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3 entrar
v.1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).déjame entrar let me inentrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into somethingentré por la ventana I got in through the windowEl auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.2 to go in.entrar en algo to go into something3 to fit.esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lockeste anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my fingerel pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on4 to join in.no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issuesyo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me5 to start (time).el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June6 to engage (automobiles).no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear7 to bring in.8 to take in.9 to approach, to deal with.a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him10 to be visited by.Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.11 to catch, to take.Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.* * *1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in2 (tener entrada) to be welcome3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join4 (encajar, caber) to fit5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open6 (venir) to come over, come on7 (alcanzar) to reach8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)10 INFORMÁTICA to access11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter1 (meter) to put2 (de contrabando) to smuggle3 COSTURA to take in1 to get in\bien entrado,-a... well into...el año que entra next year, the coming yearentrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in yearsentrar a trabajar to begin workentrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right footentrar en cólera to get angryentrar en contacto to get in touchentrar en detalles to go into detailsentrar en materia to give an introductionentrar en religión to enter a religious orderese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guyhacer entrar to invite inno entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to somethingno me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latinno me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it* * *verb1) to enter, go in2) access* * *1. VI1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"
entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house
espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long
2) (=encajar)la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot
el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door
¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?
estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing
las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism
3) (=estar incluido)4) (=comenzar)a) [persona]¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?
b)c) [época, estación]el mes que entra — the coming month, next month
5) [con sensaciones]6) [conocimientos, idea]no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on
7) * (=soportar) to bear, standese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow
8) (Inform) to access9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in10) (Teat) to enter2. VT1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take inno podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door
necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage
2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approachsabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people
3) [+ futbolista] to tackle4) (Mil) to attackENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go inhazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in
entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in
¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?
¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw
2)a) (en etapa, estado)el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational
b) ( en tema)3)a) (introducirse, meterse)cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in
b) ( poderse meter)¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?
c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)
ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head
e) (Auto) cambios/marchas4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened
me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold
5) ( empezar) to start, beginentró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
6)a) ( incorporarse)entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something
el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college
acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association
entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something
b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter7)a) ( estar incluido)¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?
eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan
esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous
b) ( ser incluido)estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw
8)a) torob) futbolista to tacklerecoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo
9) ( en costura)2.¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?
* * *= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.Nota: Como cliente o usuario.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.----* al entrar = on entry.* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.* entrado en años = long in the tooth.* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* entrar de lleno = plunge into.* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.* entrar en erupción = erupt.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.* entrar en prensa = go to + press.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* entrar presionando = snap into.* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.* entrar sin autorización = trespass.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* que entran en juego = at play.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.* volver a entrar = come back in.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go inhazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in
entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in
¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?
¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw
2)a) (en etapa, estado)el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational
b) ( en tema)3)a) (introducirse, meterse)cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in
b) ( poderse meter)¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?
c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)
ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head
e) (Auto) cambios/marchas4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened
me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold
5) ( empezar) to start, beginentró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
6)a) ( incorporarse)entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something
el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college
acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association
entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something
b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter7)a) ( estar incluido)¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?
eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan
esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous
b) ( ser incluido)estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw
8)a) torob) futbolista to tacklerecoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo
9) ( en costura)2.¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?
* * *= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.Nota: Como cliente o usuario.Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.* al entrar = on entry.* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.* entrado en años = long in the tooth.* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* entrar de lleno = plunge into.* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.* entrar en erupción = erupt.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.* entrar en prensa = go to + press.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* entrar en trance = go into + trance.* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* entrar hipo = hiccup.* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* entrar presionando = snap into.* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.* entrar sin autorización = trespass.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* que entran en juego = at play.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.* volver a entrar = come back in.* * *entrar [A1 ]■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)A acercándose, alejándoseB1 en una etapa, un estado2 en un temaC1 introducirse, meterse2 poderse meter3 ser lo suficientemente grande4 entrar en la cabeza5 Automovilismo6 InformáticaD entrarle frío etcE empezarF1 incorporarse2 MúsicaG1 estar incluido2 ser incluido3 entrarle a algoH1 Tauromaquia2 Deporte3 entrarle a algn■ entrar (verbo transitivo)1 traer, llevar2 en costuraviA (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go inentra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorwayquiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettesen ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the roomentraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the windowdéjame entrar let me inhazla entrar tell her to come in, show her inentró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping inése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?entrar a puerto to put into portaquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off herehay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and goingfue entrar y salir I was in and out in no timeentrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some moneynunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shopno los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into Franceentraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegallyun Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garagelas tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsawni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with meB1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sthpronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decadeal entrar en la pubertad on reaching pubertyentró en contacto con ellos he made contact with themno logro entrar en calor I just can't get warmentró en coma he went into a comacuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sthsin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspectsno quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgmentsC1(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold inle entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the otherentrar EN algo:me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes2(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the doorestá llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else inestos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wallestoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymoreel zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on4 ( fam)«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his headque la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her5 ( Automovilismo)«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gearno me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)6 ( Informática) tbentrar en el sistema to log in, log onD«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungryle entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw itya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts nowme entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/coldE (empezar) to start, begin¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprenticetermina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another beginsentrar A + INF:entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killF1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very youngel año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next yearel año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the associationentró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enterG1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabusel postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the planno entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his dutiesesto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous2(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second grouplos números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw3¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very goodH1( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tacklerecoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo3■ entrarvtva a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing invoy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the countrylo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in2(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides* * *
entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
entró en coma he went into a coma
3a) (introducirse, meterse):◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;
me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoesb) ( poderse meter):◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;
(+ me/te/le etc):
el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;
me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice
6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?
entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in
* * *♦ vi1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;[yendo] to enter, to go in;déjame entrar let me in;entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;entré por la ventana I got in through the window;no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate2. [penetrar] to go in;cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk driveen esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on[club, partido político] to join (sth);entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistantentrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;RP Famcuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;RP Famcuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late6. [participar] to join in;entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;[negocio] to get in on;no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it7. [estar incluido]entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plansme entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;me entró la risa I got the giggles10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;[año nuevo] to start;entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperationno le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out12. Aut to engage;no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear13. Mús to come in;ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in14. Taurom to charge;entrar al engaño to charge the cape¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more♦ vt1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;[llevando] to take in;entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco2. [acometer] to approach;a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him3. [en fútbol] to tackle;entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb* * *I v/i¡entre! come in!;yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that3 caber fit;el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it4:¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?5:me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared6:entrar en go into;entrar en los 40 años turn 407 ( gustar):este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face8 ( empezar):entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clockII v/t3 INFOR enter4 en fútbol tackle* * *entrar vi1) : to enter, to go in, to come in2) : to beginentrar vt1) : to bring in, to introduce2) : to access* * *entrar vb1. (ir adentro) to go in2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get inentra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside5. (ingresar) to join / to get into6. (estar incluido) to be included9. (en fútbol) to tackle -
4 kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *bis to);durch eine Stadt/Gegend kommen pass through a town/area;nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home;wie komme ich zum Bahnhof/nach Linz? how do I get to the (US train) station/to Linz?;ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work;komm schon! come on!, hurry up!;ich komme schon! I’m coming;na, komm schon! umg come on(, now)!;er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long;da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming;spät kommen come ( oder be) late;zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late;jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn;als Erster/zuletzt oderals Letzter kommen come first/last;wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst sprichw first come, first served;wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses;angelaufen etcder soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come;jemanden kommen lassen send for sb;wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?;es kam mir (der Gedanke), dass … it occurred to me that …;mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do;mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iron don’t make me weep;das wird teuer kommen/dich teuer kommen umg it’ll come expensive/it’ll cost you;2. (herannahen) be coming;es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up);der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light;die Flut kommt the tide is coming in;da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (US intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (US intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen;etwas kommen sehen (voraussehen) see sth coming;das kommt mir gelegen/ungelegen it’s a good/bad time ( oder the right/wrong moment) for me;wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?;woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg;das kommt daher, dass it’s because;das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that;was auch (immer) kommen mag … whatever happens, …;komme, was da wolle come what may;es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet);das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen;es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened;es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where;es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umgwenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that;komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, US don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek;komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses;damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?;komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business;er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas5. umg (einen Orgasmus haben) come;ich komme I’m coming;es kommt ihr she’s coming6. umg (sich entwickeln) develop;wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?7.kommen an (+akk) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to;an jemandes Stelle kommen take sb’s place; (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of;wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8.auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount;auf etwas zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of sth;wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?;darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me;ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it;darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that;auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants;ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him9.hinter etwas (+akk)kommen find sth out10.das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal/ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf/belongs in the study;in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen get into danger/difficulties pl/an embarrassing situation;ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11.über einen Zaun etckommen get over a fence etc;12.um etwas kommen lose sth; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of sth;ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed13.14.das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?;das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much15.vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court16.zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money;zur Ansicht kommen, dass … come to the conclusion that …, decide that …;zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion);(wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness;wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?;es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed;es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen … fighting broke out between …;zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill;ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything;ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow;* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
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v/i; gerät, geriet, ist geraten1. (ausfallen) turn out; gut / schlecht geraten turn out well / badly; groß / klein geraten sein be big / small; relativ: turn out to be on the big / small side; der Kuchen ist mir nicht geraten hasn’t turned out (properly); die Suppe ist ein bisschen salzig geraten the soup’s a bit on the salty side; jemandem zum Vorteil geraten turn out to s.o.’s advantage; ihm gerät alles ( gut) everything turns out right with him2. nach jemandem geraten Kind: take after s.o.; er gerät ganz nach seinem Vater he really takes after his father; negativ: he’s getting to be just like his father3. geraten an (+ Akk) an etw.: (erlangen) come by, get hold of; (stoßen auf) come across; an jemanden: meet, come across; feindlich: fall foul of; da sind Sie ( bei mir) an den Falschen geraten you’ve come to the wrong person, I’m afraid; wie bist du denn an den geraten? umg. where did you find him ( oder pick him up)?4. (gelangen, kommen) get; in Gefahr, Schwierigkeiten, einen Stau etc.: get into; in einen Sturm etc.: get caught in; auf die Gegenfahrbahn geraten end up on the wrong side of the road; mit der Hand in die Säge geraten get one’s hand caught in the saw; in eine unangenehme Lage geraten get into a difficult situation; in jemandes Hände geraten fall into s.o.’s hands; in Not geraten get into serious difficulties; in Verdacht / unter jemandes Einfluss geraten come under suspicion / s.o.’s influence ( oder sway); unter ein Auto geraten be ( oder get) run over by a car; aus der Fassung / Form geraten lose one’s composure / shape; außer Atem / Kontrolle geraten get out of breath / control; außer sich geraten be beside oneself ( vor with); in Angst / Aufregung geraten get scared / excited; in Panik geraten panic, get into a panic; in Verlegenheit / Versuchung geraten be embarrassed / tempted; in Wut geraten get really angry, fly into a rage; in Bewegung geraten get under way, start moving; in Brand geraten catch fire; ins Stocken / Stottern geraten grind to a halt / start to stutter; in Gefangenschaft geraten end up in prison; in Vergessenheit geraten be forgotten; Abweg, Adresse, Haar etc.—I P.P. raten1, raten2, geraten1II Adj. (ratsam) advisable; (vorteilhaft) advantageous; es scheint mir geraten zu (+ Inf.) I think it would be advisable to (+ Inf.), the best policy would seem to be to (+ Inf.) ich halte es nicht gerade für geraten zu (+ Inf.) I don’t really think it would be a good idea to (+ Inf.)* * *to get; to be succesful* * *ge|ra|ten I [gə'raːtn] pret geriet [gə'riːt] ptp geraten [gə'raːtn]vi aux sein1) (= zufällig gelangen) to get (in +acc into)geráten — to get sth, to come by sth
an einen Ort geráten — to come to a place
an den Richtigen/Falschen geráten — to come to the right/wrong person
unter ein Fahrzeug geráten — to fall under a vehicle
mit der Hand in eine Maschine geráten — to get one's hand caught in a machine
in Gefangenschaft geráten — to be taken prisoner
das Schiff ist in einen Sturm geráten — the boat got caught in a storm
in Bewegung geráten — to begin to move
ins Stocken geráten — to come to a halt
ins Schleudern geráten — to go into a skid
in Brand geráten — to catch fire
in Angst/Begeisterung/Schwierigkeiten geráten — to get scared/enthusiastic/into difficulties
in Vergessenheit geráten — to fall into oblivion
auf krumme Wege or die schiefe Bahn geráten — to stray from the straight and narrow
aus der Fassung/der Form geráten — to lose one's composure/one's shape
unter schlechten Einfluss geráten — to come under a bad influence
See:2) (= sich entwickeln, gelingen, ausfallen) to turn outihm gerät einfach alles — everything he does turns out well or is a success, everything always goes right for him
mein Aufsatz ist mir zu lang geráten — my essay turned out too long
der Junge/Kaktus ist gut geráten — the boy/cactus turned out well
II ptp von raten, geratennach jdm geráten — to take after sb
adjgeh = ratsam) advisableich halte es für geráten — I think it would be advisable
* * *ge·ra·ten1[gəɐa:tn̩]vi Hilfsverb: sein▪ irgendwohin \geraten to get to somewherein schlechte Gesellschaft/eine Schlägerei/einen Stau \geraten to get into bad company/a fight/a traffic jaman einen Ort \geraten to come to a place2. (unbeabsichtigt kommen)unter einen Lastwagen \geraten to fall under a lorry [or truck]in einen Sturm \geraten to get caught in a storm3. (sich konfrontiert sehen mit)in Armut \geraten to end up in povertyin eine Falle \geraten to fall into a trapin Gefangenschaft \geraten to be taken prisonerin Schulden/Schwierigkeiten/eine Situation \geraten to get into debt[s]/difficulties/a situation4. (erfüllt werden von)in Furcht/Verlegenheit/Wut \geraten to get scared/embarrassed/angryin Panik \geraten to start to panicin Bewegung \geraten to begin to movein Brand \geraten to catch fireins Schleudern \geraten to get into a skidins Schwärmen/Träumen \geraten to fall into a rapture/dreamins Stocken \geraten to come to a haltin Vergessenheit \geraten to fall into oblivion6. (ausfallen)der Pulli ist mir zu groß \geraten my jumper turned out too bigdas Essay ist zu kurz \geraten the essay turned out too short7. (gelingen)das Soufflé ist mir \geraten/mir nicht \geraten my soufflé turned/didn't turn out wellalle meine Kinder sind gut \geraten all my children turned out well▪ an jdn \geraten to come across sb9. (arten)▪ nach jdm \geraten to take after sb10.▶ [vor etw dat] [über jdn/etw] außer sich dat \geraten to be beside oneself [with sth] [over sb/sth]ge·ra·ten2[gəˈra:tn̩]* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) getan den Richtigen/Falschen geraten — come to the right/wrong person
in Panik geraten — panic or get into a panic
2) (gelingen) turn out wellsie ist zu kurz/lang geraten — (scherzh.) she has turned out on the short/tall side
3) (ähneln)IIes scheint mir geraten,... — I think it advisable...
* * *geraten1 v/i; gerät, geriet, ist geraten1. (ausfallen) turn out;gut/schlecht geraten turn out well/badly;ist mir nicht geraten hasn’t turned out (properly);die Suppe ist ein bisschen salzig geraten the soup’s a bit on the salty side;jemandem zum Vorteil geraten turn out to sb’s advantage;ihm gerät alles (gut) everything turns out right with him2.nach jemandem geraten Kind: take after sb;er gerät ganz nach seinem Vater he really takes after his father; negativ: he’s getting to be just like his father3.geraten an (+akk) an etwas: (erlangen) come by, get hold of; (stoßen auf) come across; an jemanden: meet, come across; feindlich: fall foul of;4. (gelangen, kommen) get; in Gefahr, Schwierigkeiten, einen Stau etc: get into; in einen Sturm etc: get caught in;auf die Gegenfahrbahn geraten end up on the wrong side of the road;mit der Hand in die Säge geraten get one’s hand caught in the saw;in eine unangenehme Lage geraten get into a difficult situation;in jemandes Hände geraten fall into sb’s hands;in Not geraten get into serious difficulties;in Verdacht/unter jemandes Einfluss geraten come under suspicion/sb’s influence ( oder sway);aus der Fassung/Form geraten lose one’s composure/shape;außer Atem/Kontrolle geraten get out of breath/control;außer sich geraten be beside oneself (vor with);in Angst/Aufregung geraten get scared/excited;in Panik geraten panic, get into a panic;in Verlegenheit/Versuchung geraten be embarrassed/tempted;in Wut geraten get really angry, fly into a rage;in Bewegung geraten get under way, start moving;in Brand geraten catch fire;ins Stocken/Stottern geraten grind to a halt/start to stutter;in Gefangenschaft geraten end up in prison;geraten2A. pperf → raten2, geraten1es scheint mir geraten zu (+inf) I think it would be advisable to (+inf), the best policy would seem to be to (+inf)ich halte es nicht gerade für geraten zu (+inf) I don’t really think it would be a good idea to (+inf)* * *Iunregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) getan den Richtigen/Falschen geraten — come to the right/wrong person
in Panik geraten — panic or get into a panic
2) (gelingen) turn out wellsie ist zu kurz/lang geraten — (scherzh.) she has turned out on the short/tall side
3) (ähneln)IIAdjektiv; nicht attr. advisablees scheint mir geraten,... — I think it advisable...
* * *adj.advised adj. -
6 Kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
7 بدأ
بَدَأَ \ begin, (began, begun): (with to; also with - ing except after the form beginning) to start: It began to rain (or began raining). It was beginning to rain. It’s time to begin work. break out: (of a fire, a disease, or fighting) to start: World War Two broke out on September 3rd, 1939. commence: to begin: Our school year commences in September. launch: to begin (an attack, a new business, a plan, etc.). originate: to start: Who originated these weekly meetings? They originated long ago. set about: to begin doing: I want to repair this, but I don’t know how to set about it. start: to begin: We Started (work) at daybreak. It started to rain. \ بَدَأَ \ get down to: to begin to do seriously: I must get down to finding a job. \ See Also باشَرَ العَمَل بِجدّ \ بَدَأَ (طَلَعَ) النَّهار \ break, broke, broken: (of a day, a storm, etc.) to begin: The storm broke just after daybreak. \ بَدَأَ بِتَشْغيل \ start: to set sth. going: I can’t start my car. The starter started the race. \ بَدَأَ التحرك (السَّفر أو العمل) \ make a move: to begin to move, esp. to leave somewhere: It’s five o’clock, and we ought to make a move so we can be home before dark. \ بَدَأَ رحلة \ set off: to start on a journey: We set off at sunrise. set out: to start on a journey. start off, start out: to set out on a journey: We started from London. \ بَدَأَ العَمَل بجدّ ونشاط \ set to, set to work: to begin (to do sth.) seriously: As soon as he saw the damage, he set to (work) and repaired it thoroughly. \ بَدَأَ فَجأة \ break into: (of a change of manner) to begin to do sth.: He broke into a run. He broke into a laugh. -
8 einsetzen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. einsetzen (in + Akk) put in(to); (einpassen) fit in(to); (einfügen) auch insert (in); in ein Formular etc.: enter (in + Akk in); (Pflanzen) plant (in); für ein Wort ein anderes einsetzen insert a word in place of another, replace a word with another, substitute a word; Fische ( in einen Teich) einsetzen put fish in a breeding pool2. (Sonderzug etc.) put on3. (anwenden) use, employ; (Gewalt, Kraft etc.) auch apply, exert; fig. (Einfluss, Können) bring to bear4. (Personen) (beschäftigen) employ, put to work; (Polizei etc.) call in; MIL. put into action; SPORT (aufstellen) play; er wurde beim Länderspiel als Libero eingesetzt in the international he was given the role of sweeper5. (Ausschuss etc.) set up; (Person) in ein Amt: appoint (in + Akk to); als Präsident, Bischof etc.: install; als Bevollmächtigten, Erben etc.: appoint, name; das Parlament wird einen Untersuchungsausschuss einsetzen Parliament is to set up an investigative committeeII v/refl1. (sich anstrengen) do what one can, make an effort; du musst dich mehr einsetzen you must make more of an effort; er setzt sich nicht genug ein he doesn’t make enough of an effort ( oder try hard enough); sich voll einsetzen do one’s utmost, give one’s all2. sich einsetzen für (unterstützen) support; (plädieren für) speak up for; (verfechten) champion; weitS. do what one can for, do one’s best to help; ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... I will do what I can to see that...; sich für etw. voll einsetzen do all one can ( oder make every effort) to support s.th.; sich bei etw. voll einsetzen put everything one has got into s.th.; sich ( bei jemandem) für jemanden einsetzen put in a good word for s.o. (with s.o.), intercede (with s.o.) on s.o.’s behalf förm.III v/i1. MUS. come in* * *to stow; to vest; to set in; to constitute; to enthrone; to instate; to induct; to insert; to install;sich einsetzento plead* * *ein|set|zen sep1. vt1) (= einfügen) to put in (in +acc -to); Maschinenteil to put in ( in +acc -to), to insert ( in +acc into), to fit in ( in +acc -to); Ärmel to set in ( in +acc -to); Stück Stoff to let in ( in +acc -to); (= einschreiben) to enter ( in +acc in), to put in ( in +acc -to); Stiftzahn to put on ( in +acc -to); Gebiss to fitFische in einen Teich éínsetzen — to stock a pond with fish
jdm einen Goldzahn éínsetzen — to give sb a gold tooth
jdn in ein Amt éínsetzen — to appoint sb to an office
jdn als or zum Richter éínsetzen — to appoint sb judge
3) (= verwenden) to use (AUCH SPORT), to employ; Truppen, Polizei, Feuerwehr to deploy, to bring into action; Schlagstöcke to use; Busse, Sonderzüge to put on; (CHESS) König etc to bring into playetw als or zum Pfand éínsetzen — to give sth as a deposit
seine ganze Energie or Kraft für etw éínsetzen — to devote all one's energies to sth
2. vi(= beginnen) to start, to begin; (MUS) to come in; (am Anfang) to start to play/singdie Ebbe/Flut setzt um 3 Uhr ein — the tide turns at 3 o'clock, the tide starts to go out/come in at 3 o'clock
kurz vor Spielbeginn setzte leichter Regen ein (Ftbl) — it began to rain lightly shortly before kick-off
gegen Abend setzte stärkeres Fieber ein — the fever increased toward(s) evening
3. vr1)in +dat to)die Mannschaft setzte sich bis an den Rand ihrer Kraft ein — the team did their absolute utmost
2)sich für jdn éínsetzen — to fight for sb, to support sb's cause
sie hat sich so sehr für ihn eingesetzt — she did so much for him
sie hat sich voll für die Armen/Verwundeten eingesetzt — she lent her aid unreservedly to the poor/wounded
sich für etw éínsetzen — to support sth
ich werde mich dafür éínsetzen, dass... — I will do what I can to see that...
er setzte sich für die Freilassung seines Bruders ein — he did what he could to secure the release of his brother
* * *1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) fill in2) (to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) invest3) (to begin or become established: Boredom soon set in among the children.) set in5) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) strike up* * *Ein·set·zen<-s>1. (Hinzufügen) insertion2. (Ernennen) nomination, appointment\Einsetzen eines Begünstigten nomination of a beneficiarytestamentarisches \Einsetzen appointment by will* * *1.transitives Verb1) (hineinsetzen) put in; put in, fit < window>; insert, put in <tooth, piece of fabric, value, word>etwas in etwas (Akk.) einsetzen — put/fit/insert something into something
2) (Verkehrsw.) put on < special train etc.>3) (ernennen, in eine Position setzen) appoint4) (in Aktion treten lassen) use <weapon, machine, strength>; bring into action, use <troops, police>; bring on, use < reserve player>5) (aufs Spiel setzen) stake < money>6) (riskieren) risk <life, reputation>2.intransitives Verb start; begin; < storm> break3.mit etwas einsetzen — start or begin something
reflexives Verb1) (sich engagieren)ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... — I shall do what I can to see that...
der Schüler/Minister setzt sich nicht genug ein — the pupil is lacking application/the minister is lacking in commitment
2) (Fürsprache einlegen)* * *einsetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1.in +akk) put in(to); (einpassen) fit in(to); (einfügen) auch insert (in); in ein Formular etc: enter (für ein Wort ein anderes einsetzen insert a word in place of another, replace a word with another, substitute a word;Fische (in einen Teich) einsetzen put fish in a breeding pool2. (Sonderzug etc) put on3. (anwenden) use, employ; (Gewalt, Kraft etc) auch apply, exert; fig (Einfluss, Können) bring to bear4. (Personen) (beschäftigen) employ, put to work; (Polizei etc) call in; MIL put into action; SPORT (aufstellen) play;er wurde beim Länderspiel als Libero eingesetzt in the international he was given the role of sweeperdas Parlament wird einen Untersuchungsausschuss einsetzen Parliament is to set up an investigative committee6. (Geld) bet;sein Leben einsetzen risk one’s life (für for), put one’s life at risk (for)B. v/r1. (sich anstrengen) do what one can, make an effort;du musst dich mehr einsetzen you must make more of an effort;er setzt sich nicht genug ein he doesn’t make enough of an effort ( oder try hard enough);sich voll einsetzen do one’s utmost, give one’s all2.sich einsetzen für (unterstützen) support; (plädieren für) speak up for; (verfechten) champion; weitS. do what one can for, do one’s best to help;ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass … I will do what I can to see that …;sich für etwas voll einsetzen do all one can ( oder make every effort) to support sth;sich bei etwas voll einsetzen put everything one has got into sth;sich (bei jemandem) für jemanden einsetzen put in a good word for sb (with sb), intercede (with sb) on sb’s behalf formC. v/i1. MUS come in* * *1.transitives Verb1) (hineinsetzen) put in; put in, fit < window>; insert, put in <tooth, piece of fabric, value, word>etwas in etwas (Akk.) einsetzen — put/fit/insert something into something
2) (Verkehrsw.) put on <special train etc.>3) (ernennen, in eine Position setzen) appoint4) (in Aktion treten lassen) use <weapon, machine, strength>; bring into action, use <troops, police>; bring on, use < reserve player>5) (aufs Spiel setzen) stake < money>6) (riskieren) risk <life, reputation>2.intransitives Verb start; begin; < storm> break3.mit etwas einsetzen — start or begin something
reflexives Verbich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... — I shall do what I can to see that...
der Schüler/Minister setzt sich nicht genug ein — the pupil is lacking application/the minister is lacking in commitment
* * *v.to constitute v.to deploy v.to enthrone v.to implant v.to insert v.to instate v.to introduce v.to patch v.to reinsert v.to set in v. -
9 desencadenar
v.1 to unchain (preso, perro).Ricardo desencadenó al perro Richard unchained the dog.2 to give rise to, to spark off.la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure provoked furious protests3 to trigger, to detonate, to activate, to provoke.Su actitud desencadenó un pleito Her attitude triggered the fight.* * *1 (quitar la cadena) to unchain2 (pasiones) to unleash3 figurado (producir) to spark off, give rise to1 (desatarse) to break loose2 (guerra) to break out3 (acontecimientos) to start* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=quitar las cadenas de) [+ prisionero] to unchain; [+ perro] to unleash2) (=desatar) [+ ira] to unleash; [+ crisis] to trigger, set off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger2.desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break* * *= spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.* * *desencadenar [A1 ]vt1 ‹crisis/protesta› to triggerla matanza desencadenó una ola de protestas the killings triggered o unleashed a wave of protest2 ‹explosión/reacción› to trigger3 ‹perro› to unleash, let … off the leash; ‹preso› to unchain, unshackle«explosión/reacción» to be triggered off; «guerra» to break out; «crisis» to breakde repente se desencadenó una violenta tempestad suddenly a violent storm brokese desencadenó una ola de protestas a storm of protests erupted, it provoked a storm of protests* * *
desencadenar ( conjugate desencadenar) verbo transitivo
‹ preso› to unchain
desencadenarse verbo pronominal [explosión/reacción] to be triggered off;
[ guerra] to break out;
[ tempestad] to break
desencadenar verbo transitivo
1 to unchain
2 (producir, dar lugar) to unleash
' desencadenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
English:
set off
- start
- touch off
- trigger
- unleash
* * *♦ vt1. [preso, perro] to unchain2. [viento, tormenta] to unleash3. [accidente, polémica] to give rise to;[pasión] to unleash; [conflicto] to trigger, to spark off;la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure triggered furious protests* * *v/t figset off, trigger* * *desencadenar vt1) : to unchain2) : to trigger, to unleash -
10 por
prep.1 because of (causa).por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me¿por qué? why?¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?¿por? (informal) why?se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behaviorlo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love2 (in order) to.lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please youlo hice por ella I did it for her3 by (medio, modo, agente).por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephoneestuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phonepor escrito in writinglo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the armel récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete4 through.vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that wayiba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the streetpasar por la aduana to go through customs5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very littlecambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbikeél lo hará por mí he'll do it for me6 per.80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents eachmil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per weekuno por uno one by one20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour7 for.baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettesa por forvino a por las entradas she came for the tickets8 times, multiplied by.* * *1 (gen) for2 (a través de) through, by3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round5 (causa) because of6 (tiempo) at, for7 (medio) by8 (autoría) by9 (distribución) per10 (tras) by11 (con pasiva) by12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of13 (en calidad de) as14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works\estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yetpor aquí around herepor lo tanto thereforepor lo visto apparentlypor más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mí as far as I am concerned¿por qué? why?por supuesto of coursepor tanto therefore, so* * *prep.1) for2) during3) by4) through5) along6) around7) per8) from9) because of10) instead of•* * *PREPOSICIÓN1) [causa]a) + sustantivo because of•
por temor a — for fear ofb) + infinc) + adj2) [objetivo]a) + sustantivo forb) + infinpor no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late
3) (=en favor, defensa de) forhazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake
4) [elección]5) [evidencia] judging by, judging frompor lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say
por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it
por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it
6) [medio]7) [agente] by"dirigido por" — "directed by"
8) [modo] by•
por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order9) [lugar]¿por dónde? — which way?
10) [aproximación]por aquí cerca — near o around here
por la feria — round about o around carnival time
11) [tiempo]por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning
12) [duración] for13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead ofhoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place
14) [representación]hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone
interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb
vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss
15) [distribución]80km por hora — 80km per o an hour
tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person
16) [en multiplicaciones]cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen
17) (=en cuanto a)por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned
por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go
por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating
si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working
18) (=como)•
tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife19) [concesión]+ subjunpor (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be
por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to
por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might
20) [acción inacabada]+ infin21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sbvoy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor
voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him
solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money
¡a por ellos! — get them!
22) [en preguntas]por qué why¿por? * why (do you ask)?¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.Ex. I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex. Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.Ex. Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex. 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.Ex. Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.----* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* coger por sorpresa = catch out.* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* encontrar por casualidad = come across.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* error por omisión = omission failure.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* hecho por encargo = bespoke.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* leer por encima = browse.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ordenado por fecha = in date order.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.* por accidente = accidentally.* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].* por ahí = out there.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por allí = nearby [near-by].* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por analogía = by analogy.* por anticipado = in advance (of).* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* por así decir = as it were.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por cabeza = per person.* por cable = wireline, corded.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.* por coincidencia = by coincidence.* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por completo = fully.* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.* por consideración a = out of respect for.* por consideración a = out of consideration for.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* por contra = in contrast.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por correo = by post, mailed.* por cortesía de = courtesy of.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por cuanto que = because.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.* por décadas = ten-yearly.* por decidir = to be decided.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por defecto = by default, default.* por deferencia a = in deference to.* por definición = by definition.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* por dentro = inwardly.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por divertirse = for kicks.* por doquier = all around.* por dos años = two-year.* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.* por (el) amor a = for the love of.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* por el detalle = for detail.* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.* por elección propia = by choice.* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.* por el gobierno federal = federally.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el hombre = humanly.* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por el modo = by the way.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* por el receptor = at the receiving end.* por el sexo = gendered.* por encargo = custom, bespoke.* por encima = overhead, cursorily.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la media = above average.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.* por enfado = out of anger.* por enojo = out of anger.* por error = by mistake.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* por etapas = staged.* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.* por exceso = excessively, to excess.* por explotar = untapped.* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.* por extensión = by extension.* por extenso = in full, at length.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* por fases = staged.* por favor = please.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por frustración = out of frustration.* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.* por grupos = in batches.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).* por imitación = copycat.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* por individuo = per capita, per person.* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.* por instinto = instinctively.* por interés = out of interest.* por interés personal = self-interested.* por investigar = unresearched.* por invitación = invitational.* por invitación de = at the invitation of.* por la borda = overboard.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* por la forma = by the way.* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por la manera = by the way.* por la mañana = in the morning.* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* por la presente = hereby.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por las nubes = soaring.* por la tarde = in the evening.* por ley = mandated.* por libre = freelance.* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* por lo pronto = for the time being.* por lo que = so.* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por los suelos = in tatters.* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por menús = menu-driven.* por méritos = meritorious.* por mes = per month.* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* por norma = as a rule.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* por orden de = mandated.* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.* por orden numérico = in numerical order.* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* por parejas = in pairs.* por parte de = on the part of.* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por pereza = lazily.* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.* por persona = per person.* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por poderes = by proxy.* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por principio = on principle.* por principios = as a matter of principle.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por qué = why.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por rencor = out of spite.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* por rumores = grapevine.* por rutina = routinely.* por sacos = by the sackful.* por satélite = satellite-based.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* por semana = per week.* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por sexo = along gender lines.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por sorpresa = unawares.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.* por su papel = in its role.* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.* por su volatilidad = mercurially.* por su volubilidad = mercurially.* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.* por temas = topically.* por temor a = for fear of/that.* por temor a represalias = under duress.* por término medio = on average.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* por triplicado = in triplicate.* por trueque = in kind.* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.* por unanimidad = unanimously.* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.* por unidad = per unit.* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* por un momento = for a moment.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* por uno solo = solo.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* por venganza = out of spite.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* coger por sorpresa = catch out.* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* encontrar por casualidad = come across.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* error por omisión = omission failure.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* hecho por encargo = bespoke.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* leer por encima = browse.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ordenado por fecha = in date order.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.* por accidente = accidentally.* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].* por ahí = out there.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por allí = nearby [near-by].* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por analogía = by analogy.* por anticipado = in advance (of).* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* por así decir = as it were.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por cabeza = per person.* por cable = wireline, corded.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.* por coincidencia = by coincidence.* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por completo = fully.* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.* por consideración a = out of respect for.* por consideración a = out of consideration for.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* por contra = in contrast.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por correo = by post, mailed.* por cortesía de = courtesy of.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por cuanto que = because.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.* por décadas = ten-yearly.* por decidir = to be decided.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por defecto = by default, default.* por deferencia a = in deference to.* por definición = by definition.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* por dentro = inwardly.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por divertirse = for kicks.* por doquier = all around.* por dos años = two-year.* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.* por (el) amor a = for the love of.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* por el detalle = for detail.* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.* por elección propia = by choice.* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.* por el gobierno federal = federally.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el hombre = humanly.* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por el modo = by the way.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* por el receptor = at the receiving end.* por el sexo = gendered.* por encargo = custom, bespoke.* por encima = overhead, cursorily.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la media = above average.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.* por enfado = out of anger.* por enojo = out of anger.* por error = by mistake.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* por etapas = staged.* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.* por exceso = excessively, to excess.* por explotar = untapped.* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.* por extensión = by extension.* por extenso = in full, at length.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* por fases = staged.* por favor = please.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por frustración = out of frustration.* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.* por grupos = in batches.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).* por imitación = copycat.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* por individuo = per capita, per person.* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.* por instinto = instinctively.* por interés = out of interest.* por interés personal = self-interested.* por investigar = unresearched.* por invitación = invitational.* por invitación de = at the invitation of.* por la borda = overboard.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* por la forma = by the way.* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por la manera = by the way.* por la mañana = in the morning.* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* por la presente = hereby.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por las nubes = soaring.* por la tarde = in the evening.* por ley = mandated.* por libre = freelance.* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* por lo pronto = for the time being.* por lo que = so.* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por los suelos = in tatters.* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por menús = menu-driven.* por méritos = meritorious.* por mes = per month.* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* por norma = as a rule.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* por orden de = mandated.* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.* por orden numérico = in numerical order.* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* por parejas = in pairs.* por parte de = on the part of.* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por pereza = lazily.* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.* por persona = per person.* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por poderes = by proxy.* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por principio = on principle.* por principios = as a matter of principle.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por qué = why.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por rencor = out of spite.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* por rumores = grapevine.* por rutina = routinely.* por sacos = by the sackful.* por satélite = satellite-based.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* por semana = per week.* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por sexo = along gender lines.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por sorpresa = unawares.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.* por su papel = in its role.* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.* por su volatilidad = mercurially.* por su volubilidad = mercurially.* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.* por temas = topically.* por temor a = for fear of/that.* por temor a represalias = under duress.* por término medio = on average.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* por triplicado = in triplicate.* por trueque = in kind.* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.* por unanimidad = unanimously.* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.* por unidad = per unit.* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* por un momento = for a moment.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* por uno solo = solo.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* por venganza = out of spite.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *A en relaciones causalesB segúnC ¿por qué?D en locucionesE en expresiones concesivasF1 en expresiones de modo2 indicando el medio3 EducaciónG1 en relaciones de proporción2 en multiplicacionesH1 en relaciones de sustitución etc2 por ejemploI comoA al expresar finalidad, objetivoB indicando consideración, favorC indicando inclinación, elecciónD en busca deE en lo que respecta aF indicando una situación pendienteG estar porA indicando lugar de acceso, salidaBC expresando lugar determinadoD indicando extensiónA expresando tiempo aproximadoB indicando una ocasiónC duranteA (en relaciones causales) because ofhe puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the catnunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing hereso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gulliblelo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to himella es así por naturaleza she's like that by naturelo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessityno se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of moneyel final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sadpor su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein contenttanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical designfue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call youprecisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anythingla muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the colorfue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performancepor + INF for -INGme pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to meB (según) frompor lo que he oído from what I've heardpor lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming backpor mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …C ( fam):¿por? why?¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?D ( en locuciones):por qué why¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?por si in casellévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stayE (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do itF1(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by sizecolóquense por orden de altura line up in order of heightpor adelantado in advancepor escrito in writing2(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phonelo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radiolo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/seapor carretera by roadla conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voiceme enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friendconocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancholo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way3 ( Educación):es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxfordun graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of GranadaG1(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hourlo venden por metro they sell it by the metertú comes por tres you eat enough for three peoplehabía un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two womentiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wideya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for todaylos hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a timeexaminar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelveH1(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalfyo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your placepor toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulderstú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwomante dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old oneses senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands2(como): por ejemplo for example¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous peoplese vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden stormla ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workersA(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the balllo hace por el dinero he does it for the moneyte lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own goodpor + INF:daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happyno entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb himeso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of itestaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to himrecemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreementsiguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be doneB(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for youintercede por nosotros intercede for uspor mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sakeC(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of musicdemostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the paintingno siento nada por él I don't feel anything for himopté por no ir I chose not to govotó por ella he voted for her¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortionestar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sbD(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some breadE(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mindque haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to cleanestos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be madeG( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minutela leche está por hervir the milk's about to boilA(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the windowsal por aquí go out this wayel acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Streetel piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the doorse cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairssubieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer routeno vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?B(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my areahace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?C(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut herevoy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15empieza por el principio start at the beginningagárralo por el mango hold it by the handleD(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for itla epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) countryestuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of Francefuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beachpasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipeA(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that timepor aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelosucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) forme lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthdaypor Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for EasterC (durante) forpor los siglos de los siglos for ever and everno se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minutepuede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now* * *
por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;
por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;
por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4a) ( modo):
por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writingb) ( medio):
lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5a) ( proporción):◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;
120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino bb) ( en multiplicaciones):
6
◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;
pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwomanb) ( como):
7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
1 (finalidad, objetivo):
lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1a) ( lugar):
sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;
ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate
* * *por prep1. [indica causa] because of;llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;Espfue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;¿por qué? why?;¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;Fam¿por? why?;por si in case;por si se te olvida in case you forget2. [indica indicio]por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;* * *prp1 motivo for, because of;lo hace por mí he does it for me;lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;vino por verme he came to see me2 medio by;por avión by air;por correo by mail, Brtb by post3 tiempo:por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;por la mañana in the morning;por Navidad around Christmas:por la calle down the street;por un tunel through a tunnel;por aquí this way5 posición aproximada around, about;está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town6 cambio:por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;por cabeza each, a head:por hora an o per hour;dos por dos two times two;¿por qué? why?;por el que … the reason why …;esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;tomar por esposa marry;por difícil que sea however difficult it might be* * *por prep1) : for, duringse quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the weekpor el momento: for now, at the moment2) : around, duringpor noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snowpor la mañana: in the morning3) : around (a place)debe estar por allí: it must be over therepor todas partes: everywhere4) : by, through, alongpor la puerta: through the doorpasé por tu casa: I stopped by your housepor la costa: along the coast5) : for, for the sake oflo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!6) : because of, on account ofllegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the trafficdejar por imposible: to give up as impossible7) : per60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hourpor docena: by the dozen8) : for, in exchange for, instead ofsu hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf9) : by means ofhablar por teléfono: to talk on the phonepor escrito: in writing10) : as forpor mí: as far as I'm concerned11) : timestres por dos son seis: three times two is six12) según: from, according topor lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me13) : as, forpor ejemplo: for example14) : byhecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmotherpor correo: by mail15) : for, in order tolucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respectestar por : to be about topor ciento : percentpor favor : pleasepor lo tanto : therefore, consequently¿por qué? : why?por... que : no matter howpor mucho que intente: no matter how hard I trypor si orpor si acaso : just in case* * *por prep1. (a través de) through2. (la calle) along / down3. (indica camino) via / by6. (a causa de) because of7. (a fin de) to / in order to8. (indica el autor) by9. (en favor o defensa de) for10. (multiplicado) times11. (a cambio de) for12. (en vez de) instead ofir por / ir a por to fetch¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!por lo general generally / usuallypor si... in case...¿por qué? why? -
11 réveiller
réveiller [ʀeveje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ dormeur, rêveur] to wake up• voulez-vous qu'on vous réveille ? (dans un hôtel) would you like a wake-up call?b. [+ douleur physique] to start up again ; [+ douleur mentale] to revive ; [+ jalousie, rancune] to reawaken ; [+ souvenir] to awaken2. reflexive verba. [dormeur, rêveur] to wake up• réveille-toi ! wake up!b. [douleur] to returnc. [nature] to reawaken ; [volcan] to stir again* * *ʀeveje
1.
1) (tirer du sommeil, de rêverie, d'hypnose) to wake [somebody] up, to wakefaire un bruit à réveiller les morts — (colloq) to make enough noise to wake the dead
2) ( ranimer) to revive [malade]; to bring some sensation back into [membre ankylosé]; to whet [appétit]; to awaken [sentiment]; to arouse [crainte, curiosité, polémique]; to bring out [instinct]; to awaken, to stir up [souvenir]
2.
se réveiller verbe pronominal1) ( après un somme) to wake up; (après une rêverie, une hypnose) to awaken (de from)se réveiller en sursaut/en sueur — to wake up with a start/in a sweat
2) (après une anesthésie, un malaise) [personne] to come round GB, to regain consciousness3) ( après une période d'inertie) [personne, peuple] to wake up; [nature] to reawaken; [volcan] to become active again4) ( se raviver) [douleur, appétit] to come back; [jalousie, souvenir] to be reawakened* * *ʀeveje vt1)* * *réveiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 (tirer du sommeil, de rêverie, d'hypnose) to wake [sb] up, to wake; être réveillé en sursaut to wake up with a start ou jump; être réveillé par l'orage to be woken by the storm; se faire réveiller à 6 heures to arrange to be woken at 6; faire un bruit à réveiller les morts to make enough noise to wake the dead;2 ( ranimer) to revive, to bring [sb] round GB [malade]; to bring some sensation back into [membre ankylosé]; to whet [appétit]; to awaken [sentiment, passion]; to arouse [crainte, curiosité]; to bring out [instinct]; to awaken, to stir up [souvenir]; to arouse [crainte, polémique]; réveiller la douleur to bring back the pain; exercises pour réveiller vos muscles exercises to tone up your muscles; réveiller les consciences to stir people's consciences.B se réveiller vpr1 ( après un somme) to wake up; (après une rêverie, une hypnose) to awaken (de from); se réveiller en sursaut/en sueur to wake up with a start ou jump/in a sweat;2 (après anesthésie, malaise) [personne] to come round GB ou to, to regain consciousness; ma jambe se réveille the feeling is coming back into my leg;3 ( après période d'inertie) [personne, peuple] to wake up; [nature] to reawaken; [volcan] to become active again;4 ( se raviver) [douleur, appétit] to come back; [jalousie, passion, souvenir] to be reawakened; ⇒ chat.[reveje] verbe transitif1. [tirer - du sommeil, de l'évanouissement] to wake (up) (separable) ; [ - d'une réflexion, d'une rêverie] to rouse, to stiril faut que l'on se fasse réveiller à 7 heures si on ne veut pas rater l'avion we need to make sure somebody wakes us up at 7 a.m. if we don't want to miss the planeun bruit/une explosion à réveiller les morts a noise/an explosion loud enough to wake the dead————————se réveiller verbe pronominal intransitif1. [sortir - du sommeil, de l'évanouissement] to wake (up), to awake (littéraire), to awaken (littéraire) ; [ - d'une réflexion, de la torpeur] to wake up, to stir ou to rouse oneself2. [se ranimer - passion, souvenir] to revive, to be stirred up ou aroused (again) ; [ - volcan] to stir ou to erupt again ; [ - maladie, douleur] to start up again, to return -
12 sorprender
v.1 to surprise.me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you hereno me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's leftSu regalo sorprendió a María His gift surprised Mary.2 to catch.nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the stormsorprender a alguien (haciendo algo) to catch somebody (doing something)3 to be surprised to, to be amazed to.Me sorprende verte I am surprised to see you.4 to be a surprise.5 to catch out.Elsa sorprendió al ladrón Elsa caught out the thief.* * *1 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares, take by surprise3 figurado (maravillar) to surprise, astonish, amaze1 figurado to be surprised\no me sorprendería nada I wouldn't be at all surprised* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=asombrar) to surpriseno me sorprendería que... — I wouldn't be surprised if...
2) (=coger desprevenido) to catch; (Mil) to surprise3) [+ conversación] to overhear; [+ secreto] to find out, discover; [+ escondrijo] to find2.3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to surprise2.sorprender vta) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawaresb) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear3.sorprenderse v pron to be surprised¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?
* * *= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.Ex. He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.Ex. During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.----* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.* sorprenderse de = be struck by.* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to surprise2.sorprender vta) ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch... unawaresb) < mensaje> to intercept; < conversación> to overhear3.sorprenderse v pron to be surprised¿de qué te sorprendes? — what are you so surprised about?
* * *= surprise, puzzle, shock, startle, blow away, blindside, blow + Nombre + to bits.Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.* sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).* sorprenderse = raise + eyebrows, express + surprise, be surprised, be thrown.* sorprenderse de = be struck by.* sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* * *sorprender [E1 ]vito surpriseme sorprende que no lo sepas I'm surprised you don't know, it surprises me that you didn't know■ sorprendervt1 (coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares, take … by surpriseentramos por detrás y los sorprendimos we went in the back and surprised them o caught them unawares o took them by surprisefueron sorprendidos cuando intentaban forzar la caja fuerte they were caught o surprised trying to break open the safenos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain2 ‹mensaje› to intercept; ‹conversación› to overhearto be surprisedse sorprendió mucho al encontrarme ahí he was very surprised to find me there¿de qué te sorprendes? why are you so surprised?, what are you so surprised about?* * *
sorprender ( conjugate sorprender) verbo intransitivo
to surprise;
verbo transitivo ( coger desprevenido) to surprise, catch … unawares;
nos sorprendió la lluvia we got caught in the rain
sorprenderse verbo pronominal
to be surprised
sorprender verbo transitivo
1 (conmover, maravillar) to wonder, marvel: la puesta en escena sorprendió al público, the audience was amazed by the production
2 (extrañar) to surprise: me sorprende que lo sepas, I'm surprised that you know it
3 (coger desprevenido) to catch unawares: la sorprendimos fumando, we caught her smoking
la tormenta nos sorprendió en la montaña, the storm caught us on the mountain
' sorprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
- pillar
- admirar
- cachar
- extrañar
- impresionar
- sorprendido
English:
catch
- overtake
- surprise
- take
- take aback
- disturb
* * *♦ vt1. [asombrar, extrañar] to surprise;me sorprende verte por aquí I'm surprised to see you here;no me sorprende que se haya marchado I'm not surprised she's left;me sorprendió con su pregunta I was surprised by her question3. [coger desprevenido] to catch;nos sorprendió la tormenta we got caught in the storm;el temporal nos sorprendió en mar abierto the storm caught us out at sea4. [descubrir] to discover* * *v/t1 surprise;me sorprende que … I’m surprised that …2 ( descubrir) catch* * *sorprender vt: to surprise♦ sorprenderse vr* * *sorprender vb1. (asombrar) to surprise2. (coger) to catch / to catch out -
13 anfangen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i start ( mit with), begin, commence (with) geh.; anfangen zu (+ Inf.) start (+ Ger. oder Inf.), begin (+ Ger. oder Inf.); zu rauchen oder mit dem Rauchen oder das Rauchen anfangen start smoking ( oder to smoke), take up smoking; ein neues oder anderes Leben anfangen start a new life; fängst du schon wieder an? are you at it again?; beim Streiten: er etc. hat ( damit) angefangen! he etc. started (it)!; lass uns von vorn anfangen let us make a fresh start; das fängt ja gut oder heiter an! iro. that’s a great (way to) start; jetzt fängt alles wieder von vorn an! now it’s going to start all over again!II v/i (etw. ansprechen): immer wieder mit oder von etw. anfangen keep harping on about s.th.; immer wieder vom gleichen Thema anfangen keep harping on the same string, keep harping on about the same (old) thing; jetzt fang nicht schon wieder damit oder davon an don’t start going on about ( oder bring that up) that againIII v/t1. umg. (tun) do; etw. schlau anfangen set ( oder go) about s.th. cleverly ( oder well); das musst du anders / so anfangen you have to do it ( oder go about it) in a different way / like this; was wirst du morgen anfangen? what are you going to do (with yourself) tomorrow?; was wollen wir mit dem freien Tag anfangen? what shall we do on our day off?2. umg.: ich weiß nichts damit / mit ihm etc. anzufangen I don’t know what to do with it / him etc.; (verstehe es nicht) I can’t make heads or tails of it; ich kann damit / mit ihm etc. nichts anfangen auch it’s useless / he etc. is hopeless; (mag es/ihn etc. nicht) it’s not my cup of tea / we have absolutely nothing in common, he’s etc. not my type; damit / mit ihm etc. ist nichts anzufangen it’s useless / he’s hopeless; mit dir ist heute ja nichts anzufangen umg. you’re a dead loss today, you’re just not with it today; was soll ich damit anfangen? what am I meant to do with it?* * *to begin; to start; to commence; to start off; to set off* * *ạn|fan|gen sep1. vt1) (= beginnen) Arbeit, Brief, Gespräch to start, to begin; (inf = anbrauchen) neue Tube etc to start, to begin; Streit, Verhältnis, Fabrik to startdas musst du anders anfangen — you'll have to go about it differently
was soll ich damit anfangen? — what am I supposed to do with that?
nichts mit sich/jdm anzufangen wissen — not to know what to do with oneself/sb
mit dir ist heute ( aber) gar nichts anzufangen! — you're no fun at all today!
2. vito begin, to startdu hast angefangen! — you started!; (bei Streit) you started it!
das fängt ja schön or heiter an! (iro) — that's a good start!
jetzt fängt das Leben erst an — life is only just beginning
fang nicht wieder davon or damit an! — don't start all that again!, don't bring all that up again!
klein/unten anfangen — to start small/at the bottom
er hat als kleiner Handwerker angefangen — he started out as a small-time tradesman
* * *1) (firstly: There are many reasons why I don't like her - to begin with, she doesn't tell the truth.) to begin with3) (to start or engage in: She embarked on a new career.) embark on4) (to start in: She entered his employment last week.) enter5) (to get started: If you want to finish that job you'd better get going.) get going6) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) start* * *an|fan·genI. vt1. (beginnen)▪ etw \anfangen to begin [or start] sth▪ etw [mit jdm] \anfangen to start [up] sth [with sb]er fing ein Gespräch mit ihr an he started [or struck up] a conversation with her, he started talking to hersie fangen das Essen immer mit einem Gebet an they always say grace before eating [or start a meal by saying graceeine Packung Kekse/ein Glas Marmelade \anfangen to start a [new [or fresh]] packet of biscuits/jar of jam3. (machen)etw anders \anfangen to do sth differently [or a different way]etw richtig \anfangen to do sth correctly [or in the correct manner]wenn Sie es richtig \anfangen if you go about it correctlyetwas mit etw/jdm \anfangen können (fam) to be able to do sth with sth/sbjd kann mit etw/jdm nichts \anfangen (fam) sth/sb is [of] no use to sb, sth/sb is no good to sbdamit kann ich doch gar nichts \anfangen! that's no good at all to me!; (verstehen) that doesn't mean anything to mewas soll ich damit \anfangen? what am I supposed to do with that?mit jdm ist nichts anzufangen nothing can be done with sbmit ihr kann ich nichts \anfangen she's not my typenichts mit sich anzufangen wissen to not know what to do with oneselfII. vi1. (den Anfang machen)bevor der Sturm so richtig anfängt before the storm really gets going fam3. (seine Karriere beginnen)▪ [als etw] \anfangen to start out [as sth]* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) begin; starter hat ganz klein/als ganz kleiner Angestellter angefangen — he started small/started [out] as a minor employee
mit etwas anfangen — start [on] something
fang nicht wieder damit an! — don't start [all] that again!
anfangen, etwas zu tun — start to do something
es fängt an zu schneien — it's starting or beginning to snow
angefangen bei od. mit od. von... — starting or beginning with...
er hat angefangen — (mit dem Streit o. ä.) he started it
3) (eine Stelle antreten) start2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) begin; start; (anbrechen) start2) (machen) dodamit kann ich nichts/nicht viel anfangen — that's no/not much good to me; (das verstehe ich nicht/kaum) that doesn't mean anything/much to me
kannst du noch etwas damit anfangen? — is it any good or use to you?
* * *anfangen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i start (mit with), begin, commence (with) geh;anderes Leben anfangen start a new life;fängst du schon wieder an? are you at it again?; beim Streiten:er etchat (damit) angefangen! he etc started (it)!;lass uns von vorn anfangen let us make a fresh start;heiter an! iron that’s a great (way to) start;B. v/i (etwas ansprechen):von etwas anfangen keep harping on about sth;immer wieder vom gleichen Thema anfangen keep harping on the same string, keep harping on about the same (old) thing;C. v/t1. umg (tun) do;das musst du anders/so anfangen you have to do it ( oder go about it) in a different way/like this;was wirst du morgen anfangen? what are you going to do (with yourself) tomorrow?;was wollen wir mit dem freien Tag anfangen? what shall we do on our day off?2. umg:ich weiß nichts damit/mit ihm etcanzufangen I don’t know what to do with it/him etc; (verstehe es nicht) I can’t make heads or tails of it;ich kann damit/mit ihm etcnichts anfangen auch it’s useless/he etc is hopeless; (mag es/ihn etc nicht) it’s not my cup of tea/we have absolutely nothing in common, he’s etc not my type;damit/mit ihm etcist nichts anzufangen it’s useless/he’s hopeless;mit dir ist heute ja nichts anzufangen umg you’re a dead loss today, you’re just not with it today;was soll ich damit anfangen? what am I meant to do with it?* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) begin; startdas fängt ja gut an! — (ugs. iron.) that's a good start! (iron.)
er hat ganz klein/als ganz kleiner Angestellter angefangen — he started small/started [out] as a minor employee
mit etwas anfangen — start [on] something
fang nicht wieder damit an! — don't start [all] that again!
anfangen, etwas zu tun — start to do something
es fängt an zu schneien — it's starting or beginning to snow
angefangen bei od. mit od. von... — starting or beginning with...
er hat angefangen — (mit dem Streit o. ä.) he started it
2) (zu sprechen anfangen) begin3) (eine Stelle antreten) start2.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) begin; start; (anbrechen) start2) (machen) dodamit kann ich nichts/nicht viel anfangen — that's no/not much good to me; (das verstehe ich nicht/kaum) that doesn't mean anything/much to me
kannst du noch etwas damit anfangen? — is it any good or use to you?
* * *v.to become v.(§ p.,p.p.: became, become)to begin v.(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)to introduce v.to open v.to set off v.to start v.to start off v. -
14 HEFJA
enter on/upon* * *(hef; hóf, hófum; hafiðr and hafinn), v.1) to heave, raise, lift (hefja stein);hann hóf upp augu sin, he lifted up his eyes;hefja sik á lopt, to make a leap;hefja handa, to lift the hands (for defense);hefja höfuðs, to lift the head, be undaunted;hefja graut, to lift the porridge, eat it with a spoon;2) to exalt, raise in rank;hefja e-n til ríkis, to raise one to the throne;3) to begin;hefja mál sitt, to begin one’s speech;hefja ferð, to set out on a journey, to start;hefja flokk, to raise a party;hefja ákall, to raise a claim;impers., hefr e-t = hefr upp e-t, it begins (hér hefr Kristnisögu);refl., hefjast, to begin, originate (hvaðan af hefir hafizt skáldrskarpr?);4) impers. to be carried, drifted (by storm or tide);höf skipin öll saman (all the ships were drifted) inn at landinu;þeir létu hefja skipin ofan forstreymis, they let the ships drift down the stream;5) with preps.:hefja e-t af e-u, to take it off;impers., en er af henni hóf öngvit (acc.), when she recovered from her swoon;þá hóf af mér vámur allar, all ailments left me;refl., hefjast af höndum e-m, to leave one;hefja á rás, to take to one’s feet (= hafa á rás);refl., láta hefjast fyrir, to retreat, withdraw;hefja munn sinn í sundr, to open one’s mouth;impers., Birkibeina (acc.) hefr undan, the B. drew back;hefja e-t upp, to lift up (hann hóf orminn upp á hendi sér);impers., hóf honum upp brýn (acc.), his face brightened;hefja e-t upp, to begin (= hefja 3);Egill hóf upp kvæðit, E. began his poem;impers., hér hefr upp Konunga-bók, here begins the K.;refl., hefjast upp, to begin (hér hefjast upp landnám);hefjast upp til ófriðar (með ófriði), to begin warfare;láta hefjast við, to lay to (naut.).* * *pret. hóf, pl. hófu; part. hafinn, but also hafiðr (weak); pres. indic. hef; pret. subj. hæfi, with neg. suff. hóf-at, Korm.; [Ulf. hafjan; A. S. hebban; Engl. heave, pret. hove; O. H. G. hafan; Germ. heben; Dan. hæve; Swed. häfva; cp. Lat. capere, in-cipere.]A. To heave, lift, raise; hefja stein, to lift a stone, Eg. 142; ok munu nú ekki meira hefja fjórir menn, 140; (hón) hóf hann at lopti, hove him aloft, Ýt. 9; hefja e-n til himins, Edda 61 (in a verse); hóf hann sér af herðum hver, Hym. 36; þá er hefja af hvera (mod. taka ofan pott, to take the pot off), Gm. 42; hóf sér á höfuð upp hver Sifjar verr, Hým. 34; hón hófat augu af mér, she took not her eyes off me, Korm. 16; hann hóf upp augu sín, he lifted up his eyes, 623. 20; hefja sik á lopt, to make a leap, Nj. 144.2. phrases, hefja handa, to lift the hands (for defence), Nj. 65, Ld. 262; h. höfuðs, to lift the head, stand upright, be undaunted; sá er nú hefir eigi höfuðs, Nj. 213: h. sinn munn í sundr, to open one’s mouth, Sturl. iii. 189: hefja graut, skyr, etc., to lift the porridge, curds, etc., eat food with a spoon, Fms. vi. 364; Rindill hóf (Ed. hafði wrongly) skyr ok mataðisk skjótt, Lv. 63.3. hefja út, to lift out a body, carry it from the house (út-hafning), Eg. 24; er mik út hefja, Am. 100; var konungr hafiðr dauðr ór hvílunni, Hkr. iii. 146. The ceremony of carrying the corpse out of the house is in Icel. still performed with solemnity, and followed by hymns, usually verses 9 sqq. of the 25th hymn of the Passíu-Sálmar; it is regarded as a farewell to the home in which a person has lived and worked; and is a custom lost in the remotest heathen age; cp. the Scot. to lift.β. hefja (barn) ór heiðnum dómi, to lift ( a bairn) out of heathendom, is an old eccl. term for to be sponsor (mod. halda undir skírn), Sighvat (in a verse); N. G. L. i. 350 records three kinds of sponsorship—halda barni undir primsignan, önnur at hefja barn ór heiðnum dómi, þriðja at halda á barni er biskup fermir: to baptize, skal þat barn til kirkju færa ok hefja ór heiðnum dómi, 12; barn hvert er borit verðr eptir nótt ina helgu, þá skal haft vera ( baptized) at Páskum, id.4. to exalt, Ad. 20, cp. with Yngl. S. ch. 10; hóf hann Jóseph til sæmðar, Sks. 454; hafðr til ríkis, 458; upp hafðr, 451; önd hennar var upp höfð yfir öll engla fylki, Hom. 129; hann mektaðisk mjök ok hóf sik of hátt af þeim auðæfum, Stj. 154; at hann hæfi upp ( exaltaret) Guðs orð með tungunni, Skálda 208; konungr hóf hann til mestu metorða, 625. 31: er hans ríki hóf, 28.II. impers.,1. to be heaved, hurled, drifted, by storm, tide, or the like; þá hóf upp knörr (acc.) undir Eyjafjöllum, a ship was upheaved by the gale, Bs. i. 30; hóf öll skipin (acc. the ship drifted) saman inn at landinu, Hkr. i. 206; þetta hóf ( drifted) fyrir straumi, iii. 94; þeir létu hefja ofan skipin forstreymis, let the ship drift before the stream, Fms. vii. 253; Birkibeina hefr undan, the B. went back, ix. 528.2. medic., en er af henni hóf öngvit (acc. when she awoke, of one in a swoon), Bjarn. 68; þá hóf af mér vámur allar (acc. all ailments left me), svá at ek kenni mér nú hvergi íllt, Sturl. ii. 54; ek sé at þú ert fölr mjök, ok má vera, at af þér hafi, I see thou art very pale, but may be it will pass off, Finnb. 236; hóf honum heldr upp brún (acc. his face brightened), Eg. 55.III. reflex. to raise oneself, to rise; hefjask til ófriðar, to raise war, rebel, Eg. 264.β. to be raised; hefjask til ríkis, to be raised to the throne, Fms. i. 99; hefjask hátt, to be exalted, Fs. 13; hann hafði hafisk af sjálfum sér, he had risen by himself, Eg. 23; féll Hákon en hófsk upp Magnúss konungr, Sturl. i. 114; Þórðr hófsk ( rose) af þessu, Landn. 305, Hom. 152.2. phrases, hefjask við, to lay to, a naut. term; lét þá jarl hefjask við ok beið svá sinna manna, Fms. viii. 82; hefjask undan, to retire, draw back, Sd. 144: in the phrase, hefjask af höndum e-m, to leave one; hefsk nú aldregi af höndum þeim, give them no rest, Fms. xi. 59.3. part., réttnefjaðr ok hafit upp í framanvert, Nj. 29.B. Metaph. to raise, begin, Lat. incipere:1. to raise; hefja flokk, to raise a party, a rebellion, Fms. viii. 273; h. rannsókn, to raise an enquiry, Grág. ii. 193; h. ákall, to raise a claim, Eg. 39; h. brigð, to make a reclamation, Gþl. 295.2. to begin; hefja teiti, Fms. vii. 119; h. gildi, Sturl. i. 20; h. Jóla-hald, to begin ( keep) Yule, Fms. i. 31; h. boðskap, ii. 44: of a book, þar hefjum vér sögu af hinum helga Jóni biskupi, Bs. i. 151; h. mál, to begin one’s speech, Ld. 2; h. ferð, to start, Fb. ii. 38; h. orrustu.β. with prep. upp, (hence upp-haf, beginning); hóf Helgi upp mál sitt, Boll. 350; Egill hóf upp kvæðit, E. began his poem, 427; hann heyrði messu upp hafna, Fms. v. 225; hefja upp sálm, to begin a hymn, 623. 35; Flosi hóf upp suðrgöngu sína, F. started on his pilgrimage, Nj. 281; h. upp göngu sína, to start, Rb. 116.γ. hefja á rás, to take to one’s feet; síðan hefr hann á rás ok rann til bæjarins, Eg. 237; hinir Gautsku höfðu (thus weak vide hafa C. 2) á rás undan, Fms. iv. 120.δ. absol., hann hóf svá, he began thus, Fms. i. 33; þar hef ek upp, vii. 146; þar skal hefja upp við arftöku-mann, start from the a., Grág. i. 62.II. impers. to begin; hér hefr Þingfara-bólk (acc.), Gþl. 5; hér hefr upp Kristindóms-bólk, 39, 75, 378; hér hefr Landnáma-bók, Landn. 24; hér hefr upp landnám í Vestfirðinga fjórðungi, 64, 168 (v. l.), 237 (v. l.); hér hefr Kristni-Sögu, Bs. i. 3; nú hefr þat hversu Kristni kom á Ísland, id.; hér hefr sögu af Hrafni á Hrafnsevri, 639; hér hefr upp ok segir frá þeim tíðindum, er …, Fms. viii. 5; áðr en hefi sjálfa bókina, Gþl.; hér hefr sögu Gísla Súrs-sonar, Gísl. (begin.), v. l.: with upp, ok upp hefr Skáldskapar-mál ok Kenningar, Edda (Arna-Magn.) ii. 427; hér hefr upp Konunga-bók og hefr fyrst um þriðjunga-skipti heimsins, Hkr. Cod. Fris. 3; hann kom til Túnsbergs er upp hóf Adventus Domini, Fms. ix. 338.III. reflex. to begin; þar hefsk saga Harðar, Landn. 62; hvaðan hefir hafizk sú íþrótt, whence originates that art? Edda 47; hér hefjask upp landnám, Landn. 275; hófsk ríki Haralds konungs, king H.’s reign began, Ld. 2; áðr Rómverja-ríki hófsk, Rb. 402; hófusk (höfðusk, Ed. wrongly) þá enn orrostur af nýju, Fms. xi. 184; hvernig hafizk hefir þessi úhæfa, Al. 125; nú hefsk önnur tungl-öldin, Rb. 34; þá hefsk vetr, 70–78, 436. -
15 tomar
v.1 to take.Ella toma la rama She takes the branch.Ella toma esa responsabilidad She takes that responsibility.2 to have (comida, bebida).¿qué quieres tomar? what would you like (to drink)?; (beber) what would you like (to eat)? (comer) (peninsular Spanish)3 to catch (trasporte) (autobús, tren).4 to adopt (adquirir) (actitud, costumbre).tomarle manía/cariño a algo/alguien to take a dislike/a liking to something/somebody5 to take down (apuntar) (datos, información).6 to go, to head.7 to drink. ( Latin American Spanish)Ella toma limonada She drinks lemonade.Ellos tomaron anoche They had some drinks last night.8 to require.Me toma mucho tiempo I require a lot of time.* * *1 (gen) to take2 (baño, ducha) to have, take; (foto) to take■ ¿qué tomarás? what would you like?4 (el autobús, el tren) to catch5 (aceptar) to accept, take6 (comprar) to buy, get, have7 (contratar) to take on, hire8 (alquilar) to take, rent9 (adquirir) to acquire, get into10 MILITAR to capture, take1 (encaminarse) to go, turn1 (gen) to take\lo toma o lo deja take it or leave itno te lo tomes así don't take it like thattoma (aquí tienes) here you are, here¡toma castaña! familiar take that!toma y daca figurado give and taketomar a alguien de la mano to hold somebody's handtomar a pecho to take to hearttomar afecto / tomar cariño to become fond oftomar algo a mal to take something badlytomar aliento to catch one's breathtomar decisiones to make decisionstomar el fresco to get some fresh airtomar el pelo a alguien figurado to pull somebody's legtomar el sol to sunbathetomar en cuenta to take into accounttomar en serio to take seriouslytomar forma to take shapetomar frío to catch a coldtomar la costumbre to get into the habittomar la palabra to speaktomar las aguas to take the waterstomar las de Villadiego figurado to beat ittomar nota to take notetomar partido por to take sides withtomar por (considerar) to take fortomar tierra to landtomarla con alguien familiar to have it in for somebodytomarse la molestia de to take the trouble totomarse las cosas con calma to take it easy* * *verb1) to take2) drink, have3) capture, seize•- tomarse* * *Para las expresiones tomar las aguas, tomar las armas, tomar la delantera, tomar impulso, tomar tierra, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=coger) to take¡toma! — here (you are)!
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vayan tomando [asiento] — please sit down, please be seated frm•
tomar la [pluma] — to pick {o} take up one's pen2) (=ingerir, consumir) [+ comida] to eat, have; [+ bebida] to drink, have; [+ medicina] to take¿qué quieres tomar? — what would you like?, what will you have?
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tomar el [pecho] — to feed at the breast, breastfeed3) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, taxi] to takevamos a tomar el autobús — let's take {o} get the bus
cada día toma el tren de las nueve — he catches {o} takes the nine o'clock train every day
4) (Cine, Fot, TV) to taketomar una foto de algn — to take a photo of sb, take sb's photo
5) (=apuntar) [+ notas, apuntes] to take; [+ discurso] to take down•
nos tomaron [declaración] en comisaría — they took (down) our statements {o} they took statements from us at the police station•
tomar [por escrito] — to write down6) (=medir) [+ temperatura, pulso] to takeven, que te tomo las medidas — let me take your measurements
7) (=adoptar) [+ decisión, precauciones] to taketomaremos medidas para que no vuelva a suceder — we will take steps to ensure that it does not happen again
8) (=adquirir)color 2), conciencia 3)•
el proyecto ya está tomando [forma] — the project is taking shape9) (=empezar a sentir)la jefa la ha tomado {o} la tiene tomada conmigo — the boss has (got) it in for me
10) (=disfrutar de) [+ baño, ducha] to have, take•
tomar el [aire] {o} el [fresco] — to get some fresh air•
tomar el [sol] — to sunbathe11) (Mil) (=capturar) to take, capture; (=ocupar) to occupy12) (=contratar) [+ empleado] to take on, engage13) (=ocupar) to take14) (=entender, interpretar) to takelo tomó como una ofensa — he took offence at it, he was offended by it
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lo han tomado a [broma] — they haven't taken it seriously, they are treating it as a joke•
no lo tomes en [serio] — don't take it seriously15) tomar a algn por (=confundir)tomar a algn por policía — to take sb for a policeman, think that sb is a policeman
¿por quién me toma? — what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?
16) [sexualmente] to have17) And (=molestar) to upset, annoy2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (Bot) [planta] to take (root); [injerto] to take2) LAm (=ir)3) LAm (=beber) to drink4) [exclamaciones]¡toma! * —
¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido... — well, of all the luck!, can you believe it? what luck!
¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacer — hey! I know how to do that too
¡toma ya! —
¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! — wow, what an amazing guy! *
¡toma ya, vaya golazo! — look at that, what a fantastic goal!
5) esp LAm*•
tomó [y] se fue — off he went, he upped and went3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (asir, agarrar) to take¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?
2)a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seizeb) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy3) ( hacerse cargo de)4)a) ( beber) to drinkb) (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?
c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take6)a) (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure
b) <notas/apuntes> to takec) < foto> to take7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take8)a)tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife
b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take onc) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on9) ( confundir)tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody
¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?
te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid
10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to taketómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt
lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke
11) < tiempo> to take12) ( en costura) to take in13) ( adquirir)dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...
b) <velocidad/altura> to gainc) < costumbre> to get into14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something
15)a) ( exponerse a)tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air
vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold
b) <baño/ducha> to take, have2.tomar vi1) ( asir)toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself
toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors
tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it
2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink3) (AmL) (ir) to gotomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way
tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right
4) injerto to take3.tomarse v pron1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take2) <molestia/libertad> to taketomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger
3) (enf)a) <café/vino> to drinkse toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink
b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to takec) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take5) (Med)a) (refl) to takeb) (caus)tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken
6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy* * *= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.Ex. Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.----* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* para tomar medidas = for action.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.* que toma parte en = involved in.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).* tomar a sorbos = sip.* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* tomar como ejemplo = take.* tomar como modelo = pattern.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* tomar copas = tipple.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomar el poder = take + power.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomar el timón = take + the helm.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.* tomar medida = take + action step.* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.* tomar nota de = note.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.* tomar parte en = join in.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomar partido = take + sides.* tomar partido por = side with.* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar por defecto = default to.* tomar por omisión = default to.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* tomar por término medio = average.* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.* tomar una opción = take up + option.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* tomar un atajo por = cut across.* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (asir, agarrar) to take¿lo puedo tomar prestado? — can I borrow it?
2)a) (Mil) <pueblo/ciudad> to take, capture; < tierras> to seizeb) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy3) ( hacerse cargo de)4)a) ( beber) to drinkb) (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? — shall we go for a drink?
c) <medicamento/vitaminas> to take5) <tren/taxi/ascensor> to take; <calle/atajo> to take6)a) (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a alguien — to take somebody's temperature/blood pressure
b) <notas/apuntes> to takec) < foto> to take7) ( adoptar) <medidas/actitud> to take, adopt; < precauciones> to take; < decisión> to make, take8)a)tomar a alguien por esposo/esposa — (frml) to take somebody as o to be one's husband/wife
b) (esp AmL) ( contratar) to take onc) profesor <alumnos/clases> to take on9) ( confundir)tomar algo/a alguien POR algo/alguien — to take something/somebody for something/somebody
¿por quién me has tomado? — who o what do you take me for?
te van a tomar por tonto — they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupid
10) ( reaccionar frente a) <noticia/comentario> to taketómalo como de quien viene — take it with a grain (AmE) o (BrE) pinch of salt
lo tomó a mal/a broma — he took it the wrong way/as a joke
11) < tiempo> to take12) ( en costura) to take in13) ( adquirir)dado el cariz que están tomando las cosas... — the way things are going...
b) <velocidad/altura> to gainc) < costumbre> to get into14) ( cobrar) <cariño/asco>tomarle algo A algo/alguien: le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl; les ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's gone right off mussels (colloq); justo ahora que le estoy tomando el gusto just when I was getting to like it; tomarla con alguien/algo — (fam) to take against somebody/something
15)a) ( exponerse a)tomar el aire or el fresco — to get some (fresh) air
vas a tomar frío — (RPl) you'll get o catch cold
b) <baño/ducha> to take, have2.tomar vi1) ( asir)toma, léelo tú misma — here, read it yourself
toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras — here are your scissors
tome, yo no lo necesito — take it, I don't need it
2) (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink3) (AmL) (ir) to gotomaron para el norte/por allí — they went north/that way
tomar a la derecha — to turn o go right
4) injerto to take3.tomarse v pron1) <vacaciones/tiempo> to take2) <molestia/libertad> to taketomarse la molestia/libertad de + inf — to take the trouble to + inf/the liberty of + ger
3) (enf)a) <café/vino> to drinkse toma todo lo que gana — (AmL) he spends everything he earns on drink
b) <medicamento/vitaminas> to takec) <desayuno/merienda/sopa> to eat, have; <helado/yogur> to have4) <autobús/tren/taxi> to take5) (Med)a) (refl) to takeb) (caus)tomarse la presión or la tensión — to have one's blood pressure taken
6) (caus) (esp AmL) < foto> to have... taken7) (enf) ( reaccionar frente a) <comentario/noticia> to take8) (Chi) <universidad/fábrica> to occupy* * *= capture, take, take (in/into), usurp, pull from, pull off, spring for, swig.Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.Ex: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.* estar tomando + Fármaco = be on + Fármaco.* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* para tomar medidas = for action.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back, laid-back.* que toma parte en = involved in.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* reunión para tomar café = coffee party.* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.* tomar a la ligera = take + lightly.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar asiento = take + a seat (on).* tomar a sorbos = sip.* tomar atajos = take + shortcuts.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* tomar carta en = get + stuck into.* tomar como ejemplo = take.* tomar como modelo = pattern.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* tomar copas = tipple.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* tomar el mando = take + the helm.* tomar el pelo = tease, twit, taunt.* tomar el poder = take + power.* tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse.* tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch, pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton, take it from here.* tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from).* tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm.* tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm.* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomar el timón = take + the helm.* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.* tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar la delantera = take + a lead, take + an early lead.* tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative, take + initiative, take + a lead, step up.* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins.* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.* tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* tomarle el pelo a = make + fun of.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* tomar medicamentos = take + drugs.* tomar medida = take + action step.* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water, throw + the baby out with the bath water.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.* tomar nota de = note.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.* tomar parte = involve, take + part, become + involved.* tomar parte activa = become + involved, get + active.* tomar parte en = join in.* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.* tomar partido = take + sides.* tomar partido por = side with.* tomar partido por Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* tomar por asalto = take + Nombre + by storm, take + Nombre + by storm.* tomar por defecto = default to.* tomar por omisión = default to.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* tomar por término medio = average.* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.* tomar precaución = take + precaution, take + caution.* tomar represalias contra = retaliate against, clamp down on.* tomar represalias contra Alguien = hold + it against.* tomarse Algo a la ligera = take + Nombre + lightly.* tomarse Algo a pecho = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo con calma = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de vacaciones = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse interés por = take + an interest in.* tomarse la libertad de = take + the liberty of.* tomarse la molestia = take + the trouble to.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche = take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* tomarse libertades = take + liberties.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* tomárselo con calma = hang + loose, take it + easy, keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia = take + Tiempo + off from work, take + Tiempo + off.* tomarse un descanso = take + time out, take + Posesivo + break, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.* tomarse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.* tomarse un trago = take + a swig.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar una dirección = take + direction.* tomar una foto = snap + the camera.* tomar una fotografía = take + picture.* tomar una opción = take up + option.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* tomar un atajo por = cut across.* tomar un descanso = take + a breather, take + a break from work.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes, play (for) + high stakes.* tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.* volver a tomar = regain, retake.* * *tomar [A1 ]vtA (asir, agarrar) to taketoma lo que te debo here's o this is what I owe youtoma la mía, yo no la necesito have o take mine, I don't need it¿lo puedo tomar prestado un momento? can I borrow it for a minute?la tomé de la mano para cruzar la calle I took her by the hand o I held her hand to cross the streetle tomó la mano y la miró a los ojos he took her hand and looked into her eyestomó la pluma para escribirle he picked up the/his pen to write to hertomar las armas to take up armstomar algo DE algo to take sth FROM sthtomó un libro de la estantería he took a book from the shelflos datos están tomados de las estadísticas oficiales the information is taken from official statisticsB1 ( Mil) ‹pueblo/ciudad› to take, capture; ‹edificio› to seize, take2 ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupyC(hacerse cargo de): tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the mattertomó la responsabilidad del negocio he took over the running of the businesstomó a su cuidado a las tres niñas she took the three girls into her care, she took the three girls inD1 (beber) to drinkno tomes esa agua don't drink that watertomó un sorbito she took a sipel niño toma (el) pecho the baby's being breast-fed2 (servirse, consumir) to have¿vamos a tomar algo? shall we go for a drink?ven a tomar una copa/un helado come and have a drink/an ice creamno quiere tomar la sopa she doesn't want (to eat) her soupnos invitó a tomar el té/el aperitivo he invited us for tea/an aperitif¿qué tomas? what'll you have? ( colloq), what would you like to drink?¿qué vas a tomar de postre? what are you going to have for dessert?no debe tomar grasas ( Esp); he's not allowed to eat fat3 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to takeE1 ‹tren/taxi/ascensor› to take¿por qué no tomas el tren? why don't you go by train?, why don't you take o get the train?voy a ver si puedo tomar el tren de las cinco I'm going to try and catch the five o'clock train2 ‹calle/atajo› to taketome la primera a la derecha take the first (turning) on the righttomó la curva a toda velocidad he took the curve at full speedtomar tierra to land, touch downF1 (medir, registrar) to taketomarle la temperatura/la tensión a algn to take sb's temperature/blood pressurele tomé las medidas I took her measurements2 ‹notas/apuntes› to taketomó nota del número he took o noted down the number¿quién tomó el recado? who took the message?tomarle declaraciones a algn to take a statement from sbme tomaron los datos they took (down) my detailsla maestra me tomó la lección the teacher made me recite the lesson3 ‹foto› to takele tomé varias fotos I took several photographs of hertomaron una película de la boda they filmed/videoed the weddingG1tomar a algn por esposo/esposa ( frml); to take sb as o to be one's husband/wife2 ( esp AmL) (contratar) to take onlo tomaron a prueba they took him on for a trial period3 «profesor» ‹alumnos/clases› to take on4 «colegio» ‹niño› to takeH (adoptar) ‹medidas/actitud› to take, adopt; ‹precauciones› to takeha tomado la determinación de no volver a verlo she has decided not to see him againla decisión tomada por la directiva the decision taken by the board of directorsaún no han tomado una decisión they haven't reached a decision yettomó el nombre de su marido she took her husband's nametomando este punto como referencia taking this as our reference pointI (confundir) tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn:¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?te van a tomar por tonto they'll take you for a fool, they'll think you're stupidme tomó por mi hermana he mistook me for my sisterJ (reaccionar frente a) ‹noticia/comentario› to takelo tomó a broma he took it as a jokeno lo tomes a mal don't take it the wrong wayK ‹tiempo› to takele tomó tres años escribir la tesis it took him three years to write his thesisun jardín tan grande toma demasiado tiempo a garden this/that big takes up too much timeL (en costura) to take in1 ‹forma› to take; ‹aspecto› to take onel pollo está empezando a tomar color the chicken's beginning to brown o to go brownno me gusta nada el cariz que están tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o are shaping up2 ‹velocidad› to gain, get up, gather; ‹altura› to gainechó una carrera para tomar impulso he took a running start to get some momentumse detuvo un momento para tomar aliento he stopped for a moment to get o catch his breath3 ‹costumbre› to get into4tomar conciencia: hay que hacerle tomar conciencia de la gravedad del problema he must be made to realize o be made aware of the seriousness of the problemB (cobrar) ‹cariño/asco› tomarle algo A algo/algn:le he tomado cariño a esta casa I've become quite attached to this houseahora que le estoy tomando el gusto, me tengo que ir just when I was getting to like it, I have to goles ha tomado asco a los mejillones he's taken a dislike to mussels, he's gone right off mussels ( colloq)tomarla con algn/algo ( fam); to take against sb/sthla han tomado conmigo they've taken against me, they have o they've got it in for mela tiene tomada con la pobre chica he's got o he has it in for the poor girlA1(exponerse a): tomar el aire or tomar el fresco or (CS) tomar aire to get some (fresh) airtomar el sol or (CS, Méx) tomar sol to sunbathevas a tomar frío (CS); you'll get o catch cold2 ‹baño/ducha› to take, haveestoy tomando clases de ruso I'm taking o having Russian classestomé cinco lecciones con él I had five lessons with him■ tomarviA(asir): toma, léelo tú misma here, read it yourselftoma y vete a comprar unos caramelos here you are, go and buy some candytoma, aquí tienes tu tijera here are your scissorstome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it¡toma! ( Esp fam): ¡toma! ése sí que es un tío guapo hey! now that's what I call handsome! ( colloq)¿no querías pelea? pues ¡toma! you wanted a fight? well, now you're going to get one!tomá de acá ( RPl fam): ¿que le preste la bici? ¡tomá de acá! lend him my bike? no way! o like hell I will! ( colloq)¡toma ya! ( Esp fam): ¡toma ya! ¡qué estupideces dices, tío! boy o good grief o ( AmE) jeez! you really do come out with some stupid remarks! ( colloq)¡toma ya! lo ha vuelto a tirar for heaven's sake, he's knocked it over again!, jeez ( AmE) o ( BrE) for Pete's sake, he's knocked it over again! ( colloq)B ( esp AmL) (beber alcohol) to drinktomar a la derecha to turn o go rightD «injerto» to take■ tomarseA1 ‹vacaciones› to takese tomó el día libre he took the day off2 ‹tiempo› to taketómate todo el tiempo que quieras take as long as you likeB ‹molestia/trabajo›ni siquiera se tomó la molestia de avisarnos he didn't even bother to tell usse tomó el trabajo de buscar en los archivos he went to the trouble of looking through the filesme tomé la libertad de usar el teléfono I took the liberty of using your phoneya me tomaré la revancha I'll get even o I'll get my own back one of these daysC ( enf)1 ‹café/vino› to drinkse toma todo lo que gana ( AmL); he spends everything he earns on drink2 ‹medicamento/vitaminas› to take3 ‹desayuno/merienda› to eat, have; ‹helado/yogur› to havetómate toda la sopa eat up all your soupse tomó un filete ( Esp); he had a steakD ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to takeE ( Med)1 ( refl) to takese tomó la temperatura she took her temperature2 ( caus):tomarse la presión or la tensión to have one's blood pressure takenme tomé unas fotos para el pasaporte I had some photos taken for my passportG ( enf) (reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to takese lo tomó a broma or chiste or risa she took it as a jokese tomó muy a mal que no la llamaras she was very put out that you didn't phone herH ( Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy* * *
tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to take;
la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand;
toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you;
¿lo puedo tomar prestado? can I borrow it?;
tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter;
tomar precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture;
tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;
tomar algo por escrito to write sth down;
tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb;
¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?;
lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke;
eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time
2
◊ ¿qué vas a tomar? what are you going to have?
3 (esp AmL)
4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize;
‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take;
‹ aspecto› to take on;
‹velocidad/altura› to gain;
‹ costumbre› to get into
6 ( cobrar):◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl
7 ( exponerse a):
tomar (el) sol to sunbathe;
vas a tomar frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold
verbo intransitivo
1 ( asir):◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;
tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it
2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink
3 (AmL) (ir) to go;
tomar a la derecha to turn o go right
4 [ injerto] to take
tomarse verbo pronominal
1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take;
2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;◊ tomarse la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth
3 ( enf)
‹helado/yogur› to have
4 ‹autobús/tren/taxi› to take
5 (Med)
b) ( caus):
6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken
7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take;
8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have
(bebidas) to drink
(medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid
(confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why!
(asentimiento) of course!
' tomar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- aire
- apetecer
- apunte
- arma
- asunto
- baño
- birra
- cachondeo
- carrerilla
- carta
- competer
- concernir
- conciencia
- contingencia
- copa
- cuerpo
- deber
- decisión
- delantera
- derivar
- desviarse
- determinar
- determinación
- drogodependencia
- especificación
- granulada
- granulado
- impulso
- iniciativa
- jugar
- mal
- meterse
- nota
- parte
- partida
- partido
- pecho
- pensar
- pito
- poder
- posesión
- precaución
- pulso
- reírse
- relevo
- represalia
- resolver
- sol
- tierra
English:
account
- action
- antidepressant
- beach
- borrow
- capture
- catch
- change
- clamp down
- coffee break
- come off
- compel
- confuse
- corner
- crack down
- crackdown
- cut across
- drink
- eight
- either
- engage in
- face value
- form
- govern
- have
- join
- join in
- jot down
- laugh off
- less
- lightly
- make
- measure
- mental
- mickey
- mind
- monotony
- muck about
- muck around
- note
- occupy
- off
- office
- pause
- precaution
- provision
- record
- rest
- retaliate
- rib
* * *♦ vt1. [agarrar] to take;me tomó de un brazo he took me by the arm;tomó el dinero y se fue she took the money and left;tómalo, ya no me hace falta take o have it, I no longer need it;toma el libro que me pediste here's the book you asked me for;Fam¡toma ésa! [expresa venganza] that'll teach you!, chew on that!2. [sacar, obtener] to take;este ejemplo lo tomé del libro I took this example from the book;fue al sastre para que le tomara las medidas he went to the tailor's to have his measurements taken;toma unos planos de la casa [con cámara] take a few shots of the house;tomar declaración a alguien to take a statement from sb;tomarle la lección a alguien to test sb on what they've learned at school;tomar unas muestras de orina/sangre (a alguien) to take some urine/blood samples (from sb);tomar la tensión/temperatura a alguien to take sb's blood pressure/temperature3. [ingerir] [alimento, medicina, droga] to take;¿qué quieres tomar? [beber] what would you like (to drink)?;Esp [comer] what would you like (to eat)?;¿quieres tomar algo (de beber)? would you like something to drink?;Esp¿quieres tomar algo (de comer)? would you like something to eat?;tomé sopa I had soup;no tomo alcohol I don't drink (alcohol)salir a tomar el fresco to go out for a breath of fresh air;RPtomar frío to catch a chill;tomó frío, por eso se engripó she caught a chill, that's why she came down with flu5. [desplazarse mediante] [autobús, tren] to catch;[taxi, ascensor, telesilla] to take;tomaré el último vuelo I'll be on the last flight;podríamos tomar el tren we could go by train;tomaron un atajo they took a short-cut6. [recibir] to take;toma lecciones de piano she is taking o having piano lessons;he tomado un curso de jardinería I've taken o done a course on gardening;toma mi consejo y… take my advice and…;¿tomas a María por esposa? do you take María to be your lawfully wedded wife?7. [apuntar] [datos, información] to take down;tomar algo por escrito to take o write sth down;el secretario iba tomando nota de todo the secretary noted everything down8. [baño, ducha] to take, to have9. [adoptar] [medidas, precauciones, decisión] to take;[actitud, costumbre, modales] to adopt;tomar la determinación de hacer algo to determine o decide to do sth;el Presidente debe tomar una postura sobre este asunto the President should state his opinion on this matter10. [adquirir, cobrar] [velocidad] to gain, to gather;las cosas están tomando mejor aspecto con este gobierno things are looking up under this government;el avión fue tomando altura the plane climbed;tomar confianza to grow in confidence, to become more assured;la obra ya está tomando forma the play is beginning to take shape;tomar fuerzas to gather one's strength;voy tomándole el gusto a esto del esquí acuático water-skiing is starting to grow on me;tomar interés por algo to get o grow interested in sth;tomarle manía/cariño a to take a dislike/a liking to;las negociaciones tomaron un rumbo favorable the negotiations started to go betterel copiloto tomó el mando the copilot took over;12. [reaccionar a] to take;¿qué tal tomó la noticia? how did she take the news?;las cosas hay que tomarlas como vienen you have to take things as they come;tómalo con calma take it easy13. [llevar] [tiempo] to take;me tomó mucho tiempo limpiarlo todo it took me a long time to clean it all14. [contratar] to take on15. [invadir] to take;las tropas tomaron la ciudad the troops took o seized the city;los estudiantes tomaron la universidad the students occupied the university17. [confundir]tomar a alguien por algo/alguien to take sb for sth/sb;lo tomé por el jefe I took o mistook him for the boss;¿tú me tomas por tonto o qué? do you think I'm stupid or something?♦ vi1. [encaminarse] to go;toma a la derecha/izquierda turn o go right/left;tomamos hacia el sur we headed south;toma por ahí/por ese camino go that way/down that road2. [en imperativo] [al dar algo]¡toma! here you are!;toma, dale esto a tu madre here, give this to your mothernecesito unas vacaciones – ¡tomar! ¡y yo! I need a Br holiday o US vacation – what, and I don't?;¡tomar ya!, ¡qué golazo! how's that for a goal?4. Am [beber alcohol] to drink* * *tomarla con alguien fam have it in for s.o. fam ;tomar el sol sunbathe;¡toma! here (you are);¡toma ya! serves you right!;¿por quién me toma? what do you take me for?;toma y daca give and take;tomar las de Villadiego fam hightail it famII v/i1 L.Am.drink2:tomar por la derecha take a right, turn right* * *tomar vt1) : to taketomé el libro: I took the booktomar un taxi: to take a taxitomar una foto: to take a phototoma dos años: it takes two yearstomaron medidas drásticas: they took drastic measures2) beber: to drink3) capturar: to capture, to seize4)tomar el sol : to sunbathe5)tomar tierra : to landtomar vi: to drink (alcohol)* * *tomar vbtoma, es tuyo here, this is yours2. (comer, beber) to have¿quieres tomar algo? would you like a drink?¿me tomas por tonto? do you take me for a fool? -
16 reprendre
reprendre [ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 581. transitive verba. [+ ville, prisonnier] to recapture ; [+ employé, objet prêté] to take back• passer reprendre qn to go back or come back for sbb. [+ plat] to have some more• voulez-vous reprendre des légumes ? would you like some more vegetables?c. ( = retrouver) [+ espoir, droits, forces] to regain• reprendre confiance/courage to regain one's confidence/courage• reprendre haleine or son souffle to get one's breath backd. [+ marchandise] to take back ; (contre un nouvel achat) to take in part exchange ; [+ fonds de commerce, entreprise] to take over• j'ai acheté une voiture neuve et ils ont repris la vieille I bought a new car and traded in the old onee. ( = recommencer, poursuivre) [+ travaux, études, fonctions, lutte] to resume ; [+ livre, lecture] to go back to ; [+ conversation, récit] to carry on with ; [+ promenade] to continue ; [+ hostilités] to reopen ; [+ pièce de théâtre] to put on again• reprendre la mer [marin] to go back to sea• reprendre le travail (après maladie, grève) to go back to work ; (après le repas) to get back to workf. ( = saisir à nouveau) ses douleurs l'ont repris he is in pain again• ça le reprend ! there he goes again!g. ( = attraper à nouveau) to catch again• que je ne t'y reprenne pas ! (menace) don't let me catch you doing that again!h. ( = retoucher) [+ tableau] to touch up ; [+ article, chapitre] to go over again ; [+ manteau] to alter ; (trop grand) to take in ; (trop petit) to let out ; (trop long) to take up ; (trop court) to let down• il y a beaucoup de choses à reprendre dans ce travail there are lots of improvements to be made to this workj. [+ refrain] to take upk. [+ idée, suggestion] to use again2. intransitive verba. [plante] to recover ; [affaires] to pick upb. [bruit, pluie, incendie, grève] to start again ; [fièvre, douleur] to come back again• l'école reprend or les cours reprennent le 5 septembre school starts again on 5 September• je reprends lundi [employé, étudiant] I'm going back on Mondayc. ( = dire) « ce n'est pas moi », reprit-il "it's not me," he went on3. reflexive verba. ( = se corriger) to correct o.s. ; ( = s'interrompre) to stop o.s.• il allait plaisanter, il s'est repris à temps he was going to make a joke but he stopped himself in timeb. ( = recommencer) s'y reprendre à plusieurs fois pour faire qch to make several attempts to do sth• il a dû s'y reprendre à deux fois pour ouvrir la porte he had to make two attempts before he could open the doorc. ( = se ressaisir) to get a grip on o.s.* * *ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( se resservir)reprendre du pain/vin — to have some more bread/wine
2) ( prendre de nouveau) to pick [something] up again [objet, outil]; to take [something] back [cadeau, objet prêté]; to recapture [ville, fugitif]; to go back on [parole, promesse]; ( aller chercher) to pick [somebody/something] up, to collect [personne, voiture]reprendre sa place — ( son siège) to go back to one's seat
3) ( accepter de nouveau) to take [somebody] on again [employé]; Commerce to take [something] back [article]; ( contre un nouvel achat) to take [something] in part GB ou partial US exchange4) ( recommencer) to resume [promenade, récit, fonctions, études]; to pick up [something] again, to go back to [journal, tricot]; to take up [something] again [lutte]; to revive [pièce, tradition]reprendre le travail — (après un congé, une grève) to go back to work
tu reprends le train à quelle heure? — ( de retour) what time is your train back?
5) ( acquérir) to take over [cabinet, commerce, entreprise]6) ( surprendre de nouveau)on ne me reprendra plus à lui rendre service! — you won't catch me doing him/her any favours [BrE] again!
7) ( recouvrer)8) ( retoucher) to alter [vêtement, couture]9) ( utiliser de nouveau) to take up [idée, politique]10) ( répéter) to repeat [argument]; to take up [slogan, chant]reprenons à la vingtième mesure — Musique let's take it again from bar 20
reprendre la leçon précédente — École to go over the previous lesson again
11) ( corriger) to correct [élève]12) ( resurgir)voilà que ça le reprend! — (colloq) there he goes again!
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( retrouver sa vigueur) [commerce, affaires] to pick up again; [plante] to recover2) ( recommencer) [cours, bombardements] to start again; [négociations] to resumenos émissions reprendront à 7 heures — Radio, Télévision we shall be back on the air at 7 o'clock
3) ( continuer)‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il — ‘it's very strange,’ he continued
3.
se reprendre verbe pronominal1) ( se corriger) to correct oneself2) ( se ressaisir) [personne] to pull oneself together3) ( recommencer)s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire quelque chose — to make three attempts to do ou at doing something
* * *ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) [prisonnier, ville] to recapture2) [objet prêté, donné] to take backIl a repris son livre. — He's taken his book back.
3) (= chercher)je viendrai te reprendre à 4 h — I'll come and fetch you at 4, I'll come back for you at 4
4) (= se resservir de)reprendre du pain — to take more bread, to have more bread
reprendre un œuf — to take another egg, to have another egg
5) COMMERCE (= racheter) [article usagé] to take back, (sous condition d'achat) to take in part exchange, [firme, entreprise] to take over6) (après une interruption) [travail, promenade] to resume, [rôle, poste] to take up againreprendre la route — to resume one's journey, to set off again
7) (= emprunter) [argument, idée] to take up, to use8) [article] to rework9) [jupe] to alter10) [émission, pièce] to put on again11) [chanson, refrain] to take up again12) [personne] (= corriger) to correct, to pick up, (= réprimander) to tell offElle le reprend sur les fautes qu'il fait le plus souvent. — She picks him up on the mistakes he makes most often., She corrects him on the mistakes he makes most often.
Elle le reprend constamment. — She's always telling him off.
13) (= recouvrer)reprendre connaissance — to come to, to regain consciousness
reprendre haleine; reprendre son souffle — to get one's breath back
2. vi1) [classes, pluie] to start again, [activités, travaux, combats] to resume, to start againLa réunion reprendra à deux heures. — The meeting will resume at two o'clock., The meeting will start again at two o'clock.
2) [affaires, industrie] to pick up3) (= dire)* * *reprendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( se resservir) reprendre du pain/vin to have some more bread/wine; je reprendrais bien de ce ragoût I would love some more (of that) stew; reprenez un peu de poulet have some more chicken; j'en ai repris deux fois I had three helpings;2 ( prendre de nouveau) to pick up again [objet, outil]; to take [sth] back [cadeau, objet prêté]; to retake, to recapture [ville]; to recapture [fugitif]; to go back on [parole, promesse]; ( aller chercher) to pick [sb/sth] up, to collect [personne, voiture]; il reprit son balai et continua son travail he picked up his broom again and carried on GB ou continued with his work; tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure? what time will you come back for me?; reprendre sa place ( son siège) to go back to one's seat; reprendre sa place de numéro un/deux to regain one's position as number one/two; j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus I've put back on the weight I'd lost; reprendre son nom de jeune fille to revert to one's maiden name;3 ( accepter de nouveau) to take [sb] on again [employé]; to take [sb] back [mari, élève]; Comm to take [sth] back [article]; ( contre un nouvel achat) to take [sth] in part GB ou partial US exchange; si on me reprend ma vieille voiture if I can trade in my old car, if they take my old car in part exchange; les marchandises ne sont ni reprises ni échangées goods cannot be returned or exchanged;4 ( recommencer) to resume, to continue [promenade, récit, conversation]; to pick up [sth] again, to go back to [journal, tricot]; to take up [sth] again, to resume [fonctions, études]; to take up [sth] again [lutte]; to reopen [hostilités]; to revive [pièce, opéra, tradition]; reprendre le travail or son service (après un congé, une grève) to go back to work; on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures we stop at 12 and start again at 2; ils ont repris les travaux de rénovation the renovation work has started again ou has resumed; reprendre sa lecture to go back to one's book, to resume one's reading; reprendre (le chemin de) l'école to go back to school; on reprend le bateau ce soir ( après une escale) we're sailing again tonight; ( pour le retour) we're sailing back tonight; tu reprends le train à quelle heure? ( de retour) what time is your train back?; reprendre la parole to start speaking again; reprendre le fil de son discours/ses pensées to carry on with one's speech/one's original train of thought; reprendre le fil de la conversation to pick up the thread of conversation; reprendre une histoire au début to go back to the beginning of a story; reprendre les arguments un à un to go over the arguments one by one;5 ( acquérir) to take over [cabinet, commerce, entreprise]; reprendre une affaire à son compte to take over a firm, to take a firm over;6 ( surprendre de nouveau) reprendre qn à faire qch to catch sb doing sth again; que je ne t'y reprenne plus! don't let me catch you doing that again!; on ne m'y reprendra plus you won't catch me doing that again; on ne me reprendra plus à lui rendre service! you won't catch me doing him/her any favoursGB again!;7 ( recouvrer) reprendre confiance to regain one's confidence; reprendre ses vieilles habitudes to get back into one's old ways; la nature reprend ses droits nature reasserts itself; elle a repris sa liberté she's a free woman again; ⇒ bête;8 ( retoucher) to alter [vêtement, couture]; Constr to repair [mur]; reprendre le travail de qn to correct sb's work; reprendre cinq centimètres en longueur/largeur Cout to take sth up/in 5 cm; il y a tout à reprendre dans ce chapitre the whole chapter needs re-writing;9 ( utiliser de nouveau) to take up [idée, thèse, politique]; Littérat to re-work [intrigue, thème]; reprendre une thèse à son compte to adopt a theory as one's own;10 ( répéter) to repeat [argument]; to take up [slogan, chant]; reprenons à la vingtième mesure Mus let's take it again from bar 20; reprendre la leçon précédente Scol to go over the previous lesson again; tous les médias ont repris la nouvelle all the media took up the report; pour reprendre le vieil adage as the saying goes;11 ( corriger) to correct [élève]; ( pour langage grossier) to pull [sb] up; permettez-moi de vous reprendre excuse me, but that is not correct;12 ( resurgir) mon mal de dents m'a repris my toothache has come back; la jalousie le reprend he's feeling jealous again; les soupçons le reprirent he began to feel suspicious again; voilà que ça le reprend○! iron there he goes again!B vi1 ( retrouver sa vigueur) [commerce, affaires] to pick up again; [plante] to recover, to pick up; les affaires ont du mal à reprendre business is only picking up slowly; mon camélia reprend bien ( après une maladie) my camellia is recovering nicely; ( après transplantation) my camellia has taken nicely; la vie reprend peu à peu life is gradually getting back to normal;2 ( recommencer) [école, cours, bombardement, bruit, pluie] to start again; [négociations] to resume; le froid a repris it's turned cold again; la pluie a repris it's started raining again; nos émissions reprendront à 7 heures Radio, TV we shall be back at 7 o'clock;3 ( continuer) ‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il ‘it's very strange,’ he continued.C se reprendre vpr1 ( se corriger) to correct oneself; se reprendre à temps to stop oneself in time;2 ( se ressaisir) [personne] to pull oneself together; Fin [action, titre] to rally, to pick up;3 ( recommencer) s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire qch to make three attempts to do ou at doing sth; j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois pour allumer le feu it took me several attempts to get the fire going; il se reprend à penser/espérer que c'est possible he's gone back to thinking/hoping it might be possible; se reprendre à craindre le pire to begin to fear the worst again.[rəprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif2. [s'emparer à nouveau de - position, ville] to retake, to recapture ; [ - prisonnier] to recapture, to catch again3. [suj: maladie, doutes] to take hold of againça y est, ça le reprend! there he goes again!4. [aller rechercher - personne] to pick up (separable) ; [ - objet] to get back (separable), to collect[remporter] to take back (separable)ils reprennent aux uns ce qu'ils donnent aux autres they take away from some in order to give to otherstu peux reprendre ton parapluie, je n'en ai plus besoin I don't need your umbrella anymore, you can take it backje te reprendrai à la sortie de l'école I'll pick you up ou I'll collect you ou I'll come and fetch you after schoolvous pouvez (passer) reprendre votre montre demain you can come (by) and collect ou pick up your watch tomorrow5. [réengager - employé] to take ou to have back (separable)[réadmettre - élève] to take ou to have backnous ne pouvons reprendre votre enfant en septembre we can't take ou have your child back in September6. [retrouver - un état antérieur] to go back toreprendre courage to regain ou to recover couragesi tu le fais sécher à plat, il reprendra sa forme if you dry it flat, it'll regain its shape ou it'll get its shape back7. [à table][chez un commerçant] to have ou to take more (of)8. [recommencer, se remettre à - recherche, combat] to resume ; [ - projet] to take up again ; [ - enquête] to restart, to reopen ; [ - lecture] to go back to, to resume ; [ - hostilités] to resume, to reopen ; [ - discussion, voyage] to resume, to carry on (with), to continuereprendre ses études to take up one's studies again, to resume one's studiesje reprends l'école le 15 septembre I start school again ou I go back to school on September 15tha. [après des vacances] to go back to work, to start work againb. [après une pause] to get back to work, to start work againc. [après une grève] to go back to workreprendre la plume/la caméra/le pinceau to take up one's pen/movie camera/brush once morereprendre la route ou son chemin to set off again, to resume one's journeya. [marin] to go back to seab. [navire] to (set) sail again9. [répéter - texte] to read again ; [ - argument, passage musical] to repeat ; [ - refrain] to take up (separable)on reprend tout depuis le ou au début [on recommence] let's start (all over) again from the beginninga. [que j'avais déjà chanté] when I took on the part of Tosca againb. [que je n'avais jamais chanté] when I took on ou over the part of Tosca10. [dire] to go ou to carry on"et lui?", reprit-elle "what about him?" she went onnous vous reprenons votre vieux salon pour tout achat de plus de 2000 euros your old lounge suite accepted in part exchange for any purchase over 2,000 eurosils m'ont repris ma voiture pour 1000 euros I traded my car in for 1,000 euros[prendre à son compte - cabinet, boutique] to take over (separable)12. [adopter - idée, programme politique] to take up (separable)13. [modifier - texte] to rework, to go over (inseparable) again ; [ - peinture] to touch up (separable)il a fallu tout reprendre it all had to be gone over ou done againc'était parfait, je n'ai rien eu à reprendre it was perfect, I didn't have to make a single correction ou alteration[rétrécir] to take in[en tricot]15. [surprendre]————————[rəprɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif2. [recommencer - lutte] to start (up) again, to resume ; [ - pluie, vacarme] to start (up) again ; [ - cours, école] to start again, to resume ; [ - feu] to rekindle ; [ - fièvre, douleur] to return, to start againle froid a repris the cold weather has set in again ou has returned3. [retourner au travail - employé] to start again————————se reprendre verbe pronominal intransitif[retrouver son calme] to settle downils ne nous laissent pas le temps de nous reprendre entre deux questions they don't give us time to take a breather between questionsaprès un mauvais début de saison, il s'est très bien repris he started the season badly but has come back strongly ou has staged a good comeback3. [se ressaisir - après une erreur] to correct oneselfse reprendre à temps [avant une bévue] to stop oneself in time————————se reprendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'y reprendre [recommencer]: je m'y suis reprise à trois fois I had to start again three times ou to make three attempts -
17 prze|jść
pf — prze|chodzić1 impf (przejdę, przejdziesz, przejdzie, przeszedł, przeszła, przeszli — przechodzę) Ⅰ vt 1. (doświadczyć, przeżyć) to experience, to go through- wiele przeszli podczas wojny they had gone through a lot during the war- przejść twardą szkołę (życia) to grow up in a hard school, to go through the mill- w zeszłym roku przeszła ciężką grypę last year she suffered from a bad case of (the) flu- wiele przeszła she’s gone a. been through a lot2. pot. (zostać poddanym badaniom) to pass- mój samochód przeszedł pomyślnie wszystkie testy my car has passed all its roadworthiness tests- wszystkie urządzenia przeszły właśnie generalny remont all equipment has just been overhauled3. przest. (przestudiować, przerobić) to study- powtarzała z dziećmi to, co przeszły w zeszłym roku w szkole she revised with the children what they learned last year at schoolⅡ vi 1. (przebyć odległość, przemieścić się) w ciągu dnia przeszli piętnaście kilometrów during the day they covered fifteen kilometres- przejdźmy do mojego biura let’s go to my office- przeszedł pieszo przez całe miasto he went around the whole town on foot2. pot. (przesunąć się) to pass- właśnie przeszedł tędy pociąg the train has just passed this way- czy nikt tędy nie przechodził? has anybody passed this way?- burza przeszła bokiem the storm passed us/them by- zaraza przeszła przez cały kraj the plague swept through the entire country3. (idąc minąć) to pass by, to miss [dom, ulicę]- przeszła obok i nie zauważyła go wcale she passed by and didn’t notice him4. (przedostać się na drugą stronę) przejść przez coś to get across [jezdnię, most]; to get over [płot, mur]; to get through [bramę, punkt kontrolny]- pomógł jej przejść przez ulicę he helped her across the street- przejdź po pasach! take the zebra crossing!- przejście wzbronione no trespassing5. przen. (przeniknąć) to go through, to come through- igła nie chciała przejść przez gruby materiał the needle wouldn’t go through the thick fabric- światło nie przechodziło przez brudne szyby the light didn’t filter through the dirty windows- kula przeszła przez płuco the bullet went through the lung6. pot. (przeciąć) (o liniach, szlakach, drogach) to go through, to run through- autostrada ma przejść na wschód od miasta/przez środek wsi the motorway is to run east of the town/through the middle of the village- przez rzekę przechodzi granica the frontier a. border runs across the river7. (spełnić warunki) (o rywalizacji) to pass, to qualify- drużyna przeszła do półfinału the team made it a. got through to the semi-finals- przeszliśmy pomyślnie eliminacje we got through the qualifying round- nie przeszedł do drugiej tury wyborów he didn’t make it to the second round of the election, he lost in the first round of the election8. przen. (zostać przyjętym) (o projekcie, kandydaturze) to ge through, to go through- wniosek przeszedł 150 głosami przeciw 96 the motion was carried by 150 votes to 96- budżet przeszedł większością głosów the budget was approved by a majority vote- ustawa nie przeszła the bill was rejected, the law failed to get through- nie myśl, że przejdą takie numery! pot. don’t think you’re going to get away with this!9. (minąć) to go (over), to pass- ból powoli przechodził the pain was slowly going away- ból przeszedł po godzinie the pain eased off after an hour- terminy realizacji zobowiązań dawno przeszły the deadlines have all been missed- zima nareszcie przeszła the winter’s gone at last- poczekam, aż burza przejdzie I’ll wait until the storm subsides a. the storm’s over10. pot. (zacząć robić coś nowego) przejść do cywila to leave the armed forces- przejść na nowe stanowisko to take a new post- przejść do rezerwy to be transferred to the reserve, to pass to the reserve- przejść na dietę to go on a diet- przejść do innego tematu to change the subject- w tym roku przechodzę na wcześniejszą emeryturę I’m taking early retirement this year- przeszedł z partii konserwatywnej do partii liberalnej he went over to the conservative party from the liberals- przejść na inną wiarę to change one’s faith- przejść na katolicyzm/Islam to convert to Catholicism/Islam- przejść do wyższej/następnej klasy to get through to the next year- uczy się dobrze, przechodzi z klasy do klasy he’s a good pupil and never has to repeat a year11. przen. (przekształcić się) to turn, to evolve (w coś into sth)- przejść od wzniosłości do śmieszności to go from the sublime to the ridiculous- szarpanina przeszła w bójkę a punch-up turned into a major fight a. incident- energia chemiczna przechodzi w elektryczną chemical energy is converted into electrical energy- jesień przeszła w zimę the autumn turned a. wore into winter12. (przesiąknąć) to become permeated- nasze ubrania przeszły wilgocią our clothes were permeated with damp- cały dom przeszedł zapachem smażonej ryby the aroma of fried fish spread through a. permeated the entire houseⅢ przejść się pot. to take a walk (po czymś around a. about sth)- przeszedł się po parku he walked around the park- przejdę się trochę przed obiadem I’ll have a little walk before lunch- przejdę się do niej po obiedzie I’ll walk over to her after lunch■ przejść do historii/do potomności książk. to go down in history a. to posterity- przejdzie do historii jako wielki mąż stanu he will go down in history as a great statesman- przejść do tematu to get down to the subject- przejść na „ty” pot. to start to address each other by first names- przejść z kimś na „ty” to call sb by a. move onto first name terms, to start to call sb by his/her first name- w biurze wszyscy przeszli na „ty” in the office everybody is on first name terms- przejść suchą nogą pot. to cross without getting one’s feet wet- przejść w czyjeś ręce to pass into sb’s hands- przejść na angielski/niemiecki pot. to switch to English/German- przechodzenie z francuskiego na hiszpański sprawia mi trudność I can’t switch from French to Spanish easily- przejść nad czymś do porządku dziennego to come to terms with sth- ani przez myśl/głowę mi/jej nie przeszło it didn’t even occur to me/her- ani przez głowę mi nie przeszło, żeby cię posądzić o coś takiego it didn’t even occur to me to suspect you of something like that- to przechodzi ludzkie pojęcie a. wszelkie pojęcie a. ludzkie wyobrażenie a. wszelkie wyobrażenie that beats everything!; that takes the cake a. biscuit! pot., pejor.- jego skąpstwo/ich zuchwalstwo przechodzi ludzkie pojęcie his miserliness a. stinginess/their impudence is indescribable- przejść bez echa to pass unnoticed- przejść przez czyjeś ręce pot. to pass through sb’s hands- ta sprawa musi przejść przez ręce burmistrza this matter has to be endorsed by the mayor- ta decyzja musi jeszcze przejść przez zarząd pot. the decision must still be endorsed by the board- przejść (czyjeś) najśmielsze oczekiwania to exceed one’s wildest expectations- przejść samego siebie to surpass oneself- słowa nie chciały mu/jej przejść a. przechodziły mu/jej z trudem przez gardło pot. he/she was lost for words a. at a loss for words, he/she was unable to get a word out- słowa przeprosin z trudem przechodziły mu przez gardło the apology stuck in his throat, he found it very difficult to say sorry- ze wzruszenia słowa nie chciały przejść jej przez gardło she was so moved that she found herself tongue-tied a. that she was unable to get a word out- dreszcze/ciarki przeszły po nim/niej shivers ran down his/her spine- strach przeszedł po nim he suddenly shivered with fear- na jego widok ciarki przeszły jej po plecach he gave her the horrors, at the sight of him she felt prickles down her spine- ciarki po mnie przechodzą, gdy o tym pomyślę it gives me the shivers when I think of itThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prze|jść
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I v/t1. lay; (bes. stellen, setzen) put; (hinstrecken) lay down; (flach hinlegen) lay flat; eine Tischdecke auf den Tisch legen spread ( oder put) a tablecloth on the table; Eier legen lay eggs; ein Tuch um die Schultern legen wrap a scarf around one’s shoulders; jemandem den Arm um die Schultern legen put one’s arm (a)round s.o.’s shoulders; sich (Dat) die Haare legen lassen have a set (Am. perm oder permanent); den Kopf legen an (+ Akk) rest one’s head against3. (Bombe) plant, (Mine) lay; Feuer legen an (+ Akk) set fire to; einen Brand legen start a fire, commit arson4. Sl., beim Ringen: jemanden legen pin s.o. to the floor; beim Fußball etc.: floor s.o.; beiseite, Hand1, Handwerk 3 etc.II v/refl1. lie down; sich schlafen oder ins Bett legen go to bed; sich auf etw. (+ Akk) legen Mensch, Tier: lie on s.th.; Staub, Nebel etc.: settle on s.th.; sich aufs Gemüt legen fig. get one down, be depressing2. fig. (nachlassen) Sturm, Wind, Lärm, auch Begeisterung, Aufregung etc.: die down; Skandal, Streit etc.: blow over; Spannung: ease off; Schmerz: ease; völlig: go awayIII v/i Huhn etc.: lay (eggs)* * *das Legensiting* * *le|gen ['leːgn]1. vt1) (= lagern) to lay down; (mit adv) to lay; Flasche etc to lay on its side; (= zusammenlegen) Wäsche to fold; (dial) Kartoffeln etc to plant, to put in; (SPORT) to bring down2) (mit Raumangabe) to put, to placewir müssen uns ein paar Flaschen Wein in den Keller légen — we must lay down a few bottles of wine
etw in Essig etc légen — to preserve sth in vinegar etc
3)er legte die Stirn in Falten — he frowned, he creased his brow
eine Stadt in Schutt und Asche légen — to reduce a town to rubble
Feuer or einen Brand légen — to start a fire
die Haare légen lassen — to have one's hair set
Dauerwellen etc légen lassen — to have a perm etc, to have one's hair permed etc
5) (Huhn) Eier to lay2. vi(Huhn) to lay3. vr1) (= hinlegen) to lie down (auf +acc on)sich in die Sonne légen —
See:→ schlafen2) (mit Ortsangabe)(=niederlegen Nebel, Rauch) to settle (auf +acc on)sich auf die Seite légen — to lie on one's side; (Boot) to heel over, to go over onto its side
sich in die Kurve légen —
sich auf ein Spezialgebiet légen — to concentrate on or specialize in a particular field
3) (= abnehmen) (Lärm) to die down, to abate; (Sturm, Wind auch, Kälte) to let up; (Rauch, Nebel) to clear; (Zorn, Begeisterung auch, Arroganz, Nervosität) to wear off; (Anfangsschwierigkeiten) to sort themselves outdas Fieber legt sich bald — his/her etc temperature will come down soon
* * *1) set2) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lay3) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lay4) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lay5) (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lay6) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) set* * *le·gen[ˈle:gn̩]I. vt1. (waagerecht stellen)▪ etw \legen to put [or place] sth on its side2. (liegen lassen)▪ jdn \legen to put sb in a lying position; Ringer to throw sb; SPORT (sl: foulen) to bring down sb sepman legte sie zu ihrem Mann ins Grab she was laid to rest beside her husbandjdn auf den Rücken \legen to put [or place] sb on their back3. (anlehnen)4. (hintun)▪ etw irgendwohin \legen to put sth somewhereer legte den Kopf an ihre Schulter he leaned his head on her shoulderdie Betonung auf ein Wort \legen to stress a wordjdm eine Binde/die Hände vor die Augen \legen to blindfold sb/to put one's hands over sb's eyessie legt viel Gefühl in ihr Geigenspiel she plays violin with great feelingdie Hand an den Hut/die Stirn \legen (begrüßen) to touch one's hat/foreheadetw aus der Hand \legen to put down sth sepden Riegel vor die Tür \legen to bolt the door▪ jdn irgendwohin \legen:sie legte ihren Sohn an die Brust she breastfed her son5. (bringen)▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \legen to bring/take sb/sth somewhere; Patient to move [or transfer] sb somewhere; s.a. Kante6. (verlegen)7. (befestigen)den Hund an die Kette \legen to put the dog on the chain8. ORNein Ei \legen Vogel to lay an eggetw \legen to plant sth10. (konservieren)11. (falten)▪ etw \legen to fold sthetw in Falten \legen to fold sthdas Gesicht/die Stirn in Falten \legen to frownII. vr1. (liegen)leg dich! (an Hund) lie!2. (lehnen)der Radfahrer legte sich in die Kurve the cyclist leaned into the bendsie legte sich mit den Ellbogen auf den Tisch she leaned her elbows on the tablesich akk auf die Seite \legen to lean to one [or the] side; Schiff a. to list; (kentern) to capsize, to keel over; Flugzeug to bank3. (decken)▪ sich akk auf [o über] etw akk \legen Nebel to descend [or settle] on sth; Schnee to blanket sth; Licht to flood sthdichter Bodennebel legte sich auf die Straße thick fog formed in the street4. (schaden)6. (nachlassen)▪ sich akk \legen Aufregung to die down, to subside; Begeisterung to subside, to wear off, to fade; Lärm to abate, to die down; Nebel to lift; Schmerzen to disappear, to wear off; Wind, Regen to subside, to abate, to die down; Wut to abate, to subsideihre Trauer wird sich \legen they'll get over their griefes wird sich [bald wieder] \legen it'll [soon] pass7. (widmen)III. vi to layIV. vb aux* * *1.transitives Verb1) lay [down]jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back
etwas aus der Hand/beiseite legen — put something down/aside or down
2) (verlegen) lay <pipe, cable, railway track, carpet, tiles, etc.>3) (in eine bestimmte Form bringen)sich (Dat.) die Haare legen lassen — have one's hair set; s. auch Falte 3)
4) (schräg hinstellen) lean2.etwas an etwas (Akk.) legen — lean something [up] against something
transitives, intransitives Verb < hen> lay3.reflexives Verb1) lie downsich auf etwas (Akk.) legen — lie down on something
das Schiff/Flugzeug legte sich auf die Seite — the ship keeled over/the aircraft banked steeply
sich in die Kurve legen — lean into the bend; s. auch Bett 1); Ohr 2)
2) (nachlassen) < wind, storm> die down, abate, subside; < noise> die down, abate; < enthusiasm> wear off, subside, fade; < anger> abate, subside; < excitement> die down, subside3) (sich herabsenken)sich auf od. über etwas (Akk.) legen — < mist, fog> descend or settle on something, [come down and] blanket something
* * *A. v/teine Tischdecke auf den Tisch legen spread ( oder put) a tablecloth on the table;Eier legen lay eggs;ein Tuch um die Schultern legen wrap a scarf around one’s shoulders;jemandem den Arm um die Schultern legen put one’s arm (a)round sb’s shoulders;sich (dat)den Kopf legen an (+akk) rest one’s head againstFeuer legen an (+akk) set fire to;einen Brand legen start a fire, commit arsonB. v/r1. lie down;ins Bett legen go to bed;sich auf etwas (+akk)sich aufs Gemüt legen fig get one down, be depressing2. fig (nachlassen) Sturm, Wind, Lärm, auch Begeisterung, Aufregung etc: die down; Skandal, Streit etc: blow over; Spannung: ease off; Schmerz: ease; völlig: go away3. fig:C. v/i Huhn etc: lay (eggs)* * *1.transitives Verb1) lay [down]jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back
etwas aus der Hand/beiseite legen — put something down/aside or down
2) (verlegen) lay <pipe, cable, railway track, carpet, tiles, etc.>4) (schräg hinstellen) lean2.etwas an etwas (Akk.) legen — lean something [up] against something
transitives, intransitives Verb < hen> lay3.reflexives Verb1) lie downsich auf etwas (Akk.) legen — lie down on something
das Schiff/Flugzeug legte sich auf die Seite — the ship keeled over/the aircraft banked steeply
sich in die Kurve legen — lean into the bend; s. auch Bett 1); Ohr 2)
2) (nachlassen) <wind, storm> die down, abate, subside; < noise> die down, abate; < enthusiasm> wear off, subside, fade; < anger> abate, subside; < excitement> die down, subsidesich auf od. über etwas (Akk.) legen — <mist, fog> descend or settle on something, [come down and] blanket something
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v.1 to take.coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the handcoge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat6 to take on (contratar) (personal).7 to take.¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment8 to take, to catch.no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).coger una borrachera to get drunkcoger frío to get cold10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of11 to knock over, to run over.12 to catch.no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)16 to be.coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.18 to have.Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.* * *1 (asir) to seize, take hold of2 (apresar) to capture, catch3 (tomar) to take4 (contratar) to take on5 (tren etc) to catch6 (tomar prestado) to borrow7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get13 (notas) to take, take down14 (oír) to catch15 (entender) to understand, get16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck1 (plantas, colores) to take2 (ir) to turn, take, go1 (pillarse) to catch2 (agarrarse) to hold on\coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make somethingcoger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the armcoger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebodycoger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawarescoger miedo a algo to become afraid of somethingcoger por sorpresa to catch by surprisecoger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitchescoger una borrachera familiar to get drunkcoger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebodycoger y... familiar to up and..., go and...cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angryno hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on* * *verb1) to take2) seize3) catch4) gather5) pick* * *Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=con la mano)a) (=tomar) to take¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?
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coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the handir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand
b) (=levantar) to pick upcoge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying
c) [con fuerza] to graspd) (=sostener) to hold2) (=escoger) to pickcoge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best
3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?
¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?
te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *
5) (=apuntar) to take (down)6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?
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coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's7) (=adquirir)a) [+ enfermedad] to catchel niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles
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coger [frío] — to get cold•
ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstrokeb) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick upc) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up8) (=atrapar)a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!
¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!
d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capturehan cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured
9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catchcoger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie
la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France
antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us
10) (=empezar a sentir)•
coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth•
coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb•
coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb11) (=tomarse) to take¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?
12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?
13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on14) (=alquilar) to take, rentcogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment
15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to takevamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train
16) (=ir por) to take17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, getcon esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set
18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collectesta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust
los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas
19) (=aprender) to pick up20) (=incorporarse a)2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=estar) to be¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?
2) (=ir)•
coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street3) Esp * (=caber) to fitaquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here
4) [planta] to take6)- cogió y se fue3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (esp Esp)a) ( tomar) to takecoge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet
esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this
b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takec) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick upcoger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker
no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catchb) < pelota> to catchc) <pescado/liebre> to catchd) toro to gore3) (esp Esp)a) ( descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing
b) ( encontrar) to catch4)a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, takeb) <calle/camino> to take5) (Esp fam)a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to getb) ( traer)vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car
c) ( ocupar)coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue
6) (Esp)a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to takeb) ( admitir) to takec) ( atender)7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to getcogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)
b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gathercoger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color
cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody
cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something
8) (esp Esp) ( captar)a) <sentido/significado> to getb) < emisora> to pick up, get9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)2.coger vi1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take2)a) (esp Esp)cojo/cogió y... — (fam)
si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)
b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...
c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.cogerse v pron (esp Esp)a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold onb) (recípr)* * *= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.----* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger el avión = jet off.* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger rápidamente = snatch up.* cogerse = snag.* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.* cogerse la mano = join + hands.* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* intentar coger = reach for.* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (esp Esp)a) ( tomar) to takecoge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet
esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this
b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takec) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick upcoger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker
no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catchb) < pelota> to catchc) <pescado/liebre> to catchd) toro to gore3) (esp Esp)a) ( descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing
b) ( encontrar) to catch4)a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, takeb) <calle/camino> to take5) (Esp fam)a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to getb) ( traer)vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car
c) ( ocupar)coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue
6) (Esp)a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to takeb) ( admitir) to takec) ( atender)7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to getcogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)
b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gathercoger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color
cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody
cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something
8) (esp Esp) ( captar)a) <sentido/significado> to getb) < emisora> to pick up, get9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)2.coger vi1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take2)a) (esp Esp)cojo/cogió y... — (fam)
si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)
b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...
c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)3.cogerse v pron (esp Esp)a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold onb) (recípr)* * *= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger el avión = jet off.* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* coger rápidamente = snatch up.* cogerse = snag.* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.* cogerse la mano = join + hands.* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* intentar coger = reach for.* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* * *coger [E6 ]vtA1 (tomar) to takecoge lo que quieras take what you likea la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way outlo cogió del brazo she took him by the armno ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her lifeesto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to takesiempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pickcoge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and leftcoger los puntos pick up the stitchescogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her armsno cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phoneB (alcanzar, atrapar)1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catchcomo te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you2 ‹pelota› to catch3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … downC1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catchlo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealinglos cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catchno quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets darkla noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the newsme cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad moodnos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawaresD1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, takeno me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the carhace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years2 ‹calle/camino› to takecoge la primera a la derecha take the first rightEtengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor2(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a placecogió la delantera he took the lead1 ‹dinero/propina› to take2 ‹trabajo/casa› to takecogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirtsno puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes3( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school nowestuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us upno pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser'sentrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to getvas a coger frío you'll catch cold2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gathercon dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of colorlos tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get intole cogí cariño I got quite fond of himsi le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against youcogerla con algn to take it out on sbC (captar)1 ‹sentido/significado› to getno cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get3 ‹programa/frase› to catchcogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program4 ‹apuntes/notas› to takele cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress■ cogerviA1 «planta» to take2 «tinte/permanente» to takeel tinte no cogió the dye didn't takeB1coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears2(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest routecoge por esta calle go down this street■ cogerse1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold oncógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing2 ( recípr):iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand* * *
coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
3
4 (Esp fam)
coger sitio to save a place
5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
‹ insolación› to get;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
b) ( recípr):
coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up
* * *coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.♦ vt1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;Faméste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;Famno haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out2. [quitar] to take;coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;[frutos, flores] to pick;se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;Fam¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive8. [sacar, obtener] to get;he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;coger frío to get cold;coger una insolación to get sunstroke;coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;coger una borrachera to get drunk;coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;Fam Famcogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive16. [entender] to get;[oír] to catch;¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she saidcoger velocidad to gather o gain speed18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;[sujeto: toro] to gore;me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building20. [elegir] to choose;cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the resultcoger a alguien to screw o fuck sb♦ vi1. [situarse] to be;coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here2. [dirigirse]coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road3. [enraizar] to take;los rosales han cogido the roses have taken4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answerde pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm offcoger con alguien to screw o fuck sb* * *I v/t2 L.Am. vulgscrew vulg3 ladrón, enfermedad catch4 TRANSP catch, take;coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus5 ( entender) getII v/i2 L.Am. vulgscrew vulg4:coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right* * *coger {15} vt1) : to seize, to take hold of2) : to catch3) : to pick up4) : to gather, to pick5) : to gore* * *coger vb¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me3. (entender) to get4. (fruta, flor) to pick5. (emisora, canal) to pick up6. (tomar prestado) to borrowte cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way -
20 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke
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