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  • 121 also

    Adv.
    1. (folglich) so, therefore, consequently; also blieb er zu Hause so he stayed at home; sie war jung, also auch unerfahren she was young, and therefore inexperienced; ich denke, also bin ich I think, therefore I am
    2. zusammenfassend: lassen wir’s also let’s leave it then; du kommst also nicht? you’re not coming then?; es ist also wahr? it’s true then (, is it)?; du gehst also doch? so you’re going after all?; er mag modernere Komponisten, also Berio, Cage... he likes more modern composers ─ Berio, Cage...
    3. umg.; empört: also bitte! well really!; abschließend: also dann! right then!; nachgebend: also gut oder schön! all right (then), Am. umg. alright (then), okay (then); also, los! let’s get going then; also, wie gesagt so, as I was saying ( oder I say); also, wenn du mich fragst (well,) if you ask me; na also! what did I say?; anerkennend: auch there you go; na also(, da haben wir’s ja)! there we are (, see?)
    4. altm. (so) thus, so allg.
    * * *
    then (Adv.); so (Konj.)
    * * *
    ạl|so ['alzo]
    1. conj
    1) (= folglich) so, therefore

    er war Künstler, ein hochsensibler Mensch also — he was an artist, (and) therefore a highly sensitive person

    2) (old = so, folgendermaßen) thus
    2. adv
    so; (nach Unterbrechung anknüpfend) well; (zusammenfassend, erklärend) that is

    also doch — so... after all

    also wie ich schon sagte — well (then), as I said before

    3. interj
    (verwundert, entrüstet, auffordernd) well; (drohend) just

    also, dass du dich ordentlich benimmst! — (you) just see that you behave yourself!

    also doch! — so he/they etc did!

    na also! — there you are!, you see?

    also, ich habs doch gewusst! — I knew it!

    also nein! — (oh) no!

    also nein, dass sie sich das gefallen lässt — my God, she can't put up with that!

    also gut or schön — well all right then

    * * *
    1) (an expression used for calming people etc: `Now then,' said the policeman, `what's going on here?') now then
    2) ((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) so
    * * *
    al·so
    [ˈalzo]
    I. adv (folglich) so, therefore form
    es regnet, \also bleiben wir zu Hause it's raining, so we'll stay at home
    II. part
    1. (nun ja) well
    [ja] \also, zuerst gehen Sie geradeaus und dann... ok, first you go straight ahead and then...
    2. (tatsächlich) so
    er hat \also doch nicht die Wahrheit gesagt! so he wasn't telling the truth after all!
    kommst du \also mit? so are you coming [then]?
    3. (aber)
    \also, dass du dich ordentlich benimmst! now, see that you behave yourself!
    \also so was! well [I never]!
    \also, jetzt habe ich langsam genug von deinen Eskapaden! now look here, I've had enough of your escapades!
    4. (na)
    \also warte, Bürschchen, wenn ich dich kriege! just you wait, sunshine, till I get my hands on you!
    \also gut [o schön] well, OK, [well,] all right
    \also dann,...! so..., well then...
    \also dann, mach's gut! oh well, take care!
    5.
    ▶ \also doch! you see!
    \also doch, wie ich's mir dachte! you see! just as I thought!
    ▶ na \also! just as I thought!
    wird's bald? na \also! get moving! at last!
    ▶ \also nein! no!
    * * *
    1.
    Adverb (folglich) so; therefore
    2.
    1) (das heißt) that is
    2) (nach Unterbrechung) well [then]

    also, wie ich schon sagte — well [then], as I was saying

    also, kommst du jetzt oder nicht? — well, are you coming now or not?

    na also! — there you are[, you see]

    also so was/nein! — well, I don't know; well, really

    also, gute Nacht — goodnight then

    * * *
    also adv
    1. (folglich) so, therefore, consequently;
    also blieb er zu Hause so he stayed at home;
    sie war jung, also auch unerfahren she was young, and therefore inexperienced;
    ich denke, also bin ich I think, therefore I am
    lassen wir’s also let’s leave it then;
    du kommst also nicht? you’re not coming then?;
    es ist also wahr? it’s true then (, is it)?;
    du gehst also doch? so you’re going after all?;
    er mag modernere Komponisten, also Berio, Cage … he likes more modern composers — Berio, Cage …
    3. umg; empört:
    also bitte! well really!; abschließend:
    also dann! right then!; nachgebend:
    schön! all right (then), US umg alright (then), okay( then);
    also, los! let’s get going then;
    also, wie gesagt so, as I was saying ( oder I say);
    also, wenn du mich fragst (well,) if you ask me;
    na also! what did I say?; anerkennend: auch there you go;
    na also(, da haben wir’s ja)! there we are (, see?)
    4. obs (so) thus, so allg
    * * *
    1.
    Adverb (folglich) so; therefore
    2.
    1) (das heißt) that is
    2) (nach Unterbrechung) well [then]

    also, wie ich schon sagte — well [then], as I was saying

    also, kommst du jetzt oder nicht? — well, are you coming now or not?

    na also! — there you are[, you see]

    also so was/nein! — well, I don't know; well, really

    also, gute Nacht — goodnight then

    * * *
    adv.
    so adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > also

  • 122 dead

    1. adjective
    1) tot

    [as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)

    I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)

    2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]

    the phone has gone dead — die Leitung ist tot

    3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]

    dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die

    dead calm — Flaute, die

    dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht

    4) (benumbed) taub
    5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)
    2. adverb
    1) (completely) völlig

    dead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam

    ‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"

    2) (exactly)

    dead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]

    3. noun
    1)

    in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht

    2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.
    * * *
    [ded] 1. adjective
    1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) tot
    2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) tot
    3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) völlig
    2. adverb
    (completely: dead drunk.) völlig
    - academic.ru/18635/deaden">deaden
    - deadly 3. adverb
    (extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) tod-...
    - dead end
    - dead-end
    - dead heat
    - dead language
    - deadline
    - deadlock
    * * *
    [ded]
    I. adj
    1. inv (not alive) tot; plant abgestorben, tot
    she's been \dead for three years sie ist [schon] drei Jahre tot
    to be \dead on arrival beim Eintreffen ins Krankenhaus bereits tot sein
    \dead body Leiche f
    to drop \dead tot umfallen
    to shoot sb \dead jdn erschießen
    to be shot \dead erschossen werden
    2. inv (obsolete, not active) custom ausgestorben; feelings erloschen; (gone out) fire erloschen, aus fam; railway line stillgelegt
    acid rain has become a \dead issue über sauren Regen spricht heute keiner mehr
    my cigarette is \dead meine Zigarette ist ausgegangen; (no longer in use)
    are these tins \dead? brauchst du diese Dosen noch?
    \dead language tote Sprache
    \dead volcano erloschener Vulkan
    3. inv (numb) limbs taub
    my legs have gone \dead meine Beine sind eingeschlafen
    4. inv (with no emotion) voice kalt; (flat) sound dumpf
    5. inv (not bright) colour matt, stumpf
    6. (boring, deserted) city tot, [wie] ausgestorben präd; party öde; season tot
    \dead performance glanzlose Vorführung
    7. inv FIN unproduktiv, ertraglos
    \dead capital totes Kapital
    8. ( fig fam: exhausted) tot fam, kaputt fam, erledigt fam
    to be \dead on one's feet zum Umfallen müde sein
    9. inv (not functioning) phone, radio, TV tot
    and then the phone went \dead und dann war die Leitung tot
    the phone has gone \dead die Leitung ist tot
    the line went \dead die Leitung brach zusammen
    10. inv ( fig: used up) verbraucht; battery leer; match erloschen
    11. attr, inv (totally) völlig, total, absolut
    that remark was a \dead giveaway diese Bemerkung sagte alles
    wow, \dead centre! hui, genau in die Mitte!
    \dead calm METEO Windstille f
    to be in a \dead faint in eine tiefe Ohnmacht gefallen sein
    \dead silence Totenstille f
    we sat in \dead silence keiner von uns sagte auch nur ein Wort
    to come to a \dead stop zum völligen Stillstand kommen
    12. inv (fast asleep)
    ▪ to be \dead tief und fest schlafen
    to be \dead to the world fest eingeschlafen [o fam total weg] sein
    \dead ball toter Ball (Ball, der ohne Bewertung ins Aus geht)
    14.
    ▶ over my \dead body nur über meine Leiche fam
    ▶ to be \dead and buried tot und begraben sein
    ▶ to catch [or get] [or have] sb \dead to rights jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen
    ▶ to be [as] \dead as a doornail [or ( dated) dodo] mausetot sein fam
    ▶ to be a \dead duck thing eine Schnapsidee sein; person eine Null sein fam
    ▶ you'll be \dead meat if you ever do that again ich kill dich, wenn du das noch einmal machst! sl
    ▶ \dead men tell no tales ( prov) Tote reden nicht
    ▶ to be \dead from the neck strohdoof [o SCHWEIZ strohdumm] sein fam
    ▶ to be a \dead ringer for sb ein Doppelgänger von jdm sein, für jdn durchgehen können
    ▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that dress so ein Kleid würde ich nie im Leben anziehen
    ▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that pub in diese Kneipe [o ÖSTERR dieses Beisl] [o SCHWEIZ diese Beiz] würden mich keine zehn Pferde bringen
    II. adv
    1. inv ( fam: totally) absolut, total, völlig
    I'm \dead beat ich bin todmüde
    your analysis is \dead on target deine Analyse trifft genau ins Schwarze
    you're \dead right du hast vollkommen [o absolut] Recht!
    “\dead slow” „Schritt fahren“
    \dead certain todsicher fam
    \dead drunk stockbetrunken
    \dead easy esp BRIT kinderleicht
    \dead good BRIT ( fam) super fam
    to have been \dead lucky Schwein gehabt haben sl
    to be \dead set against sth absolut gegen etw akk sein
    to be \dead set on sth etw felsenfest vorhaben
    \dead silent totenstill
    \dead still regungslos
    \dead tired todmüde
    2. inv (exactly) genau
    the town hall is \dead ahead die Stadthalle liegt direkt da vorne
    to be \dead in the centre genau in der Mitte sein
    \dead on five o'clock Punkt fünf
    \dead on target genau im Ziel
    \dead on time auf die Minute genau
    to be \dead on time pünktlich wie die Maurer sein BRD, ÖSTERR fam
    3.
    ▶ to stop \dead in one's tracks auf der Stelle stehen bleiben
    ▶ to stop sth \dead in its tracks etw völlig zum Stillstand bringen
    his political career was stopped \dead in its tracks seine politische Karriere fand ein jähes Ende
    ▶ \dead straight:
    are you coming to the party? — \dead straight I am gehst du auf die Party? — darauf kannst du wetten! fam
    ▶ to tell sb sth \dead straight jdm unverblümt die Wahrheit sagen
    III. n
    1. (people)
    ▪ the \dead pl die Toten pl; ( fig)
    you're making enough noise to wake the \dead! bei dem Lärm kann man ja Tote aufwecken!
    let the \dead bury the \dead lasst die Toten die Toten begraben
    to come back from the \dead (come back to life) aus dem Jenseits zurückkommen, von den Toten zurückkehren
    to show [some] respect for the \dead den Toten Respekt zollen [o erweisen
    2.
    to rise from the \dead (recover from an illness) [von den Toten] auferstehen, wieder auferstehen iron; SPORT sich akk fangen
    3. (right in the middle)
    in the \dead of night mitten in der Nacht
    in the \dead of winter im tiefsten Winter
    * * *
    [ded]
    1. adj
    1) tot; plant abgestorben, tot

    he has been dead for two years — er ist seit zwei Jahren tot

    to drop ( down) or fall down dead — tot umfallen

    you're dead meat ( if you come back here) (inf) — du bist ein toter Mann(, wenn du noch mal hierhin zurückkommst) (inf)

    2) (= not sensitive) limbs abgestorben, taub
    3) (= without activity etc) town, season tot; business flau
    4) (ELEC) cable stromlos; (TELEC) tot
    5) (= burned out) fire aus pred; match abgebrannt
    6) (inf: finished with) (TYP) copy abgesetzt

    are these glasses/bottles dead? — können diese Gläser/Flaschen weg?

    7) (SPORT) ball tot
    8) (= obsolete) language etc tot; custom ausgestorben

    to be dead and buried, to be dead in the water — tot und begraben sein

    9) (= absolute, exact) total, völlig
    See:
    → cert, set
    10) colour tot, stumpf, matt; sound dumpf
    11) (TYP)
    12) (inf: exhausted) tot (inf), völlig kaputt (inf)
    2. adv
    1) (= exactly) genau

    to be dead on time — auf die Minute pünktlich kommen; (clock) auf die Minute genau gehen

    2) (Brit inf = very) total (inf), völlig

    dead drunk — total betrunken, stockvoll (inf)

    he was dead lucky — er hat Schwein gehabt (inf), er hat irrsinnig Glück gehabt

    "dead slow" — "Schritt fahren"

    3)

    to stop dead — abrupt stehen bleiben or (talking) innehalten

    3. n
    1)

    the dead pl — die Toten pl

    2)

    in the or at dead of night —

    * * *
    dead [ded]
    A adj (adv → deadly B)
    1. tot, gestorben:
    dead and gone tot und begraben (a. fig);
    be dead to the world umg hinüber sein:
    a) eingeschlafen sein
    b) das Bewusstsein verloren haben
    c) sinnlos betrunken sein;
    play dead sich tot stellen;
    a) gehirnamputiert sein pej,
    b) keinerlei geistige Interessen haben;
    dead man’s handle BAHN Sicherheitsfahrschaltungstaster m, SIFA-Taster m;
    wait for a dead man’s shoes
    a) auf eine Erbschaft warten,
    b) warten, bis jemand stirbt, damit man in seine Position nachrücken kann;
    he is dead of pneumonia er ist an Lungenentzündung gestorben;
    he is a dead man fig er ist ein Kind des Todes, er ist ein toter Mann;
    dead men tell no tales Tote reden nicht; → body A 2, shoot B 2 c, etc
    2. tot, leblos:
    dead matter tote Materie ( → A 23)
    3. totenähnlich, tief (Schlaf):
    be in a dead faint in tiefer Ohnmacht liegen
    4. umg restlos fertig, todmüde, zu Tode erschöpft
    5. unzugänglich, unempfänglich ( beide:
    to für):
    be dead to pity keinerlei Mitleid haben
    6. taub ( to advice gegen Ratschläge)
    7. gefühllos, abgestorben, erstarrt (Finger etc):
    go dead (jemandem) einschlafen ( → A 11)
    8. fig gefühllos, gleichgültig, abgestumpft ( alle:
    to gegen)
    9. tot, ausgestorben:
    dead language tote Sprache
    10. überlebt, veraltet (Sitten etc)
    11. erloschen (Feuer, Vulkan, Leidenschaft etc):
    go dead ausgehen (Zigarette etc)( → A 7)
    12. tot, geistlos
    13. unfruchtbar, tot, leer, öde (Gegend etc)
    14. tot, still, stehend: → dead water
    15. JUR
    a) ungültig (Abmachung etc)
    b) bürgerlich tot
    16. langweilig, öd(e) (Party etc)
    17. tot, nichtssagend, farb-, ausdruckslos
    18. besonders WIRTSCH still, ruhig, flau (Saison etc):
    dead market flauer Markt
    19. WIRTSCH tot (auch allg Wissen etc), gewinn-, umsatzlos:
    dead assets pl unproduktive (Kapital)Anlage;
    dead capital (stock) totes Kapital (Inventar)
    20. TECH
    a) außer Betrieb, tot:
    dead track totes Gleis
    b) defekt (Ventil etc):
    dead engine ausgefallener oder abgestorbener Motor
    c) leer (Batterie)
    21. TECH tot, starr, fest (Achse)
    22. ELEK strom-, spannungslos, tot
    23. TYPO abgelegt:
    dead matter Ablegesatz m ( → A 2)
    24. besonders ARCH blind, Blend…:
    dead floor Blend-, Blindboden m;
    dead window totes Fenster
    25. Sack… (ohne Ausgang):
    dead street Sackgasse f
    26. dumpf, klanglos, tot (Ton)
    27. matt (Augen, Farben etc):
    dead gilding matte Vergoldung
    28. schal, abgestanden (Getränk)
    29. verwelkt, dürr, abgestorben (Blumen etc)
    30. (akustisch) tot:
    dead room toter oder schalldichter Raum
    31. völlig, absolut, restlos, total:
    dead certainty absolute Gewissheit;
    dead silence Totenstille f;
    dead stop völliger Stillstand;
    come to a dead stop schlagartig stehen bleiben oder aufhören; → calm A 2, cert, earnest1 B, loss 1, ringer2 4
    32. todsicher umg, unfehlbar (Schütze etc)
    33. äußerst(er, e, es) (Anstrengung etc):
    a dead push ein verzweifelter, aber vergeblicher Stoß
    34. SPORT tot, nicht im Spiel (Ball)
    B s
    1. stillste Zeit:
    in the dead of night mitten in der Nacht;
    the dead of winter der tiefste Winter
    2. the dead koll die Toten pl:
    rise from the dead von den Toten auferstehen;
    the dead and the living die Lebenden und die Toten
    C adv
    1. umg restlos, absolut, völlig, gänzlich, total:
    the facts are dead against him alles spricht gegen ihn;
    be dead asleep im tiefsten Schlaf liegen;
    dead beat umg wie erschlagen, fix und fertig;
    dead black tiefschwarz;
    dead drunk sinnlos betrunken;
    be dead right hundertprozentig recht haben;
    “dead slow” AUTO „Schritt fahren!“;
    dead straight schnurgerade;
    dead tired todmüde
    2. plötzlich, abrupt:
    stop dead (in one’s tracks) abrupt stehen bleiben oder aufhören
    3. genau, direkt:
    dead against genau gegenüber von (od dat);
    be dead (set) against ganz und gar gegen etwas (eingestellt) sein;
    be dead set on ganz scharf sein auf (akk) umg
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) tot

    [as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)

    I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)

    2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]
    3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]

    dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die

    dead calm — Flaute, die

    dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht

    4) (benumbed) taub
    5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)
    2. adverb
    1) (completely) völlig

    dead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam

    ‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"

    dead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]

    3. noun
    1)

    in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht

    2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.
    * * *
    adj.
    abgestorben adj.
    außer Betrieb ausdr.
    stromlos adj.
    tot adj.
    öd adj.

    English-german dictionary > dead

  • 123 Öhr

    n; -(e)s, -en
    1. ANAT. ear (auch fig., Gehör); gute / schlechte Ohren haben have good / poor hearing; jemandem etw. ins Ohr flüstern whisper s.th. into s.o.’s ear; die Ohren anlegen Hund, Pferd: lay back its ears; ich habe es mit eigenen Ohren gehört I heard it with my own ears; jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben umg. give s.o. a clip (a)round the ears; spitzen I, taub 1
    2. fig., in Wendungen: die Ohren aufmachen listen carefully; die Ohren spitzen oder lange Ohren bekommen prick up one’s ears; ganz Ohr sein be all ears; ein Ohr haben für have an ear for; ein feines Ohr haben für have a good ear for; ein offenes Ohr für jemanden haben be prepared to listen to s.o.; ein offenes Ohr finden find a good listener; jemandem ein Ohr oder die Ohren abreden oder abquatschen umg. jabber away endlessly at s.o.; gleich gibt’s rote Ohren oder einen Satz heiße Ohren umg., hum. you’re just asking for a clip (a)round the ears; ich habe es noch im Ohr (Musik etc.) it’s still going (a)round in my head; stärker: it’s still ringing in my ears; die Melodie geht leicht ins Ohr it’s a really catchy tune; jemandem in den Ohren liegen pester s.o.; jemanden übers Ohr hauen umg. rip s.o. off; sich aufs Ohr legen umg. get some shuteye; schreib dir das hinter die Ohren! umg. and don’t you forget it!; bis über die oder beide Ohren in Arbeit / Schulden etc. stecken umg. be up to one’s ears in work / debt etc.; bis über die oder beide Ohren verliebt umg. head over heels in love; viel um die Ohren haben umg. have an awful lot on one’s plate; von einem Ohr ( bis) zum anderen grinsen umg. grin from ear to ear; mir klingen die Ohren my ears are burning; halt die Ohren steif! umg. keep your pecker (Am. chin) up!; sich (Dat) die Ohren brechen Sl. slave away, work one’s fingers to the bone; mir kam zu Ohren, dass... I happened to hear that...; was kommt mir da zu Ohren? what’s this I hear?; ich traute meinen Ohren nicht I couldn’t believe my ears; es ist nichts für fremde Ohren it’s not for public consumption; das ist nichts für zarte Ohren this is not for sensitive souls; er hört nur mit halbem Ohr hin he’s only half listening; auf dem Ohr ist er taub he’s deaf ( oder he doesn’t want to know) where that’s concerned; wasch dir mal die Ohren! umg. you should get your ears seen to; zum einen Ohr hinein, zum andern hinaus in one ear, out the other; faustdick I 2, Nacht 2, schlackern, taub 1, trocken I 4
    * * *
    das Ohr
    ear
    * * *
    [oːɐ]
    nt -(e)s, -en
    ear

    seine Óhren sind nicht mehr so gut — his hearing isn't too good any more

    auf einem Óhr taub sein — to be deaf in one ear

    auf dem Óhr bin ich taub (fig) — nothing doing (inf), I won't hear of it

    auf taube/offene Óhren stoßen — to fall on deaf/sympathetic ears

    bei jdm ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes Óhr finden — to find sb a ready/willing/sympathetic listener

    ein offenes Óhr für jdn/etw haben — to be ready to listen to sb/sth

    jdm ein geneigtes Óhr leihen or schenken (geh) — to lend sb an ear or a sympathetic ear

    lange Óhren machen (inf) — to prick up one's ears

    ein musikalisches Óhr haben — to have a musical ear or an ear for music

    ein scharfes or feines Óhr haben — to have a good ear

    die Óhren hängen lassen (inf) — to look down in the mouth (inf) or down in the dumps (inf)

    die Óhren steifhalten (inf) — to keep one's chin up

    die Óhren anlegen — to put its ears back

    mach or sperr die Óhren auf! (inf) — wash or clean out your ears (inf)

    mir klingen die Óhren — my ears are burning

    seine Kritik klingt ihnen noch immer in den Óhren — his criticism is still ringing in their ears

    jdm die Óhren volljammern (inf) — to keep (going) on or moaning at sb

    die Wände haben Óhren — walls have ears

    ganz Óhr sein (hum) — to be all ears

    sich aufs Óhr legen or hauen (inf) — to turn in (inf), to hit the hay or the sack (inf), to kip down (Brit inf)

    sitzt er auf seinen Óhren? (inf) — is he deaf or something?

    jdn bei den Óhren nehmen, jdm die Óhren lang ziehen (inf) — to tweak sb's ear(s)

    für deutsche/englische Óhren klingt das komisch — that sounds odd to German/English ears

    diese Nachricht war nicht für fremde Óhren bestimmt — this piece of news was not meant for other ears

    jdm eins or ein paar hinter die Óhren geben (inf) — to give sb a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear

    ein paar or eins hinter die Óhren kriegen (inf) — to get a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear

    or schlagen (inf) — to hit sb over the head with sth

    schreib es dir hinter die Óhren (inf) — will you (finally) get that into your (thick) head (inf), has that sunk in? (inf)

    noch nass or feucht or nicht trocken hinter den Óhren sein — to be still wet behind the ears

    jdm etw ins Óhr sagen — to whisper sth in sb's ear

    die Melodie geht ( leicht) ins Óhr — the tune is very catchy

    du hast wohl Dreck or Watte in den Óhren! (inf) — are you deaf or something?, is there something wrong with your ears?

    ich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im Óhr — I can still hear his words clearly, his words are still ringing in my ears

    jdm ( mit etw) in den Óhren liegen — to badger sb (about sth), to keep on at sb (about sth) (inf)

    mit halbem Óhr(e) hinhören or zuhören — to half listen, to listen with half an ear

    jdn übers Óhr hauen — to take sb for a ride (inf), to pull a fast one on sb (inf)

    bis über die or beide Óhren verliebt sein — to be head over heels in love

    bis über die or beide Óhren verschuldet sein — to be up to one's ears or eyes (Brit) in debt

    viel um die Óhren haben (inf) — to have a lot on (one's plate) (inf), to be rushed off one's feet (inf)

    es ist mir zu Óhren gekommen — it has come to my ears (form)

    zum einen Óhr hinein und zum anderen wieder hinaus gehen (inf) — to go in one ear and out the other (inf)

    dein Wort in Gottes Óhr — God willing

    * * *
    (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ear
    * * *
    <-[e]s, -en>
    [ˈo:ɐ̯]
    nt ear
    abstehende \Ohren haben sb's ears stick out
    die \Ohren anlegen Tier to put its ears back
    feine/scharfe \Ohren haben to have a keen/sharp ear
    in jds \Ohr flüstern to whisper in sb's ear
    gute/schlechte \Ohren haben to have good/bad ears
    ein \Ohr für Musik haben to have a good ear for music
    rote \Ohren bekommen to go red
    jdm sausen die \Ohren sb's ears are buzzing [or singing]
    sich dat etw akk in die \Ohren stopfen to put sth into one's ears
    auf einem \Ohr taub sein to be deaf in one ear
    in den \Ohren weh tun to grate on the ears
    jdn am \Ohr ziehen to pull sb's ear
    jds \Ohren sind zu sb's ears are deaf
    sich dat die \Ohren zuhalten to put one's hands over one's ears
    ▶ von einem \Ohr zum andern strahlen to grin from ear to ear
    ▶ die \Ohren anlegen (fam) to put one's ears back, to get stuck in BRIT fam
    ▶ ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes \Ohr finden to find a ready/willing/sympathetic listener [or a sympathetic ear]
    ▶ die \Ohren aufmachen/aufsperren (fam) to listen attentively/carefully
    ▶ eins hinter die \Ohren bekommen to get a clip round [or on] the ear, to get a thick ear
    ▶ auf diesem \Ohr schlecht hören [o taub sein] (fam o fig) to turn a deaf ear to sth
    ▶ die \Ohren auf Durchzug stellen to not listen [to sb]
    ▶ es faustdick hinter den \Ohren haben (fam) to be a crafty [or sly] one
    ▶ noch feucht [o nicht trocken] hinter den \Ohren sein (fam) to be still wet behind the ears
    ▶ nicht für fremde \Ohren [bestimmt] sein to be not [meant] for other ears
    ▶ für jds \Ohren to sb's ears
    für deutsche/englische \Ohren klingt das komisch that sounds odd to a German/to an English person
    ▶ ganz \Ohr sein (hum fam) to be all ears
    ▶ jdm eins [o ein paar] hinter die \Ohren geben (fam) to give sb a clip round the ear [or a thick ear]
    ▶ ins \Ohr gehen to be catchy
    ▶ ein geneigtes \Ohr finden (geh) to find a willing ear
    ▶ etw noch im \Ohr haben to be still able to hear sth
    ich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im \Ohr I can still clearly hear his words, his words are still ringing in my ears
    ▶ viel [o jede Menge] um die \Ohren haben (fam) to have a lot [or a great deal] on one's plate fam
    ▶ mit halbem \Ohr hinhören to listen with half an ear, to half-listen
    ▶ die \Ohren hängen lassen (fam) to let it get one down, to get downhearted
    ▶ jdn übers \Ohr hauen (fam) to take sb for a ride fam, to pull a fast one on sb fam
    ▶ jdm etw um die \Ohren hauen [o schlagen] (fam) to hit [or beat] sb round [or over] the head with sth, throw something [back] at sb
    ▶ zu einem \Ohr hinein-, und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen (fam) to go in at one ear and out at the other
    ▶ jdm klingen die \Ohren sb's ears are burning
    ▶ jdm zu \Ohren kommen to come to sb's ears [or attention]
    ▶ jdm die \Ohren lang ziehen (fam) to give sb a good talking to
    ▶ lange \Ohren machen (fam) to prick up one's ears
    ▶ sich akk aufs \Ohr legen [o (fam) hauen] to put one's head down, to have a kip BRIT fam
    ▶ jdm sein \Ohr leihen to lend sb one's ear
    ▶ jdm [mit etw dat] in den \Ohren liegen (fam) to go [or keep] on at sb [about sth], to badger [or pester] sb [with sth]
    ▶ \Ohren wie ein Luchs haben to have a very sharp sense of hearing
    ▶ mach [o sperr] die \Ohren auf! (fam) wash [or clean] your ears out! fam
    ▶ bei jdm auf offene \Ohren stoßen to fall on sympathetic ears [with sb]
    bei ihr stößt man immer auf offene \Ohren she always has a sympathetic ear
    ▶ jdn um ein offenes \Ohr bitten to ask sb to listen to one
    ▶ ein offenes \Ohr für jdn/etw haben to be willing to listen to sb/sth
    ▶ jdm zu [o aus] den \Ohren rauskommen (fam) to be [or have sth] coming out of one's ears
    ▶ ein scharfes [o feines] \Ohr haben to have a sharp [or keen] sense of hearing, to have a good ear
    ▶ mit den \Ohren schlackern (fam) to be struck speechless, to be gobsmacked BRIT sl
    ▶ etw schmeichelt jd's \Ohr sth is music in sb's ear
    ▶ sich dat etw hinter die \Ohren schreiben (fam) to get sth into one's head, to etch sth indelibly in one's mind
    ▶ auf den \Ohren sitzen (fam) to close one's ears
    sag mal, sitzt du auf deinen \Ohren, oder was ist los? hey, have you gone deaf or something?
    ▶ die \Ohren spitzen to prick one's ears
    ▶ bis über beide \Ohren in Arbeit/Schulden, etc. stecken (fam) to be up to one's ears in work, debt, etc.
    ▶ die \Ohren steifhalten (fam) to keep a stiff upper lip
    ▶ auf dem \Ohr taub sein (fam o fig) to be deaf to that sort of thing
    ▶ [bei jdm] auf taube \Ohren stoßen (fam) to fall on deaf ears [with sb]
    ▶ tauben \Ohren predigen to preach to deaf ears
    ▶ seinen \Ohren nicht trauen to not believe one's ears
    ▶ bis über die [o beide] \Ohren verliebt sein to be head over heels in love
    ▶ [vor etw dat] die \Ohren verschließen to turn a deaf ear [to sth]
    ▶ viel um die \Ohren haben (fam) to have a lot on one's plate fam
    ▶ jdm die \Ohren volljammern (fam) to keep [going] on [or moaning] at sb
    ▶ jdm wackeln die \Ohren (fam) to be staggered [or fam gobsmacked]
    an jedem Film-Set können Ihnen Regisseure Sache erzählen, dass Ihnen die \Ohren wackeln on any film set the director can tell you things that will make your hair curl
    ▶ die Wände haben \Ohren the walls have ears
    ▶ das ist nichts für zarte \Ohren that is not for tender [or sensitive] ears
    * * *
    das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren
    1) ear

    gute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.

    ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head

    2) (fig.)

    die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears

    ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something

    auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that

    sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)

    noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears

    schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!

    eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)

    jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]

    bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]

    bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)

    jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)

    viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)

    zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)

    * * *
    Öhr n; -(e)s, -e eye
    * * *
    das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren
    1) ear

    gute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.

    ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head

    2) (fig.)

    die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears

    ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something

    auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that

    sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)

    noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears

    schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!

    eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)

    jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]

    bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]

    bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)

    jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)

    viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)

    zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)

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    -en n.
    ear n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Öhr

  • 124 alocado

    adj.
    1 crazy, mad.
    2 crazy, hothead, harebrained, scatterbrained.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: alocar.
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    1 (distraído) scatterbrained
    2 (loco) crazy, wild, reckless
    3 (irreflexivo) thoughtless, rash, impetuous
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (despistado) scatterbrain; (loco) fool
    * * *
    (f. - alocada)
    adj.
    2) wild
    * * *
    alocado, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=loco) crazy, mad; (=irresponsable) wild; (=distraído) scatterbrained
    2.
    SM / F madcap
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    II
    - da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain
    * * *
    = hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.
    Ex. The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
    Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.
    Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
    ----
    * hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.
    * momentos alocados = heady days.
    * tiempos alocados = heady days.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    II
    - da masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; ( irreflexivo) rash fool; ( despistado) scatterbrain
    * * *
    = hectic, freewheeling [free-wheeling], wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], heedless, berserk, reckless.

    Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.

    Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.
    Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
    * hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.
    * momentos alocados = heady days.
    * tiempos alocados = heady days.

    * * *
    alocado1 -da
    (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild, reckless; (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrained
    corría alocado por la calle pidiendo socorro he was running up the street like a madman, calling for help
    alocado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    (persona — imprudente) crazy o reckless fool; (— irreflexiva) rash fool; (— despistada) scatterbrain
    * * *

    alocado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (irresponsable, imprudente) crazy, wild;


    (irreflexivo, impetuoso) rash, impetuous;
    ( despistado) scatterbrained
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( imprudente) crazy o reckless fool;
    ( irreflexivo) rash fool;
    ( despistado) scatterbrain
    alocado,-a adjetivo thoughtless, rash
    ' alocado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alocada
    - bala
    - inconsciente
    English:
    wild
    * * *
    alocado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [loco] crazy;
    lleva una vida alocada she lives a wild life
    2. [irreflexivo] rash, reckless;
    fue una decisión alocada it was a rash decision
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [loco]
    es un alocado he's crazy
    2. [irreflexivo]
    es un alocado he's rash o reckless
    * * *
    I adj crazy
    II m, alocada f crazy fool
    * * *
    alocado, -da adj
    1) : crazy
    2) : wild, reckless
    3) : silly, scatterbrained

    Spanish-English dictionary > alocado

  • 125 amoldable

    adj.
    adaptable.
    ser amoldable a to be able to adapt to
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    1 adaptable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo adaptable
    * * *
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * * *
    adjetivo adaptable
    * * *

    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

    * * *
    adaptable
    * * *

    amoldable adjetivo
    adaptable
    * * *
    adaptable;
    ser amoldable a to be able to adapt to
    * * *
    : adaptable

    Spanish-English dictionary > amoldable

  • 126 arriesgado

    adj.
    1 risky, dangerous, unsafe, chancy.
    2 venturesome, buccaneering, dauntless, daring.
    f. & m.
    risk taker.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: arriesgar.
    * * *
    1→ link=arriesgar arriesgar
    1 (peligroso) risky, dangerous
    2 (temerario) bold, daring, fearless
    * * *
    (f. - arriesgada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [acto] risky, hazardous
    2) [individuo] (=intrépido) bold, daring; pey (=impetuoso) rash, foolhardy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acción/empresa> risky, hazardous; < persona> brave, daring
    * * *
    = dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex. This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex. The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
    Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    ----
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acción/empresa> risky, hazardous; < persona> brave, daring
    * * *
    = dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.

    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

    Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
    Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.

    * * *
    1 (aventurado) ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous
    2 (valiente) ‹persona› brave, daring
    * * *

    Del verbo arriesgar: ( conjugate arriesgar)

    arriesgado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    arriesgado    
    arriesgar
    arriesgado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous;


    ‹ persona› brave, daring
    arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹vida/dinero› to risk


    arriesgarse verbo pronominal:
    ◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;

    arriesgadose a hacer algo to risk doing sth
    arriesgado,-a adjetivo
    1 (que entraña peligro) risky
    2 (temerario) fearless, daring
    arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk

    ' arriesgado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arriesgada
    - embarcarse
    - expuesta
    - expuesto
    English:
    chancy
    - dangerous
    - dodgy
    - hazardous
    - perilous
    - risky
    - low
    * * *
    arriesgado, -a adj
    1. [peligroso] [decisión, operación] risky
    2. [osado] daring;
    es una persona muy arriesgada she's a very daring person
    * * *
    adj risky
    * * *
    arriesgado, -da adj
    1) : risky
    2) : bold, daring
    * * *
    arriesgado adj (peligroso) dangerous / risky [comp. riskier; superl. riskiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > arriesgado

  • 127 complaciente

    adj.
    1 obliging, helpful (amable).
    2 indulgent (indulgente).
    3 pleasing, complaisant, accommodating, complacent.
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    1 obliging, helpful
    2 (marido) complaisant
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=indulgente) indulgent; [marido] complaisant
    2) (=solícito) obliging, helpful
    * * *
    adjetivo indulgent
    * * *
    = accommodating, accommodationist, conformable.
    Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex. The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * * *
    adjetivo indulgent
    * * *
    = accommodating, accommodationist, conformable.

    Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.

    Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

    * * *
    indulgent
    * * *

    complaciente adjetivo
    indulgent
    complaciente adjetivo obliging: eres demasiado complaciente con tus alumnos, you're too accommodating to your students
    ' complaciente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    accommodating
    * * *
    1. [amable] obliging, helpful
    2. [indulgente] indulgent
    * * *
    adj obliging, helpful
    * * *
    : obliging, eager to please

    Spanish-English dictionary > complaciente

  • 128 flexible

    adj.
    flexible.
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    1 flexible
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [material, actitud] flexible; [cuerpo] supple; (Téc) pliable; [sombrero] soft
    2) [persona] flexible, open-minded; pey compliant
    2. SM
    2) (Elec) flex, cord
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    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.
    Ex. Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
    Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    ----
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.
    * * *
    adjetivo flexible
    * * *
    = elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.

    Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.

    Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
    Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
    Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
    Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
    Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * disco flexible = floppy disc.
    * encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.
    * encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.
    * hacer flexible = limber up.
    * hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

    * * *
    1 ‹material› flexible, pliable
    2 ‹cuerpo› supple, flexible
    3 ‹norma/horario› flexible
    4 ‹actitud/enfoque› flexible; ‹carácter/personalidad› easygoing, flexible
    * * *

    flexible adjetivo
    flexible
    flexible adjetivo
    1 flexible: no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible, we couldn't class glass as a flexible material
    2 lax, tolerant, mellowed: con la edad se ha vuelto más flexible, she has mellowed with age
    ' flexible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adaptable
    - flexibilidad
    - goma
    - cerrazón
    - disco
    - elástico
    - horario
    - trampolín
    English:
    adaptable
    - elastic
    - flexible
    - floppy
    - fluid
    - lissom
    - lissome
    - lithe
    - pliable
    - supple
    - flex
    - versatile
    * * *
    1. [material] flexible;
    [cuerpo] supple
    2. [actitud] flexible
    3. [horario] flexible
    * * *
    I adj flexible
    II m EL cord, Br tb
    flex
    * * *
    : flexible
    1) : flexible electrical cord
    2) : soft hat
    * * *
    flexible adj flexible

    Spanish-English dictionary > flexible

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