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adj.1 right-hand, right.2 straight, upright, erect, standing.3 uncurved, unbowed.4 dextral.5 according to law, uncrooked.adv.straight on, straight, straightly.m.1 right, legitimate faculty, individual right, just claim.2 law.3 prerogative.* * *► adjetivo1 right2 (recto) straight, upright1 straight1 (leyes) law2 (privilegio) right3 (de una tela, calcetín, etc) right side1 (impuestos) duties, taxes; (tarifa) fees\con derecho a with the right to¿con qué derecho...? what right...?■ ¿con qué derecho te marchaste? what right did you have to leave?dar derecho to entitle tode derecho by rightestar en su derecho to be within one's rightsno hacer nada a derechas figurado to do nothing right¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!'Reservados todos los derechos' "All rights reserved"'Se reserva el derecho de admisión' "The management reserves the right to refuse admission"ser un hombre hecho y derecho figurado to be a real mantener derecho a to be entitled to, have the right toderecho civil civil lawderecho de admisión right sing to refuse admissionderecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile lawderecho penal criminal lawderecho político constitutional lawderechos civiles civil rightsderechos de aduana customs dutiesderechos de autor royaltiesderechos de matrícula registration feesderechos de sucesión death dutiesderechos humanos human rightsel derecho al voto the right to vote————————► adverbio1 straight* * *1. noun m.1) law2) right•- derechos de autor 2. (f. - derecha)adj.1) right2) straight3) upright* * *1. ADJ1) [línea, dirección] (=recto) straight; (=vertical) upright, straightsiéntate derecho — sit upright o straight
anda derecha — walk upright, stand straight when you walk
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poner algo derecho — (=no torcido) to put sth straight, straighten sth; (=no caído) to stand sth upright2) (=del lado derecho) [brazo, pierna, oreja] right; [lado, cajón] right-handbrazo 1), ojo 1)3) (=honrado) honest, straight4) CAm (=afortunado) lucky2. ADV1) (=en línea recta)seguir derecho — to carry o go straight on
siga todo derecho — carry o go straight on
2) (=directamente) straightdespués del cine, derechito para casa — after the cinema, straight home
3. SM1) (Jur) (=estudios, legislación) law; (=justicia) justice•
conforme a derecho — in accordance with the law•
propietario en derecho — legal owner•
por derecho — in law, legallylo que me corresponde por derecho — what is legally mine, what is mine by law
derecho del trabajo — labour o (EEUU) labor law
derecho foral — legislation pertaining to those Spanish regions which have charters called "fueros"
derecho laboral — labour law, labor law (EEUU)
2) [de persona, entidad] right¿con qué derecho me hablas así? — what right have you to talk to me that way?
¡no hay derecho! — it's not fair!
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derecho a la educación — right to educationderecho a la intimidad — right to o of privacy
lo único que nos queda es el derecho al pataleo — hum the only thing we can do is kick up a fuss *
derecho al voto, derecho a votar — [gen] right to vote; [como derecho civil] franchise, right to vote
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con derecho a algo — entitled to sthentrada con derecho a consumición — entrance ticket including one free drink
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dar derecho a hacer algo — to give the right to do sth•
estar en su derecho — to be within one's rightsclaro, estás en tu derecho de decir lo que quieras — of course, you are perfectly entitled to say whatever you like
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tener derecho a algo — to be entitled to sthtener derecho a hacer algo — to have a o the right to do sth
derecho de paso — right of way, easement (EEUU)
derecho de pernada — ( Hist) droit du seigneur
derecho de retención — (Com) lien
3) pl derechos (Com) rights"reservados todos los derechos" — "all rights reserved"
tienen los derechos exclusivos para la venta del disco — they have the exclusive rights to sales of the record
derechos de emisión — (TV, Radio) broadcasting rights
sujeto a derechos — subject to duty, dutiable
derechos aduaneros, derechos arancelarios, derechos de aduana — customs duty
derechos de asesoría, derechos de consulta — consulting fees, consultancy fees
derechos de enganche — (Telec) connection charges
derechos de muelle — dock dues, docking fees (EEUU)
derechos de peaje — (Aut) toll sing
derechos portuarios — harbour dues, harbor dues (EEUU)
derechos reales — tax paid after the completion of an official transaction
¿cuál es el derecho de esta tela? — which is the right side of this fabric?
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poner algo al o del derecho — to put sth the right side o way up* * *I- cha adjetivo1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-handqueda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right
2)a) ( recto) straightb) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straightIIa) ( en línea recta) straightsiga todo derecho — go o keep straight on
b) (fam) ( directamente) straightIIIfue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
1)a) (facultad, privilegio) rightel derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote
derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that
b) (Com, Fin) tax2) (Der) lawpóntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out
* * *I- cha adjetivo1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-handqueda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right
2)a) ( recto) straightb) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straightIIa) ( en línea recta) straightsiga todo derecho — go o keep straight on
b) (fam) ( directamente) straightIIIfue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
1)a) (facultad, privilegio) rightel derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote
derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that
b) (Com, Fin) tax2) (Der) lawpóntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out
* * *derecho11 = upright, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], standing.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.Ex: Although this painting depicts a single standing man, his generalised features suggest that this was not meant as a portrait.* derecho hacia al norte = due north.* derecho hacia al sur = due south.* derecho hacia el este = due east.* derecho hacia el oeste = due west.* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.derecho22 = entitlement, law, right.Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.* bibliografía de derecho = legal bibliography.* biblioteca de derecho = law library.* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.* carta de derechos = charter of rights.* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.* colección de derecho = law collection.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* conceder el derecho al voto = enfranchise.* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.* con pleno derecho = with full rights.* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.* dar derecho a = entitle to.* Declaración de Derechos = Bill of Rights.* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.* defensor de los derechos humanos = human rights activist, human rights campaigner.* de pleno derecho = in + Posesivo + own right, rightful.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* derecho a independizarse, el = right to secede, the.* derecho a la lectura = right to read.* derecho a la libertad de expresión = right to free speech, right of free speech.* derecho a la muerte = right to die.* derecho a la privacidad = privacy right.* derecho a la vida = right to live.* derecho a leer = right to read.* derecho al veto = veto power.* derecho al voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.* derecho a vivir = right to live.* derecho a votar = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.* derecho a voto = voting rights, suffrage, right to vote, the.* derecho básico = natural right, basic right.* derecho canónico = canon law.* derecho civil = civil law.* derecho comunitario = Community law.* derecho constitucional = constitutional right, constitutional law.* derecho consuetudinario = common law.* derecho de acceso = access right.* derecho de acceso a la información = right of access to information.* derecho de alquiler = rental right.* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.* derecho de la comunidad = community right.* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.* derecho del individuo = individual's right.* derecho del trabajo = employment law.* derecho de nacimiento = birthright.* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.* derecho de patentes = patent law.* derecho de préstamo = lending right.* derecho de reproducción = reprographic right.* derecho de retención = lien.* derecho de servidumbre = easement.* derecho de sucesión = inheritance law.* derecho de voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.* derecho divino = divine right, divine law.* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.* derecho eterno = eternal right.* derecho exclusivo = exclusive right.* derecho humano = human right.* derecho inalienable = inalienable right, birthright, unalienable right.* derecho internacional = international law.* derecho laboral = employment law.* derecho legal = legal right.* derecho medioambiental = environmental law.* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.* derecho penal = criminal law, penal law.* derecho preferente de compra = preemption [pre-emption].* derecho público = civic right, public law.* derechos = rights.* derechos afines = neighbouring rights.* derechos cívicos = civil rights.* derechos civiles = civil rights, civil liberties.* derechos de aduana = customs duties.* derechos de amarre = moorage.* derechos de atraque = moorage.* derechos de autor = copyright, royalty [royalties, -pl.].* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.* derechos de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property rights.* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].* derechos de licencia = licensing rights.* derechos de los animales = animal rights.* derechos democráticos = democratic rights.* derechos de patente = patent rights.* derechos de propiedad = property rights.* derechos de reproducción = reproduction rights.* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.* derechos individuales = individual rights.* derecho soberano = sovereign right.* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).* derechos políticos = political rights.* derechos reproductivos = reproductive rights.* derechos sociales = social rights.* ejercer un derecho = exercise + right.* estado de derecho = rule of law.* facultad de derecho = law school.* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.* igualdad de derechos = equal rights, equality of rights.* individualización de los derechos = individualisation of rights.* infracción del derecho de autor = copyright infringement.* infringir un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.* libre de derechos de autor = royalty-free.* libro de derecho = law book.* luchar por los derechos = campaign for + rights.* material protegido por el derecho de autor = copyright material, copyrighted material.* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.* obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.* oficina de derechos de autor = copyright office.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.* protegido por el derecho de autor = copyrighted, copyright-protected.* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.* reivindicar el derecho de Uno = stake + Posesivo + claim.* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.* reservarse el derecho de = reserve + the right to.* respetar un derecho = respect + right.* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.* tarifa de derechos de autor = royalty charge.* tener derecho a = be entitled to, have + a right to, entitle to, have + the right to, have + a say in.* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.* tener el derecho de = have + the right to.* titular del derecho = payee entitled.* titular del derecho de autor = rights-holder [rightsholder], copyright holder.* titular de los derechos de autor = rights-owner.* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* violación de los derechos humanos = violation of human rights, human rights abuse.* violar los derechos = invade + rights.* violar un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.* * *A ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right; ‹lado› right, right-handel ángulo superior derecho the top right-hand anglequeda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the righttiene el lado derecho paralizado he's paralyzed down his right sideB1 (recto) straightese cuadro no está derecho that picture isn't straight¿tengo el sombrero derecho? is my hat (on) straight?¡pon la espalda derecha! straighten your back!siéntate derecho sit up straightcortar por lo derecho ( Chi); to take drastic measures2 ( fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight1 (en línea recta) straightsiga todo derecho por esta calle go o keep straight on down this streetcorta derecho cut it straight2 ( fam) (directamente) straightfue derecho al tema he got straight o right to the pointy de aquí derechito a casa and from here you go straight homesi no te gusta, se lo dices derecho viejo if you don't like it, tell him straightA1 (facultad, privilegio) righttienes que hacer valer tus derechos you have to stand up for your rightsderechos fundamentales basic rightsestás en tu derecho you're within your rightsel derecho que me asiste ( frml); my right[ S ] reservado el derecho de admisión right of admission reserved, the management reserves the right to refuse admission¿con qué derecho te apropias de lo que es mío? what right do you have to take something that belongs to me?miembro de pleno derecho full memberderecho A algo right TO sthel derecho a la vida/libertad the right to life/freedomel derecho al voto the right to votederecho A + INF:tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to knoweso no te da derecho a insultarme that doesn't give you the right to insult meda derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the drawno tienes ningún derecho a hacerme esto you have no right to do this to metiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protestderecho A QUE + SUBJ:tengo tanto derecho como tú a que se me escuche I have as much right as you to be heardderecho al pataleo ( fam hum): después no hay derecho al pataleo you can't start kicking up a fuss later ( colloq)déjame que por lo menos haga uso de mi derecho al pataleo at least let me have my say ( colloq)no hay derecho a que la traten así a una they've no right to treat a person like thatCompuestos:right to privacyright of accessacquisition rights (pl), rights of acquisition (pl)right of asylumfreedom of association o assemblyright of self-defense*right to self-determinationright of self-defense*prerogative of mercyright to strike(de una propiedad) premium; (de un negocio) goodwillregistration feebirthright● derecho de paso or servidumbreright of waypatent rightdroit de seigneurright of ownership● derecho de propiedad intelectual or literaria(literary) copyrightpublishing rights (pl)copyrightright of abodelienright of repurchaseright of assemblyright to voteright of first refusalpassage● derecho de or al vetoright o power of vetoright of access ( to children)divine rightpre-emption rightmpl vested or acquired rights (pl)● derechos arancelarios or de aduanampl customs duties (pl)mpl film rights (pl)mpl conjugal rights (pl)● derechos de adaptación cinematográfica or al cinempl broadcasting rights (pl)mpl royalties (pl)mpl examination fees (pl)● derechos de exportación/importaciónmpl export/import duties (pl)● derechos de interpretación or representaciónmpl performing rights (pl)mpl women's rights (pl)mpl consumer rights (pl)mpl rights of the individual (pl)mpl workers' rights (pl)mpl grazing rights (pl)mpl port o anchorage dues (pl)mpl paperback rights (pl)mpl copyright (pl)mpl publishing rights (pl)mpl human rights (pl)mpl harbor* dues (pl)B ( Der) lawestudio derecho I'm studying lawsegún el derecho inglés according to o under English lawno se ajusta a derechoor no es conforme a derecho it is not lawfulCompuestos:administrative lawaviation lawcanon lawcivil lawcommercial lawcommunity lawcomparative lawcommon lawcontract lawfamily lawpatent lawbusiness lawstatute lawtax lawinternational lawlabor* lawmaritime lawcommercial lawcriminal lawstatute lawprivate lawprocedural lawpublic lawC (de una prenda) right side, outside; (de una tela) right side, facees de doble faz, no tiene derecho ni revés it's reversible, it doesn't have a right and a wrong sideno lo planches por el derecho don't iron it on the right side, iron it inside outpóntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out* * *
derecho 1◊ - cha adjetivo
1 ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right;
‹ lado› right, right-hand;
queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right
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siéntate derecho sit up straight
derecho 2 adverbio
straight;◊ siga todo derecho go o keep straight on
derecho 3 sustantivo masculino
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estás en tu derecho you're within your rights;
derecho a algo right to sth;
el derecho al voto the right to vote;
tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know;
esto da derecho a participar this entitles you to participate;
¡no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!b) (Com, Fin) tax;
derechos de autor royalties;
derecho de matrícula registration fee;
derecho de reproducción copyright
2 (Der) law
3 ( de prenda) right side, outside;
( de tela) right side, face;◊ póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out
derecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (lado, acera, etc) right
2 (recto, erguido) upright, straight
3 (parte del cuerpo) right: le dolía el brazo derecho, her right arm was hurting
II sustantivo masculino
1 (petición o exigencia legítima) right: está usted en su derecho, you are within your rights
no tienes derecho a decirme eso, you have no the right to tell me that
derecho de admisión, right to refuse admission
los derechos del niño, children's rights
2 Jur (conjunto de leyes) law
derecho laboral/procesal, labour/procedural law
derecho penal, criminal law
3 (justicia) no hay derecho a que nos traten así, it's not fair to treat people like that
4 Com derechos, duties
derechos de autor, royalties
III adv (en línea recta) sigue todo derecho, go straight ahead
' derecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- brazo
- constitucional
- derecha
- digna
- digno
- disputarse
- ejercer
- enchufada
- enchufado
- foral
- jurisprudencia
- mercantil
- obstáculo
- opción
- otorgar
- pataleo
- plena
- pleno
- poder
- proteger
- reclamar
- reconocer
- renunciar
- rescate
- reservarse
- restringir
- segundón
- segundona
- sostener
- suprimir
- unirse
- voto
- arancelario
- carrera
- ceder
- cojo
- cuestión
- cursar
- desistir
- directamente
- discutir
- disfrutar
- disputar
- doctor
- en
- enderezar
- extremo
- fuero
- goce
English:
bar
- basic
- check up on
- claim
- clause
- commercial law
- common law
- criminal law
- entitle
- entitlement
- entry
- exercise
- fair
- forehand
- forfeit
- franchise
- fully-fledged
- grant
- grown
- ineligible
- law
- LLB
- LLD
- nineteenth
- pension
- prerogative
- privacy
- qualify
- relinquish
- right
- right brain
- right-hand
- right-hand man
- Roman law
- sign away
- standing
- statutory
- straight
- straighten
- straighten up
- surrender
- title
- upright
- common
- county
- criminal
- crown
- disenfranchise
- due
- eligible
* * *derecho, -a♦ adj1. [vertical] upright;[recto] straight;este cuadro no está derecho this picture isn't straight;recogió la lámpara del suelo y la puso derecha she picked the lamp up off the floor and stood it upright;siempre anda muy derecha she always walks with a very straight back2. [de la derecha] right;mano/pierna derecha right hand/leg;el margen derecho the right-hand margin;a mano derecha on the right, on the right-hand side♦ nm1. [leyes, estudio] law;un estudiante de derecho a law student;estudiar derecho to study o read law;una licenciada en derecho a law graduate;la Facultad de Derecho the Faculty of Law;voy a Derecho a una conferencia I'm going to a lecture in the Faculty of Law;el derecho me asiste the law is on my side;derecho administrativo administrative law;derecho canónico canon law;derecho civil civil law;derecho constitucional constitutional law;derecho consuetudinario common law;derecho financiero financial law;derecho fiscal tax law;derecho foral = ancient regional laws still existing in some parts of Spain;derecho internacional international law;derecho internacional público public international law;derecho laboral labour law, employment law;derecho marítimo maritime law;derecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile law;derecho natural natural law;derecho de patentes patent law;derecho penal criminal law;derecho privado private law;derecho procesal procedural law;derecho público public law;derecho romano Roman law;derecho del trabajo labour law2. [prerrogativa] right;el derecho al voto the right to vote;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;los derechos y obligaciones del consumidor the rights and responsibilities of the consumer;Famme queda el derecho al pataleo all I can do now is complain;¿con qué derecho entras en mi casa sin llamar? what gives you the right to come into my house without knocking?;con derecho a dos consumiciones [en entrada] this ticket entitles the holder to two free drinks;esta tarjeta me da derecho a un 5 por ciento de descuento this card entitles me to a 5 percent discount;el que sea el jefe no le da derecho a tratarnos así just because he's the boss doesn't mean he can o doesn't give him the right to treat us like this;si quiere abstenerse, está en su derecho if she wants to abstain, she's perfectly within her rights to do so;hizo valer sus derechos he exercised his rights;¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!;¡no hay derecho a que unos tengan tanto y otros tan poco! it's not fair that some people should have so much and others so little!;es de derecho que consiga la indemnización que reclama it is only right that she should receive the compensation she is claiming;miembro de pleno derecho full member;ha entrado, por derecho propio o [m5]por propio derecho, en la historia de la literatura she's gone down in literary history in her own right;reservado el derecho de admisión [en letrero] the management reserves the right of admission;reservados todos los derechos all rights reserved;tener derecho a algo to have a right to sth, to be entitled to sth;tener derecho a hacer algo to have the right to do sth, to be entitled to do sth;tengo derecho a descansar, ¿no? I'm entitled to be able to rest now and then, aren't I?;no tienes ningún derecho a insultarme you have no right to insult mederechos de antena broadcasting rights;derecho de apelación right of appeal;derecho de asilo right of asylum;derechos de autor [potestad] copyright;derechos civiles civil rights;derecho de distribución distribution rights;derechos especiales de giro special drawing rights;derecho de gracia right to show clemency;derechos humanos human rights;derecho de paso right of way;Hist derecho de pernada droit du seigneur;derechos de propiedad proprietary rights;derecho de réplica right to reply;derecho de respuesta right to reply;Econ derecho de retención right of retention;derecho de reunión right of assembly;derecho de visita (a los hijos) [de divorciado] visiting rights, right of access3. [contrario de revés] right side;me puse el jersey del derecho I put my jumper on the right way round o properly;cose los botones del derecho sew the buttons on the right side♦ derechos nmpl[tasas] duties, taxes; [profesionales] fees derechos de aduana customs duty;derechos de autor [dinero] royalties;derechos de entrada import duties;derechos de examen examination fees;derechos de importación import duty;derechos de inscripción membership fee;derechos de matrícula matriculation fee;derechos de puerto harbour dues;derechos reales death duty♦ adv1. [en línea recta] straight;fue derecho a su despacho she went straight to her office;se fue derecho a casa she went straight home;todo derecho straight ahead;siga todo derecho para llegar al museo carry on straight ahead and you'll come to the museum2. [sin rodeos] straight;iré derecho al asunto I'll get straight to the point;RP* * *I adj1 lado right2 ( recto) straight3 C.Am. figstraight, honestII adv straight;siga derecho carry straight on;tenerse derecho stand up/sit up straight;poner derecho algo straighten sth; vertical right sth, set sth upright;vamos derecho a casa we’re going straight homeIII m1 ( privilegio) right;con derecho a with a right to;dar derecho a alguien a algo entitle s.o. to sth;la tarjeta da derecho a entrar gratuitamente the card entitles you to free entry;tener derecho a have a right to, be entitled to;tener el derecho de have the right to, be entitled to;estar en su derecho be within one’s rights;no hay derecho it’s not fair, it’s not right;miembro de pleno derecho full member2 JUR law;estudiar derecho study law3:IV mpl:derechos fees;derechos de almacenaje storage charges* * *derecho adv1) : straight2) : upright3) : directly1) : right2) : right-hand3) recto: straight, upright, erectderecho nm1) : rightderechos humanos: human rights2) : lawderecho civil: civil law3) : right side (of cloth or clothing)* * *derecho1 adj1. (diestro) right2. (recto) straightderecho2 adv straightderecho3 n1. (facultad, posibilidad) right2. (leyes, ciencia) law3. (anverso) right side -
3 redresser
redresser [ʀ(ə)dʀese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ arbre, statue, poteau] to set upright ; [+ tôle cabossée] to straighten outb. [+ avion, roue, voiture] to straighten up ; [+ bateau] to rightc. [+ économie] to redress ; [+ entreprise déficitaire] to turn round2. reflexive verba. ( = se mettre assis) to sit up ; ( = se mettre droit) to stand up straight ; (après s'être courbé) to straighten up• redresse-toi ! sit or stand up straight!b. [bateau] to right itself ; [avion, voiture] to straighten up ; [pays, économie] to recover ; [situation] to put itself to rights* * *ʀ(ə)dʀese
1.
1) ( remettre d'aplomb) to straighten up [barrière, piquet]; ( remettre debout) to put [something] up again [barrière, piquet]; ( détordre) to straighten [something] out [barre de métal, pare-chocs]; to straighten [dent]redresser la tête — lit to lift one's head up; fig ( tenir tête) to stand up for oneself
2) ( après une crise) to put [something] back on its feet [économie]; to turn [something] round GB ou around [entreprise]3) ( après une baisse) to aid the recovery of [monnaie]; to improve [marge de bénéfices]4) ( après une manœuvre) to straighten up [voilier, planeur, volant]redresser la barre — lit to right the helm; fig to put things back on an even keel
5) ( corriger) to rectify [erreur]; to redress [injustices]redresser les torts — fml to right (all) wrongs
2.
se redresser verbe pronominal1) [personne] ( se mettre debout) to stand up; ( s'asseoir) to sit up; ( se mettre droit) ( en position debout) to stand up straight; ( en position assise) to sit up straight2) ( reprendre de la vigueur) [industrie, économie, plante] to pick up again, to recover; [pays, compagnie] to get back on its feet* * *ʀ(ə)dʀese vt1) [arbre, mât] to set upright, to right2) [pièce tordue] to straighten out3) AVIATION, AUTOMOBILES, [auto, avion] to straighten up4) [situation] to put right, [économie] to sort out, to straighten out* * *redresser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( remettre d'aplomb) to straighten up [barrière, piquet]; ( remettre debout) to put [sth] up again [barrière, piquet]; ( détordre) to straighten [sth] out [barre de métal, pare-chocs]; to straighten [dent]; redresser des fleurs dans un vase to put flowers straight in a vase; redresser un malade to sit a sick person up; redresser les épaules to straighten one's shoulders; redresser la tête lit to lift one's head up; fig ( tenir tête) to stand up for oneself;2 ( après une crise) to put [sth] back on its feet [économie]; to turn [sth] round GB ou around US [entreprise]; to improve [performance]; redresser la situation to put the situation right;3 ( après une baisse) to aid the recovery of [monnaie]; to improve [marge de bénéfices]; redresser le score to even up the score;4 ( après une manœuvre) to straighten up [voilier, planeur, volant]; redresser la barre lit to right the helm; fig to put things back on an even keel; redresse! straighten up!;5 ( après une erreur) to rectify [erreur]; redresser un compte to adjust an account; redresser les torts fml to right (all) wrongs sout; redresser les injustices sociales fml to redress social injustice;6 Électrotech to rectify.B se redresser vpr1 [personne] ( se mettre debout) to stand up; ( s'asseoir) to sit up; ( se mettre droit) ( en position debout) to stand up straight; ( en position assise) to sit up straight;2 ( reprendre de la vigueur) [industrie, économie, plante] to pick up again, to recover; [pays, compagnie] to get back on its feet;3 ( après une manœuvre) [voilier, planeur] to straighten up;4 ( être fier) to give oneself airs.[rədrɛse] verbe transitif[véhicule, volant] to straighten (up)[bateau] to righta. [la lever] to lift up one's headb. [avec fierté] to hold one's head up highil n'a pas redressé assez vite à la sortie du virage he didn't straighten up quickly enough after the bend3. [corriger - courbure] to put right, to straighten out (separable) ; [ - anomalie] to rectify, to put right ; [ - situation] to sort out (separable), to put right, to put back on an even keel————————se redresser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne assise] to sit up straight[personne allongée] to sit up[personne voûtée ou penchée] to straighten upa. [personne assise] sit up straight!b. [personne debout] stand up straight!2. (figuré) [remonter] to recover -
4 aufrichten
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t3. fig. (ermutigen) set s.o. up, comfort, console; jemanden wieder aufrichten give fresh heart to s.o.II v/refl1. get up; im Bett: sit up; aus gebückter Haltung: straighten up, straighten o.s.; sich zu voller oder zur vollen Größe aufrichten draw o.s. up to one’s full height3. fig.: sich ( wieder) aufrichten pick o.s. up, take heart; sich an jemandem aufrichten lean on s.o., find s.o. very supportive; sich an jemandem / etw. ( wieder) aufrichten take heart from s.o. / s.th.* * *to right; to erect;sich aufrichtento straighten up; to sit up* * *auf|rich|ten sep1. vt1) (= in aufrechte Lage bringen) Gegenstand to put or set upright; jdn to help up; Oberkörper to raise (up), to straighten (up)2) (= aufstellen) to erect, to put up; (fig) to set up2. vr(= gerade stehen) to stand up (straight); (= gerade sitzen) to sit up (straight); (aus gebückter Haltung) to straighten up; (fig moralisch) to pick oneself up, to get back on one's feetsich im Bett áúfrichten — to sit up in bed
sich an jdm áúfrichten (fig) — to find new strength in sb, to take heart from sb
* * *1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) cock3) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) right* * *auf|rich·tenI. vt1. (in aufrechte Lage bringen)▪ etw \aufrichten to put [or set] sth uprighteinen Patienten \aufrichten to sit up a patient2. (aufstellen)die Flagge \aufrichten to raise [or sep run up] a flag▪ jdn [wieder] \aufrichten to put new heart into [or give fresh courage to] sbII. vr1. (aufrechte Stellung einnehmen)▪ sich akk \aufrichten (gerade stehen) to stand up [straight]; (gerade sitzen) to sit up [straight]; (aus gebückter Haltung) to straighten up* * *1.transitives Verb1) erectden Kopf/Oberkörper aufrichten — raise one's head/upper body
jemanden aufrichten — (auf die Beine stellen) help somebody up
2) (trösten)2.jemanden [wieder] aufrichten — give fresh heart to somebody
reflexives Verbsich an jemandem/etwas [wieder] aufrichten — take heart from somebody/something
* * *aufrichten (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (Oberkörper) straighten up;wieder aufrichten set sth straight againjemanden wieder aufrichten give fresh heart to sb4. (errichten) put up, erect;wieder aufrichten put sth up againB. v/rzur vollen Größe aufrichten draw o.s. up to one’s full height2.3. fig:sich (wieder) aufrichten pick o.s. up, take heart;sich an jemandem aufrichten lean on sb, find sb very supportive;sich an jemandem/etwas (wieder) aufrichten take heart from sb/sth* * *1.transitives Verb1) erectden Kopf/Oberkörper aufrichten — raise one's head/upper body
jemanden aufrichten — (auf die Beine stellen) help somebody up
2) (trösten)2.jemanden [wieder] aufrichten — give fresh heart to somebody
reflexives Verb1) stand up [straight]; (aus gebückter Haltung) straighten up; (nach einem Sturz) get to one's feet2) (Mut schöpfen) take heartsich an jemandem/etwas [wieder] aufrichten — take heart from somebody/something
* * *v.to sit up v. -
5 droit
I.droit1, e1 [dʀwa, dʀwat]1. adjective2. masculine noun3. feminine noun• le tiroir/chemin de droite the right-hand drawer/path• garder or tenir sa droite to keep to the right• candidat/idées de droite right-wing candidate/ideasII.droit2, e2 [dʀwa, dʀwat]1. adjectivea. ( = sans déviation, non courbe) [barre, ligne, route, nez] straightb. ( = vertical, non penché) [arbre, mur] straight• être or se tenir droit comme un i to stand bolt uprightc. ( = honnête, loyal) [personne] upright2. feminine noundroite ( = ligne) straight line3. adverb[viser, couper, marcher] straight• aller/marcher droit devant soi to go/walk straight ahead• aller droit au but or au fait to go straight to the pointIII.droit3 [dʀwa]1. masculine nouna. ( = prérogative) right• droit de pêche/chasse fishing/hunting rights• droit du sang/du sol right to nationality based on parentage/on place of birth• avoir le droit de faire qch (simple permission, possibilité) to be allowed to do sth ; (autorisation juridique) to have the right to do sth• avoir droit à [+ allocation] to be entitled to• avoir droit de regard sur [+ documents] to have the right to examine ; [+ affaires, décision] to have a say in• de quel droit est-il entré ? what right did he have to come in?• droit civil/pénal civil/criminal lawc. ( = taxe) droit d'entrée entrance fee• droits d'inscription/d'enregistrement enrolment/registration fee2. compounds► droit d'auteur ( = propriété artistique, littéraire) copyright• « tous droits (de reproduction) réservés » "all rights reserved" ► droits de succession inheritance tax* * *
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droite dʀwɑ, ɑt adjectif1) (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [écriture] up-and-downse tenir droit — ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight
s'écarter du droit chemin — fig to stray from the straight and narrow
2) ( contraire de gauche) right3) ( honnête) [personne] straight, upright; [vie] blameless4) ( sensé) [jugement] sound5) ( en couture) [jupe] straight; [veste] single-breasted6) Mathématique [cône, angle, prisme] right
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adverbe [aller, rouler] straightaller droit au but or fait — fig to go straight to the point
ça m'est allé droit au cœur — fig it really touched me
marcher or filer (colloq) droit — fig to toe the line
venir tout droit de — [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]
3.
nom masculin1) ( prérogative) rightavoir des droits sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to have rights over somebody/something
avoir droit à — to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to [bourse, indemnité]
il a eu droit à une amende — iron he got a fine
avoir le droit de faire — ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do
avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur quelqu'un — to have (the) power of life and death over somebody
à bon droit — [se plaindre] with good reason
‘à qui de droit’ — ‘to whom it may concern’
j'en parlerai à qui de droit — (colloq) I'll speak to the appropriate person
faire droit à — to grant [requête]
2) Droit ( ensemble de lois) law3) ( redevance) fee4) ( en boxe) rightcrochet/uppercut du droit — right hook/uppercut
•Phrasal Verbs:••se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet — to hold oneself very erect
* * *dʀwa droit, -e1. adj1) (= non courbe) straight2) (= loyal, franc) upright, straight3) (= opposé à gauche) right2. adv3. nm1) (= prérogative) rightOn n'a pas le droit de fumer à l'école. — We're not allowed to smoke at school.
être en droit de — to have a right to, to have the right to
à bon droit (= justement) — with good reason
avoir droit de cité fig — to belong
See:2) (= lois, sujet)See:3) (= poing)4) (= taxe) duty, tax, [inscription] fee4. droits nmpl1) (= prérogatives) rightsSee:2) (= somme d'argent)See:5. nf1) (= ligne) straight line2) BOXE (= coup) right3) (= opposé à gauche) rightà droite (position) — on the right, (direction) right, to the right
4) POLITIQUE right, right wing* * *A adj1 (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, tour, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [cône, cylindre, prisme] right; [écriture] up-and-down; le tableau n'est pas droit the picture isn't straight; se tenir droit ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight; tenir qch droit to hold sth straight; le droit chemin fig the straight and narrow; s'écarter du droit chemin to stray from the straight and narrow; descendre en droite ligne de to be a direct descendant of;2 ( contraire de gauche) right; le côté droit the right side; du côté droit on the right(-hand) side;4 ( sensé) [jugement] sound;6 Math right.B adv [aller, rouler] straight; droit devant straight ahead; se diriger droit vers to make straight for, to make a beeline for○; la voiture venait droit sur nous the car was coming straight at us; continuez tout droit carry straight on; file tout droit à la maison go straight home; aller droit au but or fait fig to go straight to the point; aller droit à la catastrophe to be heading straight for disaster; ça m'est allé droit au cœur fig it really touched me; marcher droit lit to walk straight; marcher or filer○ droit to toe the line; regarder qn droit dans les yeux to look sb straight in the eye; venir tout droit de [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]; je reviens tout droit de chez elle/de l'exposition I've come straight from her place/the exhibition.C nm1 ( prérogative) right; connaître/faire valoir ses droits to know/assert one's rights; avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/sth; de quel droit est-ce que tu me juges? what gives you the right to judge me?; être dans son (bon) droit, avoir le droit pour soi or de son côté to be within one's rights; de (plein) droit by right(s); de droit divin [monarque, monarchie] by divine right; cela leur revient de droit it's theirs by right; c'est tout à fait ton droit you have every right to do so, you're perfectly entitled to do so; avoir droit à to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to, to be eligible for [bourse, indemnité]; vous avez droit à une boisson chacun you're allowed one drink each; les spectateurs ont eu droit à un beau match the spectators were treated to a fine game; on a eu droit à ses souvenirs de régiment iron he treated us to stories about his army days; il a eu droit à une amende iron he got a fine; avoir le droit de faire ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do; elle n'a pas le droit de sortir le soir she isn't allowed to go out at night; j'ai quand même le droit de poser une question! iron I suppose I am allowed to ask a question?; j'ai le droit de savoir I've got a right to know; elle n'a pas le droit de me juger/d'exiger ça de moi she has no right to judge me/to demand that of me; avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur qn to have (the) power of life and death over sb; il s'imagine qu'il a tous les droits he thinks he can do whatever he likes; être en droit de to be entitled to; on est en droit de se demander si… we are entitled ou we have every right to wonder if…; ça te donne droit à… it entitles you to…; à bon droit [se plaindre, protester] with good reason; ‘à qui de droit’ ‘to whom it may concern’; j'en parlerai à qui de droit○ I'll speak to the appropriate person; faire droit à to grant [demande, requête];2 Jur ( ensemble de lois) law; le droit français/anglais French/English law; faire son droit to study law; étudiant en droit law student;3 ( redevance) fee; acquitter/percevoir un droit to pay/receive a fee; droit d'inscription registration fee; passible de droit dutiable;D droite nf1 ( opposé à gauche) la droite the right; la porte de droite the door on the right; être/rouler à droite to be/to drive on the right; tourner à droite to turn right; tenir sa droite Aut to keep (to the) right; à ta droite, sur ta droite on your right; à droite de to the right of; deuxième couloir à droite second corridor on the right; il ne connaît pas sa droite de sa gauche he can't tell (his) right from (his) left; demander à droite et à gauche ( partout) to ask everywhere ou all over the place; ( à tous) to ask everybody; être critiqué de droite et de gauche to be criticized from all sides ou by everybody;2 Pol right; voter à droite to vote for the right; de droite [parti, personne, gouvernement] right-wing; être à or de droite to be right-wing;3 Math straight line.droit administratif administrative law; droit aérien Jur air law; droit des affaires Jur company law GB, corporate law US; droit d'aînesse Jur birthright, primogeniture; droit d'antenne broadcasting right; droit d'asile Pol right of asylum; droit au bail right to the lease; droit canon Jur canon law; droit de cité Jur (right of) citizenship; fig acceptance; acquérir droit de cité fig to gain acceptance; avoir droit de cité to be accepted; donner droit de cité à to accept; droit civil Jur civil law; droit commercial commercial law; droit commun ( prisonnier) nonpolitical; de droit commun [prisonnier] nonpolitical, ordinary; [[taux, régime] ordinary; droit constitutionnel Jur constitutional law; droit coutumier Jur common law; droit écrit Jur statute law; droit d'entrée Comm, Fisc import duty; ( pour une personne) entrance fee; droit d'étalage Comm, Fisc stallage; droit fil Cout straight grain; fig main line; dans le droit fil de fig in line with; droit fiscal Jur tax law; droit de grâce Jur right of reprieve; droit de grève Pol right to strike; droit immobilier Jur property law; droit international Jur international law; droit maritime Jur maritime law; droit de passage Jur right of way GB, easement US; droit pénal Jur criminal law; droit de port Fisc port dues; droit de poursuite Jur right of action; droit de préemption right of preemption; droit privé Jur private law; droit de propriété right of possession; droit public Jur public law; droit de recours Jur right of appeal; droit de regard Fin right of inspection; gén avoir droit de regard sur to have a say in; droit de réponse right of reply; droit de rétention lien; droit du sang right to citizenship by virtue of kinship; droit social Jur labourGB law; droit du sol right to citizenship by virtue of birth in a country; droit de timbre Fisc stamp duty; droit du travail Jur labourGB law; droit d'usage Jur customary right; droit de veto right of veto; droit de visite Jur right of access; droit de vote Pol right to vote; droits d'auteur Édition royalties; droits civiques Pol civil rights; droits de douane Comm, Fisc customs duties; les droits de l'homme human rights; droits de quai Fisc wharfage; droits de reproduction reproduction rights; tous droits de reproduction réservés all rights reserved; droits de succession Fisc inheritance tax; droits de tirage spéciaux, DTS Fisc special drawing rights, SDR.se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet to hold oneself very erect ou upright.I1. [rectiligne - allée, bâton, nez] straight2. [vertical, non penché - mur] upright, straight, plumb (terme spécialisé) ; [ - dossier, poteau] upright, straightêtre ou se tenir droita. [assis] to sit up straightb. [debout] to stand up straightdroit comme un cierge ou un i ou un piquet (as) stiff as a poker ou a ramrod ou a post3. [d'aplomb] straight6. [vêtement]manteau/veston droit single-breasted coat/jacket————————adverbe[écrire] in a straight line[couper, rouler] straight (adverbe)après le carrefour, c'est toujours tout droit after the crossroads, keep going straight on ou aheadaller droit à la catastrophe/l'échec to be heading straight for disaster/a failure————————droite nom fémininII[ailier, jambe, œil] right————————nom masculin————————droite nom féminin1. [côté droit]la droite the right (side), the right-hand sidede droite et de gauche from all quarters ou sides2. POLITIQUE————————à droite locution adverbiale1. [du côté droit]à droite et à gauche (figuré) here and there, hither and thither (littéraire & humoristique), all over the place2. MILITAIREà droite, droite! right wheel!3. POLITIQUEêtre à droite to be right-wing ou on the right————————à droite de locution prépositionnelleto ou on the right of————————de droite locution adjectivale1. [du côté droit]la porte de droite the door on the right, the right-hand door2. POLITIQUEles gens de droite rightwingers, people on the right[drwa] nom masculin1. DROITavoir le droit pour soi to have right ou the law on one's sidedroit civil/commercial/constitutionnel civil/commercial/constitutional lawdroit commun ou coutumier common lawdroit privé/public private/public law2. [prérogative particulière] rightdans cette entreprise, le droit de cuissage est monnaie courante sexual harassment is very common in this companydroit de voirietax paid by businesses who wish to place displays, signs etc. on the public highwayle droit de vote (the) franchise, the right to voteavoir droit de cité [idéologie] to be established, to have currencyils se croient tous les droits, ces gens-là! these people think they can do what they like!3. [autorisation sociale ou morale] rightde quel droit l'a-t-il lue? what gave him the right to read it?, what right had he to read it?donner droit à: le billet donne droit à une consommation gratuite the ticket entitles you to one free drinkdonner le droit à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to give somebody the right to ou to entitle somebody to do somethingêtre en droit de faire to be entitled ou to have the right to doreprendre ses droits [idée, habitude, nature] to reassert itselfa. [explications] to be entitled tob. [bourse, indemnité] to be entitled to, to be eligible forc. [reconnaissance, respect] to deservea. [comptabilité, dossier] to have the right to examine ou to inspectb. [activités] to have the right to controla. [généralement] to be allowed ou to have the right to dob. [officiellement] to have the right ou to be entitled to doj'ai bien le droit de me reposer! I'm entitled to some rest, aren't I?5. [frais] feedroits d'inscription registration fee ou fees6. (locution)dans mon/son (bon) droit within my/his rightsde (plein) droit by rights, as a right————————droits nom masculin pluriel1. droita. [prérogative] rights, copyrightb. [somme] royaltiestous droits (de reproduction) réservés copyright ou all rights reserved2. INFORMATIQUE -
6 tenir
tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
7 aufrecht
Adj.1. auch Adv. upright, erect; aufrecht sitzen sit up (straight); aufrecht stehen stand erect; sich aufrecht halten hold o.s. up straight; sich kaum noch / nicht mehr aufrecht halten können hardly / not be able to stand up straight any more; er hält sich erstaunlich aufrecht fig. he is taking it very well2. fig. (ehrlich) upright, honest* * *erect; upstanding; endwise; upright* * *auf|recht ['aufrɛçt]1. adj (lit, fig)upright; Körperhaltung, Gangart auch erectin or mit áúfrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high
2. adváúfrecht gehen/stehen — to walk/stand upright or erect
áúfrecht sitzen — to sit up(right)
etw áúfrecht hinstellen — to place sth upright, to place sth in an upright position
halte dich áúfrecht! — stand up straight!
* * *2) (upright: He held his head erect.) erect3) erectly4) (( also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) upright* * *auf·recht[ˈaufrɛçt]I. adj upright, erectII. adv upright, erect\aufrecht sitzen to sit up[right]etw \aufrecht hinstellen to place sth upright [or in an upright position]* * *1.etwas aufrecht hinstellen — place something upright or in an upright position
2) (redlich) upright2.sich kaum noch aufrecht halten können — be hardly able to stand
* * *aufrecht adj1. auch adv upright, erect;aufrecht sitzen sit up (straight);aufrecht stehen stand erect;sich aufrecht halten hold o.s. up straight;sich kaum noch/nicht mehr aufrecht halten können hardly/not be able to stand up straight any more;er hält sich erstaunlich aufrecht fig he is taking it very well2. fig (ehrlich) upright, honest* * *1.etwas aufrecht hinstellen — place something upright or in an upright position
2) (redlich) upright2.adverbial <walk, sit, hold oneself> straight, erect* * *adj.upstanding adj. adv.endwise adv.uprightly adv. -
8 sentar
v.1 to seat, to sit.Ellos sentaron al chico They seated the boy.2 to suit.no le sienta bien it doesn't suit her3 to establish.Ellos sentaron las bases They established the basis.* * *1 (en silla etc) to sit, seat2 figurado (establecer) to establish1 (color, ropa, etc) to suit2 (comida etc) to do; (comentario etc) to take1 (en silla etc) to sit, sit down2 (líquido) to settle3 (tiempo) to settle, settle down\sentar bien (quedar bien) to suit 2 (ser reconfortante) to do good 3 (gustar) to please, like 4 (tomar bien) to take wellsentar cabeza figurado to settle downsentar como un tiro familiar (ropa etc) to suit 2 (noticia etc) to come as a blow, come as a bombshellsentar las bases de algo figurado to lay the foundations of somethingsentar mal (quedar mal) not to suit 2 (no gustar) not to like, not appreciate 3 (tomar a mal) to take badly 4 (comida, bebida) to disagree withsentar un precedente figurado to set a precedent* * *verb1) to sit, seat2) set, establish•- sentarse* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to sit, seat2) (=colocar) [+ objeto] to place, place firmly3) (=establecer) [+ base, principio] to establish; [+ precedente] to set4)sentar una suma en la cuenta de algn — (Com) to put a sum down to sb's account
6) And [+ caballo] to rein in sharply, pull up sharply2. VI1) [en el aspecto] to suitese peinado le sienta horriblemente — that hairstyle doesn't suit her at all, that hairstyle looks awful on her
2)sentar bien/mal a algn — [comida] to agree/disagree with sb
3) (=agradar)sentar bien/mal — to go down well/badly
sentar como un tiro —
a mí me sienta como un tiro — * it suits me like a hole in the head *
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) ropa/color (+ compl)b) comida/bebida/clima (+ compl)el café/este clima no le sienta bien — coffee/this climate doesn't agree with her
c) actitud/comentario (+ compl)2.sentar vt1) <niño/muñeca> to sit; < invitado> to seat, sit2) ( establecer) to establishsentar jurisprudencia — to set o establish a legal precedent
3.la firma del acuerdo sentó las bases para una mayor colaboración — the signing of the agreement laid the foundations for greater cooperation
sentarse v pron to sitsentarse a la mesa — to sit at (the) table, sit down to eat
siéntese, por favor — please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seat
siéntate bien or derechita — sit up (straight)
* * *= lay down.Ex. He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.----* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* estando sentado = from a seated position.* que sienta precedente = landmark.* sentar base = make + things happen.* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.* sentar precedente = provide + precedent for, set + precedent.* sentarse = sit, sit down, adopt + a sitting position, seat.* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.* sentarse (en) = take + a seat (on).* sentarse leyendo = sit over.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.* zona para sentarse = seating area.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) ropa/color (+ compl)b) comida/bebida/clima (+ compl)el café/este clima no le sienta bien — coffee/this climate doesn't agree with her
c) actitud/comentario (+ compl)2.sentar vt1) <niño/muñeca> to sit; < invitado> to seat, sit2) ( establecer) to establishsentar jurisprudencia — to set o establish a legal precedent
3.la firma del acuerdo sentó las bases para una mayor colaboración — the signing of the agreement laid the foundations for greater cooperation
sentarse v pron to sitsentarse a la mesa — to sit at (the) table, sit down to eat
siéntese, por favor — please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seat
siéntate bien or derechita — sit up (straight)
* * *= lay down.Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* estando sentado = from a seated position.* que sienta precedente = landmark.* sentar base = make + things happen.* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.* sentar precedente = provide + precedent for, set + precedent.* sentarse = sit, sit down, adopt + a sitting position, seat.* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.* sentarse (en) = take + a seat (on).* sentarse leyendo = sit over.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.* zona para sentarse = seating area.* * *sentar [A5 ]vi(+ me/te/le etc)1«ropa/color» (+ compl): ese vestido le sienta de maravilla she looks marvelous in that dress, that dress really suits herese color te sienta muy bien a la cara that color really goes with o suits your complexion2«comida/bebida/clima» (+ compl): el café/este clima no le sienta bien coffee/this climate doesn't agree with heresta sopita te sentará bien this soup will make you feel better, you'll feel better with some soup inside you ( colloq)me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot o ( colloq) a power of good3«actitud/comentario» (+ compl): me sentó mal que no me invitaran I was put out that they didn't ask me ( colloq)le va a sentar bien que se lo digas he'll be pleased if you tell him4 ( sin compl) to suitese color no les sienta a los pelirrojos that color doesn't suit redheads■ sentarvtA ‹niño/muñeca› to sit; ‹invitado› to seat, sitlo sentaron a la cabecera de la mesa they seated o sat him at the head of the tableB (establecer) to establishel dictamen sienta jurisprudencia this ruling sets o establishes a legal precedentcon la firma del acuerdo sentaron las bases para una mayor colaboración the signing of the agreement paved the way o laid the foundations for greater cooperation■ sentarseto sitsentarse a la mesa to sit at (the) table, sit down to eatno te sientes en la mesa don't sit on the tableno había donde sentarse there was nowhere to sitsiéntese, por favor please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seatnos hizo sentar afuera he made us sit outsideme sentaba con ella en la clase I used to sit next to her in classsiéntate bien/derechita sit up, sit up straightel bebé ya se sienta solo the baby is sitting up on his own now* * *
sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):
b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):
me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of goodc) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):
verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit;
‹ invitado› to seat, sit
2 ( establecer) to establish
sentarse verbo pronominal
to sit;
siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb
(una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks
Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).
' sentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- estar
- ir
- guante
- incorporar
- indigestarse
- precedente
- Tiro
- anillo
- base
- caer
- favorecer
- hacer
- quedar
- sienta
English:
disagree
- fit
- flatter
- glove
- lay down
- seat
- settle down
- sit
- suit
- anywhere
- precedent
- quieten
- set
- settle
- usher
* * *♦ vt1. [en asiento] to sit;te sentaremos al lado de mi madre we'll sit you next to my mother2. [establecer] to establish;sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of;sus estudios sentaron las bases de la física moderna his research laid the foundations of modern physics;sentar precedente to set a precedent♦ vi1. [ropa, color] to suit;no le sienta bien it doesn't suit her;ese peinado te sienta genial that hairstyle suits you wonderfully2. [comida]sentar bien/mal a alguien to agree/disagree with sb;algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;el café no me sienta bien coffee disagrees with mete sentaría bien tomar el aire it would do you good to get a breath of fresh airle sentó mal it upset her;le sentó mal que no la consultáramos she was upset that we hadn't consulted her* * *I v/t figestablish, create;sentar las bases lay the foundations, pave the wayII v/i:le sienta bien esa chaqueta that jacket suits her, she looks good in that jacket* * *sentar {55} vt1) : to seat, to sit2) : to establish, to setsentar vi1) : to suitese color te sienta: that color suits you2) : to agree with (of food or drink)las cebollas no me sientan: onions don't agree with me3) : to pleasele sentó mal el paseo: she didn't enjoy the trip* * *sentar vb2. (ropa) to suit3. (comida) to agree4. (hacer efecto) to do -
9 седя
1. sit, be seatedседя изправен sit up straightседя по турски sit cross-leggedседя на кон sit a horseседя в леглото sit up in bedседя на масата sit at the tableседя на една маса с share o.'s table withседя на стол sit on a chairседя си sitседя и си почивам sit back and restседя мирно sit/keep stillседя,без да се помръдна sit tight2. (стоя, прекарвам) stay, remain, beседя до късно/нощем/цяла нощ sit up late/at night/all nightседя с часове stay for hoursседя при болен sit up with a sick person3. (за предмет, имот-съществува) be there, still standседи ли още къщата? is the house still there/still standing?шкафът седи на тавана the dresser is/sits in the atticседя на тръни sit/be on tenterhooksседи ми (за дреха) be becoming, suitновата рокля ти седи много хубаво your new dress is very becoming, you look very well in your new dressседя т ми на главата/врата they're always at me, they never leave me alone* * *седя̀,гл.1. sit, be seated; \седя, без да се помръдна sit tight; \седя изправен sit up straight; \седя мирно sit/keep still; \седя на масата sit at the table; \седя на стол sit on a chair; \седя по турски sit cross-legged; \седя си sit;2. ( стоя, прекарвам) stay, remain, be; \седя до късно/нощем/цяла нощ sit up late/at night/all night; \седя с часове stay for hours;3. (за предмет, имот съществува) be there, still stand; • \седя на тръни sit/be on tenterhooks; седят ми на главата/врата they’re always at me, they never leave me alone.* * *sit: седя cross-legged - седя по турски, седя at the table - седя на масата, седя in an armchair - седя на кресло, седяon a chair - седя на стол; be seated; (оставам, стоя): stay: How long are you going to седя in Turkey? - Колко дълго ще седиш в Турция?; remain; (съществува): be there, still stand: Is my old house седяing? - Старата ми къща седи ли още?* * *1. (за предмет, имот-съществува) be there, still stand 2. (стоя, прекарвам) stay, remain, be 3. sit, be seated 4. СЕДЯ в леглото sit up in bed 5. СЕДЯ до късно/нощем/цяла нощ sit up late/at night/all night 6. СЕДЯ и си почивам sit back and rest 7. СЕДЯ изправен sit up straight 8. СЕДЯ мирно sit/keep still 9. СЕДЯ на една маса с share o.'s table with 10. СЕДЯ на кон sit a horse 11. СЕДЯ на масата sit at the table 12. СЕДЯ на стол sit on a chair 13. СЕДЯ на тръни sit/be on tenterhooks 14. СЕДЯ пo турски sit cross-legged 15. СЕДЯ при болен sit up with a sick person 16. СЕДЯ с часове stay for hours 17. СЕДЯ си sit 18. СЕДЯ т ми на главата/врата they're always at me, they never leavе me alone 19. СЕДЯ,без да се помръдна sit tight 20. новата рокля ти седи много хубаво your new dress is very becoming, you look very well in your new dress 21. седи ли още къщата? is the house still there/still standing? 22. седи ми (за дреха) be becoming, suit 23. шкафът седи на тавана the dresser is/sits in the attic -
10 hinsetzen
(trennb., hat -ge-)II v/refl sit down; sich zu jemandem hinsetzen sit with s.o.; sich hinsetzen und lernen sit down and study; ich hätte mich fast hingesetzt, als ich das gehört habe umg. I nearly fell off my chair* * *to put down;sich hinsetzento sit down* * *hịn|set|zen sep1. vtto put or set down; jdn to seat, to put; Kind to sit down2. vrsich gerade hinsetzen — to sit up straight
2) (inf = sich bemühen) to buckle down to it, to set to* * *hin|set·zenI. vr1. (sich niederlassen)▪ sich irgendwie \hinsetzen to sit somehowII. vt1. (absetzen)2. (niedersetzen)▪ jdn \hinsetzen to put [or sit] sb down* * *1.transitives Verb put; seat, put < person>2.das Kind hinsetzen — sit the child/baby down
reflexives Verb1) sit downsetz dich doch hin! — do sit down!
sich hinsetzen und etwas tun — (fig.) sit down and do something; get down to doing something
2) (ugs.): (fallen) land on one's backside3) (salopp): (überrascht sein)er wird sich hinsetzen — he won't believe his ears
* * *hinsetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)B. v/r sit down;sich zu jemandem hinsetzen sit with sb;sich hinsetzen und lernen sit down and study;ich hätte mich fast hingesetzt, als ich das gehört habe umg I nearly fell off my chair* * *1.transitives Verb put; seat, put < person>2.das Kind hinsetzen — sit the child/baby down
reflexives Verb1) sit downsich hinsetzen und etwas tun — (fig.) sit down and do something; get down to doing something
2) (ugs.): (fallen) land on one's backside3) (salopp): (überrascht sein)* * *v.to sit down v. -
11 изправям
1. (поставям вертикално) set up straight, set/stand uprightstand (срещу, на against, on)изправям пред съд arraign, bring before the court, put on trial, bring to court//trialизправен съм пред съда face trialизправи чадъра си до стената stand your umbrella against the wall2. (нещо криво) straighten (out), make/put/set straight(кост, навехнато) set3. (поправям) correct, make good; rectify; redress(отстранявам повреда) repair(в морално отношение) reformизправям неправда redress a wrongизправям грешка correct/rectify a mistake4. ел. rectifyрад. detectизправям се stand/get up, rise(след сядане и пр.) straighten up, sit up straightизправям се на крака rise to o.'s feet. stand up(за кон) rearизправям се с целия си ръст draw o.s. up, rise to o.'s full height/statureкосата, ми се изправи5. my hair stood on end; I was horrified6. my hair uncurled, my hair went out of curlизправям се пред съда stand before the court; face trialизправям се срещу врага confront/face the enemyизправям се пред дилема be faced/confronted with a dilemma, face a dilemma, be on the horns of a dilemmaпомагам някому да се изправи help s.o. upизведнаж той се изправи пред нас suddenly he stood before us* * *изпра̀вям,гл.1. ( поставям вертикално) set up straight, set/stand upright; stand (срещу, на against, on); изправен съм пред съда face trial, stand trial; \изправям пред съд bring before the court, put on trial, bring to court/trial;2. ( нещо криво) straighten (out), make/put/set straight; ( кост, навехнато) set; (за къдрици) uncurl;3. ( поправям) correct, make good; rectify; put right redress; ( отстранявам повреда) repair; (в морално отношение) reform;4. ел. rectify; радио. detect;\изправям се stand/get up, rise; ( след сядане и пр.) straighten up, sit up straight; едва се \изправям на краката си totter to o.’s feet; изведнъж той се изправи пред нас suddenly he stood before us; \изправям се на крака rise to o.’s feet, stand up; ( след болест) get back on o.’s feet; (за кон) rear; \изправям се пред дилема be faced/confronted with a dilemma, face a dilemma, be on the horns of a dilemma; \изправям ce пред съда stand before the court; face trial; \изправям се с целия си ръст draw o.s. up, rise to o.’s full height/stature; косата ми се изправи1. my hair stood on end; I was horrified;2. my hair uncurled, my hair went out of curl; помагам някому да се изправи help s.o. up.* * *cock; detect (рад.); get up; raise; turn up; untwist; up-end; upright* * *1. (в морално отношение) reform 2. (за кон) rear 3. (кост, навехнато) set 4. (нещо криво) straighten (out), make/put/set straight 5. (отстранявам повреда) repair 6. (поправям) correct, make good;rectify;redress 7. (поставям вертикално) set up straight, set/stand upright 8. (след сядане и пр.) straighten up, sit up straight 9. 5) my hair stood on end;I was horrified 10. 6) my hair uncurled, my hair went out of curl 11. stand (срещу, на against, on) 12. ИЗПРАВЯМ ce пред съда stand before the court;face trial 13. ИЗПРАВЯМ грешка correct/rectify a mistake 14. ИЗПРАВЯМ неправда redress a wrong 15. ИЗПРАВЯМ пред съд arraign, bring before the court, put on trial, bring to court//trial 16. ИЗПРАВЯМ се stand/get up, rise 17. ИЗПРАВЯМ се на крака rise to o.'s feet. stand up 18. ИЗПРАВЯМ се пред дилема be faced/confronted with a dilemma, face a dilemma, be on the horns of a dilemma 19. ИЗПРАВЯМ се с целия си ръст draw o.s. up, rise to o.'s full height/stature 20. ИЗПРАВЯМ се срещу врага confront/face the enemy 21. ел. rectify 22. изведнаж той се изправи пред нас suddenly he stood before us 23. изправен съм пред съда face trial 24. изправи чадъра си до стената stand your umbrella against the wall 25. косата, ми се изправи 26. помагам някому да се изправи help s.o. up 27. рад. detect -
12 krumm
Adj. und Adv.1. crooked (auch Nase); (verbogen) bent; (gewunden) winding; (verdreht) twisted; krumme Haltung bent posture, stoop; krumm gehen stoop; krumm biegen bend; alt und krumm bowed down with age; sich krumm legen umg., fig. (eisern sparen) scrimp and save; (sich sehr zurückhalten müssen) have to count every penny2. umg., fig.: ( jemandem) etw. krumm nehmen take offen|ce (Am. -se) at s.th. (from s.o.); sie hat es mir krumm genommen, dass ich... she was offended ( oder took it amiss) that I...3. umg., fig. (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady; krumme Finger machen walk off with s.th.; krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law; es auf die krumme Tour machen / versuchen do / try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one / try to pull a fast one* * *wry; bandy; crooked; warped; bent; hooked; curved; awry* * *krụmm [krʊm]1. adj1) crooked; (= verbogen) bent, crooked; (= hakenförmig) hooked; Beine bandy; Rücken hunchedkrumme Nase — hook( ed) nose
etw krumm biegen — to bend sth
krumm und schief — askew, skewwhiff (Brit inf)
jdn krumm und lahm schlagen — to beat sb black and blue
eine krumme Hand machen (inf) — to hold one's hand out
einen krummen Rücken machen — to stoop; (fig)
mach nicht solchen krummen Rücken! — straighten your shoulders, hold yourself straight
2) (inf = unehrlich) crooked (inf)krummer Hund (pej) — crooked swine
ein krummes Ding drehen (sl) — to do something crooked
er hat während seiner Zeit als Buchhalter viele krumme Dinger gedreht (sl) — while he was a book-keeper he got up to all sorts of crooked tricks (inf)
etw auf die krumme Tour versuchen — to try to fiddle (inf) or wangle (inf) sth
2. adv(= nicht gerade)krumm stehen/sitzen — to slouch
steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight, don't slouch
keinen Finger krumm machen (inf) — not to lift a finger
* * *1) (not straight: That picture is crooked (= not horizontal).) crooked2) crookedly3) warped* * *[krʊm]I. adj1. (verbogen) bent, crooked\krumm und schief askewein \krummes Ding drehen to pull off sth crookedes auf die \krumme Tour versuchen to try to fiddle sth4. (nicht rund) oddetw \krumm biegen to bend sth\krumm gehen to walk with a stoop\krumm sitzen/stehen to slouchetw \krumm machen to bend sth* * *1.1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose
krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop
sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)
sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape
etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way
2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked2.adverbial crookedlykrumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>
krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop
steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)
* * *krumm adj & advkrumme Haltung bent posture, stoop;krumm gehen stoop;krumm biegen bend;2. umg, fig (unrechtmäßig) crooked, shady;krumme Finger machen walk off with sth;krumme Sachen machen have shady dealings; (mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten) get onto the wrong side of the law;es auf die krumme Tour machen/versuchen do/try to do it by underhand(ed) means, pull a fast one/try to pull a fast one* * *1.1) bent <nail etc.>; crooked <stick, branch, etc.>; bandy < legs>; bent < back>eine krumme Nase — a crooked nose; (Hakennase) a hooked nose
krumm sein/werden — < person> stoop/develop a stoop
sich krumm und schief lachen — (ugs.) fall about laughing; laugh one's head off (coll.)
sich krumm legen — (ugs.) scrimp and scrape; pinch and scrape
etwas krumm nehmen — (ugs.) take offence at something; take something the wrong way
2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (unrechtmäßig) crooked2.adverbial crookedlykrumm gewachsen — crooked <tree etc.>
krumm dasitzen/gehen — slouch/walk with a stoop
steh/sitz nicht so krumm da! — stand/sit up straight!; s. auch Finger 2)
* * *adj.awry adj.bent adj.crooked adj.warped adj.wry adj. adv.wryly adv. -
13 изправен
1. erect, standing, upright; on o.'s feetизправен пред труден избор faced with/facing a difficult choiceизправен пред трудности up against difficulties2. in good working order; troublefree; in good shape/repair3. (точен, прецизен) accurate, correct(за платец) regularизправен платец a reliable/good payerстарая се да бъда изправен пред някого try to put o.'s right with s.o* * *изпра̀вен,мин. страд. прич. erect, standing, upright; on o.’s feet; \изправен пред faced with, facing; \изправен пред трудности up against difficulties; седя \изправен на стол sit up straight; стоя \изправен stand up; stand on o.’s feet; чадърът е \изправен до стената the umbrella stands against the wall.——————прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. in good working order; trouble-free; in good shape/repair; in gear; (за превозно средство) roadworthy;* * *erect; standing; straight: sit up изправен - седя изправен; upright; upstanding* * *1. (точен, прецизен) accurate 2. 1 erect, standing, upright;on o.'s feet 3. 2 in good working order;troublefree;in good shape/repair 4. correct: (за платец) regular 5. ИЗПРАВЕН платец а reliable/good payer 6. ИЗПРАВЕН пред труден избор faced with/facing a difficult choice 7. ИЗПРАВЕН пред трудности up against difficulties 8. седя ИЗПРАВЕН на стол sit up straight 9. старая се да бъда ИЗПРАВЕН пред някого try to put o.'s. right with s.o 10. стоя ИЗПРАВЕН stand up;stand on o.'s feet 11. чадърът е ИЗПРАВЕН до стената the umbrella stands against the wall -
14 Gerade
ge·ra·de1) (nicht krumm, aufrecht) straight;( aufrecht) upright;etw \Gerade biegen to straighten out sth sep;etw \Gerade halten to hold [or keep] sth straight;sich \Gerade halten to hold oneself [up] straight;\Gerade sitzen to sit up straight;sitz \Gerade! sit up straight!;\Gerade stehen to stand up straight2) ( nicht ungerade) even3) ( aufrichtig) honest;ein \Gerader Mensch an upright [or honest] personadv fam1) (im Augenblick, soeben) just;haben Sie \Gerade einen Moment Zeit? do you have time just now?;da du \Gerade da bist,... just while you're here,...;ich wollte mich \Gerade ins Bad begeben, da... I was just about to get into the bath when...;der Bus ist uns \Gerade vor der Nase weggefahren! we've just missed the bus!;da wir \Gerade von Geld sprechen,... talking of money,...;über was unterhaltet ihr euch denn da \Gerade? what are you talking about just now?2) ( knapp) just;sie verdient \Gerade so viel, dass sie davon leben kann she earns just enough for her to live on;sie hat die Prüfung \Gerade so bestanden she only just passed the exam;ich kam \Gerade [noch] rechtzeitig I came just in time3) ( genau) just;\Gerade heute hab' ich an dich gedacht I was thinking of you only today;es war \Gerade umgekehrt! it was just [or exactly] the opposite( ausgerechnet)warum \Gerade er/ich? why him/me of all people?;\Gerade heute/ morgen today/tomorrow of all days;warum \Gerade jetzt? why now of all times?;\Gerade du solltest dafür Verständnis haben you of all people should understand that;\Gerade du kannst dich beklagen ( iron) what are you complaining about?;\Gerade deswegen that's precisely whyWENDUNGEN:das hat \Gerade noch gefehlt! (!) that's all I need!;so ist es \Gerade nicht! that's just the way it isn't!;nicht \Gerade billig etc. not exactly cheap etc.;\Gerade, weil... especially because..., for the very reason that...2. Ge·ra·de <-n, -n> [gəʼra:də] f1) math straight line2) sport straight3) ( beim Boxen) straight;eine linke/rechte \Gerade a straight left/right -
15 gerade
ge·ra·de1) (nicht krumm, aufrecht) straight;( aufrecht) upright;etw \gerade biegen to straighten out sth sep;etw \gerade halten to hold [or keep] sth straight;sich \gerade halten to hold oneself [up] straight;\gerade sitzen to sit up straight;sitz \gerade! sit up straight!;\gerade stehen to stand up straight2) ( nicht ungerade) even3) ( aufrichtig) honest;ein \gerader Mensch an upright [or honest] personadv fam1) (im Augenblick, soeben) just;haben Sie \gerade einen Moment Zeit? do you have time just now?;da du \gerade da bist,... just while you're here,...;ich wollte mich \gerade ins Bad begeben, da... I was just about to get into the bath when...;der Bus ist uns \gerade vor der Nase weggefahren! we've just missed the bus!;da wir \gerade von Geld sprechen,... talking of money,...;über was unterhaltet ihr euch denn da \gerade? what are you talking about just now?2) ( knapp) just;sie verdient \gerade so viel, dass sie davon leben kann she earns just enough for her to live on;sie hat die Prüfung \gerade so bestanden she only just passed the exam;ich kam \gerade [noch] rechtzeitig I came just in time3) ( genau) just;\gerade heute hab' ich an dich gedacht I was thinking of you only today;es war \gerade umgekehrt! it was just [or exactly] the opposite( ausgerechnet)warum \gerade er/ich? why him/me of all people?;\gerade heute/ morgen today/tomorrow of all days;warum \gerade jetzt? why now of all times?;\gerade du solltest dafür Verständnis haben you of all people should understand that;\gerade du kannst dich beklagen ( iron) what are you complaining about?;\gerade deswegen that's precisely whyWENDUNGEN:das hat \gerade noch gefehlt! (!) that's all I need!;so ist es \gerade nicht! that's just the way it isn't!;nicht \gerade billig etc. not exactly cheap etc.;\gerade, weil... especially because..., for the very reason that...2. Ge·ra·de <-n, -n> [gəʼra:də] f1) math straight line2) sport straight3) ( beim Boxen) straight;eine linke/rechte \gerade a straight left/right -
16 composto
1. past part vedere comporre2. adj compoundabiti, capelli tidy, neatcomposto da made up ofstai composto keep stillseduto sit properly3. m compound* * *composto agg.1 ( formato da) consisting of, made up of: una famiglia composta da tre persone, a family (made up) of three people; l'acqua è una sostanza composta da idrogeno e ossigeno, water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen; è un appartamento composto da..., the flat consists of...2 ( non semplice o unitario) compound // (gramm.): nome composto, compound noun; parola composta, compound; tempi composti, compound tenses // (comm.) interesse composto, compound interest // (mat.) numero composto, compound number // (bot.) fiore composto, compound flower4 ( di persona beneducata) composed, calm, self-possessed; dignified: modi composti, sedate behaviour; stai composto!, sit still! (o behave yourself!)◆ s.m.1 (chim.) compound2 ( miscela) mixture3 (gramm.) compound.* * *[kom'posto] composto (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg1) Gramm compound attr, Mat composite, (formato da più elementi) compound attr2) (atteggiamento) composed, (persona: decoroso) dignified3. smChim compound, Culin mixture, Agr compost* * *[kom'posto] 1.participio passato comporre2.1) (costituito) composed, made up (di of); chim. bot. compound, composite; ling. [sostantivo, tempo] compound2) (in ordine) [capelli, abito] tidy3) (decoroso, educato) [persona, atteggiamento] composed3.sostantivo maschile1) (unione di più cose) composite, compound, mix(ture)2) chim. compound3) ling. composite, compound* * *composto/kom'posto/→ comporreII aggettivo1 (costituito) composed, made up ( di of); chim. bot. compound, composite; ling. [ sostantivo, tempo] compound; interesse composto compound interest2 (in ordine) [ capelli, abito] tidy3 (decoroso, educato) [ persona, atteggiamento] composed; stai composto! sit up straight!III sostantivo m.1 (unione di più cose) composite, compound, mix(ture)2 chim. compound3 ling. composite, compound. -
17 enderezarse
• get fixed• get straight from the horse's mouth• get stranded• sit straight• sit up straight• stand straight -
18 anständig
I Adj.1. Sache: (schicklich) decent, proper; Witz: clean; Leistung etc.: respectable; das war sehr anständig von ihr that was very decent of her; es ist nicht anständig, seine Mutter zu beschimpfen it isn’t nice ( oder proper) to be nasty to one’s ( oder your) mother2. Person: (ehrbar) respectable, decent; altm. (keusch, treu) chaste; bleib anständig! be good!, behave yourself!3. umg. (zufrieden stellend) decent, reasonable, respectable; das Haus hat einen anständigen Preis erzielt the house got ( oder fetched umg.) a fair ( oder handsome) price; eine anständige Tracht Prügel a good hiding; eine anständige Portion a sizable piece, quite a hunkII Adv. decently; properly (auch umg. tüchtig); sich anständig benehmen behave (o.s.) (well); er kann sich nicht anständig benehmen he doesn’t know how to behave (himself) properly; benimm dich jetzt anständig! zu Kind: (you) behave yourself!; jemanden anständig behandeln treat s.o. like a human being; jemandem anständig die Meinung sagen umg. give s.o. a piece of one’s mind; es schneit anständig umg. it’s snowing pretty hard* * *reputable; sportsmanlike; tidy; decent; honest; proper; fair; decorous; square* * *ạn|stän|dig1. adjdecent; Witz auch clean; (= ehrbar) respectable; (inf = beträchtlich) sizeable, largedas war nicht anständig von ihm — that was pretty bad of him
2. advdecentlysich anständig benehmen — to behave oneself
jdn anständig bezahlen (inf) — to pay sb well
anständig essen/ausschlafen (inf) — to have a decent meal/sleep
sie hat sich anständig gestoßen (inf) — she really took a knock (inf)
* * *1) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) clean2) (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) decently3) (kindly, tolerant or likeable: He's a decent enough fellow.) decent4) (not vulgar or immoral; modest: Keep your language decent!) decent5) decorously6) ((behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified: behaving in a decorous manner.) decorous7) (correct; acceptable: respectable behaviour.) respectable8) ((of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear: You can't go out in those torn trousers - they're not respectable.) respectable9) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) straight* * *an·stän·digI. adj1. (gesittet) decent\anständige Witze clean jokes2. (ehrbar) respectableII. adv1. (gesittet) decently\anständig sitzen to sit up straight\anständig baden to have a proper bath fam\anständig ausschlafen/essen to get a decent meal/a good night's sleep* * *1.1) (sittlich einwandfrei, rücksichtsvoll) decent; decent, clean < joke>; (ehrbar) respectable; (gut angesehen) decent, respectable < job>2.eine anständige Tracht Prügel — a good hiding (coll.)
1) (sittlich einwandfrei) decently; (ordentlich) properly2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend)ganz anständig abschneiden — do quite well
3) (ugs.): (ziemlich)jemanden anständig eine knallen — really belt somebody one (coll.)
* * *A. adjdas war sehr anständig von ihr that was very decent of her;es ist nicht anständig, seine Mutter zu beschimpfen it isn’t nice ( oder proper) to be nasty to one’s ( oder your) motherbleib anständig! be good!, behave yourself!3. umg (zufriedenstellend) decent, reasonable, respectable;das Haus hat einen anständigen Preis erzielt the house got ( oder fetched umg) a fair ( oder handsome) price;eine anständige Tracht Prügel a good hiding;eine anständige Portion a sizable piece, quite a hunkB. adv decently; properly (auch umg tüchtig);sich anständig benehmen behave (o.s.) (well);er kann sich nicht anständig benehmen he doesn’t know how to behave (himself) properly;benimm dich jetzt anständig! zu Kind: (you) behave yourself!;jemanden anständig behandeln treat sb like a human being;jemandem anständig die Meinung sagen umg give sb a piece of one’s mind;es schneit anständig umg it’s snowing pretty hard* * *1.1) (sittlich einwandfrei, rücksichtsvoll) decent; decent, clean < joke>; (ehrbar) respectable; (gut angesehen) decent, respectable < job>2.eine anständige Tracht Prügel — a good hiding (coll.)
1) (sittlich einwandfrei) decently; (ordentlich) properly2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend)3) (ugs.): (ziemlich)* * *adj.decent adj.decorous adj.proper adj.respectful adj. adv.decorously adv. -
19 enderezarse
1 (ponerse recto) to straighten up2 (dirigirse) to be directed (a, at)* * *VPR1) (=ponerse recto) to straighten up, draw o.s. up; (Náut) to right itself; (Aer) to flatten out2)3)* * *
■enderezarse verbo reflexivo to straighten up
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Spanish:
enderezar
English:
level off
- level out
- level
- sit
* * *vpr1. [sentado] to sit up straight;[de pie] to stand up straight2. [corregirse] [persona] to straighten oneself out;[economía, situación] to right itself, to sort itself out* * *v/r straighten up, stand up straight; figstraighten o.s. out, sort o.s out -
20 dresser
dresser [dʀese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ inventaire, liste, plan, carte] to draw upb. [+ échafaudage, barrière, échelle, lit, tente] to put up• dresser le couvert or la table to lay or set the tablec. [+ tête] to raise• dresser l'oreille or ses oreilles [chien] to prick up its earsd. ( = braquer) dresser qn contre to set sb againste. ( = dompter) [+ animal sauvage] to tame ; [+ jeune cheval] to break (in) ; (pour le cirque) to train2. reflexive verb• se dresser sur ses pattes de derrière [cheval] to rear up ; [autre animal] to stand up on its hind legsb. [oreille] to prick upd. ( = s'insurger) to rise up (contre, face à against)* * *dʀese
1.
1) ( faire obéir) to train [animal]; to break in [cheval]2) ( ériger) to put up [tente, échafaudage, statue]3) ( lever) to raise [tête, queue]dresser l'oreille — [animal] to prick up its ears; fig to prick up one's ears
4) ( établir) to draw up [carte géographique, inventaire, contrat]; to write out [procès-verbal]5) ( installer) to lay, to set [table, piège]; to lay out [buffet]6) ( préparer) Culinaire to garnish [plat]7) ( influencer)
2.
se dresser verbe pronominal1) ( se mettre droit) to stand up2) ( s'insurger)se dresser contre — to rebel against [injustice]
* * *dʀese vt1) (= mettre vertical, monter) [tente] to put up, to erect2) [liste, bilan, contrat] to draw up3) [animal] to trainQuand elle a dit ça, il a dressé l'oreille. — When she said that, he pricked up his ears.
dresser la table — to set the table, to lay the table
* * *dresser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire obéir) to train [animal]; to break in [cheval]; dresser qn to teach sb how to behave; les enfants, on les dresse○! children must be taught how to behave!;2 ( ériger) to put up, to pitch [tente]; to put up [chapiteau]; to put up, to erect [échafaudage, monument, statue];3 ( lever) to raise [tête, queue]; animal qui dresse les oreilles or l'oreille animal that pricks up its ears; dresser l'oreille fig to prick up one's ears;4 ( établir) to draw up [carte géographique, inventaire, liste, bilan, contrat]; to write out [procès-verbal];7 ( influencer) dresser qn contre to set sb against.B se dresser vpr1 ( se mettre droit) le chien se dressa sur ses pattes de derrière the dog stood up on its hind legs; se dresser sur la pointe des pieds to stand on tiptoe; ⇒ ergot;3 ( s'élever) [statue, estrade, obstacle] to stand; ( dominer) [tour, clocher] to tower up; la montagne se dresse à l'horizon the mountain towers up on the horizon.[drese] verbe transitif1. [ériger - mât, pilier] to put up (separable), to raise, to erect ; [ - statue] to put up (separable), to erect ; [ - tente, auvent] to pitch, to put up (separable)2. [construire - barricade, échafaudage] to put up (separable), to erect ; [ - muret] to erect, to builddresser des obstacles devant quelqu'un to put obstacles in somebody's way, to raise difficulties for somebody3. [installer - autel] to set up (separable)dresser le couvert ou la table to lay ou to set the tabledresser les oreilles [suj: chien] to prick up ou to cock its earsdresser l'oreille [suj: personne] to prick up one's ears5. [dompter - fauve] to tame ; [ - cheval sauvage] to break in (separable) ; [ - cheval de cirque, chien de garde] to trainje vais le dresser, moi! I'll make him toe the line!7. [établir - liste, inventaire] to draw up (separable), to make out (separable) ; [ - bilan] to draw up, to prepare8. [opposer]dresser quelqu'un contre quelqu'un/quelque chose to set somebody against somebody/something————————se dresser verbe pronominal intransitif2. [oreille de chien] to prick up[dominer] to tower————————se dresser contre verbe pronominal plus prépositionto rise up ou to rebel against
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