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stations (verb)

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1 sets

устанавливать; комплект

in sets — в комплектах, в наборах

Синонимический ряд:

1. bearings (noun) addresses; airs; bearings; comportments; demeanors; deportments; miens; ports; presences

2. gangs (noun) circles; cliques; crowds; gangs

3. gifts (noun) bents; bumps; faculties; flairs; genii; gifts; heads; knacks; noses; talents; turns

4. groups (noun) arrays; batches; batteries; bodies; bunches; bundles; circles; clots; clumps; clusters; clutches; collections; crowds; groups; knots; lots; parcels; platoons; pushes; sorts; suites

5. orders (noun) categories; classes; classifications; orders

6. scenes (noun) sceneries; scenery; scenes; settings; stage sets; stage settings

7. belongs (verb) belongs; fits

8. broods (verb) broods; covers; sits

9. calls (verb) approximates; calls; estimates; reckons

10. declines (verb) declines; dips; goes down; sinks

11. dictates (verb) decrees; dictates; imposes; lays down; ordains; prescribes

12. directs (verb) addresses; aims; casts; directs; heads; inclines; levels; points; presents; trains; turns; zero in; zeroes in

13. dries (verb) cakes; clots; coagulates; concretes; congeals; dries; drys; gelatinizes; gels; hardens; indurates; jellies; jells; petrifies; solidifies

14. establishes (verb) arranges; concludes; establishes; fixes; lays; negotiates; places; settles; spreads; sticks

15. goes (verb) bets; gambles; games; goes; plays; puts on; risks; stakes; ventures; wagers

16. incites (verb) abets; foments; incites; instigates; provokes; raises; sets on; stirs up; whips up

17. puts (verb) installs; locates; positions; puts; sites; situates

18. stations (verb) assigns; posts; stations

19. tunes (verb) adjusts; attunes; regulates; tunes

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2 panic

'pænik
1. noun
((a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc: The fire caused a panic in the city.) pánico

2. verb
(to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly: He panicked at the sight of the audience.) entrarle a alguien el pánico, aterrarse

- panicky

panic¹ n pánico

there was panic when the bomb exploded cuando estalló la bomba, cundió el pánico

panic² vb entrar pánico a alguien

when the bomb exploded, everybody panicked cuando estalló la bomba, a todos les entró pánico

panic

tr['pænɪk]

noun

1 pánico

■ panic spread throughout the crowd el pánico cundió entre la gente

transitive verb (pt & pp panicked, ger panicking)

1 infundir pánico a

intransitive verb

1 entrarle el pánico a, aterrarse

■ I panicked me entró el pánico

■ don't panic! ¡tranquilo!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be panic stations reinar el pánico

to get into a panic dejarse llevar por el pánico

panic button botón nombre masculino de alarma

panic ['pænɪk] v, - icked ; - icking vt

: llenar de pánico

panic vi

: ser presa de pánico

panic n

: pánico m

panic

adj.

• pánico, -a adj.

n.

• pánico s.m.

v.

• llenarse de terror v.

'pænɪk
I

noun

1) u c (fear, anxiety) pánico m

people fled in panic — la gente huyó, despavorida or presa del pánico

don't get into a panic — no te dejes llevar por el pánico; (before n)

panic button — botón m de alarma

the strike led to panic food-buying — la gente se asustó con la huelga y se lanzó a comprar alimentos

it was panic stations — (colloq) reinaba el pánico

2) c (funny person, thing) (AmE colloq)

he is a panic — es divertidísimo or comiquísimo, es un plato (AmL fam)

II
1.

- ck- intransitive verb dejarse llevar por el pánico

he panicked and pressed the alarm bell — le entró el pánico y apretó la alarma

don't panic! — tranquilo!, cálmate!

there's no need to panic — no hay por qué alarmarse

2.

vt infundirle pánico a

to panic somebody INTO something: we were panicked into a hasty decision — lo que nos dijeron (or lo que leímos, etc) nos infundió pánico y tomamos una decisión precipitada

['pænɪk] (vb: pt, pp panicked)
1. N

1) (=fear) pánico m

an earthquake hit the capital, spreading panic among the population — un terremoto azotó la capital, sembrando el pánico entre la población

• to be in a (state of) panic — ser presa del pánico

I phoned my mum in a panic — llamé a mi madre muerto de miedo *, llamé a mi madre presa del pánico

a patient rang me in a state of panic because her baby had swallowed a key — me llamó una paciente muy asustada porque su hijo se había tragado una llave

• I was in a blind panic — estaba ofuscado por el pánico

• to flee in panic — huir aterrado, huir presa del pánico

• if I asked the simplest question, she would go into or get into a panic — si le hacía la pregunta más simple le entraba el pánico

• to send or throw sb into a panic, her sudden arrival threw him into a panic — su inesperada llegado hizo que le entrase el pánico

the country was thrown into a panic — cundió el pánico en el país

the explosion threw the crowd into a panic — la explosión provocó el pánico entre la multitud

- it was panic stations

2) * (=rush)

there's no panic, tomorrow will do — no es que haya prisa, mañana vale

we've had a bit of a panic on here and it slipped my mind till now — hemos ido un poco de cabeza por aquí y se me ha olvidado hasta ahora

2.

VI dejarse llevar por el pánico

I refused to panic — me negué a dejarme llevar por el pánico

• industry is panicking about the recession — la recesión tiene a la industria presa del pánico

• don't panic! — ¡calma!, ¡cálmate!

don't panic, sit still and keep calm — no te dejes llevar por el pánico, quédate sentado y mantén la calma

3.

VT [+ crowd, population] provocar el pánico entre; [+ person] provocar or infundir el pánico en, llenar de pánico a

the sound of the gun panicked the elephants — el sonido del rifle provocó el pánico en or entre los elefantes

• he had been panicked into the decision — había tomado la decisión impulsado por el pánico

4.

CPD

panic alarm N — alarma f antipánico

panic attack N — ataque m de pánico

to have a panic attack — tener or sufrir un ataque de pánico

panic button N — (lit) botón m de alarma

to press or hit or push the panic button — (fig) perder el control or la calma

panic buying N —

panic buying has caused shortages of some foodstuffs — las compras provocadas por el pánico han provocado escasez de algunos alimentos

panic measures NPL — medidas fpl inducidas por el pánico

panic reaction N — reacción f motivada por el pánico

panic stations * NPL —

- it was panic stations

* * *
['pænɪk]
I

noun

1) u c (fear, anxiety) pánico m

people fled in panic — la gente huyó, despavorida or presa del pánico

don't get into a panic — no te dejes llevar por el pánico; (before n)

panic button — botón m de alarma

the strike led to panic food-buying — la gente se asustó con la huelga y se lanzó a comprar alimentos

it was panic stations — (colloq) reinaba el pánico

2) c (funny person, thing) (AmE colloq)

he is a panic — es divertidísimo or comiquísimo, es un plato (AmL fam)

II
1.

- ck- intransitive verb dejarse llevar por el pánico

he panicked and pressed the alarm bell — le entró el pánico y apretó la alarma

don't panic! — tranquilo!, cálmate!

there's no need to panic — no hay por qué alarmarse

2.

vt infundirle pánico a

to panic somebody INTO something: we were panicked into a hasty decision — lo que nos dijeron (or lo que leímos, etc) nos infundió pánico y tomamos una decisión precipitada

English-spanish dictionary > panic
3 station

'steiʃən
1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.)

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.)

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.)

2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.)

- stationary

station n estación

a railway station una estación de ferrocarril

a bus station una estación de autobuses

La palabra station entra en la formación de muchos compuestos con diferente traducción, por ejemplo: fire station ( parque de bomberos), petrol station ( gasolinera), police station ( comisaría de policía), power station ( central eléctrica ) o radio station ( emisora de radio)

station

tr['steɪʃən]

noun

1 (railway) estación nombre femenino (de ferrocarril); (underground) estación nombre femenino de metro; (bus, coach) estación nombre femenino, terminal nombre femenino

2 (radio) emisora, estación nombre femenino, radio nombre femenino; (TV) canal nombre masculino

3 SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL granja

■ a sheep station una granja de ganado ovino

4 (social rank) condición nombre femenino social, posición nombre femenino social

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL puesto

■ action stations! ¡zafarrancho de combate!, ¡a sus puestos de combate!

transitive verb

1 (put) colocar, emplazar, instalar

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estacionar, apostar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have ideas above one's station tener delirios de grandeza

to marry above/beneath one's station casarse con alguien de posición social superior/inferior a la suya

to station oneself colocarse

station wagon coche nombre masculino familiar, ranchera

weather station estación nombre femenino meteorológica

station ['steɪʃən] vt

: apostar, estacionar

station n

1) : estación f (de trenes, etc.)

2) rank, standing: condición f (social)

3) : canal m (de televisión), estación f o emisora f (de radio)

4)

police station : comisaría f

5)

fire station : estación f de bomberos, cuartel m de bomberos

station

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• apostadero naval s.m.

• camino s.m.

• condición s.f.

• estación s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• paradero s.m.

• puesto s.m.

• situación s.f.

v.

• apostar v.

• colocar v.

• estacionar v.

• situar v.

I 'steɪʃən
noun

1)

a) ( Rail) estación f

b) ( bus station) estación f or terminal f de autobuses

2) ( place of operations)

research station — centro m de investigación

weather station — estación f meteorológica; see also fire station, gas station, police station

3) (TV) canal m; ( Rad) emisora f, estación f, radio f

4)

a) ( Mil) puesto m

action stations! — zafarrancho de combate!, a sus puestos de combate!

b) ( Relig)

the Stations of the Cross — el Vía Crucis, las Estaciones de la Cruz

5) ( social rank) condición f, clase f social

to have ideas above one's station — tener* delirios de grandeza

II

transitive verb

a) ( position) \<\<sentries\>\> apostar*, emplazar*

she stationed herself behind the wall — se colocó detrás de la pared

b) ( post) (usu pass) \<\<personnel\>\> destinar, destacar*; \<\<fleetoops\>\> emplazar*, estacionar

['steɪʃǝn]
1. N

1) (Rail) estación f (de ferrocarril); (=police station) comisaría f ; (US) (=gas station) gasolinera f, fuente f, grifo m (Peru); bus, fire 4.

2) (esp Mil) (=post) puesto m

to take up one's station — colocarse, ir a su puesto

from my station by the window — desde el sitio donde estaba junto a la ventana

Roman station — sitio m ocupado por los romanos

Stations of the Cross — (Rel) Vía f Crucis

3) (Rad) emisora f

4) (=social position) rango m

to have ideas above one's station — darse aires de superioridad

to marry below one's station — casarse con un hombre/una mujer de posición social inferior

of humble station — de baja posición social, de condición humilde

a man of exalted station — un hombre de rango elevado

2. VT

1) (Mil) estacionar, apostar; [+ missile etc] emplazar

2) (fig) colocar, situar

to station o.s. — colocarse, situarse

3.

CPD

station break N — (US) pausa para publicidad de la propia cadena

station house N — (US) (Rail) estación f de ferrocarril; (US) (Police) comisaría f

station master N — (Rail) jefe m de estación

station wag(g)on N — (esp US) (Aut) furgoneta f, camioneta f

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I ['steɪʃən]
noun

1)

a) ( Rail) estación f

b) ( bus station) estación f or terminal f de autobuses

2) ( place of operations)

research station — centro m de investigación

weather station — estación f meteorológica; see also fire station, gas station, police station

3) (TV) canal m; ( Rad) emisora f, estación f, radio f

4)

a) ( Mil) puesto m

action stations! — zafarrancho de combate!, a sus puestos de combate!

b) ( Relig)

the Stations of the Cross — el Vía Crucis, las Estaciones de la Cruz

5) ( social rank) condición f, clase f social

to have ideas above one's station — tener* delirios de grandeza

II

transitive verb

a) ( position) \<\<sentries\>\> apostar*, emplazar*

she stationed herself behind the wall — se colocó detrás de la pared

b) ( post) (usu pass) \<\<personnel\>\> destinar, destacar*; \<\<fleet/troops\>\> emplazar*, estacionar

English-spanish dictionary > station
4 station

1. noun
1) (position) Position, die

2) (establishment) Station, die

3) see academic.ru/109035/railway_station">railway station

4) (status) Rang, der
2. transitive verb
1) (assign position to) stationieren; abstellen [Auto]; aufstellen [Wache]

2) (place) stellen

station oneself — sich aufstellen

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['steiʃən] 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) die Haltestelle, der Bahnhof

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) die Station

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) der Platz
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) aufstellen

- stationary

* * *

sta·tion

[ˈsteɪʃ^ən]

I. n

1. RAIL Bahnhof m

mainline [or central] \station Hauptbahnhof m

railway BRIT, AUS [or AM train] \station Bahnhof m

subway [or metro] station AM U-Bahn-Haltestelle f, U-Bahn-Station f

tube [or underground] \station BRIT U-Bahn-Haltestelle f, U-Bahn-Station f

2. (for designated purpose) -station f

atomic energy \station Atomkraftwerk nt, Kernkraftwerk nt

petrol BRIT [or AM gas] \station Tankstelle f

police \station Polizeiwache f, Polizeirevier nt, Polizeiposten m SCHWEIZ

power \station Kraftwerk nt

research \station Forschungsstation f

3. (broadcasting station) Sender m, Sendestation f

earth \station Erdfunkstelle f

\station manager Intendant(in) m(f)

radio \station Radiosender m, Rundfunksender m

TV \station Fernsehsender m

4. (position) Position f, Platz m

action [or battle] \stations MIL Kampfstätte f

to take up one's \station seine Position [o seinen Platz] einnehmen

▪ to be on \station MIL stationiert sein

several destroyers are on \station off the coast of Norway mehrere Zerstörer liegen vor der Küste Norwegens

5. ( dated: social position) Stellung f, Rang m

she married below her \station sie heiratete unter ihrem Stand

6. AUS, NZ AGR (large farm) [große] Farm

sheep \station Schaffarm f

7. COMPUT (used as sink/source) Station f

II. vt

▪ to \station sb jdn postieren [o aufstellen]

to \station soldiers/troops MIL Soldaten/Truppen stationieren

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['steISən]
1. n

1) Station f; (= police station, fire station) Wache f; (= space station) (Raum)station f; (US = gas station) Tankstelle f → workstation

See:

→ workstation

2) (= railway station, bus station) Bahnhof m; (= stop) Station f

3) (MIL: post) Stellung f, Posten m

border station — Grenzstellung f

naval station — Flottenstützpunkt m

4) (esp Austral: ranch) Farm f

sheep/cattle station — Schaf-/Rinderzuchtfarm f

station hand — Farmgehilfe m/-gehilfin f

5) (RAD, TV) Sender m, Sendestation f; (= channel) Sender m

6) (= position) Platz m

to take up (one's) station —

the Stations of the Cross — die Stationen pl des Kreuzwegs

7) (= rank) Stand m, Rang m

station in life — Stellung f (im Leben), Rang m

to marry below/above one's station — nicht standesgemäß/über seinem Stand heiraten

he has got ideas above his station — er hat Ideen, die jemandem aus seinem Stand gar nicht zukommen

2. vt
(auf)stellen, postieren; (MIL) stationieren; bicycle, train abstellen
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station [ˈsteıʃn]

A s

1. Platz m, Posten m ( auch SPORT):

take up one’s station seinen Platz oder Posten einnehmen

2. a) (Rettungs-, Unfall- etc) Station f

b) (Beratungs-, Dienst-, Tank- etc) Stelle f

c) (Telegrafen) Amt n

d) TEL Sprechstelle f

e) POL (Wahl) Lokal n

f) (Handels) Niederlassung f

g) (Feuer-, Polizei- etc) Wache f

3. (Forschungs) Station f, (Erdbeben) Warte f

4. ELEK

a) Funkstation f

b) MIL Funkstelle f

c) (Rundfunk)Sender m, (-)Station f

d) (Kraft) Werk n

5. Postwesen: (Zweig)Postamt n

6. BAHN

a) Bahnhof m:

station hotel Bahnhofshotel n

b) (Bahn) Station f

7. US (Bus- etc) Bahnhof m

8. MIL

a) Posten m, Stützpunkt m

b) Standort m

c) FLUG Br (Flieger)Horst m

9. BIOL Standort m

10. Dienstort m (eines Beamten etc)

11. FLUG, SCHIFF Position f:

leave station ausscheren

12. (gesellschaftliche etc) Stellung:

have ideas above one’s station sich für etwas Besseres halten;

marry below one’s station nicht standesgemäß oder unter seinem Stand heiraten;

men of station Leute von Rang

13. Station f, Rast(ort) f(m) (auf einer Reise etc)

14. KATH

a) Station f (Messe des Papstes an besonderen Tagen)

b) auch station church Stationskirche f

15. auch station of the Cross REL (Kreuzweg)station f

16. auch station day REL Wochen-Fasttag m

17. Landvermessung:

a) Station f (Ausgangspunkt)

b) Basismessstrecke f von 100 Fuß

18. ASTRON stationärer Punkt

19. AGR Aus Rinder- oder Schaf(zucht)farm. f

20. IndEng

a) (englische) Kolonie

b) Europäerviertel n

21. Bergbau: Füllort m

B v/t

1. (o.s. sich) aufstellen oder postieren

2. SCHIFF, MIL Raketen, Truppen etc stationieren:

be stationed stehen

sta. abk

1. station Bhf.

2. stationary

* * *
1. noun
1) (position) Position, die

2) (establishment) Station, die

3) see railway station

4) (status) Rang, der
2. transitive verb
1) (assign position to) stationieren; abstellen [Auto]; aufstellen [Wache]

2) (place) stellen

station oneself — sich aufstellen

* * *

(railway) n.

Station -en f.

English-german dictionary > station
5 panic

1. noun
Panik, die

be in a [state of] panic — von Panik erfasst sein

hit the panic button — (fig. coll.) Alarm schlagen; (panic) durchdrehen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
- ck- in Panik (Akk.) geraten

don't panic! — nur keine Panik!
3. transitive verb,
- ck- in Panik versetzen

panic somebody into doing something — jemanden so in Panik versetzen, dass er etwas tut

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['pænik] 1. noun
((a) sudden great fear, especially that spreads through a crowd etc: The fire caused a panic in the city.) die Panik
2. verb
(to make or become so frightened that one loses the power to think clearly: He panicked at the sight of the audience.) von Panik erfaßt werden

- academic.ru/53329/panicky">panicky

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pan·ic

[ˈpænɪk]

I. n no pl

1. (overwhelming fear) Panik f

\panic spread through the crowd Panik breitete sich in der Menge aus

2. (hysterical fear) panische Angst

to get in[to] a \panic panische Angst bekommen, in Panik geraten

to be in a \panic panische Angst haben

II. vi

<- ck->

in Panik geraten

don't \panic, everything will be OK nur keine Panik, alles wird gut

▪ to \panic about [or over] sth wegen einer S. gen in Panik geraten

III. vt

▪ to \panic sb unter jdm Panik auslösen

rumours of war \panicked many investors into selling their shares Gerüchte über einen möglichen Krieg verleiteten viele Anleger zum panikartigen Verkauf ihrer Aktien

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['pnɪk] vb: pret, ptp panicked
1. n
Panik f
panic on the stock exchange — Börsenpanik f

in a ( blind) panic — in (heller) Panik

to flee in panic — panikartig die Flucht ergreifen

a panic reaction — eine Kurzschlussreaktion

the country was thrown into a ( state of) panic — das Land wurde von Panik erfasst

panic buying/selling (esp St Ex) — Panikkäufe pl/-verkäufe pl; (of goods also) Hamsterkäufe pl/Angstverkäufe pl

2. vi
in Panik geraten
don't panic — nur keine Panik!

3. vt
Panik auslösen unter (+dat)
to panic sb into doing sth — jdn veranlassen, etw überstürzt zu tun

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panic¹ [ˈpænık] s BOT (eine) (Kolben)Hirse

panic² [ˈpænık]

A adj

1. panisch (Furcht etc):

panic haste wilde oder blinde Hast;

panic braking AUTO scharfes Bremsen;

panic buying Angstkäufe pl;

be at panic stations rotieren umg;

it was panic stations all round alles war am Rotieren umg

2. Not…:

panic button;

hit ( oder press) the panic button fig umg panisch reagieren

B s

1. Panik f, panischer Schrecken:

be in (get into) a panic in Panik sein (geraten);

throw into a panic → C 1

2. be a(n absolute) panic US sl zum Totlachen sein

C v/t prät und pperf -icked

1. in Panik oder panischen Schrecken versetzen, eine Panik auslösen unter (dat)

2. US sl das Publikum zum Brüllen bringen

D v/i

1. von panischem Schrecken erfasst oder ergriffen werden, in Panik geraten:

don’t panic! umg nur keine Aufregung oder Panik!

2. sich zu einer Kurzschlusshandlung hinreißen lassen, umg durchdrehen

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1. noun
Panik, die

be in a [state of] panic — von Panik erfasst sein

hit the panic button — (fig. coll.) Alarm schlagen; (panic) durchdrehen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
- ck- in Panik (Akk.) geraten

don't panic! — nur keine Panik!
3. transitive verb,
- ck- in Panik versetzen

panic somebody into doing something — jemanden so in Panik versetzen, dass er etwas tut

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adj.

panisch adj. n.

Panik -en f.

English-german dictionary > panic
6 plug

plug [plʌg] (pt & pp plugged, cont plugging)

1 noun

(a) Electricity (on appliance, cable) fiche f, prise f (mâle); (wall socket) prise f (de courant);

∎ to pull the plug out (disconnect electrical appliance) débrancher;

∎ Computing plug compatible compatible au niveau du matériel

(b) (stopper → gen) bouchon m; (→ in barrel) bonde f; (→ for nose, wound) tampon m

(c) (for sink, bath) bonde f;

∎ to pull the plug out retirer la bonde;

∎ figurative this will pull the plug on our competitors cela va couper l'herbe sous le pied de nos concurrents;

∎ he pulled the plug on our plan (stopped it) il a mis le holà à notre projet;

∎ this pulls the plug on the whole operation ça fiche tout par terre

(d) (of toilet) chasse f d'eau;

∎ to pull the plug tirer la chasse

(e) Cars

∎ (spark) plug bougie f

(f) (for fixing screws) cheville f

(g) familiar (advertising) coup m de pub;

∎ their products got another plug on TV on a encore fait du battage ou de la pub pour leurs produits à la télé

(h) (of tobacco) carotte f

(i) Geology

∎ (volcanic) plug culot m

(j) American

∎ (fire) plug bouche f d'incendie

(k) familiar (blow) beigne f, gnon m

2 transitive verb

(a) (block → hole, gap) boucher; (→ leak) colmater; (→ wound) tamponner;

∎ they plugged (up) the hole in the dam ils ont colmaté la brèche dans le barrage

(b) (insert) enficher;

∎ plug the cable into the socket branchez le câble sur la prise

(c) familiar (advertise) faire du battage ou de la pub pour;

∎ the radio stations are continually plugging her record les stations de radio passent son disque sans arrêt^□

(d) American familiar (shoot) flinguer

►► Cars plug spanner clé f à bougies

➲ plug away intransitive verb

travailler dur;

∎ he keeps plugging away at his work il s'acharne sur son travail

➲ plug in separable transitive verb

brancher

➲ plug into

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (connect) to plug sth into sth brancher qch sur qch

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (connect)

∎ the TV plugs into that socket la télé se branche sur cette prise;

∎ figurative to plug into a computer network avoir accès à un réseau informatique

(b) (be in touch with)

∎ to plug into public opinion se mettre à l'écoute de l'opinion publique;

∎ we try to plug into people's needs nous essayons d'être à l'écoute des besoins de la population

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > plug
7 poll

pəul
1. noun
1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) elecciones, votación

2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) índice de participación

3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) encuesta, sondeo

2. verb
(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) obtener, recibir

- polling-booth
- polling-station
- go to the polls

poll

tr[pəʊl]

noun

1 (voting) votación nombre femenino; (number of votes cast) votos nombre masculino plural

■ there's been a heavy poll el índice de participación ha sido muy alto

2 (survey) encuesta, sondeo

transitive verb

1 (votes - obtain) obtener

2 (ask opinion) sondear, encuestar

plural noun the polls

1 las elecciones nombre femenino plural, los comicios nombre masculino plural

■ a defeat at the polls una derrota electoral

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to go to the polls acudir a las urnas

to take a poll on something someter algo a votación

poll tax SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ≈ contribución nombre femenino urbana

poll ['po:l] vt

1) : obtener (votos)

she polled over 1000 votes: obtuvo más de 1000 votos

2) canvass: encuestar, sondear

poll vi

: obtener votos

poll n

1) survey: encuesta f, sondeo m

2) polls npl

: urnas fpl

to go to the polls: acudir a las urnas, ir a votar

poll

n.

• empadronamiento s.m.

• encuesta s.f.

• matrícula s.f.

• padrón s.m.

• urnas electorales s.f.pl.

• votación s.f.

• votos s.m.pl.

v.

• consultar v.

• escrutar v.

• recibir votos v.

• sondear (Teléfono) v.

I pəʊl
noun

1)

a) ( ballot) votación f

to take a poll on something — someter algo a votación

b) ( number of votes cast)

there was a 62% poll — la participación electoral fue de un 62%

c) ( opinion poll) encuesta f (de opinión), sondeo m (de opinión)

2) polls pl ( polling stations)

the polls: to go to the polls — ir* or acudir a las urnas

II

transitive verb

1) ( Pol) \<\<votes\>\> ( obtain) obtener*; ( cast) emitir

2) ( question) \<\<electorate\>\> sondear, encuestar

[pǝʊl]
1. N

1) (=voting) votación f ; (=election) elecciones fpl

in the poll of 1945 — en las elecciones de 1945

a poll was demanded — exigieron una votación, insistieron en que se llevara a cabo una votación

to head the poll — obtener la mayoría de los votos

to take a poll on sth — someter algo a votación

a poll was taken among those present — se llevó a cabo una votación entre los asistentes

2) (=total votes) votos mpl, votación f

there was a poll of 84% — el 84% del electorado acudió a las urnas

the candidate achieved a poll of 5000 votes — el candidato obtuvo 5000 votos

the poll has been a heavy one — ha votado un elevado porcentaje del electorado

3) polls (=voting place) urnas fpl

to go to the polls — acudir a las urnas

4) (=opinion poll) encuesta f, sondeo m ; (Telec) interrogación f

to take a poll — hacer una encuesta
Gallup poll
2. VT

1) [+ votes] obtener

he polled only 50 votes — obtuvo solamente 50 votos

2) (in opinion poll) encuestar

1068 people were polled — encuestaron a 1068 personas

3) (=remove horns from) [+ cattle] descornar

3.

VI

he polled badly — obtuvo pocos votos, tuvo escaso apoyo

we expect to poll well — esperamos obtener muchos votos

4.

CPD

poll rating N — resultado m obtenido en las encuestas

poll taker N — (US) encuestador(a) m / f

poll tax N — (contribución f de) capitación f ; (Brit) (formerly) impuesto m municipal por cabeza

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I [pəʊl]
noun

1)

a) ( ballot) votación f

to take a poll on something — someter algo a votación

b) ( number of votes cast)

there was a 62% poll — la participación electoral fue de un 62%

c) ( opinion poll) encuesta f (de opinión), sondeo m (de opinión)

2) polls pl ( polling stations)

the polls: to go to the polls — ir* or acudir a las urnas

II

transitive verb

1) ( Pol) \<\<votes\>\> ( obtain) obtener*; ( cast) emitir

2) ( question) \<\<electorate\>\> sondear, encuestar

English-spanish dictionary > poll
8 anschließen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (an + Dat oder Akk) mit Schloss: padlock (to); mit Kette: chain (to)

2. (an + Akk oder Dat) (Schlauch etc.) attach, join; TECH. connect (to), ETECH. auch hook up (to); mit Stecker: plug in(to); angeschlossen werden an das Kabelnetz etc.: be connected to, get plugged into, get hooked up to; angeschlossen sein Sender: be linked up (with); wir verabschieden uns nun von den angeschlossenen Sendern we (must) say goodbye now ( oder at this point) to the linked stations

3. (hinzufügen) add (an + Akk to)

II v/refl

1. (nachfolgen) follow; an den Vortrag schloss sich eine Diskussion an the lecture was followed by a discussion

2. (sich anreihen) follow (an + Akk on); (angrenzen) border (on), be adjacent (to)

3. (jemandem) (mitgehen mit) join, attach o.s. to s.o.; unterstützend: take s.o.’s side; (sich anfreunden) make friends, grow close to s.o.; (einer Ansicht) support, endorse; (einem Beispiel) follow; (das Gleiche tun) follow suit; JUR. (einem Urteil) concur with; der Meinung schließe ich mich an I’d like to support that view

III v/i siehe II. 1., 2.

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(anketten) to chain; to padlock;

(verbinden) to connect;

sich anschließen

(beitreten) to join;

(nachfolgen) to follow

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ạn|schlie|ßen sep
1. vt

1) (an +acc to) (TECH, ELEC, TELEC ETC = verbinden) to connect; (in Steckdose) to plug in

angeschlossen — connected(-up)

2) (an +acc to) to lock; (mit Schnappschloss) to padlock; (= anketten) to chain (up)

3) (fig = hinzufügen) to add

angeschlossen (Organisation etc) — affiliated (dat to or (US) with), associated (dat with)

2. vr

dem Vortrag or an den Vortrag schloss sich ein Film an — the lecture was followed by a film

3. vi

anschließen — to follow sth

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an|schlie·ßen

irreg

I. vt

1. ELEK, TECH, TELEK

▪ etw [an etw akk] \anschließen to connect sth [to sth]

2. (mit Schnappschloss befestigen)

▪ etw [an etw akk] \anschließen to padlock sth [to sth]

3. (hinzufügen)

▪ etw \anschließen to add sth

4. (anketten)

▪ jdn [an etw akk] \anschließen to chain sb [to sth]

jdn an Händen und Füßen \anschließen to chain sb hand and foot

II. vr

1. (sich zugesellen)

▪ sich akk jdm \anschließen to join sb

2. (beipflichten)

▪ sich akk jdm/etw \anschließen to fall in with [or follow] sb/sth

dem schließe ich mich an I think I'd go along with that

3. (sich beteiligen)

▪ sich akk etw dat \anschließen to associate [or become associated] with sth

▪ etw dat angeschlossen sein to be affiliated with sth

4. (angrenzen)

▪ sich akk [etw dat/an etw akk] \anschließen to adjoin sth

sich akk unmittelbar \anschließen to directly adjoin

5. (folgen)

▪ sich akk etw dat/an etw akk \anschließen to follow sth

dem Vortrag schloss sich ein Film an the lecture was followed by a film

III. vi

▪ an etw akk \anschließen to [directly] follow sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (mit Schloss) lock, secure (an + Akk. od. Dat. to)

2) (verbinden) connect (an + Akk. od. Dat. to); connect up < electrical device>; (mit Stecker) plug in

3) (anfügen) add
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich jemandem anschließen — join somebody

2) auch itr

[sich] an etwas (Akk.) anschließen — (zeitlich) follow something; (räumlich) adjoin something

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anschließen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (

an +dat oder akk) mit Schloss: padlock (to); mit Kette: chain (to)

2. (

an +akk oder dat) (Schlauch etc) attach, join; TECH connect (to), ELEK auch hook up (to); mit Stecker: plug in(to);

angeschlossen werden an das Kabelnetz etc: be connected to, get plugged into, get hooked up to;

angeschlossen sein Sender: be linked up (with);

wir verabschieden uns nun von den angeschlossenen Sendern we (must) say goodbye now ( oder at this point) to the linked stations

3. (hinzufügen) add (

an +akk to)

B. v/r

1. (nachfolgen) follow;

an den Vortrag schloss sich eine Diskussion an the lecture was followed by a discussion

2. (sich anreihen) follow (

an +akk on); (angrenzen) border (on), be adjacent (to)

3. (jemandem) (mitgehen mit) join, attach o.s. to sb; unterstützend: take sb’s side; (sich anfreunden) make friends, grow close to sb; (einer Ansicht) support, endorse; (einem Beispiel) follow; (das Gleiche tun) follow suit; JUR (einem Urteil) concur with;

der Meinung schließe ich mich an I’d like to support that view

C. v/i → B 1, 2

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (mit Schloss) lock, secure (an + Akk. od. Dat. to)

2) (verbinden) connect (an + Akk. od. Dat. to); connect up < electrical device>; (mit Stecker) plug in

3) (anfügen) add
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich jemandem anschließen — join somebody

2) auch itr

[sich] an etwas (Akk.) anschließen — (zeitlich) follow something; (räumlich) adjoin something

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v.

to connect v.

to hook up v.

to tap v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anschließen
9 verstellen

I v/t

1. (Hebel etc.) shift; (einstellen, auch falsch) adjust; (Uhr, Gerät etc.) adjust; (Schrank etc.) move; (Buch) put in the wrong place; der Sitz lässt sich stufenlos in der Höhe etc. verstellen the seat is fully adjustable for height etc.; jemand hat die ganzen Sender verstellt s.o. has (wrongly) altered the tuning of all the stations

2. (versperren) block, obstruct; Blick 3

3. (Handschrift, Stimme) disguise

II v/refl fig. pretend, put on an act; (heucheln) dissemble; er kann sich gut verstellen he’s a good actor

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(justieren) to adjust; to shift; to move;

(unkenntlich machen) to disguise;

(versperren) to block; to obstruct;

sich verstellen

to pretend; to dissemble

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ver|stẹl|len ptp verste\#llt
1. vt

1) (= anders einstellen, regulieren) to adjust; Signal, Zahlen to alter, to change; Möbel, Gegenstände to move or shift (out of position or place); (= in Unordnung bringen) to put in the wrong place, to misplace; (= falsch einstellen) to adjust wrongly; Radio to alter the tuning of; Uhr to put (Brit) or set wrong

2) Stimme to disguise

3) (= versperren) to block, to obstruct; (= vollstellen) Zimmer to clutter up

das verstellt den Blick auf das Wesentliche — that obscures one's view of the essential

2. vr
to move (out of position); (fig) to act or play a part; (= Gefühle verbergen) to hide one's (true) feelings
er kann sich gut verstellen — he's good at playing or acting a part

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disguise

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ver·stel·len *

I. vt

▪ etw \verstellen

1. (anders einstellen) to adjust sth

etw in der Höhe \verstellen to adjust sth for height

2. (anders regulieren) to adjust [or alter the setting of] sth

3. (woandershin stellen) to move sth

4. (unzugänglich machen) to block sth

jdm den Weg \verstellen to block sb's path, to stand in sb's way

5. (verändern) to disguise sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk \verstellen to put on an act, to dissemble form

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (falsch platzieren) misplace; put [back] in the wrong place

2) (anders einstellen) adjust <seat etc.>; alter [the adjustment of] <mirror etc.>; reset <alarm clock, points, etc.>

der Sitz lässt sich in der Höhe verstellen — the seat can be adjusted for height

3) (versperren) block, obstruct <entrance, exit, view, etc.>

4) (zur Täuschung verändern) disguise, alter <voice, handwriting>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (seine Einstellung, Position verändern) alter; (so dass es falsch eingestellt ist) get out of adjustment

2) (sich anders geben als man ist) pretend; play-act

sich vor jemandem verstellen — pretend to somebody

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verstellen

A. v/t

1. (Hebel etc) shift; (einstellen, auch falsch) adjust; (Uhr, Gerät etc) adjust; (Schrank etc) move; (Buch) put in the wrong place;

der Sitz lässt sich stufenlos in der Höhe etc

verstellen the seat is fully adjustable for height etc;

jemand hat die ganzen Sender verstellt sb has (wrongly) altered the tuning of all the stations

2. (versperren) block, obstruct; → Blick 3

3. (Handschrift, Stimme) disguise

B. v/r fig pretend, put on an act; (heucheln) dissemble;

er kann sich gut verstellen he’s a good actor

* * *
1.
transitives Verb

1) (falsch platzieren) misplace; put [back] in the wrong place

2) (anders einstellen) adjust <seat etc.>; alter [the adjustment of] <mirror etc.>; reset <alarm clock, points, etc.>

der Sitz lässt sich in der Höhe verstellen — the seat can be adjusted for height

3) (versperren) block, obstruct <entrance, exit, view, etc.>

4) (zur Täuschung verändern) disguise, alter <voice, handwriting>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (seine Einstellung, Position verändern) alter; (so dass es falsch eingestellt ist) get out of adjustment

2) (sich anders geben als man ist) pretend; play-act

sich vor jemandem verstellen — pretend to somebody

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v.

to misplace v.

to shift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstellen
10 panic

panic [ˈpænɪk]

1. noun

panique f

• to get into a panic paniquer

• in a panic complètement paniqué

2. intransitive verb

paniquer

• don't panic! (inf) pas de panique !

3. transitive verb

[+ person] faire paniquer

• he was panicked by his wife's behaviour il s'est affolé en voyant le comportement de sa femme

• they were panicked by the prospect of... ils étaient pris de panique à la perspective de...

4. compounds

► panic attack noun crise f de panique

► panic buying noun achats mpl de panique

► panic stations (inf) plural noun

• it was panic stations ça a été la panique générale ► panic-stricken adjective affolé

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['pænɪk] 1.
noun affolement m

to get into a panic — s'affoler ( about à cause de)

to throw somebody into a panic — affoler quelqu'un
2.
noun modifier [ decision] pris dans un moment de panique; [ reaction] de panique
3.
transitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) affoler [person, animal]; semer la panique dans [crowd]

to be panicked into doing — se laisser affoler et faire
4.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - ck-) s'affoler

don't panic! — pas de panique!

English-French dictionary > panic
11 guard

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[English Word] be guarded

[Swahili Word] -amiwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] amia V

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[English Word] be on guard

[Swahili Word] -jihadhari

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

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[English Word] be on guard

[Swahili Word] -ngoja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be on guard (against)

[Swahili Word] -tahadhari

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Arabic

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[English Word] be on one's guard

[Swahili Word] -hamu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] ujihamu

[Swahili Example] jihamu

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[English Word] be on one's guard

[Swahili Word] -jilinda

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Derived Word] lindo N, mlinzi N

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[English Word] be on one's guard

[Swahili Word] -tanabahi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be on one's guard

[Swahili Word] -tanadhari

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] asikari

[Swahili Plural] asikari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

[English Example] prison guard; local constable, local constabulary (wearing kanzu rather than uniform)

[Swahili Example] guardjela; guard kanzu

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] askari

[Swahili Plural] askari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] baba

[Swahili Plural] baba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] gwaride

[Swahili Plural] magwaride

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

[Swahili Example] gwaride la heshima; cheza (piga) gwaride; nyumba ya gwaride

[Terminology] military

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] hadhari

[Swahili Plural] hadhari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] kilinda

[Swahili Plural] vilinda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8an

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -linda

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] magadi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlalazamu

[Swahili Plural] walalazamu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] lala V, zamu V

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlinda

[Swahili Plural] walinda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] linda V

[Swahili Example] mlinda ndege

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlinda

[Swahili Plural] walinda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] linda V

[English Example] one who watches over a planted field (scares away birds, etc.)

[Terminology] military

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlindaji

[Swahili Plural] walindaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] linda V

[Swahili Example] mlinda ndege

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlindaji

[Swahili Plural] walindaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] linda V

[English Example] one who watches over a planted field (scares away birds, etc.)

[Terminology] military

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mlinzi

[Swahili Plural] walinzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] linda V

[English Example] soldier on patrol; on the front line

[Swahili Example] mlinzi wa doria

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mngoja

[Swahili Plural] wangoja

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] ngoja V

[English Example] doorkeeper

[Swahili Example] mngoja mlango

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mngojaji

[Swahili Plural] wangojaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] ngoja V

[English Example] doorkeeper

[Swahili Example] mngoja mlango

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mngoje

[Swahili Plural] wangoje

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] ngoja V

[English Example] doorkeeper

[Swahili Example] mngoja mlango

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mngojezi

[Swahili Plural] wangojezi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

[Derived Word] ngoza

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] mshindikizo

[Swahili Plural] mishindikizo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] shinda

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[English Word] guard

[English Plural] guards

[Swahili Word] tunduzi

[Swahili Plural] matunduzi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -afu

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -afua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -chunga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -dhibiti

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Example] aliutamani ukubwa ikiwa utoto maana yake kudhibitiwa, lakini pia aliuchukia ukubwa ikiwa ukubwa maana yake kudhibiti wadogo [Sul]

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -gadi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -hifadhi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] hifadhi hadithi; hifadhi maziwa

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -kinga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kingio, kingo, mkinga, mkingaji, mkingamo, mkingiko, ukingo

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -linda

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] his guards guarded the chief where ever he went.

[Swahili Example] askari wake walimlinda chifu po pote alipokwenda [Masomo 52]

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -nusuru

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -tunduia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard

[Swahili Word] -tunza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard crops from birds

[Swahili Word] -amia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] guard duty (period of)

[English Plural] guard duty (periods of)

[Swahili Word] zamu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] guard of honor

[English Plural] guards of honor

[Swahili Word] gadiwana

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] Engl.

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[English Word] guard station

[English Plural] guard stations

[Swahili Word] kingojo

[Swahili Plural] vingojo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -ngoja

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[English Word] guard-post

[English Plural] guard-posts

[Swahili Word] lindo

[Swahili Plural] malindo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] linda V

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[English Word] Home Guard

[English Plural] Home Guards

[Swahili Word] Askari Walinda Nyumba

[Swahili Plural] Askari Walinda Nyumba

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] home guard

[Swahili Word] homugadi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] (Engl)

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[English Word] keep guard

[Swahili Word] -kaa kingojo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] ngoja V

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[English Word] keep guard

[Swahili Word] -anga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] keep guard

[Swahili Word] -kaa kingojo

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -kaa, linda

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[English Word] put on one's guard

[Swahili Word] -hadharisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Swahili Example] alijikongoja huku akihadharisha watumishi wake [Moh]

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12 radio

radio ['reɪdɪəʊ] (pl radios)

1 noun

(a) (apparatus) radio f;

∎ to turn the radio on/off allumer/éteindre la radio

(b) (system, industry, activity) radio f;

∎ by radio par radio;

∎ I heard it on the radio je l'ai entendu à la radio;

∎ to be on the radio passer à la radio;

∎ Radio Birmingham Radio Birmingham;

∎ British Press the Radio Times = magazine de radio et de télévision

2 compound-forming noun

(broadcast, play, programme) radiophonique; (contact, link, silence) radio (inv); (announcer, technician) à la radio

3 transitive verb

(a) (person) appeler ou contacter par radio

(b) (message) envoyer par radio; (position, movement) signaler par radio

4 intransitive verb

envoyer un message radio;

∎ to radio for a doctor demander un médecin par radio;

∎ she radioed for help/instructions elle demanda de l'aide/des instructions par radio

►► Marketing radio advertising publicité f à la radio;

radio alarm (clock) radio-réveil m;

radio astronomer radioastronome mf;

radio astronomy radioastronomie f;

radio beacon radiobalise f;

radio beam faisceau m hertzien;

radio broadcast émission f de radio;

radio button bouton m radio, bouton m d'option;

radio car voiture f radio;

radio cassette radiocassette f;

radio communication contact m radio, liaison f radio, radiocommunications fpl;

radio compass radiocompas m;

radio control télécommande f (par) radio, radiocommande f;

radio data system (for motorists) système m radio de transmission de données;

radio engineer ingénieur m radio;

radio frequency fréquence f radioélectrique, radiofréquence f;

Astronomy radio galaxy radiogalaxie f;

radio ham radioamateur m;

radio journalism journalisme m de radio;

radio listener auditeur(trice) m,f;

radio microphone microphone m sans fil;

radio navigation radionavigation f;

radio officer radionavigant m;

radio operator (on plane) radio m; (on ship) radionavigant m;

radio producer producteur(trice) m,f d'émissions de radio;

radio receiver radiorécepteur m;

Nautical radio room poste m radio de bord;

radio satellite satellite m radio;

radio source radiosource f;

radio spectrum spectre m radio ou radioélectrique ou des fréquences radioélectriques;

radio star radiosource f;

radio station station f de radio;

radio taxi radio-taxi m;

radio telescope radiotélescope m;

radio transmitter (poste m) émetteur m;

radio vehicle véhicule m radio;

radio waves ondes fpl hertziennes

ⓘ RADIO Les principales stations de radio de la BBC sont: Radio 1 (bulletins d'information, musique pop et rock); Radio 2 (variétés); Radio 3 (musique classique); Radio 4 (actualités, reportages, théâtre, programmes éducatifs); Radio 5 Live (sports, programmes éducatifs, musique pop et rock). La BBC comprend également trente-neuf stations locales. Il existe d'autre part plus de cent stations indépendantes.

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13 cerrar

v.

1 to close (object) (en general).

María cerró la puerta Mary closed the door.

2 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).

el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations

3 to close.

4 to close the door (person).

¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!

5 to close (negocio, colegio) (a diario).

¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?

6 to turn off (grifo, llave de gas).

Ricardo cerró el agua Richard turned off the water.

7 to fill, to block (up) (agujero, hueco).

8 to block (carretera, calle).

la policía cerró la calle the police closed off the street

cerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way

9 to close.

cerrar la marcha to bring up the rear (ir enúltima posición)

la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession

10 to fence (off), to enclose.

11 to heal, to close up.

12 to close down, to close, to lock up, to shut.

Ellos cierran de noche They close at night.

13 to block off, to blank off.

Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building

14 to balance out, to match correctly, to check out correctly, to close.

Mi contador cierra mis cuentas My accountant balances out my accounts.

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cerrar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to close, shut

■ cierra la puerta close the door

■ cerró los ojos she closed her eyes

2 (grifo, gas) to turn off; (luz) to turn off, switch off

3 (cuenta) to close

4 (cremallera) to zip (up)

5 (un negocio) to close; (- definitivamente) to close down

6 (carta) to seal

7 (discusión) to end, finish

8 (compra) to close, conclude

9 (agujero) to plug; (grieta) to fill

10 (paraguas) to close, shut, put down

11 (los puños) to clench, close

12 (frontera, puerto) to close; (camino) to block

13 (en dominó) to block

► verbo intransitivo

1 to close, shut

■ no cierra bien it doesn't close properly

2 (punto) to cast off

3 (una herida) to close up, heal

► verbo pronominal cerrarse

1 to close, shut

2 (una herida) to close up, heal

3 AUTOMÓVIL (meterse) to cut in

4 METEREOLOGÍA to cloud over

5 figurado (obstinarse) to dig one's heel in, stand fast; (ponerse en actitud intransigente) to close one's mind (a, to)

■ se cerró en sus ideas he stuck fast to his ideas

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cerrar con cerrojo to bolt

cerrar con llave to lock

cerrar con siete llaves figurado to lock and double-lock

cerrar el paso a alguien to block somebody's way, bar somebody's way

cerrar el pico familiar to shut one's trap

cerrar la boca to shut up

cerrar la puerta en las narices figurado to shut the door in somebody's face

cerrar las filas figurado to close ranks

cerrarse de golpe to slam shut

* * *

verb

1) to close, shut

2) lock

3) turn off

4) seal

•

- cerrarse

* * *

1. VT

1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [+ puerta, ventana, boca] to close, shut; [+ cremallera] to do up; [+ camisa] to button, do up; [+ cortina] to draw; [+ paraguas, válvula] to close; [+ carta] to seal; [+ costura, herida] to sew up

no puedo cerrar esta maleta — I can't close o shut this suitcase

cierra los ojos — close o shut your eyes

cerrar algo de golpe — to slam sth shut

cerró el libro de golpe — she banged o slammed the book shut

los colegios cerraron sus puertas a causa de la huelga — the schools closed because of the strike

• cerré la puerta con llave — I locked the door

• cierra el pico — * shut your trap **

• cerrar el puño — to clench one's fist
fila 3), b)
2) (=desconectar) [+ gas, grifo, radiador] to turn off

3) (=bloquear) [+ agujero, brecha, tubo] to block (up); [+ frontera, puerto] to close

una roca cerraba la entrada a la cueva — a rock was obstructing the entrance to the cave

han cerrado la frontera — they have closed the border

• cerrar el paso a algn — to block sb's way

trató de entrar, pero le cerraron el paso — he tried to get in, but they blocked o barred his way

4) [+ tienda, negocio] [al final de la jornada] to close, shut; [para siempre] to close, close down

5) [+ jardín, terreno] [con cerca] to fence in; [con muro] to wall in

6) (=poner fin a)

a) [+ debate, narración, programa] to close, end

cerrar el sistema — (Inform) to shut down the system

b) [+ desfile] to bring up the rear of

los manifestantes que cerraban la marcha — the demonstrators bringing up the rear o at the rear

cierra la cabalgata la carroza de Santa Claus — the last float in the procession is the one with Santa Claus

7)

• cerrar un trato — to seal a deal

2. VI

1) [hablando de un objeto abierto] [puerta, ventana] to close, shut; [bragueta] to do up; [paraguas, válvula] to close; [herida] to close up

la puerta cierra mal — the door won't close o shut properly

un estuche que cierra con llave — a jewellery box with a lock

2) [persona]

cierra, que se va a escapar el gato — close o shut the door or the cat will get out

te dejo las llaves para que cierres — I am leaving you the keys so you can lock up

3) [tienda, negocio] to close, shut

¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas el sábado? — what time do the shops close o shut on Saturday?

cerramos a las nueve — we close at nine

las discotecas no cierran en toda la noche — the discos stay open all night

4) (Econ) [en la Bolsa] to close

5) [en dominó] to block; [en Scrabble] to use one's tiles up

¡cierro! — I'm out!

6) (=atacar)

cerrar con o contra algn — to grapple with sb

cerrar con el enemigo — to engage the enemy at close quarters

3.

See:

cerrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, close

cierra la puerta con llave — lock the door

b) < botella> to put the top on/cork in; < frasco> to put the lid on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado — an airtight container

c) <paraguas/abanico/mano> to close; < libro> to close, shut; < puño> to clench

d) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up

2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off

3)

a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close

cerrado al tráfico — closed to traffic

4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalize

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished

5)

a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to end

los acontecimientos que han cerrado el año — the events with which the year has ended

b) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear of

c) < circuito> to close

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to close
2.
cerrar vi

1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)

cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?

2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)

la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly

3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

cerramos los lunes — we are closed on Mondays

4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close

5) ( en dominó) to block; ( en naipes) to go out
3.
cerrarse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, close

la puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut

b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio — I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

c) flor/almeja to close up

d) herida to heal (up)

2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up

3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end

4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)

se cerró y no quiso saber nada más — she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in

cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change

* * *

= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.

Ex. In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.

Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex. The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex. By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.

Ex. Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.

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* cerrar con candado = padlock.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cerrar con llave = lock.

* cerrar con tablas = board up.

* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* cerrar de un portazo = slam.

* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.

* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.

* cerrar filas = close + ranks.

* cerrar herméticamente = seal.

* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.

* cerrar los postigos = shutter.

* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.

* cerrar un trato = close + deal.

* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.

* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <puerta/ventana> to close, shut; <ojos/boca> to shut, close

cierra la puerta con llave — lock the door

b) < botella> to put the top on/cork in; < frasco> to put the lid on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado — an airtight container

c) <paraguas/abanico/mano> to close; < libro> to close, shut; < puño> to clench

d) < cortinas> to close, draw; < persianas> to lower, pull down; < abrigo> to fasten, button up; < cremallera> to do up

2) <grifo/agua/gas> to turn off; < válvula> to close, shut off

3)

a) <fábrica/comercio/oficina> (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

b) <aeropuerto/carretera/frontera> to close

cerrado al tráfico — closed to traffic

4) < cuenta bancaria> to close; <caso/juicio> to close; <acuerdo/negociación> to finalize

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción — enrollment has closed o finished

5)

a) <acto/debate> to bring... to an end; < jornada> to end

los acontecimientos que han cerrado el año — the events with which the year has ended

b) <desfile/cortejo> to bring up the rear of

c) < circuito> to close

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to close
2.
cerrar vi

1) (hablando de puerta, ventana)

cierra, que hace frío — close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? — did you lock up?

2) puerta/ventana/cajón to close, shut; grifo/llave de paso to turn off; abrigo/vestido to fasten, do up (BrE)

la ventana no cierra bien — the window doesn't close o shut properly

3) comercio/oficina (en el quehacer diario, por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down)

cerramos los lunes — we are closed on Mondays

4) (Fin) dolar/peso to close

5) ( en dominó) to block; ( en naipes) to go out
3.
cerrarse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana (+ compl) to shut, close

la puerta se cerró sola/de golpe — the door closed by itself/slammed shut

b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio — I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

c) flor/almeja to close up

d) herida to heal (up)

2) (refl) < abrigo> to fasten, button up

3) ( terminar) acto/debate/libro to end, conclude; jornada/año to end

4) (mostrarse reacio, intransigente)

se cerró y no quiso saber nada más — she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud — he dug his heels in

cerrarse a algo: sería cerrarse a la evidencia it would be turning our back on the evidence; se cierran a todo cambio — they're not open to change

* * *

= close, close down, seal off, shut down, shut off, zip, fold, fold up + shop.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.

Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.

Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.

Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.

Ex: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.

Ex: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.

* cerrar con candado = padlock.

* cerrar con cierre metálico = shutter.

* cerrar con llave = lock.

* cerrar con tablas = board up.

* cerrar definitivamente = close down + operations, close + Posesivo + doors.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* cerrar de un portazo = slam.

* cerrar el catálogo = close + the catalogue.

* cerrar el negocio = fold up + shop.

* cerrar filas = close + ranks.

* cerrar herméticamente = seal.

* cerrar las escotillas = batten down + hatches.

* cerrar los postigos = shutter.

* cerrar muy bien = close + tight.

* cerrar un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, conclude + deal.

* cerrar una ventana = switch off + window.

* cerrar un negocio = go out of + business.

* cerrar un trato = close + deal.

* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.

* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos = at the flick of a switch, at the drop of a hat.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* paréntesis que cierra = right parenthesis.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle = spring-loaded.

* sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.

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cerrar [A5 ]

vt

A

1 ‹armario/puerta/ventana› to close, shut

cerró la puerta de un portazo she slammed the door

cierra la puerta con llave lock the door

2 ‹ojos/boca› to shut, close

3 ‹maleta› to close; ‹sobre/paquete› to seal

4 ‹botella› to put the top on/cork in; ‹frasco› to put the top ( o lid etc) on

un frasco herméticamente cerrado an airtight container

5 ‹paraguas› to close, put … down; ‹abanico› to close; ‹libro› to close, shut; ‹puño› to clench; ‹mano› to close

6 ‹cortinas› to close, draw; ‹persianas› to lower, pull down; ‹abrigo› to fasten, button up, do up ( BrE)

ciérrame la cremallera can you zip me up?, can you do my zip up? ( BrE)

B ‹grifo› to turn off; ‹válvula› to close, shut off; ‹agua/gas› to turn off

C

1 ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close; (definitivamente) to close, close down

2 ‹aeropuerto/carretera› to close; ‹frontera› to close

la calle está cerrada al tráfico the street is closed to traffic

3 ‹terreno› to fence off

D

1 (en labores de punto) to cast off; (en costura) to sew up

2 ( fam) (al operar) to close … up

E

1 ‹plazo/matrícula›

han cerrado el plazo de inscripción the enrollment period has closed o finished

2 ‹cuenta bancaria› to close

3 ‹caso/juicio› to close; ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

F

1 (poner fin a) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end; ‹jornada› to end

antes de cerrar nuestra programación de hoy … before ending today's programs …, before bringing today's programs to a close …

los trágicos acontecimientos que han cerrado el año the tragic events with which the year has ended

estas declaraciones cerraron una jornada tensa these statements ended o came at the end of a tense day

2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to bring up the rear of

3 ‹circunferencia› to close up; ‹circuito› to close

4 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to close

■ cerrar

vi

A

(hablando de una puerta, ventana): cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door ( o window etc), it's cold

¿cerraste con llave? did you lock the door?, did you lock up?

B «puerta/ventana/cajón» to close, shut; «grifo/llave de paso» to turn off; «abrigo/vestido» to fasten, do up ( BrE)

la puerta no cierra bien the door won't shut o close properly, the door doesn't shut o close properly

esta botella no cierra bien I can't get the top back on this bottle properly, the top won't go on properly

¿la falda cierra por detrás o por el lado? does the skirt fasten at the back or at the side?

C «comercio/oficina» (en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; (por obras, vacaciones) to close, shut; (definitivamente) to close, close down, shut down

¿a qué hora cierran? what time do you close?

no cerramos al mediodía we are open o we stay open at lunchtime, we don't close for lunch

[ S ] cerramos los lunes closed Mondays, we are closed on Mondays

D (en labores de punto) to cast off

E ( Fin) to close

el dólar cerró a … the dollar closed at …

F (en dominó) to block; (en naipes) to go out

■ cerrarse

v pron

A

1

«puerta/ventana» (+ compl): la puerta se cerró de golpe/sola the door slammed shut/closed by itself

2 «ojos» (+ me/te/le etc) to close

se me cierran los ojos de cansancio I'm so tired I can't keep my eyes open

3 «flor/almeja» to close up

4 «herida» to heal, heal up, close up

B ( refl) ‹abrigo› to fasten, button up, do up ( BrE)

ciérrate la cremallera zip yourself up, zip up your dress ( o jacket etc), do your zip up ( BrE)

C (terminar) «acto/debate» to end, conclude; «jornada» to end

el libro se cierra con unas páginas dedicadas a … the book ends o closes o concludes with a few pages on the subject of …

otro año que se cierra sin que se resuelva another year ends o comes to an end without a solution

D

(mostrarse reacio, intransigente): se cerró y no quiso saber nada más she closed her mind and refused to listen to any more about it

se cerró en su actitud he dug his heels in

cerrarse A algo:

sería cerrarse a la evidencia negar que … we would be turning our back on the evidence if we were to deny that …

se cerró a todo lo nuevo she refused to consider anything new, she closed her mind to anything new

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cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹puerta/ventana› to close, shut;

‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
◊ cierra la puerta con llave lock the door

b) ‹ botella› to put the top on/cork in;

‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
c) ‹paraguas/abanico/mano› to close;

‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
d) ‹ cortinas› to close, draw;

‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
e) ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn off;

‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
a) ‹fábrica/comercio/oficina› ( en el quehacer diario) to close;

( definitivamente) to close (down)
b) ‹aeropuerto/carretera/frontera› to close

3
a) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to close

b) ‹caso/juicio› to close

c) ‹acuerdo/negociación› to finalize

d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end

verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
◊ cierra, que hace frío close o shut the door (o window etc), it's cold;

¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [puerta/ventana] to shut, close;

◊ la puerta se cerró de golpe the door slammed shut

b) [ ojos] to close;

◊ se le cerraban los ojos his eyes were closing

c) [flor/almeja] to close up

d) [ herida] to heal (up)

2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- abrochar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cierre
- ojo
- pico
- sellar
- amabilidad
- bondad
- canilla
- cierra
- cierro
- correr
- cuenta
- doble
- grifo
- junta
- juntar
- llave
- paréntesis
- trato
English:
attendant
- bargain
- barricade
- block in
- bolt
- clinch
- close
- close down
- closed
- draw
- enter into
- fasten
- fasten down
- lock
- lock up
- padlock
- push to
- seal
- seal off
- seal up
- secure
- shut
- shut down
- shut up
- slam
- snap
- stick together
- strike
- tight
- to
- trice
- turn off
- twinkling
- wall in
- whisk away
- whisk off
- wind up
- zip up
- board
- business
- cast
- conclude
- fold
- main
- time
- turn
- will
- wind
- wrap
- zip

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cerrar

♦ vt

1. [en general] to close;
[puerta, cajón, boca, tienda] to shut, to close; Informát [archivo] to close; [con llave] to lock; [grifo, llave de gas] to turn off; [botella] to put the top on; [tarro] to put the lid o top on; [carta, sobre] to seal; [cortinas] to draw, to close; [persianas] to pull down; [agujero, hueco] to fill, to block (up); [puños] to clench;
cerrar una puerta con llave to lock a door;

cierra el gas cuando salgas turn the gas off when you leave;

una corriente de aire cerró la puerta a draught blew the door shut;

Comp
Fam
¡cierra el pico! shut your trap!

2. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;
[permanentemente] to close down;
el gobierno cerrará dos centrales nucleares the government is to close down two nuclear power stations

3. [vallar] to fence (off), to enclose;

cerraron el balcón para convertirlo en comedor they closed o walled off the balcony and converted it into a dining room

4. [carretera, calle] to close off;
también Fig
cerrar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

una valla les cerraba la salida a fence blocked their way out

5. [manifestación, desfile] to bring up the rear of;

cerrar la marcha [ir en última posición] to bring up the rear;

la orquesta cerraba el desfile the orchestra closed the procession

6. [gestiones, acuerdo] to finalize;

han cerrado un trato para… they've reached an agreement o made a deal to…;

cerraron el trato ayer they wrapped up the deal yesterday;

cerraron las conversaciones sin ningún acuerdo they ended the talks without reaching an agreement

7. [cicatrizar] to heal, to close up

8. Elec [circuito] to close

9. [circunferencia, círculo] to complete;

cerraron la carretera de circunvalación they completed the Br ring road o US beltway

10. [signo ortográfico] to close;

cerrar comillas/paréntesis to close inverted commas/brackets

11. [posibilidades] to put an end to;

el último atentado cierra cualquier esperanza de acuerdo the most recent attack puts an end to any hopes of an agreement

12. [terminar] to close;

el discurso del Presidente cerró el año legislativo the President's speech brought the parliamentary year to a close;

esta corrida cierra la temporada taurina this bullfight rounds off the bullfighting season;

cerró su participación en el torneo con una derrota they lost their last game in the tournament

13. [plegar] to close up;

cerró el paraguas he closed his umbrella

14. Prensa
el periódico cerró la edición más tarde de lo normal the newspaper went to press later than usual

♦ vi

1. [en general] to close;
[tienda] to close, to shut; [con llave, pestillo] to lock up;
este cajón no cierra bien this drawer doesn't shut properly;

la Bolsa cerró con pérdidas the stock market closed down several points;

Comp
RP Fam
¡cerrá y vamos!: si no quieren ayudarnos, ¡cerrá y vamos! if they don't want to help us, let's not waste any more time over this

2. [persona] to close the door;

¡cierra, que entra frío! close the door, you're letting the cold in!;

me olvidé de cerrar con llave I forgot to lock the door

3. [negocio, colegio] [a diario] to close;
[definitivamente] to close down;
¿a qué hora cierra? what time do you close?;

la biblioteca cierra a las ocho the library closes at eight;

cerramos los domingos [en letrero] closed on Sundays

4. [en juego de cartas] to go out;
[en dominó] to block
5. [herida] to close up, to heal

♦ See also the pronominal verb cerrarse

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cerrar

I v/t

1 close; para siempre close down;

cerrar con llave lock;

cerrar de golpe slam;

cerrar al tráfico close to traffic

2 tubería block

3 grifo turn off

4 terreno, finca enclose; frontera close

5 acuerdo close

II v/i close; para siempre close down;

la puerta no cierra bien the door doesn’t shut properly;

al cerrar el día at the end of the day

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cerrar {55} vt

1) : to close, to shut

2) : to turn off

3) : to bring to an end

cerrar vi

1) : to close up, to lock up

2) : to close down

♦ See also the reflexive verb cerrarse

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cerrar vb

1. (en general) to close / to shut

cierra los ojos close your eyes

cierra bien la nevera shut the fridge properly

¿a qué hora cerráis? what time do you close?

2. (con llave) to lock

¿has cerrado la puerta con llave? have you locked the door?

3. (gas, grifo) to turn off

cierra el gas antes de irte turn the gas off before you go

cerrar de golpe to slam [pt. & pp. slammed]

cerrar la boca to shut your mouth

cerrar la cremallera to zip up [pt. & pp. zipped]

Spanish-English dictionary > cerrar
14 close

Ⅰ.

close¹ [kləʊs]

proche ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f) serré ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (g) attentif ⇒ 1 (e) mal aéré ⇒ 1 (h) près ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) étroitement ⇒ 2 (b)

(compar closer, superl closest)

1 adjective

(a) (near in space or time) proche;

∎ the library is close to the school la bibliothèque est près ou proche de l'école;

∎ in close proximity to sth dans le voisinage immédiat de ou tout près de qch;

∎ they're very close in age ils ont presque le même âge;

∎ his death brought the war closer to home c'est avec sa mort que nous avons vraiment pris conscience de la guerre;

∎ we are close to an agreement nous sommes presque arrivés à un accord;

∎ at close intervals à intervalles rapprochés;

∎ I saw him at close quarters je l'ai vu de près;

∎ at close range à bout portant;

∎ to be close at or to hand (shop, cinema etc) être tout près; (book, pencil etc) être à portée de main;

∎ to be close to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ to be (very) close to victory être (tout) près de la victoire;

∎ familiar I came close to thumping him one j'ai bien failli lui en coller une;

∎ he keeps things close to his chest il ne fait guère de confidences;

∎ to see sth at close quarters voir qch de près;

∎ to give sb a close shave raser qn de près;

∎ familiar that was a close shave or American call! on l'a échappé belle!, on a eu chaud!;

∎ the bill was passed but it was a close thing la loi a été votée de justesse;

∎ he managed to get elected but it was a close run thing il a été élu de justesse

(b) (in relationship) proche;

∎ they're very close (friends) ils sont très proches;

∎ he's a close friend of mine c'est un ami intime;

∎ a close relative un parent proche;

∎ I'm very close to my sister je suis très proche de ma sœur;

∎ he has close ties with Israel il a des rapports étroits avec Israël;

∎ there's a close connection between the two things il y a un rapport étroit entre les deux;

∎ the President consulted his closest advisers le président consulta ses conseillers les plus proches;

∎ sources close to the royal family des sources proches de la famille royale;

∎ a subject close to my heart un sujet qui me tient à cœur;

∎ to keep sth a close secret garder le secret absolu sur qch

(c) (continuous)

∎ they stay in close contact ils restent en contact en permanence

(d) (in competition, race etc) serré; (election) vivement serré;

∎ it was a close contest ce fut une lutte serrée;

∎ to play a close game jouer serré;

∎ close finish arrivée f serrée

(e) (thorough, careful) attentif, rigoureux;

∎ pay close attention to what she says faites très attention ou prêtez une grande attention à ce qu'elle dit;

∎ have a close look at these figures examinez ces chiffres de près;

∎ upon close examination après un examen détaillé ou minutieux;

∎ to keep (a) close watch or eye on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près;

∎ I keep close control of the expenses je contrôle étroitement les dépenses;

∎ in close confinement en détention surveillée

(f) (roughly similar) proche;

∎ his version of events was close to the truth sa version des faits était très proche de la réalité;

∎ he bears a close resemblance to his father il ressemble beaucoup à son père;

∎ it's the closest thing we've got to an operating theatre voilà à quoi se réduit notre salle d'opération

(g) (compact → handwriting, print) serré; (→ grain) dense, compact;

∎ Military in close formation en ordre serré

(h) British (stuffy → room) mal aéré, qui manque de ventilation ou d'air;

∎ it's very close in here on manque vraiment d'air ici;

∎ it's terribly close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

(i) (secretive) renfermé, peu communicatif;

∎ he's very close about his private life il est très discret sur sa vie privée

(j) familiar (miserly) pingre, radin

(k) Linguistics (vowel) fermé

2 adverb

(a) (near) près;

∎ don't come too close n'approche pas ou ne t'approche pas trop;

∎ I live close to the river j'habite près de la rivière;

∎ did you win? - no, we didn't even come close avez-vous gagné? - non, loin de là;

∎ she came close to losing her job elle a failli perdre son emploi;

∎ to come close to death frôler la mort;

∎ to come close to the world record frôler le record du monde;

∎ they walked close behind us ils nous suivaient de près;

∎ she lives close by elle habite tout près;

∎ I looked at it close to or up je l'ai regardé de près;

∎ close together serrés les uns contre les autres;

∎ sit closer together! serrez-vous!;

∎ it's brought us closer ça nous a rapprochés

(b) (tight) étroitement, de près;

∎ he held me close il m'a serré dans ses bras

3 noun

(a) (field) clos m

(b) British (street) impasse f

(c) British (of cathedral) enceinte f

(d) Scottish = passage conduisant de la rue à une cour ou à un immeuble en retrait

4 close on preposition

∎ it's close on nine o'clock il est presque neuf heures;

∎ she must be close on fifty elle doit friser la cinquantaine ou doit avoir près de cinquante ans

5 close to preposition

(almost, nearly) presque;

∎ the baby weighs close to 7 pounds ≃ le bébé pèse presque 3 kilos et demi

►► Military close combat corps à corps m;

Music close harmony tessiture f limitée

✾ Film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Spielberg 'Rencontres du troisième type'

Ⅱ.

close² [kləʊz]

fermer ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (j), 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (h) arrêter ⇒ 1 (f) liquider ⇒ 1 (g) se refermer ⇒ 2 (b) se terminer ⇒ 2 (d) clôturer ⇒ 2 (e) fin, conclusion ⇒ 3

1 transitive verb

(a) (shut → door, window, shop, book) fermer;

∎ he closed his eyes and went to sleep il ferma les yeux et s'endormit;

∎ figurative the committee had not closed the books on the inquiry le comité n'avait pas refermé le dossier de l'affaire;

∎ to close one's eyes to sth fermer les yeux sur qch;

∎ to close one's mind to sth refuser de penser à qch;

∎ she closed her mind to anything new elle s'est fermée à tout ce qui était neuf

(b) (opening, bottle) fermer, boucher;

∎ figurative we must close the gap between the rich and the poor nous devons combler le fossé entre riches et pauvres

(c) (block → border, road) fermer;

∎ they've closed the airport ils ont fermé l'aéroport;

∎ a road closed to motor traffic une route interdite à la circulation automobile

(d) (shut down → factory) fermer;

∎ they plan to close more rural stations ils ont l'intention de fermer d'autres petites gares de campagne

(e) (conclude → matter) conclure, terminer; (→ meeting, session) lever, clore; (→ debate) fermer;

∎ she closed the conference with a rallying call to the party faithful elle termina la conférence en lançant un appel de solidarité aux fidèles du parti;

∎ a neat way of closing the discussion un habile moyen de clore la discussion;

∎ the subject is now closed l'affaire est close

(f) Commerce & Finance (account) arrêter, clore;

∎ to close the books balancer les comptes, régler les livres;

∎ to close the yearly accounts arrêter les comptes de l'exercice

(g) Stock Exchange (operation) liquider; (position) couvrir

(h) (settle → deal) conclure;

∎ we closed a deal with them last week nous avons conclu un accord avec eux la semaine dernière

(i) (move closer together) serrer, rapprocher;

∎ Military close ranks! serrez les rangs!;

∎ figurative the party closed ranks behind their leader le parti a serré les rangs derrière le leader

(j) Electricity (circuit) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (shut → gate, window) fermer, se fermer; (→ shop) fermer; (→ cinema, theatre) faire relâche;

∎ this window doesn't close properly cette fenêtre ne ferme pas bien ou ferme mal;

∎ the door closed quietly behind them la porte s'est refermée sans bruit derrière eux;

∎ the bakery closes on Fridays la boulangerie ferme le vendredi

(b) (wound, opening) se refermer;

∎ the gap was closing fast l'écart diminuait rapidement

(c) (cover, surround)

∎ the waves closed over him les vagues se refermèrent sur lui;

∎ the onlookers closed around us un cercle de curieux se forma autour de nous;

∎ my fingers closed around the gun mes doigts se resserrèrent sur le revolver

(d) (meeting) se terminer, prendre fin; (speaker) terminer, finir;

∎ I closed with a reference to Rimbaud j'ai terminé par une référence à Rimbaud

(e) Stock Exchange clôturer;

∎ the shares closed at 420p les actions ont clôturé ou terminé à 420 pence;

∎ the share index closed two points down l'indice (boursier) a clôturé en baisse de deux points

3 noun

fin f, conclusion f; (of day) tombée f; Stock Exchange (on financial futures market) clôture f; (closing price) cours m de clôture;

∎ at close of business à la ou en clôture;

∎ the concert came to a close le concert s'acheva;

∎ the year drew to a close l'année s'acheva;

∎ it's time to draw the meeting to a close il est temps de mettre fin à cette réunion;

∎ towards the close of the century vers la fin du siècle;

∎ at close of play (in cricket) à la fin du match

►► Computing close box case f de fermeture;

British close season Hunting fermeture f de la chasse; Fishing fermeture f de la pêche; Football intersaison f

➲ close down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (business, factory) fermer;

∎ the shop had to close down le magasin a dû fermer

(b) British Television & Radio terminer les émissions

2 separable transitive verb

(business, factory) fermer;

∎ they had to close down their shop ils ont dû fermer leur magasin

➲ close in intransitive verb

(a) (approach) approcher, se rapprocher; (encircle) cerner de près;

∎ to close in on or upon se rapprocher de;

∎ the hunters closed in on their prey les chasseurs se rapprochèrent de leur proie;

∎ the police/his creditors are closing in l'étau de la police/de ses créanciers se resserre

(b) (evening, night) approcher, descendre; (day) raccourcir; (darkness, fog) descendre;

∎ darkness closed in on us la nuit nous enveloppa

➲ close off separable transitive verb

isoler, fermer;

∎ the area was closed off to the public le quartier était fermé au public;

∎ some of the rooms in the house have been closed off certaines pièces de la maison ont été fermées;

∎ Accountancy to close off an account arrêter un compte

➲ close on inseparable transitive verb

se rapprocher de;

∎ we were closing on them fast nous nous rapprochions d'eux rapidement

➲ close out separable transitive verb

(a) American (factory, shop, business) liquider (avant fermeture)

(b) (complete successfully → game, competition) remporter;

∎ to close it out l'emporter

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to close a position boucler ou clore ou fermer une position

➲ close up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (seal) fermer; (opening, pipe) obturer, boucher; (wound) refermer, recoudre

(b) Typography (characters) rapprocher; Military etc (ranks) serrer

(c) (shop, house) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (wound) se refermer

(b) (shopkeeper) fermer

➲ close with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (finalize deal with) conclure un marché avec

(b) literary (fight with) engager la lutte ou le combat avec

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > close
15 power

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[English Word] arbitary use of power

[Swahili Word] Kabwela

[Swahili Plural] makabwela

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] hakimu wa korti amenipa kabwela kubwa ya nguvu kushinda mastaka yangu

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[English Word] be in power

[Swahili Word] -tawala

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] electric power station

[English Plural] electric power stations

[Swahili Word] kiwanda cha nguzo za umeme

[Swahili Plural] viwanda vya nguzo za umeme

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] great power

[English Plural] great powers

[Swahili Word] nchi kubwa

[Swahili Plural] nchi kubwa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Definition] a nation or state that, through its great economic, political, military and diplomatic strength, is able to exert power in the world [wikipedia]

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[English Word] have power

[Swahili Word] -weza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] have power over

[Swahili Word] -talmaleki

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] have power over

[Swahili Word] -tamalaki

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] invest with power

[Swahili Word] -enzi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] one who has power over something

[Swahili Word] mweza

[Swahili Plural] weeza

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] weza V

[English Example] ruler of a country.

[Swahili Example] mweza nchi

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[English Word] possessor of power

[Swahili Word] mwenyezi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] mwenyezi Mungu

[Terminology] religious

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] adhama

[Swahili Plural] adhama

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] adhima

[Swahili Plural] adhima

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] amri

[Swahili Plural] amri, maamri

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] he has power over them

[Swahili Example] ana amri juu yao

[Note] Cf. amiri, '-amuru

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] bavu

[Swahili Plural] mabavu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] daula

[Swahili Plural] madaula

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] dola

[Swahili Plural] madola

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] power

[English Plural] powers

[Swahili Word] enzi

[Swahili Plural] enzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] power

[English Plural] powers

[Swahili Word] hukumu

[Swahili Plural] hukumu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] hakama, hakimu, hekima, hekimiza, mahakma

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] imara

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] imarika, uimara, uimarisho

[Swahili Example] kipa imara

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] kudura

[Swahili Plural] kudura

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Example] kudura ya Mungu [Rec]

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] makadara

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] kudura N

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] mamlaka

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] miliki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] miliki, malki

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] milki

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] miliki, malki

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] nguvu

[Swahili Plural] nguvu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] electric power

[Swahili Example] nguvu ya umeme

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] ukubwa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] utwala

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] uweza

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Derived Word] weza V

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[English Word] power

[Swahili Word] uwezo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Derived Word] weza V

[Swahili Example] kiburi ni mali ya mwenye uwezo wa kujitegemea [Sul]

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[English Word] power

[English Plural] powers

[Swahili Word] kipeo

[Swahili Plural] vipeo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -pea

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[English Word] power (of God)

[Swahili Word] makadara

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Note] rare, rel

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[English Word] power (of God)

[Swahili Word] makadari

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Note] rare, rel

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[English Word] power (physical)

[English Plural] power

[Swahili Word] kibavu

[Swahili Plural] vibavu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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[English Word] power of holding together

[Swahili Word] ushikamano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11

[Derived Word] shika v

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[English Word] power plant

[English Plural] power plants

[Swahili Word] kinu cha stimu

[Swahili Plural] vinu vya stimu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] stimu

[Terminology] electricity

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[English Word] power plant

[English Plural] power plants

[Swahili Word] kinu cha taa

[Swahili Plural] vinu vya taa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] taa

[Terminology] electricity

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[English Word] put in power

[Swahili Word] -tawalisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] put in power

[Swahili Word] -tawaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] caus. of -tawala

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English-Swahili dictionary > power
16 station

'steiʃən 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) stasjon

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) stasjon; post

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) (vakt)post
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stasjonere, plassere

- stationary

post
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stasjon
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stilling

I
subst. \/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n\/

1) stasjon

2) (samfunns)stilling, stand, rang

• a humble station in life

en ringe stilling (her) i livet

3) (anvist) plass, post

4) (austr.) kvegfarm, sauefarm

5) ( militærvesen) post, base, stasjon

6) ( biologi) naturlig hjemsted, forekomststed, funnsted

7) ( romersk-katolsk) stasjon (på Jesu vei til Golgata)

8) (historisk, i India) garnisonsplass (for engelske soldater), forlegningsplass (for engelske soldater)

9) ( jakt) post, stand

10) ( sjøfart) post

above one's station over sin stand

all stations of life alle samfunnsklasser

out of station (sjøfart, luftfart) ute av posisjon

take up one's station ( også overført) innta sin plass
II
verb \/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n\/

( spesielt militærvesen) stasjonere, forlegge, plassere, postere

• a guard was stationed outside the gate

en vakt ble postert utenfor porten

station oneself plassere seg

• he stationed himself at the window

han plasserte seg ved vinduet

English-Norwegian dictionary > station
17 station

['steiʃən] 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) station; -station

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) -station

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stille; placere

- stationary

* * *
['steiʃən] 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) station; -station

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) -station

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) stille; placere

- stationary

English-Danish dictionary > station
18 agencia

f.

1 agency (empresa).

agencia de aduanas customs agent's

agencia de colocación employment agency o bureau

agencia de contactos escort agency

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's (British), real estate office (United States)

agencia matrimonial marriage bureau

agencia de noticias news agency

agencia de prensa press agency

agencia de publicidad advertising agency

agencia de seguros insurance company

agencia de viajes travel agency

2 agency (organismo).

la agencia Tributaria (similar)the Inland Revenue (peninsular SpanishBr), (similar)the IRS (United States)

3 branch (sucursal).

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

* * *

agencia

► nombre femenino

1 agency (sucursal) branch

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

agencia de transportes carriers plural

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's, US real estate office

agencia de turismo tourist office

agencia de viajes travel agency

* * *

noun f.

agency, bureau

* * *

SF

1) (=empresa) agency; (=oficina) office, bureau

agencia de cobro — debt-collecting agency

agencia de colocaciones — employment agency

agencia de contactos — dating agency

agencia de créditos — credit agency

agencia de damas de compañía — escort agency

agencia de información — news agency

agencia de noticias — news agency

agencia de patentes — patents office

agencia de prensa — news agency

agencia de promoción — development agency

Agencia de Protección de Datos — Esp data protection agency

agencia de publicidad — advertising agency

agencia de seguridad — security company

agencia de transportes — haulage company

agencia de turismo, agencia de viajes — travel agent's, travel agency

agencia exclusiva — exclusive agency

agencia inmobiliaria — estate agent's (office), real estate agency (EEUU)

agencia tributaria — Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue (EEUU)

agencia única — sole agency

2) Chile (=montepío) pawnshop

* * *

femenino ( oficina) office; ( sucursal) branch

- agencia de colocaciones

- agencia de contactos/publicidad

- agencia de prensa or de noticias

- agencia de viajes

- agencia matrimonial

* * *

= agency, body, bureau [bureaux, -pl.], centre [center, -USA], agent.

Ex. It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.

Ex. Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.

Ex. Their reliability depends on the co-operation of individual libraries within the region in notifying the bureau of additions to and withdrawals from stock.

Ex. Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex. These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.

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* agencia afiliada = sister agency.

* agencia bibliográfica = bibliographical agency.

* Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

* agencia comercial = commercial agency.

* agencia de bolsa = brokerage house.

* agencia de catalogación = cataloguing agency.

* agencia de comunicaciones = communications agency.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* agencia de detectives = detective agency.

* agencia de estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia de homologación = accrediting agency, accrediting body.

* agencia de indización = indexing agency.

* agencia de información = information agency.

* agencia de normalización = standards body.

* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* agencia de publicación = issuing bureau.

* agencia de publicidad = advertising agency.

* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* agencia de suscripciones = subscription agency, subscription agent.

* agencia de transportes = transportation company, transport company.

* agencia de venta de billetes = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agencia distribuidora = releasing agent.

* agencia estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia federal = federal agency.

* agencia gubernamental = government agency, government bureau.

* agencia inmobiliaria = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtor.

* agencia internacional = international agency.

* agencia local = local agency.

* agencia nacional = local agency.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* agencia patrocinadora = sponsoring agency, funding body, funding agency.

* agencias de noticias = news media.

* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.

* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.

* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

* * *

femenino ( oficina) office; ( sucursal) branch

- agencia de colocaciones

- agencia de contactos/publicidad

- agencia de prensa or de noticias

- agencia de viajes

- agencia matrimonial

* * *

= agency, body, bureau [bureaux, -pl.], centre [center, -USA], agent.

Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.

Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.

Ex: Their reliability depends on the co-operation of individual libraries within the region in notifying the bureau of additions to and withdrawals from stock.

Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.

* agencia afiliada = sister agency.

* agencia bibliográfica = bibliographical agency.

* Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

* agencia comercial = commercial agency.

* agencia de bolsa = brokerage house.

* agencia de catalogación = cataloguing agency.

* agencia de comunicaciones = communications agency.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* agencia de detectives = detective agency.

* agencia de estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia de homologación = accrediting agency, accrediting body.

* agencia de indización = indexing agency.

* agencia de información = information agency.

* agencia de normalización = standards body.

* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* agencia de publicación = issuing bureau.

* agencia de publicidad = advertising agency.

* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* agencia de suscripciones = subscription agency, subscription agent.

* agencia de transportes = transportation company, transport company.

* agencia de venta de billetes = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agencia distribuidora = releasing agent.

* agencia estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia federal = federal agency.

* agencia gubernamental = government agency, government bureau.

* agencia inmobiliaria = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtor.

* agencia internacional = international agency.

* agencia local = local agency.

* agencia nacional = local agency.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* agencia patrocinadora = sponsoring agency, funding body, funding agency.

* agencias de noticias = news media.

* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.

* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.

* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

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agencia

feminine

A (oficina) office; (sucursal) branch

Compuestos:

● agencia de acompañantes

escort agency

● agencia de cobro

debt-collection agency

● agencia de colocaciones

employment agency o bureau ( generally for domestic staff)

● agencia de contactos

dating agency

● agencia de crédito

credit agency

● agencia de edecanes

( Méx) escort agency

● agencia de empleos

employment agency o bureau

● agencia de prensa or de noticias

press o news agency

● agencia de publicidad

advertising agency

● agencia de transportes

freight forwarding agency o company

● agencia de viajes

(local) travel agent's; (negocio) travel agency

● agencia funeraria

funeral director's, funeral parlor*

● agencia inmobiliaria

real estate agency ( AmE), realtors (pl) ( AmE), estate agent's ( BrE)

● agencia matrimonial

marriage bureau

● agencia noticiosa

(Andes, RPI) press o news agency

● agencia publicitaria

advertising agency

B ( Chi) (casa de empeños) pawnshop, pawnbroker's

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Del verbo agenciar: ( conjugate agenciar)

agencia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agencia
agenciar
agencia sustantivo femenino ( oficina) office;
( sucursal) branch;
◊ agencia de colocaciones employment agency o bureau ( generally for domestic staff);

agencia de prensa or de noticias press o news agency;
agencia de viajes travel agent's, travel agency;
agencia matrimonial marriage bureau
agencia sustantivo femenino
1 agency
(sucursal) branch
agencia de prensa, news agency
agencia de publicidad, advertising agency
agencia de seguros, insurance agency
agencia de trabajo temporal, temporary agency
agencia de viajes, travel agency
agencia inmobiliaria, estate agency
2 LAm (casa de empeño) pawnshop

' agencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prensa
- tributaria
- tributario
- inmobiliaria
English:
advertising agency
- agency
- AP
- betting
- bureau
- CIA
- employment agency
- marriage bureau
- NASA
- news agency
- ticket agency
- tour
- tourist agency
- travel agency
- travel agent
- travel bureau
- advertising
- betting shop
- employment
- job
- press
- syndicate
- travel

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agencia nf

1. [empresa] agency

Comp
agencia de acompañantes escort agency;
agencia de aduanas customs agent's;
Fin agencia de calificación (de riesgos) credit rating agency;
agencia de colocación employment agency;

agencia de contactos dating agency;

agencia de contratación recruitment agency;

agencia de detectives detective agency o bureau;

agencia inmobiliaria Br estate agent's, US real estate office;

agencia matrimonial marriage bureau;

agencia de modelos modelling agency;

agencia de noticias news agency;

agencia de prensa press agency;

agencia de la propiedad Br estate agent's, US real estate office;

agencia de publicidad advertising agency;

agencia de seguros insurance company;
Bolsa agencia de valores stockbrokers, brokerage house;
agencia de viajes travel agency

2. [organismo] agency

Comp
agencia de ayuda humanitaria aid o relief agency;
agencia de cooperación development agency;

Agencia Espacial Europea European Space Agency;

Agencia de Protección de Datos Data Protection Agency;
Esp la Agencia Tributaria Br ≈ the Inland Revenue, US ≈ the IRS
3. [sucursal] branch

Comp
agencia urbana high street branch
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agencia

f agency

* * *

agencia nf

: agency, office

* * *

agencia n (empresa) agency [pl. agencies]

agancia de viajes travel agency

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's

Spanish-English dictionary > agencia
19 desservir

desservir [desεʀviʀ]

➭ TABLE 14 transitive verb

   a. [+ table] to clear away

   b. ( = nuire à) [+ personne, cause] to do a disservice to ; [+ intérêts] to harm

• son mauvais caractère le dessert his bad temper goes against him

   c. (Transport) to serve

• ville bien desservie a town with good public transport

* * *
desɛʀviʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( relier) to serve [ville, village]

quartier bien/mal desservi — well-/badly-served district

2) ( conduire à) to lead to [chambre, étage]

3) ( être au service de) to serve

* * *
desɛʀviʀ
1. vt

1) [autobus, ligne de train] [ville, quartier] to serve, [voie de communication] to lead into

2) [vicaire] [paroisse] to serve

3) (= nuire à) [personne] to do a disservice to

4) (= débarrasser)

desservir la table — to clear the table

2. vi

to clear the table

* * *

desservir verb table: partir

A vtr

1 Transp ( relier) to serve [ville, village]; quartier bien/mal desservi well-/badly-served district;

2 ( conduire à) to lead to [chambre, étage]; l'ascenseur ne dessert pas le premier étage the elevator does not stop at the first floor GB ou second floor US;

3 ( être au service de) to serve; l'hôpital dessert la moitié du pays the hospital serves half of the country;

4 ( nuire à) to do a disservice to;

5 ( débarrasser) to clear [table].

B vi ( débarrasser la table) to clear the table.

[desɛrvir] verbe transitif

1. [débarrasser] to clear (away)

(en usage absolu)

puis-je desservir? may I clear the table?

2. [désavantager] to be detrimental ou harmful to, to go against

son intervention m'a desservi he did me a disservice by intervening

3. TRANSPORTS to serve

le village est mal desservi public transport to the village is poor

ce train dessert les stations suivantes this train stops at the following stations

4. RELIGION [paroisse] to serve

5. [donner accès à] to lead to

un couloir dessert les chambres a corridor leads off to the bedrooms

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > desservir
20 station

['steiʃən] 1. noun
1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) postaja

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) postaja

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) položaj
2. verb
(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) postaviti (se)

- stationary

* * *
I [stéišən]
noun

postaja, (železniška, policijska, radijska) postaja; straža, stražna postaja; American postajališče; službeno mesto (uradnika); položaj; military nautical baza; oporišče; aeronautics letalska baza; figuratively (visok) družbeni položaj ali mesto; (redko) poklic; stališče; ecclesiastic history post ob sredah in petkih; standardna mera (navadno 100 čevljev); mesto, ki rabi za izhodno točko pri geodetskem merjenju; plural nautical bojni položaj, določen za vsakega člana posadke na ladji; Australian ovčarska ali živinska farma; history Indian angleška kolonija, evropska četrt; botany odnos rastline ali živali do klime, do zemlje itd.; plural ecclesiastic postaje procesije pri križih itd., postaje križevega pota

in a humble station of life — v skromnih razmerah

filling station American , petrol station British English bencinska črpalka

fire (brigade) station — postaja požarne brambe, gasilska postaja

first-aid station, ambulance station — postaja prve pomoči

broadcasting station — radijska oddajna postaja

call station — (telefonska) govorilnica

goods station — tovorna postaja

jamming station — motilna radijska postaja

life-boat station — obalna reševalna postaja

man of station — ugleden človek

military (naval) station — vojaška (pomorska) baza

police station — policijska postaja

power-station — elektrarna

Victoria Station — Viktorijin kolodvor (v Londonu)

weather station — vremenska postaja

to be on station in the Pacific — biti stacioniran na Tihem morju

he is in a high station — on je na visokem položaju

to make (to go) one's stations ecclesiastic opraviti, moliti križev pot

I'll see you to the station — spremil vas bom na postajo

to take up one's station — zavzeti (postaviti se na) svoje mesto
II [stéišən]
transitive verb

postaviti, namestiti; stacionirati; odrediti mesto

to station o.s., to be stationed near the door — postaviti se poleg vrat

to be stationed military biti stacioniran (v garniziji), nautical stacionirati

to station a sentry — postaviti stražo

English-Slovenian dictionary > station

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