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she walked off with all the prizes

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1 barrer

v.

1 to sweep.

Betty barre la acera Betty sweeps the sidewalk.

El Sr. Fuss barrió las elecciones Mr. Fuss swept the elections.

2 to sweep away.

el huracán barrió todo a su paso the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

3 to scan (computing & medicine).

El grupo barrió la zona buscándolo The group scanned the zone searching it

4 to thrash, to annihilate (informal) (to defeat).

5 to look up and down.

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barrer

► verbo transitivo

1 (suelo) to sweep; (hojas, migas, etc) to sweep up

■ barre el suelo antes de fregarlo sweep the floor before you mop it

■ barrió las migas she swept up the crumbs

2 (dejar sin nada) to clean out

■ entraron ladrones y les barrieron la casa burglars broke in and cleaned them out

3 (limpiar) to sweep away

■ el viento barrió las nubes del cielo the wind swept the clouds from the sky

4 (derrotar) to trounce, wipe the floor with

■ Lewis barrió a todos sus rivales Lewis wiped the floor with his rivals

► verbo intransitivo

1 (arrasar) to sweep the board

■ la canción española barrió the Spanish song swept the board

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FRASEOLOGÍA

barrer hacia dentro to look after number one

barrer para casa to look out for one's own interests

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verb

to sweep

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1. VT

1) [con escoba] to sweep; [+ suelo] to sweep, sweep clean; [+ habitación] to sweep (out); [+ objeto] to sweep aside, sweep away

2) (Mil, Náut) to sweep o rake ( with gunfire)

3) (=eliminar) [+ obstáculo] to sweep aside, sweep away; [+ rival] to sweep aside, overwhelm; [+ dudas] to sweep aside, dispel

los candidatos del partido barrieron a sus adversarios — the party's candidates swept their rivals aside

- barrer con todo

2. VI

1) (=con escoba) to sweep up

2) (=llevarse)

- barrer para o hacia dentro

- comprar algo al barrer

3.

See:

barrerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <suelo/cocina> to sweep

2)

a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

una ola lo barrió de la cubierta — a wave swept him off the deck

b) < rival> to thrash, trounce

3) (Méx) ( mirar) to look... up and down
2.
barrer vi

1) ( con escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro — (fam) to look after number one (colloq)

2) ( arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones — they swept the board in the last election

barrió en la primera etapa — he swept to victory on the first stage

la tormenta barrió con todo — the storm swept everything away

barrió con todos los premios — she walked off with all the prizes
3.
barrerse v pron (Méx)

a) vehículo to skid

b) (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <suelo/cocina> to sweep

2)

a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

una ola lo barrió de la cubierta — a wave swept him off the deck

b) < rival> to thrash, trounce

3) (Méx) ( mirar) to look... up and down
2.
barrer vi

1) ( con escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro — (fam) to look after number one (colloq)

2) ( arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones — they swept the board in the last election

barrió en la primera etapa — he swept to victory on the first stage

la tormenta barrió con todo — the storm swept everything away

barrió con todos los premios — she walked off with all the prizes
3.
barrerse v pron (Méx)

a) vehículo to skid

b) (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

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barrer¹

¹ = sweep, sweep up.

Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para casa = look after + number one, feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.

* barrido por el viento = windswept.

barrer²

² = sweep + Nombre + off, trounce.

Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

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barrer [E1 ]

vt

A ‹suelo/patio/cocina› to sweep

el viento que barría las llanuras the wind that was sweeping across the plains

B

1

(arrastrar): el viento barrió las nubes the wind swept away the clouds

un golpe de mar lo barrió de la cubierta a large wave swept him off the deck

2 ‹rival› to thrash, trounce, wipe the floor with ( colloq)

C ( Méx) (mirar) to look … up and down

■ barrer

vi

A (con una escoba) to sweep

barrer para dentro ( fam); to put oneself first, look after number one ( colloq)

B

1 (arrasar) to sweep the board

barrieron en las últimas elecciones they swept the board in the last elections

ayer barrió al póquer he cleaned up at poker yesterday ( colloq)

barrió en la primera etapa he swept to victory on the first stage

barrer CON algo:

los vídeos han barrido con la venta de entradas videos have drastically reduced ticket sales

los ladrones barrieron con todo the thieves cleaned the place out ( colloq)

2 barrer CON algn ‹con un rival› to thrash o trounce sb, wipe the floor with sb ( colloq); ‹con un enemigo› to wipe sb out

■ barrerse

v pron

A ( Méx)

1 «vehículo» to skid

2 (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide

B

( Méx) «tornillo/engranaje»: se me barrió el tornillo I've stripped the thread on the screw, the thread has gone on the screw

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barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrer con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barrer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalera
- mandar
- escoba
English:
nest
- rake
- sweep
- sweep away
- sweep up

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barrer

♦ vt

1. [con escoba] to sweep

2. [sujeto: viento, olas] to sweep away;

el huracán barrió todo a su paso the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

3. [con escáner] to scan

4. [con la vista] to scan

5. [llevarse]
los ladrones barrieron la casa the thieves cleaned out the house;

el público barrió su última novela the public snapped up every last copy of his latest novel

6. Fam [derrotar] to thrash, to annihilate

♦ vi

1. [con escoba] to sweep;

Comp

barrer para adentro o [m5] casa to look after number one;

ese árbitro siempre barre para casa that referee always favours the home team

2. [llevarse]
barrer con: los invitados barrieron con todas las bebidas the guests made short work of the drink;

el público barrió con su última novela the public snapped up every last copy of his latest novel

3. Fam [arrasar] to sweep the board;

el candidato oficial barrió en las urnas the government candidate swept the board in the election;

el atleta keniata barrió en la final the Kenyan athlete trounced his rivals o Br walked it in the final

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barrer

v/t sweep;

barrer hacia dentro o

para casa look after number one;

barrer algo bajo la alfombra fig sweep sth under the carpet

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barrer v

: to sweep

♦ See also the reflexive verb barrerse

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barrer vb to sweep [pt. & pp. swept]

barrió el suelo she swept the floor

Spanish-English dictionary > barrer
2 barrio

m.

1 area, district.

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town

de barrio local (cine, tienda)

mandar a alguien al otro barrio (informal figurative) to do somebody in, to kill somebody (peninsular Spanish)

barrio chino Chinatown; (de chinos) red light district (de prostitución) (peninsular Spanish)

barrio comercial/periférico shopping/outlying district

barrio latino Latin Quarter

2 neighborhood, local community, neighbourhood.

3 quarter, area.

4 people in the neighborhood.

5 district, ward, town ward.

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barrio

► nombre masculino

1 neighbourhood (US neighborhood) (zona) district, area

■ es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

■ no vive en este barrio she doesn't live round here

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de barrio local

■ el cine de barrio the local cinema

irse al otro barrio familiar to kick the bucket

barrio chino red-light district

barrio comercial business district

barrio histórico old town

barrio latino Latin Quarter

barrio periférico suburb

barrio popular working-class area

barrio residencial residential area

barrios bajos slums

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noun m.

1) neighborhood

2) quarter

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SM

1) (=distrito) area, district, neighborhood (EEUU)

una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood

el barrio de Gracia — Gracia district

mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)

un piso en un barrio céntrico — a flat in the centre of town

vive en el barrio judío de Córdoba — he lives in the Jewish quarter of Cordova

los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts

tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)

cine de barrio — local cinema

- el otro barrio

- irse al otro barrio

- mandar a algn al otro barrio

barrio bruja — And shanty town

barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district

barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district

barrio de chabolas — shanty town

barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district

barrio dormitorio — commuter suburb, dormitory suburb

barrio exterior — outer suburb

Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture

barrio latino — Latin quarter

barrio miseria — † shanty town

barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)

barrios bajos — poorer areas (of town)

barrios marginales — poorer areas (of town)

2) LAm shanty town

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masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

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= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex. And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex. A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex. Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

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* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

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masculino ( zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio — the local market

vive en un barrio de las afueras — she lives out in the suburbs

- barrio alto

- barrio chino

- barrio de invasión

- barrio de tolerancia

- barrio espontáneo

- barrio obrero/residencial

- barrio periférico

- barrios bajos

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= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.

Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).

Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.

Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).

* asistente social de barrio = community worker.

* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.

* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.

* barrio de chabolas = slum.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.

* barrio marginado = deprived area.

* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.

* barrio pobre = slum.

* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.

* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de los barrios pobres = back-street.

* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.

* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.

* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.

* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.

* patrullas de barrio = community policing.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* tienda de barrio = convenience store.

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barrio barrio (↑ barrio a1)

masculine

(zona) neighborhood*

la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people

el mercado del barrio the local market

ese chico es de mi barrio that boy lives in my neighborhood o round my way

un barrio residencial a residential district o area o neighborhood

lo conozco del barrio I've seen him around in my area o in the area I live in

un comité de barrio neighborhood association

los barrios más antiguos de la ciudad the oldest parts o areas o quarters of the city

es el hazmerreír del barrio he's the laughing stock of the neighborhood

vive en un barrio de las afueras she lives out in the suburbs

cine/peluquería de barrio local cinema/hairdresser's

irse al otro barrio ( Esp fam hum); to kick the bucket ( colloq hum)

Compuestos:

● barrio alto

( Chi) smart neighborhood

● barrio chino

(de chinos) Chinatown; (zona de prostitución) ( Esp) red-light district

● barrio comercial

business quarter o district

● barrio de chabolas

( Esp) shantytown

● barrio de invasión

( Col) shantytown

● barrio del centro

downtown quarter ( AmE), town centre area ( BrE)

● barrio de pescadores

fishermen's quarters

● barrio de tolerancia

( Andes) red-light district

● barrio espontáneo

( AmC) shantytown

● barrio latino

Latin Quarter

● barrio obrero

working-class neighborhood o area

● barrio periférico

suburb

● barrio residencial

residential neighborhood o area

● barrios bajos

mpl poor neighborhoods (pl)

CULTURAL NOTE

barrio

A city neighborhood, defined by its geographical location, a characteristic of its inhabitants, a particular feature, or its history. Most barrios have very strong identities. Buenos Aires is unique, with a total of forty-six distinctive barrios, some very well known, such as the oldest, San Telmo, and La Boca (↑ La Boca 21).

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Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barrió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
a) ( zona) neighborhood^{( conjugate neighborhood)};

◊ la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people;

el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood;
barrio chino (Esp) red-light district;
barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown;
barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl);
barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
b) ( de las afueras) suburb

barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children
♦ Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores
' barrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- barriada
- bien
- chabola
- comidilla
- comunicada
- comunicado
- desvalorizarse
- haber
- periférica
- periférico
- suburbio
- vecina
- vecindario
- vecino
- atemorizar
- chusco
- cine
- colonia
- comunicar
- copeo
- decaer
- elegancia
- elegante
- feo
- habitante
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- matón
- mirado
- obrero
- pobre
- por
- remodelar
- renovación
- renovar
- retirado
- roto
- rotoso
- silencioso
- superpoblado
- vecindad
English:
academy
- chinatown
- design
- disreputable
- district
- dormitory town
- exclusive
- local
- locally
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- quarter
- red light district
- resident
- residential
- rough
- shabby
- shantytown
- slum
- suburb
- unfashionable
- unsafe
- area
- corner
- east
- move
- nice
- salubrious

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barrio nm

1. [vecindario] area, district, neighbourhood;

un barrio acomodado a well-to-do area o neighbourhood;

vive en un barrio céntrico she lives centrally;

la gente del barrio nos conocemos todos everyone knows everyone else round here;

la contaminación afecta más al centro que a los barrios the pollution is worse in the centre of the city than further out;

una tienda/un cine de barrio a local shop/cinema;

los barrios bajos the rough parts of town;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
irse al otro barrio to kick the bucket, to snuff it;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
mandar a alguien al otro barrio to bump sb off

Comp
barrio chino [de chinos] Chinatown; Esp [de prostitución] red-light district;
barrio comercial shopping district;
Col barrio de invasión shanty town;
barrio latino Latin Quarter;

barrio marginal deprived area o district;

barrio obrero working-class area o district o neighbourhood;

barrio periférico outlying area o district;

barrio residencial residential area o district o neighbourhood;
Andes barrio de tolerancia red-light district
2. Ven [de chabolas] shanty town

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barrio

m neighborhood, Br

neighbourhood, area;

irse al otro barrio fig fam kick the bucket pop

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barrio nm

1) : neighborhood, district

2)

barrios bajos : slums pl

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barrio n

1. (zona) area / neighbourhood

es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet neighbourhood

2. (zona típica) quarter

el barrio antiguo the old quarter

del barrio local

compro en el mercado del barrio I shop at the local market

barrio bajo poor neighbourhood

barrio residencial suburb

Spanish-English dictionary > barrio
3 barra

f.

1 bar (pieza alargada).

barra espaciadora space bar

barra de labios lipstick

barra (de pan) baguette, French stick

2 bar.

barra americana (counter) = bar where hostesses chat with clients

barra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price

3 barre.

4 slash, oblique.

5 gang (informal) (group of friends). ( River Plate)

barra brava = group of violent soccer supporters

6 barbell.

7 curtain pole.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: barrer.

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barra

► nombre femenino

1 (en bar, cafetería) bar

■ hay que pagar en la barra you have to pay at the bar

2 (vara) bar; (para cortinas) rod; (de bicicleta) crossbar

3 (de helado) block

4 (de pan) loaf

5 (en tribunal) bar, rail

6 (signo de puntuación) slash, solidus

7 (de arena) sand bar

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no reparar en barras to stop at nothing

barra americana hostess bar

barra de carmín→ link=barrabarra de labios

barra de equilibrio→ link=barrabarra fija

barra de herramientas toolbar

barra de labios lipstick

barra de menú menu bar

barra espaciadora space bar

barra fija DEPORTE horizontal bar, beam

barra inversa backslash

barra libre free bar

barras paralelas parallel bars

barras paralelas asimétricas asymmetric bars

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noun f.

1) bar

2) rail

3) rod

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SF

1) (=pieza alargada) bar; [de metal] bar, ingot; [en armario] rail; [en un bar] bar, counter; [en autoservicio] counter; (Mec) rod; [de bicicleta] crossbar

beber en la barra — to drink at the bar

la bandera de las barras y estrellas — the Stars and Stripes

- a barras derechas

- no pararse en barras

barra americana — singles bar

barra antivuelco — anti-roll bar

barra de carmín — lipstick

barra de cereales — cereal bar

barra de chocolate — Cono Sur bar of chocolate, chocolate bar, candy bar (EEUU)

barra de cortina — curtain rod

barra de desplazamiento vertical — (Inform) scrollbar

barra de equilibrio(s) — beam

barra de espaciado — space bar

barra de herramientas — (Inform) toolbar

barra de labios — lipstick

barra de pan — French stick, French loaf

barra espaciadora — space bar

barra estabilizadora — anti-roll bar

barra fija — horizontal bar, fixed bar

barra libre — free bar

barras asimétricas — asymmetric bars

barras paralelas — parallel bars

2) (Tip) (tb: barra oblicua) oblique stroke, slash

barra inversa — backslash

3) (Heráldica) stripe, bar

4) (Náut) bar, sandbank

5) (Jur) (=banquillo) dock

llevar a algn a la barra — to bring sb to justice

la Barra — Méx the Bar, the legal profession, the Bar Association (EEUU)

6) (Mús) bar

7) Cono Sur (=público) [en concierto, espectáculo] audience, spectators pl ; (Dep) fans pl, supporters pl

había mucha barra — there was a big audience

barra brava — gang of hard-line supporters

8) Cono Sur (=pandilla) gang; (=camarilla) clique, coterie

9) Caribe river mouth, estuary

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbar

b) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf

- barra de cambios

- barra de labios

- barra espaciadora

2)

a) (banda, franja) bar

las barras y estrellas — the Stars and Stripes

b) (Mús) bar (line)

c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash

3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar

ejercicios en la barra — bar exercises

- barra de equilibrio

- barra fija

- barras asimétricas/paralelas

4) (de bar, cafetería) bar

nos sentamos en la barra — we sat (down) at the bar

- barra americana/libre

5) (AmL fam)

a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)

¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?

hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on

b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)

- barra de abogados

6) (Geog)

a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, bar

b) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbar

b) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf

- barra de cambios

- barra de labios

- barra espaciadora

2)

a) (banda, franja) bar

las barras y estrellas — the Stars and Stripes

b) (Mús) bar (line)

c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash

3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar

ejercicios en la barra — bar exercises

- barra de equilibrio

- barra fija

- barras asimétricas/paralelas

4) (de bar, cafetería) bar

nos sentamos en la barra — we sat (down) at the bar

- barra americana/libre

5) (AmL fam)

a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)

¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?

hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on

b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)

- barra de abogados

6) (Geog)

a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, bar

b) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth

* * *

barra¹

¹ = bar, crossbar.

Nota: De la bicicleta.

Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.

Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.

* barra amortiguadora = strut.

* barra cortasangre = styptic pencil.

* barra cruzada = crossbar.

* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.

* barra de chocolate = candy bar.

* barra de cortina = curtain pole.

* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.

* barra de herramientas = toolbar.

* barra de labios = lipstick.

* barra de menú = menu bar.

* barra de pago = no-host bar.

* barra de pan = loaf of bread, loaf, French bread.

* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.

* barra espaciadora = space bar.

* barra hemostática = styptic pencil.

* barra inclinada (/) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.

* barra inclinada a la izquierda () = backslash ().

* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* código de barras = barcode [bar-code], softstrip.

* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.

* diagrama de barras = bar chart, bar graph.

* etiqueta de código de barras = barcode label.

* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.

barra²

² = bar counter.

Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.

* barra de bar = bar counter.

* barra de pago = cash bar.

* barra libre = open bar.

* caballete de la barra = bar-catch.

* * *

barra

feminine

A

1 (larga y delgada — en un armario) rail; (— para cortinas) rod, pole; (— de bicicleta) crossbar

2 (bloque — de oro) bar; (— de turrón, helado) block; (— de jabón) bar; (— de desodorante) stick

3 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— trozo) square

4 (Esp, Méx) (de pan) stick, French loaf

no pararse en barras ( Esp); to stop at nothing

Compuestos:

● barra antirrobo

Krooklok®

● barra brava

( AmL) soccer club's violent supporters; firm ( BrE colloq)

● barra de acoplamiento

track rod

● barra de cambios

( Col) gear shift ( AmE), gear lever o stick ( BrE)

● barra de espaciado

space bar

● barra de estatus

( Inf) status bar

● barra de herramientas

( Inf) toolbar

● barra de labios

lipstick

● barra de título

( Inf) title bar

● barra de trabajo

( Inf) task bar

● barra espaciadora

space bar

● barra protectora antivuelco

roll bar

B

1 (banda, franja) bar

las barras y estrellas the Stars and Stripes

código

2 ( Mús) bar, bar line

3 (signo de puntuación) oblique, slash

Compuesto:

barra inversa

backslash

C ( Dep) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar

ejercicios en la barra bar exercises

Compuestos:

● barra de equilibrio

beam

● barra fija

horizontal bar

● barra de torsión

torsion bar

● barras asimétricas

fpl asymmetric bars (pl), uneven bars (pl) ( AmE)

● barras paralelas

fpl parallel bars (pl)

● barra sueca

beam

D (de un bar, una cafetería) bar

nos sentamos en la barra we sat (down) at the bar

Compuestos:

● barra americana

hostess bar

● barra libre

free bar

E

1

( AmL fam) (de hinchas, seguidores): ¿qué grita la barra? or ¿qué gritan las barras? what's the crowd o what are the fans shouting?

tiene su propia barra he has his own group of fans

hacerle barra a algn ( Andes fam); to cheer sb on

2 (de amigos) gang ( colloq)

tenerle buena/mala barra a algn ( Chi fam): mi jefe me tiene buena/mala barra I'm in/not in favor with my boss, I'm in my boss's good/bad books

él es buena gente, pero a mí me tiene mala barra he's a nice person but he has something against me

tomarle buena barra a algn ( Chi fam); to take to sb

tomarle mala barra a algn ( Chi fam); to take against sb

Compuestos:

● barra brava

masculine and feminine (CS, Per) hooligan

● barra de abogados

( Méx) bar

F ( Geog)

1 (banco de arena) sandbank, bar

2 (CS) (desembocadura) mouth

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Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barra es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
barra
barrer
barra sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de armario) rail;

( para cortinas) rod, pole;
( de bicicleta) crossbar
b) (de oro, jabón, chocolate) bar;

(de turrón, helado) block;
( de desodorante) stick;
( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf;
◊ barra de labios lipstick

2
a) (banda, franja) bar

b) (Mús) bar (line)

c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash

3 (para ballet, gimnasia) bar;
◊ barra fija horizontal bar;

barras asimétricas/paralelas asymmetric/parallel bars (pl)
4 (de bar, cafetería) bar
5 (AmL fam)
a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)

b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)

6 (Inf):
◊ barra de herramientas toolbar

barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barra con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barra sustantivo femenino
1 bar
2 (de un bar, cafetería, etc) bar
3 (de labios) lipstick
4 (de pan) French loaf, baguette
5 Inform barra de desplazamiento, scroll
barra de estado, status bar
6 Gimn barra fija, horizontal bar
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrote
- camarera
- camarero
- carmín
- cuscurro
- doblar
- pan
- desodorante
- eje
- jabón
- tiza
- toallero
English:
baguette
- bar
- beam
- bread
- counter
- loaf
- oblique
- rail
- rod
- slash
- space bar
- spike
- stroke
- cross
- lip
- scroll
- tiller
- tool
- towel

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barra

♦ nf

1. [pieza alargada] bar;
[redonda] rod; [de bicicleta] crossbar;
barra (de pan) French loaf o Br stick;

Comp

no se para en barras nothing stops him

Comp
Aut barra antivuelco anti-roll bar;
barra espaciadora space bar;
Aut barras laterales side (impact) bars; Tec barra del pistón piston rod
2. [bloque] [de hielo] block;
[de chocolate] bar
Comp
barra de labios lipstick
3. [de bar, café] bar [counter]

Comp
barra americana = bar where hostesses chat with clients;
barra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price

4. [en escudo, bandera] bar

5. [para bailarines]
barra (fija) barre, bar

6. Dep barras asimétricas asymmetric bars;

barra de equilibrios balance beam;

barra fija horizontal bar, high bar;

barras paralelas parallel bars

7. Mús bar (line)

8. [signo gráfico] slash, oblique

Comp
barra invertida backslash;
barra oblicua slash, oblique

9. Informát barra de desplazamiento scroll bar;

barra de herramientas tool bar;

barra de menús menu bar;

barra de tareas task bar

10. [tribunal]
llevar a alguien a la barra to take sb to court

11. [de arena] bar, sandbank

12. CSur [desembocadura] mouth

13. Andes, RP Fam [grupo de amigos] gang;

tiene una barra muy linda she hangs out with a very nice crowd

14. Andes, RP Fam [público] crowd, spectators;

los chiflidos de la barra o [m5] las barras eran ensordecedores the fans' whistles were deafening

Comp
barra brava = group of violent soccer fans
♦ nmf
RP Fam [en fútbol] = member of a group of violent soccer fans
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barra

f

1 de metal, en bar bar;

en la barra at the bar;

no te fíes de ellos, que no se paran en barras fig don’t trust them, they’ll stop at nothing

2 de cortinas rod

3 MÚS bar;

doble barra double bar

* * *

barra nf

: bar

* * *

barra n

1. (en un bar) bar

estaba sentado en la barra he was sitting at the bar

2. (para cortinas) rail

3. (de pan) French stick / baguette

¿cuántas barras compramos? how many French sticks shall we buy?

4. (de helado) block

5. (signo de ortografía) slash [pl. slashes]

barra de equilibrio beam

barra de labios lipstick

barra fija horizontal bar

barras paralelas parallel bars

Spanish-English dictionary > barra
4 barrera

f.

1 barrier.

poner barreras a algo (figurative) to erect barriers against something, to hinder something

barreras arancelarias tariff barriers

barrera del sonido sound barrier

2 wall (sport) (de jugadores).

3 obstacle, hindrance, wall.

* * *

barrera

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) barrier

2 (en plaza de toros - valla) barrier; (asientos) front row

3 figurado obstacle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

poner barreras to hinder (a, -)

mirar los toros desde la barrera to sit on the fence

barrera aduanera customs barrier

barrera del sonido sound barrier

* * *

noun f.

barrier

* * *

SF

1) (=obstáculo) barrier

levantó la barrera para dejarnos pasar — he lifted the barrier to let us through

crema barrera — barrier cream

contraconcepción o anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier contraception

método anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier method

ya ha traspasado la barrera de los treinta — he has passed the 30-year-old mark

barrera aduanera, barrera arancelaria — tariff barrier

barrera comercial — trade barrier

barrera coralina — coral reef

barrera de color — colour o (EEUU) color bar

barrera de contención — containing wall

barrera del sonido — sound barrier

este avión supera o traspasa o rompe la barrera del sonido — this plane can break the sound barrier

barrera de seguridad — safety barrier

barrera generacional — generation gap

barrera protectora — safety barrier

barrera racial — colour o (EEUU) color bar

2) [en carretera] roadblock

barrera de peaje, barrera de portazgo — toll gate, turnpike

3) (Ferro) crossing gate

4) (Taur) (=valla) barrier; (=primera fila) first row
toro 3)
5) (Dep) [de jugadores] wall

6) (Mil) (=barricada) barricade; (=parapeto) parapet

barrera de fuego — barrage

barrera de fuego móvil — creeping barrage

7) (=impedimento) barrier, obstacle

poner barreras a algo — to hinder sth, obstruct sth

* * *

femenino

a) barrier

barrera psicológica — psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark

b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

c) (Taur) ( valla) barrier; ( localidad) front row

- barrera aduanera or arancelaria

- barrera del sonido

- barrera de peaje

- barrera generacional

- barrera idiomática or del idioma

* * *

= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex. They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.

Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

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* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.

* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.

* barrera comercial = trade barrier.

* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* barrera de protección = crash barrier.

* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.

* barrera física = physical barrier.

* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.

* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.

* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.

* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.

* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.

* barrera racial = colour bar.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.

* barrera temporal = time barrier.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* * *

femenino

a) barrier

barrera psicológica — psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark

b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

c) (Taur) ( valla) barrier; ( localidad) front row

- barrera aduanera or arancelaria

- barrera del sonido

- barrera de peaje

- barrera generacional

- barrera idiomática or del idioma

* * *

= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex: They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.

Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.

* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.

* barrera comercial = trade barrier.

* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* barrera de protección = crash barrier.

* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.

* barrera física = physical barrier.

* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.

* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.

* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.

* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.

* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.

* barrera racial = colour bar.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.

* barrera temporal = time barrier.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* * *

barrera

feminine

1 (para separar) barrier; (obstáculo) barrier

barrera psicológica psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% it has gone above the 10% mark

no logró superar la barrera del idioma he was unable to overcome the language barrier

una barrera infranqueable or insalvable an insurmountable barrier o obstacle

métodos anticonceptivos de barrera barrier methods of contraception

2 ( Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

3 ( Taur) (valla) barrier; (localidad) front row

Compuestos:

● barrera aduanera or arancelaria

customs barrier

● barrera comercial

trade barrier

● barrera de control de billetes

( Esp) ticket barrier

● barrera de control de boletos

( AmL) ticket barrier

● barrera del sonido

sound barrier

superar or romper la barrera del sonido to break the sound barrier

● barrera de peaje

toll barrier

● barrera de seguridad

safety barrier

● barrera generacional

generation gap

● barrera natural

natural barrier

● barrera protectora

safety barrier

* * *

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barrerá es:

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

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino
barrier;
◊ barrera de peaje toll barrier;

barrera generacional generation gap;
barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier

' barrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspasar
- arancelario
- lingüístico
English:
barrier
- sound barrier
- tariff barrier
- ticket barrier
- tollgate
- crash
- guard
- sound
- wall

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barrera nf

1. [para controlar acceso] barrier;
[de campo, casa] fence
Comp
barreras arancelarias tariff barriers;
barreras no arancelarias non-tariff barriers;

barreras arquitectónicas [para silla de ruedas] obstructions for wheelchair users;

barreras comerciales trade barriers

2. Ferroc crossing gate

3. [dificultad, obstáculo] barrier;

la barrera del idioma le impedía integrarse the language barrier made it difficult for her to integrate;

el índice bursátil superó la barrera psicológica de los 1.000 puntos the stock market index crossed the psychological barrier of 1,000 points;

superaron la barrera del millón de discos vendidos sales of their album went over the million mark;

poner barreras a algo to erect barriers against sth, to hinder sth;

se casaron saltándose las barreras sociales they married despite the huge difference in their social backgrounds

Comp
barrera del sonido sound barrier
4. Dep [de jugadores] wall

5. Taurom [valla] = barrier around the edge of a bullring;
[localidad] = front row of seats immediately behind the barrier around the edge of the bullring
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barrera

f

1 barrier;

sin barreras (arquitectónicas) readily accessible (to the disabled), with easy disabled access;

barreras comerciales pl trade barriers

2 DEP jump; de carreras hurdle; en fútbol wall

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barrera nf

obstáculo: barrier, obstacle

barrera de sonido: sound barrier

* * *

barrera n

1. (en general) barrier

la policía cerró la zona con barreras the police closed off the area with barriers

la barrera del sonido the sound barrier

2. (valla) barrier / fence

el toro saltó la barrera the bull jumped over the fence

3. (primera fila) front row

asientos de barrera front row seats

4. (en fútbol) wall

cinco jugadores formaban la barrera five players formed the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > barrera
5 barrio

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barrió es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: barrer barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
a) ( zona) neighborhood^{( conjugate neighborhood)};

◊ la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local people;
el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood; barrio chino (Esp) red-light district; barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown; barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl); barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
b) ( de las afueras) suburb

barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores ' barrio' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrer - barriada - bien - chabola - comidilla - comunicada - comunicado - desvalorizarse - haber - periférica - periférico - suburbio - vecina - vecindario - vecino - atemorizar - chusco - cine - colonia - comunicar - copeo - decaer - elegancia - elegante - feo - habitante - inseguridad - inseguro - matón - mirado - obrero - pobre - por - remodelar - renovación - renovar - retirado - roto - rotoso - silencioso - superpoblado - vecindad English: academy - chinatown - design - disreputable - district - dormitory town - exclusive - local - locally - neighborhood - neighbourhood - quarter - red light district - resident - residential - rough - shabby - shantytown - slum - suburb - unfashionable - unsafe - area - corner - east - move - nice - salubrious

barrio ['bɑrio, 'bær-] n

: barrio m

'bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ
noun (pl -os) ( in US) barrio de hispanohablantes en una ciudad norteamericana

['bɑːrɪǝʊ]
N (esp US) barrio m hispano
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['bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ]
noun (pl -os) ( in US) barrio de hispanohablantes en una ciudad norteamericana

English-spanish dictionary > barrio
6 barro

m.

1 mud (fango).

2 clay (arcilla).

una figurita de barro a clay figure

3 blackhead (grano).

4 pimple.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: barrer.

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barro

► nombre masculino

1 (grano) spot, pimple

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barro

► nombre masculino

1 (lodo) mud

2 (arcilla) clay

■ objetos de barro earthenware sing

3 (objeto) earthenware object

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de barro earthenware

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noun m.

1) clay

2) mud

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SM

1) (=lodo) mud

me llené de barro — I got covered in mud

2) (Arte) (=arcilla) potter's clay

barro cocido — baked clay

una vasija de barro — a clay pot

3) (=loza) earthenware

un cacharro de barro — an earthenware dish
pl barros earthenware sing, crockery sing
4) ** (=dinero) dough **, brass *

tener barro a mano — to be in the money

5) Cono Sur
* (=desacierto)
hacer un barro — to drop a clanger *

6) (Anat) pimple

7)

barros jarpa Chile —

barros luca — Chile toasted ham and cheese sandwich

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masculino

a) ( lodo) mud

traes los zapatos llenos de barro — your shoes are covered in mud

arrastraron su buen nombre por el barro — they dragged his reputation through the mud

b) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)

- barro cocido/refractario

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= mud, clay, earthenware.

Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.

Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.

Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.

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* baño de barro = mud bath.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* manchado de barro = draggled.

* objeto de barro = earthenware.

* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.

* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.

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masculino

a) ( lodo) mud

traes los zapatos llenos de barro — your shoes are covered in mud

arrastraron su buen nombre por el barro — they dragged his reputation through the mud

b) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)

- barro cocido/refractario

* * *

= mud, clay, earthenware.

Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.

Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.

Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.

* baño de barro = mud bath.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].

* manchado de barro = draggled.

* objeto de barro = earthenware.

* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.

* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.

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barro

masculine

A

1 (lodo) mud

traes los zapatos llenos de barro your shoes are covered in mud

arrastraron su buen nombre por el barro they dragged his good name through the mud

2 ( Art) clay

una cazuela de barro a clay o an earthenware dish

barros earthenware

Compuestos:

● barro cocido

fired clay

● barro refractario

fire clay, refractory clay

B ( Med) barrillo

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Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barro
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barro con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barro sustantivo masculino ( lodo) mud;
(Art) clay, earthenware ( before n)
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barro sustantivo masculino
1 (mezcla de tierra y agua) mud
una mascarilla de b., a mud face pack
2 (para alfarería) clay
' barro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barnizar
- barrer
- cacerola
- empantanarse
- entera
- entero
- fango
- loza
- moldear
- pisada
- salpicar
- tarro
- vasija
- chapotear
- ensuciar
- forma
- hundir
- limo
- lodo
- moldeable
English:
cake
- churn
- earthenware
- land
- mud
- muddy
- plough through
- sink
- stick
- fast
- knee
- scrape
- wade

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barro nm

1. [fango] mud;

Comp

arrastrarse por el barro to abase oneself

2. [arcilla] clay;

una figurita de barro a clay figure

Comp
barro cocido terracotta
3. [grano] spot

4. Cuba Fam [peso] peso

5. Chile barros jarpa [ropa] morning coat;
[sandwich] toasted ham and cheese sandwich;
barros luco [sandwich] toasted beef and cheese sandwich

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barro

m mud

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barro nm

1) lodo: mud

2) arcilla: clay

3) espinilla, grano: pimple, blackhead

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barro n

1. (lodo) mud

el barro se pegaba a las botas the mud stuck to their boots

2. (arcilla) clay

estoy aprendiendo a moldear el barro I'm learning to make things out of clay

Spanish-English dictionary > barro
7 barra

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barra es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: barra barrer
barra sustantivo femenino 1
a) ( de armario) rail;
( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbar
b) (de oro, jabón, chocolate) bar;
(de turrón, helado) block; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf;
◊ barra de labios lipstick
2
a) (banda, franja) bar

b) (Mús) bar (line)

c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash
3 (para ballet, gimnasia) bar;
◊ barra fija horizontal bar;
barras asimétricas/paralelas asymmetric/parallel bars (pl) 4 (de bar, cafetería) bar 5 (AmL fam)
a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)

b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)
6 (Inf):
◊ barra de herramientas toolbar

barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barra con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barra sustantivo femenino
1 bar
2 (de un bar, cafetería, etc) bar
3 (de labios) lipstick
4 (de pan) French loaf, baguette
5 Inform barra de desplazamiento, scroll
barra de estado, status bar
6 Gimn barra fija, horizontal bar
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one ' barra' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrote - camarera - camarero - carmín - cuscurro - doblar - pan - desodorante - eje - jabón - tiza - toallero English: baguette - bar - beam - bread - counter - loaf - oblique - rail - rod - slash - space bar - spike - stroke - cross - lip - scroll - tiller - tool - towel

English-spanish dictionary > barra
8 barrer

barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrer con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one ' barrer' also found in these entries: Spanish: escalera - mandar - escoba English: nest - rake - sweep - sweep away - sweep up

English-spanish dictionary > barrer
9 barrera

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barrerá es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries: barrer barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier;
◊ barrera de peaje toll barrier;
barrera generacional generation gap; barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier ' barrera' also found in these entries: Spanish: traspasar - arancelario - lingüístico English: barrier - sound barrier - tariff barrier - ticket barrier - tollgate - crash - guard - sound - wall

English-spanish dictionary > barrera
10 barro

Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barro es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries: barrer barro
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce
verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barro con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barro sustantivo masculino ( lodo) mud; (Art) clay, earthenware ( before n)
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barro sustantivo masculino
1 (mezcla de tierra y agua) mud
una mascarilla de b., a mud face pack
2 (para alfarería) clay ' barro' also found in these entries: Spanish: barnizar - barrer - cacerola - empantanarse - entera - entero - fango - loza - moldear - pisada - salpicar - tarro - vasija - chapotear - ensuciar - forma - hundir - limo - lodo - moldeable English: cake - churn - earthenware - land - mud - muddy - plough through - sink - stick - fast - knee - scrape - wade

English-spanish dictionary > barro
11 walk

walk [wɔ:k]

marcher ⇒ 1 (a) se promener ⇒ 1 (a) aller à pied ⇒ 1 (b) faire à pied ⇒ 2 (a) accompagner ⇒ 2 (b) faire marcher ⇒ 2 (c) promener ⇒ 2 (c) promenade ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (d) randonnée ⇒ 3 (b) démarche ⇒ 3 (c)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) marcher; (go for a walk) se promener;

∎ walk, don't run! ne cours pas!;

∎ American walk!/don't walk! (traffic sign) (piétons) passez!/attendez!;

∎ he walked along the beach il marchait ou se promenait le long de la plage;

∎ we walked down/up the street nous avons descendu/monté la rue à pied;

∎ to walk across or over the street to speak to sb traverser la rue pour parler à qn;

∎ they walked through the park ils ont traversé le parc à pied;

∎ he walked slowly towards the door il s'est dirigé lentement vers la porte;

∎ she walked back and forth elle marchait de long en large, elle faisait les cent pas;

∎ let's walk a little si nous marchions un peu?;

∎ walk with me to the shop accompagnez-moi au magasin;

∎ he walks in his sleep il est somnambule;

∎ he walked downstairs in his sleep il a descendu l'escalier en dormant;

∎ to walk on one's hands marcher sur les mains, faire l'arbre fourchu;

∎ figurative you have to walk before you can run il faut apprendre petit à petit;

∎ I'm walking on air! je suis aux anges!;

∎ to walk on water marcher sur l'eau;

∎ as far as the party faithful are concerned, he can walk on water aux yeux des fidèles du parti, il est capable de miracles;

∎ American he's walking tall il marche la tête haute

(b) (as opposed to drive, ride) aller à pied;

∎ to walk home rentrer à pied;

∎ I walk to work je vais au travail à pied;

∎ did you walk all the way? avez-vous fait tout le chemin à pied?;

∎ is it too far to walk? est-ce trop loin pour y aller à pied?

(c) (horse, rider) aller au pas

(d) (go free) être relâché

(e) familiar (disappear, be stolen → money, object) disparaître^□ ;

∎ the money seems to have walked l'argent semble s'être envolé

2 transitive verb

(a) (cover on foot) faire à pied;

∎ we walk 3 km a day nous faisons 3 km (de marche) à pied par jour;

∎ you can walk it in 10 minutes il faut 10 minutes (pour y aller) à pied;

∎ I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus;

∎ she walks this road every day elle passe à pied par cette rue tous les jours;

∎ to walk the streets (wander) se promener dans les rues; (looking for something) arpenter les rues, battre le pavé; (as prostitute) faire le trottoir;

∎ to walk a beat (policeman) faire sa ronde

(b) (escort) accompagner, marcher avec;

∎ I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner (à pied) à la gare;

∎ may I walk you home? puis-je vous raccompagner?

(c) (take for walk → person) faire marcher; (→ dog) promener; (→ horse) conduire à pied;

∎ his friend walked him up and down the room son ami l'a fait marcher en long et en large dans la pièce;

∎ she walked her mother round the garden elle a fait faire un tour de jardin à sa mère;

∎ they walked him forcibly to the door ils l'ont dirigé de force vers la porte;

∎ she walked the bike up the hill elle a poussé le vélo dans la côte;

∎ British familiar she has walked me off my feet elle m'a fait tellement marcher que je ne tiens plus debout^□

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to walk it (succeed easily) gagner les doigts dans le nez

3 noun

(a) (movement)

∎ she slowed to a walk elle a ralenti et s'est mise à marcher;

∎ they moved along at a brisk walk ils marchaient d'un pas rapide

(b) (stroll) promenade f; (long) randonnée f;

∎ to go for or to take a walk aller se promener, faire une promenade ou un tour;

∎ we had a long walk through the woods nous avons fait une grande promenade ou balade en forêt;

∎ it'll be a nice walk for you cela vous fera une belle promenade;

∎ I take a 5 km walk each day je fais chaque jour une promenade de 5 km;

∎ it's a long walk to the office ça fait loin pour aller à pied au bureau;

∎ the station is a five-minute walk from here la gare est à cinq minutes de marche ou à cinq minutes à pied d'ici;

∎ I took my mother for a walk j'ai emmené ma mère en promenade ou faire un tour;

∎ did you take the dog for a walk? as-tu promené ou sorti le chien?;

∎ familiar it was a walk in the park c'était un jeu d'enfant;

∎ American familiar take a walk! dégage!

(c) (gait) démarche f, façon f de marcher;

∎ you'll recognize her from her walk tu la reconnaîtras à sa démarche ou à sa façon de marcher ou à la façon dont elle marche;

∎ his walk reminds me of Groucho Marx quand il marche, il me fait penser à Groucho Marx

(d) (path) promenade f; (in garden) allée f; (in forest) sentier m, chemin m;

∎ a coastal walk un chemin côtier;

∎ American the front walk l'allée f (de devant la maison)

(e) (occupation)

∎ I meet people from all walks or from every walk of life je rencontre des gens de tous milieux

(f) American (sidewalk) trottoir m

➲ walk about intransitive verb

British se promener, se balader

➲ walk across

1 intransitive verb

traverser (à pied)

2 separable transitive verb

faire traverser (à pied)

➲ walk around = walk about

➲ walk away intransitive verb

partir, s'en aller;

∎ she walked away from the group elle s'est éloignée du groupe, elle a quitté le groupe;

∎ he walked away from the accident il est sorti de l'accident indemne;

∎ figurative to walk away from trouble/a problem éviter une situation difficile/un problème;

∎ you can't just walk away from the situation tu ne peux pas te désintéresser comme ça de la situation

➲ walk away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to walk away with sth emporter qch; figurative (win easily) remporter ou gagner qch haut la main;

∎ I walked away with an antique dressing table for just thirty pounds j'ai réussi à avoir une coiffeuse ancienne pour seulement trente livres;

∎ he walked away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ she walked away with all the credit c'est elle qui a reçu tous les honneurs

➲ walk back

1 intransitive verb

(return) revenir ou retourner (à pied)

2 separable transitive verb

raccompagner (à pied)

➲ walk in

1 intransitive verb

entrer;

∎ she walked in and started complaining elle est entrée et a commencé à se plaindre;

∎ we walked in on her as she was getting dressed nous sommes entrés sans prévenir alors qu'elle s'habillait

2 separable transitive verb

faire entrer

➲ walk into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (enter → house, room) entrer dans; (→ job) obtenir (sans problème); (→ situation) se retrouver dans; (→ trap) tomber dans;

∎ familiar you walked right into that one! tu t'es bien fait piéger!

(b) (bump into → chair, wall) se cogner à, rentrer dans; (→ person) rentrer dans;

∎ he walked right into me/it il m'est rentré en plein dedans/il est rentré en plein dedans

➲ walk off

1 intransitive verb

partir, s'en aller

2 separable transitive verb

(get rid of → headache) faire passer en marchant; (→ weight) perdre en faisant de la marche;

∎ to walk off one's lunch faire une promenade pour digérer

➲ walk off with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to walk off with sth (take) emporter qch; (steal) voler qch;

∎ he walked off with all the prizes il a remporté ou il a gagné tous les prix (haut la main)

➲ walk out intransitive verb

(a) (go out) sortir; (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ we walked out of the meeting nous avons quitté la réunion ou nous sommes partis de la réunion en signe de protestation

(b) (worker) se mettre en grève

(c) British old-fashioned (court)

∎ to walk out with sb faire la cour à qn, courtiser qn

➲ walk out on inseparable transitive verb

(family, lover) quitter

➲ walk over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(bridge) traverser;

∎ Sport to walk over the course inspecter le terrain (avant l'épreuve);

∎ figurative don't let them walk all over you ne vous laissez pas avoir, ne vous laissez pas marcher sur les pieds

2 intransitive verb

aller, faire un saut;

∎ I'll walk over to her place tomorrow je ferai un saut ou je passerai chez elle demain;

∎ the boss walked over to congratulate him le patron s'est approché de lui pour le féliciter

➲ walk round inseparable transitive verb

(museum, shops etc) faire le tour de

➲ walk through inseparable transitive verb

(one's exams etc) réussir sans effort

➲ walk up intransitive verb

(a) (go upstairs) monter

(b) (come close) s'approcher;

∎ a complete stranger walked up to her un inconnu s'est approché d'elle

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > walk
12 bestia

adj.

1 thick (ignorante).

2 amazing (extraordinario).

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!

3 beast.

f.

beast (animal).

bestia de carga beast of burden

bestia negra bête noire

f. & m.

1 oaf (bruto).

2 brute (ignorante).

3 brute (violento).

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bestia

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) beast

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (persona - bruto) brute; (- ignorante) ignorant fool; (- torpe) clumsy oaf

► adjetivo

1 (bruto) brutish

2 (ignorante) ignorant; (grosero) rude; (torpe) clumsy

3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amounts

mala bestia nasty piece of work

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noun f.

beast

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1. ADJ *

1) (=bruto)

ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again

no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *

los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble

poner a algn bestia Esp *** —

esa tía me pone bestia — I've really got the hots for her **

2)

a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough

lo tuyo son mentiras a lo bestia — your lies are real whoppers *

todo lo haces a lo bestia — you make a mess of everything you do

hoy hemos entrenado a lo bestia — we trained really hard today

comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like idiots

bebe a lo bestia — he drinks like a fish

3) (=ignorante) thick *

es tan bestia que no sabe ni sumar — he's so thick he can't even add up *

¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!

4) [con admiración, asombro]

¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!

¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!

¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!

2.

SMF * (=bruto)

¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *

el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *

es un bestia con el trabajo — he works like a dog *

3.

SF (Zool) beast

- ser una mala bestia

bestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal

bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast

bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire

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I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

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= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

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* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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I
adjetivo

1) (fam)

a) (ignorante, estúpido)

es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!

b) ( grosero) rude

no seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

c) (violento, brusco)

qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia — (fam)

comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

conducen a lo bestia — they drive like madmen (colloq)

2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)

qué bestia! mira cuánto ha comido — this guy's incredible! look how much he's eaten
II
femenino beast

bestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal

bestia de carga — beast of burden

ser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)

- bestia negra
III
masculino y femenino

a) (fam) ( ignorante)

es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute

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= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.

Nota: Criatura mitológica.

Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.

Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

* bestia negra = bête noire.

* bestia salvaje = wild beast.

* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.

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bestia¹

adjective

A ( fam)

1

(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez

¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!

2 (grosero) rude

mira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyone

no seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!

3

(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!

¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

a lo bestia ( fam): comen a lo bestia they eat an incredible o a massive amount!

el público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)

todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he does

conducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)

B ( fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing ( colloq)

¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!

¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)

bestia²

feminine

beast

bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal

bestia de carga beast of burden

ser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)

trabajar

Compuesto:

bestia negra

bête-noire

bestia³

masculine and feminine

A

1 ( fam)

(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly

2 (persona violenta) animal, brute

B (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)

el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition again

este bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)

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bestia adjetivo (fam)
a) ( grosero) rude

b) (violento, brusco):

◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again

■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal

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bestia

♦ adj
Fam
1. [bruto]
es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;

un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke

2. [violento]
es muy bestia con su mujer he's a real brute to his wife;

¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!

3. [ignorante] thick;

¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!

4. [extraordinario] amazing;

¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!

5.
a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;

comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;

cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;

si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;

trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt

♦ nmf
Fam
1. [bruto] oaf;

yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car

2. [ignorante] brute

3. [violento] brute

♦ nf
[animal] beast; Fam
ese tipo es una mala bestia that guy's Br a really nasty piece of work o US a real piece of work

Comp
bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire
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bestia

I f beast;

trabajar como una bestia work like a dog

II m/f

1 ( zopenco) fam

brute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;

ser un bestia be a brute

2

:

conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman

* * *

bestia adj

1) : ignorant, stupid

2) : boorish, rude

bestia nf

: beast, animal

bestia nmf

1) ignorante: ignoramus

2) : brute

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bestia¹ adj

1. (estúpido) stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]

no seas bestia don't be so stupid

2. (grosero) rude

a lo bestia (con violencia) like crazy (enorme) huge / enormous

se preparó un desayuno a lo bestia he made himself a huge breakfast

bestia² n

1. (animal) beast / animal

el mulo y el asno son bestias mules and donkeys are beasts

2. (persona) brute

ese tío es un bestia that guy is a brute

Spanish-English dictionary > bestia
13 zu

Präp. (+ Dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...

8. Art und Weise: zu Fuß on foot; zu Pferd kommen come on horseback; zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis: 3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat: Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; Hilfe 1 etc., zum, zur

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Adv.

1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then

4. Richtung: nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich: auf oder gegen... zu toward(s)

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I Adj. umg.

1. zu sein Fenster, Mund etc.: be closed, be shut; eine zu(n) e Tür etc. a closed door etc.

2. zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3. zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4. zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed Sl.; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!

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Konj.

1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

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at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);

(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)

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[tsuː]
1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)

1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel to

zum Bahnhof — to the station

zur Stadt gehen — to go to town

zur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)

zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's

zum Theater gehen (beruflich) — to go on the stage

zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up

bis zu — as far as

(bis) zum Bahnhof sind es 5 km — it's 5 kms to the station

zum Meer hin — toward(s) the sea

zum Himmel weisen — to point heavenwards

zur Decke sehen — to look up at the ceiling

zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth

zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb

sie wandte sich zu ihm hin — she turned to him

sie sah zu ihm hin — she looked toward(s) him

die Tür zum Keller — the door to the cellar

sich zu Tisch setzen (geh) — to sit down at the table

sich zu jdm setzen — to sit down next to or beside sb

setz dich doch zu uns — come and sit with us

etw zu sich stecken — to take sth

zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window

zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door

das Zimmer liegt zur Straße hin — the room looks out onto the street

2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt in

zu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt

der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Reichstag zu Worms (Hist) — the Diet of Worms

zu Hause — at home

zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...

zu beiden Seiten (des Hauses) — on both sides (of the house)

zu Lande und zu Wasser — on land and sea

jdm zur Seite stehen — to stand beside sb

jdm zur Seite sitzen (geh) — to sit at sb's side

3) zeitlich at

zu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour

zu Ostern — at Easter

letztes Jahr zu Weihnachten — last Christmas

(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening

zum Wochenende hat sich Besuch angesagt — we're having visitors at the weekend

die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April

zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May

4)

Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's meal

der Deckel zu diesem Topf — the lid for this pan

nehmen Sie Milch zum Kaffee? — do you take milk in your coffee?

zur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar

Lieder zur Laute — songs accompanied by the lute

die Melodie zu dem Lied — the tune of the song

Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth

zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...

etw zu etw tragen (Kleidung) — to wear sth with sth

etw zu etw legen — to put sth with sth

5) Zweck, Bestimmung for

Wasser zum Waschen — water for washing

Papier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper

ein Bett zum Schlafen — a bed to sleep in

der Knopf zum Abstellen — the off button

Stoff zu einem Kleid — material for a dress

die Luke zum Einsteigen — the entrance hatch

das Zeichen zum Aufbruch — the signal to leave

etw zur Antwort geben — to say sth in reply

zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...

zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...

zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...

zur Erklärung — by way of explanation

er sagte das nur zu ihrer Beruhigung — he said that just to set her mind at rest

zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)

6)

Anlass etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

ein Geschenk zum Hochzeitstag — a wedding anniversary present

zu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday

jdm zu etw gratulieren — to congratulate sb on sth

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

zu Ihrem schweren Verlust — on your sad loss

Ausstellung zum Jahrestag der Revolution — exhibition to mark the anniversary of the revolution

zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following

was sagen Sie zu diesen Preisen? — what do you think of these prices?

zum Thema Gleichberechtigung — on the subject of equal rights

eine Rede zu Schillers Todestag — a speech on the anniversary of Schiller's death

"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"

jdn zu etw vernehmen — to question sb about sth

7)

Folge, Umstand zu seinem Besten — for his own good

zum Glück — luckily

zu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc

es ist zum Lachen — it's really funny

es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry

8)

Mittel, Art und Weise zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback

zu Schiff — by ship

zu Deutsch — in German

etw zu einem hohen Preis verkaufen — to sell sth at a high price

etw zu einem hohen Preis versteigern — to bid up the price of sth

9) Veränderung into

zu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth

Leder zu Handtaschen verarbeiten — to make handbags out of leather

jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth

jdn zum Mann machen — to make a man of sb

zu Asche verbrennen — to burn to ashes

wieder zu Staub werden — to return to dust

etw zu Pulver zermahlen — to grind sth into powder

sie ist zu einer wahren Schönheit herangewachsen — she has grown up into a real beauty

jdn zum Major befördern — to promote sb to (the rank of) major

10) = als as

jdn zum König wählen — to choose sb as king

jdn zu etw ernennen — to nominate sb sth

er machte mich zu seinem Stellvertreter — he made me his deputy

jdn zum Freund haben — to have sb as a friend

er machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife

zum Künstler geboren sein — to be born to be an artist

11)

Verhältnis, Beziehung Liebe zu jdm — love for sb

aus Freundschaft zu jdm — because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth

meine Beziehung zu ihm — my relationship with him

12)

in Vergleichen im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with

im Verhältnis drei zu zwei (Math) — in the ratio (of) three to two

Wasser und Saft im Verhältnis drei zu eins mischen — take three parts water to one of juice

drei zu zwei (Sport) — three-two

3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two

wir haben 4 zu 3 gewonnen — we won 4-3

See:

→ Verhältnis

13)

bei Zahlenangaben zu zwei Prozent — at two per cent (Brit) or percent (US)

wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each

fünf (Stück) zu 80 Cent — five for 80 cents

zu zwei Dritteln (gefüllt) — two-thirds (full)

zum halben Preis — at half price

die Arbeit ist schon zur Hälfte getan — the work is already half done

zum ersten Mal(e) — for the first time

zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...

zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time

See:

→ vier, bis

14)

mit Fragepronomen zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?

zu wem gehen Sie? — who are you going to see?

zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?

zu was (inf) (Zweck) — for what

15)

bei Namen der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein

Gasthof zum goldenen Löwen — the Golden Lion (Inn)

16)

getrenntes "dazu" inf da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to it

See:

→ dazu

17)

andere Wendungen zum Beispiel — for example

zu Hilfe! — help!

jdm zu Hilfe kommen — to come to sb's aid

zu jds Gedächtnis — in memory of sb

zum Gedächtnis von jdm — in sb's memory

zum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth

zur Strafe — as a punishment

zur Belohnung — as a reward

zur Warnung — as a warning

zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection

zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval

zur Unterschrift — for signature

2. ADVERB

1) = allzu too

zu sehr — too much

sie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him

zu verliebt — too much in love

das war einfach zu dumm! (inf) — it was so stupid!

ich wäre zu gern mitgekommen — I'd have loved to come

2) = geschlossen shut, closed

auf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off

Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door

die Geschäfte haben jetzt zu — the shops are shut or closed now

3)

= los, weiter inf dann mal zu! — right, off we go!

du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead

immer or nur zu! — just keep on!

ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going

schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!

mach zu! — get a move on!

lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up

4) örtlich toward(s)

nach hinten zu — toward(s) the back

auf den Wald zu — toward(s) the forest

dem Ausgang zu — toward(s) the exit

See:

→ ab

3. ADJEKTIV
(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done up
die zue or zune Tür (strictly incorrect) — the shut door

See:

→ zu sein

4. BINDEWORT

1) mit Infinitiv to

etw zu essen — sth to eat

der Fußboden ist noch zu fegen — the floor still has to be swept

er hat zu gehorchen — he has to do as he's told

jdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth

das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable

diese Rechnung ist bis Montag zu bezahlen — this bill has to be paid by Monday

zu stehen kommen — to come to a stop

zu liegen kommen — to come to rest

ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do

ohne es zu wissen — without knowing it

um besser sehen zu können — in order to see better

ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye

2)

mit Partizip noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding bills

nicht zu unterschätzende Probleme — problems (that are) not to be underestimated

das sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked

der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined

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1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at

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

4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on

5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards

6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward

7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to

8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to

9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to

10) to

11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to

12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to

13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to

14) (an old word for `to'.) unto

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zu

[tsu:]

I. PRÄPOSITION MIT DATIV

1. (wohin: Ziel) to

\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!

fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/school

wie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?

wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?

ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarket

morgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow

\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed

\zum Militär gehen to join the army

\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]

sich akk \zu Tisch setzen (geh) to sit down to dinner

2. (wohin: Richtung)

das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the street

der Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us

\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling

\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window

\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door

\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]

\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth

\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre

3. (wohin: neben)

▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sth

darf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?

setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with us

legen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each plate

4. (wo: Lage) at; (geh)

sie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed

\zu Hause at home

\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]

jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side

5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)

der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeuren

der Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Inn

der Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms

6. wann: Zeitpunkt at

\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1st

es muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th

\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend

\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour

\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon

\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month

\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas

letztes Jahr \zu Weihnachten last Christmas; s.a. Anfang, bis, Schluss, Zeit

7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)

eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution

\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfast

etw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

jdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth

\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday

8. (worüber: Thema)

\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the following

was sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?

eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environment

jdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth

9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)

der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-button

Papier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paper

Wasser \zum Trinken drinking water

wir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eat

gib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play with

auf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the trip

bei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is raining

das Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave

\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctor

sie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest

\zur Ansicht on approval

\zur Einsicht for inspection

\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...

\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanation

jdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal

\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory

\zu Hilfe! help!

jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid

\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth

\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all

\zur Probe as a trial [or test]

\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]

\zu was (fam) for what, why

\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?

10. (als was)

er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wife

etw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply

\zum Beispiel for example

\zur Belohnung as a reward

\zur Strafe as a punishment

▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth

\zur Warnung as a warning

11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)

mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?

\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmon

etw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth

12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)

\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text books

wo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?

mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door

13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)

sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfaction

die Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom prices

du hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the better

das ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]

das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]

\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage

\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German

\zum Glück luckily

14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)

\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback

\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot

\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea

15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)

\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashes

Eiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiff

Kartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes

\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a halt

etw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder

\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sth

manch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thief

wieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to dust

16. (in welche Position)

er ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captain

sie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairman

jdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sth

jdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sth

er machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife

17. (zu wem: Beziehung)

meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with her

Liebe \zu jdm love for sb

aus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth

18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] to

im Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to four

unsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fifty

im Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...

19. SPORT

Bayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-one

das Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw

20. bei Mengenangaben

\zu drei Prozent at three percent

diese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro each

sechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents

\zum halben Preis at half price

wir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday together

sie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pair

der Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finished

hast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?

\zum ersten Mal for the first time

\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly

\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold

21. SCHWEIZ (in Wendungen)

\zur Hauptsache mainly

\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right

\zum Voraus in front of

\zum Vorn[e]herein from in front

II. ADVERB

1. (allzu) too

ich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along

\zu sehr too much

er hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] hard

2. (emph: zur Steigerung)

das ist ja \zu schön! that's marvellous!; (iron) that's just great! iron

das ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!

3. nachgestellt (örtlich) towards

dem Ausgang \zu towards the exit

nach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front

4. (fam: weiter, los)

dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we go

immer [o nur] \zu! go ahead!

schimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any good

mach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!

lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch up

III. ADJEKTIV

1. meist präd (geschlossen) shut, closed

Tür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!

dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off!

[mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you

\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]

die Geschäfte haben [o sind] sonntags \zu stores are closed on Sundays

vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door

2. präd (fam: betrunken)

▪ \zu sein to be pissed fam!, to have had a skinful fam

3. präd (fam: emotional unzugänglich)

▪ \zu sein:

sie ist total \zu you can't get through to her

IV. KONJUNKTION

1. mit Infinitiv to

was gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?

ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it

▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:

ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to do

sie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]

ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today

▪ etw ist \zu tun:

die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Friday

dieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away

▪ um etw \zu tun:

ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye

2. mit Partizip

da sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding bills

es gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be bought

der \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examined

nicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

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zu¹ präp (+dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);

bis zu up to;

zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;

zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc: downhill; → Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;

zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin;

der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;

zu ebener Erde at ground level;

zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;

zu Hause at home;

zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;

zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;

Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for;

noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;

zu Beginn at the beginning;

zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc: for Christmas; → Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;

zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;

Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;

es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;

zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;

zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;

zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on;

sich äußern zu say sth about;

gehören zu belong to;

gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;

passen zu suit;

der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;

Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;

aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to;

sich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;

Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;

Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;

zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …

8. Art und Weise:

zu Fuß on foot;

zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;

zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;

nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;

ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;

zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;

sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;

zu hunderten oder

Hunderten in hundreds;

es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;

ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;

zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis:

3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat:

Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; → Hilfe 1 etc, zum, zur

zu² adv

1. (übermäßig) too;

zu sehr too much;

zu sehr betonen overemphasize;

das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;

(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;

einer etc

zu viel one etc too many;

einmal zu viel once too often;

ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;

ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;

was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;

zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);

viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);

einer etc

zu wenig one etc short, one etc too few;

du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;

zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;

das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg:

immer oder

nur zu! go on!;

na, dann (mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw you) go then

4. Richtung:

nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:

auf oder

gegen … zu toward(s)

zu³

A. adj umg

1.

zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;

eine zu(n)e Tür etc a closed door etc

2.

zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3.

zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4.

zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed sl; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;

Augen zu! close your eyes;

Tür zu! shut the door!

zu⁴ konj

1. (+inf):

ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;

es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;

gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;

ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:

auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ ppr):

ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:

die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

* * *
1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

* * *

adv.

too adv. konj.

for conj. präp.

at prep.

to prep.

toward prep.

towards prep.

unto prep.

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