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'solid
1. adjective
1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) macizo

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) macizo

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) de una sola pieza

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) seguido, ininterrumpido

2. adverb
(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) ininterrumpidamente

3. noun
1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido

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solid adj

1. sólido

solid food alimentos sólidos

2. macizo

a solid gold ring un anillo de oro macizo

solid

tr['sɒlɪd]

adjective

1 (not liquid or gas) sólido,-a

■ solid food alimentos sólidos

■ solid fuel combustible sólido

2 (not hollow) macizo,-a

■ solid tyres neumáticos macizos

3 (dense, compact) compacto,-a

■ solid rock roca sólida

■ a solid mass una masa compacta

4 (unmixed) puro,-a, macizo,-a

■ solid gold oro macizo

■ a solid oak door una puerta de roble macizo

5 (strong) sólido,-a, fuerte

■ solid grounds for believing he's dead razones sólidas para creer que está muerto

■ on solid ground en tierra firme

■ a man of solid build un hombre de complexión fuerte

■ a solid meal una comida consistente

6 (reliable) sólido,-a, de confianza, de fiar

■ a solid argument un argumento sólido

■ a good solid worker un trabajador serio y responsable

7 (unanimous) unánime

■ solid support apoyo unánime

■ a solid Labour stronghold un firme baluarte laborista

8 (continuous) seguido,-a, entero,-a; (unbroken) continuo,-a

■ we waited for two solid hours esperamos dos horas enteras

■ a solid yellow line una línea amarilla continua

9 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (three-dimensional) tridimensional

noun

1 (substance) sólido

■ solids, liquids and gasses sólidos, líquidos y gases

plural noun solids

1 (food) alimentos nombre masculino plural sólidos, sólidos nombre masculino plural

■ milk solids sólidos lácteos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as solid as a rock firme como una roca

to become solid solidificarse

solid figure cuerpo sólido

solid geometry geometría del espacio

solid ['sɑləd] adj

1) : macizo

a solid rubber ball: una bola maciza de caucho

2) cubic: tridimensional

3) compact: compacto, denso

4) sturdy: sólido

5) continuous: seguido, continuo

two solid hours: dos horas seguidas

a solid line: una línea continua

6) unanimous: unánime

7) dependable: serio, fiable

8) pure: macizo, puro

solid gold: oro macizo

solid n

: sólido m

solid

adj.

• compacto, -a adj.

• consistente adj.

• denso, -a adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• enterizo, -a adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• macizo, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

• unánime adj.

n.

• macizo s.m.

• sólido s.m.

I 'sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd
adjective -er, - est

1)

a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólido

solid food — alimentos mpl sólidos

to become solid — solidificarse*

it's frozen solid — se congeló

b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizo

c) ( Math) tridimensional

2)

a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpido

a solid mass — una masa compacta

b) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido

3)

a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistente

b) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólido

a good solid worker — un trabajador serio y responsable

c) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme

4)

a) ( pure) <metal/wood> macizo, puro; < rock> vivo

b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime

II

noun

1)

a) (Chem, Phys) sólido m

b) ( Math) sólido m

2) solids pl

a) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidas

b) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos

III

adverb (colloq)

to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes

['sɒlɪd]
1. ADJ

1) (=not liquid) sólido

• to become solid — solidificarse

• solid food — alimentos mpl sólidos

• to freeze solid — congelarse por completo

• to be frozen solid — estar completamente congelado

• to go solid — solidificarse

2) (=firm) [masonry, building, understanding, basis] sólido; [argument] sólido, bien fundamentado; [relationship] sólido, firme

• get a good solid grip on the handle — agarra bien el mango

• solid ground — tierra f firme

to have solid grounds for thinking that... — tener bases sólidas para creer que...

- as solid as a rock

3) (=not hollow) [rock] sólido; [wood, steel] macizo, puro; [tyre, ball, block] macizo

• solid gold — oro m puro

4) (=compact, dense) [layer, crowd] compacto

• flights to Israel are booked solid — los vuelos a Israel están completamente llenos

• a man of solid build — un hombre fornido or de constitución robusta

• a solid mass of colour — una masa sólida de color

a solid mass of people — una masa compacta de gente

• he's six feet of solid muscle — mide uno ochenta y es todo músculo

• the streets were packed solid with people — las calles estaban abarrotadas de gente

• the bolts have rusted solid — los tornillos están tan oxidados que es imposible girarlos

• the traffic was solid going into town — había una caravana tremenda en dirección a la ciudad *

5) (=continuous) [line, rain] ininterrumpido

• we waited two solid hours — esperamos dos horas enteras

I've been working on this for eight hours solid — he estado trabajando sobre esto durante ocho horas ininterrumpidas, llevo trabajando sobre esto ocho horas sin parar

6) (=reliable) [person, relationship] serio; [evidence, reason, values] sólido; [information] fiable; [work] concienzudo; [citizen] responsable; [advice] útil

• he's a good solid worker — es un trabajador responsable

7) (=substantial)

• a solid meal — una comida sustanciosa

8) (=unanimous)

• solid support — un apoyo unánime

9) (Geom) [figure] tridimensional

2. N

1) (Phys, Chem) sólido m

2) (Geom) sólido m

3) solids (=solid food) (alimentos mpl) sólidos mpl

is he on solids yet? — ¿come ya alimentos sólidos?

3.

CPD

solid angle N — (Geom) ángulo m sólido

solid compound N — (Ling) compuesto que se escribe como una sola palabra

solid fuel N — combustible m sólido

solid geometry N — geometría f de los cuerpos sólidos

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I ['sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd]
adjective -er, - est

1)

a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólido

solid food — alimentos mpl sólidos

to become solid — solidificarse*

it's frozen solid — se congeló

b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizo

c) ( Math) tridimensional

2)

a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpido

a solid mass — una masa compacta

b) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido

3)

a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistente

b) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólido

a good solid worker — un trabajador serio y responsable

c) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme

4)

a) ( pure) <metal/wood> macizo, puro; < rock> vivo

b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime

II

noun

1)

a) (Chem, Phys) sólido m

b) ( Math) sólido m

2) solids pl

a) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidas

b) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos

III

adverb (colloq)

to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes

English-spanish dictionary > solid
2 solid

1. adjective
1) (rigid) fest

freeze/be frozen solid — [fest] gefrieren/gefroren sein

set solid — fest werden

2) (of the same substance all through) massiv

solid silver — massives Silber

solid gold — reines Gold

solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

3) (well-built) stabil; solide gebaut [Haus, Mauer usw.]

have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

4) (reliable) verlässlich, zuverlässig [Freund, Helfer, Verbündeter]; fest [Stütze]

5) (complete) ganz

a good solid meal — eine kräftige Mahlzeit

6) (sound) stichhaltig [Argument, Grund]; solide [Arbeiter, Finanzlage, Firma]; solide, gediegen [Komfort, Grundlage]

7) (Geom.): (having three dimensions) dreidimensional; räumlich
2. noun
1) (substance) fester Körper

2) in pl. (food) feste Nahrung

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['solid] 1. adjective
1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fest

2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) massiv

3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) handfest

4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) massiv

5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) geschlossen

6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) räumlich

7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) geschlagen
2. adverb
(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) geschlagen
3. noun
1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) der Festkörper

2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) der Körper

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sol·id

[ˈsɒlɪd, AM ˈsɑ:-]

I. adj

1. (hard) fest; chair, door, wall solide

\solid foundation stabile [o solide] Grundlage

\solid punch kräftiger Schlag

\solid rock massiver [o harter] Fels

to be \solid as a rock person hart wie Stahl sein

2. (not hollow) massiv

3. (not liquid) fest

\solid waste Festmüll m

to be frozen \solid zugefroren sein

4. (completely) ganz

\solid gold Massivgold nt

\solid silver massives [o reines] Silber

\solid black/blue/red rein schwarz/blau/rot

5. (substantial) verlässlich

\solid argument stichhaltiges [o triftiges] Argument

\solid evidence handfester Beweis

\solid facts zuverlässige Fakten

\solid footing stabile Basis

\solid grounding solides [o fundiertes] Grundwissen

\solid meal ordentliche [o richtige] Mahlzeit

\solid reasoning fundierte Argumentation

\solid reasons vernünftige [o stichhaltige] Gründe

6. (concrete) plan konkret

7. (uninterrupted) line, wall durchgehend; month, week ganz

he slept for 12 hours \solid er schlief 12 Stunden am Stück

it rained for a month \solid es regnete einen ganzen Monat lang ohne Unterbrechung

a \solid line of cars eine Autoschlange

\solid record ungebrochener Rekord

\solid success/winning streak anhaltender Erfolg/anhaltende Glückssträhne

8. (unanimous)

\solid approval volle [o geschlossene] Zustimmung

\solid support volle Unterstützung

9. (dependable) person solide, zuverlässig; democrat, socialist hundertprozentig; marriage, relationship stabil

\solid bond festes Band

\solid conservative Erzkonservative(r) f(m)

10. ECON (financially strong) company solide, gesund; (financially sound) investment solide, sicher

11. (sound) solide, gut

\solid performance gediegene Vorstellung

12. TYPO (not spaced) text kompress

II. adv voll

the lecture hall was packed \solid with students der Vorlesungssaal war randvoll mit Studenten

the hotel was booked \solid throughout January das Hotel war den ganzen Januar hindurch ausgebucht

III. n

1. PHYS fester Stoff, Festkörper m

2. MATH Körper m

3. CHEM Bodenkörper m

4. FOOD

▪ \solids pl feste Nahrung kein pl

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['sɒlɪd]
1. adj

1) (= firm, not liquid) fuel, food, substance fest

solid body — Festkörper m

to be frozen solid — hart gefroren sein

to be stuck solid — festsitzen

the pudding is rather solid — der Nachtisch ist ziemlich schwer

2) (= pure, not hollow, not broken) block, gold, oak, rock massiv; matter fest; crowd, traffic etc dicht; stretch, row, line ununterbrochen; queue, line of people etc geschlossen; layer dicht, dick; week ganz; (= heavily-built) person stämmig

solid ball/tyre — Vollgummiball m/-reifen m

the square was packed solid with cars — die Autos standen dicht an dicht auf dem Platz

the room was solid with people — der Raum war mit Leuten vollgedrängt

the garden was a solid mass of colour — der Garten war ein einziges Farbenmeer

they worked for two solid days — sie haben zwei Tage ununterbrochen gearbeitet, sie haben zwei volle Tage gearbeitet

we had a week of solid rain — wir hatten eine Woche lang Dauerregen m

he was 6 ft of solid muscle —

a man of solid build — ein kräftig or massiv gebauter Mann

a solid gold bracelet — ein Armband nt aus massivem Gold

3) (= stable, secure) bridge, house, car stabil; furniture, piece of work, character solide; foundations, ground fest; business, firm gesund, solide, reell; (= worthy) place respektabel; (= powerful) grip kraftvoll; (= competent) performance solide

he's a good solid worker —

he's a good solid sort — er ist ein verlässlicher Kerl

he is a solid citizen — er ist ein grundsolider Bürger

4) reason, argument handfest, stichhaltig; grounds gut, fundiert

it makes solid good sense — das leuchtet durchaus ein

solid common sense — gesunder Menschenverstand

5) (= unanimous) vote einstimmig; support voll, geschlossen

to be solid on sth (accept/reject) —

we are solid behind you/that proposal — wir stehen voll und ganz hinter Ihnen/diesem Vorschlag

we are solid for peace — wir sind hundertprozentig für den Frieden

Newtown is solid for Labour — Newtown wählt fast ausschließlich Labour

6) (= valuable, substantial) education, knowledge, grounding solide; relationship stabil; meal kräftig, nahrhaft

7)

(= not hyphenated) to be written solid — zusammengeschrieben werden

8) (dated US inf = excellent) prima inv (inf)

2. adv

1) (= completely) völlig

the main streets were jammed solid — die Hauptstraßen waren völlig verstopft

flights to Israel are booked solid — Flüge nach Israel sind voll or total ausgebucht

2) (= without a break) pausenlos

for eight hours solid — acht Stunden lang ununterbrochen

3. n

1) fester Stoff

solids and liquids — feste und flüssige Stoffe pl; (Sci) Festkörper und Flüssigkeiten pl

2) (GEOMETRY) Körper m

3) pl (= food) feste Nahrung no pl; (= sewage) Feststoffe pl

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solid [ˈsɒlıd; US ˈsɑləd]

A adj (adv solidly)

1. allg fest:

solid body Festkörper m;

solid lubricant TECH Feststoffschmiermittel n;

solid state PHYS fester (Aggregat)Zustand;

solid waste Festmüll m;

on solid ground auf festem Boden (a. fig)

2. hart, kompakt

3. dicht, geballt (Wolkenmassen etc)

4. stabil, massiv (gebaut) (Haus etc)

5. derb, fest, stabil, kräftig (Stoff etc):

solid build kräftiger Körperbau;

solid leather Kernleder n;

a solid meal ein kräftiges Essen

6. massiv (Ggs hohl), Voll…:

solid axle Vollachse f;

solid tire (bes Br tyre) Vollgummireifen m

7. massiv, gediegen (Gold):

a solid gold watch eine Uhr aus massivem Gold

8. fig solid(e), gründlich (Ausbildung etc)

9. geschlossen, zusammenhängend (Häuserreihe etc)

10. umg voll, geschlagen:

for a solid hour

11. a) einheitlich (Farbe)

b) einfarbig (Hintergrund)

12. echt, wirklich (Trost etc)

13. gewichtig, triftig (Grund etc):

solid arguments handfeste Argumente

14. fig solid(e), zuverlässig, gediegen (Person)

15. WIRTSCH solid(e)

16. MATH

a) körperlich, räumlich

b) Kubik…, Raum…:

solid angle räumlicher Winkel;

solid geometry Stereometrie f;

a solid foot ein Kubikfuß; → measure A 1

17. TYPO kompress, ohne Durchschuss

18. kräftig, hart (Schlag etc)

19. geschlossen, einmütig, solidarisch ( alle:

for für jemanden oder etwas):

go ( oder be) solid for sb, be solidly behind sb geschlossen hinter jemandem stehen;

the solid South der einmütige Süden (der USA, der ständig für die Demokraten stimmt);

a solid vote eine einstimmige Wahl

20. be solid US umg auf gutem Fuß stehen ( with sb mit jemandem)

21. US sl prima, klasse, erstklassig

B s

1. MATH Körper m

2. PHYS Festkörper m

3. pl feste Bestandteile pl:

the solids of milk

4. pl feste Nahrung

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1. adjective
1) (rigid) fest

freeze/be frozen solid — [fest] gefrieren/gefroren sein

set solid — fest werden

2) (of the same substance all through) massiv

solid silver — massives Silber

solid gold — reines Gold

solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

3) (well-built) stabil; solide gebaut [Haus, Mauer usw.]

have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

4) (reliable) verlässlich, zuverlässig [Freund, Helfer, Verbündeter]; fest [Stütze]

5) (complete) ganz

a good solid meal — eine kräftige Mahlzeit

6) (sound) stichhaltig [Argument, Grund]; solide [Arbeiter, Finanzlage, Firma]; solide, gediegen [Komfort, Grundlage]

7) (Geom.): (having three dimensions) dreidimensional; räumlich
2. noun
1) (substance) fester Körper

2) in pl. (food) feste Nahrung

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adj.

fest adj.

massiv adj.

robust adj.

solid adj.

solide adj.

stabil adj.

stabil gebaut adj.

zuverlässig adj.

English-german dictionary > solid
3 solid *** sol·id

['sɒlɪd]
1. adj

(gen) solido (-a), (not hollow) pieno (-a), (gold, wood) massiccio (-a), (crowd, row) compatto (-a), (line) ininterrotto (-a), (vote) unanime, (meal) sostanzioso (-a)

to become solid — solidificarsi

cut out of solid rock — scolpito (-a) nella roccia viva

a solid wall — un muro solido

solid gold — oro massiccio

as solid as a rock — solido come una roccia

to be frozen solid — essere completamente ghiacciato (-a)

we waited two solid hours — abbiamo aspettato due ore filate

a man of solid build — un uomo di corporatura massiccia

the street was packed solid with people — la strada era affollatissima

a solid mass of colour — una massa uniforme di colore

he's a good solid worker — è un lavoratore serio

a solid argument — un argomento fondato or valido

solid common sense — buon senso pratico

the town is solid for Labour — nella città c'è una gran maggioranza laburista

2. n

solido

English-Italian dictionary > solid *** sol·id
4 solid

solid ['sɒlɪd]

1 adjective

(a) (not liquid or gas) solide;

∎ a solid body un corps solide;

∎ frozen solid complètement gelé;

∎ the fat had set solid la graisse était complètement figée;

∎ she can't eat solid food elle ne peut pas absorber d'aliments solides

(b) (of one substance) massif;

∎ her necklace is solid gold son collier est en or massif;

∎ solid oak furniture meubles mpl en chêne massif;

∎ they dug until they reached solid rock ils ont creusé jusqu'à ce qu'ils atteignent la roche compacte;

∎ caves hollowed out of solid rock des grottes fpl creusées à même la roche

(c) (not hollow) plein;

∎ solid tyres pneus mpl pleins

(d) (unbroken, continuous) continu;

∎ a solid yellow line une ligne jaune continue;

∎ I worked for eight solid hours or eight hours solid j'ai travaillé sans arrêt pendant huit heures, j'ai travaillé huit heures d'affilée;

∎ we had two solid weeks of rain nous avons eu deux semaines de pluie ininterrompue

(e) American (of one colour) uni;

∎ the walls were painted a solid green les murs étaient peints en vert uni

(f) (dense, compact) dense, compact;

∎ knead it until it forms a solid mass travailler jusqu'à ce que cela forme une masse compacte;

∎ the streets were a solid mass of people les rues étaient noires de monde;

∎ the concert hall was packed solid la salle de concert était bondée

(g) (powerful → blow) puissant;

∎ I gave him a solid punch to the jaw je lui ai assené un violent coup de poing sur la mâchoire

(h) (sturdy, sound → structure, understanding, relationship) solide; (→ evidence, argument) solide, irréfutable; (→ advice) valable, sûr;

∎ a man of solid build un homme bien charpenté;

∎ their marriage was never solid leur mariage n'a jamais été très solide;

∎ I have very solid reasons for believing the opposite j'ai de solides raisons de croire le contraire;

∎ we need somebody with some solid experience in the field nous avons besoin de quelqu'un qui possède une solide expérience de travail sur le terrain;

∎ he's a good solid worker c'est un bon travailleur;

∎ to be on solid ground être sur la terre ferme; figurative être en terrain sûr

(i) (respectable, worthy) respectable, honorable;

∎ the solid citizens of this town les respectables citoyens mpl de cette ville

(j) Politics (firm) massif; (unanimous) unanime;

∎ we have the solid support of the electorate nous avons le soutien massif des électeurs;

∎ the south is solid for the Christian Democrats le sud soutient massivement les démocrates-chrétiens;

∎ the strike was 100 percent solid la grève était totale;

∎ the committee was solid against the proposal le comité a rejeté la proposition à l'unanimité

(k) American familiar (excellent) génial, super (inv)

2 noun

Geometry & Physics solide m

3 adverb

American familiar (absolutely) absolument^□ ;

∎ I solid gotta do it! il faut absolument que je le fasse!

4 solids plural noun

(a) (solid food) aliments mpl solides;

∎ I can't eat solids je ne peux pas absorber d'aliments solides

(b) Chemistry particules fpl solides;

∎ milk solids extrait m du lait

►► Mathematics solid angle angle m solide;

Grammar solid compound composé m écrit en un seul mot;

Mathematics solid figure solide m;

solid fuel combustible m solide;

Mathematics solid geometry géométrie f des solides

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > solid
5 solid

['sɔlɪd]
adj

1) твёрдый

The boat struck (bumped) on something solid. — Лодка ударилась обо что-то твёрдое.

- solid state

- solid fuel

- solid food
- solid solution
- something solid
- nothing solid
- become solid
- freeze solid
- pond is frozen solid
2) густой, плотный, сытный

The crowd was less solid. — Толпа была уже не такой плотной.

- solid layer
- solid clouds
- solid honey
- solid jam
- solid pudding
- eat a solid meal
3) сплошной, целый, непрерывный, однородный, глухой, плотный

The police linked arms to form a solid line. — Полицейские взялись за руки и образовали сплошную цепь.

- solid ball
- solid tyre
- solid rock
- solid limp
- solid background
- solid yellow line
- solid wall
- solid spelling
- solid line
- solid block of ice
- solid piece of wood
- solid row of houses
- write this word solid
- sky is solid blue
4) неразбавленный, цельный, без примеси

The house was in solid darkness. — Дом был погружен во мрак. /В доме не было ни огонька.

- solid delegation
- solid agreement
- solid oak desk
- solid colour
- solid backgroung
- solid port
- take the decision by solid vote
- made of solid gold
5) прочный, крепкий, массивный, добротный, сильный, хорошо сделанный

- solid foundation
- solid basis
- solid house
- solid buildings
- solid furniture
- man of solid build
- be on solid ground
6) надёжный, солидный

- solid man
- solid citizens
- solid career
- solid advantages
- solid firm
- solid merchant
- solid business
- solid relationship and mutual trust
- solid people with solid faces
- man of solid sense
- be solid for peace
- be solid for smb
- be solid against smth, smb
- be solid in smb's favour
7) веский, убедительный, основательный

This argument a solid mathematical basis. — Этот аргумент имеет убедительное математическое обоснование.

- solid arguments
- solid considerations
- have solid grounds for thinking that...
8) серьёзный, глубокий

- solid politician
- solid reading
- solid study
- solid knowledge
- solid piece of writing
- solid report
- solid understanding of laws of nature
- solid book by a solid thinker
- do some solid work on the problem
- give some solid advice
- have solid experience
- need more solid practical evidence
- chemistry is a solid subject

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > solid
6 solid people with solid faces

надёжные люди с достойными лицами

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > solid people with solid faces
7 macizo

adj.

solid, robust, massive, sturdy.

m.

mountain mass, massif.

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macizo

► adjetivo

1 (plata) solid

2 (fuerte) solid, well-built

■ se ha puesto maciza con tanto deporte she's developed a strong body with so much sport

3 familiar (persona) good-looking

■ el profe está macizo the teacher is a hunk

■ la protagonista está maciza the actress who plays the lead is gorgeous

► nombre masculino macizo

1 (montañoso) massif, mountain mass

2 (de flores) bed

3 (de una pared) section

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macizo

► nombre masculino

1 (montañoso) massif, mountain mass

2 (de flores) bed

3 (de una pared) section

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(f. - maciza)

adj.

1) solid

2) strong

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1. ADJ

1) (=no hueco) solid

una mesa de roble macizo — a solid oak table

macizo de gente — solid with people

2) (=fuerte) [objeto] solidly made; [persona] stout, well-built

3) (=grande) massive

4) * (=atractivo) gorgeous *

está maciza — she's gorgeous *

2. SM

1) (Geog) massif

2) [de plantas] clump

3) (Arquit) [de pared] stretch, section ( of a wall); [de edificios] group

4) (=masa) mass

5) (Aut) solid tyre, solid tire (EEUU)

3.

ADV CAm, Méx quickly, fast

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I
- za adjetivo

a) [SER] ( sólido) solid

b) [ESTAR] (fam) < persona> ( robusto) strapping (colloq)

c) [ESTAR] (Esp fam) ( atractivo) < hombre> hunky (colloq); < mujer> gorgeous (colloq)
II
masculino

1)

a) ( de montañas) massif

b) (de flores, arbustos) clump

2) (Arquit) section

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= rock solid.

Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

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* de oro macizo = solid-gold.

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I
- za adjetivo

a) [SER] ( sólido) solid

b) [ESTAR] (fam) < persona> ( robusto) strapping (colloq)

c) [ESTAR] (Esp fam) ( atractivo) < hombre> hunky (colloq); < mujer> gorgeous (colloq)
II
masculino

1)

a) ( de montañas) massif

b) (de flores, arbustos) clump

2) (Arquit) section

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= rock solid.

Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.

* de oro macizo = solid-gold.

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macizo¹ -za

adjective

1 [ SER] (sólido) solid

una pulsera de oro macizo a solid gold bracelet

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam) ‹persona› (robusto) strapping ( colloq)

3 [ ESTAR] ( Esp fam) (atractivo) «hombre» hunky ( colloq); «mujer» gorgeous ( colloq)

macizo²

masculine

A

1 (de montañas) massif

2 (de flores, arbustos) clump

B ( Arquit) section

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Del verbo macizar: ( conjugate macizar)

macizo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

macizó es:

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

macizo 1
◊ -za adjetivo

a) [SER] ( sólido) solid

b) [ESTAR] (fam) ‹ persona› ( robusto) strapping (colloq)

macizo 2 sustantivo masculino ( de montañas) massif;
(de flores, arbustos) clump
macizo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (compacto) solid: una pulsera de oro macizo, a solid gold bracelet
2 (recio) solid, robust
3 fam (hombre, mujer) good looking
II m Geog (montañoso) mountain mass, massif
' macizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- granítica
- granítico
- maciza
English:
bed
- massive
- solid
- clump
- sturdy

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macizo, -a

♦ adj

1. [sólido] solid;

una pulsera de oro macizo a solid gold wristwatch

2. Fam [atractivo]
estar macizo [hombre] to be hunky;
[mujer] to be gorgeous;
¡maciza! [piropo] phwoar!, hello gorgeous!

♦ nm

1. [montañoso] massif

2. [de plantas] flower-bed

3. [en pared] section

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macizo

I adj madera, oro solid; ( grande) massive;

estar macizo fam

hombre, mujer be dishy fam

II m GEOG massif

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macizo, -za adj

1) : solid

oro macizo: solid gold

2) : strong, strapping

3) : massive

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macizo adj solid

Spanish-English dictionary > macizo
8 repleta

adj.

replete (lleno), very full.

Repleto de fillled with

La plaza estaba repleta de gente the square was solid with people

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: repletar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: repletar.

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repleto,-a adjetivo
1 full (up)
2 familiar (de gente) jam-packed: el autobús iba repleto (de gente), the bus was packed (with people)
3 frml (una persona) replete
' repleta' also found in these entries:
English:
bulge

Spanish-English dictionary > repleta
9 fill

1. transitive verb
1) (make full)

fill something [with something] — etwas [mit etwas] füllen

filled with — voller [Reue, Bewunderung, Neid, Verzweiflung] (at über + Akk.)

be filled with people/flowers/fish — etc. voller Menschen/Blumen/Fische usw. sein

2) (occupy whole capacity of, spread over) füllen; besetzen [Sitzplätze]; (fig.) ausfüllen [Gedanken, Zeit]

the room was filled to capacity — der Raum war voll besetzt

fill the bill — (fig.) den Erwartungen entsprechen; (be appropriate) angemessen sein

3) (pervade) erfüllen

light filled the room — Licht strömte in das Zimmer

4) (block up) füllen [Lücke]; füllen, (veralt.) plombieren [Zahn]

5) (Cookery) (stuff) füllen; (put layer of something solid in) belegen; (put layer of something spreadable in) bestreichen

6) (hold) innehaben [Posten]; versehen [Amt]; (take up) ausfüllen [Position]; (appoint somebody to) besetzen [Posten, Lehrstuhl]
2. intransitive verb
fill [with something] — sich [mit etwas] füllen; (fig.) sich [mit etwas] erfüllen
3. noun
eat/drink one's fill — sich satt essen/trinken

have had one's fill — seinen Hunger und Durst gestillt haben

have had one's fill of something/doing something — genug von etwas haben/etwas zur Genüge getan haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/27233/fill_in">fill in

- fill out

- fill up

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[fil] 1. verb
1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) füllen

2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) sich füllen

3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?)

4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) füllen, stopfen
2. noun
(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) die Fülle, zu Genüge

- filled
- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up
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fill

[fɪl]

I. n

1. (bearable amount)

to drink one's \fill seinen Durst stillen

to eat one's \fill sich akk satt essen

to have one's \fill of sth von etw dat genug haben

2. (space full) Füllung f

\fill of gasoline [or petrol] Tankfüllung f

a \fill of tobacco eine Pfeife Tabak

to have had one's \fill of sth genug von etw dat haben

3. no pl (material) Verfüllung f, Aufschüttung f

II. vt

1. (make full)

▪ to \fill sth etw füllen

to \fill a bottle eine Flasche [voll] füllen [o abfüllen]

to \fill a pipe eine Pfeife stopfen

2. (occupy to capacity)

▪ to \fill sth etw füllen

to \fill a stadium ein Stadion füllen

3. (seal, block)

▪ to \fill sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] füllen

to \fill a cavity [or hole] ein Loch füllen [o SCHWEIZ stopfen]

to \fill a crack einen Spalt [o Riss] verspachteln

to \fill a tooth einen Zahn plombieren

4. FOOD

▪ to \fill sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] füllen

\fill the mushrooms with the prepared stuffing die Pilze mit der vorbereiteten Füllung füllen

5. (pervade)

▪ to \fill sth etw erfüllen

happy sounds \filled the room der Raum war mit [o von] fröhlichen Klängen erfüllt

a strong sweet smell \filled the air ein starker, süßer Geruch lag in der Luft

6. (cause to feel)

▪ to \fill sb with sth jdn mit etw dat erfüllen geh

to \fill sb with fear jdn mit Furcht erfüllen geh

7. NAUT

to \fill a sail ein Segel aufblähen

8. (appoint to hold)

to \fill a vacancy/job/position [with sb] eine freie Stelle/Position [mit jdm] besetzen

9. (carry out duties of)

to \fill a role/position eine Rolle/Position übernehmen

10. (utilize)

▪ to \fill the day/time [with sth] den Tag/die Zeit [mit etw dat] ausfüllen [o verbringen]

to \fill the day/time [by] watching television den Tag/die Zeit mit Fernsehen verbringen; (bridge)

to \fill time die Zeit überbrücken

11. (satisfy)

to \fill a need einen Bedarf [ab]decken

to \fill a gap [or need] in the market eine Marktlücke schließen, in eine Marktlücke stoßen

to \fill an order einen Auftrag ausführen

to \fill a prescription AM eine Medizin zubereiten

to \fill a vacuum [or void] eine Lücke schließen

12. (satiate)

▪ to \fill sb jdn sättigen [o satt machen]; ( fig) jdn zufriedenstellen

III. vi

1. (make full) sich akk füllen

▪ to \fill with sth sich akk mit etw dat füllen

their eyes \filled with tears sie hatten Tränen in den Augen, ihnen traten [die] Tränen in die Augen

the buckets were quickly \filling with water die Eimer waren schnell voller Wasser

2. AM ECON, FIN

\fill or kill [einen/den Börsenauftrag] unverzüglich ausführen oder stornieren, [eine/die Option] ausüben oder aufgeben

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[fɪl]
1. vt

1) bottle, bucket, hole füllen; pipe stopfen; teeth plombieren; (wind) sails blähen; (fig) (aus)füllen

I had three teeth filled — ich bekam drei Zähne plombiert or gefüllt

I need something to fill my day — ich brauche etwas, um meinen Tag auszufüllen

2) (= permeate) erfüllen

filled with anger/admiration — voller Zorn/Bewunderung, von Zorn/Bewunderung erfüllt (geh)

filled with emotion —

the thought filled him with horror/hope — der Gedanke erfüllte ihn mit Entsetzen/Hoffnung

3) post, position (employer) besetzen; (employee, = take up) einnehmen; (= be in) innehaben; need entsprechen (+dat); role übernehmen

we are looking for a young man to fill the post of assistant editor — wir suchen einen jungen Mann, der den Posten eines Redaktionsassistenten einnehmen soll

I think she will fill the job very nicely — ich denke, sie wird die Stelle sehr gut ausfüllen

the position is already filled — die Stelle ist schon besetzt or vergeben

4) theatre, seats füllen

the lecture room was filled to capacity — der Hörsaal war bis auf den letzten Platz besetzt

2. vi
sich füllen
his eyes filled with tears — Tränen traten ihm in die Augen

3. n

to drink one's fill — seinen Durst löschen

to eat one's fill — sich satt essen

to have had one's fill — gut satt sein

I've had my fill of him/it (inf) — ich habe von ihm/davon die Nase voll (inf), ich habe ihn/das satt

she's had her fill of disappointments — sie hat mehr als genug Enttäuschungen erlebt

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fill [fıl]

A s

1. eat one’s fill sich satt essen;

have had one’s fill of fig von etwas, jemandem genug haben, etwas, jemanden satthaben;

weep one’s fill sich ausweinen

2. Füllung f (Material oder Menge):

a fill of gasoline (Br petrol) eine Tankfüllung

3. US Erd-, Steindamm m

B v/t

1. (an-, aus)füllen, vollfüllen, die Segel (auf)blähen:

fill sb’s glass jemandem einschenken

2. Flüssigkeit etc ab-, einfüllen ( beide:

into in akk)

3. die Pfeife stopfen

4. (mit Nahrung) sättigen

5. die Straßen etc bevölkern, füllen

6. auch fig erfüllen ( with mit):

smoke filled the room;

grief filled his heart;

filled with fear (envy) angsterfüllt (neiderfüllt);

be filled with admiration for voller Bewunderung sein für; → indignation

7. einen Posten, ein Amt

a) besetzen

b) ausfüllen, bekleiden:

fill the next two places SPORT etc die nächsten beiden Plätze belegen;

fill sb’s place jemandes Stelle einnehmen, jemanden ersetzen

8. a) einen Auftrag, eine Bestellung ausführen

b) ein Rezept ausfertigen

9. fill the bill umg allen Ansprüchen genügen (auch Person), genau das Richtige sein

10. MED einen Zahn füllen, plombieren

C v/i sich füllen (Segel), sich (auf)blähen:

the sails filled with wind die Segel blähten sich im Wind

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1. transitive verb
1) (make full)

fill something [with something] — etwas [mit etwas] füllen

filled with — voller [Reue, Bewunderung, Neid, Verzweiflung] (at über + Akk.)

be filled with people/flowers/fish — etc. voller Menschen/Blumen/Fische usw. sein

2) (occupy whole capacity of, spread over) füllen; besetzen [Sitzplätze]; (fig.) ausfüllen [Gedanken, Zeit]

the room was filled to capacity — der Raum war voll besetzt

fill the bill — (fig.) den Erwartungen entsprechen; (be appropriate) angemessen sein

3) (pervade) erfüllen

light filled the room — Licht strömte in das Zimmer

4) (block up) füllen [Lücke]; füllen, (veralt.) plombieren [Zahn]

5) (Cookery) (stuff) füllen; (put layer of something solid in) belegen; (put layer of something spreadable in) bestreichen

6) (hold) innehaben [Posten]; versehen [Amt]; (take up) ausfüllen [Position]; (appoint somebody to) besetzen [Posten, Lehrstuhl]
2. intransitive verb
fill [with something] — sich [mit etwas] füllen; (fig.) sich [mit etwas] erfüllen
3. noun
eat/drink one's fill — sich satt essen/trinken

have had one's fill — seinen Hunger und Durst gestillt haben

have had one's fill of something/doing something — genug von etwas haben/etwas zur Genüge getan haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- fill in

- fill out

- fill up

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(in) v.

ausfüllen v. v.

abfüllen v.

auffüllen v.

füllen v.

sättigen v.

vollstopfen v.

English-german dictionary > fill
10 pack

1. noun
1) (bundle) Bündel, das; (Mil.) Tornister, der; (rucksack) Rucksack, der

2) (derog.) (people) Bande, die

a pack of lies/nonsense — ein Sack voll Lügen/eine Menge Unsinn

what a pack of lies! — alles erlogen!

3) (Brit.)

pack [of cards] — [Karten]spiel, das

4) (wolves, wild dogs) Rudel, das; (hounds) Meute, die

5) (Cub Scouts, Brownies) Gruppe, die

6) (packet, set) Schachtel, die; Packung, die

pack of ten — Zehnerpackung, die; Zehnerpack, der
2. transitive verb
1) (put into container) einpacken

pack something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) packen

2) (fill) packen

pack one's bags — seine Koffer packen

3) (cram) voll stopfen (ugs.); füllen [Raum, Stadion usw.]

4) (wrap) verpacken (in in + Dat. od. Akk.)

packed in — verpackt in (+ Dat.)

5) (coll.) tragen, dabeihaben [Waffe]

6)

pack [quite] a punch — (coll.) ganz schön zuschlagen können (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
packen

send somebody packing — (fig.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89739/pack_away">pack away

- pack in

- pack into

- pack off

- pack up

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[pæk] 1. noun
1) (things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back: He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.) der Packen

2) (a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards: a pack of cards.) das (Karten)Spiel

3) (a number or group of certain animals: a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.) das Rudel

4) (a packet: a pack of cigarettes.) das Päckchen
2. verb
1) (to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey: I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.) einpacken

2) (to come together in large numbers in a small space: They packed into the hall to hear his speech.) (sich) zusammenpressen

•

- packing
- packing-case
- packed out
- packed
- pack off
- pack up
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pack

[pæk]

I. n

1. (backpack) Rucksack m; MIL Tornister m; (bundle) Bündel nt; (bag) Beutel m

ice \pack Eisbeutel m

2. COMM (packet) Packung f

▪ box Schachtel f

a \pack of cigarettes eine Schachtel [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. ein Päckchen] Zigaretten

a \pack of tobacco eine Packung Tabak

in \packs of six im Sechserpack

3. (folder) Paket nt

information \pack Informationspaket nt

4. of cards [Karten]spiel nt

5. (cosmetic) Packung f

face/mud \pack Gesichts-/Schlammpackung f

6. COMPUT of disks Stapel m

7. + sing/pl vb (group) Gruppe f; of wolves Rudel nt; of hounds also Meute f; (fig, pej: crowd) Horde f pej, Meute f pej fam

[cub] \pack (scouts) Pfadfindergruppe f

\pack of hounds Hundemeute f

\pack of wolves Wolfsrudel nt

8. + sing/pl vb (in rugby) Stürmer pl

9. (polar ice) [Pack]eisdecke f

10.

▶ to keep ahead of the \pack der Konkurrenz immer eine Nasenlänge voraus sein

▶ a \pack of lies ( pej fam) ein Haufen m Lügen fam

that's a \pack of lies! das ist alles [ fam erstunken und] erlogen!

II. vi

1. (for a journey) packen

2. (fit in)

▪ to \pack into sth in etw akk passen

3. (be suitable for packing)

to \pack well sich gut [ein]packen lassen; (for transport) sich gut verpacken lassen

this silk dress doesn't \pack very well dieses Seidenkleid knittert beim Packen

4. AM (sl: be carrying a gun)

to be \packing eine Pistole tragen

5.

▶ to send sb \packing ( fam: send away) jdn fortschicken [o wegschicken]; (dismiss) jdn entlassen

III. vt

1. (put into a container) articles, goods

▪ to \pack sth etw [ein]packen; (for transport) etw verpacken; (in units for sale) etw abpacken

▪ to \pack sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw [ein]packen

2. (fill)

▪ to \pack sth bag, suitcase, trunk etw packen; box, container etw vollpacken

▪ to \pack sth with sth etw in etw akk packen; box, container etw mit etw dat [voll] packen

please \pack the small suitcase with the children's stuff pack bitte die Kindersachen in den kleinen Koffer

3. (put in wrapping)

▪ to \pack sth [in sth] etw [in etw akk o dat] einpacken

to \pack sth in newspaper etw in Zeitungspapier wickeln

4. (use as wrapping)

▪ to \pack sth around sth etw um etw akk wickeln, etw in etw akk [ein]wickeln

she \packed tissue paper around the shoes sie wickelte die Schuhe in Seidenpapier

5. (make)

to \pack a parcel ein Paket packen

6. ( also fig: cram)

▪ to \pack sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] vollpacken [o stopfen] a. fig

▪ to be \packed with sth mit etw dat vollgepackt sein a. fig

the text is \packed with useful information der Text ist mit nützlichen Informationen vollgepackt

▪ to be \packed [with people] gerammelt voll [mit Leuten] sein fam

the people were \packed like sardines on the bus die Leute standen im Bus wie die Sardinen

7. (compress)

▪ to \pack sth etw zusammenpressen [o zusammendrücken]; COMPUT etw verdichten

8. ( fam: carry)

▪ to \pack sth etw bei sich dat tragen

to \pack a gun eine Schusswaffe bei sich dat führen

9. (contain)

▪ to \pack sth etw enthalten

each missile \packs several warheads jede Rakete trägt mehrere Sprengköpfe

10. (bias) meeting, jury

to \pack sth [with one's own supporters] etw mit eigenen Leuten besetzen

11.

▶ to \pack a punch [or ( fam) wallop] (hit hard) kräftig zuschlagen; (be strong) drink [ordentlich] reinhauen fig sl

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[pk]
1. n

1) (= bundle) Bündel nt; (on animal) Last f; (= rucksack) Rucksack m; (MIL) Gepäck nt no pl, Tornister m (dated)

2) (= packet for cereal, washing powder, frozen food) Paket nt; (esp US of cigarettes) Packung f, Schachtel f

a pack of six — ein Sechserpack m

3) (HUNT) Meute f

4) (of wolves, cubs) Rudel nt; (of submarines) Gruppe f

5) (pej: group) Horde f, Meute f

to stay ahead of the pack (fig) — der Konkurrenz (dat) immer um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein

a pack of thieves — eine Diebesbande

he told us a pack of lies — er tischte uns einen Sack voll Lügen auf

it's all a pack of lies — es ist alles erlogen

6) (of cards) (Karten)spiel nt

52 cards make a pack — ein Blatt nt besteht aus 52 Karten

7) (RUGBY) Stürmer pl

8) (MED, COSMETICS) Packung f

9) (of ice) Scholle f

2. vt

1) crate, container etc vollpacken; fish, meat in tin etc abpacken

packed in dozens — im Dutzend abgepackt

2) case, trunk packen; things in case, clothes etc einpacken

3) (= wrap, put into parcel) einpacken

it comes packed in polythene — es ist in Cellophan or Zellophan verpackt

4) (= crowd, cram) packen; articles stopfen, packen

the box was packed full of explosives — die Kiste war voll mit Sprengstoff

the crowds that packed the stadium —

he packed the committee with his own supporters — er füllte das Komitee mit seinen eigenen Anhängern

the comedy was playing to packed houses — die Komödie lief vor ausverkauften Häusern

the bus/square was packed solid — der Bus/der Platz war rappelvoll (inf)

all this information is packed into one chapter — all diese Informationen sind in einem Kapitel zusammengedrängt

a weekend packed with excitement — ein Wochenende voller aufregender Erlebnisse

a speech packed with jokes — eine mit Witzen gespickte Rede

a thrill-packed film — ein packender Film

the coast is packed with tourists — an der Küste wimmelt es von Touristen

5) (= make firm) soil etc festdrücken

the snow on the path was packed hard — der Schnee auf dem Weg war festgetrampelt

6) jury mit den eigenen Leuten besetzen

7) (US inf = carry) gun tragen, dabei haben

to pack one's lunch — sich (dat) sein Mittagessen mitnehmen

8) (inf)

to pack a ( heavy) punch (person) — kräftig zuschlagen

he packs a nasty left — er hat or schlägt eine ganz gemeine Linke (inf)

the film packs a real punch (fig) — der Film ist total spannend

9) leak, pipe (zu)stopfen

10) (COMPUT) data komprimieren, packen (inf)

3. vi

1) (items) passen

that won't all pack into one suitcase — das passt or geht nicht alles in einen Koffer

it packs (in) nicely — es lässt sich gut verpacken

the boxes are designed to pack into this container — die Kästen sind so gemacht, dass sie in diesen Behälter hineingehen

2) (person) packen

I'm still packing — ich bin noch beim Packen

3)

(= crowd) the crowds packed into the stadium — die Menge drängte sich in das Stadion

we can't all pack into one car —

they packed around the president — sie belagerten or umringten den Präsidenten

4) (= become firm) fest werden

the snow had packed round the wheels — an den Rädern klebte eine feste Schneeschicht

5) (inf)

to send sb packing — jdn kurz abfertigen

he sent her packing — er hat sie in die Wüste geschickt (inf)

what should I do with my drunken husband? – I'd send him packing — was soll ich mit meinem Trunkenbold von Mann machen? – ich würde ihn vor die Tür setzen

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pack [pæk]

A s

1. a) Pack(en) m, Ballen m, Bündel n

b) (Informations- etc)Mappe f, (-)Unterlagen pl

2. US Packung f, Schachtel f (Zigaretten), Päckchen n, Paket n

3. MIL

a) Tornister m

b) Rückentrage f (für Kabelrollen etc)

c) Fallschirmpackhülle f

4. auch pack of films FOTO Filmpack m

5. auch pack of cards Spiel n Karten, Kartenspiel n

6. ELEK Netzteil n

7. (Schub m) Konserven pl

8. Verpackung(sweise) f, Konservierung(smethode) f

9. Menge f, Haufen m:

a pack of lies ein Haufen Lügen, ein Sack voll Lügen;

a pack of nonsense lauter Unsinn

10. Pack n, Bande f:

a pack of thieves eine Räuberbande

11. (Hunde) Meute f, (-)Koppel f:

pack of hounds

12. a) Rudel n (von Wölfen etc; auch MIL von U-Booten etc):

pack of wolves Wolfsrudel

b) SPORT Feld n:

finish in the pack im Feld landen

13. Rugby: Stürmer pl, Sturm m

14. Packeis n

15. Kosmetik, MED: Packung f: → face pack, etc

B v/t

1. oft pack up ein-, zusammen-, ab-, verpacken:

pack sb sth jemandem etwas einpacken;

packed lunch Lunchpaket(e) n(pl)

2. a) auch pack down zusammenpressen

b) Tabak stopfen

c) IT eine Datei etc packen, komprimieren

3. auch pack together zusammenpferchen: → sardine¹

4. vollstopfen:

packed

a) Br umg packed-out bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllt, brechend voll

b) SPORT massiert (Abwehr);

a packed house THEAT ein ausverkauftes Haus;

packed with voll von, voll(er) Autos etc;

pack one’s defence (US defense) SPORT die Abwehr massieren

5. (voll)packen:

pack the cases die Koffer packen;

I am packed ich habe gepackt

6. die Geschworenenbank, einen Ausschuss etc mit seinen (eigenen) Leuten besetzen

7. konservieren, besonders eindosen

8. TECH (ab)dichten

9. bepacken, beladen

10. US eine Last etc tragen

11. a) US umg eine Waffe etc (bei sich) tragen

b) pack a hard punch umg (Boxen) einen harten Schlag haben; fig eine scharfe Klinge führen

12. US umg enthalten:

the book packs a wealth of information

13. meist pack off umg (rasch) fortschicken, (eilig) wegbringen, fortjagen:

he packed his children off to bed er verfrachtete seine Kinder ins Bett umg;

pack sb back jemanden zurückschicken

14. meist pack up ( oder in) umg aufhören oder Schluss machen mit, aufstecken:

pack up smoking das Rauchen aufgeben;

pack it in! hör endlich auf (damit)!

15. MED einpacken

C v/i

1. packen:

pack up zusammenpacken;

pack up (and go home) fig umg einpacken (es aufgeben)

2. sich gut etc verpacken oder konservieren lassen

3. a) auch pack together sich zusammendrängen oder zusammenscharen

b) sich drängen ( into in akk)

4. fest werden, sich fest zusammenballen, backen:

wet snow packs easily

5. meist pack off umg sich packen, sich davonmachen:

send sb packing jemanden fortjagen

6. umg

a) meist pack up ( oder in) aufhören, Feierabend machen

b) meist pack up ( oder in) es aufstecken umg

c) pack up absterben, verrecken (Motor):

the engine packed up on me mir ist der Motor abgestorben

d) pack up ( oder in) den oder seinen Geist aufgeben umg (Waschmaschine etc)

pk abk

1. pack

2. park

3. peak

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1. noun
1) (bundle) Bündel, das; (Mil.) Tornister, der; (rucksack) Rucksack, der

2) (derog.) (people) Bande, die

a pack of lies/nonsense — ein Sack voll Lügen/eine Menge Unsinn

what a pack of lies! — alles erlogen!

3) (Brit.)

pack [of cards] — [Karten]spiel, das

4) (wolves, wild dogs) Rudel, das; (hounds) Meute, die

5) (Cub Scouts, Brownies) Gruppe, die

6) (packet, set) Schachtel, die; Packung, die

pack of ten — Zehnerpackung, die; Zehnerpack, der
2. transitive verb
1) (put into container) einpacken

pack something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) packen

2) (fill) packen

pack one's bags — seine Koffer packen

3) (cram) voll stopfen (ugs.); füllen [Raum, Stadion usw.]

4) (wrap) verpacken (in in + Dat. od. Akk.)

packed in — verpackt in (+ Dat.)

5) (coll.) tragen, dabeihaben [Waffe]

6)

pack [quite] a punch — (coll.) ganz schön zuschlagen können (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
packen

send somebody packing — (fig.) jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- pack away

- pack in

- pack into

- pack off

- pack up

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(animals) n.

Rudel -- n. n.

Bündel - n.

Meute -n f.

Pack nur sing. n.

Stapel - m. v.

einpacken v.

packen v.

English-german dictionary > pack
11 thick

Ɵik
1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto

2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico

- thickly
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin

thick adj

1. grueso / gordo

a thick book un libro grueso

2. tupido / poblado

thick hair pelo tupido

a thick beard una barba poblada

3. denso / espeso

thick smoke humo denso

thick clouds nubes densas

4. espeso

this sauce is too thick esta salsa es demasiado espesa

5. corto / burro

he's really thick es muy burro

thick

tr[ɵɪk]

adjective

1 (solid things) grueso,-a

■ it's a thick book es un libro grueso

■ it's two inches thick tiene dos pulgadas de grosor

2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a

3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a

4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a

5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a

6 familiar (stupid) corto,-a, corto,-a de alcances, de pocas luces; (unable to think) espeso,-a

7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a

adverb

1 espesamente, gruesamente

■ cut the bread nice and thick corta el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

■ don't spread the jam too thick no pongas demasiada mermelada

■ the snow lay thick on the ground había una capa espesa de nieve en la tierra

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

thick and fast en cantidad

■ the snow fell thick and fast nevaba copiosamente

■ the questions came thick and fast llovieron las preguntas

through thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y marea

to be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carne

to be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chaleco

to be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algo

■ she loves being in the thick of things a ella le encanta estar en el ajo

to be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguien

to be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algo

to get a thick ear recibir una torta

to give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguien

to have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotada

to have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticas

to lay it on thick (exaggerate) exagerar 2 (flatter) dar coba

thick ['ɵɪk] adj

1) : grueso

a thick plank: una tabla gruesa

2) : espeso, denso

thick syrup: jarabe espeso

♦ thickly adv

thick n

1)

in the thick of : en medio de

in the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla

2)

through thick and thin : a las duras y a las maduras

thick

adj.

• amazacotado, -a adj.

• apelmazado, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• brumoso, -a adj.

• copudo, -a adj.

• craso, -a adj.

• de espesor adj.

• doble adj.

• espeso, -a adj.

• grueso, -a adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• tupido, -a adj.

• turbio, -a adj.

• viciado, -a adj.

• viscoso, -a adj.

• zurraposo, -a adj.

n.

• espesor s.m.

• grueso s.m.

I θɪk
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

[θɪk]
1. ADJ
(compar thicker) (superl thickest)
1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesa

a thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo

a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla

a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre

it's 2 metres thick — tiene 2 metros de grosor

a 5 centimetres thick door — una puerta de 5 centímetros de grosor

• to give sb a thick ear * — dar un sopapo a algn *

• how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?

• it's or that's a bit thick * — (=unreasonable) eso ya pasa de castaño oscuro *

2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso

• to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupida

• to be thick with — (gen) estar lleno de

the pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente

the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo

the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores

to be thick on the ground * —

cameramen and interviewers were thick on the ground — había cámaras y entrevistadores a patadas *

3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espeso

if the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua

whisk until thick — bátase hasta que se ponga espeso

4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *

he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *

I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *

- be as thick as a brick or two short planks

- as thick as

5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado

6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso

• his voice was thick with emotion — su voz estaba empañada por la emoción or cargada de emoción

• his voice was thick with sarcasm — su tono iba cargado de sarcasmo

7) * (=very friendly)

to be thick (with sb) — ser uña y carne (con algn) *

- be as thick as thieves

8) (=groggy)

I woke up with a thick head — me desperté con la cabeza embotada

2.

ADV (=in a thick layer)

• the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad

• the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve

• slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas

• he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla

- come/follow thick and fast

the jokes came thick and fast — los chistes iban surgiendo uno detrás de otro con rapidez

distress calls were coming in thick and fast — llovían las llamadas de auxilio

the snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar

- lay it on thick

3.

N

to be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo

he was in the thick of the fighting — estaba en lo más intenso de la lucha

- through thick and thin

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I [θɪk]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> grueso

it's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor

b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espeso

c) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado

she has thick hair — tiene mucho pelo

2) (covered, filled) (pred)

to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo

3) ( heavy) < accent> fuerte, marcado

4) (colloq)

a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)

b) ( close) (pred)

to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)

II

adverb

a) ( thickly)

he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo

b)

thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas

III

noun

she likes to be in the thick of things — le gusta estar donde está la acción

in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche

through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas

English-spanish dictionary > thick
12 thick

1. adjective
1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]

a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil

that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)

2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]

3) (filled)

thick with — voll von

air thick with fog and smoke — von Nebel und Rauch erfüllte Luft

4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]

5) (stupid) dumm

you're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)

[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (intimate)

be very thick with somebody — mit jemandem dick befreundet sein (ugs.)

be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)

in the thick of it or things — mitten drin

stay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
3. adverb
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden

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[Ɵik] 1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) dick

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) dick

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) dickflüssig

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) dicht

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) dicht

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) voller

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!)
2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) dichtester Teil, das Gewühl

- academic.ru/92633/thickly">thickly
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
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thick

[θɪk]

I. adj

1. (not thin) coat, layer, volume dick

with a \thick helping of butter dick mit Butter bestrichen

2. (bushy) eyebrows dicht

\thick hair volles [o dichtes] [o SCHWEIZ meist dickes] Haar

3. after n (measurement) dick, stark

the walls are two metres \thick die Wände sind zwei Meter dick

4. (not very fluid) dick, zähflüssig

5. (dense) dicht

the air in the banqueting hall was \thick with smoke die Luft im Festsaal war völlig verraucht

the atmosphere was \thick with unspoken criticism ( fig) unausgesprochene Kritik belastete die Atmosphäre

\thick clouds dichte Wolkendecke

\thick fog dichter Nebel

6. (extreme) deutlich, ausgeprägt

\thick accent starker Akzent

\thick darkness tiefe Dunkelheit

7. voice belegt, heiser

he spoke and his voice was \thick with fear er sprach mit angstvoller Stimme

8. (headache)

to have a \thick head einen Brummschädel [o dicken Kopf] haben fam

I've got a \thick head mir brummt der Schädel fam

9. ( pej sl: mentally slow) dumm

to be [a bit] \thick [ein bisschen] begriffsstutzig sein

10. BRIT ( fam: plentiful) reichlich, massenhaft

female engineers are not too \thick on the ground weibliche Ingenieure sind dünn gesät

11. BRIT (exaggerated)

to be a bit \thick etwas übertrieben sein

hiring four Rolls Royces for a village wedding was a bit \thick vier Rolls Royce für eine Dorfhochzeit zu mieten, war schon etwas dick aufgetragen

12.

▶ to be as \thick as two short planks dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein

▶ blood is \thicker than water ( saying) Blut ist dicker als Wasser prov

▶ to get a \thick ear BRIT ein paar auf [o hinter] die Ohren bekommen fam

▶ to give sb a \thick ear BRIT jdm ein paar [o eins] hinter die Ohren geben fam

▶ to have a \thick skin ein dickes Fell haben

▶ to be as \thick as thieves wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten

▶ to be \thick with sb mit jdm eng befreundet sein

Peter is \thick with Tom Peter und Tom sind dicke Freunde

II. n no pl ( fam)

▪ in the \thick of sth mitten[drin] in etw dat

an argument had ensued at the bar and in the \thick of it stood my husband an der Bar war ein Streit ausgebrochen und mein Mann steckte mittendrin

in the \thick of the battle im dichtesten Kampfgetümmel

III. adv (heavily) dick

the snow lay \thick on the path auf dem Weg lag eine dicke Schneedecke

to spread bread \thick with butter Brot dick mit Butter bestreichen

▶ to come \thick and fast hart auf hart kommen

the complaints were coming \thick and fast es hagelte Beschwerden

▶ to lay it on \thick dick auftragen fam

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[ɵɪk]
1. adj (+er)

1) dick; thread, legs, arms dick, stark; lips dick, voll

a wall three feet thick — eine drei Fuß dicke or starke Wand

to give sb a thick ear ( Brit inf ) — jdm ein paar hinter die Ohren hauen (inf)

you'll get a thick ear in a minute ( Brit inf ) — du kriegst gleich ein paar hinter die Ohren! (inf)

the shelves were thick with dust — auf den Regalen lag dick der Staub

to have a thick head — einen Brummschädel haben (inf), einen dicken Kopf haben (inf)

2) hair, fog, smoke dick, dicht; forest, hedge, beard dicht; liquid, sauce, syrup etc dick(flüssig); mud dick; darkness tief; night undurchdringlich; crowd dicht (gedrängt); air schlecht, dick (inf); (= airless) atmosphere schwer; (= unclear) voice träge; accent stark, breit

they are thick on the ground (inf) — die gibt es wie Sand am Meer

the hedgerows were thick with wild flowers the streets are thick with people/traffic — die Hecken strotzten von wilden Blumen die Straßen sind voller Menschen/Verkehr

his voice was thick with a cold/emotion/fear/drink —

the air is pretty thick in here — hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden, hier ist sehr schlechte Luft

the air is thick with rumours — Gerüchte liegen in der Luft

3) (Brit inf = stupid) person dumm, doof (inf)

to get sth into or through sb's thick head — etw in jds dicken Schädel bekommen (inf)

as thick as a brick or as two (short) planks — dumm wie ein Brett (inf), strohdoof (inf)

4) (inf

= intimate) they are very thick — sie sind dicke Freunde (inf)

to be very thick with sb — mit jdm eine dicke Freundschaft haben (inf)

5) (inf

= much) that's a bit thick! — das ist ein starkes Stück (inf)

2. n

1)

in the thick of the crowd — mitten in der Menge

to be in the thick of the fighting — im dicksten Kampfgetümmel stecken

in the thick of it — mittendrin

he likes to be in the thick of things — er ist gern bei allem voll dabei

to stick together through thick and thin — zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen

2) (of finger, leg) dickste Stelle

the thick of the calf — die Wade

3. adv (+er)
spread, lie, cut dick; grow dicht
the snow lay thick — es lag eine dichte Schneedecke

his blows fell thick and fast — seine Schläge prasselten nieder

offers of help poured in thick and fast —

they are falling thick and fast — sie fallen um wie die Fliegen (inf)

the jokes came thick and fast — die Witze kamen Schlag auf Schlag

to lay it on thick (inf) — (zu) dick auftragen (inf)

that's laying it on a bit thick (inf) — das ist ja wohl etwas übertrieben

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thick [θık]

A adj (adv thickly)

1. allg dick:

a board 2 inches thick ein zwei Zoll starkes Brett;

the book is 500 pages thick das Buch ist 500 Seiten stark; → skin A 1

2. dick, massig (Nacken etc)

3. Bergbau: mächtig (Flöz)

4. give sb a thick ear umg jemandem eins oder ein paar hinter die Ohren geben

5. dicht (Haar, Menschenmenge etc), (Nebel etc auch) dick

6. thick with über und über bedeckt von:

the furniture was thick with dust auf den Möbeln lag dick der Staub

7. thick with voll von, voller, reich an (dat):

thick with smoke verräuchert;

the air is thick with snow die Luft ist voll(er) Schnee

8. dick(flüssig)

9. neblig, trüb(e) (Wetter)

10. schlammig:

thick puddles Schlammpfützen

11. dumpf, belegt, heiser (Stimme)

12. umg dumm

13. dicht (aufeinanderfolgend)

14. fig reichlich, massenhaft:

they are thick on the ground, they are (as) thick as peas es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer

15. umg stark, frech:

that’s a bit thick! das ist ein starkes Stück!

16. umg dick befreundet ( with mit):

they are (as) thick as thieves

a) sie sind dicke Freunde,

b) sie halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel

B s

1. dickster Teil, dick(st)e Stelle

2. fig dichtester Teil, Mitte f, Brennpunkt m:

in the thick of mitten in (dat);

in the thick of it mittendrin;

in the thick of the fight(ing) im dichtesten Kampfgetümmel;

in the thick of the crowd im dichtesten Menschengewühl;

through thick and thin durch dick und dünn

C adv

1. dick:

spread thick Butter etc dick aufstreichen oder auftragen;

lay it on thick umg dick auftragen

2. dicht oder rasch (aufeinander):

the blows came thick and fast die Schläge fielen hageldicht

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1. adjective
1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]

a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil

that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)

2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]

3) (filled)

thick with — voll von

air thick with fog and smoke — von Nebel und Rauch erfüllte Luft

4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]

5) (stupid) dumm

you're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)

[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (intimate)

be very thick with somebody — mit jemandem dick befreundet sein (ugs.)

be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)

in the thick of it or things — mitten drin

stay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
3. adverb
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden

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adj.

dicht adj.

dick adj.

English-german dictionary > thick
13 jam

jam

A n

1 Culin confiture f ; apricot jam confiture d'abricots ;

2 ( congestion) ( of people) foule f ; ( of traffic) embouteillage m ; ⇒ log jam ;

3 (failure, blockage of machine, system, department) blocage m ;

4 ○ ( difficult situation) pétrin ○ m ; this is a real jam on est vraiment dans le pétrin ○ ; to be in/get into a jam être/se mettre dans le pétrin ○ ; to help sb out of a jam tirer qn du pétrin ○ ;

5 Mus ( also jam session) bœuf ○ m, jam-session f.

B modif Culin [tart, doughnut etc] à la confiture.

C vtr ( p prés etc - mm-)

1 (stuff, pile) to jam things into entasser des choses dans [small space, suitcase, box] ; she jammed her clothes into the drawer elle a entassé ses vêtements dans le tiroir ; reporters were jamming microphones into our faces les journalistes nous fourraient ○ des micros sous le nez ; to jam one's hat on enfoncer son chapeau sur sa tête ; to jam one's foot on the brake, to jam the brake on freiner à bloc ;

2 (fix firmly, wedge) coincer ; I was jammed between the wall and the door j'étais coincé entre le mur et la porte ; I got my finger jammed in the door je me suis coincé le doigt dans la porte ; the key's jammed in the lock la clé s'est coincée dans la serrure ;

3 ( also jam up) (crowd, fill up) gen encombrer ; cars jammed (up) the roads les routes étaient embouteillées ; to be jammed (solid) with, to be jammed full of [room, entrance, shelf] être bourré de qch [people, books, objects] ;

4 ( also jam up) (cause to stop functioning, block) [dirt, malfunction, person] enrayer [mechanism] ; coincer [lock, door, window, system] ; sand had jammed (up) the mechanism le sable avait enrayé le mécanisme ; to be jammed ou jammed up [mechanism] s'enrayer (by sth à cause de qch) ; [lock, door, window] se coincer or se bloquer (by sth à cause de qch) ; [system] se bloquer ;

5 Radio, Telecom brouiller [frequency, transmission].

D vi ( p prés etc - mm-)

1 ( become stuck) [mechanism, switch, lever] s'enrayer ; [lock, door, window] se coincer, se bloquer ;

2 Mus faire un bœuf ○, improviser.

Idioms

it's real jam ○ ! (job, task) c'est du gâteau ○ ! ; you want jam on it ○ ! GB et puis quoi encore! ; (it's a case of) jam tomorrow les beaux jours sont pour demain ; ⇒ money, bread.

Phrasal verb

■ jam in:

▶ jam in [people] s'entasser ;

▶ jam [sth/sb] in

1 (trap, wedge) coincer ; to be jammed in être coincé ;

2 ( pack in) entasser ; there were 30 people jammed into the room il y avait 30 personnes entassées dans la pièce.

Big English-French dictionary > jam
14 mas|a

Ⅰ f 1. (substancja) wyrobić ciasto na jednolitą masę to knead the dough until (it’s) smooth
- grzebień z masy szylkretowej a tortoiseshell comb

- sucha masa a dry substance

- masa mięśniowa muscle mass
2. (wiele) lots a. a lot, a mass; masses pot.
- masa kłamstw a mass of lies

- cała masa sprzeczności a mass of contradictions

- przyszło masę ludzi loads of people came pot.

- masę dzieci nie wyjechało na wakacje lots of children spent their holidays at home
3. zw. pl mass U; masses pl pot.
- masy lawy a mass of lava

- ludzie masami opuszczali miasto people were leaving the city en masse a. in droves
4. (bryła) w mroku majaczyła masa statku a ship loomed out of the darkness
- masa lasu the looming forest
5. Fiz. (ciężar) mass C/U; weight C/U pot.
- masa atomowa/cząsteczkowa atomic/particle mass

- masa krytyczna critical mass

- masa ciała body weight

- bryła o masie jednego kilograma a solid with a mass of one kilogram

- siła to masa razy przyspieszenie force is defined as mass times acceleration
6. Elektr. earth, ground U 7. Prawo estate
- masa spadkowa an/the estate

- masa upadłościowa a. konkursowa a/the bankrupt’s estate
Ⅱ masy plt (lud, tłum) the masses
- masy chłopskie/pracujące the rural a. peasant/working masses

- gazeta dla mas a newspaper for the masses

- nie uzyskał poparcia mas he failed to gain the support of the masses

- oddziaływać na masy to influence the masses

- opium dla mas the opium of the people a. the masses

- □ masa akustyczna Fiz. acoustic mass

- masa celulozowa Przem. cellulose pulp

- masa migdałowa Kulin. frangipane spec.

- masa papiernicza paper pulp

- masa perłowa mother-of-pearl

- masa relatywistyczna Fiz., Chem. relative a. relativistic mass

- masa spoczynkowa Fiz. rest mass

- masa szklana Przem. glass mass

- masa towarowa Ekon. volume of goods

- masa tynkarska Budow. plaster mass

- masa właściwa Fiz., Chem. real a. invariant mass

- masa plastyczna Chem. plastic mass

■ ciemna masa pejor., żart. num(b)skull pot., pejor.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > mas|a
15 atolladero

m.

1 fix, jam (apuro).

meter en/sacar de un atolladero a alguien to put somebody in/get somebody out of a tight spot

2 deadlock, logjam.

3 bog, swamp, mudhole, mire.

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atolladero

► nombre masculino

1 (atascadero) morass, quagmire

2 figurado (aprieto) fix, jam

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en un atolladero to be in a jam

sacar a alguien del atolladero to get somebody out of a fix

salir del atolladero to get out of a jam

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SM

1) (=lodazal) mire, morass

2) (=aprieto) jam *, fix *

estar en un atolladero — to be in a jam o a fix *

salir del atolladero — to get out of a jam o a fix *

sacar a algn del atolladero — to get sb out of a jam o a fix *

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masculino

a) ( lugar cenagoso) mire

b) ( aglomeración)

la estación era un atolladero — the station was horribly congested

la plaza era un atolladero de coches — the square was jam-packed with cars

c) (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation

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= logjam [log-jam], jam, predicament.

Ex. In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.

Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

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masculino

a) ( lugar cenagoso) mire

b) ( aglomeración)

la estación era un atolladero — the station was horribly congested

la plaza era un atolladero de coches — the square was jam-packed with cars

c) (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation

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= logjam [log-jam], jam, predicament.

Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.

Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

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atolladero

masculine

1 (lugar cenagoso) mire

2

(aglomeración): la estación es un atolladero a estas horas the station is horribly congested at this time of day

la plaza era un atolladero de coches the square was jam-packed o was (packed) solid with cars

a la salida del recital nos perdimos en el atolladero as we came out of the concert we lost one another in the mass of people o in the crowd

3 (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation

me puso en un atolladero it put me in a predicament o an awkward situation o a tight spot

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atolladero sustantivo masculino
a) ( lugar cenagoso) mire

b) (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation

atolladero sustantivo masculino bog
' atolladero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
English:
quagmire
- hook

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atolladero nm

1. [apuro] fix, jam;

estamos en un atolladero we are in a fix o jam;

se metió en un atolladero he got himself into a fix o jam;

meter en/sacar de un atolladero a alguien to put sb in/get sb out of a tight spot

2. [lodazal] mire

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atolladero

m fig

:

sacar a alguien del atolladero fam get s.o. out of a jam o

a tight spot;

estar en un atolladero fam be in a jam o

a tight spot

Spanish-English dictionary > atolladero
16 packed

packed [pækt]

1. adjective

   a. (with people) bondé

• to be packed solid être plein à craquer

   b. (with luggage ready) I'm packed and ready to leave j'ai fait mes bagages, je suis prêt

   c. ( = compressed) [snow, soil] tassé

• the snow was packed hard la neige était bien tassée

2. compounds

► packed lunch noun (British)

I'll take a packed lunch je vais emporter des sandwichs

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[pækt]
adjective ( crowded) comble

packed with — plein de

I'm packed — j'ai fait mes valises

English-French dictionary > packed
17 packed

adj. 1. преполн (соба/автобус); be packed solid/tight преполн е; игла да фрлиш нема каде да падне: The bus was packed (with people) Автобусот беше преполн (со луѓе)

2. спакуван, подготвен: I'm packed and ready to leave Jас сум спакуван и спремен за тргнување

3. збиен, набиен (снег): The snow was packed hard Снегот беше цврсто набиен

English-Macedonian dictionary > packed
18 plein

plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. ( = rempli) full

• j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full

• plein à craquer crammed full

• être plein aux as (inf!) to be rolling in it (inf)

► plein de ( = rempli de) full of ; [taches] covered in

• il est plein d'idées he's bursting with ideas

• elle est pleine de bonne volonté she's very willing► en plein + nom in the middle of

• arriver en plein milieu du cours to arrive right in the middle of the class

• c'est arrivé en pleine rue it happened out in the street

• en plein jour in broad daylight

• en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

• en plein hiver in the middle of winter

• je suis en plein travail I'm in the middle of something

• en pleine poitrine right in the chest

• cette affaire est en plein essor this is a rapidly expanding business

   b. ( = complet) [succès, confiance, satisfaction] complete

• absent un jour plein absent for a whole day

• avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

• pleine lune full moon

• c'est la pleine mer the tide is in

• avoir pleine conscience de qch to be fully aware of sth

• heurter qch de plein fouet to crash headlong into sth

• prendre qch à pleines mains to grasp sth firmly

   c. ( = non creux) [paroi, porte, pneu] solid ; [joues] chubby ; [voix] rich ; [trait] unbroken

   d. ( = enceinte) [vache] in calf ; [jument] in foal ; [brebis] in lamb

   e. ( = ivre) (inf!) plastered (inf!)

2. <

   a. ( = beaucoup) (inf) tu as des romans ? -- j'en ai plein have you any novels? -- I've got loads

► plein de ( = beaucoup de) lots of

• il y a plein de gens dans la rue the street is full of people

• un gâteau avec plein de crème a cake with lots of cream

   b. ( = exactement vers) se diriger plein ouest to head due west

• donner plein ouest to face due west

   c. (locutions)

► plein le(s)

• il a des bonbons plein les poches his pockets are full of sweets

• en avoir plein le dos de qch (inf) be sick and tired of sth (inf)

• en avoir plein les jambes (inf) to be exhausted► à plein [fonctionner, tourner] at full capacity ; [exploiter] to the full

• il faut profiter à plein de ces jours de congé you should make the very most of your time off► en plein + préposition ou adverbe

• en plein dans l'eau right in the water

• en plein dans l'œil right in the eye

• j'ai marché en plein dedans I stepped right in it

3. <

   a. le théâtre fait le plein tous les soirs the theatre has a full house every night

• j'ai fait le plein de souvenirs I came back with lots of memories

   b. [d'essence] faire le plein to fill up

• le plein, s'il vous plaît fill it up please

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1.

pleine plɛ̃, plɛn adjectif

1) ( rempli) full (de of)

une jupe pleine de taches — a skirt covered with stains

2)

un plein verre/panier — a glassful/basketful (de of)

saisir à pleines mains — to take hold of [something] with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of [terre, sable, pièces]

3) ( non creux) [brique, mur] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded

4) ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet] full; [succès, confiance] complete

avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de quelque chose — to have full responsibility for something

5) ( entier) [mois] whole, full; [lune] full

6) ( milieu)

en pleine poitrine/réunion/forêt — (right) in the middle of the chest/meeting/forest

en plein cœur — right in the heart

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en plein été — at the height of summer

en plein hiver — in the depths of winter

en pleine mer — on the open sea

être en pleine mutation — to be experiencing radical change

7) Zoologie pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf (après n); [jument] in foal (après n); [truie] in pig (après n)

8) (colloq) ( ivre) sloshed (colloq), drunk

9) ( en parlant de cuir)

reliure pleine peau — full leather binding

veste pleine peau — jacket made out of full skins

2.

adverbe

1) ( exprimant une grande quantité)

avoir des billes plein les poches — to have one's pockets full of marbles

il a des idées plein la tête — he's full of ideas

2) ( directement)

être orienté plein sud — to face due south

3.

nom masculin

1) ( de réservoir)

faire le plein de — lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]

j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici — I took two tankfuls to get here

le plein s'il vous plaît — fill it up please

2) ( en calligraphie) downstroke

4.

plein de (colloq) déterminant indéfini

plein de — lots of, loads (colloq) of

5.

à plein locution adverbiale [bénéficier, utiliser] fully

tourner or marcher à plein — to work flat out, to work to capacity

6.

en plein locution adverbiale

l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble — the plane crashed straight into the building

il m'est rentré en plein dedans — (colloq) he crashed right into me

7.

tout plein (colloq) locution adverbiale really

mignon tout plein — really sweet

Phrasal Verbs:

- pleine page

- pleine propriété

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en avoir plein les jambes (colloq) or pattes — (colloq) to be worn out, to be fit to drop (colloq)

en avoir plein le dos (colloq) or les bottes — (sl)to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)

(s')en prendre plein les gencives — (sl) to get it in the neck (colloq)

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plɛ̃, plɛn plein, -e
1. adj

1) (= rempli) full

plein à craquer — full to bursting

avoir les mains pleines — to have one's hands full

plein de — full of, (= beaucoup de) lots of

La rue est pleine de gens. — The street is full of people.

un gâteau avec plein de crème — a cake with lots of cream

2) (non creux) (porte, roue) solid

3) (= gravide) (chienne) pregnant, (jument) in foal

4) (autres locutions)

avoir de l'argent plein les poches — to have loads of money

en avoir plein le dos * — to have had it up to here *

à pleines mains [ramasser] — in handfuls, [empoigner] firmly

en plein air — in the open air

jeux en plein air — outdoor games

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en pleine mer — on the open sea

en plein milieu — right in the middle

en pleine nuit — in the middle of the night

à plein régime — at maximum revs, figat full speed

en pleine rue — in the middle of the street

en plein soleil — in direct sunlight

à plein temps — full-time

Elle travaille à plein temps. — She works full-time.

2. nm

1) [carburant]

faire le plein — to fill up (with petrol Grande-Bretagne), to fill up (with gas USA)

Le plein, s'il vous plaît. — Fill it up, please.

2) (= maximum)

faire le plein des voix — to get the maximum number of votes possible

3) (autres locutions)

tourner à plein [usine, machine] — to work at full capacity

en plein sur — right on

3. pleins nmpl

CALLIGRAPHIE downstrokes

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plein, pleine

A adj

1 ( rempli) full (de of); être plein à craquer to be full to bursting; j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full; il avait les yeux pleins de larmes his eyes were full of tears; être plein de vie/d'idées/de fraîcheur to be full of life/of ideas/of freshness; être plein d'humour [personne, film, livre] to be amusing; des huîtres bien pleines nice fat oysters; une jupe pleine de taches a skirt covered with stains; avoir le nez plein○ to need to blow one's nose;

2 ( indiquant une quantité maximale) un plein verre/panier/pot a glassful/basketful/potful (de of); une pleine assiette/valise/salle a plateful/suitcaseful/roomful (de of); il a une pleine cave de vin/chambre de jouets he has a cellar full of wine/bedroom full of toys; un plein carton de vieux journaux a boxful of old newspapers; prendre or saisir qch à pleines mains to take hold of sth with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of sth [terre, sable, pièces de monnaie];

3 ( non creux) [brique, mur, cloison] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded;

4 ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet, adhésion] full; [succès, satisfaction, confiance] complete; confier or voter les pleins pouvoirs à qn to grant sb full power; avec le plein accord de qn with sb's full agreement; avoir la pleine maîtrise/utilisation de qch to have full control/use of sth; plein et entier [accord, adhésion, responsabilité] full; avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de qch to have full responsibility for sth;

5 ( entier) [jour, mois, année] whole, full; [lune] full; il faut compter un mois plein you should allow a full month; c'est la pleine mer it is high tide;

6 ( milieu) en pleine poitrine/tête (right) in the middle of the chest/head; en pleine réunion/nuit/crise (right) in the middle of the meeting/night/crisis; en pleine ville/forêt/campagne (right) in the middle of the town/forest/countryside; en plein cœur right in the heart; en plein centre-ville right in the centre^GB of town; en plein mois d'août right in the middle of August; en plein jour in broad daylight; en plein été at the height of summer; en plein hiver in the depths of winter; en pleine mer on the open sea; être en pleine mutation or évolution to be experiencing radical change; être en pleine récession to be in a deep recession;

7 Zool pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf; [jument] in foal; [truie] in pig;

8 ○( ivre) sloshed○, drunk;

9 ( en parlant de cuir) reliure pleine peau full leather binding; un livre avec une reliure pleine peau a fully leather-bound book; manteau/veste pleine peau coat/jacket made out of full skins.

B adv

1 ( exprimant une grande quantité) avoir des billes plein les poches to have one's pockets full of marbles; il a des idées plein la tête he's full of ideas;

2 ( directement) être orienté plein sud/nord to face due south/north.

C nm

1 ( de réservoir) faire le plein de lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]; s'arrêter pour faire le plein to stop to fill up; j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici I took two tankfuls to get here; le plein s'il vous plaît fill it up please;

2 Phys les pleins et les vides plenums and vacuums;

3 ( en calligraphie) downstroke; les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and upstrokes.

D ○ plein de dét indéf plein de lots of, loads○ of [choses, argent, bises, amis]; tu veux des timbres? j'en ai (tout) plein do you want any stamps? I've got loads.

E à plein loc adv [bénéficier, utiliser] fully; tourner or marcher à plein [machine, entreprise] to work flat out, to work to capacity.

F en plein loc adv en plein devant right in front of; atterrir en plein dans le jardin/sur le toit to land right in the middle of the garden GB ou yard US/on top of the roof; l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble the plane crashed straight into the building; il m'est rentré en plein dedans○ he crashed right into me.

G ○ tout plein loc adv really; gentil/mignon tout plein really nice/sweet.

Composés

pleine page Imprim full page; pleine propriété Jur freehold.

Idiomes

en avoir plein les jambes or pattes○ to be worn out, to be fit to drop○; en avoir plein le dos○ or les bottes○ or le cul● to be fed up (to the back teeth) (de with); (s')en prendre plein les gencives○ or la gueule● to get it in the neck○.

( féminin pleine) [plɛ̃, plɛn] adjectif

1. [rempli] full

avoir l'estomac ou le ventre plein to have a full stomach

avoir les mains pleines to have one's hands full

verre à demi plein half full glass

plein à ras bord full to the brim

plein à ras bord de brimming with

plein de full of

une pièce pleine de livres a room full of books

un roman plein d'intérêt a very interesting novel

être plein d'enthousiasme/de bonne volonté to show great enthusiasm/willingness

plein aux as (familier) loaded, stinking rich

plein à craquer

a. [valise] bulging, bursting, crammed full

b. [salle] packed

un gros plein de soupe (familier) a tub of lard, a fat slob

être plein comme un œuf

a. (familier) [valise, salle] to be chock-a-block

b. [personne repue] to be stuffed

être plein (comme) une barrique ou une outre (familier) to be (well) tanked up

2. [massif] solid

une porte pleine a solid door

en bois plein solid-wood

3. [complet] full

année pleine full (calendar) year

plein temps, temps plein full-time

être ou travailler à temps plein to work full-time

pleine page

a. [généralement] full page

b. [en publicité, sur une page] full-page ad

c. [en publicité, sur deux pages] spread

avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

4. [chargé] busy, full

j'ai eu une journée pleine I've had a busy day

ma vie a été pleine I've led a full life

5. [en intensif]

une pleine carafe de a jugful of

une pleine valise de a suitcase full of

plein gré: de son plein gré of his own volition (soutenu) ou free will

j'ai pleine conscience de ce qui m'attend I know exactly what to expect

être en pleine forme to be on top form

embrasser quelqu'un à pleine bouche to kiss somebody full on the mouth

rire à pleine gorge to laugh one's head off

chanter/crier à plein gosier to sing/to shout at the top of one's voice

ramasser quelque chose à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of something

sentir quelque chose à plein nez to reek of something

respirer à pleins poumons to take deep breaths

plein tube (familier) , pleins tubes (familier) : mettre la radio (à) pleins tubes to put the radio on full blast

foncer/rouler (à) plein tube to go/to drive flat out

pleine charge moteur full throttle

pleins feux sur spotlight on

pleins gaz (familier) , pleins pots (familier) full throttle

pleins phares full beam (UK), high beams (US)

6. [arrondi] full

avoir des formes pleines to have a well-rounded ou full figure

avoir des joues pleines to have chubby cheeks, to be chubby-cheeked

7. ZOOLOGIE [vache] in calf

[jument] in foal

[chatte] pregnant

8. (littéraire) [préoccupé]

ses lettres sont pleines de vous she talks about nothing but you in her letters

être plein de soi-même/son sujet to be full of oneself/one's subject

9. JEUX [couleur] full

10. ASTRONOMIE & MÉTÉOROLOGIE full

la lune est pleine the moon is full

la pleine mer high tide

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nom masculin

1. [de carburant] full tank

avec un plein, tu iras jusqu'à Versailles you'll get as far as Versailles on a full tank

faire le plein to fill up

le plein, s'il vous plaît fill her ou it up, please

faire le plein de vitamines/soleil (figuré) to stock up on vitamins/sunshine

[de courses]

on fait le plein une fois par mois au supermarché we stock up once a month at the supermarket

2. [maximum]

donner son plein [personne] to give one's best, to give one's all

3. [en calligraphie] downstroke

les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and the upstrokes

4. CONSTRUCTION solid ou massive parts

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adverbe

1. (familier)

tout plein [très] really

il est mignon tout plein, ce bébé what a cute little baby

2. [non creux]

sonner plein to sound solid

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préposition

[partout dans] all over

j'ai des plantes plein ma maison my house is full of plants, I have plants all over the house

avoir de l'argent plein les poches (figuré) to have loads of money

en avoir plein les bottes de quelque chose (familier) to be fed up with something

j'en ai plein les bottes ou pattes (familier) my feet are killing me, I'm bushed

j'en ai plein le dos (familier) ou le cul (très familier) I've had it up to here

s'en mettre plein la lampe (familier) to stuff one's face

en mettre plein la vue à quelqu'un (familier) to put on a show for somebody

en prendre plein les dents ou les gencives (familier) ou la gueule (très familier)

a. [se faire reprendre] to get a right rollocking (UK), to get bawled out (US)

b. [être éperdu d'admiration] to be bowled over

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à plein locution adverbiale

les moteurs/usines tournent à plein the engines/factories are working to full capacity

utiliser des ressources à plein to make full use of resources

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de plein droit locution adverbiale

exiger ou réclamer quelque chose de plein droit to demand something as of right ou as one's right

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de plein fouet locution adjectivale

head on

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de plein fouet locution adverbiale

head on, full on

les deux véhicules se sont heurtés de plein fouet the vehicles hit each other head on ou full on

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en plein locution adverbiale

1. [en entier] in full, entirely

le soleil éclaire la pièce en plein the sun lights up the entire room

2. [complètement, exactement]

en plein dans/sur right in the middle of/on top of

tomber en plein dans un piège to fall right into a trap

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en plein locution prépositionnelle,

en pleine locution prépositionnelle

[au milieu de, au plus fort de]

en plein air in the open (air)

en pleine campagne right out in the country

en plein cœur de la ville right in the heart of the city

une industrie en plein essor a boom ou fast-growing industry

en pleine figure ou (familier) poire right in the face

en plein jour in broad daylight

en pleine mer (out) in the open sea

en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

en plein soleil in full sunlight

en plein vent in the wind

en plein vol in mid-flight

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plein de locution déterminante

(familier) lots of

il y avait plein de gens dans la rue there were crowds ou masses of people in the street

tu veux des bonbons/de l'argent? j'en ai plein do you want some sweets/money? I've got loads ou lots

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plein

19 set

set
1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poner, colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) poner

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) poner, fijar, acordar

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) mandar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) ponerse

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer, cuajar

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) poner

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) marcar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) montar, engastar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) componer, encajar

2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fijo, determinado, establecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) listo, preparado

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fijo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fijo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) juego, colección, equipo

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparato

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupo, pandilla

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) marcado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decorado

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon

set¹ n

1. juego / colección

a tea set un juego de té

2. aparato

a television set un televisor

3. decorado / plató

the actors were good and the set was wonderful los actores eran buenos y el decorado era fantástico

4. set

game, set and match juego, set y partido

set² vb

1. poner

the English teacher set us a composition el profesor de inglés nos puso una redacción

have you set the alarm clock? ¿has puesto el despertador?

2. fijar / establecer

they've set a date for their wedding han fijado la fecha de la boda

3. ponerse

the sun was setting se ponía el sol

to set an example dar ejemplo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set someone free dejar a alguien en libertad

to set the table poner la mesa

El pasado y participio pasado de set es set; el gerundio se escribe setting

set sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ sets) set

set m Ten set ' set' also found in these entries: Spanish: acondicionar - ajedrez - ambientar - aparato - azuzar - camino - cartabón - componer - conjunta - conjunto - constituir - constituirse - dar - decorado - decorador - decoradora - dentadura - destinar - determinar - disponer - ejemplo - empeño - emprender - enfrentar - engarzar - equipo - erigirse - escala - escenografía - escuadra - establecer - examen - fijar - fijarse - fraguar - frase - granada - granado - grifería - grupo - hecha - hecho - hombro - hundida - hundido - incendiar - indisponer - inflamar - instalar - jet English: adventure - ascetic - backing - barricade - beset - cassette - cat - dead - deep-set - example - film set - fire - foundation - fund - gather in - goblet - heart - intentionally - jet-set - journey - light - loose - nationalist - odds - pace - paper - pattern - preset - radio set - radiocassette - reset - rest - sail - scene - set - set about - set against - set apart - set aside - set back - set book - set down - set in - set off - set on - set out - set up - set upon - set-up - setting

set

tr[set]

noun

1 (in hairdressing) marcado

■ shampoo and set, please lavar y marcar, por favor

2 (scenery) decorado; (place of filming) plató nombre masculino

■ all actors must be on the set at 9.00 am todos los actores deben estar en el plató a las 9.00

3 (position, posture) postura, posición nombre femenino

adjective

1 (placed) situado,-a

■ a village set on a hill un pueblo situado sobre una colina

■ the cottage is set in beautiful countryside la casita está enclavada en un paisaje precioso

2 (fixed, arranged) fijo,-a, determinado,-a, establecido,-a

■ we've got set hours of work tenemos un horario fijo de trabajo

■ meals are served at set times se sirven las comidas a horas determinadas

■ my day never follows a set pattern no tengo ninguna rutina establecida durante el día

3 (rigid, stiff) rígido,-a, forzado,-a; (opinion) inflexible; (idea) fijo,-a

4 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (book) prescrito,-a

5 (ready, prepared) listo,-a (for/to, para), preparado,-a (for/to, para); (likely) probable

■ is everyone set to go? ¿todos estáis listos para salir?

■ the Socialists seem set to win again parece que los socialistas volverán a ganar

transitive verb (pt & pp set)

1 (put, place) poner, colocar

■ she set the divorce papers (down) before him le puso los papeles de divorcio delante

2 (prepare - trap) tender, preparar; (- table) poner; (- camera, video) preparar; (- clock, watch, oven, etc) poner

■ set the table for dinner pon la mesa para la cena

■ I've set the alarm clock for 6.00 am he puesto el despertador a las 6.00

3 (date, time) fijar, señalar, acordar; (example) dar; (rule, record, limit) establecer; (precedent) sentar; (fashion) imponer, dictar

■ have you set a date for the wedding? ¿has fijado una fecha para la boda?

■ you should set a good example deberías dar buen ejemplo

4 (price) fijar; (value) poner

■ he sets a minimum price on his services fija un precio mínimo para sus servicios

■ high values are set on safety se valora mucho la seguridad

5 (jewel, stone) montar, engastar

6 (text for printing) componer

7 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (broken bone) componer; (joint) encajar

8 (exam, test, problem) poner; (homework) mandar, poner; (task) asignar; (text) prescribir; (target, aim) fijar, proponer

■ the teacher set them some difficult questions in the exam el profesor les puso unas preguntas difíciles en el examen

9 (story, action) ambientar

■ the novel is set in Madrid la novela está ambientada en Madrid

■ the action is set in 1930s Spain la acción se desarrolla en la España de los años treinta

10 (provoke, start off) poner, hacer

■ you've set me thinking me has hecho pensar

■ this will certainly set tongues wagging esto sí que dará que hablar

11 (provide music for) arreglar, poner música a

12 (hair) marcar

13 (make firm - jelly) cuajar; (- cement) hacer fraguar; (- teeth) apretar

intransitive verb

1 (sun, moon) ponerse

2 (liquid, jelly) cuajar, cuajarse; (cement) fraguarse, endurecerse; (glue) endurecerse; (bone) soldarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all set estar listo,-a, estar preparado,-a

to be dead set against something oponerse rotundamente a algo

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar resuelto,-a a hacer algo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set free poner en libertad, liberar

to set one's heart on something querer algo más que nada

to set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguien

to set the ball rolling / to set things in motion poner las cosas en marcha

to set the pace marcar el paso

to set the tone marcar las pautas

set lunch menú nombre masculino del día

set phrase frase nombre femenino hecha

set square cartabón nombre masculino, escuadra

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set

tr[set]

noun

1 (of golf clubs, brushes, tools, etc) juego; (books, poems) colección nombre femenino; (of turbines) equipo, grupo; (of stamps) serie nombre femenino

■ chess set juego de ajedrez

■ set of cutlery cubertería

■ set of dishes vajilla

■ set of saucepans batería de cocina

■ set of teeth dentadura

■ tea set juego de té

■ a boxed set un juego en estuche

2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (apparatus) aparato

■ they bought a TV set compraron un televisor

■ a wireless set una radio

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL conjunto

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) set nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (performance) actuación nombre femenino

■ the set included several new songs la actuación incluía varias canciones nuevas

■ the band played a short set la banda tocó pocos temas

6 (of people) grupo; (clique) pandilla, camarilla

7 (of pupils) grupo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a dead set at (attack) emprenderla con 2 (seduce) proponerse ligar con

set ['sɛt] v, set ; setting vt

1) seat: sentar

2) or set down place: poner, colocar

3) arrange: fijar, establecer

to set the date: poner la fecha

he set the agenda: estableció la agenda

4) adjust: poner (un reloj, etc.)

5) (indicating the causing of a certain condition)

to set fire to: prenderle fuego a

she set it free: lo soltó

6) make, start: poner, hacer

I set them working: los puse a trabajar

set vi

1) solidify: fraguar (dícese del cemento, etc.), cuajar (dícese de la gelatina, etc.)

2) : ponerse (dícese del sol o de la luna)

set adj

1) established, fixed: fijo, establecido

2) rigid: inflexible

to be set in one's ways: tener costumbres muy arraigadas

3) ready: listo, preparado

set n

1) collection: juego m

a set of dishes: un juego de platos, una vajilla

a tool set: una caja de herramientas

2) or stage set : decorado m (en el teatro), plató m (en el cine)

3) apparatus: aparato m

a television set: un televisor

4) : conjunto m (en matemáticas)

set

adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• puesto, -a adj.

• resuelto, -a adj.

• rígido, -a adj.

n.

• conjunto (Matemática) s.m.

• equipo s.m.

• grupo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• muestra s.f.

• partida s.f.

• serie s.m.

• servicio de mesa s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to set")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set) = encasar v.

• engastar v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

set
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noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

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adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

III
1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

[set] (vb: pt, pp set)
1. N

1) (=matching series) [of golf clubs, pens, keys] juego m ; [of books, works] colección f ; [of tools] equipo m, estuche m ; [of gears] tren m ; [of stamps] serie f ; (Math) conjunto m

• the sofa and chairs are only sold as a set — el sofá y los sillones no se venden por separado

• a chess set — un ajedrez

• I need one more to make up the complete set — me falta uno para completar la serie

a complete set of Jane Austen's novels — una colección completa de las novelas de Jane Austen

• a set of crockery — una vajilla

• a set of cutlery — una cubertería

• they are sold in sets — se venden en juegos completos

• a set of kitchen utensils — una batería de cocina

• it makes a set with those over there — hace juego con los que ves allá

• set of teeth — dentadura f

• a train set — un tren eléctrico

2) (Tennis) set m

she was leading 5-1 in the first set — iba ganando 5 a 1 en el primer set

3) (Elec) aparato m ; (Rad) aparato m de radio; (TV) televisor m, televisión f

4) (Theat) decorado m ; (Cine) plató m

to be on the set — estar en plató

5) (Hairdressing)

to have a shampoo and set — hacerse lavar y marcar el pelo

6) esp pej (=group) grupo m, pandilla f ; (=clique) camarilla f

we're not in their set — no formamos parte de su grupo

they're a set of thieves — son unos ladrones

they form a set by themselves — forman un grupo aparte

• the fast set — la gente de vida airada

• the literary set — los literatos, la gente literaria

• the smart set — el mundo elegante, los elegantes
jet II, 4.
7) (Brit) (Scol) clase f

the mathematics set — la clase de matemáticas

8)

- make a dead set at sb

9) (=disposition) [of tide, wind] dirección f ; [of fabric] caída f ; [of dress] corte m, ajuste m ; [of head] porte m, manera f de llevar; [of saw] triscamiento m ; mind-set

10) (Hort) planta f de transplantar

onion sets — cebollitas fpl de transplantar

2. ADJ

1) (=fixed) [price, purpose] fijo; [smile] forzado; [opinions] inflexible, rígido; [talk] preparado de antemano; [expression] hecho; [date, time] señalado; (Scol) [books, subjects] obligatorio; [task] asignado

to be set in one's ways/opinions — tener costumbres/opiniones profundamente arraigadas

• set books — (Scol, Univ) lecturas mpl obligatorias

• with no set limits — sin límites determinados

• set menu — menú m, comida f corrida (Mex)

• a set phrase — una frase hecha

• set piece — (Art) grupo m ; (=fireworks) cuadro m ; (Literat etc) escena f importante; (Sport) jugada f ensayada, jugada f de pizarra

• he gave us a set speech — pronunció un discurso preparado de antemano

he has a set speech for these occasions — para estas ocasiones tiene un discurso estereotipado

• at a set time — a una hora señalada

there is no set time for it — para eso no hay hora fija

• there's no set way to do it — no hay una forma establecida or determinada de hacerlo

2) (=determined) resuelto, decidido

• to be (dead) set against (doing) sth — estar (completamente) opuesto a (hacer) algo

• to be set in one's purpose — tener un propósito firme, mantenerse firme en su propósito

• to be (dead) set on (doing) sth — estar (completamente) decidido a or empeñado en (hacer) algo

since you are so set on it — puesto que te empeñas en ello, puesto que estás decidido a hacerlo

3) (=ready) listo

• to be all set to do sth — estar listo para hacer algo

to be all set for — estar listo para

all set? — ¿(estás) listo?

• the scene was set for... — (fig) todo estaba listo para...

4) (Culin)

the fruit is set — el fruto está formado

the jelly is set — la gelatina está cuajada

5) (=disposed)

the tide is set in our favour — la marea fluye para llevarnos adelante; (fig) la tendencia actual nos favorece, llevamos el viento en popa

the wind is set strong from the north — el viento sopla recio del norte

3. VT

1) (=place, put) poner

set the chairs by the window — pon las sillas junto a la ventana

she set the dish before me — puso el plato delante de mí

to set a plan before a committee — exponer un plan ante una comisión

• the film/ scene is set in Rome — la película/escena se desarrolla or está ambientada en Roma

• to set fire to sth, set sth on fire — prender fuego a algo

• a novel set in Madrid — una novela ambientada en Madrid

• to set places for 14 — poner cubiertos para 14 personas

• to set a poem to music — poner música a un poema

• what value do you set on it? — ¿en cuánto lo valoras?; (fig) ¿qué valor tiene para ti?

2) (=arrange) poner, colocar; (=adjust) [+ clock] poner en hora; [+ mechanism] ajustar; [+ hair] marcar, fijar; [+ trap] armar

bricks set in mortar — ladrillos puestos en argamasa

• the alarm clock is set for seven — el despertador está puesto para las siete

I set the alarm for seven o'clock — puse el despertador a las siete

• I'll set your room — (US) voy a limpiar y arreglar su habitación

• to set the table — poner la mesa

• he sets his watch by Big Ben — pone su reloj en hora por el Big Ben; see sail 1., 1)

3) (=mount) [+ gem] engastar, montar

4) (Med) [+ broken bone] encajar, reducir

5) (Typ) [+ type] componer

6) (=fix, establish) [+ date, limit] fijar, señalar; [+ record] establecer; [+ fashion] imponer; [+ dye, colour] fijar

• to set a course for — salir rumbo a

• to set one's heart on sth — tener algo como máximo deseo

• to set limits to sth — señalar límites a algo

• the meeting is set for Tuesday — (US) la reunión se celebrará el martes

• to set a period of three months — señalar un plazo de tres meses

• to set a record of ten seconds — establecer un récord de diez segundos

the world record was set last year — el récord mundial se estableció el año pasado

• to set a time for a meeting — fijar una hora para una reunión
example
7) (=assign) [+ task] dar

to set Lorca for 2001 — poner una obra de Lorca en el programa de estudios para 2001

Cela is not set this year — este año Cela no figura en el programa

• to set an exam in French — preparar un examen de francés

• to set sb a problem — dar a algn un problema que resolver

• to set sb a task — dar a algn una tarea que hacer

8) (=cause to start)

• the noise set the dogs barking — el ruido hizo ladrar a los perros

• to set a fire — (US) provocar un incendio

• to set sth going — poner algo en marcha

• to set sb laughing — hacer reír a algn

• to set everyone talking — dar que hablar a todos

• it set me thinking — me puso a pensar

• to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

9) (=cause to pursue)

• to set a dog on sb — azuzar un perro contra algn

I was set on by three dogs — me atacaron tres perros

• we set the police on to him — le denunciamos a la policía

what set the police on the trail? — ¿qué puso a la policía sobre la pista?

10) (=make solid) [+ cement] solidificar, endurecer; [+ jelly] cuajar

4. VI

1) (=go down) [sun, moon] ponerse

the sun was setting — se estaba poniendo el sol

2) (=go hard) [concrete, glue] endurecerse; (fig) [face] congelarse

3) (Med) [broken bone, limb] componerse

4) (Culin) [jelly, jam] cuajarse

5) (=begin)

to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

5.

CPD

set designer N — (Theat) director(a) m / f de arte, decorador(a) m / f

set point N — (Tennis) punto m de set

set square N — escuadra f ; (with 2 equal sides) cartabón m

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

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[set]
I

noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

II

adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

III
1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

English-spanish dictionary > set

20 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

•

- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

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tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

* * *

tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

* * *

tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

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