, затупиться( о лезвии) - the edge of the knife *ed лезвие ножа затупилось выгонять (скот на пастбище;
тж. * out) срезать кожуру ленточкой (с лимона, апельсина и т. п.) вырезать( косточку из какого-л. плода) пахать, оборачивать( пласт) (строительство) выводить (свод, арку) навязывать( пятку чулка и т. п.) - to turn smth. to smth., to smb. обращать, направлять (мысли, внимание) на что-л. или к кому-л.;
сосредоточивать (мысли, внимание) на чем-л. или на ком-л. - to * one's thoughts to God обратиться мыслями к богу - to * one's thoughts to one's work сосредоточивать мысли на (своей) работе - to * one's efforts to smth. more important направлять свои усилия на что-л. более важное - at last we *ed our attention to him наконец мы занялись им - to turn to smth., to smb. обращаться, направляться на что-л. или к кому-л.;
сосредоточиваться на чем-л. или на ком-л. (о мыслях и т. п.) ;
обращаться, переходить к чему-л. или кому-л.;
начинать рассматривать что-л. или кого-л.;
переводить разговор - his thoughts have often *ed to the subject его мысли часто возвращались к этому предмету - his thoughts *ed to the sea мысли его обратились к морю, он обратился мыслями к морю - let us now * from mechanics to medicine перейдем теперь от механики к медицине - when she entered the room he *ed to another subject когда она вошла в комнату, он перевел разговор на другую тему - to turn to smb. обращаться к кому-л.;
тянуться к кому-л. - I don't know to whom to * я не знаю, к кому (следует) обратиться - all children *ed to him все дети тянулись к нему - to turn to smth. обращаться к чему-л.;
приниматься, браться за что-л. (тж. to * oneself to smth.) - to * to the dictionary обратиться к словарю - to * to painting заняться живописью - he *ed again to his work он снова принялся за свою работу - to turn smth. to smth. использовать, применять что-л. для чего-л. - to * smth. to advantage обратить что-л. на пользу, использовать что-л. с выгодой - to * anthropological knowledge to practical uses использовать антропологические знания в практических целях - to * misfortune to (good) account извлечь пользу из несчастья - to turn smb. (on) to smth. использовать, занимать кого-л. для чего-л.;
приобщить кого-л. к чему-л., убедить кого-л. в чем-л. - to * all available hands (on) to the job of cleaning up использовать все свободные руки на уборке (помещения и т. п.) ;
бросить всех свободных работников на уборку (помещения и т. п.) - to * smb. to one's own views убедить кого-л. в правильности своих взглядов;
внушить кому-л. свои взгляды - to turn to smb. (for smth.) обращаться к кому-л. (за чем-л.) - to * to the experts обращаться к специалистам - to * to the secretary for information обратиться за справкой к секретарю - to * to smb. for help обращаться к кому-л. за помощью;
искать у кого-л. помощи - the child *ed to its mother for comfort ребенок искал утешения у матери - to turn smb., smth. (in) to smb., smth. превращать кого-л., что-л. в кого-л., что-л.;
делать кого-л., что-л. кем-л., чем-л. - to * smb. into a coward делать из кого-л. труса, превращать кого-л. в труса - to * cream into butter делать масло из сливок - to * sunlight directly into electricity непосредственно преобразовывать солнечный свет в электричество - the drawing room was turned into a study гостиная была превращена /переделана/ в кабинет, гостиная стала служить кабинетом - they *ed her into a film star они сделали ее кинозвездой - to turn (in) to smb., smth. превращаться в кого-л., что-л.;
становиться кем-л., чем-л. - to * into a criminal стать преступником - water *s to ice вода превращается в лед - the rain *ed (in) to sleet дождь превратился /перешел/ в мокрый снег - joy has *ed into bitterness радость обернулась горечью - his love *ed to hate его любовь превратилась в ненависть - the puzzled look *ed quickly to one of understanding озадаченный взгляд быстро сменился понимающим - to turn smth. into smth. обменивать что-л. на что-л., обращать что-л. во что-л.;
переводить на другой язык;
перевфразировать, сформулировать иначе - they *ed their stock into cash они обратили свои акции в деньги - she *ed her eggs into cash она продала яйца и выручила (хорошие) деньги - to * Greek books into Latin переводить греческие книги на латынь - how would you * this passage? как вы переведете этот отрывок? - * it into French переведите это на французский язык - to turn smth. against smb., smth. обращать что-л. против кого-л., чего-л. - they *ed his argument against him они обратили его аргументы против него самого - his own criticism was *ed against him его собственная критика обернулась против него самого - to turn smb. against smb., smth. восстанавливать кого-л. против кого-л., чего-л. - they *ed his family against him они восстановили против него его семью - he *s everyone against himself он восстанавливает всех против себя - to turn against smb., smth. восставать против кого-л., чего-л.;
обращаться против кого-л., чего-л. - the poor *ed against the rich бедняки восстали против богачей - he *ed against his former friends он ополчился на /пошел против/ своих прежних друзей - his words *ed against himself его слова обернулись против него самого - to turn smb. from /out of, off/ smth., to turn smb. to /into/ smth. прогонять, выгонять, выпускать кого-л. откуда-л., куда-л. - to * one's son from /out of/ the house выгнать сына из дома - to * the cat into the cellar for the night выгонять или выпускать кота на ночь в погреб - to turn smb. from smth. /from doing smth./ отвратить кого-л. от чего-л.;
помешать кому-л. делать что-л. - to * smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своего долга - I *ed him from his purpose я заставил его изменить свое намерение - when once he has made up his mind, nothing will * him from it если уж он что задумал, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения - to turn on /upon/ smth. зависеть от чего-л., держаться на чем-л.;
вращаться около чего-л.;
сосредоточиться на чем-л. - great events often * upon very small circumstances большие события часто зависят от очень мелких обстоятельств - everything *s on his answer все зависит от его ответа - the success of the picnic *s on the weather успех пикника будет зависеть от погоды - the debate did not * upon any practical proposition обсуждение не касалось какого-л. практического предложения - the conversation *ed on literature разговор коснулся литературы - to turn on /upon/ smb. набрасываться на кого-л. - in his anger he *ed on me в гневе он набросился на меня - the dog *ed on me and bit me собака набросилась и укусила меня как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом в сочетании с существительным: превращаться, становиться - to * soldier стать солдатом - he *ed Tory он стал членом консервативной партии - to * traitor стать предателем - to * Christian обратиться в христианство - he has *ed full-time author он стал профессиональным писателем - both poets *ed in the end men of action оба поэта стали в конце концов людьми действия в сочетании с прилагательными: становиться, делаться - to * pale побледнеть - to * sick почувствовать тошноту - to * green with envy позеленеть от зависти - to * blue with cold посинеть от холода - to * red with anger покраснеть от гнева - to * sour прокисать (о молоке) - to * grey поседеть - to * sulky помрачнеть;
надуться - the weather is *ing colder становится холоднее в сочетании с существительным и прилагательным: превращать, делать;
приводить в( какое-л.) состояние - it *s the tongue black от этого язык чернеет - he *ed the dog loose он спустил собаку (с цепи и т. п.) - last year's drought *ed things worse прошлогодняя засуха усугубила положение - it *s her nauseous ее от этого тошнит - the sight *ed him green with envy это зрелище заставило его позеленеть от зависти > to * short внезапно остановиться, замереть > to * to bay отбиваться, отчаянно защищаться( как загнанный зверь) > to * tail действовать кому-то на нервы > to * tail on /upon/ smth. отказаться от чего-л.;
пренебречь чем-л.;
предать что-л. > to * colour менять цвет;
краснеть;
смущаться;
бледнеть > to * turtle опрокинуться вверх дном > to * bridle повернуть лошадь назад;
отступать (верхом) > to * flukes взмахнуть хвостом и уйти под воду (о ките) > to * the trick добиться желаемого эффекта, получить желаемый результат > to * the corner выйти из затруднительного или опасного положения > to * the scale /the balance/ показывать( какой-л.) вес;
весить (столько-то) ;
решить вопрос, разрешить сомнения > hand baggage *ed the scale at 60 pounds ручная кладь потянула 60 фунтов > to * the other cheek( библеизм) подставить другую ланиту /щеку/;
не противиться злу;
не отвечать обидчику > to * smb.'s brain /mind/ расстраивать, огорчать;
сводить с ума > to * smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову > to * head (устаревшее) мужественно сопротивляться > to * smb.'s heart тронуть, растрогать кого-л. > to * smb.'s flank обойти /перехитрить/ кого-л. > to * one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ лодыжку /ногу/ > to * one's coat изменить своим принципам;
перейти в другую партию;
"сменить шкуру" > not to * one's finger и пальцем не шевельнуть > not to * a hair не выказывать нервозности /тревоги/;
и глазом не моргнуть > to * the edge /the point/ of smth. притуплять, смягчать что-л. (критическое замечание и т. п.) > to * smb.,smth. loose давать волю кому-л., чему-л.;
предоставлять кого-л. самому себе;
разряжать (орудие, пистолет) ;
открывать огонь;
(on) натравливать кого-л. на кого-л. > to * loose on smb. набрасываться на кого-л. > to * a mountain into a molehill делать из мухи слона > to * a deaf ear to smb. не слушать, отказаться выслушать кого-л. > to the /a/ blind eye to smth. закрывать глаза на что-л. > to * a blind eye to smb.'s philanderings закрывать глаза на чьи-л. похождения > to * the cold shoulder to /on/ smb. оказывать кому-л. холодный прием > to * one's /a/ hand to smth. заняться каким-л. делом, приступить к работе > to * one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом > he can * his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все;
у него золотые руки > to * one's hand upon smb. (устаревшее) убить кого-л. > to * smb., smth. to ridicule подвергать кого-л., что-л. насмешкам, осмеивать кого-л., что-л. > to turn one's back on /upon/ smth. отвернуться, уйти от чего-л.;
пренебрегать кем-л. или чем-л.;
предавать кого-л. или что-л. > we * our backs on winter мы прощаемся с зимой > to * one's back on history забыть уроки истории > to * one's back on one's own people предать свой народ > to * smth. on its head перевернуть что-л. вверх дном, поставить что-л. (с ног) на голову > to * smb. from the door не пустить кого-л. на порог, отказать кому-л. в гостеприимстве > to * smb. round one's little finger помыкать кем-л.;
вить веревки из кого-л. > to * smb. adrift in the world бросить кого-л. на произвол судьбы > not to know where /which way/ to * не знать, как поступить;
не знать, где преклонить голову > his luck has *ed удача ему изменила > it *s my stomach меня от этого тошнит /воротит/ > my stomach *s at the sight от этого зрелища меня тошнит > to * smth. inside out выворачивать наизнанку > the wind *ed my umbrella inside out ветер вывернул мой зонт наизнанку > to * inside out выворачиваться наизнанку > my umbrella *ed inside out мой зонт вывернулся наизнанку > to * smth. upside down /topsy-turvy/ переворачивать что-л. вверх дном > robbers had *ed the room в комнате все вверх дном > to * upside down /topsy-turvy/ опрокидываться, переворачиваться вверх дном > the world has *ed topsy-turvy мир перевернулся (вверх дном) ampere ~ ампер-виток ~ out оказываться;
he turned out an excellent actor он оказался прекрасным актером;
as it turned out как оказалось ~ оборот (колеса) ;
at each turn при каждом обороте ~ ав. разворот;
at every turn на каждом шагу, постоянно;
to serve one's turn годиться( для определенной цели) at the ~ of the month в конце месяца at the ~ of the year в конце года ~ очередь;
turn and turn about, in turn, by turns по очереди ~ услуга;
to do (smb.) a good (an ill) turn оказать (кому-л.) хорошую (плохую) услугу ~ out прибыть;
the firebrigade turned out as soon as the fire broke out пожарная команда прибыла, как только начался пожар ~ разг. нервное потрясение, шок, приступ, припадок;
a turn of anger припадок гнева;
to give (smb.) a turn взволновать (кого-л.) she has a ~ for music у нее есть музыкальные способности;
he has an optimistic turn of mind он оптимист he hopes for a ~ in his luck он надеется, что ему повезет;
my affairs have taken a bad turn мои дела приняли дурной оборот ~ достигнуть (известного момента, возраста, количества) ;
he is turned fifty ему за пятьдесят ~ out оказываться;
he turned out an excellent actor он оказался прекрасным актером;
as it turned out как оказалось ~ up поднимать(ся) вверх;
загибать(ся) ;
her nose turns up у нее вздернутый нос ~ очередь;
turn and turn about, in turn, by turns по очереди in ~ по очереди jobber's ~ курсовая прибыль ~ портить(ся) ;
the leaves turned early листья рано пожелтели;
the milk has turned молоко прокисло ~ изменять(ся) ;
luck has turned фортуна изменила ~ портить(ся) ;
the leaves turned early листья рано пожелтели;
the milk has turned молоко прокисло ~ перемена;
изменение (состояния) ;
a turn for the better изменение к лучшему;
the milk is on the turn молоко скисает ~ on зависеть (от) ;
much turns on his answer многое зависит от его ответа he hopes for a ~ in his luck он надеется, что ему повезет;
my affairs have taken a bad turn мои дела приняли дурной оборот one good ~ deserves another посл. услуга за услугу;
not to do a hand's turn сидеть сложа руки not to know which way to ~ не знать, что предпринять one good ~ deserves another посл. услуга за услугу;
not to do a hand's turn сидеть сложа руки to take ~s делать поочередно, сменяться;
to wait one's turn ждать своей очереди;
out of turn вне очереди ~ ав. разворот;
at every turn на каждом шагу, постоянно;
to serve one's turn годиться (для определенной цели) she has a ~ for music у нее есть музыкальные способности;
he has an optimistic turn of mind он оптимист ~ up случаться;
подвернуться, оказаться;
something will turn up что-нибудь да подвернется star ~ главный номер программы sudden ~ неожиданный поворот ~ короткая прогулка, поездка;
to take (или to go for) a turn прогуляться to take ~s делать поочередно, сменяться;
to wait one's turn ждать своей очереди;
out of turn вне очереди to a ~ точно;
(meat is) done to a turn (мясо) зажарено как раз в меру turn виток (проволоки, резьбы) ~ вращать(ся), вертеть(ся) ~ вращать(ся) ~ вспахивать, пахать ~ выворачивать наизнанку;
перелицовывать (платье) ;
to turn inside out выворачивать наизнанку ~ делать(ся) ~ достигнуть (известного момента, возраста, количества) ;
he is turned fifty ему за пятьдесят ~ законченная спекулятивная сделка ~ изгиб (дороги) ;
излучина (реки) ~ изменение ~ изменение направления;
перен. поворотный пункт ~ изменять(ся) ;
luck has turned фортуна изменила ~ как глагол-связка делаться, становиться;
to turn red покраснеть;
to turn sick почувствовать тошноту ~ конец ~ короткая прогулка, поездка;
to take (или to go for) a turn прогуляться ~ короткий период деятельности ~ курсовая прибыль ~ полигр. марашка ~ pl менструации ~ менять направление ~ направлять, сосредоточивать (тж. внимание, усилия) ;
to turn the hose on the fire направить струю на огонь ~ направлять ~ поворот;
right (left, about) turn! воен. направо! (налево!, кругом!) ~ разг. нервное потрясение, шок, приступ, припадок;
a turn of anger припадок гнева;
to give (smb.) a turn взволновать (кого-л.) ~ обдумывать (вопрос, проблему) ~ оборот, построение (фразы) ;
a turn of speech оборот речи ~ оборот (колеса) ;
at each turn при каждом обороте ~ оборот ~ огибать, обходить ~ оказывать(ся) ~ оттачивать, придавать изящную форму ~ очередной номер программы, выход;
сценка, интермедия ~ очередь;
turn and turn about, in turn, by turns по очереди ~ очередь ~ переводить (на другой язык;
into) ~ перевертывать(ся) ;
переворачиваться, кувыркаться;
to turn upside down переворачивать вверх дном ~ перемена;
изменение (состояния) ;
a turn for the better изменение к лучшему;
the milk is on the turn молоко скисает ~ перемена ~ поворачивать(ся) ;
обращаться;
повертывать(ся) ;
to turn to the right повернуть направо;
to turn on one's heel(s) круто повернуться( и уйти) ~ поворачивать ~ поворот ~ подвернуть, вывихнуть (ногу) ~ получать в обращение( товары, деньги) ~ портить(ся) ;
the leaves turned early листья рано пожелтели;
the milk has turned молоко прокисло ~ превращать(ся) (into) ;
to turn milk into butter сбивать масло ~ пускать в обращение ~ рабочая смена ~ ав. разворот;
at every turn на каждом шагу, постоянно;
to serve one's turn годиться (для определенной цели) ~ разница между курсом покупателей и курсом продавцов ~ расстраивать (пищеварение, психику, здоровье и т. п.) ;
вызывать отвращение ~ (рабочая) смена ~ смена (рабочая) ~ способность;
склад (характера) ;
стиль, манера, отличительная черта ~ становить(ся) ~ строение, форма;
the turn of the ankle форма лодыжки ~ точить (на токарном станке) ;
обтачивать ~ услуга;
to do (smb.) a good (an ill) turn оказать (кому-л.) хорошую (плохую) услугу ~ форма turning: ~ pres. p. от turn to ~ teacher стать учителем;
turn about оборачиваться;
повернуть кругом (на 180 град.) ~ against восстановить против ~ against восстать против to ~ an enemy's flank воен. обойти противника с фланга to ~ an enemy's flank перехитрить (кого-л.) ~ очередь;
turn and turn about, in turn, by turns по очереди ~ aside отворачиваться ~ aside отклонять(ся) ~ away отворачивать(ся) ;
отвращать ~ away прогонять, увольнять ~ back обернуться ~ back повернуть назад ~ back прогнать ~ down загнуть;
отогнуть;
to turn down a collar отогнуть воротник ~ перемена;
изменение (состояния) ;
a turn for the better изменение к лучшему;
the milk is on the turn молоко скисает to ~ up the radio сделать радио громче;
turn upon внезапно изменить отношение( к кому-л.) ;
to turn (smb.'s) head вскружить (кому-л.) голову ~ in разг. возвращать, отдавать;
сдавать;
you must turn in your uniform when you leave the army вам нужно будет вернуть обмундирование, когда вылизуетесь ~ in зайти мимоходом ~ in лечь спать ~ in поворачивать вовнутрь;
to turn in one's toes поставить ноги носками внутрь ~ in поворачивать вовнутрь;
to turn in one's toes поставить ноги носками внутрь ~ выворачивать наизнанку;
перелицовывать (платье) ;
to turn inside out выворачивать наизнанку to ~ loose освобождать;
to turn yellow струсить;
to turn the scale (или the balance) решить исход дела to ~ loose спускать (животное) с цепи ~ превращать(ся) (into) ;
to turn milk into butter сбивать масло ~ разг. нервное потрясение, шок, приступ, припадок;
a turn of anger припадок гнева;
to give (smb.) a turn взволновать (кого-л.) ~ of century начало века ~ оборот, построение (фразы) ;
a turn of speech оборот речи ~ строение, форма;
the turn of the ankle форма лодыжки ~ of year начало года ~ off быстро сделать (что-л.) ~ off вчт. выключить ~ off закрывать( кран) ;
выключать (свет) ~ off отвлекать внимание ~ off sl. повесить ~ off сворачивать( о дороге) ~ off увольнять ~ on = turn upon ~ on вчт. включить ~ on зависеть (от) ;
much turns on his answer многое зависит от его ответа ~ on открывать( кран, шлюз) ;
включать( свет) ~ поворачивать(ся) ;
обращаться;
повертывать(ся) ;
to turn to the right повернуть направо;
to turn on one's heel(s) круто повернуться (и уйти) to ~ one's hand (to smth.) приниматься (за что-л.) to ~ one's mind (to smth.) думать (о чем-л.), обратить внимание( на что-л.), сосредоточиться (на чем-л.) ~ out бастовать ~ out вставать( с постели) ~ out вывертывать (карман, перчатку) ~ out выгонять, увольнять;
исключать ~ out выгонять в поле (скотину) ~ out выгружать ~ out вызывать;
turn out the guard вызовите караул ~ out выпускать (изделия) ~ out выпускать ~ out оказываться;
he turned out an excellent actor он оказался прекрасным актером;
as it turned out как оказалось ~ out прекращать работу ~ out прибыть;
the firebrigade turned out as soon as the fire broke out пожарная команда прибыла, как только начался пожар ~ out производить ~ out тушить( свет) ~ out увольнять ~ out украшать, наряжать;
снаряжать to ~ out in the cold = окатить холодной водой;
to turn up one's heels sl. протянуть ноги, скончаться ~ out вызывать;
turn out the guard вызовите караул ~ over возобновлять ~ over восполнять (запасы товаров) ~ over ком. иметь оборот ~ over иметь оборот ~ over обдумывать ~ over обновлять полностью ~ over опрокидывать(ся) ~ over переворачивать ~ over перевертывать(ся) ~ over передавать( дело, доверенность и т. п.) другому ~ over передавать другому лицу ~ over переделывать ~ over тех. перекрывать кран ~ over превращать ~ как глагол-связка делаться, становиться;
to turn red покраснеть;
to turn sick почувствовать тошноту ~ round изменять (свои взгляды, политику и т. п.) ~ round оборачиваться;
поворачиваться ~ как глагол-связка делаться, становиться;
to turn red покраснеть;
to turn sick почувствовать тошноту to ~ teacher стать учителем;
turn about оборачиваться;
повернуть кругом (на 180 град.) ~ направлять, сосредоточивать (тж. внимание, усилия) ;
to turn the hose on the fire направить струю на огонь ~ to обратиться (к кому-л.) ~ to окончиться( чем-л.), быть результатом( чего-л.) ~ to превратиться ~ to приняться за работу ~ up внезапно появляться;
приходить, приезжать ~ up вскапывать, выкапывать ~ up разг. вызывать тошноту ~ up открыть( карту) ~ up поднимать(ся) вверх;
загибать(ся) ;
her nose turns up у нее вздернутый нос ~ up случаться;
подвернуться, оказаться;
something will turn up что-нибудь да подвернется to ~ out in the cold = окатить холодной водой;
to turn up one's heels sl. протянуть ноги, скончаться to ~ up the radio сделать радио громче;
turn upon внезапно изменить отношение (к кому-л.) ;
to turn (smb.'s) head вскружить (кому-л.) голову ~ on = turn upon to ~ up the radio сделать радио громче;
turn upon внезапно изменить отношение (к кому-л.) ;
to turn (smb.'s) head вскружить (кому-л.) голову ~ перевертывать(ся) ;
переворачиваться, кувыркаться;
to turn upside down переворачивать вверх дном to ~ loose освобождать;
to turn yellow струсить;
to turn the scale (или the balance) решить исход дела to take ~s делать поочередно, сменяться;
to wait one's turn ждать своей очереди;
out of turn вне очереди ~ in разг. возвращать, отдавать;
сдавать;
you must turn in your uniform when you leave the army вам нужно будет вернуть обмундирование, когда вылизуетесь

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > turn
10 turn up

1) (to appear or arrive: He turned up at our house.) aparecer; presentarse, venir

2) (to be found: Don't worry - it'll turn up again.) aparecer

3) (to increase (the level of noise, light etc) produced by (something): Turn up (the volume on) the radio.) subir, poner más alto

turn up vb

1. aparecer / presentarse

he turned up late se presentó tarde

2. subir

turn up the volume sube el volumen

turn up vi

1) appear: aparecer, presentarse

2) happen: ocurrir, suceder (inesperadamente)

turn up vt

: subir (el volumen)

turn up

v.

• aparecer v.

• subir (el volumen) v.

• volver v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) \<\<collar\>\> levantarse, subirse

she turned up the brim of her hat — se dobló el ala del sombrero hacia arriba

b) ( shorten) \<\<trousers\>\> acortar; \<\<hem\>\> subir

c) ( increase) \<\<heater/oven/volume\>\> subir; \<\<radio\>\> subir el volumen de

2) v + adv (colloq)

a) ( be found) \<\<something lost\>\> aparecer*

something better will turn up — algo mejor saldrá or surgirá

b) ( arrive) (BrE) llegar*

he turned up late for work — llegó tarde a trabajar

we waited half an hour, but she didn't turn up — esperamos media hora, pero no apareció

3) v + adv + o (reveal, find) \<\<evidence/clues\>\> revelar, descubrir*

1. VI + ADV

1) (=be found) aparecer

2) (=arrive, show up) [person] llegar, aparecer; [playing card etc] salir

we waited but she didn't turn up — esperamos pero no apareció

we'll see if anyone turns up — veremos si viene alguien

he turned up two hours late — llegó con dos horas de retraso

he never turns up at class — no asiste nunca a la clase

something will turn up — algo saldrá

3) (=point upwards) volverse hacia arriba

his nose turns up — tiene la nariz respingona

2. VT + ADV

1) [+ collar, sleeve, hem] subir; nose 1., 1)

2) [+ heat, gas, sound] subir; [+ radio etc] poner más fuerte, subir

- turn up the heat

3) (=find) descubrir, desenterrar; [+ reference] buscar, consultar; [+ evidence, information] sacar a la luz, revelar

4) (=dig up) [+ earth] revolver; [+ buried object] desenterrar, hacer salir a la superficie

5) * (=disgust)

it really turns me up — me revuelve las tripas * or el estómago

6) (Brit)
** (=desist)
turn it up! — ¡por favor!

* * *

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) \<\<collar\>\> levantarse, subirse

she turned up the brim of her hat — se dobló el ala del sombrero hacia arriba

b) ( shorten) \<\<trousers\>\> acortar; \<\<hem\>\> subir

c) ( increase) \<\<heater/oven/volume\>\> subir; \<\<radio\>\> subir el volumen de

2) v + adv (colloq)

a) ( be found) \<\<something lost\>\> aparecer*

something better will turn up — algo mejor saldrá or surgirá

b) ( arrive) (BrE) llegar*

he turned up late for work — llegó tarde a trabajar

we waited half an hour, but she didn't turn up — esperamos media hora, pero no apareció

3) v + adv + o (reveal, find) \<\<evidence/clues\>\> revelar, descubrir*

English-spanish dictionary > turn up
11 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of wheel] tour m

   b. ( = bend) virage m

• take the next turn on the left prenez la prochaine route (or rue) à gauche

• the economy may at last be on the turn l'économie pourrait enfin se redresser

► to take a turn (for)

• to take a turn for the worse s'aggraver

• to take a turn for the better s'améliorer

• the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré

   c. ( = attack) (inf) he had one of his turns last night il a eu une nouvelle crise la nuit dernière

   d. ( = fright) it gave me quite a turn ça m'a fait un sacré coup (inf)

   e. ( = action) to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn

   f. ( = act) numéro m

   g. (in game, queue) tour m

• it's your turn c'est votre tour c'est à vous

• whose turn is it? c'est à qui (le tour) ?

• to take it in turn(s) to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle

   h. (set structures)

► at every turn à tout instant

► by turns

• he was by turns optimistic and despairing il était tour à tour optimiste et désespéré

• my sister and I visit our mother by turns ma sœur et moi rendons visite à notre mère à tour de rôle► in turn ( = one after another) à tour de rôle ; ( = then) à mon (or son or notre etc) tour

• they answered in turn ils ont répondu à tour de rôle

• and they, in turn, said... et, à leur tour, ils ont dit...► out of turn

• I don't want to speak out of turn but... je ne devrais peut-être pas dire cela mais...► to a turn

• done to a turn [food] à point► turn of + noun

• at the turn of the century au début du siècle

• this was a surprising turn of events les événements avaient pris une tournure inattendue

• to be of a pragmatic turn of mind avoir l'esprit pratique

• turn of phrase tournure f

• at the turn of the year en fin d'année

2. transitive verb

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   a. [+ handle, key, wheel, page] tourner

• turn it to the left tournez-le vers la gauche

• he turned the wheel sharply il a donné un brusque coup de volant

   b. [+ mattress] retourner

   c. ( = direct) [+ car, object, attention] tourner ( towards vers ) ; [+ gun, searchlight] braquer

• without turning a hair sans sourciller

• they turned his argument against him ils ont retourné son argument contre lui

   d. ( = reach) [+ age, time] as soon as he turned 18 dès qu'il a eu 18 ans

   e. ( = transform) transformer ( into en)

• the experience turned him into a misogynist cette expérience a fait de lui un misogyne

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = move round) tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers ) ; (right round) se retourner

• turn to face me tourne-toi vers moi

• he turned and saw me il s'est retourné et m'a vu

• his stomach turned at the sight le spectacle lui a retourné l'estomac

• he would turn in his grave if he knew... il se retournerait dans sa tombe s'il savait...

► to turn on sth ( = depend)

it all turns on whether he has the money tout dépend s'il a l'argent ou non

• the plot turns on a question of mistaken identity l'intrigue repose sur une erreur d'identité

   b. ( = move in different direction) [person, vehicle] tourner ; ( = reverse direction) faire demi-tour ; [road, river] faire un coude ; [tide] changer de direction

• they turned and came back ils ont fait demi-tour et sont revenus sur leurs pas

• the car turned into a side street la voiture a tourné dans une rue transversale

• our luck has turned la chance a tourné pour nous

• he didn't know which way to turn il ne savait plus où donner de la tête

► to turn against sb se retourner contre qn

► to turn to sb se tourner vers qn ; (for help) s'adresser à qn

• he turned to me for advice il s'est adressé à moi pour me demander conseil► to turn to sth

• turn to page 214 voir page 214

• to turn to the left tourner à gauche ; ( = resort) se tourner vers qch

• he turned to drink il s'est mis à boire

   c. ( = become)

► turn + adjective

• to turn nasty/pale devenir méchant/pâle

• to turn professional passer professionnel

• the weather has turned cold le temps s'est rafraîchi► to turn into + noun devenir

• the whole thing turned into a nightmare c'est devenu un véritable cauchemar► to turn to + noun

• his love turned to hatred son amour se changea en haine

   d. ( = change) [weather] changer ; [leaves] jaunir

4. compounds

► turn signal noun (US in car) clignotant m

► turn-off noun (on road) embranchement m (où il faut tourner)

• it's a (real) turn-off! (inf!) c'est vraiment rebutant ! ► turn-on (inf!) noun

• it's a (real) turn-on! c'est excitant ! ► turn-up noun (British) [of trousers] revers m

• that was a turn-up (for the books)! (inf) (figurative) ça a été une belle surprise !

5. Phrasal Verbs

► turn around separable transitive verb

[+ business, economy] remettre sur pied

► turn aside

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

[+ head, face] tourner ; [+ eyes] détourner► turn away

1. intransitive verb

se détourner

2. separable transitive verb

( = send away) [+ spectator] refuser l'entrée à ; [+ immigrants] refouler► turn back

1. intransitive verb

[traveller] faire demi-tour ; ( = reverse a decision) faire marche arrière

• there is no turning back on ne peut pas retourner en arrière

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = send back) faire faire demi-tour à ; [+ demonstrators] faire refluer

   b. [+ clock] retarder ; (hands of clock) reculer

• we can't turn the clock back on ne peut pas revenir en arrière► turn down separable transitive verb

   a. to turn down the bed rabattre les draps

   b. [+ heat, sound] baisser

   c. [+ offer, candidate, volunteer] refuser► turn in

1. intransitive verb

   a. to turn in to a driveway [car, person] tourner dans une allée

   b. ( = go to bed) (inf) aller se coucher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = hand over) [+ wanted man] livrer (à la police)

• to turn o.s. in se rendre

   b. (US = return) [+ borrowed goods, equipment] rendre

3. inseparable transitive verb

(Sport) to turn in a good performance [player, team] réaliser une bonne performance► turn off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person, vehicle] tourner

   b. to turn off automatically [heater, oven] s'éteindre automatiquement

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ road] quitter

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ water, tap] fermer ; [+ radio, television, electricity, gas, heater] éteindre ; [+ water, electricity] (at main) couper

• he turned the programme off (TV) il a éteint la télé

• to turn off the light éteindre (la lumière)

• to turn off the engine couper le moteur

   b. ( = repel) (inf) rebuter

• what turns teenagers off science? qu'est-ce qui fait que les sciences n'attirent pas les adolescents ?► turn on

1. intransitive verb

   a. [oven] to turn on automatically s'allumer automatiquement

   b. millions of viewers turn on at 6 o'clock des millions de téléspectateurs allument la télé à 6 heures

2. inseparable transitive verb

( = attack) attaquer

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ tap] ouvrir ; [+ gas, electricity, television, heater] allumer ; [+ engine, machine] mettre en marche

• to turn on the light allumer (la lumière)

   b. ( = excite) (inf) exciter► turn out

1. intransitive verb

   a. not many people turned out to see her peu de gens sont venus la voir

   b. (in car) to turn out of a driveway sortir d'une allée

   c. ( = happen) se passer

• it all depends how things turn out tout dépend de la façon dont les choses vont se passer

• as it turned out, nobody came en fin de compte personne n'est venu

• it turned out nice [weather] il a fait beau en fin de compte

► to turn out to be s'avérer

• it turned out to be true cela s'est avéré juste

• it turned out to be harder than we thought cela s'est avéré plus difficile que l'on ne pensait

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ light] éteindre

   b. ( = empty out) [+ pockets, suitcase] vider ; [+ room, cupboard] nettoyer à fond ; ( = expel) [+ tenant] expulser

   c. ( = produce) fabriquer

   d. to be well turned out être élégant► turn over

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = roll over) se retourner

• she turned over and went back to sleep elle s'est retournée et s'est rendormie

   b. ( = change channel) changer de chaîne ; ( = turn page) tourner la page

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ page] tourner ; [+ mattress, earth, playing card, tape] retourner

• to turn over an idea in one's mind retourner une idée dans sa tête

   b. ( = hand over) [+ person] livrer (to à)

3. inseparable transitive verb

• the firm turns over $10,000 a week l'entreprise réalise un chiffre d'affaires de 10 000 dollars par semaine► turn round

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] se retourner ; ( = change direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; ( = rotate) [object] tourner

• to turn round and round tourner sur soi-même

• he turned round and came back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas

   b. ( = improve) se redresser

2. separable transitive verb

   a. tourner ; [+ person] faire tourner

• he turned the ship round [captain] il a fait demi-tour

   b. ( = make successful) redresser ; ( = rephrase) reformuler

• to turn things round renverser la situation

• he managed to turn her round ( = change her mind) il a réussi à la faire changer d'avis► turn up

1. intransitive verb

( = arrive) arriver

• something will turn up on va bien trouver quelque chose

• don't worry about your ring, I'm sure it will turn up ne t'en fais pas pour ta bague, je suis sûr que tu finiras par la retrouver

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ collar] relever ; [+ sleeve] retrousser

• to have a turned-up nose avoir le nez retroussé

   b. ( = find) [+ evidence] trouver

• a survey turned up more than 3,000 people suffering from AIDS une enquête a révélé que plus de 3 000 personnes étaient atteintes du sida

   c. [+ radio, television] mettre plus fort

• to turn up the sound monter le son

• to turn up the heat (figurative) accentuer la pression

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[tɜːn] 1.
noun

1) (in games, sequence) tour m

whose turn is it? — c'est à qui le tour?

‘miss a turn’ — ‘passez votre tour’

to be somebody's turn to do — être au tour de quelqu'un de faire

it was his turn to feel rejected — il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on ou at ou with the computer — utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to take turns at doing —

to take it in turns to do — faire quelque chose à tour de rôle

take it in turns! — chacun son tour!

by turns — tour à tour

to speak out of turn — fig commettre un impair

2) ( circular movement) tour m

to give something a turn — tourner quelque chose

to do a turn — [dancer] faire un tour

to take a turn in the park — faire un tour dans le parc

3) ( in vehicle) virage m

to make ou do a left/right turn — tourner à gauche/à droite

to do a turn in the road — faire un demi-tour

‘no left turn’ — ‘défense de tourner à gauche’

4) (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m

take the next right turn —

take the next turn on the right — prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite

5) (change, development) tournure f

to take a turn for the better — [person, situation] s'améliorer; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse — [situation] se dégrader; [health] s'aggraver

to be on the turn — [luck, milk] commencer à tourner; [tide] commencer à changer; century

6) (colloq) GB ( attack) crise f

a giddy ou dizzy turn — un vertige

to have a funny turn — se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)

it gave me quite a turn —

it gave me a nasty turn — ça m'a fait un coup (colloq)

7) ( act) numéro m
2.
in turn adverbial phrase

1) ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn — elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2) ( linking sequence) à son tour
3.
transitive verb

1) ( rotate) [person] tourner [wheel, handle]; serrer [screw]; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door ou lock — ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure

2) (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar]; tourner [page]

to turn one's ankle — se tordre la cheville

it turns my stomach — cela me soulève le cœur

3) ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car]

to turn one's back on — lit tourner le dos à [group, place]; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally]; abandonner [homeless, needy]

4) ( focus direction of)

to turn something on somebody — braquer quelque chose sur quelqu'un [gun, hose, torch]; fig diriger quelque chose sur quelqu'un [anger, scorn]

5) ( transform)

to turn something white/black — blanchir/noircir quelque chose

to turn something milky/opaque — rendre quelque chose laiteux/opaque

to turn something into — transformer quelque chose en [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice/wine — changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film — adapter un livre pour l'écran

to turn somebody into — [magician] changer quelqu'un en [frog]; [experience] faire de quelqu'un [extrovert, maniac]

6) ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ( towards vers; from de)

7) (colloq) ( pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — il a 50 ans passés

she has just turned 20/30 — elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans

8) ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle]
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner; [ship] virer

to turn down ou into — tourner dans [street, alley]

to turn towards — tourner en direction de [village, mountains]

the conversation turned to Ellie — on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

2) ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour; [tide] changer; [luck] tourner; turn around

3) ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner; [person] se tourner

to turn in one's chair — se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and walk out of the room — faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

I turned once again to my book — j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture

4) fig ( hinge)

to turn on — [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue]; [outcome] dépendre de [factor]

5) ( spin round angrily)

to turn on somebody — [dog] attaquer quelqu'un; [person] se retourner contre quelqu'un

6) fig ( resort to)

to turn to — se tourner vers [person, religion]

to turn to drink/drugs — se mettre à boire/se droguer

I don't know where ou which way to turn — je ne sais plus où donner de la tête (colloq)

7) ( change)

to turn into — [person, tadpole] se transformer en [frog]; [sofa] se transformer en [bed]; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [substance] se changer en [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief]

8) ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white/black/red — blanchir/noircir/rougir

the weather is turning cold/warm — le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe

9) (colloq) ( become) devenir [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne

10) ( go sour) [milk] tourner

11) [trees, leaves] jaunir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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at every turn — ( all the time) à tout moment; ( everywhere) partout

one good turn deserves another — Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu

to be done to a turn — être cuit à point

to do somebody a good turn — rendre un service à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > turn
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I [tɜːn]
nome

1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.

it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"

it's your turn to make the coffee — tocca a te fare il caffè

it was his turn to feel rejected — fu lui (questa volta) a sentirsi rifiutato

have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.

to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn in the park — fare un giro nel parco

3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.

to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

4) (bend, side road) curva f.

take the next right turn take the next turn on the right — prenda la prossima strada a destra

5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

at the turn of the century — al volgere del secolo

6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

7) (act)

a variety turn — un numero di varietà

8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta

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at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to be done to a turn — essere cotto a puntino

to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
II 1. [tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi dà il voltastomaco

3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

4) (focus direction of)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

5) (transform)

to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero

to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn a book into a film — fare l'adattamento cinematografico di un libro

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]

I tried to turn him from his purpose — cercai di distoglierlo dal suo proposito

7) colloq. (pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — ha passato i 50 (anni)

she has just turned 20 — ha appena compiuto vent'anni

8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virare

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare

3) (revolve) [key, wheel, planet] girare; [ person] girarsi, voltarsi (to, towards verso)

to turn in one's chair — girarsi sulla sedia

I turned once again to my book — ripresi ancora una volta il libro

4) fig. (hinge)

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

5) (spin round angrily)

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

6) fig. (resort to)

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to drink — darsi al bere

to turn to drugs — cominciare a drogarsi

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

7) (change)

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso

the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo

9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — donna d'affari diventata un politico

10) (go sour) [ milk] inacidirsi

11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire

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- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

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[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girare

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) girarsi

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girare

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigere

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) girare

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) trasformare, trasformarsi

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) diventare, far diventare
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta, spira

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.) svolta

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.) turno

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.) numero

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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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I [tɜːn]
nome

1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.

it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"

it's your turn to make the coffee — tocca a te fare il caffè

it was his turn to feel rejected — fu lui (questa volta) a sentirsi rifiutato

have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.

to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn in the park — fare un giro nel parco

3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.

to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

4) (bend, side road) curva f.

take the next right turn take the next turn on the right — prenda la prossima strada a destra

5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

at the turn of the century — al volgere del secolo

6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

7) (act)

a variety turn — un numero di varietà

8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta

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at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to be done to a turn — essere cotto a puntino

to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
II 1. [tɜːn]
verbo transitivo

1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi dà il voltastomaco

3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

4) (focus direction of)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

5) (transform)

to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero

to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn a book into a film — fare l'adattamento cinematografico di un libro

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]

I tried to turn him from his purpose — cercai di distoglierlo dal suo proposito

7) colloq. (pass the age of)

he has turned 50 — ha passato i 50 (anni)

she has just turned 20 — ha appena compiuto vent'anni

8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virare

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare

3) (revolve) [key, wheel, planet] girare; [ person] girarsi, voltarsi (to, towards verso)

to turn in one's chair — girarsi sulla sedia

I turned once again to my book — ripresi ancora una volta il libro

4) fig. (hinge)

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

5) (spin round angrily)

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

6) fig. (resort to)

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to drink — darsi al bere

to turn to drugs — cominciare a drogarsi

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

7) (change)

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]

to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso

the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo

9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]

businesswoman turned politician — donna d'affari diventata un politico

10) (go sour) [ milk] inacidirsi

11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire

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- turn about

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

English-Italian dictionary > turn
13 turn\ up

1. I
abs

1) an opportunity (a chance, a good job, etc.) turned up подвернулась возможность и т.д.; till something better turns up пока не подвернется что-нибудь получше; several people turned up [неожиданно] появилось /пришло/ несколько человек; he was the only person who turned up только он один и явился; the employees failed to turn up служащие так и не пришли

2) the ten of diamonds turned up выпала десятка бубен
2. II
1) turn up at some time turn up one of these days появиться на днях; turn up 10 minutes late опоздать на десять минут; I shouldn't think that he'll turn up tonight не думаю, чтоб он объявился сегодня вечером; tun up somewhere you did not expect me to turn up here, did you? вы не ожидали, что я появлюсь здесь, верно?

2) turn up sometime her purse has turned up today сегодня ее кошелек нашелся; your watch (the book I lost, etc.) will turn up some day (one of these days, etc.) ваши часы и т.д. когда-нибудь и т.д. найдутся
3. III
1) turn up smth. /smth. up/ blow your horn when you turn up the drive посигнальте, когда будете подъезжать к дому

2) turn up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ turn a child (the body, etc.) up перевернуть ребенка и т.д. [на спину]

3) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn one's collar up поднять воротник; turn up one's hat brims загнуть поля шляпы; turn up one's sleeves закатать рукава; turn up the hem подшивать подол платья; turn up the ends of one's trousers подвертывать брюки || turn up one's nose задирать нос

4) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn up some buried treasure (an old skull, some human bones, etc.) выкопать клад и т.д.

5) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn up the soil вскапывать /пахать/ землю

6) turn up smb. /smb. up/ coll. the sight (his conduct, the stink, etc.) turns me up от этого зрелища и т.д. меня просто тошнит; the mere thought of flying turns me up даже от алиби мысли о полете мне делается дурно

7) tuna up smth. /smth. up/ turn up the radio сделать радио погромче; turn up the gas увеличить газ; turn up the lamp сделать свет поярче
4. XI
be turned up in some manner the gas is turned only half way up газ открыт только наполовину; the radio is turned up loud радио работает очень громко
5. XIII
turn up to do smth. he turned up to help us он пришел помочь нам; something always turned up to prevent their meeting что-нибудь всегда мешало им встретиться
6. XVI
1) turn up at some place the branch turns up at the end /at the tip/ ветка на конце загибается вверх

2) turn up from (at, in, etc,) some place turn up from India приехать из Индии; turn up at a meeting (in London, at smb.'s house, at my office, etc.) появиться на собрании и т.д.; his name is always turning up in the newspapers его имя все время мелькает /попадается, упоминается/ в газетах; turn up at (by) some time turn up at noon (at the last moment, etc.) появиться в полдень и т.д.; come around next week, maybe a job will turn up by then загляните на следующей неделе, может быть к тому времени появится /будет/ какая-нибудь работа; turn up for smth. nobody turned up for the lecture (for the meeting, for the outing, etc.) никто не пришел на лекцию и т.д.

3) turn up under (between, in) smth. the pen turned up under the rug (the bank-note turned up between the pages of the book, the ring turned up in her drawer, etc.) ручка нашлась под ковриком и т.д.
7. XXI1
1) turn up smth. /smth. up/ in (among, etc.) smth. turn up a word in the dictionary (a dictionary among his old books, etc.) отыскать /откопать/ слово в словаре и т.д.; among the letters I turned up a photograph of your mother среди писем я откопал /разыскал/ фотографию твоей матери

2) || turn up one's nose at smth. воротить нос от чего-л.; she turned up her nose at the idea (at the suggestion, etc.) ей не понравилась эта мысль и т.д.; she turns up her nose at my cooking она воротит нос от моей стряпни
8. XXV
turn up where... (when...) he's always turning up where you don't want him он всегда появляется там, где он совсем не нужен; he turned up when we least expected him он объявился, когда мы меньше всего его ждали

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ up
14 schlagen

das Schlagen

beat; beating

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schla|gen ['ʃlaːgn] pret schlug [ʃluːk] ptp geschlagen [gə'ʃlagn]
1. vti

1) (= zuschlagen, prügeln) to hit; (= hauen) to beat; (= einmal zuschlagen, treffen) to hit, to strike; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap, to smack; (leichter) to pat; (mit der Faust) to punch; (mit Schläger) to hit; (= treten) to kick; (mit Hammer, Pickel etc) Loch to knock

die Bombe schlug ein Loch in die Straße — the bomb blew a hole in the road

jdn bewusstlos schlágen — to knock sb out or unconscious; (mit vielen Schlägen) to beat sb unconscious

etw in Stücke or kurz und klein schlágen — to smash sth up or to pieces

nach jdm/etw schlágen — to hit out or lash out at sb/sth

um sich schlágen — to lash out

mit dem Hammer auf den Nagel schlágen — to hit the nail with the hammer

mit der Faust an die Tür/auf den Tisch schlágen — to beat or thump on the door/table with one's fist

gegen die Tür schlágen — to hammer on the door

jdn auf die Schulter schlágen — to slap sb on the back; (leichter) to pat sb on the back

jdn auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head

jdm ein Buch or mit einem Buch auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head with a book

jdm etw aus der Hand schlágen — to knock sth out of sb's hand

jdn ins Gesicht schlágen — to hit/slap/punch sb in the face

ihm schlug das Gewissen — his conscience pricked (Brit) or bothered him

ins Gesicht schlágen (fig) — to be a slap in the face for sth

na ja, ehe ich mich schlágen lasse! (hum inf) — yes, I don't mind if I do, I suppose you could twist my arm (hum inf)

See:

→ grün, Fass

2) (= läuten) to chime; Stunde to strike

die Uhr hat 12 geschlagen — the clock has struck 12

eine geschlagene Stunde — a full hour

wissen, was es or die Uhr or die Glocke or die Stunde geschlagen hat (fig inf) — to know what's what (inf)

See:

→ dreizehn

3)

(= heftig flattern) mit den Flügeln schlágen, die Flügel schlágen (liter) — to beat or flap its wings

2. vt

1) (= besiegen, übertreffen) Gegner, Konkurrenz, Rekord to beat

schlágen — to beat sb at sth

unsere Mannschaft schlug den Gegner (mit) 2:1 — our team beat their opponents (by) 2-1

sich geschlagen geben — to admit that one is beaten, to admit defeat

2) Teig, Eier to beat; (mit Schneebesen) to whisk; Sahne to whip

ein Ei in die Pfanne schlágen — to crack an egg into the pan

ein Ei in die Suppe schlágen — to beat an egg into the soup

3) (CHESS) to take, to capture

4) (liter = treffen)

das Schicksal schlug sie hart — fate dealt her a hard blow

ein vom Schicksal geschlagener Mann — a man dogged by fate

5) (BIBL = bestrafen) to strike (down), to smite (BIBL)

mit Blindheit geschlagen sein (lit, fig) — to be blind

mit Dummheit geschlagen sein — to be dumb

6) (= fällen) to fell

7) (= fechten) Mensuren to fight

8)

(liter: = krallen, beißen) schlágen — to sink one's talons/teeth into sth

9) (HUNT = töten) to kill

10) (= spielen) Trommel to beat; (liter) Harfe, Laute to pluck, to play

das Schlagen der Trommeln — the beat(ing) of the drums

11) (dated = prägen) Münzen etc to mint, to coin

12) (= hinzufügen) to add (
auf +acc, zu to); Gebiet to annexe
13) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Kreis, Bogen to describe; Purzelbaum, Rad to do; Alarm, Funken to raise; Krach to make

Profit aus etw schlágen — to make a profit from sth; (fig) to profit from sth

eine Schlacht schlágen — to fight a battle

14)

den Kragen nach oben schlágen — to turn up one's collar

die Hände vors Gesicht schlágen — to cover one's face with one's hands

15) (= wickeln) to wrap

3. vi

1) (Herz, Puls) to beat; (heftig) to pound, to throb

sein Puls schlug unregelmäßig — his pulse was irregular

ihr Herz schlägt für den FC Bayern — she's passionate about FC Bayern

See:

→ höherschlagen

2) aux sein

(= auftreffen) schlágen — to hit one's head on/against sth

3) aux sein

(= gelangen) ein leises Wimmern schlug an sein Ohr — he could hear a faint whimpering

4) (Regen) to beat; (Wellen) to pound, to beat

See:

→ Welle

5) aux sein or haben (Flammen) to shoot out (aus of); (Rauch) to pour out (aus of)

6) (Blitz) to strike (
in etw acc sth)
7) (=singen Nachtigall, Fink) to sing

8)

aux sein (inf: = ähneln) er schlägt sehr nach seinem Vater — he takes after his father a lot

See:

→ Art

9)

(= betreffen) schlágen — to be in sb's field/line

10) aux sein

(ESP MED: = in Mitleidenschaft ziehen) auf die Augen/Nieren etc schlágen — to affect the eyes/kidneys etc

jdm auf die Augen etc schlágen — to affect sb's eyes etc

See:

→ Magen

4. vr

1) (= sich prügeln) to fight; (= sich duellieren) to duel (
auf +dat with)
als Schuljunge habe ich mich oft geschlagen — I often had fights when I was a schoolboy

sich mit jdm schlágen — to fight (with) sb, to have a fight with sb

sich um etw schlágen (lit, fig) — to fight over sth

er schlägt sich nicht um die Arbeit — he's not too keen on work (Brit), he's not crazy about work (inf)

2) (= sich selbst schlagen) to hit or beat oneself

3) (= sich bewähren) to do, to fare

sich tapfer or gut schlágen — to make a good showing

4)

(= sich begeben) sich nach rechts/links/Norden schlágen — to strike out to the right/left/for the North

schlágen — to side with sb

sich zu einer Partei schlágen — to throw in one's lot with a party

See:

→ Leben

5) (MECH)

schlágen — to affect sth

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1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) bat

2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) bat

3) bag

4) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) bang

5) (to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) club

6) (to strike or hit repeatedly: Beat the drum.) beat

7) (to win against: She beat me in a contest.) beat

8) (to mix thoroughly: to beat an egg.) beat

9) (to move in a regular rhythm: My heart is beating faster than usual.) beat

10) beating

11) (to strike with the fist.) buffet

12) ((of a clock) to indicate the time by chiming: The clock chimed 9 o'clock.) chime

13) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) clap

14) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) clip

15) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) drive

16) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) hit

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

18) (to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) punch

19) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sound

20) strike

21) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) strike

22) (to whip: I'm whipping up eggs for the dessert.) whip up

23) (to beat (eggs etc).) whip

24) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) whisk

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schla·gen

[ˈʃla:gn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)

▪ jdn \schlagen to hit [or form strike] sb; (mit der Faust) to punch sb; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap sb

sie schlug ihm das Heft um die Ohren she hit him over the head with the magazine

mit der Faust auf den Tisch \schlagen to hammer on the table with one's fist

den Gegner zu Boden \schlagen to knock one's opponent down

jdm etw aus der Hand \schlagen to knock sth out or sb's hand

etw kurz und klein [o in Stücke] \schlagen to smash sth to pieces

jdn mit der Peitsche \schlagen to whip sb

jdn mit einem Schlagstock \schlagen to club [or hit] [or beat] sb with a stick

jdm [wohlwollend] auf die Schulter \schlagen to give sb a [friendly] slap on the back

2.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (prügeln)

▪ jdn \schlagen to beat sb

schlägt dich dein Mann? does your husband beat you [up] [or hurt] you?

jdn bewusstlos \schlagen to beat sb senseless [or unconscious]

jdn blutig \schlagen to leave sb battered and bleeding

jdn halb tot \schlagen to leave sb half dead

jdn zum Krüppel \schlagen to cripple sb

3.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (geh: heimsuchen)

▪ jdn \schlagen:

das Schicksal hat ihn hart [o schwer] ge \schlagen fate has dealt him a hard blow

mit einer Krankheit geschlagen sein to be afflicted by an illness

ein vom Schicksal geschlagener Mensch a man dogged by ill-fate; s.a. Blindheit, Dummheit

4.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (besiegen)

▪ jdn \schlagen to defeat sb; SPORT to beat sb

▪ jdn [in etw dat] \schlagen to beat sb [in [or at] sth]

den Feind mit Waffengewalt \schlagen to defeat the enemy with force of arms

sich akk ge \schlagen geben to admit defeat

den Gegner vernichtend \schlagen to inflict a crushing defeat on one's opponent

jd ist nicht zu \schlagen sb is unbeatable

5.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (Spielfiguren eliminieren)

▪ etw \schlagen to take sth

Läufer schlägt Bauern! bishop takes pawn!

ich brauche drei Augen, um deinen Spielstein zu \schlagen I need a three to take you[r counter]

6.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben KOCHK

▪ etw \schlagen to beat sth

Sahne \schlagen to whip cream

Eiweiß steif [o zu Schnee] \schlagen to beat the egg white until stiff

Eier in die Pfanne \schlagen to crack eggs into the pan

die Soße durch ein Sieb \schlagen to pass the gravy through a sieve

7.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben MUS (zum Erklingen bringen)

die Saiten \schlagen to pluck the strings

den Takt \schlagen to beat time

die Trommel \schlagen to beat the drums

8.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)

▪ etw \schlagen to strike sth

die Uhr hat gerade 10 [o (geh) die zehnte Stunde] ge \schlagen the clock has just struck ten; (fig)

die Stunde der Rache/Wahrheit hat ge\schlagen the moment of revenge/truth has come; (fig)

jetzt schlägt's aber dreizehn! that's a bit much [or thick]!

eine ge\schlagene Stunde warten to wait for a whole hour

wissen, was die Glocke [o Uhr] ge\schlagen hat (fig) to know what's what

9.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (treiben)

▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schlagen to hit sth [somewhere]

den Ball ins Aus \schlagen to kick the ball out of play

ein Loch ins Eis \schlagen to break [or smash] a hole in the ice

einen Nagel in die Wand \schlagen to knock [or hammer] a nail into the wall

10.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (geh: krallen)

die Fänge/Krallen/Zähne in die Beute \schlagen to dig [or sink] its claws/talons/teeth into the prey

11.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (legen)

▪ etw irgendwohin \schlagen to throw sth somewhere

die Arme um jdn \schlagen to throw one's arms around sb

ein Bein über das andere \schlagen to cross one's legs

die Decke zur Seite \schlagen to throw off the blanket

die Hände vors Gesicht \schlagen to cover one's face with one's hands

den Kragen nach oben \schlagen to turn up one's collar

12.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben POL, ÖKON (hinzufügen)

die Unkosten auf den Verkaufspreis \schlagen to add the costs to the retail price

ein Gebiet zu einem Land \schlagen to annex a territory to a country

13.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (wickeln)

▪ etw/jdn in etw akk \schlagen to wrap sth/sb in sth

das Geschenk in Geschenkpapier \schlagen to wrap up the present

das Kind in die Decke \schlagen to wrap the child in the blanket

14.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (ausführen)

▪ etw \schlagen:

das Kleid schlägt Falten the dress gets creased

einen Bogen um das Haus \schlagen to give the house a wide berth

das Kreuz \schlagen to make the sign of the cross

mit dem Zirkel einen Kreis \schlagen to describe a circle with compasses

15.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (fällen)

einen Baum \schlagen to fell a tree

16.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben JAGD (reißen)

ein Tier \schlagen to take an animal

17.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (veraltend: prägen)

Medaillen \schlagen to strike medals

Münzen \schlagen to mint coins

18.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (fechten)

eine Mensur \schlagen to fight a duel

eine \schlagende Verbindung a duelling [or AM dueling] fraternity

19.

<schlug, geschlagen>

(in Verbindung mit einem Substantiv)

Funken \schlagen to send out sparks sep

eine Schlacht \schlagen to fight a battle

20.

▶ ehe ich mich \schlagen lasse! (hum fam) oh all right [or go on] then!, before you twist my arm!

▶ jdn in die Flucht \schlagen to put sb to flight

▶ etw in den Wind \schlagen to reject sth out of hand; s.a. Alarm, Krach, Profit, Purzelbaum, Rad

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)

▪ nach jdm \schlagen to hit out at sb

▪ [mit etw dat] um sich akk \schlagen to lash [or thrash] about [with sth]

er schlug [wie] wild um sich he lashed [or hit] out wildly all round him

▪ [mit etw dat] irgendwohin \schlagen to hit sth [with sth]

mit der Faust gegen eine Tür \schlagen to beat at a door with one's fist

[jdm] [mit der Hand] ins Gesicht \schlagen to slap sb's face

jdm in die Fresse \schlagen (derb) to punch sb in the face fam

gegen das Tor \schlagen to knock at the gate

2.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (auftreffen)

▪ an [o gegen] etw akk \schlagen to land on sth, to strike against sth

der Stein schlug hart auf das Straßenpflaster the stone landed with a thud on the road

die schweren Brecher schlugen gegen die Hafenmauer the heavy breakers broke [or crashed] against the harbour wall

hörst Du, wie der Regen gegen die Fensterläden schlägt? can you hear the rain [beating] against the shutters?

der Regen schlug heftig gegen die Fensterscheibe the rain lashed against the window

ich habe doch irgendwo eine Tür \schlagen hören! but I heard a door slam somewhere!

3.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (explodieren) to strike

ein Blitz ist in den Baum ge\schlagen the tree was struck by lightning

4.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (pochen) to beat

ihr Puls schlägt ganz schwach/unregelmäßig/kräftig her pulse is very weak/irregular/strong

nach dem Lauf hier hoch schlägt mir das Herz bis zum Hals my heart's pounding after running up here

sein Herz hat aufgehört zu \schlagen his heart has stopped

vor Angst schlug ihr das Herz bis zum Hals she was so frightened that her heart was in her mouth; (fig)

ihr Herz schlägt ganz für Bayern München she's a whole-hearted Bayern Munich fan

5.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)

▪ etw schlägt sth is striking

hör mal, das Glockenspiel schlägt listen, the clock is chiming

die Kirchglocken \schlagen the church bells are ringing; s.a. Stunde

6.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein o haben (emporlodern)

▪ etw schlägt aus etw dat sth is shooting up from sth

aus dem Dach schlugen die Flammen the flames shot up out of the roof

7.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben ORN (singen) Nachtigalle, Fink to sing

8.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (bewegen)

mit den Flügeln \schlagen to beat its wings

9.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: ähneln)

▪ nach jdm \schlagen to take after sb

er schlägt überhaupt nicht nach seinem Vater he doesn't take after his father at all; s.a. Art

10.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (in Mitleidenschaft ziehen)

▪ jdm [auf etw akk] \schlagen to affect sb['s sth]

das schlechte Wetter schlägt mir langsam aufs Gemüt the bad weather is starting to get me down

der Streit ist ihr auf den Magen ge\schlagen the quarrel upset her stomach

11.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (zugehören)

in jds Fach \schlagen to be in sb's field

12.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: sein (dringen)

Lärm schlug an meine Ohren the noise reached my ears

das Blut schlug ihm ins Gesicht the blood rushed to his face

die Röte schlug ihr ins Gesicht she turned quite red

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (sich prügeln)

▪ sich akk \schlagen to have a fight, to fight each other

▪ sich akk [mit jdm] \schlagen to fight [sb]

sich akk selbst \schlagen to hit [or beat] oneself

2.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (sich duellieren)

▪ sich akk \schlagen to duel

3.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (rangeln)

▪ sich akk [um etw akk] \schlagen to fight [over sth]

das Konzert ist ausverkauft, die Leute haben sich um die Karten geradezu ge\schlagen the tickets went like hot cakes and the concert is sold out; (iron fam)

ich schlage mich nicht darum, das Geschirr zu spülen I'm not desperate to do the washing up

4.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (sich wenden)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \schlagen to strike out

sich akk nach rechts \schlagen to strike out to the right

sich akk in die Büsche \schlagen to slip away hum, to go behind a tree hum

sich akk auf jds Seite \schlagen to take sb's side; (die Fronten wechseln) to go over to sb

5.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (in Mitleidenschaft ziehen)

etw schlägt sich akk jdm aufs Gemüt sth gets sb down

etw schlägt sich jdm auf den Magen sth affects sb's stomach

6.

<schlug, geschlagen>

Hilfsverb: haben (sich anstrengen)

▪ sich akk [irgendwie] \schlagen to do somehow

sich akk gut \schlagen to do well

wie war die Prüfung? — ich denke, ich habe mich ganz gut geschlagen how was the exam? — I think I've done pretty well

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lash

ein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child

jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground

die Hände vors Gesicht schlagen — cover one's face with one's hands

ein Loch ins Eis schlagen — break or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)

2) (mit Richtungsangabe) hit < ball>; (mit dem Fuß) kick

einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something

etwas durch ein Sieb schlagen — press something through a sieve

3) (rühren) beat < mixture>; whip < cream>; (mit einem Schneebesen) whisk

die Sahne steif schlagen — beat the cream till stiff

4) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring

die Uhr schlägt acht — the clock strikes eight

eine geschlagene Stunde — (ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)

5) (legen) throw

die Decke zur Seite schlagen — throw aside the blanket

6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)

7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beat

jemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something

eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0

8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>

9) (fällen) fell < tree>

10) (spielen) beat < drum>; (geh.) play <lute, zither, harp>

den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time

11)

etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (hauen)

er schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch — he beat the table with his fist

jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face

um sich schlagen — lash or hit out

2)

mit den Flügeln schlagen — < bird> beat or flap its wings

3) mit sein (prallen) bang

mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something

auf den Boden schlagen — land with a thud on the floor

4) mit sein

jemandem auf den Magen schlagen — affect somebody's stomach

5) (pulsieren) <heart, pulse> beat; (heftig) < heart> pound; < pulse> throb

6) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring; < funeral bell> toll

7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)

gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something

8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)

in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something

9) mit sein

nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich prügeln) fight

sich mit jemandem schlagen — fight with somebody

sich um etwas schlagen — (auch fig.) fight over something

2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's own

sich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing

3) (sich schädlich auswirken)

sich auf die Leber schlagen — affect the liver

* * *

schlagen; schlägt, schlug, hat oder ist geschlagen

A. v/t (hat)

1. hit; wiederholt, (verprügeln) beat; mit der Faust: hit, punch; mit der offenen Hand: hit, whack umg; klatschend: slap; (besonders Kinder) smack; mit dem Stock: hit, beat; mit der Peitsche: whip; (Eier, Sahne etc) beat;

jemanden zu Boden schlagen knock sb down, floor sb; (k.o. schlagen) knock sb out;

jemanden blutig/krankenhausreif schlagen hit sb until he ( oder she) bleeds/needs hospital treatment; stärker: beat sb to a bleeding pulp/reduce sb to a hospital case;

sie schlagen ihre Kinder they beat their children;

er schlägt seine Frau he beats (up) his wife;

an die Wand schlagen mit Nägeln: nail to the wall;

jemandem etwas aus der Hand schlagen knock sth out of sb’s hand;

jemandem etwas um die Ohren schlagen slap sb (a)round the ears with sth;

den Kopf schlagen an (+akk) hit ( oder bump, knock, bang) one’s head on ( oder against);

eine Notiz ans Brett schlagen put a notice up on the board, pin a notice (up) onto the board;

die Trommel schlagen beat the drum; Fußball etc:

den Ball zu … schlagen pass the ball to …;

Erbsen etc

durch ein Sieb schlagen pass through a sieve;

Nagel

schlagen in (+akk) hammer ( oder drive) into;

ein Loch in die Wand schlagen knock a hole in the wall;

ein Ei in die Pfanne schlagen break an egg into the pan;

die Zähne schlagen in (+akk) Tier: sink its teeth into;

die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down

2. (Bäume) fell, cut down

3. (Tür) bang, slam

4. (übertreffen) beat; (besiegen) auch defeat, lick umg;

wir haben sie 3:0 geschlagen we beat them 3-0;

sich geschlagen geben admit defeat, give up;

ich gebe mich geschlagen auch umg okay, you win

5.

sich (dat)

etwas aus dem Kopf oder

Sinn schlagen put sth out of one’s mind, forget (about) sth umg

6.

auf den Preis

schlagen WIRTSCH add on to

7.

die Uhr schlug zehn the clock struck ten;

jetzt schlägt’s dreizehn! umg, fig that’s overdoing it

8.

in Papier schlagen (einwickeln) wrap (up) in paper;

zur Seite schlagen (Decke etc) push aside

9. Raubvogel etc: (Beutetier) kill; → Alarm, Brücke 1, Flucht¹ 1, geschlagen, Glocke 1, Kapital 2, Kreuz 1, Rad 1, Schaum, Waffe, Wurzel

B. v/i

1. (hat) hit sb, sth, strike; Herz, Puls: beat; heftig: throb; Uhr: strike; Tür: bang, slam; Segel: flap; Rad: run untrue, pull; Pferd: kick; Nachtigall: sing;

schlagen an (+akk) oder

gegen hit;

mit etwas auf/gegen etwas schlagen bang sth on/against sth;

gegen die Tür schlagen hammer at the door;

jemandem ins Gesicht/in den Magen schlagen punch sb in the face/stomach;

jemandem auf die Finger schlagen rap sb’s knuckles;

nach jemandem

schlagen hit out at;

um sich schlagen lash out (in all directions), thrash about (US around);

mit den Flügeln schlagen Vogel: beat its wings;

sein Puls schlägt regelmäßig his pulse is regular

2. (hat oder ist):

schlagen an (+akk) oder

gegen Regen: beat against; Wellen: beat ( oder crash) against

3. (ist):

mit dem Kopf an oder

gegen etwas schlagen hit ( oder bump, knock, bang) one’s head against sth;

auf (+akk) den Kreislauf etc

schlagen affect;

die Erkältung

schlug ihm auf den Magen auch went to his stomach;

die Arbeit etc

schlägt mir auf den Magen is upsetting my stomach;

das schlägt mir aufs Gemüt it affects my state of mind, it gets me down

4. (ist):

schlagen aus Flammen: leap out of; Rauch: pour from ( oder out of);

der Blitz schlug in den Baum the lightning struck the tree

5. (hat/ist):

(nicht) in jemandes Fach oder

Ressort schlagen (not) be part of sb’s job

6. (ist):

schlagen nach (arten nach) take after;

sie schlägt ganz nach ihrer Mutter she’s just like her mother

C. v/r (hat)

1. (kämpfen) (have a) fight (

mit with);

sich mit jemandem schlagen fight it out with sb; (duellieren) fight a duel with sb;

sich schlagen um fight over;

sich gut schlagen fig hold one’s own, give a good account of o.s.

2.

sich auf jemandes Seite schlagen side with sb; weitS. (überwechseln) go over to sb;

sich in die Büsche schlagen slip away

3.

sich auf den Magen/das Gemüt schlagen affect one’s stomach/state of mind

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lash

ein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child

jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground

die Hände vors Gesicht schlagen — cover one's face with one's hands

ein Loch ins Eis schlagen — break or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)

2) (mit Richtungsangabe) hit < ball>; (mit dem Fuß) kick

einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something

etwas durch ein Sieb schlagen — press something through a sieve

3) (rühren) beat < mixture>; whip < cream>; (mit einem Schneebesen) whisk

die Sahne steif schlagen — beat the cream till stiff

4) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring

die Uhr schlägt acht — the clock strikes eight

eine geschlagene Stunde — (ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)

5) (legen) throw

die Decke zur Seite schlagen — throw aside the blanket

6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)

7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beat

jemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something

eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0

8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>

9) (fällen) fell < tree>

10) (spielen) beat < drum>; (geh.) play <lute, zither, harp>

den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time

11)

etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (hauen)

er schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch — he beat the table with his fist

jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face

um sich schlagen — lash or hit out

2)

mit den Flügeln schlagen — < bird> beat or flap its wings

3) mit sein (prallen) bang

mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something

auf den Boden schlagen — land with a thud on the floor

4) mit sein

jemandem auf den Magen schlagen — affect somebody's stomach

5) (pulsieren) <heart, pulse> beat; (heftig) < heart> pound; < pulse> throb

6) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring; < funeral bell> toll

7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)

gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something

8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)

in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something

9) mit sein

nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich prügeln) fight

sich mit jemandem schlagen — fight with somebody

sich um etwas schlagen — (auch fig.) fight over something

2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's own

sich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing

3) (sich schädlich auswirken)

sich auf die Leber schlagen — affect the liver

* * *

v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

= to bang v.

to bash v.

to batter v.

to beat v.

(§ p.,p.p.: beat, beaten)

to blast v.

to hit v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hit)

to knock (at) v.

to pommel v.

to pummel v.

to punch v.

to rap v.

to slap v.

to slat v.

to strike v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck)

or p.p.: stricken•)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlagen
15 ♦ turn

♦ turn /tɜ:n/
n.

1 giro; rotazione; torsione: a few turns of the crank, qualche giro di manovella; to give the key a turn, dare un giro di chiave; with a neat turn of the wrist, con una perfetta torsione del polso

2 turno; volta: «Whose turn is it?» «It's my turn», «a chi tocca?» «tocca a me» («è il mio turno»); Wait your turn, aspetta il tuo turno!; My turn will come, verrà il mio turno; ( oppure) verrà la volta buona anche per me!; by turns, a turni; uno alla volta; in rotazione

3 curva; svolta ( anche fig.); voltata; traversa; ( di fiume) ansa: a sharp turn, una curva stretta; a turn to the right, una svolta a destra; The car took a sudden turn to the left, l'automobile fece un'improvvisa voltata a sinistra; Take the second turn on the right, prendi la seconda traversa a destra!; at the turn of the century, alla svolta (o alla fine, all'inizio) del secolo

4 (naut., aeron.) accostata; virata

5 giro, volta ( di una fune); giro (o tratto) di sagola; spira ( di una molla); (elettr.) spira

6 cambiamento di direzione; piega (fig.): His illness took a turn for the worse, l'andamento della sua malattia prese una brutta piega

7 (teatr.) numero; attrattiva; attrazione

8 azione; servizio; tiro (fig.): He's done me many a good turn, m'ha reso più di un servizio; Let's hope he won't do me a bad turn, speriamo che non mi giochi un brutto tiro

9 (arc.) giretto; passeggiatina

10 (arc.) vena; attitudine; disposizione; tendenza: turn of mind, attitudine mentale; indole

11 fine; proposito; scopo: No doubt this tool will serve your turn, senz'altro questo attrezzo risponderà al tuo scopo (o ti potrà tornare utile); This serves my turn precisely, questo fa proprio al caso mio

12 giro; modo d'essere (o di esprimersi); forma: a nice turn of phrase, un bel giro di frase; the turn of an ankle, la forma d'una caviglia

13 (fam.) colpo; brutto colpo; scossa; spavento: It gave him a turn, hearing the sergeant's voice, sentire la voce del sergente è stato per lui un colpo

14 (fam.) lieve indisposizione; breve malessere; attacco: He's had one of his turns again, non è che uno dei suoi soliti attacchi

15 (mecc.) tornio ( da orologiaio)

16 (tipogr.) carattere capovolto ( sostituiva un carattere mancante)

17 (mus.) esse coricato; gruppetto ( segno)

18 (comm.) commissione, provvigione ( di intermediario)

19 tendenza; corso; inversione di tendenza

20 ( Borsa, fin.) operazione in titoli

21 ( Borsa, fin.) scarto; differenza tra denaro e lettera; guadagno dell'operatore; plusvalenza professionale

22 ( calcio, ecc.) ( di un giocatore) giro su sé stesso; giravolta; avvitamento

23 (equit.) piroetta ( nel dressage)

24 ( ginnastica) giro

25 ( golf) mezzo percorso ( del campo)

26 (ipp.) curva

27 ( lotta libera) incontro

28 ( nuoto) virata

29 ( pattinaggio artistico) giravolta

30 ( sci) curva; voltata

31 ( cricket) effetto ( dato alla palla)

● (aeron.) turn and bank indicator, indicatore di virata e sbandamento □ turn and turn about, a turno; uno dopo l'altro; in successione; di seguito □ turn bench, tornio ( da orologiaio) □ turn bridge, ponte girevole □ ( anche fig.) a turn of the screw, un giro di vite □ the turn of the sentence, il giro dato alla frase □ (naut.) the turn of the tide, il cambiamento della marea □ turn of the wheel, giro della ruota; (fig.) volgere della sorte, repentino cambiamento della fortuna □ at every turn, a ogni svolta; (fig.) a ogni piè sospinto; tutti i momenti □ in turn, a turno; uno alla volta; a vicenda; a rotazione; a sua volta: I told Sam in (my) turn, a mia volta, l'ho detto a Sam; I asked each student in turn, ho fatto la domanda agli studenti uno alla volta □ (autom.) number of turns lock-to-lock, numero dei giri del volante per sterzata totale □ to owe sb. a good turn, essere indebitato verso q. (fig.) □ to take turns (o it in turns), fare a turno □ to take a turn at the wheel, mettersi al volante; dare il cambio alla guida □ ( anche autom.) to take a wrong turn, svoltare nel posto sbagliato; sbagliare al bivio (o all'incrocio) □ to be on the turn, ( del tempo, ecc.) (stare per) cambiare; ( di cibo) guastarsi; ( del latte) stare per inacidire: Public opinion seems to be on the turn, pare che la pubblica opinione stia cambiando; This wine is on the turn, questo vino si sta guastando □ out of turn, a sproposito; fuori luogo; al momento sbagliato: to speak out of turn, parlare a sproposito □ Turn for turn!, a buon rendere! □ (prov.) One good turn deserves another, i favori vanno ricambiati.
♦ (to) turn /tɜ:n/
A v. t.

1 girare; far girare; voltare: to turn the corner, girare l'angolo; ( d'automobile) fare la curva; ( d'automobilista) prendere la curva; (fig.) superare il momento critico; Turn the key, gira la chiave!; Turn the knob to the right, gira a destra il pomello!; (mecc.) to turn a crank [a shaft, a wheel], far girare una manovella [un albero, una ruota]; ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare (o volgere) le spalle a q.; Turn your face this way, volta la faccia da questa parte!; She was turning the pages of the album, voltava le pagine dell'album

2 rivoltare; rovesciare; far rivoltare; ribaltare; invertire: (mecc.) to turn the edge of a plate, rivoltare l'orlo d'una lamiera; to turn the spade, rivoltare la vanga; to turn a collar, rovesciare un colletto; to turn sb. 's stomach, far rivoltare lo stomaco a q.; ( calcio, ecc.) to turn the match, rovesciare il risultato

3 rovesciare; versare; vuotare: She turned the soup into the tureen, ha rovesciato la minestra nella zuppiera

4 dirigere; volgere; rivolgere: to turn one's eyes, volgere lo sguardo; to turn one's attention to a problem, rivolgere la propria attenzione a un problema; The bird turned its flight southwards, l'uccello diresse il volo verso sud

5 distogliere; sviare; (far) deviare: No one could turn me from my purpose, nessuno è riuscito a distogliermi dal mio proposito; Luckily the helmet turned the bullet, per fortuna l'elmetto ha deviato il proiettile; to turn the course of history, deviare il corso della storia

6 ( anche mil.) aggirare: The enemy cavalry turned the left flank of the Roman army, la cavalleria nemica aggirò il fianco sinistro dell'esercito romano

7 smussare; ottundere: to turn the edge of a knife, smussare il filo di un coltello

8 cambiare; convertire; mutare; trasformare; far diventare: Christ turned water into wine, Cristo mutò l'acqua in vino; I turned him to more liberal views, lo convertii a idee più liberali; The cold weather has turned the leaves red, il freddo ha fatto diventar rosse le foglie; This machine turns cream into butter, questa macchina trasforma la panna in burro; to turn defeat into a victory, trasformare una sconfitta in una vittoria; DIALOGO → - Weather- It's turned chilly hasn't it?, si è fatto freschino, vero?

9 volgere; tradurre: to turn prose into verse, volgere prosa in versi

10 (falegn., mecc.) lavorare ( un pezzo) al tornio; tornire ( anche fig.): to turn wood [brass, ivory], tornire il legno [l'ottone, l'avorio]; a well-turned phrase, un'espressione ben tornita

11 storcere; slogare: to turn one's foot, storcersi un piede

12 far inacidire; far andare a male ( alimenti): The heat has turned the milk, il caldo ha fatto inacidire il latte

13 ( boxe, ecc.) deviare; sviare ( colpi)

14 ( baseball, cricket, ecc.) imprimere una rotazione, dare l'effetto a ( una palla)

15 ( calcio, ecc.) girare ( il pallone)

16 ( calcio, ecc.) (spec. di un portiere) deviare: Our keeper turned the striker's powerful left-foot shot against the post, il nostro portiere ha deviato sul palo il potente sinistro dell'attaccante

17 ( ginnastica) fare; eseguire: to turn cartwheels, fare la ruota; to turn a somersault, fare un salto mortale

18 rivoltare lo stomaco a (q.)

19 (fam.) convincere (q. ) a parlare (o a collaborare con la polizia)

20 far defezionare (q.)

B v. i.

1 girare ( anche fig.); girarsi; volgersi; voltare; voltarsi; svoltare: Several artificial satellites are now turning round the earth, diversi satelliti artificiali girano ora intorno alla terra; My head is turning, mi gira la testa; The key won't turn, la chiave non gira (nella toppa); The road turns to the left, la strada svolta a sinistra; to turn down a street, svoltare in una strada; Let's turn now and go back, adesso voltiamo e torniamo indietro!; Suddenly he turned and hit me, all'improvviso si è girato e mi ha colpito

2 dirigersi; rivolgersi; fare ricorso a (q.): She turned to God in her sorrow, nel suo dolore, si rivolse a Dio; I scarcely knew which way to turn, quasi non sapevo da che parte dirigermi (fig.: a che santo votarmi); to turn to one's notes, fare ricorso ai propri appunti

3 girarsi, rivoltarsi ( nel letto, ecc.); ( dello stomaco) rivoltarsi: I was so upset that I tossed and turned all night, ero così turbato che mi agitai e rivoltai tutta la notte; My stomach turns at the smell of cucumbers, mi si rivolta lo stomaco all'odore dei cetrioli

4 mutarsi; trasformarsi; diventare; farsi: The rain turned to sleet, la pioggia si mutò in nevischio; The wine turned to vinegar, il vino è diventato aceto; Joy has turned to sorrow, la gioia s'è trasformata in dolore; He turned Muslim, si fece maomettano; She turned pale, si è fatta pallida; è impallidita

5 (naut., aeron.) invertire la rotta ( anche fig.); virare: The ship turned round, la nave virò di bordo; Suddenly the stock market turned, all'improvviso il mercato azionario ha invertito la rotta

6 ( di cibo o bevanda) inacidire; andare a male; guastarsi: The milk has turned, il latte s'è inacidito

7 cambiare colore: Now the leaves are turning ( yellow), ora le foglie mutano colore (o ingialliscono)

8 (naut.: del vento, della marea) girare; cambiare: The tide is turning, la marea sta girando; when the weather turns, quando cambia il vento

9 (comm., USA) andare; vendersi: Unisex garments are turning well this year, quest'anno i capi di vestiario unisex vanno bene (fam.: forte)

10 (autom., ecc.) fare una curva

11 ( pattinaggio artistico) fare una giravolta

12 ( nuoto) virare ( in piscina)

13 ( sci) curvare; fare una curva

14 ( slang USA) fare la spia ( alla polizia); tradire

15 ( slang USA) diventare omosessuale; passare al nemico (scherz.)

● to turn one's back to one's problems, mettere da parte i (o non pensare ai) propri problemi □ to turn belly up, finire a pancia all'aria; ( di un pesce e fig.) morire, tirare le cuoia; (fig.) guastarsi, andare in tilt □ to turn sb. 's brain, far dar di volta il cervello a q.; far ammattire q. □ (fig.) to turn one's coat, voltar casacca, voltar gabbana; cambiare partito □ to turn a deaf ear, far orecchi da mercante; non voler sentire □ (autom.) «Turn left [right]» ( cartello), «svolta a sinistra [a destra]» □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa (montare la testa) a q.: Success has turned his head, il successo gli ha montato la testa (o gli ha dato alla testa) □ (fam.) to turn an honest penny, fare un onesto guadagno □ to turn loose, lasciar libero ( un animale domestico); dare la massima libertà a (q.); (mil., USA) impiegare, aprire il fuoco con ( cannoni, ecc.) □ to turn low, abbassare, diminuire ( il gas, la luce, ecc.) □ to turn red, arrossire; far arrossire □ to turn the scales, far traboccare la bilancia; (fig.) essere decisivo □ to turn tail, fuggire, darsela a gambe □ (volg. USA) to turn a trick, fare una marchetta □ (tipogr.) turned comma, virgoletta □ (fig.) not to turn a hair, non batter ciglio □ (mecc.) This material turns well [easily], questo materiale si lavora bene [facilmente] al tornio □ The clock turned seven, l'orologio segnò le sette □ He has just turned twenty, ha appena compiuto vent'anni □ (autom.) «Lorries turning» ( cartello), «autocarri in manovra».

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ turn
16 ponerse

ponerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (sol) to set

2 (volverse) to become, get, turn

■ se pone colorado por cualquier cosa he blushes at the slightest thing

■ se puso muy contenta con la noticia the news made her very happy

3 (contestar al teléfono) to answer the phone; (hablar por teléfono) to come to the phone

■ llamé a tu casa y se puso un hombre I rang your home number and a man answered the phone

■ en este momento no se puede poner he can't come to the phone right now

■ a mí no me hace caso, ponte tú he won't listen to me, you speak to him

4 ponerse a + inf to start + to + inf/ + -ing

■ se puso a cantar he started to sing, he started singing

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1) to wear, put on

2) become

3) set (sun)

4) move

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VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (=colocarse, situarse) [de pie] to stand; [sentado] to sit; [echado] to lie

se puso delante de la ventana — he stood in front of the window

se ponía a mi lado en clase — he used to sit next to me in class

póngase de lado — lie on your side

ponerse cómodo — to make o.s. comfortable

• ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

• todos se pusieron de o en pie — everyone stood up

• se puso de rodillas — she knelt down

2) [+ ropa, calzado, joyas] to put on

ponerse un traje — to put a suit on

ponte las zapatillas — put your slippers on

no sé qué ponerme — I don't know what to wear

3) (=aplicarse, administrarse)

ponte más perfume — put some more perfume on

te pones demasiado maquillaje — you wear too much make-up

se puso un supositorio — he used a suppository

4) [sol] to set

5) (=volverse)
+ adj, adv
ponerse enfermo/gordo — to get ill/fat

se puso hecho una furia — he got absolutely furious

cuando se lo dije se puso muy triste — he was very sad when I told him

¡no te pongas así! — don't be like that!

¡qué guapa te has puesto! — you look lovely!

en el agua se pone verde — it turns green in water

6) [al teléfono]

dile que se ponga — tell him to come to o on the phone

no se quiere poner — she doesn't want to come on (the phone)

¿se puede poner María, por favor? — could I speak to María, please?

7) (=empezar)

• ponerse a hacer algo — to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth

se pusieron a gritar — they started o began shouting, they started o began to shout

se va a poner a llover — it's going to start raining

si me pongo a pensar en lo que me espera... — if I start thinking o to think about what awaits me...

• ponerse con algo, ahora me pongo con los deberes — I'm going to start on my homework now

8) (=llenarse)

• ponerse de algo, ¡cómo te has puesto de barro! — you're all covered in mud!

se puso perdida de alquitrán — she got covered in tar

nos hemos puesto bien de comida — we ate our fill

9) (=llegar)

• ponerse en — to get to, reach

se puso en Madrid en dos horas — he got to o reached Madrid in two hours

10) (=emplearse)

me puse a servir — I went into service

ponerse de conserje — to take a job as a porter

11)

• ponerse a bien con algn — to get on good terms with sb; pey to get in with sb

• ponerse a mal con algn — to get on the wrong side of sb

12) ** (=drogarse) to get high **

13) (=parecerle)

se me pone que... — LAm (=me parece) it seems to me that...

14)

- ponérselos a algn

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(v.) = don, pull on, wax

Ex. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.

Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

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el ponerse

(n.) = donning, the

Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.

(v.) = don, pull on, wax

Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.

Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.

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■ponerse verbo reflexivo
1 to put oneself: nos pusimos más cerca, we got closer
ponte en la primera fila, get in the front row
2 (vestirse) to put on, wear: nunca se pone sombrero, she never wears a hat
3 (con adjetivo) to become: se puso enfermo, he felt ill
4 (sol) to set
5 Tel ponerse al teléfono, to answer the phone
6 (empezar) ponerse a, to start: se puso a saltar, she started jumping o she started to jump
♦ Locuciones: ponerse como un pepe, to stuff oneself
' ponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrotarse
- agitarse
- alinearse
- apoltronarse
- arreglarse
- bota
- camino
- cerrarse
- ciega
- ciego
- cogerse
- colorada
- colorado
- contacto
- cuclillas
- dar
- descomponerse
- embravecerse
- emocionarse
- huelga
- mal
- morada
- morado
- morena
- moreno
- nerviosa
- nervioso
- pararse
- patín
- perdida
- perdido
- pie
- pila
- punta
- ridícula
- ridículo
- roja
- rojo
- rulo
- tibia
- tibio
- tomate
- uña
- vestirse
- volante
- acomodar
- acuerdo
- agachar
- alegrar
- altura
English:
agree
- become
- brown
- burst into
- catch up
- collar
- colour
- come over
- contact
- crouch
- don
- down
- flabby
- flap
- flush
- fluster
- foot
- get down to
- get on
- go down
- horn
- hot up
- jitters
- join
- knuckle down
- labour
- lather
- lecture
- line up
- nasty
- need
- pull on
- put on
- redden
- rise
- set
- set about
- set off
- set out
- settle
- shove on
- show
- show up
- side
- sink
- slip on
- solution
- spectacle
- stand
- stand up

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vpr

1. [colocarse] to put oneself;

ponerse de pie to stand up;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down);

ponerse de espaldas a la pared to turn one's back to the wall;

ponerse de perfil to turn sideways on;

¡no te pongas en medio! you're in my way there!;

ponte en la ventana stand by the window;

se pusieron un poco más juntos they moved a bit closer together

2. [ropa, gafas, maquillaje] to put on;

ponte la ropa put your clothes on, get dressed;

¿qué te vas a ponerse para la fiesta? what are you going to wear to the party?

3. [volverse de cierta manera] to go, to become;

se puso de mal humor she got into a bad mood;

se puso rojo de ira he went red with anger;

se puso muy triste cuando se enteró de su muerte he was very sad when he heard she had died;

las cosas se están poniendo muy difíciles things are getting very difficult;

se ha puesto muy gordo he's got very fat;

se puso colorado he blushed;

te has puesto muy guapa you look lovely;

ponerse malo o [m5] enfermo to fall ill;

ponerse bien [de salud] to get better;

¡cómo te pones por nada! there's no need to react like that!;

¡no te pongas así! [no te enfades] don't be like that!;
[no te pongas triste] don't get upset!, don't be sad!
4. [iniciar]
ponerse a hacer algo to start doing sth;

se puso a nevar it started snowing;

me he puesto a dieta I've started a diet;

ponerse con algo to start on sth;
Fam
ya que te pones, haz café para todos while you're at it, why don't you make enough coffee for everyone?

5. [llenarse]
¡cómo te has puesto (de barro)! look at you(, you're covered in mud)!;

se puso de barro hasta las rodillas he got covered in mud up to his knees;
Fam
nos pusimos hasta arriba o [m5] hasta las orejas de pasteles we stuffed our faces with cakes

6. [sol, luna] to set;

el sol se pone por el oeste the sun sets in the west;

al ponerse el sol when the sun goes/went down

7. Esp [al teléfono]
dile a tu marido que se ponga tell your husband to come on;

ahora se pone she's just coming, I'll put her on in a moment;

ponte, es de la oficina here, it's somebody from the office for you

8. Esp [llegar]
ponerse en to get to;

nos pusimos en Santiago en dos horas we made it to Santiago in two hours;

con esta moto te pones en los 150 sin enterarte on this motorbike you're doing 150 before you even realize it

9. Andes, RP Fam [tener ocurrencias]
¡se te pone cada cosa! you get the strangest ideas!

10. RP Fam [entregar dinero] to chip in;

vamos, vamos, hay que ponerse para el regalo come on, everybody's got to chip in for the present;

¿con cuánto te pusiste? – yo, con diez how much did you put in? – ten

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ponerse

v/r

1 ropa put on;

ponerse de luto dress in mourning;

ponerse de verano put on summer clothes

2 en un estado

:

ponerse palido turn pale;

ponerse furioso get angry;

ponerse enfermo become o fall ill;

¡no te pongas así! don’t get so upset!, don’t take it like that!;

ponerse bien recover, get better;

ponerse en marcha get started, get going

3

:

ponte en el banco go and sit on the bench;

se puso ahí she stood over there;

dile que se ponga TELEC tell her to come to the phone;

ponerse a start to;

al ponerse el sol at sunset

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vr

1) : to move (into a position)

ponerse de pie: to stand up

2) : to put on, to wear

3) : to become, to turn

se puso colorado: he turned red

4) : to set (of the sun or moon)

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ponerse vb

1. (de pie) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]

ponte allí stand over there

2. (sentado) to sit [pt. & pp. sat]

ponte en aquella silla sit in that chair

3. (vestirse) to put on [pt. & pp. put]

se puso el sombrero he put on his hat

Isabel se puso el vestido nuevo Isabel wore her new dress

4. (sol) to set [pt. & pp. set]

el sol se pone más pronto en invierno the sun sets earlier in winter

5. (empezar) to start

se puso a trabajar he started working

6. (con adjetivo) to get / to become [pt. became; pp. become]

se puso nervioso he got worked up

ponte guapa get dressed up / make yourself beautiful

7. (al teléfono)

¿María? ahora se pone María? I'll just get her for you

dile a Luis que se ponga ask Luis to come to the phone

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

Spanish-English dictionary > ponerse
17 turn\ down

1. I
abs

all his shirts have collars that turn down на всех его рубашках отложные воротнички
2. III
1) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down a dark and narrow street (this road, the alley, the passage way, etc.) сворачивать в темную, узкую улочку и т.д.

2) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down one's coat collar опустить воротник пальто; he turned down the brim of his hat он опустил поля своей шляпы; turn down the corner of the page загнуть уголок страницы; turn down a chair for a regular diner занять место в ресторане для постоянного клиента, прислонив стул к столу

3) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down the light's) (the flame, a lamp, the sound /the volume/, etc.) убавлять свет и т.д.; he turned the wireless /the radio/ (the television) down он убавил звук радио (телевизора); he turned down the gas он уменьшил газ

4) turn down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ coll. turn an applicant (a suitor, etc.) down отказывать просителю и т.д.; he asked Sally to marry him but she turned him down он сделал Сэлли предложение, но она ему отказала; turn down a proposal (a claim, an offer, a plea, a scheme, etc.) не принимать /отклонять/ предложение и т.д.; turn down a candidate отвергать /отводить/ чью-л. кандидатуру
3. IV
turn down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner turn the lights down low убавить свет, создать полумрак; turn the volume down low приглушить звук
4. XI
1) be turned down in some place a page was turned down about the middle of the book примерно в середине книги была загнута страница

2) be turned down my application for a permit was turned down мне было отказано в пропуске; be turned down in some manner he was flatly turned down ему категорически отказали; be turned down on account of /because of/ smth. the boy was turned down on account of his heart (because of poor physique, etc.) мальчика не приняли /не взяли, не пропустили/ из-за плохого сердца и т.д.; be turned down by smth., smb. he was turned down by a large majority vote at the board meeting на собрании правления его кандидатура была отвергнута большинством голосов; he had a couple of stories turned down by this magazine несколько его рассказов было отвергнуто этим журналом; she was turned down by the board комиссия ее отвергла; he was turned down by her она его отвергла
5. XVI
turn down smth. /smth. down/ to smth. turn down the gas to a glimmer привернуть /убавить/ газ так, чтобы он еле-еле горел

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ down
18 ■ turn up

■ turn up
A v. t. + avv.

1 voltare in su; arricciare: She turned up her nose at my proposal, alla mia proposta, lei arricciò il naso

2 piegare in su; tirare su; alzare; rialzare: to turn up the collar of one's fur coat, alzare il bavero della pelliccia

3 ( sartoria) fare il risvolto in: to turn up trouser legs, fare il risvolto nei pantaloni

4 accorciare ( un vestito, una gonna, ecc.)

5 tirare su; rimboccare: I turned up my trousers, mi sono rimboccato i calzoni

6 (agric.) rivoltare ( il terreno: con la vanga, ecc.)

7 portare alla luce (o in superficie); scoprire, trovare ( anche fig.): The diggers turned up a skeleton, gli scavatori hanno portato alla luce uno scheletro; to turn up the proof, scoprire le prove

8 rovesciare, scoprire ( una carta da gioco)

9 alzare (il volume di): Turn up the radio, please, alza il volume della radio, per favore!

10 alzare, aumentare ( la fiamma del gas, ecc.): Turn up the gas, will you?, alza il gas, per favore!

11 (fam.) dare il voltastomaco, far venire la nausea a (q.)

12 (pop.) smetterla, piantarla: Turn it up!, piantala!

13 ( slang USA) denunciare (q.) alla polizia; vendere (fig.)

B v. i. + avv.

1 comparire; riapparire; farsi vivo: He hasn't turned up yet, non s'è ancora fatto vivo; The missing soldier turned up after a long time, il soldato disperso riapparve dopo molto tempo; DIALOGO → - Lost child 2- I'm sure your daughter will turn up shortly, sono sicuro che vostra figlia si farà viva tra poco

2 ( di persone) saltare fuori (fig.); capitare: to turn up at a meeting, capitare a una riunione

3 ( di un oggetto smarrito, ecc.) saltare fuori; ricomparire: Your ring will turn up, il tuo anello salterà fuori

4 capitare; succedere; accadere: Something is bound to turn up, qualcosa deve pur succedere!

5 (fin.) tendere al rialzo; aumentare; migliorare; crescere: The dollar seems to be turning up, sembra che il dollaro tenda al rialzo; Trade is turning up, gli scambi migliorano □ to turn up trumps ► trump (1) □ a fine turned-up nose, un nasino all'insù.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ turn up
19 coat

1 პალტო, პიჯაკი

2 ტრავი

a dog’s coat ძაღლის ტყავი

3 ფენა, პირი

the roof needs a second coat of paint სახურავს მეორე ფენა სღებავის გადასმა სჭირდება

a coat of snow თოვლის საფარი

4 დაფარვა, საღებავის წასმა (საღებავს წაუსვამს)

the piano is coated with dust ფორტეპიანოს მტვერი ადევს

his tongue is coated ენაზე ნადები აქვს

to coat the balcony with paint აივნის შეღებვა

to coat iron with silver რკინის მოვერცხვლა

he took his coat off პალტო გაიხადა

she lined her coat with silk თავის პალტოს აბრეშუმის სარჩული დაუდო

he had a coat on პალტო ეცვა

he removed his hat / coat ქუდი მოიხადა // პალტო გაიხადა

her coat hardly reaches her knees პალტო მუხლამდე ძლივს სწვდება

a ragged coat / old man დაძონძილი პალტო // ძონძებში ჩაცმული მოხუცი

the sleeves of his coat were in rags პალტოს სახელოები შემოაცვდა

the coat is narrow for me in the shoulders ეს პალტო მხრებში ვიწრო მაქვს

the inside of a coat პალტოს შიდა პირი

my coat is soaking wet ჩემი პალტო გაჟღენთილია წყლით

a sheepskin coat ტყაპუჭი, ცხვრის ტყავის ქურქი / პალტო

he turned up the collar of his coat პალტოს საყელო აიწია

coated with tin მოკალული

I had my coat on პალტო მეცვა

hang your coat in the corridor პალტო დერეფანში დაკიდე

a worn coat გაცვეთილი პალტო

he seldom wears a coat პალტოს იშვიათად იცვამს;

a warm day/climate/ coat თბილი დღე/ჰავა/პალტო

a fur hat / coat ბეწვის ქუდი / პალტო

he flung his coat upon the chair პალტო სკამზე მიაგდო

I’m going to the tailor’s to have my new coat fitted on მკერავთან მივდივარ ახალი პალტოს მოსაზომად

she draped a fur coat round her shoulders მან მხრებზე ქურქი მოისხა

a double coat of paint საღებავის ორი ფენა

this coat will not do for the winter ეს პალტო ზამთრისათვის არ გამოდგება

I must get my coat made პალტო უნდა შევაკერინო

he got a new coat ახალი პალტო შეიძინა

he got off his coat პალტო გაიხადა

waist coat ჟილეტი

a wadded coat ბამბის ან მატყლის სარჩულიანი პალტო

he fastened up his coat პალტო შეიკრა

button (up) your coat პალტო შეიკარი

your coat needs a brush შენი პალტო გასაწმენდია

English-Georgian dictionary > coat
20 turn

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1 (opportunity, in rotation) tour m ; to wait one's turn attendre son tour ; it's my turn gen c'est mon tour ; ( in game) c'est à moi de jouer ; whose turn is it? gen c'est à qui le tour? ; ( in game) c'est à qui de jouer? ; ‘miss a turn’ ‘passez votre tour’ ; to be sb's turn to do être à qn or au tour de qn de faire ; it's your turn to make the coffee c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café ; it was his turn to feel rejected il se sentait rejeté à son tour ; to have a turn on or at or with the computer utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour ; to have a turn at driving prendre son tour de conduite ; to take turns at doing, to take it in turns to do faire qch à tour de rôle ; to do sth turn and turn about faire qch à tour de rôle ; take it in turns! chacun son tour! ; by turns tour à tour ; to feel happy and depressed by turns être tour à tour heureux et malheureux ; to speak out of turn fig commettre un impair ; I hope I haven't spoken out of turn j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair ;

2 ( circular movement) tour m ; to give sth a turn tourner qch ; to give sth half a turn to the left faire tourner qch d'un demi-tour vers la gauche ; to do a turn [dancer] faire un tour ; to take a turn in the park faire un tour dans le parc ;

3 ( in vehicle) virage m ; a 90° turn un virage à 90° ; to make ou do a left/right turn tourner à gauche/à droite ; to do a turn in the road faire un demi-tour ; ‘no left turn’ ‘défense de tourner à gauche’ ;

4 (bend, side road) tournant m, virage m ; there's a left turn ahead il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin ; brake before you go into the turn freinez avant de prendre le virage ; take the next right turn, take the next turn on the right prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite ;

5 (change, development) tournure f ; the turn of events la tournure des événements ; this is an extraordinary turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire ; to take an encouraging/a worrying turn [events] prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante ; to take a turn for the better [person, situation] s'améliorer ; [things, events] prendre une meilleure tournure ; to take a turn for the worse [situation] se dégrader ; [health] s'aggraver ; she has taken a turn for the worse elle va de plus en plus mal ; to be on the turn [luck, milk] commencer à tourner ; [tide] commencer à changer ; ⇒ century ;

6 ○ GB ( attack) crise f, attaque f ; she's had one of her turns again elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque ; a giddy ou dizzy turn un vertige ; to have a funny turn se sentir tout/-e chose ○ ; it gave me quite a turn, it gave me a nasty turn ça m'a fait un coup ○ ;

7 ( act) numéro m ; a comic/variety turn un numéro comique/de variété ; to do a/one's turn faire un/son numéro.

B in turn adv phr

1 ( in rotation) [answer, speak] à tour de rôle ; she spoke to each of us in turn elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour ;

2 ( linking sequence) à son tour ; this in turn leads to higher inflation ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation ; I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert.

C vtr

1 ( rotate) [person] tourner [knob, wheel, handle] ; serrer [screw] ; [mechanism] faire tourner [cog, wheel] ; to turn sth to the right/left tourner qch vers la droite/gauche ; to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’ tourner qch sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’ ; to turn a switch through 90 degrees faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés ; to turn sth halfway/the wrong way tourner qch d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens ; to turn the key in the door ou lock ( lock up) fermer la porte à clé ; ( unlock) tourner la clé dans la serrure ; to turn the key on sb enfermer qn à clé ;

2 (turn over, reverse) retourner [mattress, soil, steak, collar] ; tourner [page] ; to turn sb onto his side/back retourner qn sur le côté/dos ; to turn one's ankle se tordre la cheville ; it turns my stomach cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure ;

3 ( change direction of) tourner [chair, head, face, car] ; to turn a picture to the wall tourner un tableau face au mur ; to turn one's face towards tourner le visage vers ; to turn one's steps towards tourner or diriger ses pas vers ; to turn one's attention ou mind to tourner son attention vers ; to turn one's back on lit tourner le dos à [group, place] ; fig laisser tomber [friend, ally] ; abandonner [homeless, needy] ; as soon as my back is turned lit, fig dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to turn one' s back on the past tourner la page ; to turn sb from one's door chasser qn ;

4 (focus, direction of) to turn sth on sb braquer qch sur qn [gun, hose, torch] ; fig diriger qch sur qn [anger, scorn] ;

5 ( transform) to turn sth white/black blanchir/noircir qch ; to turn sth milky/opaque rendre qch laiteux/opaque ; to turn sth into transformer qch en [office, car park, desert] ; to turn water into ice/wine changer de l'eau en glace/vin ; to turn a book into a film adapter un livre pour l'écran ; turn your old newspapers into cash! convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent! ; to turn sb into [magician] changer qn en [frog] ; [experience] faire de qn [extrovert, maniac] ; it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant ; to stand there as if turned to stone rester là comme pétrifié ;

6 ( deflect) détourner [person, conversation] ; to turn the conversation towards ou onto sth détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qch ; to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but ;

7 ○ ( pass the age of) he has turned 50 il a 50 ans passés ; she has just turned 20/30 elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans ; as soon as I turn 18 dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans ; it's just turned five o'clock il est cinq heures passées ;

8 Ind ( on lathe) tourner [wood, piece, spindle] ;

9 fig ( fashion) to turn an elegant sentence tourner une phrase élégante ;

10 ( in espionage) retourner [spy, agent].

D vi

1 ( change direction) [person, car, plane, road] tourner ; [ship] virer ; to turn (to the) left/right tourner à gauche/droite ; to turn to the east/the west tourner à l'est/l'ouest ; to turn down ou into tourner dans [street, alley] ; to turn off quitter [main road, street] ; to turn towards tourner en direction de [village, mountains] ; I turned towards home j'ai repris le chemin de la maison ; her thoughts turned to her family ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille ; the conversation turned to Ellie on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie ; he later turned to teaching plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement ;

2 ( reverse direction) [person, vehicle] faire demi-tour ; [tide] changer ; [luck] tourner ; there's no room for the bus to turn le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi- tour ; ‘no turning’ ( in driveway) ‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’ ; ⇒ turn around ;

3 ( revolve) [key, wheel, planet] tourner ; [person] se tourner (to, towards vers) ; to turn on its axis tourner sur son axe ; a key turned in the lock une clé a tourné dans la serrure ; to turn in one's chair se retourner dans sa chaise ; to turn and face the camera se tourner vers la caméra ; to turn and walk out of the room faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce ; to turn to do se retourner pour faire ; to turn to face sth se retourner vers qch ; to turn and fight se retourner pour se battre ; to turn to lie on one's side se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté ; I turned once again to my book/my work j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail ;

4 fig ( hinge) to turn on [argument] tourner autour de [point, issue] ; [outcome] dépendre de [factor] ;

5 ( spin round angrily) to turn on sb [dog] attaquer qn ; [person] se retourner contre qn ;

6 fig (resort to, rely on) to turn to se tourner vers [person, religion] ; to turn to drink se mettre à boire ; to turn to drugs commencer à se droguer ; to turn to sb for se tourner vers qn pour demander [help, advice, money] ; I don't know who to turn to for advice je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil ; I don't know where ou which way to turn je ne sais plus où donner la tête ○ ;

7 ( change) to turn into [tadpole] se transformer en [frog] ; [sofa] se transformer en [bed] ; [situation, evening] tourner à [farce, disaster] ; [conversation] tourner à [shouting match] ; ( magically) [person] se transformer en [animal, prince etc] ; to turn to [substance] se changer en [ice, gold etc] ; [fear, surprise] faire place à [horror, relief] ; his hopes had turned to dust ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière ;

8 ( become by transformation) devenir [pale, cloudy, green] ; to turn white/black/red gen blanchir/noircir/rougir ; Chem virer au blanc/noir/rouge ; the weather is turning cold/warm le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe ; events turned tragic les événements ont tourné au tragique ;

9 ○ ( have change of heart) devenir [Conservative, Communist] ; businesswoman turned politician ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne ; to turn ○ Catholic/Muslim se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam ; to turn traitor se mettre à trahir ;

10 ( go sour) [milk] tourner ;

11 [trees, leaves] jaunir.

Idioms

at every turn à chaque instant, à tout moment ; one good turn deserves another Prov c'est un prêté pour un rendu ; to be done to a turn être cuit à point ; to do sb a good turn rendre un service à qn ; to feel another turn of the screw sentir la pression augmenter encore.

Phrasal verbs

■ turn about faire demi-tour ; about turn! Mil demi-tour droite!

■ turn against:

▶ turn against [sb/sth] se retourner contre ;

▶ turn [sb] against retourner [qn] contre [person, ideology].

■ turn around:

▶ turn around

1 ( to face other way) [person] se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire) ; [bus, vehicle] faire demi-tour ;

2 fig you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis ; what if he just turns around and says no? et si jamais il disait non? ;

3 (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] tourner ;

4 ( change trend) the market has turned around il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché ; sales have turned round il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes ;

5 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et charger ;

▶ turn [sth] around, turn around [sth]

1 ( to face other way) tourner [qch] dans l'autre sens [car, chair, piano, head, baby] ;

2 ( reverse decline in) redresser [situation, economy, company] ; redresser la situation de [political party, factory] ;

3 Transp ( unload and reload) décharger et mettre en état de repartir [plane, ship] ; the plane can be turned around in an hour l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure ;

4 ( rephrase) reformuler [question, sentence].

■ turn aside se détourner (from de).

■ turn away:

▶ turn away se détourner ; to turn away in disgust/horror se détourner avec dégoût/horreur ;

▶ turn [sth] away, turn away [sth] détourner [head, torch] ;

▶ turn [sb] away, turn away [sb] refuser [spectator, applicant] ; ne pas laisser entrer [salesman, caller] ; chasser [beggar] ; I was turned away from the Ritz on ne m'a pas laissé entrer au Ritz.

■ turn back:

▶ turn back

1 ( turn around) ( usu on foot) rebrousser chemin ; ( usu in vehicle) faire demi-tour ; it's too late to turn back lit il est trop tard pour faire demi-tour ; fig il est trop tard pour revenir en arrière ; there's no turning back fig il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière ;

2 ( in book) revenir (to à) ;

▶ turn [sth] back, turn back [sth]

1 ( rotate backwards) reculer [dial, clock] ; to turn one's watch back five minutes retarder sa montre de cinq minutes ;

2 ( fold back) rabattre [sheet, lapel] ; replier [corner, page] ;

▶ turn [sb] back, turn back [sb] faire faire demi-tour à, refouler [marchers, refugees, heavy vehicles] ; to be turned back at the border être refoulé à la frontière.

■ turn down:

▶ turn down [graph, curve] descendre ; his mouth turns down at the corners il a une bouche aux commissures tombantes ;

▶ turn [sth] down, turn down [sth]

1 ( reduce) baisser [volume, radio, heating, light, gas] ;

2 ( fold over) rabattre [sheet, collar] ; retourner [corner of page] ; corner [page] ;

▶ turn [sb/sth] down, turn down [sb/sth] refuser [suitor, candidate, request, application] ; rejeter [offer, suggestion].

■ turn in:

▶ turn in

1 ○ ( go to bed) aller se coucher ;

2 ( point inwards) his toes turn in il a les pieds tournés en dedans ; to turn in on itself [leaf, page] se recroqueviller ; to turn in on oneself fig se replier sur soi-même ;

▶ turn in [sth], turn [sth] in ○

1 ( hand in) rendre [membership, badge, homework] ;

2 ( produce) to turn in a profit rapporter un bénéfice ; to turn in a good performance [player] bien jouer ; [company] avoir de bons résultats ; [currency, share] augmenter ;

3 (give up, stop) laisser tomber ○ [job, activity] ;

▶ turn [sb] in, turn in [sb] livrer [suspect] (to à) ;

▶ turn oneself in se livrer.

■ turn off:

▶ turn off

1 ( leave road) tourner ; turn off at the next exit prends la prochaine sortie ;

2 [motor, fan] s'arrêter ; where does the light turn off? où est-ce qu'on éteint la lumière? ;

▶ turn off [sth], turn [sth] off éteindre [light, oven, TV, radio, computer] ; fermer [tap] ; couper [water, gas, electricity, engine] ; turn that rubbish off! ○ éteins-moi ça! ○ ;

▶ turn [sb] off ○ rebuter, dégoûter ○ ; to turn sb off sth dégoûter qn de [sex, food].

■ turn on:

▶ turn on [oven, device] s'allumer ;

▶ turn on [sth], turn [sth] on allumer [light, oven, TV, radio, computer, gas, electricity] ; ouvrir [tap] ; to turn the water back on rouvrir l'eau ; to turn the electricity back on rétablir le courant ; to turn sth on like a tap fig faire qch sur commande ; to turn on the pressure fig mettre la pression ; ⇒ charm, heat ;

▶ turn [sb] on, turn on [sb] ○ exciter ; to be turned on être excité (by par) ; to turn sb on to sth ○ brancher ○ qn sur [drug].

■ turn out:

▶ turn out

1 ( be eventually) to turn out well/badly bien/mal se terminer ; to turn out differently prendre une tournure différente ; to turn out all right s'arranger ; it depends how things turn out cela dépend de la façon dont les choses vont tourner ; that child will turn out badly cet enfant tournera mal ; to turn out to be ( prove to be) se révéler, s'avérer être ; to turn out to be wrong se révéler faux ; the job turned out (to be) difficult finalement le travail a été difficile, le travail s'est avéré difficile fml ; it turned out to be a good decision finalement cela a été une bonne décision, cela s'est avéré être une bonne décision fml ; it turns out that il se trouve que, il s'avère que ; it turned out (that) she knew him il s'est trouvé qu'elle le connaissait ; as it turned out en fin de compte ;

2 ( come out) [crowd, people] venir (to do pour faire ; for à) ; the fans turn out every Saturday les fans sont là tous les samedis ; we had to turn out at six GB il fallait être là à six heures ;

3 ( point outwards) his toes ou feet turn out il a les pieds tournés en dehors ;

▶ turn [sth] out, turn out [sth]

1 ( turn off) éteindre [light] ;

2 ( empty) retourner, vider [pocket, bag] ; Culin démouler [mousse, mould] ;

3 ( produce) fabriquer [goods] ; former [scientists, graduates] ; sortir [novel, script, poem] ;

4 to turn one's toes ou feet out marcher en canard ;

▶ turn [sb] out, turn out [sb]

1 ( evict) mettre [qn] à la porte ; to turn sb out into the street jeter qn à la rue ;

2 GB ( send) envoyer [guard, police, troops].

■ turn over:

▶ turn over

1 ( roll over) [person] se retourner ; [car] se retourner, faire un tonneau ; [boat] se retourner, chavirer ; to turn over and over [person, object] faire plusieurs tours ; [car] faire plusieurs tonneaux ;

2 ( turn page) tourner la page ;

3 [engine] se mettre en marche ;

▶ turn [sth/sb] over, turn over [sth/sb]

1 ( turn) tourner [page, paper] ; retourner [card, object, mattress, soil, baby, patient] ; faire chavirer [ship] ; he turned the car over sa voiture a fait un tonneau ;

2 ( hand over) remettre [object, money, find, papers] (to à) ; livrer [person, fugitive] (to à) ; remettre la succession de [company, business] (to à) ; transmettre [control, power] (to à) ; I'm turning the new recruits over to you les nouvelles recrues sont à vous ;

3 ( reflect) I've been turning it over in my mind j'y ai bien réfléchi ;

4 ○ GB ( rob) cambrioler [shop, place] ; I have been turned over on m'a cambriolé ;

5 Fin ( have turnover of) [company] faire un chiffre d'affaires de [amount] ;

6 [battery, starter motor] faire tourner [engine].

■ turn round GB = turn around.

■ turn to† GB se mettre au travail, s'y mettre.

■ turn up:

▶ turn up

1 (arrive, show up) arriver, se pointer ○ (to, at à ; for pour) ; to turn up late arriver en retard ; to turn up in jeans se pointer ○ en jean ; she didn't turn up elle ne s'est pas pointée ○ ; guess who turned up at the station devine qui s'est pointé ○ à la gare ;

2 ( be found) don't worry-it will turn up ne t'inquiète pas-tu finiras par le retrouver ;

3 ( present itself) [opportunity, job] se présenter ; something will turn up (for me/for you etc) je finirai/tu finiras etc par trouver quelque chose ;

4 ( point up) [corner, edge] se remonter, être relevé ; his nose turns up il a le nez retroussé ;

5 ( take upturn) [economy, market] se redresser ; [investment, sales, profits] remonter ;

▶ turn up [sth], turn [sth] up

1 (increase, intensify) augmenter [heating, lighting, volume, gas] ; mettre [qch] plus fort [TV, radio, music] ;

2 ( point up) remonter, relever [collar] ; a turned-up nose un nez retroussé ; ⇒ nose ;

3 ( discover) déterrer [buried object] ; [person] dénicher ○ [discovery, information] ; facts turned up by the inquiry faits révélés or mis au jour par l'enquête.

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