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1 ruin

'ru:in
1. noun
1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruina

2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) perdición, ruina

3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruina

2. verb
1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar

2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estropear

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- ruination
- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins

ruin¹ n ruina

I visited the Roman ruins visité las ruinas romanas

ruin² vb estropear / arruinar

she washed my jumper in hot water and ruined it lavó mi jersey en agua caliente y lo estropeó

ruin adjetivo (mezquino, vil) despicable, contemptible; ( avaro) miserly, mean (BrE)
ruin adjetivo
1 (despreciable, vil) mean, despicable, stingy
2 (avariento, tacaño) stingy, miserly: era ruin con su familia y generoso consigo mismo, he was stingy to his family but generous to himself ' ruin' also found in these entries: Spanish: abismo - abocada - abocado - arruinar - baja - bajo - cagar - cargarse - castigar - chafar - dar - desbaratar - deshacer - destrozar - dinamitar - ser - estropear - extemporánea - extemporáneo - fastidiar - jorobar - miserable - pasar - perder - perderse - polvo - ruina - salar - significar - tierra - acabar - chancho - consumir - destruir - echar - embromar - fregar - malograr - perdición - villano English: rack - ruin - ancient - break - destroy - doom - murder - wreck

ruin

tr['rʊːɪn]

noun

1 ruina

■ we saw the ruins of a monastery vimos un monasterio en ruinas

transitive verb

1 arruinar

2 (spoil) estropear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall into ruins caer en la ruina

ruin ['ru:ən] vt

1) destroy: destruir, arruinar

2) bankrupt: arruinar, hacer quebrar

ruin n

1) : ruina f

to fall into ruin: caer en ruinas

2) : ruina f, perdición f

to be the ruin of: ser la perdición de

3) ruins npl

: ruinas fpl, restos mpl

the ruins of the ancient temple: las ruinas del templo antiguo

ruin

n.

• arruinamiento s.m.

• desbarate s.m.

• despeño s.m.

• destrozo s.m.

• perdición s.f.

• ruina s.f.

v.

• abismar v.

• arruinar v.

• derrotar v.

• derrumbar v.

• desbaratar v.

• descalabrar v.

• despedazar v.

• destroncar v.

• destruir v.

• estropear v.

• malgastar v.

• minar v.

• reventar v.

• ruinar v.

I 'ruːən, 'ruːɪn
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

['ruːɪn]
1. N

1) (=building) ruina f

the ruins of a castle — las ruinas or los restos de un castillo

to fall into ruin — convertirse en ruinas

the town lay or was in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

2) (fig) ruina f, perdición f

he faced the prospect of financial ruin — se enfrentaba a la posibilidad de la ruina económica or de acabar en la bancarrota

her hopes were in ruins — sus esperanzas estaban destruidas

my life/career is in ruins — mi vida/carrera está destruida or arruinada

drink will be his ruin or the ruin of him — el alcohol será su ruina or su perdición

the country has gone to ruin — el país se ha arruinado
rack II
2. VT

1) (=destroy) [+ reputation, career, life] arruinar, destruir; [+ hopes] destruir, echar por tierra; [+ plans] estropear, echar por tierra

it ruined his chances of playing in the final — dio al traste con sus posibilidades de jugar en la final

2) (=spoil) [+ clothes, car] estropear, destrozar; [+ meal, event, eyesight] estropear

look at my dress, it's ruined! — mira mi vestido, ¡está destrozado!

don't eat that now, you'll ruin your appetite — no te comas eso ahora, se te quitarán las ganas de comer

their chatter ruined my enjoyment of the concert — su charla no me dejó disfrutar del concierto

3) [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) perder

what ruined him was gambling — lo que le perdió fue el juego, el juego fue su ruina

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I ['ruːən, 'ruːɪn]
noun

a) ( something ruined) (often pl) ruina f

the town lay in ruins — la ciudad estaba en ruinas

his life/career was in ruins — su vida/carrera estaba arruinada

b) ( cause) (no pl) ruina f, perdición f

drink will be the ruin of her — la bebida será su ruina or perdición

c) u ( state) ruina f

he's heading for financial ruin — va derecho a la ruina or a la bancarrota

II

transitive verb

1) ( destroy) \<\<city/building\>\> destruir*; \<\<career/life\>\> arruinar, acabar con; \<\<hopes\>\> destruir*, echar por tierra; \<\<plans\>\> arruinar, echar por tierra

if they open a supermarket next to my store, I'll be ruined — si abren un supermercado al lado de mi tienda me van a hacer quebrar or me van a arruinar

2) ( spoil) \<\<dress/carpet/toy\>\> estropear; \<\<party/surprise\>\> echar a perder, estropear, arruinar

English-spanish dictionary > ruin
2 finished

adjective

1) (ended: Her chances of success are finished.) acabado

2) ((negative unfinished) done; completed: a finished product.) acabado

3) (having been completely used, eaten etc: The food is finished - there's none left.) acabado

finished

tr['fɪnɪʃt]

adjective

1 (ended) acabado,-a

■ I'm finished with men he acabado con los hombres

■ if the press find out, he's finished si se entera la prensa, está acabado

2 (properly made, completed) acabado,-a

finished

adj.

• acabado, -a adj.

• cabal adj.

• completo, -a adj.

• fabricado, -a adj.

• hecho, -a adj.

• pulimentado, -a adj.

• rematado, -a adj.

'fɪnɪʃt
adjective

1) (pred)

a) (complete, achieved)

to get something finished — terminar or acabar algo

to be finished WITH something/somebody: I'm finished with you! tú y yo hemos acabado; I'm finished with the scissors — no necesito más la tijera

b) ( ruined) acabado

he's finished as an actor — está acabado como actor

c) ( exhausted) (colloq) muerto (fam)

2) < article> terminado

these clothes are very badly finished — esta ropa está muy mal terminada or acabada

['fɪnɪʃt]
ADJ
1) (=concluded) terminado

it's not finished yet — aún no está terminado or acabado

when will you be finished? — ¿(para) cuándo vas a terminar?

a half-finished meal — una comida a medio terminar

he sent off the finished manuscript/version — envió el manuscrito terminado/la versión final

he's finished with politics — ha renunciado a la política

I'm not finished with you yet — aún no he terminado or acabado contigo

2) (=completed) acabado

the finished product — el producto acabado or final

3) (=polished) [performance, production] pulido

4) * (=tired) rendido, hecho polvo *; (=destroyed) acabado

their marriage is finished — su matrimonio está acabado

as a film star she's finished — como estrella está acabada

5) (=surfaced)

walnut-finished kitchen accessories — accesorios mpl de cocina con un acabado de nogal

a building finished in smoked glass — un edificio acabado con cristales ahumados

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['fɪnɪʃt]
adjective

1) (pred)

a) (complete, achieved)

to get something finished — terminar or acabar algo

to be finished WITH something/somebody: I'm finished with you! tú y yo hemos acabado; I'm finished with the scissors — no necesito más la tijera

b) ( ruined) acabado

he's finished as an actor — está acabado como actor

c) ( exhausted) (colloq) muerto (fam)

2) < article> terminado

these clothes are very badly finished — esta ropa está muy mal terminada or acabada

English-spanish dictionary > finished
3 short

{ʃɔ:t}
I. 1. къс
a SHORT way off наблизо
to be SHORT in the arm/leg имам (много) къси ръце/крака
2. дребен, нисък (на ръст)
3. кратък, краткотраен, къс, търг. краткосрочен
a SHORT time ago неотдавна
in a SHORT time скоро, не след дълго
in the SHORT term в кратък (недалечен) период
Bob is SHORT for Robert Боб e съкратено от Роберт
4. фон. кратък, неударен
5. рязък, груб, отсечен, кратък, лаконичен
to be SHORT of speech говоря рязко
to be SHORT with someone скастрям някого, говоря грубо на някого
SHORT temper сприхав нрав
6. недостатъчен, оскъден, който не достига, непълен, в по-малко
SHORT time непълен работен ден/седмица, частична безработица
there are two shirts SHORT липсват две ризи (при проверка)
we are two shirts SHORT не ни достигат две ризи
to be SHORT of something не ми достига нещо, имам съвсем малко от нещо
to go SHORT of лишавам се от
to run SHORT of свършвам, изразходвам, оставам без
we are running SHORT of provisions, our provisions are running SHORT провизиите ни ca на привършване
to be SHORT on разг. липсва ми, не ми достига
little/not far SHORT of почти, едва ли не
nothing SHORT of съвсем
it's little SHORT of a miracle това e истинско чудо
7. ронлив, трошлив, чуплив (за метал и пр.), ронлив, маслен (за тесто)
8. силен, без примес, неразреден (за питие)
9. недостигащ, недостигнал (до целта)
when we were five miles SHORT of когато бяхме на пет мили от
10. развълнуван, с къси/неравномерни вълни (за море)
I'm rather SHORT today днес съм доста притеснен, днес нямам много време
II. 1. кратко, внезапно, рязко, преждевременно
to pull up/stop SHORT спирам изведнъж/внезапно
to stop SHORT of спирам се пред (и прен.)
to stop SHORT at ограничавам се с, не отивам по-далеч от
to take/cut/stop someone SHORT прекъсвам някого (рязко)
to be taken SHORT заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм, разг. изведнъж ми се прихожда по нужда
2. прекалено късо
3. (малко) далеч от целта, под очакванията
SHORT of преди
като изключим (и с ger)
to come/fall SHORT of the mark/someone's expectations/one's duty не улучвам целта (и npeн.) /нe оправдавам очакванията на някого/не изпълнявам дълга си
SHORT of a miracle we are ruined ако не стане чудо, изгубени сме, ще се спасим само по чудо
to sell SHORT измамвам, предавам, подценявам, недооценявам, търг. продавам (акции, които не притежавам) с надежда да купя от същите на по-висока цена
III. 1. нещо късо/кратко
for SHORT за по-кратко, съкратено
in SHORT накратко казано, с две думи
2. фон., проз. къса гласна/сричка, неударена сричка
3. късометражен филм
4. концентрат (питие без примес)
5. рl шорти, мъжки гащета
6. рl ситни трици
7. ел. късо еъединение
8. борc. рl краткосрочни акции
9. рl промишлени отпадъци
IV. 1. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение
2. ам. измамвам при покупка (в тегло и пр.)

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{shъ:t} a 1. къс; a short way off наблизо; to be short in the arm/leg им(2) {shъ:t} adv 1. кратко; внезапно; рязко; преждевременно; to p{3} {shъ:t} n 1. нещо късо/кратко; for short за по-кратко, съкратено{4} {shъ:t} v 1. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение; 2.

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съкратен; стриган; скоропреходен; къс; кратък; кратковременен; недостатъчен; непродължителен;

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1. (малко) далеч от целта, под очакванията 2. a short time ago неотдавна 3. a short way off наблизо 4. bob is short for robert Боб e съкратено от Роберт 5. for short за по-кратко, съкратено 6. i'm rather short today днес съм доста притеснен, днес нямам много време 7. i. къс 8. ii. кратко, внезапно, рязко, преждевременно 9. iii. нещо късо/кратко 10. in a short time скоро, не след дълго 11. in short накратко казано, с две думи 12. in the short term в кратък (недалечен) период 13. it's little short of a miracle това e истинско чудо 14. iv. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение 15. little/not far short of почти, едва ли не 16. nothing short of съвсем 17. short of a miracle we are ruined ако не стане чудо, изгубени сме, ще се спасим само по чудо 18. short of преди 19. short temper сприхав нрав 20. short time непълен работен ден/седмица, частична безработица 21. there are two shirts short липсват две ризи (при проверка) 22. to be short in the arm/leg имам (много) къси ръце/крака 23. to be short of something не ми достига нещо, имам съвсем малко от нещо 24. to be short of speech говоря рязко 25. to be short on разг. липсва ми, не ми достига 26. to be short with someone скастрям някого, говоря грубо на някого 27. to be taken short заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм, разг. изведнъж ми се прихожда по нужда 28. to come/fall short of the mark/someone's expectations/one's duty не улучвам целта (и npeн.) /нe оправдавам очакванията на някого/не изпълнявам дълга си 29. to go short of лишавам се от 30. to pull up/stop short спирам изведнъж/внезапно 31. to run short of свършвам, изразходвам, оставам без 32. to sell short измамвам, предавам, подценявам, недооценявам, търг. продавам (акции, които не притежавам) с надежда да купя от същите на по-висока цена 33. to stop short at ограничавам се с, не отивам по-далеч от 34. to stop short of спирам се пред (и прен.) 35. to take/cut/stop someone short прекъсвам някого (рязко) 36. we are running short of provisions, our provisions are running short провизиите ни ca на привършване 37. we are two shirts short не ни достигат две ризи 38. when we were five miles short of когато бяхме на пет мили от 39. ам. измамвам при покупка (в тегло и пр.) 40. борc. рl краткосрочни акции 41. дребен, нисък (на ръст) 42. ел. късо еъединение 43. като изключим (и с ger) 44. концентрат (питие без примес) 45. кратък, краткотраен, къс, търг. краткосрочен 46. късометражен филм 47. недостатъчен, оскъден, който не достига, непълен, в по-малко 48. недостигащ, недостигнал (до целта) 49. прекалено късо 50. рl промишлени отпадъци 51. рl ситни трици 52. рl шорти, мъжки гащета 53. развълнуван, с къси/неравномерни вълни (за море) 54. ронлив, трошлив, чуплив (за метал и пр.), ронлив, маслен (за тесто) 55. рязък, груб, отсечен, кратък, лаконичен 56. силен, без примес, неразреден (за питие) 57. фон. кратък, неударен 58. фон., проз. къса гласна/сричка, неударена сричка
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short[ʃɔ:t] I. adj 1. къс, кратък; \short sight късогледство; to draw the \short straw пада ми се неприятно задължение; 2. дребен, нисък; прекалено къс; to be \short in the arm ( leg) имам (много) къси ръце, крака; 3. кратък, краткотраен, къс; a \short sleep дрямка; in a \short time скоро, не след дълго; to cut a long story \short накратко казано, с две думи; a \short time ago неотдавна, наскоро, в близкото минало; by a \short head с малко; to make \short work of разг. набързо свършвам, претупвам, виждам сметката на, бързо се справям с; излапвам, изяждам бързо (лакомо); Bob is \short for Robert Боб е съкратено от Робърт; s.th. \short нар. чашка ракия, "едно" (питие); 4. сбит, стегнат, лаконичен (за стил); \short and sweet просто и ясно; 5. отсечен, рязък, груб; to be \short of speech отсичам, отрязвам, говоря рязко, категорично; to be \short with s.o. скастрям някого, говоря грубо някому; a \short temper сприхав нрав; 6. в по-малко; недостатъчен, оскъден; който не достига (of); непълен; in \short supply в недостиг; the weight is fifty grams \short теглото е с 50 г по-малко; there are two shirts \short липсват ми две ризи; to be \short of липсва ми, имам съвсем малко от; to go \short of лишавам се от; to run \short of изразходвам си, оставам без; we are running \short of provisions, our provisions are running \short оставаме без провизии, изчерпват (свършват) ни се провизиите; one sandwich \short of a picnic, several cards \short of a full deck разг., шег. не с всичкия си, чалнат; little ( not far) \short of почти, току-речи, приблизително, горе-долу, за малко не; nothing \short of напълно, чисто и просто; 7. ронлив, чуплив (за метал, глина); маслен, ронлив, сипкав (за тесто); 8. силен, без примес, неразреден, чист (за питие); II. adv 1. кратко; изведнъж, внезапно; преждевременно; to stop ( pull up) \short спирам внезапно; to cut s.o. \short прекъсвам някого; to turn \short ( round) обръщам се кръгом; to be taken \short заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм; разг. изведнъж ми се дохожда по нужда; 2. (прекалено) късо; 3. за малко, далече от ( цел), под ( очаквания) (of); с изключение на (of); to fall ( come) \short of the mark (s.o.'s expectations; o.'s duty) не улучвам целта (не оправдавам очакванията на някого, не съм на нужната висота; не изпълнявам дълга си); \short of a miracle, we are ruined ако не стане чудо, сме загубени; • to sell o.s. \short подценявам се, проявявам прекалена скромност; to be taken ( caught) \short разг. дохожда ми се до тоалетна (точно когато наблизо няма тоалетна); III. n 1. нещо късо, само в изразите: for \short за по-кратко; съкратено; in \short с две думи, казано накратко; the long and the \short of it is с две думи; to have s.o. by the \short and curlies държа някого в ръцете си, изцяло е под мой контрол; 2. ез. кратка гласна (сричка); 3. pl сп. шорти, спортни гащета; 4. pl ситни трици; 5. воен. къс изстрел; 6. ел. късо съединение; 7. къс филм, прожектиран преди игралния (в киносалон); IV. v правя късо съединение; причинявам късо съединение в.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > short
4 wreck

rek
1. noun
1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) restos

2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) ruina, cacharro, restos

3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) naufragio

2. verb
(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) destruir, hacer pedazos, hundir

- wreckage

wreck¹ n restos

the wreck of an old Spanish galleon los restos de un antiguo galeón español naufragado

wreck² vb

1. hacer naufragar

the ship was wrecked and the sailors drowned el barco naufragó y los marineros se ahogaron

2. estropear / destrozar

the bad weather wrecked our plans el mal tiempo estropeó nuestros planes

wreck

tr[rek]

noun

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (action) naufragio; (ship) barco naufragado o hundido

2 (of car, plane) restos nombre masculino plural; (of building) ruinas nombre femenino plural, escombros nombre masculino plural

the car was a complete wreck el coche quedó completamente destrozado

3 figurative use (person) ruina

she's a nervous wreck tiene los nervios destrozados

he looked a complete wreck estaba hecho polvo

transitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (ship) hacer naufragar

2 (car, plane) destrozar; (machine) desbaratar, estropear

3 figurative use (health, career) arruinar; (life, marriage) destrozar; (hopes) destruir, echar por tierra; (plans) estropear, desbaratar; (chances) echar a perder

wreck ['rɛk] vt

: destruir, arruinar, estrellar (un automóvil), naufragar (un barco)

wreck n

1) wreckage: restos mpl (de un buque naufragado, un avión siniestrado, etc.)

2) ruin: ruina f, desastre m

this place is a wreck!: ¡este lugar está hecho un desastre!

to be a nervous wreck: tener los nervios destrozados

wreck

v.

• arruinar v.

• destrozar v.

• destruir v.

• hacer naufragar v.

n.

• barco naufragado s.m.

• colisión s.f.

• destrucción s.f.

• naufragio s.m.

• ruina s.f.

I rek
noun

1) ( ship) restos mpl del naufragio; ( vehicle) restos mpl del avión (or tren etc) siniestrado

2) (something, somebody ruined)

are you still driving that old wreck? — (colloq) ¿todavía andas en ese cacharro? (fam)

the attack left him a physical wreck — el ataque lo dejó hecho una ruina

he's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

3) ( destruction)

the wreck of the Titanic — el naufragio del Titanic

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<ship\>\> provocar* el naufragio de, hacer* naufragar; \<\<train\>\> hacer* descarrilar; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*

the ship was wrecked on the rocks — el barco naufragó al chocar contra las rocas

b) ( damage) destrozar*

c) ( demolish) (AmE) \<\<house/building\>\> demoler*, tirar abajo, derribar

d) (spoil, ruin) \<\<plans/chances\>\> echar por tierra; \<\<marriage/happiness\>\> destrozar*

drinking wrecked her health — la bebida le arruinó la salud

[rek]
1. N

1) (=destruction) [of ship] naufragio m ; (fig) [of hopes, plans] fracaso m, frustración f

2) (=wrecked ship) restos mpl de un naufragio, buque m hundido

3) * (=old car) tartana * f ; (=old boat, plane) cacharro * m

that car is a wreck! — ¡ese coche es una tartana! *

the car was a complete wreck — el coche estaba hecho polvo *

I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck — estoy hecho polvo *

he's an old wreck — es un carcamal *

she's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

she looks a wreck — está hecha una pena *

2. VT

1) (Naut) [+ ship] hundir, hacer naufragar

to be wrecked — naufragar

the ship was wrecked on those rocks — el buque naufragó en aquellas rocas

2) (=break) estropear, destrozar; (into pieces) destruir, hacer pedazos

the explosion wrecked the whole house — la explosión destruyó toda la casa

he wrecked his Dad's car — dejó el coche de su padre destrozado

3) (=ruin) [+ health, happiness] arruinar, hundir; [+ marriage] destrozar

it wrecked my life — me arruinó la vida

the bad weather wrecked our plans — el mal tiempo echó por tierra nuestros planes

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I [rek]
noun

1) ( ship) restos mpl del naufragio; ( vehicle) restos mpl del avión (or tren etc) siniestrado

2) (something, somebody ruined)

are you still driving that old wreck? — (colloq) ¿todavía andas en ese cacharro? (fam)

the attack left him a physical wreck — el ataque lo dejó hecho una ruina

he's a nervous wreck — tiene los nervios destrozados

3) ( destruction)

the wreck of the Titanic — el naufragio del Titanic

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<ship\>\> provocar* el naufragio de, hacer* naufragar; \<\<train\>\> hacer* descarrilar; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*

the ship was wrecked on the rocks — el barco naufragó al chocar contra las rocas

b) ( damage) destrozar*

c) ( demolish) (AmE) \<\<house/building\>\> demoler*, tirar abajo, derribar

d) (spoil, ruin) \<\<plans/chances\>\> echar por tierra; \<\<marriage/happiness\>\> destrozar*

drinking wrecked her health — la bebida le arruinó la salud

English-spanish dictionary > wreck
5 spout

1. noun
Schnabel, der; (of water pump) [Auslauf]rohr, das; (of tap) Ausflussrohr, das

be up the spout — (coll.): (ruined) im Eimer sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (discharge) ausstoßen [Wasser, Lava, Öl]

2) (declaim) deklamieren [Verse]; (rattle off) herunterrasseln (ugs.) [Zahlen, Fakten usw.]

spout nonsense — Unsinn verzapfen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) (gush) schießen ( from aus)

2) (declaim) schwadronieren (abwertend); schwafeln (ugs. abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/111705/spout_out">spout out

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1. verb
1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) herausspritzen

2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) deklamieren
2. noun
1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) die Tülle

2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) der Wasserstrahl

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spout

[spaʊt]

I. n

1. (opening) Ausguss m; (of a teapot, coffeepot, jug) Schnabel m

2. (discharge) Strahl m

3.

▶ to be up the \spout BRIT, AUS (sl: spoiled) im Eimer sein sl; BRIT (sl: pregnant) ein Kind kriegen fam

II. vt

▪ to \spout sth

1. ( pej: hold forth) etw faseln fam

to \spout facts and figures mit Belegen und Zahlen um sich akk werfen fam

2. (discharge) etw speien

the geysers were \spouting jets of hot water into the air aus den Geysiren schossen Strahlen von heißem Wasser in die Luft

III. vi

1. ( pej: hold forth) Reden schwingen fam

2. (gush) hervorschießen

the tears were \spouting from her eyes sie zerfloss in Tränen [o war in Tränen aufgelöst]

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[spaʊt]
1. n

1) Ausguss m, Tülle f; (on teapot, cup) Schnabel m, Ausguss m; (on gargoyle, guttering) Speirohr nt; (on pump, tap) Ausflussrohr nt; (on pipe) Ausfluss m; (on watering can) Rohr nt

up the spout ( Brit inf : plans, building, schedule etc ) — im Eimer (inf)

2) (of whale) Spritzloch nt, Atemloch nt

3) (= jet of water etc) Fontäne f; (MET = water spout) Wasserhose f

2. vt

1) (= gush fountain etc) (heraus)spritzen; (whale) ausstoßen, spritzen; (volcano, gargoyle) speien

2) (inf: declaim) poetry, speeches vom Stapel lassen (inf), loslassen (at sb auf jdn) (inf); words hervorsprudeln; figures herunterrasseln (inf); nonsense von sich geben

3. vi

1) (water, fountain etc, whale) spritzen (from aus); (gargoyle) speien

to spout out (of sth) — (aus etw) hervorspritzen; (lava) (aus etw) ausgespien werden

to spout up (from sth) — (aus etw) hochspritzen or herausschießen

2) (fig inf: declaim) palavern (inf), salbadern (pej)

to spout ( forth) about sth — über etw (acc) salbadern

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spout [spaʊt]

A v/t

1. Wasser etc (aus-)speien, (heraus)spritzen

2. fig

a) Zahlen etc herunterrasseln umg

b) Fragen etc heraussprudeln

c) ein Gedicht etc deklamieren

3. obs versetzen, -pfänden

B v/i

1. Wasser speien, spritzen (auch Wal)

2. hervorsprudeln, herausschießen, -spritzen (Wasser etc)

3. a) deklamieren

b) salbadern

C s

1. Tülle f, Schnabel m, Schnauze f (einer Kanne etc)

2. Abfluss-, Speirohr n

3. TECH

a) Schütte f, Rutsche f

b) Spritzdüse f

4. Wasserstrahl

5. ZOOL

a) Fontäne f (eines Wals)

b) → spout hole

6. → waterspout

7. obs Pfandhaus n:

up the spout

a) obs versetzt, verpfändet,

b) fig umg im Eimer (Pläne etc),

c) fig umg futsch (Geld etc),

d) fig umg in Schwulitäten (Person);

she’s up the spout fig umg bei ihr ist was unterwegs

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1. noun
Schnabel, der; (of water pump) [Auslauf]rohr, das; (of tap) Ausflussrohr, das

be up the spout — (coll.): (ruined) im Eimer sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (discharge) ausstoßen [Wasser, Lava, Öl]

2) (declaim) deklamieren [Verse]; (rattle off) herunterrasseln (ugs.) [Zahlen, Fakten usw.]

spout nonsense — Unsinn verzapfen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) (gush) schießen ( from aus)

2) (declaim) schwadronieren (abwertend); schwafeln (ugs. abwertend)

Phrasal Verbs:

- spout out

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n.

Abflussrohr m.

Ausgießer m.

Ausguss -e m.

Schnabel -¨ (von Gefäß) m.

Schnaupe -n f.

Schnauze einer Kanne f.

Tülle -n f. v.

herausspritzen v.

English-german dictionary > spout
6 smash

smæʃ
1. verb
1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) romper, quebrar, hacer pedazos, arruinar

2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) estrellar(se)

2. noun
1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) choque

2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) golpe violento

3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash, mate

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- smashing
- smash hit

smash¹ n

1. estrépito

the smash of breaking glass el estrépito del cristal rompiéndose

2. choque / accidente de tráfico

there was a smash on the motorway hubo un accidente en la autopista

3. smash / remate

Arantxa won the point with a smash Arantxa ganó el punto con un smash

smash² vb

1. romper

he smashed a window with his football rompió un cristal con su balón

2. hacerse añicos / hacerse pedazos

I dropped the glass and it smashed se me cayó la copa y se hizo añicos

to smash into something estrellarse contra algo

smash

tr[smæʃ]

noun

1 (noise) estrépito, estruendo

2 (collision) choque nombre masculino violento, colisión nombre femenino

3 (blow) golpe nombre masculino

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) smash nombre masculino, mate nombre masculino

5 (success, hit) exitazo, gran éxito

transitive verb

1 (break) romper; (shatter) hacer pedazos, hacer añicos; (destroy - car, room, etc) destrozar

■ the vandals smashed the place up los vándalos destrozaron el local

2 (hit forcefully) romper; (crash, throw violently) estrellar ( into, contra)

■ he smashed the door in tiró la puerta abajo

■ she smashed her fist through the table rompió la mesa de un puñetazo

■ the waves smashed the little boat against the rocks las olas estrellaron la barquita contra las rocas

3 (defeat) vencer, derrotar, aplastar; (destroy) destrozar, destruir; (break up) desarticular, desmantelar; (beat) batir, superar

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in tennis) hacer un mate, dar un mate

intransitive verb

1 (break) romperse; (shatter) hacerse pedazos, hacerse añicos

■ the mirror smashed into tiny pieces el espejo se hizo añicos

2 (crash) estrellarse ( into, contra), chocar ( into, contra)

■ they smashed into a tree chocaron contra un árbol

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to smash somebody's face partirle la cara a alguien

smash hit gran éxito, exitazo

smash ['smæʃ] vt

1) break: romper, quebrar, hacer pedazos

2) wreck: destrozar, arruinar

3) crash: estrellar, chocar

smash vi

1) shatter: hacerse pedazos, hacerse añicos

2) collide, crash: estrellarse, chocar

smash n

1) blow: golpe m

2) collision: choque m

3) bang, crash: estrépito m

smash (Volleyball)

n.

• mate (Balonvolea) (•Deporte•) s.m.

n.

• golpe violento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rotura s.f.

• rotura violenta s.f.

v.

• aplastar v.

• desbaratar v.

• despachurrar v.

• hacer pedazos v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• reventar v.

• romper con fuerza v.

smæʃ
I

noun

1)

a) ( sound) estrépito m, estruendo m

there was a loud smash as he dropped the plates — los platos se le cayeron con gran estrépito

b) ( collision) (BrE) choque m

2)

a) ( blow) golpe m

b) (in tennis, badminton, squash) smash m, remate m, remache m

3) ( success) (colloq) exitazo m (fam)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( break) \<\<furniture\>\> romper*, destrozar*; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*; \<\<glass\>\> romper*; ( into small pieces) hacer* añicos

2) ( destroy) \<\<rebellion\>\> aplastar, sofocar*; \<\<drug racket/spy ring\>\> acabar con, desarticular; \<\<hopes\>\> echar por tierra, destruir*

he smashed the world record — batió or rompió el record mundial

3)

a) (hit, drive forcefully)

I smashed my fist through the window — rompí la ventana de un puñetazo

b) (in tennis, badminton, squash) rematar, remachar

2.

vi

1) ( shatter) hacerse* pedazos

it smashed into a thousand pieces — se hizo añicos, se rompió en mil pedazos

2) ( crash)

to smash AGAINST/INTO something — estrellarse or chocar* contra algo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- smash in

- smash up

[smæʃ]
1. N

1) (=breakage) rotura f, quiebra f (LAm); (=sound of breaking) estruendo m

the cup fell with a smash — la taza cayó con gran estruendo

2) (=collision) choque m

he died in a car smash — murió en un accidente de coche

the 1969 rail smash — el accidente de ferrocarril de 1969

3) (Tennis, Badminton etc) smash m, remate m, remache m

4) (Econ) (=bankruptcy) quiebra f ; (=crisis) crisis f inv económica

the 1929 smash — la crisis de 1929

5) * (=success) exitazo m

2. VT

1) (=break) romper, quebrar (esp LAm); (=shatter) hacer pedazos, hacer trizas

they smashed windows — rompieron ventanas

I've smashed my watch — he estropeado mi reloj

when they smashed the atom * — cuando desintegraron el átomo

to smash sth to pieces or bits — hacer pedazos or añicos algo

he smashed it against the wall — lo estrelló contra la pared

the waves smashed the boat on the rocks — las olas estrellaron el barco contra las rocas

he smashed his way out of the building — se escapó del edificio a base de golpes

he smashed his fist into Paul's face — le dio or pegó un fuerte puñetazo en la cara a Paul

2) (=wreck) dar al traste con; (=ruin) arruinar, minar

we will smash this crime ring — acabaremos con esta banda de delincuentes

3) (=beat) [+ team, enemy, opponent] aplastar; [+ record etc] pulverizar, batir

4) (Tennis, Badminton etc) [+ ball] rematar, remachar

3. VI

1) (=break) romperse, hacerse pedazos, quebrarse (esp LAm)

the glass smashed into tiny pieces — el vaso se rompió en pedazos

2) (=crash)

the car smashed into the wall — el coche se estrelló contra la pared

3) (Econ) quebrar

4.

ADV

to go smash into sth — dar de lleno contra algo, dar violentamente contra algo

5.

CPD

smash hit N — exitazo m

- smash down

- smash in

- smash up

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[smæʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) ( sound) estrépito m, estruendo m

there was a loud smash as he dropped the plates — los platos se le cayeron con gran estrépito

b) ( collision) (BrE) choque m

2)

a) ( blow) golpe m

b) (in tennis, badminton, squash) smash m, remate m, remache m

3) ( success) (colloq) exitazo m (fam)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( break) \<\<furniture\>\> romper*, destrozar*; \<\<car\>\> destrozar*; \<\<glass\>\> romper*; ( into small pieces) hacer* añicos

2) ( destroy) \<\<rebellion\>\> aplastar, sofocar*; \<\<drug racket/spy ring\>\> acabar con, desarticular; \<\<hopes\>\> echar por tierra, destruir*

he smashed the world record — batió or rompió el record mundial

3)

a) (hit, drive forcefully)

I smashed my fist through the window — rompí la ventana de un puñetazo

b) (in tennis, badminton, squash) rematar, remachar

2.

vi

1) ( shatter) hacerse* pedazos

it smashed into a thousand pieces — se hizo añicos, se rompió en mil pedazos

2) ( crash)

to smash AGAINST/INTO something — estrellarse or chocar* contra algo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- smash in

- smash up

English-spanish dictionary > smash
7 play

/plei/ * danh từ - sự vui chơi, sự nô đùa, sự đùa giỡn; trò chơi, trò đùa =to be at play+ đang chơi, đang nô đùa =to say something in play+ nói chơi (nói đùa) điều gì =out of mere play+ chỉ là chơi, chỉ là đùa =a play of words+ lối chơi chữ; tài dùng chữ =a play on words+ lối chơi chữ, lối nói mập mờ =child's play+ trò chơi trẻ con; (nghĩa bóng) trò hề, việc ngon ơ - (thể dục,thể thao) sự đấu, sự chơi; trận đấu; cách chơi, lối chơi =the play began at three o'clock+ trận đấu bắt đầu lúc ba giờ =to win the match by good play+ thắng trận đấu nhờ lối chơi hay - (nghĩa bóng) lối chơi, cách xử sự =fair play+ lối chơi ngay thẳng; (nghĩa bóng) cách xử sự công bình, cách xử sự ngay thẳng - sự đánh bạc, trò cờ bạc =to be ruined by play+ khánh kiệt vì cờ bạc =the play runs high+ cờ bạc đánh to - kịch, vở kịch, vở tuồng =to go to the play+ đi xem kịch = shakespeare's plays+ những vở kịch của Sếch-xpia - sự giỡn, sự lung linh, sự lấp lánh, sự óng ánh, sự nhấp nhô, sự tung tăng =the play of moonlight on water+ ánh trăng lấp lánh trên mặt nước =play of light+ ánh sáng lung linh, ánh sáng lấp lánh =play of colour+ màu sắc óng ánh =play of the waves+ sóng nhấp nhô - sự hoạt động; phạm vi hoạt động; sự vận dụng, sự sử dụng =in full play+ đang hoạt động mạnh =to come into play+ bắt đầu hoạt động; bắt đầu có hiệu lực =to bring (call) into play+ phát huy =to give full play to one's imagination+ để cho tưởng tượng tự do phiêu diêu, thả hồn theo tưởng tượng - (kỹ thuật) sự chuyển vận, sự vận hành (của một bộ phận máy); sự xoay chuyển; phạm vi xoay chuyển; cách chạy =bolts should have a centimeter of play+ chốt phải có một khoảng xê dịch một xentimet mới được - (kỹ thuật) sự jơ, sự long, sự xộc xệch; chỗ jơ, chỗ long, chỗ xộc xệch; khe hở, độ hở =a play in the wheel+ chỗ long ở bánh xe, chỗ jơ ở bánh xe - sự nghỉ việc (của công nhân lúc đình công) * nội động từ - chơi, nô đùa, đùa giỡn =to play with children+ nô đùa với trẻ con, chơi với trẻ con =to play with love+ đùa với tình yêu - chơi, đánh (đàn...), thổi (sáo...)... =to play at cards+ chơi bài, đánh bài =to play at chess+ chơi cờ, đánh cờ =to play on the piano+ chơi đàn pianô, đánh đàn pianô =to play upon words+ chơi chi, nói lập lờ - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi, đánh, đá... (hay, dở...); chơi được (sân, bãi) =to play well+ chơi hay, đánh hay, đá hay... =the ground plays well today+ sân hôm nay chơi tốt - đánh bạc =to play high+ đánh lớn; đánh những quân bài cao - đóng trong kịch, tuồng...); biểu diễn =to play in a film+ đóng trong một phim =to play in Hamles+ đóng trong vở Hăm-lét - nã vào (súng); phun vào (vòi cứu hoả) =guns begin to play on the walls+ súng đạn lớn bắt đầu nã vào những bức tường thành =fire-engines play on the fire+ xe chữa cháy phun vào đám cháy - giỡn, lung linh, lấp lánh, óng ánh, lóng lánh, chập chờn, nhấp nhô =smile plays about lips+ nụ cười thoáng (giỡn) trên môi =moonlight plays on water+ ánh trăng lấp lánh trên mặt nước - (nghĩa bóng) xử sự, ăn ở =to play foul+ chơi xấu, chơi ăn gian; (nghĩa bóng) xử sự không ngay thẳng, gian lận - (kỹ thuật) chạy, chuyển vận, vận hành, xoay dễ dàng... (bộ phận máy) - nghỉ việc, không làm việc (công nhân đình công) * ngoại động từ - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi, đánh, đá... =to play football+ đá bóng chơi bóng đá =to play tennis+ chơi quần vợt, đánh quần vợt =to play chess+ đánh cờ - (âm nhạc) chơi, đánh, kéo, thổi... =to play the piano+ chơi pianô, đánh pianô =to play the violon+ kéo viôlông =to play the flute+ thổi sáo - đánh (một quả bóng), đánh ra (một quân bài); đi (một quân cờ) =to play the ball into the net+ đánh quả bóng vào lưới - (thể dục,thể thao) thi đấu với, đấu =to play the best team+ đâu với đội hay nhất =to play a match+ đâu một trận =to play somebody at chess+ đánh cờ với ai - (thể dục,thể thao) chọn (ai) vào chơi...; cho (ai) vào chơi... (trong đội) =to play someone as goalkeeper+ chọn ai làm người giữ gôn - đóng, đóng vai, diễn (kịch...), biểu diễn (bản nhạc...); giả làm (để đùa chơi) =to play Hamlet+ đóng vai Hăm-lét =to play a tragedy+ diễn một vở kịch =let's play that we are soldiers+ chúng ta giả làm bộ đội chơi nào - xử sự như là =to play truant+ trốn học - làm chơi, xỏ chơi (ai, một vố) =to play a trick upon somebody; to play somebody a trick+ xỏ chơi ai một vố - nả (súng...), chiếu (đèn pha...), phun (nước) =to play guns on the walls+ nã súng lớn vào những bức tường thành =to play water on the fire+ phun nước vào đám cháy - giật, giật dây câu cho mệt (cá) =to play a fish+ giật giật dây câu cho mệt cá !to play at - chơi (cờ, bóng đá, bài...) - giả làm, làm ra bộ (để đùa chơi) =to play at soldiers+ giả làm bộ đội chơi - (nghĩa bóng) làm miễn cưỡng, làm tắc trách (việc gì) !to play in - cử nhạc đón (khách, khán giả...) vào !to play off - làm cho (ai) lộ rõ ở thế bất lợi, làm cho (ai) lộ rõ nhược điểm - kích (ai... chống lại ai) =to play off somebody against another+ kích ai chống lại lại ai (để có lợi cho mình) - đánh tráo, đánh lộn sòng (cái gì...) =to play off something as something else+ đánh tráo (đánh lộn sòng) cái gì với cái gì khác - (thể dục,thể thao) đấu lại để quyết định (một trận đấu hoà...) !to play on - lợi dụng =to play on someone's credulity+ lợi dụng lòng cả tin của ai - (thể dục,thể thao) đánh bóng vào gôn bên mình (crickê) !to play out - cử nhạc tiễn đưa =the orchestra plays the audience out+ ban nhạc cử nhạc tiễn đưa khán giả ra về !to play up - (+ to) (sân khấu) đóng cốt để làm nổi bật diễn xuất (của một diễn viên khác) =to play up to someone+ đóng cốt để làm nổi bật diễn xuất của ai - (nghĩa bóng) nịnh, tâng bốc - trêu chọc (chòng ghẹo) làm (ai) phát cáu - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lợi dụng (cái gì) - (thể dục,thể thao) chơi tận tình !to play upon !to play on to play booty - (xem) booty !to play by ear - đánh đàn mò (nhớ lỏm, không biết nhạc) !to play one's cards well - (xem) card !to play the deuce (devil) with - phá hoại; làm hỏng bét cả; chơi xỏ một vố !to play ducks ans drakes with - (xem) duck !to play someone false - (xem) false !to play fast and loose - (xem) fast !to play first (second) fiddle - (xem) fiddle !to play the game - chơi đúng thể lệ quy định - (nghĩa bóng) chơi ngay thẳng, xử sự ngay thẳng !to play a good knife and fork - (xem) knife !to play bell (the mischief) - gieo tai hoạ, tàn phá, phá phách !to play one's hand for all it is worth - triệt để lợi dụng cơ hội; sử dụng mọi phương tiện, dùng đủ mọi cách !to play into the hands of somebody - làm lợi cho ai, làm cho ai hưởng, làm cỗ cho ai ăn !to play it on somebody !to play it low on somebody - (từ lóng) lợi dụng ai một cách ti tiện !to play the man - cư xử đúng phẩm cách con người !to play the market - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đầu cơ chứng khoán !to play for time - chơi kéo dài thời gian, làm kế hoãn binh - cố tranh thủ thời gian

English-Vietnamese dictionary > play
8 quite

1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante

2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) pues sí, así es

quite adv

1. totalmente / del todo

that is quite impossible eso es totalmente imposible

that banana is not quite ripe ese plátano no está del todo maduro

2. bastante

he's quite tall es bastante alto

Del verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar) \ \
quité es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

quite es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: quitar quite
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo 1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way; quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk; quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table; ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!; no le puedo quite la tapa I can't get the top off; le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;
‹asiento/lugar› to take 3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;
quitele años a algn to take years off sb; quitele importancia a algo to play sth down; le quita valor it detracts from its value 4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of; ‹ sed› to quench; ‹ apetito› to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quiteá el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;
hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head 5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for
verbo intransitivo 1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that … quitarse verbo pronominal 1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out; [ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quiteon las ganas I don't feel like it any more
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;
quitese algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench (el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats (robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
quite m Taur distracting of the bull Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help ' quite' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - apolillada - apolillado - baqueteada - baqueteado - bastante - bien - buena - bueno - campante - capaz - clara - claro - contraria - contrario - contumaz - dar - decir - dentro - desahogo - descreída - descreído - despiste - destreza - deterioro - efectivamente - envergadura - fácil - folclore - gallo - hosca - hosco - importancia - imposible - informal - interfluvio - libre - llenado - locatis - lomo - lucir - mal - mayor - mucha - mucho - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - personaje - prometerse English: aspect - blow - change - close - explode - few - frenzy - frequently - gritty - lengthy - my - off - ordeal - quite - recall - sequence - spoil - trek - unintentional - warm - agreeable - amenable - bit - drift - fair - far - move - oblivious - place - pretty - recently - respectable - some - something - taken - unchanged

quite

tr[kwaɪt]

adverb

1 (rather) bastante

■ it was quite a good game fue un partido bastante bueno

■ they played quite well jugaron bastante bien

■ they're quite difficult exercises son ejercicios bastante difíciles

■ there are quite a few people here hay bastante gente aquí

2 (totally) completamente, del todo

■ I quite understand lo entiendo perfectamente

■ you've quite ruined it lo has destrozado completamente

■ it isn't quite finished no está terminado del todo

3 (exceptional) excepcional, increíble, original

■ he's quite a comedian es un cómico increíble

■ our trip was quite something nuestro viaje fue algo excepcional

4 (exactly) exactamente

■ it isn't quite what I was looking for no es exactamente lo que buscaba

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

quite so! ¡exactamente!

quite ['kwaɪt] adv

1) completely: completamente, totalmente

2) rather: bastante

quite near: bastante cerca

quite

adv.

• bastante adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

• harto adv.

• muy adv.

• realmente adv.

• totalmente adv.

kwaɪt
adverb

1)

a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmente

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo

I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema

this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!

that's quite enough! — basta ya!

is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente

they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos

there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito

she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez

there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario

b) (as intensifier)

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastante

it's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor

there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo

it's quite likely — es muy probable

[kwaɪt]
ADV
1) (=completely) totalmente, completamente

quite new — completamente nuevo

I'm not quite sure — no estoy del todo seguro

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo

it's quite clear that this plan won't work — está clarísimo que este plan no va a funcionar

that's quite enough for me — eso me basta a mí

that'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!

I can quite believe that... — no me cuesta creer que...

I quite understand — comprendo perfectamente

I don't quite understand it — no acabo de entenderlo

they are quite simply the best — son simple y llanamente los mejores

quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto

you could quite easily have killed yourself — podrías haberte matado con toda facilidad

that's not quite right — eso no es totalmente cierto

he has not quite recovered yet — no se ha repuesto todavía del todo

it was quite three months since she had called — † habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó

he's quite grown up now — ahora está hecho todo un hombre

2) (=exactly) exactamente

it's not quite what we wanted — no es exactamente lo que queríamos

we don't quite know — no sabemos exactamente

it's not quite the same — no es exactamente lo mismo

quite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!

not quite as many as last time — no tantos como la última vez

3) (=rather) bastante

it's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante

"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien

it was quite a surprise — me sorprendió bastante

it was quite a shock — fue bastante chocante

quite a lot — bastante

I've been there quite a lot — he ido allí bastante

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

it costs quite a lot to go abroad — es bastante caro salir al extranjero

4) (emphatic use)

that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!

quite a hero — todo un héroe also iro

there were quite a few people there — había bastante gente allí

quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro

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[kwaɪt]
adverb

1)

a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmente

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo

I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema

this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!

that's quite enough! — basta ya!

is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente

they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos

there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito

she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez

there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario

b) (as intensifier)

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastante

it's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor

there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo

it's quite likely — es muy probable

English-spanish dictionary > quite
9 smash

1. transitive verb
1) (break) zerschlagen

smash something to pieces — etwas zerschmettern

2) (defeat) zerschlagen [Rebellion, Revolution, Opposition]; zerschmettern [Feind]; (in games) vernichtend schlagen; klar verbessern [Rekord]

3) (hit hard)

smash somebody in the face/mouth — jemandem [hart] ins Gesicht/auf den Mund schlagen

4) (Tennis) schmettern

5) (propel forcefully) schmettern

he smashed the car into a wall — er knallte (ugs.) mit dem Wagen gegen eine Mauer
2. intransitive verb
1) (shatter) zerbrechen

2) (crash) krachen

the cars smashed into each other — die Wagen krachten zusammen (salopp)
3. noun
1) (sound) Krachen, das; (of glass) Klirren, das

2) (collision) see academic.ru/91758/smash-up">smash-up

Phrasal Verbs:

- smash down

- smash in

- smash up

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[smæʃ] 1. verb
1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) zertrümmern

2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) knallen
2. noun
1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) der Krach, der Zusammenstoß

2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) der Schlag

3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) der Schmetterball

•

- smashing
- smash hit
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smash

[smæʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (crashing sound) Krachen nt

I was awakened by the \smash of glass ich wurde durch das Geräusch von splitterndem Glas geweckt

2. (traffic or rail accident) Unfall m

car \smash Autounfall m

rail \smash Zugunglück nt

3. SPORT Schlag m; TENNIS Schmetterball m

4. (smash hit) Superhit m fam

box-office \smash Kassenschlager m

II. vt

1. (break into pieces)

▪ to \smash sth etw zerschlagen

to \smash a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (strike against sth)

▪ to \smash sth against sth etw gegen etw akk schmettern [o schleudern

3. POL (destroy, crush)

▪ to \smash sth etw zerschlagen

to \smash a rebellion eine Rebellion niederschlagen

4. SPORT

to \smash a record einen Rekord brechen

5. SPORT (hit forcefully)

to \smash a ball einen Ball schmettern

III. vi

1. (break into pieces) zerbrechen

she dropped her cup and it \smashed to pieces on the floor sie ließ ihre Tasse fallen, und sie zersprang in Stücke

2. (strike against) prallen

▪ to \smash into sth gegen etw akk prallen

▪ to \smash through sth etw durchbrechen

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[smʃ]
1. vt

1) (= break into pieces) zerschlagen; window einschlagen

I smashed my glasses — mir ist die Brille kaputtgegangen

I smashed my knee — ich habe mir das Knie aufgeschlagen

2) (= defeat or destroy) zerschlagen; rebellion, revolution niederschlagen, zerschlagen; opponent zerschmettern; record haushoch schlagen; business ruinieren

3) (= strike ALSO TENNIS) schmettern

he smashed his fist into his face —

he smashed him on the nose he smashed his way through the mob — er schlug ihm auf die Nase er musste sich (dat) gewaltsam einen Weg durch den Mob bahnen

to smash one's way into a building — gewaltsam in ein Gebäude eindringen

2. vi

1) (= break) zerschlagen, zerbrechen

it smashed into a thousand pieces — es( zer)sprang in tausend Stücke

2) (= crash) prallen

the car smashed into the wall — das Auto krachte gegen die Mauer

the terrified animal smashed through the fence — das verängstigte Tier durchbrach das Gatter

the plane smashed into the houses — das Flugzeug raste in eine Häusergruppe

the ship smashed onto the rocks — das Schiff prallte gegen die Felsen

the sound of the waves smashing against the rocks — das Geräusch der gegen die Felsen klatschenden Wellen

3. n

1) (= noise) Krachen nt; (of waves) Klatschen nt

there was a smash — es hat gekracht or (of broken glass) gescheppert

2) (= collision) Unfall m; (esp with another vehicle) Zusammenstoß m

rail smash — Zugunglück nt

3) (= blow) Schlag m; (TENNIS) Smash m, Schmetterball m

4) (inf = success also smash hit) Riesenhit m

4. adv (inf)
mit Karacho (inf)
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smash [smæʃ]

A v/t

1. oft smash up zerschlagen, -trümmern, -schmettern, in Stücke schlagen:

smash up a car einen Wagen zu Schrott fahren;

smash atoms PHYS Atome zertrümmern;

smash in einschlagen;

smash sb’s face in umg jemandem die Fresse einschlagen; → smithereens

2. die Faust, einen Stein etc, auch einen Tennisball etc schmettern:

smash a stone through the window

3. a) jemanden zusammenschlagen

b) den Feind vernichtend schlagen

c) einen Gegner fertigmachen umg

d) eine Bande etc zerschlagen

e) ein Argument etc restlos widerlegen

4. jemanden finanziell ruinieren oder umg kaputtmachen

B v/i

1. zersplittern ( into a thousand pieces in tausend Stücke), in Stücke springen: → smithereens

2. krachen, knallen ( beide:

against gegen;

into in akk;

through durch)

3. zusammenstoßen, -krachen (Autos etc)

4. FLUG Bruch machen

5. oft smash up zusammenkrachen, bankrottgehen

6. fig (gesundheitlich) kaputtgehen

7. fig zuschanden werden

8. Tennis etc: schmettern

C adj umg toll, sensationell (Erfolg etc)

D adv krachend

E s

1. a) Zertrümmern n

b) Zersplittern n

2. Krach m

3. → smashup 2, 3, 4

4. ( auch finanzieller) Zusammenbruch, Ruin m:

go to smash kaputtgehen:

a) völlig zusammenbrechen

b) → B 5

5. Tennis etc: Schmetterball m

6. eisgekühltes alkoholisches Mixgetränk

7. umg toller Erfolg:

smash with the public toller Publikumserfolg

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1. transitive verb
1) (break) zerschlagen

smash something to pieces — etwas zerschmettern

2) (defeat) zerschlagen [Rebellion, Revolution, Opposition]; zerschmettern [Feind]; (in games) vernichtend schlagen; klar verbessern [Rekord]

3) (hit hard)

smash somebody in the face/mouth — jemandem [hart] ins Gesicht/auf den Mund schlagen

4) (Tennis) schmettern

5) (propel forcefully) schmettern

he smashed the car into a wall — er knallte (ugs.) mit dem Wagen gegen eine Mauer
2. intransitive verb
1) (shatter) zerbrechen

2) (crash) krachen

the cars smashed into each other — die Wagen krachten zusammen (salopp)
3. noun
1) (sound) Krachen, das; (of glass) Klirren, das

2) (collision) see smash-up

Phrasal Verbs:

- smash down

- smash in

- smash up

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n.

Schmetterball m. v.

kaputtschlagen v.

zerschmettern v.

zertrümmern v.

zusammenschlagen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > smash
10 go

go ⇒ Usage note: go

A vi (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone)

1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;

2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;

3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;

4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;

5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;

6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;

7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;

8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;

9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;

10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;

11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;

12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;

13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;

14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;

15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;

16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;

17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;

18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;

19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;

20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;

21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;

22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;

23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;

24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;

25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;

26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;

27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;

28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;

29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;

30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;

31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;

32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;

33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;

34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;

35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;

36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;

37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;

39 US ( in takeaway) to go à emporter ; two hamburgers to go! deux hamburgers à emporter!

B vtr (3^e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone) ( see usage note)

1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;

2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.

C n (pl goes)

1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;

2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;

3 ○ GB ( bout) ( of illness) attaque f ;

4 ⇒ Games and sports ( board game) go m.

D adj all systems are go! Aerosp tout est paré pour le lancement!

Idioms

to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!

Phrasal verbs

■ go about:

▶ go about

1 = go around ;

2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;

▶ go about [sth]

1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;

2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.

■ go across:

▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;

▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].

■ go after:

▶ go after [sth/sb]

1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;

2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.

■ go against:

▶ go against [sb/sth]

1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;

2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;

3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].

■ go ahead

1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;

2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.

■ go along

1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;

2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.

■ go along with:

▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.

■ go around:

▶ go around

1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;

2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;

▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.

■ go at:

▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;

▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].

■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!

■ go back

1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;

2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;

3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.

■ go back on:

▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].

■ go before:

▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;

▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.

■ go below gen, Naut descendre.

■ go by:

▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;

▶ go by [sth]

1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;

2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.

■ go down:

▶ go down

1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;

2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;

3 [sun] se coucher ;

4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;

5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;

6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;

7 ( become deflated) [swelling] désenfler ; [tyre, balloon] se dégonfler ;

8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;

9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;

10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;

11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;

12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;

13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;

14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;

15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;

▶ go down [sth]

1 lit descendre [hill] ; descendre dans [mine] ;

2 ( be downgraded) to go down a class Sch redescendre d'une classe.

■ go down on:

▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;

▶ go down on [sb] ● ( have oral sex with) tailler une pipe à ● [man] ; faire minette à ● [woman].

■ go for:

▶ go for [sb/sth]

1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;

2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;

▶ go for [sb]

1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;

2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;

▶ go for [sth]

1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;

2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.

■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.

■ go forward(s) avancer.

■ go in

1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;

2 Mil [army, troops] attaquer ; the troops went in at dawn les troupes ont attaqué à l'aube ;

3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.

■ go in for:

▶ go in for [sth]

1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;

2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;

3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].

■ go into:

▶ go into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;

2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;

3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;

4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;

5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;

6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.

■ go in with:

▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.

■ go off:

▶ go off

1 (explode, fire) [bomb] exploser ; the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti ;

2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;

3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;

4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;

5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;

6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;

7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;

8 Theat quitter la scène ;

▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.

■ go off with:

▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?

■ go on:

▶ go on

1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;

2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;

3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;

4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;

5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;

6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;

7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;

8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;

9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;

10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;

▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.

■ go on at:

▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.

■ go out

1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;

2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;

3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;

4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;

5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;

6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;

7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;

8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;

9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;

10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;

11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;

12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;

13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;

14 ( in cards) terminer.

■ go over:

▶ go over

1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;

2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;

3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;

▶ go over [sth]

1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;

2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;

3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;

4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;

5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.

■ go round GB:

▶ go round

1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;

2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;

3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;

4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;

5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;

▶ go round [sth] ( visit) faire le tour de [shops, house, museum].

■ go through:

▶ go through

1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;

2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;

3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;

▶ go through [sth]

1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;

2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;

3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;

4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;

5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.

■ go through with:

▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.

■ go together

1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;

2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;

3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.

■ go under

1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;

2 fig ( succumb) [person] succomber ; ( go bankrupt) [business, company] faire faillite.

■ go up:

▶ go up

1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;

2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;

3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;

4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;

5 GB Univ ( start university) entrer à l'université ; ( start term) reprendre les cours ;

6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;

7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;

▶ go up [sth]

1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;

2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.

■ go with:

▶ go with [sth]

1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;

2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;

▶ go with [sb] ( date) sortir avec ; ( have sex with) coucher avec [person].

■ go without:

▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;

▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries].

Big English-French dictionary > go
11 extent

noun

1) (space) Ausdehnung, die; (of wings) Spannweite, die

2) (scope) (of knowledge, power, authority) Umfang, der; (of damage, disaster) Ausmaß, das; (of debt, loss) Höhe, die

to what extent? — inwieweit?

to a great or large extent — in hohem Maße

to some or a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a greater or lesser extent — mehr oder weniger

to such an extent that... — in solchem Maße, dass...

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[-t]
noun

1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) die Länge, die Ausdehnung

2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) das Ausmaß

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- academic.ru/119089/to_a_certain_extent___to_some_extent">to a certain extent / to some extent

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ex·tent

[ɪkˈstent, ekˈ-]

n

1. no pl (size) of an area, a city, a park Größe f, Ausdehnung f; (length) of a river Länge f

2. no pl (range) Umfang m

the \extent of knowledge der Wissensumfang

3. no pl (amount) Ausmaß nt, Umfang m; of a sum Höhe f

the company is in debt to the \extent of a million pounds die Firma ist mit einer Million Pfund verschuldet

the \extent of a credit die Höhe eines Kredits

the \extent of destruction das Ausmaß der Zerstörung

4. (degree) Grad m kein pl, Maß nt kein pl

to a certain \extent in gewissem Maße

to a great [or large] \extent in hohem Maße, weitgehend

to the same \extent as... in gleichem Maße wie...

to some \extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad

to go to the \extent of doing sth so weit gehen, etw zu tun

to an \extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad, in gewissem Maße

to such an \extent that... dermaßen [o derart], dass...

the car was damaged to such an \extent that it could not be repaired der Wagen war so stark beschädigt, dass er nicht repariert werden konnte

to that \extent in diesem Punkt, insofern

to what \extent in welchem Maße, inwieweit

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[ɪk'stent]
n

1) (= length) Länge f; (= size) Ausdehnung f

2) (= range, scope of knowledge, alterations, power, activities, commitments) Umfang m; (of damage, losses) Ausmaß nt, Umfang m

debts to the extent of £5,000 — Schulden in Höhe von £ 5.000

3) (= degree) Grad m, Maß nt

to some extent — bis zu einem gewissen Grade

to what extent — inwieweit

to a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a large/lesser extent —

she was involved only to the extent of investing a small amount — ihre Beteiligung beschränkte sich auf die Investition einer kleinen Summe

to such an extent that... — dermaßen or derart, dass...

he was ruined to the extent that he had to sell everything — er war dermaßen ruiniert, dass er alles verkaufen musste

such was the extent of the damage — so groß war der Schaden

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extent [ıkˈstent] s

1. Ausdehnung f, Länge f, Weite f, Höhe f, Größe f

2. MATH und fig Bereich m

3. fig Umfang m, (Aus)Maß n, Grad m:

extent of damage Ausmaß des Schadens, Schadenshöhe f;

the extent of bis zum Betrag oder zur Höhe von;

a large extent in hohem Grade, weitgehend;

some ( oder a certain) extent bis zu einem gewissen Grade, einigermaßen;

the full extent in vollem Umfang, völlig;

such an extent that … so sehr, dass …

4. Raum m, Strecke f:

a vast extent of marsh ein ausgedehntes Sumpfgebiet

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noun

1) (space) Ausdehnung, die; (of wings) Spannweite, die

2) (scope) (of knowledge, power, authority) Umfang, der; (of damage, disaster) Ausmaß, das; (of debt, loss) Höhe, die

to what extent? — inwieweit?

to a great or large extent — in hohem Maße

to some or a certain extent — in gewissem Maße

to a greater or lesser extent — mehr oder weniger

to such an extent that... — in solchem Maße, dass...

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n.

Ausmaß -e n.

Größe -n f.

Umfang -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > extent
12 envy

'envi 1. noun
(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) misunnelse
2. verb
1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) misunne

2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) misunne

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- enviable
- envious
- the envy of

misunne

I
subst. \/ˈenvɪ\/

1) misunnelse

2) gjenstand for misunnelse

• his new car is the envy of all his friends

alle vennene hans misunner ham den nye bilen (hans)

envy of someone misunnelse overfor noen

• her envy of me ruined our friendship

envy of\/at something misunnelse over noe
II
verb \/ˈenvɪ\/

misunne, være misunnelig\/sjalu på

• I envy him his wealth

jeg misunner ham rikdommen hans

English-Norwegian dictionary > envy
13 smash

smæʃ 1. verb
1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse, smadre

2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) krasje mot, brase inn i
2. noun
1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brak, sammenstøt

2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) knusende slag

3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash, hardt slag

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- smashing
- smash hit

brak

I
subst. \/smæʃ\/

1) kraftig slag, smell

• he received a smash on the jaw

2) brak, knas, skrall, smell, smadring

• the cup fell with a smash on the floor

3) kollisjon, kraftig sammenstøt, krasj, havari, styrt

4) knusende nederlag

5) ( handel) krakk, økonomisk sammenbrudd, konkurs

6) katastrofe, sammenbrudd

7) forklaring: en slags fruktdrink med is, mynte, konjakk e.l.

8) ( i tennis e.l.) smash

9) (hverdagslig, også smash hit) kjempesuksess, braksuksess, knallsuksess

10) ( slang) falsk mynt

11) ( tekstil) forklaring: feil i stoff som skyldes brist i tråder

go to smash ( hverdagslig) gå i knas, gå i stykker
II
verb \/smæʃ\/

1) knuse, smadre, slå i stykker, gå i stykker, slå i knas, gå i knas, knuses

• the mirror was smashed to pieces

speilet ble slått i tusen knas

2) ( hverdagslig) slå

3) kaste, kyle, slenge

• a stone was smashed through the window

4) ( i tennis e.l.) smashe

5) ( overført) knuse, knekke, slå ned, tilintetgjøre, mose

• smash all resistance

slå ned all motstand

6) ( økonomi) ruinere, knuse, knekke

7) ( bokbinding) presse

8) ( slang) sette falske penger i omløp

smash (up) ( handel) fallere, gå fallitt, gå konkurs, gå over ende

smash in\/down a door eller smash a door open slå inn en dør, sprenge en dør

smash into kjøre inn i, brase inn i

• the car smashed into the wall

smash one's way trenge seg frem (med vold), slå seg igjennom, bane seg vei

smash someone's face in slå inn skallen på noen, slå noen gul og blå

smash up something knuse noe, ødelegge noe

• he smashed up all the furniture
III
adj. \/smæʃ\/

enestående, fenomenal, enorm, veldig, (aldeles) fremragende
IV
adv. \/smæʃ\/

( hverdagslig) med et brak, med et smell

go smash ( overført) gå konkurs, klappe sammen

go\/run smash into gå rett på, gå rett (inn) i

English-Norwegian dictionary > smash
14 content

I 1. ['kɒntent]
nome

1) (relative quantity) contenuto m.

the fat content — il contenuto di grassi

low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo

2) (meaning) contenuto m.

form and content — forma e contenuto
2.
nome plurale contents

1) (of jar, bag, drawer) contenuto m.sing.; (of house, in insurance) beni m. mobili

2) (of book, file)

list o table of contents — sommario, indice
II [kən'tent]
nome (happiness) contentezza f.

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to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale
III [kən'tent]
aggettivo contento, soddisfatto ( with di)

to be content to do — accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing — non contento di fare

I'm quite content here — sto piuttosto bene qui
IV 1. [kən'tent]
verbo transitivo (please) accontentare
2.
verbo riflessivo

to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare

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I 1. [kən'tent] adjective
(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.)
2. noun
(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.)
3. verb
(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.)

- contented
- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun
1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.)

2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.)

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- contents

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content (1) /kənˈtɛnt/
a. pred.

1 contento; pago; soddisfatto: content with life, pago della propria vita; I'm content with third place, sono soddisfatto di (o mi va bene) essere arrivato terzo; He seemed content with the idea, sembrava d'accordo con l'idea; (iron.) Not content with having ruined our holidays…, non contento di averci rovinato le vacanze…; well content, assai soddisfatto; arcicontento

2 disposto; pronto: I am content to remain here, sono disposto a rimanere qui

3 (GB, come inter., alla Camera dei Lord) sì; favorevole (cfr. ay alla Camera dei Comuni): not content, no; sfavorevole (cfr. no alla Camera dei Comuni).
content (2) /kənˈtɛnt/
n.

1 [u] contentezza; soddisfazione

2 (in GB, alla Camera dei Lord) voto favorevole; ( per estens., al pl.) votanti a favore

● to one's heart's content, finché se ne ha voglia; quanto pare e piace; a volontà; a sazietà.
♦ content (3) /ˈkɒntɛnt/
n.

1 (solo sing.) contenuto ( di alimento, sostanza); quantità contenuta: low fat content, basso contenuto di grassi; the lead content of paint, la quantità di piombo contenuta nelle vernici

2 (al pl.) contenuto (sing.) ( di recipiente, lettera, ecc.): the contents of a trunk, il contenuto di un baule; She emptied the contents of her bag on the table, ha svuotato la sua borsa sul tavolo; He glanced at the contents of the letter, ha dato una scorsa al contenuto della lettera

3 (al pl.) (= table of contents) indice (sing.) ( di libro)

4 (solo sing.) contenuto ( di un testo, di contro a «forma»); argomento; materia trattata

5 [u] capacità: the content of a cask, la capacità d'una botte

6 [u] (comput.) contenuto ( audio, video, immagini, testo, ecc.)

7 [u] (geom.) volume

8 (metall.) tenore, titolo ( dell'oro, ecc.)

● (comput.) content management, gestione dei contenuti.
(to) content /kənˈtɛnt/
v. t.

contentare; accontentare; soddisfare; appagare

● to content oneself ( with), contentarsi (di); limitarsi (a): He contented himself with threats, non è andato oltre le minacce; He contented himself with uttering a few words, si è limitato a proferire alcune parole.

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I 1. ['kɒntent]
nome

1) (relative quantity) contenuto m.

the fat content — il contenuto di grassi

low, high lead content — basso, alto contenuto di piombo

2) (meaning) contenuto m.

form and content — forma e contenuto
2.
nome plurale contents

1) (of jar, bag, drawer) contenuto m.sing.; (of house, in insurance) beni m. mobili

2) (of book, file)

list o table of contents — sommario, indice
II [kən'tent]
nome (happiness) contentezza f.

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to do sth. to one's heart's content — fare qcs. per propria soddisfazione personale
III [kən'tent]
aggettivo contento, soddisfatto ( with di)

to be content to do — accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing — non contento di fare

I'm quite content here — sto piuttosto bene qui
IV 1. [kən'tent]
verbo transitivo (please) accontentare
2.
verbo riflessivo

to content oneself with sth., with doing — accontentarsi di qcs., di fare

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15 wreck

1. noun
1) (destruction) Schiffbruch, der; (fig.) Zerstörung, die

2) (ship) Wrack, das

3) (broken remains, lit. or fig.) Wrack, das

she was a physical/mental wreck — sie war körperlich/geistig ein Wrack

I feel/you look a wreck — (coll.) ich fühle mich kaputt (ugs.) /du siehst kaputt aus (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (destroy) ruinieren; zu Schrott fahren [Auto]

be wrecked — (shipwrecked) [Schiff, Person:] Schiffbruch erleiden

2) (fig.): (ruin) zerstören; ruinieren [Gesundheit, Urlaub]

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[rek] 1. noun
1) (a very badly damaged ship: The divers found a wreck on the sea-bed.) das Wrack

2) (something in a very bad condition: an old wreck of a car; I feel a wreck after cleaning the house.) das Wrack

3) (the destruction of a ship at sea: The wreck of the Royal George.) der Schiffbruch
2. verb
(to destroy or damage very badly: The ship was wrecked on rocks in a storm; My son has wrecked my car; You have wrecked my plans.) zerstören

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wreck

[rek]

I. n

1. (destruction of boat) Schiffbruch m

2. (boat) [Schiffs]wrack nt

3. no pl LAW Strandgut nt

4. (ruined vehicle) Wrack nt

\wreck of a car/plane Auto-/Flugzeugwrack nt

5. (disorganized remains) Trümmerhaufen m, Ruine f

this place is a complete \wreck das ist ja hier ein totales Schlachtfeld hum

6. (accident) Unfall m

car \wreck Autounfall m

to have [or be in] a bad \wreck einen schweren Unfall haben

7. (person) Wrack nt

to be a complete/nervous/quivering \wreck ein totales/nervliches/zitterndes Wrack sein

II. vt

1. (sink)

▪ to be \wrecked ship Schiffbruch erleiden

2. (destroy)

▪ to \wreck sth etw zerstören

our greenhouse was \wrecked in last night's storm unser Treibhaus ging im Sturm der letzten Nacht zu Bruch

3. ( fig: spoil)

▪ to \wreck sth etw ruinieren

to \wreck chances/hopes/plans Aussichten/Hoffnungen/Pläne zunichtemachen

to \wreck sb's life jds Leben zerstören

to \wreck a marriage eine Ehe zerrütten

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[rek]
1. n

1) (NAUT) Schiffbruch m; (= wrecked ship, car, train) Wrack nt

lost in the wreck — beim Schiffbruch verloren

he was killed in a car wreck (US) — er kam bei einem Autounfall ums Leben

2) (fig inf) (= old bicycle, furniture etc) Trümmerhaufen m; (= person) Wrack nt; (of hopes, life, marriage etc) Trümmer pl, Ruinen pl

I'm a wreck, I feel a wreck — ich bin ein (völliges) Wrack

See:

→ nervous wreck

2. vt

1) ship, train, plane zum Wrack machen, einen Totalschaden verursachen an (+dat); car kaputt fahren (inf), zu Schrott fahren (inf); machine, mechanism zerstören, kaputt machen (inf); furniture, house zerstören; (person) zertrümmern, kurz und klein schlagen (inf)

to be wrecked (Naut) — Schiffbruch erleiden; ( sl

wrecked ship — wrackes or havariertes Schiff

wrecked car — zu Schrott gefahrenes Auto

2) (fig) hopes, plans, chances zunichtemachen; marriage zerrütten; career, health, sb's life zerstören, ruinieren; person kaputtmachen (inf); party, holiday verderben

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wreck [rek]

A s

1. SCHIFF

a) (Schiffs)Wrack n

b) Schiffbruch m, Schiffsunglück n

c) JUR Strandgut n

2. Wrack n (AUTO etc, auch fig besonders Person), Ruine f, Trümmerhaufen m (auch fig):

nervous wreck Nervenbündel n umg;

she is the wreck of her former self sie ist nur noch ein Schatten ihrer selbst, sie ist ein völliges Wrack

3. pl Trümmer pl (auch fig)

4. fig

a) Untergang m, Ruin m

b) Zerstörung f, Verwüstung f:

the wreck of his hopes die Vernichtung seiner Hoffnungen;

go to wreck (and ruin) zugrunde gehen

B v/t

1. allg zertrümmern, zerstören, ein Schiff zum Scheitern bringen (auch fig):

be wrecked

a) → C 1,

b) in Trümmer gehen,

c) → C 2

2. fig zugrunde richten, ruinieren, auch seine Gesundheit zerrütten, Pläne, Hoffnungen etc vernichten, zerstören

3. SCHIFF, TECH abwracken

C v/i

1. SCHIFF Schiffbruch erleiden, scheitern (beide auch fig)

2. verunglücken

3. zerstört oder vernichtet werden (auch fig)

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1. noun
1) (destruction) Schiffbruch, der; (fig.) Zerstörung, die

2) (ship) Wrack, das

3) (broken remains, lit. or fig.) Wrack, das

she was a physical/mental wreck — sie war körperlich/geistig ein Wrack

I feel/you look a wreck — (coll.) ich fühle mich kaputt (ugs.) /du siehst kaputt aus (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (destroy) ruinieren; zu Schrott fahren [Auto]

be wrecked — (shipwrecked) [Schiff, Person:] Schiffbruch erleiden

2) (fig.): (ruin) zerstören; ruinieren [Gesundheit, Urlaub]

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v.

zugrunde richten ausdr. n.

Schiffbruch m.

Unglück -e n.

Wrack -s n.

English-german dictionary > wreck
16 see

see [si:]

voir ⇒ 1 (a)-(h), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (q)-(s), 1 (u), 2 (a)-(e) consulter ⇒ 1 (d) rencontrer ⇒ 1 (e) recevoir ⇒ 1 (g) comprendre ⇒ 1 (j) s'imaginer ⇒ 1 (l) s'assurer ⇒ 1 (p) connaître ⇒ 1 (r) accompagner ⇒ 1 (t) comprendre ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt saw [sɔ:], pp seen [si:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ can you see me? est-ce que tu me vois?;

∎ I can't see a thing je ne vois rien;

∎ she could see a light in the distance elle voyait une lumière au loin;

∎ I could see she'd been crying je voyais qu'elle avait pleuré;

∎ he saw her talk or talking to the policeman il l'a vue parler ou qui parlait au policier;

∎ did anyone see you take it? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu le prendre?;

∎ did you see what happened? avez-vous vu ce qui s'est passé?;

∎ let me see your hands fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes mains;

∎ now see what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait!;

∎ can I see your newspaper a minute? puis-je voir votre journal ou jeter un coup d'œil sur votre journal un instant?;

∎ I see her around a lot je la croise assez souvent;

∎ I don't want to be seen with him je ne veux pas être vu ou qu'on me voie avec lui;

∎ there wasn't a car to be seen il n'y avait pas une seule voiture en vue;

∎ the cathedral can be seen from a long way off on voit la cathédrale de très loin;

∎ nothing more was ever seen of her on ne l'a plus jamais revue;

∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire;

∎ she began to see spies everywhere elle s'est mise à voir des espions partout;

∎ there's nothing there, you're seeing things! il n'y a rien, tu as des hallucinations!;

∎ I could see what was going to happen (a mile off) je le voyais venir (gros comme une maison);

∎ familiar they saw you coming (a mile off) ils t'ont vu arriver de loin;

∎ could you see your way (clear) to lending me £20? est-ce que vous pourriez me prêter 20 livres?;

∎ to see the back or last of sth en avoir fini avec qch;

∎ I'll be glad to see the back or last of her je serai content d'être débarrassé d'elle

(b) (watch → movie, play, programme) voir;

∎ I saw it on the news je l'ai vu au journal télévisé;

∎ did you see the match last night? as-tu vu le match hier soir?

(c) (refer to → page, chapter) voir;

∎ see page 317 voir page 317;

∎ see above voir plus haut;

∎ see (on) the back voir au verso

(d) (consult → doctor, lawyer) consulter, voir;

∎ you should see a doctor tu devrais voir ou consulter un médecin;

∎ I'll be seeing my lawyer about this je vais consulter mon avocat à ce sujet;

∎ I'll be seeing the candidates next week je verrai les candidats la semaine prochaine;

∎ I want to see the manager je veux voir le directeur;

∎ can I see you for a minute in my office? je peux vous voir un instant dans mon bureau?;

∎ I'd like to see you on business je voudrais vous parler affaires

(e) (meet by chance) voir, rencontrer;

∎ guess who I saw at the supermarket! devine qui j'ai vu ou qui j'ai rencontré au supermarché!

(f) (visit → person, place) voir;

∎ come round and see me some time passe me voir un de ces jours;

∎ they came to see me in hospital ils sont venus me voir à l'hôpital;

∎ I've always wanted to see China j'ai toujours voulu voir la Chine

(g) (receive a visit from) recevoir, voir;

∎ he's too ill to see anyone il est trop malade pour voir qui que ce soit;

∎ she can't see you right now, she's busy elle ne peut pas vous recevoir ou voir maintenant, elle est trop occupée

(h) (spend time with socially) voir;

∎ do you still see the Browns? est-ce que vous voyez toujours les Brown?;

∎ we've seen quite a lot of them recently nous les avons beaucoup vus dernièrement;

∎ we see less of them these days nous les voyons moins en ce moment;

∎ is he seeing anyone at the moment? (going out with) est-ce qu'il a quelqu'un en ce moment?

(i) familiar (saying goodbye)

∎ see you!, (I'll) be seeing you! salut!;

∎ see you later! à tout à l'heure!;

∎ see you around! à un de ces jours!;

∎ see you tomorrow! à demain!;

∎ see you in London! on se verra à Londres!

(j) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ I see what you mean je vois ou comprends ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ I don't see what's so funny! je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de si drôle!;

∎ he can't see the joke il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie;

∎ I could see his point je voyais ce qu'il voulait dire;

∎ I don't see any point in going back now je ne vois pas du tout l'intérêt qu'il y aurait à y retourner maintenant;

∎ I can see why you were worried je vois pourquoi vous étiez inquiet;

∎ I can't see that it matters je ne vois pas quelle importance ça a

(k) (consider, view) voir;

∎ try to see things from my point of view essayez de voir les choses de mon point de vue;

∎ we see things differently nous ne voyons pas les choses de la même façon;

∎ you'll see things differently in the morning demain tu verras les choses d'un autre œil;

∎ that's how I see it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ he doesn't see his drinking as a problem il ne se considère pas comme un alcoolique;

∎ how do you see the current situation? que pensez-vous de la situation actuelle?;

∎ as I see it, it's the parents who are to blame à mon avis, ce sont les parents qui sont responsables

(l) (envisage, picture) voir, s'imaginer;

∎ I can't see him getting married je ne le vois pas ou je ne me l'imagine pas se mariant;

∎ I can't see them accepting this je ne peux pas croire qu'ils vont accepter cela;

∎ I can't see you as a boxer je ne te vois pas en boxeur;

∎ she just couldn't see herself as a wife and mother elle ne s'imaginait pas se mariant et ayant des enfants;

∎ I can't see it myself je n'y crois pas trop;

∎ they say this will be more efficient but I don't see it ils disent que cela sera plus efficace, mais je n'y crois pas;

∎ I don't see any chance of that à mon avis c'est peu probable;

∎ can I borrow the car? - I don't see why not est-ce que je peux prendre la voiture? - je n'y vois pas d'inconvénients;

∎ will you finish in time? - I don't see why not vous aurez fini à temps? - il n'y a pas de raison;

∎ what do you see happening next? d'après vous, qu'est-ce qui va se passer ensuite?;

∎ how do you see things developing? comment est-ce que vous envisagez l'avenir?

(m) (try to find out) voir;

∎ I'll see if I can fix it je vais voir si je peux le réparer;

∎ I'll see what I can do je vais voir ce que je peux faire;

∎ go and see if he's still asleep va voir s'il dort encore;

∎ she called by to see what had happened elle est venue pour savoir ce qui s'était passé

(n) (perceive) voir;

∎ I can't see any improvement je ne vois pas d'amélioration;

∎ to see oneself in one's children se reconnaître dans ses enfants;

∎ what can she possibly see in him? qu'est-qu'elle peut bien lui trouver?;

∎ they must have seen how worried I was ils ont dû voir combien j'étais inquiet

(o) (discover, learn) voir;

∎ I'm pleased to see you're enjoying life je suis heureux de voir que tu profites de la vie;

∎ I'll be interested to see how he gets on je serais curieux de voir comment il se débrouillera;

∎ I see (that) he's getting married j'ai appris qu'il allait se marier;

∎ I saw it in the paper this morning je l'ai vu ou lu ce matin dans le journal;

∎ as we shall see in a later chapter comme nous le verrons dans un chapitre ultérieur;

∎ I see she's in the new Scorsese movie je vois qu'elle est dans le nouveau film de Scorsese

(p) (make sure) s'assurer, veiller à;

∎ see that all the lights are out before you leave assurez-vous que ou veillez à ce que toutes les lumières soient éteintes avant de partir;

∎ see that everything's ready for when they arrive veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour leur arrivée;

∎ I shall see that he comes je me charge de le faire venir;

∎ familiar she'll see you right elle veillera à ce que tu ne manques de rien^□, elle prendra bien soin de toi^□

(q) (inspect → file, passport, ticket) voir;

∎ can I see your ticket, sir? puis-je voir votre ticket, Monsieur?

(r) (experience) voir, connaître;

∎ he thinks he's seen it all il croit tout savoir;

∎ most recruits never see active service la plupart des recrues ne voient jamais la guerre de près;

∎ our car has seen better days notre voiture a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ the city hasn't seen such crowds in decades la ville n'a pas connu une foule pareille depuis des dizaines d'années;

∎ the country saw many changes le pays a connu de grands changements

(s) (witness) voir;

∎ they have seen their purchasing power halved ils ont vu leur pouvoir d'achat diminuer de moitié;

∎ last year saw an increase in profits l'année dernière a vu une augmentation des bénéfices;

∎ the next decade will see enormous changes la prochaine décennie verra se produire des changements considérables;

∎ I never thought I'd see the day when he'd admit he was wrong je n'aurais jamais cru qu'un jour il admettrait avoir tort;

∎ you don't see athletes like her any more! il n'y a plus beaucoup d'athlètes comme elle!

(t) (accompany) accompagner;

∎ I'll see you to the bus stop je t'accompagne à ou jusqu'à l'arrêt du bus;

∎ I'll see you home je te raccompagne chez toi;

∎ see Mr Smith to the door, please veuillez raccompagner M. Smith jusqu'à la porte;

∎ he saw her into a taxi/onto the train il l'a mise dans un taxi/le train;

∎ to see sb across the road aider qn à traverser la rue

(u) (in poker) voir;

∎ I'll see you je vous vois;

∎ I'll see your $10 and raise you 20 je vous suis à 10 dollars et je relance de 20

2 intransitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ I can't see without (my) glasses je ne vois rien sans mes lunettes;

∎ he may never see again il se peut qu'il ne voie plus jamais;

∎ on a clear day you can see as far as the coast par temps clair on voit jusqu'à la mer;

∎ you can see for miles around la vue s'étend sur des kilomètres;

∎ cats can see in the dark les chats voient dans l'obscurité;

∎ I haven't quite finished - so I see je n'ai pas tout à fait terminé - c'est ce que je vois;

∎ to see into the future voir ou lire dans l'avenir;

∎ she can't see any further than the end of her nose elle ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez;

∎ for all to see au vu et au su de tous

(b) (look) voir;

∎ can I see? je peux voir?;

∎ let me see!, let's see! fais voir!;

∎ see for yourself voyez par vous-même;

∎ familiar see! I told you he wouldn't let us down tu vois! je t'avais dit qu'il ne nous laisserait pas tomber

(c) (find out) voir;

∎ is that the baby crying? - I'll go and see c'est le bébé qu'on entend pleurer? - je vais voir;

∎ you'll see! tu verras!;

∎ we shall see nous verrons (bien);

∎ we'll soon see on le saura vite;

∎ we'll soon see if… on saura vite si…

(d) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ it makes no difference as far as I can see autant que je puisse en juger, ça ne change rien;

∎ you see, there's something else you should know tu vois, il y a quelque chose d'autre que tu devrais savoir;

∎ I was tired, you see, and… j'étais fatigué, voyez-vous, et…;

∎ I see je vois;

∎ familiar I don't want any trouble, see? je ne veux pas d'histoires, OK?;

∎ familiar old-fashioned now see here, young man! écoutez-moi, jeune homme!

(e) (consider)

∎ let me or let's see voyons voir;

∎ it was, let me see, in 1938 c'était, voyons (voir), en 1938;

∎ Mum said you'd take us to the fair - we'll see Maman a dit que tu nous amènerais à la foire - on verra (ça)

3 noun

Religion (of bishop) siège m épiscopal, évêché m; (of archbishop) archevêché m

➲ see about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see about making the reservations je m'occuperai des réservations;

∎ they're sending someone to see about the gas ils envoient quelqu'un pour vérifier le gaz

(b) (consider) voir;

∎ I'll see about it je verrai ça;

∎ we'll have to see about getting a new car il va falloir songer à acheter une nouvelle voiture;

∎ familiar they won't let us in - we'll (soon) see about that! ils ne veulent pas nous laisser entrer - c'est ce qu'on va voir!

➲ see around inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (escort) faire entrer

(b) (celebrate)

∎ to see in the New Year fêter le Nouvel An

2 intransitive verb

voir à l'intérieur;

∎ the curtains were drawn, so we couldn't see in les rideaux étaient tirés, nous ne pouvions pas voir à l'intérieur

➲ see off separable transitive verb

(a) (say goodbye to) dire au revoir à;

∎ she came to see me off at the station elle est venue à la gare me dire au revoir

(b) (chase away) chasser;

∎ see him off! (to dog) chasse-le!

(c) (repel → attack) repousser

➲ see out separable transitive verb

(a) (accompany to the door) reconduire ou raccompagner à la porte;

∎ can you see yourself out? pouvez-vous trouver la sortie tout seul?;

∎ goodbye, I'll see myself out au revoir, ce n'est pas la peine de me raccompagner

(b) (stay or last until end of)

∎ I'll see another year out here then go home je vais passer une autre année ici puis je rentrerai;

∎ we've got enough food to see the week out nous avons assez à manger pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ I don't think these boots will see the winter out je ne crois pas que ces bottes feront l'hiver;

∎ he isn't expected to see out the week il y a peu de chances qu'il survive jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ he'll see us all out! (will survive us) il nous enterrera tous!

(c) (celebrate)

∎ to see out the Old Year fêter le Nouvel An

➲ see over inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see round inseparable transitive verb

visiter;

∎ they came to see round the house ils sont venus pour visiter la maison

➲ see through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, fabric) voir à travers

(b) (be wise to → person) percer à jour, voir dans le jeu de; (→ trick, scheme, behaviour) ne pas se laisser tromper par;

∎ I saw through him je l'ai percé à jour, j'ai vu dans son jeu;

∎ she saw through his apparent cheerfulness elle ne s'est pas laissée tromper par ou elle n'a pas été dupe de son apparente bonne humeur;

∎ I saw through their little game j'ai vite compris leur petit jeu

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring to a successful end) mener à bonne fin;

∎ we can count on her to see the job through on peut compter sur elle pour mener l'affaire à bien

(b) (stay until end of)

∎ to see a show/film through assister à un spectacle/regarder un film jusqu'au bout

(c) (support, sustain)

∎ I've got enough money to see me through the week j'ai assez d'argent pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ £20 should see me through (to Monday) 20 livres devraient me suffire (jusqu'à lundi);

∎ their love has seen them through many a crisis leur amour les a aidés à surmonter de nombreuses crises;

∎ her good humour will always see her through any difficulties sa bonne humeur lui permettra toujours de traverser les moments difficiles

➲ see to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (look after) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see to the dinner je m'occuperai du dîner;

∎ I'll see to it je vais m'en occuper, je m'en charge;

∎ see to it that everything's ready by 5 p.m. veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour 17 heures;

∎ she saw to it that our picnic was ruined elle a fait en sorte de gâcher notre pique-nique

(b) (repair) réparer;

∎ you should get the brakes seen to tu devrais faire réparer les freins

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Ruined City (novel) — Ruined City, sometimes published as Kindling , is a 1938 novel by Nevil Shute.Plot summaryThe book tells the story of Henry Warren, a City of London financier and head of his firm, Warren Sons and Mortimer. Amid the Depression, Warren continues… … Wikipedia
Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) — Infobox Television episode Title = Something Blue Series = How I Met Your Mother Caption = Marshall, Lily, Ted, Robin and Barney sitting at their table. Season = 2 Episode = 22 Airdate = May 14, 2007 Production = 2ALH22 Writer = Craig Thomas… … Wikipedia
Something Borrowed (How I Met Your Mother) — Infobox Television episode Title = Something Borrowed Series = How I Met Your Mother Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 21 Airdate = May 7, 2007 Production = 2ALH21 Writer = Greg Malins Director = Pamela Fryman Guests = Joe Manganiello (Brad),… … Wikipedia
Something Happened in Bali — Infobox kdrama/Header title name = Something Happened in Bali size = 200px caption = Screen shot for Something Happened in Bali ko name = 발리에서 생긴 일 ko name trans = Balli eseo Saenggin IlInfobox kdrama genre = Drama producer = Kim Yang network =… … Wikipedia
There's Something About Miriam — is a reality television show filmed in 2003 and originally aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 in February 2004. Hosted by Tim Vincent, it featured six men wooing 21 year old Mexican model Miriam without revealing that she was a transwoman until… … Wikipedia
kiss something goodbye — informal phrase to no longer have or be likely to get something. If someone can kiss goodbye to something, they will not have it or get it I’m afraid we can kiss goodbye to any hope of a recovery this year. Thesaurus: to lose possession of… … Useful english dictionary
burst into something — burst into (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary:… … New idioms dictionary
pay good money for something — phrase to pay a lot for something used for emphasizing that you spent a lot, especially when it has not been worth it I paid good money for those shoes, and you’ve only worn them twice. Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: pay * … Useful english dictionary
ruin — n Ruin, havoc, devastation, destruction are comparable when they mean the bringing about of disaster or what is left by a disaster. They are general terms which do not definitely indicate the cause or the effect yet suggest the kind of force… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Australian English vocabulary — Many works giving an overview of Australian English have been published; many of these are humour books designed for tourists or as novelties. One of the first was Karl Lentzner s Dictionary of the Slang English of Australia and of Some Mixed… … Wikipedia
rags and tatters — noun a) very old, torn clothes ...she was sworn just as she was, all rags and tatters. b) (by extention) something ruined Fulhams defence was a thing of rags and tatters long before the end … Wiktionary

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