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1 прямой удар

1) General subject: straight blow (бокс)

2) Naval: direct impact

3) Medicine: direct blow

4) Sports: direct kick (один из назначаемых штрафных ударов в футболе)

5) Engineering: direct stroke (молнии), normal shock, straight-line impact

6) Physics: head-on impact

7) Jargon: in there

8) Makarov: bead-on impact, flush blow, frontal shock

9) Billiards: straight-on shot

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > прямой удар
2 coup

coup [ku]

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► Lorsque coup est suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une partie du corps ou un instrument, par exemple coup de pied, coup de téléphone, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = heurt, choc) blow

• il a pris un coup sur la tête ( = il s'est cogné) he banged his head ; ( = on l'a frappé) he was hit on the head

• la voiture a reçu un coup the car has had a bump

• donner des coups dans la porte to bang on the door

• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knock

• ça lui a fichu un coup (inf) it's given him a shock

• coup dur hard blow

• il m'a donné un coup he hit me

• en venir aux coups to come to blows

• coups et blessures assault and battery

   b. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throw

• coup droit (Tennis) drive

• faire un coup droit to do a forehand drive

• coup bas blow below the belt

• c'était un coup bas it was below the belt

• coup franc (Football, rugby) free kick ; (Basketball) free-throw shot

• tous les coups sont permis no holds barred

   c. [d'arme à feu] shot

• il jouait avec le fusil quand le coup est parti he was playing with the rifle when it went off

   d. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack

• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knack

   e. ( = bruit) knock

• sonner 3 coups to ring 3 times

• les douze coups de minuit the twelve strokes of midnight

• sur le coup de minuit (inf) on the stroke of midnight

   f. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate

• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck

   g. ( = action) [de cambrioleurs] job (inf)

• il est sur un coup (inf) he's up to something

• elle voulait cette maison, mais ils étaient plusieurs sur le coup (inf) she wanted that house but there were several people after it (inf)

• c'est un coup à tenter it's worth a go (inf)

• il a raté son coup he blew it (inf)

• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!

• c'est encore un coup de 1 000 € (inf) that'll be another 1,000 euros to fork out (inf)

• coup monté set-up (inf)

• tu ne vas pas nous faire le coup d'être malade you're not going to go and be ill on us (inf)

• il nous fait le coup chaque fois he always does that

• faire un coup en vache à qn (inf) to pull a dirty trick on sb (inf)

   h. ( = fois) (inf) time

• à tous les coups every time

• du même coup at the same time

• pleurer un bon coup to have a good cry

   i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drink

• j'ai bu un coup de rouge I had a glass of red wine

• il a bu un coup de trop he's had one too many (inf)

   j. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)

   k. (locutions) en mettre un coup (inf) to pull out all the stops (inf)

► à coup(s) de

• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely

► après coup afterwards

► au coup par coup [agir] on an ad hoc basis ; [embaucher, acheter] as and when the need arises

► dans le coup

• être dans le coup (impliqué) to be in on it (inf) ; (au courant) to know all about it ; (à la page) to be with it (inf)

• mettre qn dans le coup to get sb involved► du coup as a result

► d'un seul coup ( = soudain) all at once ; ( = en une seule fois) in one go

► du premier coup [reconnaître, voir] straight away

• il a eu son permis de conduire du premier coup he passed his driving test first time► pour le coup

• là, pour le coup, il m'a étonné he really surprised me there► sous le coup de

• être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state

• il l'a fait sous le coup de la colère he did it in a fit of anger

• être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a current conviction

• tomber sous le coup de la loi to be a statutory offence► coup sur coup in quick succession

• deux victoires coup sur coup two successive wins► sur le coup ( = instantanément) outright

• mourir sur le coup to be killed outright

• sur le coup je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understand► tout à coup all of a sudden

► tout d'un coup all of a sudden

► valoir le coup

• ça vaut le coup it's worth it

• c'est un film qui vaut le coup the film is worth seeing

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Note: Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc

nom masculin

1) ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack (colloq); (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

2) ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

4) ( mouvement rapide)

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

5) Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( qu'on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

6) ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

7) (colloq) ( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job (colloq), racket (colloq); ( vilain tour) trick (colloq); ( manœuvre) move

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

réussir son coup — to pull it off

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

8) (fois, moment)

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

9) (colloq) ( boisson) drink

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

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Phrasal Verbs:

- coup bas

- coups et blessures

- coup droit

- coup fourré

- coup franc

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tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

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ku nm
1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shot

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

3) (= bruit) [horloge]

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

4) (affectif) blow, shock

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

5) (= mouvement) stroke

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

6) (= accès) wave

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

7) (action ponctuelle)

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

8) TENNIS shot

9) FOOTBALL kick

See:

coup de pied de coin,

coup franc,

coups de pied arrêtés

10) BOXE punch, blow

11) (= fois) time

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

12) ÉCHECS move

13) (autres locutions)

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

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coup nm Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément, donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc.

1 ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack○; (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab; coup sur la tête knock ou blow ou bang on the head; coup à la porte knock at the door; coup de marteau hammer blow; d'un coup de hache [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US; à coups de hache/machette [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US/a machete; frapper qn à coups de gourdin to club sb, to beat sb with a club; assommer qn à coups de gourdin to knock sb senseless with a club; tuer qn à coups de gourdin to club sb to death; casser qch à coups de gourdin to take a club to sth; casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau to break down the door with a hammer; à coups de dollars by forking out dollars; à coups de subventions by means of subsidies; fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques fever controlled with antibiotics; disperser des manifestants à coups de gaz lacrymogène to disperse demonstrators by using ou with teargas; sous le coup d'un embargo under an embargo; céder sous les coups de l'ennemi to cave in under enemy pressure; donner or porter un coup à qn/qch gén to hit sb/sth; donner un coup de qch à qn gén to hit ou strike sb with sth; donner un coup de poing/pied/coude/dents/couteau à qn to punch/kick/nudge/bite/stab sb; recevoir un coup [personne] to get hit; recevoir un coup de qch gén to get hit with sth; recevoir un coup de poing/pied/coude/couteau to be punched/kicked/nudged/stabbed; prendre un coup [personne, appareil, voiture] to get a knock; en avoir pris un coup○ ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing; rendre un coup to hit back; rendre coup pour coup lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat; en venir aux coups to come to blows (pour over); frapper trois coups à la porte to knock on the door three times, to give three knocks on the door; les trois coups Théât three knocks signalling^GB that the curtain is about to rise;

2 ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock; porter un coup (sévère) à to deal [sb/sth] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation, théorie]; être un coup terrible to be a terrible ou real blow (pour to); sa fierté en a pris un coup it was a blow to his/her pride; ce fut un coup dur pour eux/pour l'économie it was a great blow for ou to them/for ou to the economy; porter un coup très dur à qn to deal sb a major blow; en cas de coup dur ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough; ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup○ it gave me an awful shock; sous le coup de la colère in (a fit of) anger; sous le coup de la fatigue/peur out of tiredness/fear; être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state; tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation to be liable to conviction; être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a conviction; être sous le coup d'une procédure d'extradition to be facing extradition proceedings; ⇒ mauvais;

3 ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud; j'ai entendu un coup à la porte I heard a knock at the door; au douzième coup de minuit on the last stroke of midnight; sur le coup de dix heures○ around ten; coup de gong stroke of a gong; coup de sifflet whistle blast; donner un coup de gong to strike the gong; donner un coup de sifflet to blow one's whistle;

4 ( mouvement rapide) coup de brosse/peigne brush/comb; se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly); donner un (petit) coup d'aspirateur à une pièce to give a room a (quick) hoover® GB, to vacuum a room (quickly); donner un coup sur la table to dust the table; les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture the shutters need a lick of paint; d'un coup d'aile with a flap of its wings;

5 Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( dont on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick; tous les coups sont permis lit, fig no holds barred; coup défendu Jeux, Sport foul;

6 ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round; chasser qn à coups de fusil to scare sb off with gunshots; blesser qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot and wound sb; tuer qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot sb dead;

7 ○( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job○, racket○; ( vilain tour) trick○; ( manœuvre) move; monter un coup to plan a job○, to set up a racket○; c'est encore un coup des enfants! the children have been up to their tricks again!; c'était un beau coup de vendre tes actions it was a good ou shrewd move to sell your shares; monter un coup contre qn gén to set sb up; ( en vue d'une fausse accusation) to frame sb; c'est un coup monté! it's a set-up○!; monter le coup à qn to pull a fast one on sb○; expliquer le coup à qn to put sb in the picture; mettre qn dans le coup to bring sb in on the job○, to cut sb in on the racket○ ou deal; ils m'ont mis sur or dans le coup they've let me in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; se mettre dans le coup to get in on the action○; mettre qn sur un coup to put sb in on a job○, to put sb onto a racket○; être sur un gros coup to be onto something big○; préparer un sale or mauvais coup to be up to mischief; manquer or rater○ or foirer◑ son coup to blow it○, not to pull it off; il a raté son coup○ he blew it○; réussir son coup to pull it off; être dans le coup ( impliqué) to be in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on, to know what's what○; tu n'es plus dans le coup! fig you're behind the times!; être/rester hors du coup ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean○; être sur le coup ( opération d'envergure) to be in on it ou on the job○; qui a fait le coup? gén who did it?; ( opération minutieuse) whose work is it, who did the job?; elle m'a fait le coup de la veuve éplorée she did the weeping widow act with me; ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il me fait le coup it's not the first time he's done that to me;

8 (fois, moment) essayer un coup/encore un coup to have a shot/another shot; du premier coup ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt; au deuxième/troisième coup at the second/third attempt; (encore) un coup pour rien no go again○; à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups every time; ce coup-ci/-là this/that time; du coup○ as a result; du même coup○ by the same token; pour le coup○ this time; après coup afterwards, in restropect; au coup par coup as things come; coup sur coup in succession; tout d'un coup, tout à coup suddenly, all of a sudden; d'un coup, d'un seul coup just like that; d'un seul coup d'un seul○ in one fell swoop; en un seul coup in one go○; sur le coup ( à ce moment-là) at the time; [mourir, tuer] instantly, on the spot; rigoler un bon coup to have a good laugh; pleure un bon coup have a good cry; mouche-toi un bon coup give your nose a good blow; respire un grand coup take a deep breath; boire à petits coups to sip; boire à grands coups to swig;

9 ○( boisson) drink; viens, je te paye un coup (à boire) come on, I'll buy you a drink; un coup de rouge/blanc a glass of red/white wine; donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin give me another shot○ of gin;

10 ●( partenaire sexuel) un bon or beau coup a good fuck● ou lay●.

Composés

coup bas ( en boxe) blow ou punch below the belt; fig blow below the belt; c'était un coup bas fig that was below the belt; coups et blessures Jur assault and battery; coups et blessures volontaires malicious wounding ¢; coup droit ( au tennis) (forehand) drive; faire un coup droit ( au tennis) to drive; coup fourré dirty trick; coup franc ( au football) free kick.

Idiomes

tenir le coup ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it○; [véhicule, appareil, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [forces, armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope; j'ai vu venir le coup I could see it coming; faire coup double to kill two birds with one stone; compter les coups ( rester neutre) to stay ou stand on the sidelines; en mettre un coup○ to give it all one's got○; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups○ to be up to no good; les coups sont bons mais rares○! any chance of another drop of wine?; avoir/attraper le coup pour faire qch○ to have/to get the knack of doing sth; tirer un or son coup● to have a screw●.

[ku] nom masculin

A.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION]

1. [généralement] blow, knock

[avec le poing] punch, blow

[avec le pied] kick

un coup violent a hard knock

elle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to death

frapper à coups redoublés to hit twice as hard

donner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightly

donner un coup sec sur quelque chose to give something a (hard ou smart) tap

il frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the door

donner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the table

en arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blows

j'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the head

prendre des coups to get knocked about

recevoir un coup to get hit

rendre coup pour coup (sens propre & figuré) to hit back, to give as good as one gets

coups et blessures DROIT grievous bodily harm

porter un coup à quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to deal somebody a blow

les grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chains

le coup a porté (sens propre & figuré) the blow struck home

2. [attaque, choc] blow, shock

ça m'a fait un coup

a. [émotion] it gave me a shock

b. [déception] it was a blow

sale coup (pour la fanfare)! (familier) that's a bit of a blow ou downer!

en prendre un coup (familier) : trois échecs d'affilée, son moral en a pris un coup with three successive failures, her morale has taken a bit of a bashing

avec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crash

tenir le coup: j'ai trop de travail, je ne sais pas si je tiendrai le coup I've got too much work, I don't know if I'll be able to cope

3. [en boxe] punch, blow

coup bas

a. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the belt

b. (figuré) blow below the belt

c'est un coup bas that's below the belt

tous les coups sont permis (sens propre & figuré) (there are) no holds barred

compter les coups (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

4. ARMEMENT shot, blast

un coup de revolver a shot, a gunshot

le coup est parti

a. [revolver] the gun went off

b. [fusil] the rifle went off

tirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon

(revolver à) six coups six-shot gun

faire coup double

a. CHASSE to do a right and left

b. (figuré) to kill two birds with one stone

5. [bruit - généralement] knock ; [ - sec] rap

[craquement] snap

des coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window

un coup de gong a bang on a gong

[heure sonnée] stroke

6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]

tirer un ou son coup to shoot one's load (vulgaire)

B.[GESTE, ACTION]

1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]

un coup de corne a butt

un coup de langue a lick

elle nettoyait ses chatons à (grands) coups de langue she was licking the kittens clean

un coup de bec

a. (sens propre) a peck

b. (figuré) cutting remark

un coup de dent

a. (sens propre) a bite

b. (figuré) cutting remark

coup de griffe ou patte

a. (sens propre) swipe of the paw

b. (figuré) cutting remark

2. [emploi d'un instrument]

donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipe

je vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) comb

je viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb through

passe un coup d'aspirateur au salon give the living room a quick vacuum

passe un coup d'éponge sur la table give the table a wipe (with the sponge)

un coup de marteau a blow with a hammer

il s'est donné un coup de marteau sur le doigt he hit his finger with a hammer

en deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes

passe un coup dans la salle de bains (familier) give the bathroom a going-over

en donner ou ficher (familier) ou mettre (familier) un coup to get down to business

il a fallu qu'ils en mettent un sacré coup they really had to pull out the stops

3. [au golf, au billard] stroke

TENNIS shot, stroke

coup droit (forehand) drive

4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knack

ah, tu as le coup pour mettre la pagaille! you really have a gift ou a knack for creating havoc, don't you!

une fois que tu auras pris le coup, ça ira tout seul! you'll find it's very easy once you get used to it ou once you've got the knack!

5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

coup de chaleur heatwave

coup de mer heavy swell

coup de vent gust of wind

6. [effet soudain] wave

j'ai un coup de cafard I feel down all of a sudden

j'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me

il a eu un coup de folie et a acheté une Rolls he went mad and bought himself a Rolls-Royce

avoir un coup de chaleur to feel the beginnings of sunstroke

7. (familier) [boisson] drink

j'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink

tu me sers un coup (à boire)? could you pour me a drink?

boire un coup de trop to have one too many

un coup de rouge a glass of red wine

8. [lancer] throw

elle a renversé toutes les boîtes de conserve en un seul coup she knocked down all the cans in one throw

[aux dés] throw (of the dice)

[action, JEUX] move

CARTES go

c'est un coup pour rien

a. [essai] it's a trial run

b. [échec] it's a failure

C.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]

1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick

il prépare un coup he's up to something

(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)

je parie que c'est un coup de Julie! I bet Julie's behind this!

coup en traître stab in the back

monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebody

il nous a encore fait le coup he's pulled the same (old) trick on us again

faire le coup de... à quelqu'un: il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on me

ne me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!

coup monté put-up job, frame-up

faire un coup en douce: il fait toujours ses coups en douce he's always going behind people's backs

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job

3. (familier) [affaire]

je suis sur un coup I'm onto something

je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interested

expliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebody

être dans tous les coups to have a finger in every pie

rattraper le coup to sort things out

il a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it off

elle a réussi son coup she pulled it off

c'est un coup à avoir un accident, ça! that's the sort of thing that causes accidents!

combien crois-tu que ça va coûter? — oh, c'est un coup de 3 000 euros how much do you think it will cost? — oh, about 3,000 euros

[personne - sexuellement] (vulgaire)

c'est un bon coup he/she's a good lay (très familier)

4. [action remarquable, risquée] coup

faire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coup

quand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a hand

tenter le coup to have a go, to give it a try

c'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try

5. [circonstance marquante]

marquer le coup to mark the occasion

un coup de chance ou de pot (familier) ou de bol (familier) a stroke of luck, a lucky break

D.[FOIS] time, go

du premier coup first time, at the first attempt

au prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next go

essaie encore un coup have another go

ce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off

pour un coup (familier) just for (this) once

un bon coup (familier) : c'est ça, pleure un bon coup that's it, have a good cry

vous devriez vous expliquer un bon coup! you should have it out once and for all!

un grand coup (familier) [en se mouchant, sur des bougies]: souffle un grand coup! blow hard!

respire un grand coup take a deep breath

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à coups de locution prépositionnelle

démoli à coups de marteau smashed to pieces with a hammer

la productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonuses

à coup sûr locution adverbiale

undoubtedly, certainly, for sure

elle ne s'engage qu'à coup sûr she only commits herself when she's certain of the outcome

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après coup locution adverbiale

afterwards, later on

son attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospect

à tous les coups locution adverbiale

(familier)

1. [chaque fois] every time

ça marche à tous les coups it never fails

2. [sans aucun doute]

à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgotten

au coup par coup locution adverbiale

(familier) bit by bit

négocier au coup par coup to have piecemeal negotiations

coup sur coup locution adverbiale

one after the other, in quick succession

dans le coup (familier) locution adjectivale

elle est dans le coup

a. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in it

b. [au courant] she knows all about it

c. [à la page] she's hip ou with it

moi, je ne suis plus dans le coup

a. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of it

b. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of it

dans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup to let somebody in on the act

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du coup locution adverbiale

so, as a result

elle ne pouvait pas venir, du coup j'ai reporté le dîner as she couldn't come, I put the dinner off, she couldn't come so I put the dinner off

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d'un (seul) coup locution adverbiale

1. [en une seule fois] in one (go), all at once

il a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one

2. [soudainement] all of a sudden

j'ai eu envie de pleurer/de le gifler, ça m'a pris d'un coup (familier) I got a sudden urge to cry/to slap him

pour le coup locution adverbiale

pour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do next

j'ai aussi failli renverser le lait, c'est pour le coup qu'il aurait été en colère! (familier) I nearly spilt the milk as well, he really would have been furious then!

sous le coup de locution prépositionnelle

faire quelque chose sous le coup de la colère to do something in anger

sous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret later

il est encore sous le coup de l'émotion he still hasn't got over the shock

tomber sous le coup de quelque chose to come within the scope of something

tomber sous le coup de la loi to be punishable by law

sur le coup locution adverbiale

1. [mourir] instantly

2. [à ce moment-là] straightaway, there and then

je n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightaway

sur le coup de locution prépositionnelle

sur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday

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coup d'aile nom masculin

tous les moineaux se sont envolés d'un coup d'aile all the sparrows took wing suddenly

Paris-Bruxelles en un coup d'aile (figuré) Paris-Brussels in one short hop

coup de balai nom masculin

donner un coup de balai to sweep up

je vais donner un coup de balai dans la cuisine I'm going to sweep (out) the kitchen

la cuisine a besoin d'un bon coup de balai the kitchen needs a good sweep

le comité aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai (figuré) the committee could do with a shake-up

coup de barre nom masculin

(familier)

j'ai le coup de barre I feel tired all of a sudden

coup de chapeau nom masculin

praise

donner un coup de chapeau à quelqu'un to praise somebody

son livre mérite un coup de chapeau his book deserves some recognition

coup de cœur nom masculin

avoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with something

voici nos coups de cœur dans la collection de printemps here are our favourite spring outfits

(comme adjectif invariable)

des prix coup de cœur special offers

coup de coude nom masculin

donner un coup de coude à quelqu'un

a. [en signe] to nudge somebody

b. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody

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coup d'éclat nom masculin

feat

faire un coup d'éclat to pull off a coup

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coup d'État nom masculin

[putsch] coup (d'état)

coup de feu nom masculin

1. [tir] shot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot

on a entendu des coups de feu we heard shots being fired ou gunshots

2. (figuré)

c'est le coup de feu there's a sudden rush on

coup de fil

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coup de filet nom masculin

[poissons] draught, haul

[suspects] haul

coup de foudre nom masculin

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE flash of lightning

2. (figuré) love at first sight

ça a été le coup de foudre it was love at first sight

coup de fouet nom masculin

donner un coup de fouet à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody

b. (figuré) to give somebody a boost

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coup fourré nom masculin

(figuré) low trick

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coup franc nom masculin

free kick

coup de fusil nom masculin

1. [acte] shot

[bruit] shot, gunshot

on entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired

recevoir un coup de fusil to get shot

2. (figuré)

on y mange bien, mais après c'est le coup de fusil! it's a good restaurant, but the bill is a bit of a shock!

coup de grâce nom masculin

(sens propre & figuré) coup de grâce, deathblow

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coup du lapin nom masculin

[coup] rabbit punch

[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)

coup de main nom masculin

1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)

MILITAIRE coup de main

2. [aide]

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand

3. [savoir-faire]

avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch

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coup d'œil nom masculin

1. [regard] look, glance

elle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glance

donner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance at

d'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance

avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye

valoir le coup d'œil to be (well) worth seeing

2. [panorama] view

coup de pied nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kick

le coup de pied de l'âne (figuré) the parting shot

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/something

coup de poing nom masculin

punch

donner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebody

faire le coup de poing to brawl, to fight

coup de poing adjectif invariable

‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’

coup de poker nom masculin

(bit of a) gamble

on peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit risky

coup de pompe nom masculin

(familier)

sudden feeling of exhaustion

j'ai un coup de pompe I suddenly feel completely shattered (UK) ou beat (US)

coup de pouce nom masculin

bit of help

donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un to pull (a few) strings for somebody

donner un coup de pouce à quelque chose to give something a bit of a boost

coup de sang nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE stroke

2. (figuré) angry outburst

elle a eu un coup de sang she exploded (with rage)

coup de soleil nom masculin

sunburn (substantif non comptable)

prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

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coup du sort nom masculin

[favorable] stroke of luck

[défavorable] stroke of bad luck

coup de téléphone nom masculin

(phone) call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone à quelqu'un to phone ou to call ou to ring (UK) somebody

recevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone call

coup de tête nom masculin

1. [dans une bagarre] head butt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un to head-butt somebody

2. SPORT header

3. (figuré) (sudden) impulse

sur un coup de tête on (a sudden) impulse

coup de théâtre nom masculin

THÉÂTRE coup de théâtre, sudden twist in the action

(figuré) sudden turn of events

et alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resign

coup de torchon nom masculin

(familier) [bagarre] fist-fight

[nettoyage] clear-out (UK), cleanup

coup de vent nom masculin

1. [rafale] gust (of wind)

2. (locution)

en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirl

entrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off

elle est passée par Lausanne en coup de vent she paid a flying visit to Lausanne

manger en coup de vent to grab something to eat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > coup
3 rematar

v.

1 to finish.

2 to finish off.

para rematar (figurative) to cap o crown it all (para colmo)

Ellos remataron el plan They finished off the plan.

3 to shoot (sport).

rematar de cabeza to head at goal

4 to sell off cheaply.

5 to finish off (costura).

6 to knock down (adjudicar en subasta).

7 to auction off, to auction, to sell at auction.

Ellos remataron la casa They auctioned off the house.

8 to kill off, to finish out, to finish killing, to finish off.

El criminal remató a Ricardo The criminal killed off Richard.

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rematar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acabar) to finish off, round off, put the finishing touches to

■ rematar un trabajo to finish off a job

2 (precios) to knock down; (vender más barato) to sell off cheaply

3 (en subasta) to auction

4 (matar) to kill, finish off

5 DEPORTE to shoot

► verbo intransitivo

1 (terminar) to end up

2 DEPORTE to take a shot at goal, shoot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

rematar de cabeza DEPORTE to head the ball

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verb

1) to finish off

2) end, finish

3) shoot

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1. VT

1) (=matar) to finish off

2) (=terminar) [+ discurso, actuación] to round off, conclude; [+ trabajo] to finish off; [+ bebida, comida] to finish up, finish off

remató el concierto cantando su último éxito — she rounded off the concert by singing her latest hit

3) (Tenis) to smash; (Ftbl) [con el pie] to shoot; [con la cabeza] to head

remató el centro (de cabeza) — he met the cross (with a header)

remató la jugada — he finished off the move

4) (Cos) to cast off

5) (Arquit) to top, crown

6) LAm (Com) (=subastar) to auction; (=liquidar) to sell off cheap

7) Cono Sur [+ caballo] to pull up

2. VI

1) (=terminar) to end, finish off

remató con un par de chistes — he ended o finished off with a couple of jokes

2)

rematar en — to end in

es del tipo que remata en punta — it's the sort which ends in a point

fue una broma que remató en tragedia — it was a prank which ended in tragedy

3) (Tenis) to smash; (Ftbl) [con el pie] to shoot; [con la cabeza] to head

rematar de cabeza — to head the ball towards goal

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <actuación/intervención> to round off, finish off; < negocio> to conclude, close; <torre/bastón> to top, crown

y para rematarla — (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) < costura> to finish off

c) <animal/persona> to finish off

2) ( en tenis) to smash; ( en vóleibol) to spike; ( en fútbol)

remató el centro a la portería — he hit the cross straight into the goal

3) (AmL)

a) ( en subasta - vender) to auction; (- comprar) to buy... at an auction

se remató en $80.000 — it went for $80,000

b) ( liquidar) to sell... off cheaply
2.
rematar vi

1) ( terminar) to end

rematar EN algo — to end in something

2) ( en tenis) to smash; ( en vóleibol) to spike; ( en fútbol) to shoot

rematar de cabeza — to head the ball

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= finish off, top + Nombre + off, bookend, finish + Nombre + off.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.

Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <actuación/intervención> to round off, finish off; < negocio> to conclude, close; <torre/bastón> to top, crown

y para rematarla — (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) < costura> to finish off

c) <animal/persona> to finish off

2) ( en tenis) to smash; ( en vóleibol) to spike; ( en fútbol)

remató el centro a la portería — he hit the cross straight into the goal

3) (AmL)

a) ( en subasta - vender) to auction; (- comprar) to buy... at an auction

se remató en $80.000 — it went for $80,000

b) ( liquidar) to sell... off cheaply
2.
rematar vi

1) ( terminar) to end

rematar EN algo — to end in something

2) ( en tenis) to smash; ( en vóleibol) to spike; ( en fútbol) to shoot

rematar de cabeza — to head the ball

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= finish off, top + Nombre + off, bookend, finish + Nombre + off.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.

Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

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rematar [A1 ]

vt

A (terminar, cerrar)

1 ‹actuación/intervención› to round off, finish off; ‹negocio› to conclude, close; ‹torre› to top, crown

un mango de oro remataba el bastón a golden handle topped the walking stick

y para rematarla ( fam); and to crown o cap it all ( colloq)

2 ‹costura› to finish off

3 ‹animal/persona› to finish off

lo remató de un tiro he shot him and finished him off

B

1 (en tenis) to smash

2 (en vóleibol) to spike

3

(en fútbol): remató el centro a las manos del portero he hit the cross straight into the goalkeeper's hands

C ( AmL)

1 (en una subasta — vender) to auction; (— comprar) to buy … at an auction

se remató en $80.000 it went for $80,000

2 (liquidar) to sell … off cheaply

■ rematar

vi

A (terminar) to end rematar EN algo to end IN sth

remata en un arco it ends in an arch

la falda remata en un volante the skirt ends in a flounce

B

1 (en tenis) to smash

2 (en vóleibol) to spike

3 (en fútbol) to shoot

rematar de cabeza to head the ball

remató desviado he shot wide

remató a las manos del guardameta he hit the ball o he shot straight into the hands of the goalkeeper

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rematar ( conjugate rematar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹actuación/intervención› to round off, finish off;

‹ negocio› to conclude, close;
‹torre/bastón› to top, crown;
◊ y para rematarla (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ‹ costura› to finish off

c) ‹animal/persona› to finish off

2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol):
◊ remató el centro a la portería he hit the cross straight into the goal

3 (AmL)
a) ( en subasta — vender) to auction;

(— comprar) to buy … at an auction
b) ( liquidar) to sell … off cheaply

verbo intransitivo
1 ( terminar) rematar EN algo to end in sth
2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol) to shoot;
◊ rematar de cabeza to head the ball

rematar
I verbo transitivo
1 (terminar de matar) to finish off, kill off
2 (concluir) to finish off, round off: tenía que rematar el cuadro, he had to put the finishing touches to the painting
3 (estar en el extremo) to be at the top of, crown
4 Cost to finish off
5 Com (liquidar) to sell off
II verbo transitivo & vi Dep to shoot
(en tenis) to smash
' rematar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ultimar
- acabar
- terminar
English:
finish off
- auction
- round
- smash

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rematar

♦ vt

1. [acabar] to finish;

remató su actuación cantando su éxito más famoso she rounded off the performance by singing her best-known hit;

Comp

para rematar to cap o crown it all

2. [matar] to finish off;

tuvieron que rematar al caballo de un tiro they had to shoot the horse to put it out of its misery

3. Dep
rematar un córner [con el pie] to shoot from a corner;
[con la cabeza] to head a corner;
remató a gol un centro de su compañero he turned in a cross from his team-mate

4. [liquidar, vender] to sell off cheaply

5. [costura, adorno] to finish off;

remató la tarta con trocitos de fruta he decorated the cake with some pieces of fruit

6. [adjudicar en subasta] to knock down

7. Andes, RP [subastar] to auction

♦ vi

1. [acabar]
la casa remata con una veleta the house is topped by a weather vane

2. Dep [con el pie] to shoot;

rematar a puerta [con el pie] to shoot at goal;

rematar de cabeza to head at goal

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rematar

I v/t

1 ( acabar del todo) finish off

2 L.Am.
COM auction
II v/i en fútbol shoot;

rematar de cabeza head the ball;

rematar a puerta shoot at goal, take a shot at goal

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rematar vt

1) : to finish off

2) : to auction

rematar vi

1) : to shoot

2) : to end

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rematar vb

1. (en general) to finish off

el grupo remató la actuación con su tema más famoso the group finished off the show with their most famous song

2. (en fútbol, etc) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

el delantero remató la jugada the forward shot at goal

rematar de cabeza to head the ball home

Spanish-English dictionary > rematar
4 bala

f.

1 bullet (proyectil).

entró como una bala she rushed in

salió como una bala he shot off

bala de goma plastic bullet

bala perdida (informal figurative) good-for-nothing

2 bale (fardo).

pres.indicat.

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

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bala

► nombre femenino

1 bullet

■ tiene una herida de bala he has a bullet wound

■ recibió una herida de bala he was hit by a bullet

■ el coche presentaba dos impactos de bala the car had been hit by two bullets

2 (paquete) bale

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como una bala familiar like a shot

■ mi moto nueva va como una bala my new motorbike goes like a bullet

bala de cañon cannonball

bala rasa good-for-nothing

bala perdida stray bullet 2 figurado birdbrain

bala trazadora tracer bullet

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noun f.

1) bullet

2) bale

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1. SF

1) (=proyectil) bullet

una bala perdida lo alcanzó en el hombro — he was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet

sonaron dos disparos de bala — two gunshots rang out

• disparar una bala — to fire a bullet

• a prueba de balas — bullet-proof

un chaleco a prueba de balas — a bullet-proof vest

- como una bala

entró como una bala — he came shooting in, he came in like a shot

el tren pasó como una bala — the train shot o flew past

comió como una bala y se fue — he bolted his food down and left

- no le entran balas

- ni a bala

- estar o quedar con la bala pasada

- ser una bala

- tirar con bala

bala de cañón — cannonball

bala de fogueo — blank (cartridge)

bala de goma — plastic bullet, rubber bullet

bala de salva — blank round

bala fría — spent bullet

bala trazadora — tracer bullet

2) (=fardo) bale

una bala de heno — a bale of hay

3) (Tip)

bala de entintar — ink(ing) ball

4) LAm (Dep) shot

lanzamiento de bala — shot put

2.

SMF * (=juerguista)

- ser un bala perdida

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femenino

1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ball

a prueba de balas — bulletproof

una bala perdida — a stray bullet

como (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)

pasar como (una) bala — to shoot past

echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)

no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)

llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry

no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots

ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)

es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)

es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player

ser un(a) bala perdida — to be a good-for-nothing

- bala de fogueo

- bala de goma/plástico

2) (AmL) (Dep) shot

lanzamiento de bala — shot put

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= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.

Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.

Ex. They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.

Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

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* bala cargada = live bullet.

* bala de verdad = live bullet.

* bala perdida = loose cannon.

* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.

* herida de bala = gunshot wound.

* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

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femenino

1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ball

a prueba de balas — bulletproof

una bala perdida — a stray bullet

como (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)

pasar como (una) bala — to shoot past

echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)

no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)

llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry

no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots

ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)

es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)

es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player

ser un(a) bala perdida — to be a good-for-nothing

- bala de fogueo

- bala de goma/plástico

2) (AmL) (Dep) shot

lanzamiento de bala — shot put

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= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.

Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.

Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.

Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

* bala cargada = live bullet.

* bala de verdad = live bullet.

* bala perdida = loose cannon.

* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.

* herida de bala = gunshot wound.

* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

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bala

feminine

A ( Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; (de cañón) cannon ball

a prueba de balas bulletproof

una bala perdida lo alcanzó en el costado a stray bullet hit him in the side

como (una) bala like a shot ( colloq)

salió como (una) bala he left like a shot

la moto pasó como (una) bala the motorbike shot past

llegó como (una) bala cuando se enteró he was there in a flash when he heard

echar bala ( Méx) (disparar) to fire shots

(estar furioso): con lo del matrimonio de su hija está que echa bala she's really fuming about her daughter's marriage

no le toques ese asunto, se pone que echa bala don't touch on that subject or he'll fly off the handle ( colloq)

llevar bala ( Méx fam); to be in a hurry

ni a bala (Col, Méx fam): ni a bala van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they're going to make me take back what I said ( colloq)

la física no le entra ni a bala he's absolutely useless at physics

no paga una cuenta ni a bala he's terrible when it comes to paying his bills, he doesn't believe in paying his bills ( colloq)

no entrarle balas a algo/algn ( Chi fam): tiene 70 años y no le entran balas he's 70 years old and as fit as a fiddle o as tough as old boots o as strong as an ox

a este motor no le entran balas this engine will stand up to anything

ser como bala( Chi) or ( Méx) una bala para algo ( fam): es como bala para las matemáticas she's a real mathematical genius o ( colloq) a whizz at math(s), she's brilliant at math(s)

es una bala para el dominó he's a tremendous domino player

ése es como bala para el trago ( hum); he's got (his) drinking down to a fine art ( colloq)

ser un(a) bala perdida or ( Méx) rasa to be a good-for-nothing o an idle layabout

tirar con bala to get straight to the point

—aquí tiran con bala —pensé there's no beating about the bush o they get straight to the point here, I thought

Compuestos:

● bala de fogueo

blank, blank round

● bala de goma

rubber bullet

● bala de plástico

plastic bullet, baton round

● bala de salva

blank, blank round

● bala expansiva

dumdum, dumdum bullet

● bala mágica

magic bullet

B ( AmL) ( Dep) shot

lanzamiento de bala shot put

C (de lana, algodón) bale

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Del verbo balar: ( conjugate balar)

bala es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
bala
balar
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet;
( de cañón) cannon ball;
◊ bala de fogueo blank (round o cartridge);

bala de goma/plástico rubber/plastic bullet;
a prueba de balas bulletproof;
una bala perdida a stray bullet;
como (una) bala ‹salir/entrar› like a shot (colloq)
2 (AmL) (Dep) shot;
◊ lanzamiento de bala shot put

balar ( conjugate balar) verbo intransitivo
to bleat, baa
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (proyectil) bullet
bala perdida, stray bullet, fig fam (alocado, tarambana) crackpot, oddball
2 (de hierba, paja, ropa, etc) bale
♦ Locuciones: tirar con bala (decir algo con mala intención) to be bitchy o to say sthg hurtful: Margarita siempre las tira con bala, Margarita is always so nasty
como una bala, like a shot
balar verbo intransitivo to bleat
' bala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- casquillo
- fogueo
- herida
- impacto
- perdida
- perdido
- rebotar
- rebote
- alojar
- atravesar
- balín
- extraer
- incrustar
- lanzador
- lanzamiento
- orificio
- penetrar
- perforar
- retachar
- rozar
- traspasar
- zumbar
English:
blank
- bullet
- cannonball
- feel
- hit
- plastic bullet
- ricochet
- round
- shoot
- shoot back
- spent
- stray
- strike
- whine
- cannon
- embed
- flash
- gun
- lodge
- miss
- plastic
- rubber
- shot

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bala

♦ nf

1. [proyectil] bullet;

fue herido de bala he was wounded by a gunshot;

recibió cinco impactos de bala she received five bullet wounds;

Comp
Fam
como una bala: entró como una bala he rushed in;

salió como una bala he shot off;

Comp
Col, Méx Fam
ni a bala no way;

Comp
CSur Fam
no le entran ni las balas nothing will get through to him;

Comp

tirar con bala to snipe, to make snide remarks

Comp
bala de fogueo blank cartridge, blank;
bala de goma rubber bullet;

bala perdida stray bullet;

bala de plástico plastic bullet

2. [fardo] bale

3. Am Dep shot;

lanzamiento de bala shot put

4. Am Fam [persona inteligente]
es una bala para la física she's a whizz at physics

♦ nmf
Fam bala perdida good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well;
bala rasa good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well

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bala

f bullet;

como una bala like lightning;

ni a bala L.Am. fam no way fam

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bala nf

1) : bullet

2) : bale

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bala n

1. (de arma) bullet

compró balas para su pistola he bought some bullets for his gun

2. (de paja, algodón) bale

Spanish-English dictionary > bala
5 palo

m.

1 stick (trozo de madera).

los palos de la tienda de campaña the tent poles

a palo seco (informal) without anything else, on its own; (sin nada más) neat (bebida)

dar palos de ciego (figurative) to lash out (wildly); (criticar) to grope around in the dark (no saber qué hacer)

de tal palo tal astilla (Prov) he's/she's a chip off the old block

2 club.

estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times

3 mast.

palo mayor mainmast

4 suit.

5 tree (botany).

palo santo lignum vitae

6 blow (blow).

se ha llevado muchos palos últimamente (with a stick)(mala crítica) he's had to put up with a lot recently

liarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with somebody)

moler a alguien a palos to thrash somebody

7 piece of wood, log, piece of timber.

8 hit, blow, whack.

9 tent stake, tent pole.

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palo

► nombre masculino

1 (estaca) stick; (de valla) post; (de telégrafos) pole

2 (golpe) blow

■ le pegaron un palo que casi lo matan they almost beat him to death

■ ha sido un palo que se las supendieran todas what a drag that he's failed every subject!

3 (madera) wood

4 (de la letra) stroke

■ haz el palo de la "p" más largo make the stroke of the "p" longer

5 (de baraja) suit

6 MARÍTIMO mast

7 DEPORTE (de una portería) goal post

8 (de golf) club

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a palo seco (comida) on its own 2 (bebida) neat

dar palos to beat

dar palos de ciego to grope about in the dark

de tal palo tal astila like father like son

echar a palos to kick out

estar hecho,-a un palo familiar to be as thin as a rake

no dar un palo al agua familiar not to do a stroke

palo de escoba broomstick

palo de golf golf club

palo dulce liquorice

palo mayor mainmast

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noun m.

stick

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SM

1) (=vara) [de poco grosor] stick; [fijo en el suelo] post; [de telégrafos, tienda de campaña] pole; [de herramienta] handle, shaft

le pegó con un palo — he hit him with a stick

las gallinas estaban subidas en el palo — the hens were sitting on the perch

el palo de la fregona — the mop handle

• política de palo y zanahoria — carrot and stick policy

- estar hecho un palo

- meter palos en las ruedas

más tieso que un palo —

andaba más tieso que un palo — he walked bolt upright

te voy a poner más tieso que un palo — I'm going to give you a good hiding

- de tal palo tal astilla

palo de amasar — Arg, Uru rolling pin

palo de escoba — broomstick

palo ensebado — greasy pole

2) (=madera)

cuchara de palo — wooden spoon

pata de palo — wooden leg, peg leg

3) (=golpe) blow

un par de palos es lo que tú necesitas — what you need is a good hiding

• dar o pegar un palo a algn — (=golpear) to hit sb with a stick; * (=timar) to rip sb off *

los críticos le dieron un palo a la obra — the critics slated the play *

vaya palo me pegaron en ese restaurante — they really ripped me off in that restaurant *

dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

- andar a palos

- dar palos de ciego

- no dar o pegar ni palo al agua

- moler a algn a palos

ni a palos * —

ni a palos va a aprender la lección — there's no way he's going to learn the lesson *

ni a palos me voy yo de aquí dejándote sola — wild horses wouldn't make me go off and leave you on your own, there's no way I would go off and leave you on your own *

4) * (=disgusto) bummer **, nightmare *

es un palo que te bajen el sueldo — it's a real bummer ** o nightmare * that they're cutting your salary

¡qué palo si suspendo! — it'll be a real bummer ** o nightmare * if I fail!

• dar palo, me daría palo que se enterase — I would hate it if he found out

• llevarse un palo, nos llevamos un palo muy gordo cuando descubrimos la verdad — it was a real blow when we found out the truth

Manuel se ha llevado un gran palo con Luisa — Manuel has been badly let down by Luisa

5) (Náut) mast

- a palo seco
[comer, beber]
nos tomamos el vino a palo seco — we had the wine on its own

nos comimos el jamón a palo seco — we had the ham on its own, we had the ham with nothing to wash it down

no pasa un día a palo seco — Ven he never goes a single day without a drink

vermut a palo seco — straight vermouth

- que cada palo aguante su vela

palo de mesana — mizzenmast

palo de trinquete — foremast

palo mayor — mainmast

6) (Dep)

a) [de portería] post

el balón se coló entre los palos — the ball went between the posts

b) [para golpear] [en hockey] stick; [en golf] club

palo de golf — golf club

7) (=de uva) stalk

8) (Tip) [de b, d] upstroke; [de p, q] downstroke

hace los palos muy largos — he makes long strokes

9) (Naipes) suit

cambiar de palo — to change suit

seguir el palo — to follow suit

palo del triunfo — trump suit, trumps pl

10) (Mús) [en flamenco] style

11) esp LAm (Bot) tree

palo de hule — CAm rubber tree

palo de mango — mango tree

palo dulce — liquorice root

palo (de) rosa — rosewood

palo santo — lignum vitae

12) Ven * [de licor] swig *, slug *

pegarse unos palos — to have a few drinks

- darse al palo

- a medio palo

13) Chile
*
- tirar el palo

palo blanco — man of straw

palo grueso — big shot *

14) Méx *** (=acto sexual) screw ***

echar un palo — to have a screw ***

15) Col, Ven

un palo de: un palo de casa — a marvellous house

es un palo de hombre — he's a great guy

cayó un palo de agua — the rain came pouring down, there was a huge downpour *

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masculino

1)

a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent pole

palo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle

clavar un palo en la tierra — to drive a stake into the ground

(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree

c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club; ( de hockey) hockey stick

d) (Náut) mast

a palo seco — (fam)

se lo comió a palo seco — she ate it on its own

me lo dijo a palo seco — she told me outright

e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)

- palo de amasar

- palo de mayo

- palo grueso

- palo mayor

2) ( madera) wood

no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

- palo de rosa

- palo dulce

3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender

4)

a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)

lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark

ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win

b) (fam) (revés, daño) blow

c) (fam) ( en cuestiones de dinero)

darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)

5) ( en naipes) suit

seguir el palo — to follow suit

6) (AmL arg) ( millón) million pesos (o soles etc)

7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink

8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)

cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down

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= handle, stick, lance.

Ex. The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

Ex. Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.

Ex. Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.

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* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.

* palo de golf = golf club.

* palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.

* palo de rosa = rosewood.

* palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.

* palos al aire = a stab in the dark.

* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.

* palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.

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masculino

1)

a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent pole

palo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle

clavar un palo en la tierra — to drive a stake into the ground

(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree

c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club; ( de hockey) hockey stick

d) (Náut) mast

a palo seco — (fam)

se lo comió a palo seco — she ate it on its own

me lo dijo a palo seco — she told me outright

e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)

- palo de amasar

- palo de mayo

- palo grueso

- palo mayor

2) ( madera) wood

no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

- palo de rosa

- palo dulce

3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender

4)

a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)

lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark

ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win

b) (fam) (revés, daño) blow

c) (fam) ( en cuestiones de dinero)

darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)

5) ( en naipes) suit

seguir el palo — to follow suit

6) (AmL arg) ( millón) million pesos (o soles etc)

7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink

8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)

cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down

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= handle, stick, lance.

Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.

Ex: Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.

* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.

* palo de golf = golf club.

* palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.

* palo de rosa = rosewood.

* palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.

* palos al aire = a stab in the dark.

* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.

* palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.

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palo

masculine

A

1 (trozo de madera) stick; (de una valla) post; (de una herramienta) handle; (de telégrafos) pole

clavar un palo en la tierra to drive a stake into the ground

la pelota dio en el palo the ball hit the post o goalpost

el palo de la escoba the broomstick o broomhandle

me pegaba con un palo he used to hit me with a stick

estar (flaco) como un palo ( fam); to be as thin as a rake

más tieso que un palo as stiff as a board o ( BrE) poker

de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son ( o like mother like daughter etc)

2 (de una tienda, carpa) tent pole

3 (AmC, Col fam) (árbol) tree

4 ( Dep) (de golf) club, golf club; (de hockey) hockey stick

5 (de un polo) stick

6 ( Náut) mast

a palo seco ( fam); under bare poles

se lo comió a palo seco she ate it on its own

no me gusta beberlo a palo seco I don't like drinking it without eating anything

me lo dijo a palo seco she told me outright o ( BrE) straight out

le pagaron los $10, a palo seco he was paid the $10 and not a penny more o and that was it

le sacaron la muela a palo seco he had the tooth taken out with no anesthetic

que cada palo aguante su vela each of us must face up to our own responsibilities

7 palos mpl ( Equ) rails (pl)

iba por los palos he was staying close to the rails

Compuestos:

● palo de amasar

( RPl) rolling pin

● palo de mayo

( AmC) style of music and dance from the Atlantic coast

● palo de mesana

mizzenmast

● palo de trinquete

foremast

● palo ensebado

greasy pole

● palo grueso

( Chi fam) fat cat ( colloq)

● palo mayor

mainmast

B (madera) wood pata¹ (↑ pata (1))

los de afuera son de palo ( RPl); those not in the game, keep quiet

no está el palo para cucharas ( Col fam); the time isn't right, circumstances are not favorable

Compuestos:

● palo blanco

A ( Bot) paradise tree

B ( Chi) (testaferro) front man, figurehead

● palo de rosa

rosewood

● palo dulce

licorice*

● palo santo

lignum vitae

C ( Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender

Compuesto:

palo bastón

sans serif, sanserif

D

1 ( fam) (golpe) blow (with a stick)

le dieron un palo en la cabeza he got whacked on the head with a stick ( colloq)

lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue

dar palos de ciego (al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; (para resolver un problema) to grope in the dark

ni a palo(s) ( AmS); no way

ni a palo(s) van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they'll get me to take back what I said

palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas you can't win

2 ( fam) (revés, daño) blow

el accidente de su hijo fue un palo muy gordo his son's accident was a terrible blow

¡qué palo! han perdido otra vez what a downer! they've lost again ( colloq)

el libro recibió un buen palo de la crítica the book was panned o ( AmE) roasted o ( BrE) slated by the critics

3 ( fam)

(en cuestiones de dinero): darle or pegarle un palo a algn to rip sb off ( colloq)

E (en naipes) suit

seguir el palo to follow suit

F ( AmL arg) (millón) million pesos ( o soles etc)

G ( Ven fam) (trago) drink

vamos a echar unos palos let's have a drink

H

( Méx vulg) (en sentido sexual): echarse un palo to have a screw ( vulg)

I

1

(Col, Ven fam) (de agua): ayer cayó un palo de agua it poured (with rain) yesterday, it poured down yesterday

2 ( Col fam) (caballo) outsider, long shot; (persona) outsider

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palo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( trozo de madera) stick;

(de valla, portería) post;
( de herramienta) handle;
(de tienda, carpa) tent pole;
◊ palo de escoba broomstick, broomhandle;

de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)
b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree

c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club;

( de hockey) hockey stick
d) (Náut) mast;

◊ palo mayor mainmast

2 ( madera) wood;
◊ cuchara de palo wooden spoon

3 (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick);
◊ lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue

4 ( en naipes) suit
palo sustantivo masculino
1 stick: este queso está más seco que un palo, this cheese is as dry as dust
su hermano está como un palo, his brother is as thin as a rake
2 (estacazo) blow
3 fam (disgusto, golpe) blow: su muerte ha sido un palo para ella, his death was a real blow to her
me da palo tener que decírselo yo, I'm really cut up about having to tell her
(decepción) disappointment: menudo palo nos dio cuando nos dijeron que no cantaría, it was a real disappointment to us when we heard that he wasn't going to sing
(rollo) drag
4 (madera) una cuchara/pata de palo, a wooden spoon/ leg
5 Náut (mástil) mast
palo mayor, mainmast
6 Dep (de portería) woodwork
7 Golf club
8 Naipes suit
♦ Locuciones: moler a palos a alguien, to beat sb up
a palo seco, on its own
de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son
' palo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astilla
- caballito
- estaca
- garrote
- hisopo
- jarabe
- tranca
- trinquete
- vara
- verga
- bolo
- cachiporra
- corazón
- empuñar
- espada
- extremo
- helado
- oro
- partir
- pata
- pica
- pique
- rombo
- trébol
- triunfo
English:
broomstick
- carrot
- chip
- club
- drive
- end
- father
- golf club
- like
- pointed
- Pole
- ram
- rosewood
- shaft
- stake
- stick
- stout
- stroke
- suit
- taper
- wave
- wooden
- broom
- dead
- golf
- pole
- spar
- wood

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palo nm

1. [trozo de madera] stick;

palo de escoba broomhandle;

los palos de la tienda de campaña the tent poles;

Comp
Fam
como un palo [flaco] as thin as a rake;

Prov

de tal palo, tal astilla like father like son

Comp
RP palo de amasar rolling pin
2. [de golf] club;
[de hockey] stick
3. [de portería] [laterales] post;
[larguero] bar;
estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times

4. [mástil] mast;

Comp
Fam
a palo seco [sin nada más] without anything else, on its own;
[bebida] neat;
Comp

que cada palo aguante su vela each of us is responsible for his/her own affairs

Comp
palo mayor mainmast;
palo de mesana mizzenmast;

palo de trinquete foremast

5. [golpe] blow (with a stick);

dar de palos a alguien to beat o hit sb (with a stick);

liarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with sb);

moler a alguien a palos to thrash sb (with a stick);

Comp

dar palos de ciego [criticar] to lash out (wildly);
[no saber qué hacer] to grope around in the dark;
Comp
Andes, RP Fam
ni a palos: eso no lo hago ni a palos there's no way I'm going to do that;

Comp
Fam
no dar o [m5] pegar un palo al agua not to do a stroke of work

6. [mala crítica] bad review;

se llevó muchos palos de la crítica she was panned by the critics

7. Fam [desgracia, trauma] blow;

¡qué palo, me han suspendido! what a drag, I've failed!;

se ha llevado muchos palos últimamente he's had to put up with a lot recently

8. Fam [reparo]
me da palo hacerlo/decirlo I hate having to do/say it;

prefiero que se lo digas tú, a mí me da mucho palo I'd rather you told him, I really don't want to

9. Fam [pesadez] pain, drag;

da mucho palo ponerse a estudiar en verano it's a pain o drag having to start studying during the summer

10. Fam [atraco, robo]
darle un palo a alguien [por la calle] to mug sb;

dar un palo en un banco to stick up a bank

11. [de baraja] suit

12. Imprenta [en letra] stroke

13. [de cante flamenco] = style of flamenco singing;

Comp
Fam
tocar todos los palos [hacer de todo] to do a bit of everything

14. [madera]
de palo wooden;

una cuchara de palo a wooden spoon;
Am
no ser de palo not to be made of stone;
RP Fam
los de afuera son de palo outsiders have no say

Comp
palo de rosa rosewood
15. Am [árbol, arbusto] tree

Comp
palo borracho silk floss tree;
palo de Brasil brazil wood tree;

palo dulce liquorice root;

palo santo lignum vitae

16. Carib Fam [trago, copa] drink

17. Am Fam [millón] million;

esa casa vale dos palos y medio this house is worth two and a half million

Comp
un palo verde a million bucks
18. Col, Méx, Pan, Ven Fam [como intensificador]
palo de hombre great man;

palo de mujer real beauty;

palo de agua [aguacero] downpour, deluge of rain

19. Comp
Cuba, Méx muy Fam
echarse un palo to have a screw, Br to have it off;
Ven Fam
echar un palo to have a drink;
Ven Fam
ir o [m5] venir palo abajo to go downhill, to go from bad to worse

* * *

palo

m

1 de madera etc stick;

de tal palo tal astilla a chip off the old block fam ;

dar palos de ciego (no saber cómo actuar) grope in the dark; ( criticar) lash out wildly

2 MAR mast;

que cada palo aguante su vela everybody has to stand up and be counted

3 de portería post, upright

4 fig

blow

5

:

a medio palo L.Am. half-drunk;

a palo seco whiskey straight up

6 L.Am.

ser un palo be fantastic

7

:

echarse un palo Méx vulg have a screw vulg

* * *

palo nm

1) : stick, pole, post

2) : shaft, handle

palo de escoba: broomstick

3) : mast, spar

4) : wood

5) : blow (with a stick)

6) : suit (of cards)

* * *

palo n

1. (vara) stick

2. (mástil) mast

3. (de golf) club

4. (de fútbol) post

el balón dio en el palo the ball hit the post

5. (de hockey) stick

6. (disgusto) blow

¡qué palo! what a blow!

7. (de la baraja) suit

a palo seco on its own

dar de palos to hit with a stick

dio de palos a la serpiente he hit the snake with a stick

dar un palo to hit with a stick

le dio al burro un palo he hit the donkey with a stick

de palo wooden

una cuchara de palo wooden spoon

de tal palo tal astilla like father like son

palo de escoba broomstick

palo de telégrafo telegraph post

Spanish-English dictionary > palo
6 машина

engine, frame текст., machine

* * *
маши́на ж.
1. machine

2. ( двигатель) engine

3. ( автомобиль) car; truck; vehicle

агломерацио́нная маши́на — sintering machine

агломерацио́нная маши́на для пе́рвой ста́дии о́бжига — first-pass sintering machine

агломерацио́нная маши́на непреры́вного де́йствия — continuous sinter machine

агрега́тная маши́на — integrated machine

адресова́льная маши́на полигр. — addressing machine

алфави́тная маши́на полигр. — alphabet cutting and printing machine

аппретиро́вочная маши́на кож. — finishing [seasoning, sizing] machine

аппретиро́вочная, щё́точная маши́на кож. — brushing machine

аппрету́рная маши́на текст. — finishing machine

армату́рно-намо́точная маши́на — wire-winding machine

ба́герно-элева́торная маши́на — dredging-and-hoisting machine

балансиро́вочная маши́на — balancing machine

балластиро́вочная маши́на — ballasting machine, ballast router

банда́жно-ги́бочная маши́на — tyre-bending machine

бандеро́льная маши́на — banderoling machine

банкоукла́дочная маши́на — can packing machine

бё́рдочная маши́на текст. — reed-making machine

бетони́рующая маши́на — concreting machine

бетоноотде́лочная маши́на — concrete-finishing machine

бетонораспредели́тельная маши́на — concrete-distributing [concrete-spreading] machine

бетоноукла́дочная маши́на — concrete-placing machine

бетоноукла́дочная маши́на с уплотня́ющим вибробру́сом — concrete vibratory machine, vibratory concrete placer

бигова́льная маши́на полигр. — bending machine

билетопеча́тающая маши́на — ticket printing machine

бинторе́зальная маши́на текст. — cloth-slitting machine

бланширо́вочная маши́на — blanching machine, blancher

бланширо́вочно-очисти́тельная маши́на — peeling scalder, scalder-peeler

бобине́товая маши́на текст. — curtain-lace machine

бобине́товая, двухря́дная маши́на текст. — double-tier net machine

бобиноре́зальная маши́на и перемо́точная маши́на полигр. — slitting-and-rewinding machine

борторе́зательная маши́на рез. — bead cutter, debeading machine

ботвоубо́рочная маши́на — haulm gatherer, top-gathering machine

ботвоудаля́ющая маши́на — haulm removing machine

бочкоразли́вочная маши́на — cask racking machine, cask racker

бракера́жная маши́на ( для бутылок) — quality-control machine

брако́вочно-нака́тная маши́на текст. — cloth rolling-and-inspection machine

брикетиро́вочная маши́на с.-х. — tableting machine; ( для сена) wafering machine, hay cuber

бронзирова́льная маши́на полигр. — bronzing machine

брошюро́вочная маши́на — bookbinding machine

буквонабо́рная маши́на — typesetter

буквофотографи́рующая маши́на — photocomposing machine, photosetter

бумагоде́лательная маши́на — paper-making machine

бумагообмо́точная маши́на — paper-lapping machine

бумагоре́зальная маши́на — paper-curting machine, (paper) cutter

бунтовяза́льная маши́на прок. — wiring machine

бури́льная маши́на

1. rock drill, drilling machine, stoper, drifter

2. ( для установки столбов электролиний) pole-hole digger

бури́льная, враща́тельная маши́на — rotative drill, rotative drilling machine

бури́льная, коло́нковая маши́на — air-leg rock drill, air drifter

бури́льная, молотко́вая маши́на — hammer drill, hammer drilling machine

бури́льная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — compressed-air drill, compressed-air drilling machine

бури́льная, ручна́я маши́на — hand-held [jack hammer] drill, hand-held drilling machine

бури́льная, телескопи́ческая маши́на — air-feed [telescopic] drill, air-feed stoper, telescope drilling machine

бури́льная, уда́рно-враща́тельная маши́на — rotative-percussive drill, rotative-percussive drilling machine

бури́льная, уда́рно-поворо́тная маши́на — percussive drill, percussive drilling machine

бури́льная, электри́ческая маши́на — electric drill, electric drilling machine

буросбо́ечная маши́на — hole drilling machine

бутылкомо́ечная маши́на — bottle washing machine

бухга́лтерская маши́на — accounting machine

ва́куум-зака́точная маши́на — vacuum seaming machine

ва́куум-меси́льная маши́на — vacuum kneading machine

ва́куум-разли́вочная маши́на — vacuum filling machine, vacuum filler

ва́куум-укупо́рочная маши́на — vacuum capping [vacuum closing] machine

ва́куум-упако́вочная маши́на — vacuum packing machine, vacuum packer

ва́куум-формо́вочная маши́на — vacuum-forming machine

ва́личная маши́на кож. — striking-out machine

ва́личная, разводна́я маши́на кож. — scouring roller

ва́лочная маши́на лес. — felling machine

валя́льная маши́на — planking machine

валя́льная, цилиндри́ческая маши́на — rotary milling machine

валя́льно-во́йлочная маши́на — bumping machine

ва́фельная маши́на — wafer machine

ве́ечная маши́на — winnowing machine, winnower

вероя́тностная маши́на киб. — probabilistic machine

вертика́льно-ко́вочная маши́на — vertical forging machine

взбива́льная маши́на пищ. — beater, beating [wrip(ping), whisk(ing) ] machine

вибрацио́нная маши́на — vibration machine

вибрацио́нная, безуда́рная маши́на — shock-free vibration machine

вибрацио́нная, резона́нсная маши́на — resonant vibration machine

виброукла́дочная маши́на пищ. — vibropacker

воздуходу́вная маши́на — air blower

волокноотдели́тельная маши́на — fibre-extracting machine

волососго́нная маши́на — unhairing machine

волочи́льная маши́на — drawing machine

ворсова́льная маши́на — carding [raising, nepping] machine

ворсова́льная маши́на двойно́го де́йствия — double-acting raising machine

ворсова́льная, ши́шечная маши́на — gig(ging) [raising (teasel)] machine

ворсова́льная, щё́точная маши́на — brushing machine

ворсоре́зная ди́сковая маши́на — circular knife fustian machine

вру́бовая маши́на — coal cutter

вру́бовая, ба́шенная маши́на — turret coal cutter

вру́бовая, ди́сковая маши́на — disk coal cutter

вру́бовая маши́на для ве́рхней подру́бки — overcut coal cutter

вру́бовая маши́на для дугово́го вру́ба — arcwaller, arcwall cutter

вру́бовая маши́на для ни́жней зару́бки — undercut coal cutter

вру́бовая, короткозабо́йная цепна́я маши́на — chain breast coal cutter

вру́бовая, многоба́ровая маши́на — multijib coal cutter

вру́бовая маши́на на гу́сеничном ходу́ — crawler-mounted coal cutter

вру́бовая маши́на на ре́льсовом ходу́ — track-mounted coal cutter

вру́бовая, уда́рная маши́на — percussive coal cutter

вру́бовая, универса́льная маши́на

1. long wall — short wall coal cutter

2. universal coal cutter

вру́бовая маши́на, устано́вленная на конве́йере — conveyer-mounted coal cutter

вру́бовая, электри́ческая маши́на — electric coal cutter

вру́бо(во)-нава́лочная маши́на — cutting-loading machine

вру́бо(во)-отбо́йная маши́на — cutting-winning machine

вста́вочная маши́на полигр. — inserter

вста́вочно-шве́йная маши́на полигр. — inserter-stitcher

встря́хивающая маши́на литейн. — jarring machine

выбивна́я маши́на — shake-out machine

вы́бойная маши́на пищ. — (flour) packing machine, (flour) packer

вы́мольная маши́на — bran finisher

высадкопоса́дочная маши́на — planter

вы́садочная маши́на метал. — upsetting [beading] machine

высека́льная маши́на полигр. — die-cutting machine

вычисли́тельная маши́на [ВМ] — computing machine, computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на рабо́тает в и́стинном масшта́бе вре́мени — a computer operates in real time

настра́ивать вычисли́тельную маши́ну на реше́ние зада́чи — set up a computer for a (given) problem

осуществля́ть обще́ние (челове́ка) с вычисли́тельной маши́ной — interact with a computer, carry out a dialogue with a computer

применя́ть вычисли́тельную маши́ну для автоматиза́ции прое́ктных рабо́т — use a computer as a design tool [as an aid to design]

рабо́тать на вычисли́тельной маши́не — run a computer

вычисли́тельная, автокорреляцио́нная маши́на — autocorrelation computer

вычисли́тельная, ана́логовая маши́на [АВМ] — analog computer

ана́логовая вычисли́тельная маши́на не произво́дит дискре́тного счё́та — an analog computer does not operate on digital numbers

вычисли́тельная, ана́логовая пневмати́ческая маши́на — pneumatic analog computer

вычисли́тельная, ана́лого-цифрова́я маши́на — analog-digital [hybrid] computer

вычисли́тельная, асинхро́нная маши́на — asynchronous computer

вычисли́тельная, беза́дресная маши́на — no-address [zero-address] computer

вычисли́тельная, биони́ческая маши́на — bionic computer

вычисли́тельная, быстроде́йствующая маши́на — high-speed computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на второ́го поколе́ния — second-generation computer

вычисли́тельная, гибри́дная маши́на — hybrid [analog-digital] computer

вычисли́тельная, двои́чная маши́на — binary [radix two] computer

вычисли́тельная, двуха́дресная маши́на — two-address computer

вычисли́тельная, десяти́чная маши́на — decimal computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для автомати́ческого [маши́нного] перево́да — translation machine

вычисли́тельная маши́на для аэрокосми́ческих иссле́дований — aerospace computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для комме́рческих расчё́тов — business computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для нау́чных расчё́тов — scientific computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для обрабо́тки да́нных — data-processing computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для обрабо́тки результа́тов пе́реписи — census computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для регистра́ции предвари́тельных зака́зов на биле́ты — reservation computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для реше́ния экономи́ческих или комме́рческих зада́ч — business computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на для управле́ния произво́дственными проце́ссами — process control computer

вычисли́тельная, игрова́я маши́на — game(-playing) machine

вычисли́тельная, информацио́нно-логи́ческая маши́на — information-logical machine

вычисли́тельная, информацио́нно-статисти́ческая маши́на — fife computer

вычисли́тельная, кла́вишная маши́на — keyboard computer

вычисли́тельная, координа́тная маши́на — point-to-point computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на косми́ческого корабля́ — spaceborne computer

вычисли́тельная, ла́мповая маши́на — electron(ic) tube computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на ма́лого быстроде́йствия — low-speed computer

вычисли́тельная, многоа́дресная маши́на — multiaddress computer

вычисли́тельная, навигацио́нная маши́на — navigation computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на микроминиатю́рных бло́ках — microcircuit computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на мо́дулях — modular(ized) computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на перфока́ртах — punch(ed)-card computer

вычисли́тельная, насто́льная маши́на — desk(-top) computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на стру́йных элеме́нтах — fluid [fluidics] computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на твё́рдых элеме́нтах — solid-state computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на на транзи́сторах — transistor(ized) computer

вычисли́тельная, обуча́ющая маши́на — teaching machine

вычисли́тельная, одноа́дресная маши́на — single-address computer

вычисли́тельная, опти́ческая маши́на — optical computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на паралле́льного де́йствия — parallel computer

вычисли́тельная, перифери́ческая маши́на — peripheral computer

вычисли́тельная, перфорацио́нная маши́на — ( на картах) punched-card computer; ( на лентах) punched-tape computer

вычисли́тельная, полупроводнико́вая маши́на — solid-state [transistor] computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на последова́тельного де́йствия — serial computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на потенциа́льного ти́па — direct-current computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на, рабо́тающая в и́стинном масшта́бе вре́мени — real-time computer

вычисли́тельная, реле́йная маши́на — relay computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с автомати́ческой после́довательностью опера́ций — automatic sequence computer

вычисли́тельная, самоорганизу́ющаяся маши́на — self-organizing computer

вычисли́тельная, самопрограмми́рующая маши́на — self-programming computer

вычисли́тельная, сверхма́лая маши́на — minicomputer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с вне́шним программи́рованием — externally program computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с жё́сткой програ́ммой — fixed-program computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с запомина́емой програ́ммой — stored-program computer

вычисли́тельная, синхро́нная маши́на — synchronous computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с набо́рной програ́ммой — wired program computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с набо́рными ди́сками — dialing set computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с переме́нной длино́й сло́ва — variable word length computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с периодиза́цией реше́ния — repetitive computer

вычисли́тельная, специализи́рованная маши́на — special purpose computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с пла́вающей запято́й — floating-point computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с програ́ммным управле́нием — program-controlled computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с програ́ммным управле́нием от перфока́рт — card-programmed computer

вычисли́тельная маши́на с совмеще́нием опера́ций — simultaneous computer

вычисли́тельная, статисти́ческая маши́на — statistical machine

вычисли́тельная маши́на с фикси́рованной запято́й — fixed-point computer

вычисли́тельная, универса́льная маши́на — general-purpose [universal, all-purpose] computer

вычисли́тельная, управля́ющая маши́на — control computer

вычисли́тельная, центра́льная маши́на — central computer

вычисли́тельная, цифрова́я маши́на [ЦВМ] — digital computer

вычисли́тельная, цифрова́я интегри́рующая маши́на — incremental computer

вычисли́тельная, электромехани́ческая маши́на — electromechanical machine

вычисли́тельная, электро́нная маши́на — electronic computer

вышива́льная маши́на — embroidery machine

вяза́льная маши́на

1. текст. knitting machine

2. с.-х. tying [bale tie] machine

вяза́льная маши́на ворсово́го переплете́ния — burl-knitting machine

вяза́льная, ла́стичная пло́ская маши́на — flat rib knitting machine

вяза́льная маши́на ни́зкого кла́сса — coarse-gauge machine

вяза́льная, ова́льная маши́на — oval knitting machine

вяза́льная, шту́чная маши́на — body-length machine

газоопа́ливающая маши́на текст. — gassing [gas-singeing] machine

газоре́зательная маши́на — gas-cutting [flame-cutting] machine

газоре́зательная, ацетиле́но-кислоро́дная маши́на — oxyacetylene-cutting machine

газоре́зательная, двухконсо́льная маши́на — double-cantilever cutting machine

газоре́зательная, копирова́льная маши́на — flame-profiling machine

газоре́зательная, многопла́менная маши́на — multiple-blowpipe [multiple-burner] machine

газоре́зательная, поля́рно-координа́тная маши́на — radial articulated-arm cutting machine

газоре́зательная, порта́льная маши́на — gantry cutting machine

газоре́зательная, порта́льная маши́на для ре́зки двух листо́в — double portal cutting machine

газоре́зательная, прямоуго́льно-координа́тная маши́на — cross carriage cutting machine

газоре́зательная, тру́бная маши́на — pipe cutting machine

газосва́рочная маши́на — gas welding machine, gas welder

галто́вочная маши́на — tumbling machine

гарди́нно-тю́левая маши́на — bobbinnet machine

гвоздезабивна́я маши́на — nailing machine, nailer

гвозди́льная маши́на — wire-nail machine

ги́бочная маши́на — bending [forming] machine, bender

ги́бочная, валко́вая маши́на — roller-bending machine

ги́бочная, полосова́я маши́на — bar-bending machine

гидравли́ческая маши́на — hydraulic machine

гилпавли́ческая, диагона́льная маши́на — mixed-flow machine

гидравли́ческая, клепа́льная маши́на — hydraulic rivet(t)ing machine

гидравли́ческая, лопа́точная маши́на — impeller machine

гидравли́ческая, объё́мная маши́на — positive-displacement machine

гидравли́ческая, одноколё́сная маши́на — single-impeller machine

гидравли́ческая, осева́я маши́на — axial-flow machine

гидроочистна́я маши́на — hydroblasting machine

глади́льная маши́на — ironing machine, ironer

глазиро́вочная маши́на — glazing [coating, covering, icing] machine, enrober

глянцева́льная маши́на кфт. — glazing machine

го́рная маши́на — mining machine

горячевы́садочная маши́на — hot upsetting machine

маши́на горя́чей полиро́вки кож. — burnishing machine

гофриро́вочная маши́на

1. текст. crimping [pleating] machine

2. метал. corrugator

гравирова́льная маши́на полигр. — engraving machine, engraver

гребнечеса́льная маши́на — comb(er), combing machine, nip comb(er)

гребнечеса́льная, двупо́льная маши́на — double-action comber

гребнечеса́льная, двусторо́нняя маши́на — two-sided rectilinear comber

гребнечеса́льная маши́на непреры́вного де́йствия — square motion comber

гребнечеса́льная, одина́рная маши́на — single-nip comber

гребнечеса́льная, односторо́нняя маши́на — one-sided rectilinear comber

гребнечеса́льная, прямолине́йная маши́на — continental comber

гребнечеса́льная маши́на с кру́глыми гре́бнями — circular [round] comber

грузова́я маши́на см. грузовой автомобиль

грузоподъё́мные маши́ны ( собирательный термин) — hoisting apparatus, hoisting machinery

грунтова́льная маши́на текст. — coating machine

грунтосмеси́тельная маши́на — soil-mixing machine, soil [ground] mixer

гузоубо́рочная маши́на с.-х. — cotton stalk cutter

двои́льная маши́на кож. — splitting machine, (band-knife) splitter

деаэрацио́нная маши́на — deairing machine

декортикацио́нная маши́на — decorticator, stripping machine

делинтеро́вочная маши́на с.-х. — delinting machine

дели́тельная маши́на

1. опт. ruling machine

2. метал. dividing machine

детермини́рованная маши́на киб. — determinate machine

диагона́льно-закро́йная маши́на — bias-cutting machine

маши́на для бесшве́йного скрепле́ния бло́ков полигр. — perfect binder

маши́на для брикети́рования кормо́в — foragizer, forage cuber, forage waferer

маши́на для буре́ния кро́вли — roof drilling machine

маши́на для внесе́ния аммиака́тов — ammonia solution applicator

маши́на для внесе́ния гербици́дов — herbicide applicator

маши́на для внесе́ния минера́льных удобре́ний и ядохимика́тов — chemical applicator

маши́на для внесе́ния удобре́ний — fertilizer placer

маши́на для возведе́ния кре́пи — support-setting machine

маши́на для волокна́-сырца́, отбе́ливающая — raw stock bleaching machine

маши́на для вскры́тия лё́тки — tapping drill

маши́на для встря́хивания консе́рвных ба́нок — can shaker

маши́на для выкола́чивания мешко́в — sack beating [sack cleaning] machine, sack cleaner

маши́на для выра́внивания дета́лей о́буви — leveller

маши́на для вы́резки образцо́в текст. — cloth-pinking machine

маши́на для выстила́ния та́ры — lining machine

маши́на для гидропескостру́йной очи́стки — sand-water cleaner

маши́на для горя́чей штампо́вки — rot die-forging machine

маши́на для драже́, глянцо́вочная — dragee polishing machine

маши́на для жакка́рдовых карт, копирова́льная — card-repeating machine

маши́на для зака́тки борто́в метал. — closing machine

маши́на для зачи́стки метал. — deseamer

маши́на для земляны́х рабо́т — earth-moving machine

маши́на для караме́льной ма́ссы, промина́льная — sugar mass kneading machine, sugar mass kneader

маши́на для кислоро́дной ре́зки — oxygencutting machine

маши́на для литья́ под давле́нием, литьева́я пласт. — injection moulding machine

маши́на для мерсериза́ции пря́жи в мотка́х — hank-mercerizing machine

маши́на для мо́крой декатиро́вки, декатиро́вочная — wet decatizing machine

маши́на для мы́ла, пили́рная — soap milling machine

маши́на для намо́тки кишо́к — casing skeming machine

маши́на для наре́зки маре́н — embossing [pebbling, printing] machine

маши́на для наре́зки ниш горн. — stable hole machine

маши́на для объё́мной штампо́вки — die-forging machine

маши́на для овоще́й, пучковяза́льная — vegetable tier, vegetable buncher

маши́на для очи́стки отли́вок — casting cleaning machine

маши́на для паке́тов, ва́куум-заде́лочная — vacuum bag closing [vacuum bag sealing] machine

маши́на для перемо́тки с мотко́в на ко́нусные боби́ны, бобина́жная — cone winding [coning] machine

маши́на для пода́чи карто́нной та́ры — carton feeding machine

маши́на для подмета́ния у́лиц — streetsweeper

маши́на для подпо́чвенного внесе́ния удобре́ний — subsurface applicator

маши́на для подре́зки живо́й и́згороди — ledgecutter

маши́на для подры́вки кро́вли горн. — roof ripping machine

маши́на для подры́вки по́чвы горн. — floor ripping machine

маши́на для поли́вочного кра́шения кож. — curtain coating machine

маши́на для прове́рки гермети́чности консе́рвных ба́нок — can testing machine, can tester

маши́на для разли́вки мета́лла, карусе́льная — casting wheel

маши́на для разли́вки мета́лла, ле́нточная — straight-line casting machine

маши́на для раска́тки труб — expanding [reeling] machine

маши́на для расшлихто́вки текст. — desizing machine

маши́на для ре́зки армату́рных сте́ржней — bar cutter, bar cropper

маши́на для ре́зки корнепло́дов — root vegetable cutter

маши́на для ре́зки труб — tube-cutting machine

маши́на для ре́зки черенко́в — graft cutter

маши́на для ро́злива в буты́лки — bottle filler

маши́на для ро́злива молока́ во фля́ги — churn filling machine

маши́на для ро́спуска руло́нов полигр. — roll slitting machine

маши́на для ры́бы, головоотсека́ющая — fish beheading machine

маши́на для сбо́рки карто́нной та́ры — carton erecting machine

маши́на для сня́тия заусе́нцев — (de)burring machine

маши́на для спека́ния руд — ore sintering machine

маши́на для стекле́ния кож. — grater

маши́на для стри́жки кру́пного рога́того скота́ — cattle clipper

маши́на для сухо́го протра́вливания семя́н — seed-dusting machine

маши́на для сухо́й очи́стки яи́ц — egg buffer

маши́на для сшива́ния кишо́к — casing sewing machine

маши́на для твё́рдой па́йки — brazing machine

маши́на для тендериза́ции мя́са — meat renderizing machine, meat tenderizer

маши́на для термофикса́ции тка́ни — fabric-baking machine

маши́на для тка́ни, контро́льно-упако́вочная — cloth-inspection [cloth-looking, examining] machine

маши́на для удале́ния метё́лок кукуру́зы — detasseling machine

маши́на для удале́ния сердцеви́ны плодо́в — coring machine, corer

маши́на для удале́ния щети́ны со свины́х туш — hog dehairing machine

маши́на для упако́вки в бо́чки — barrel packing machine

маши́на для упако́вки в карто́нную та́ру — carton packing machine, carton packer

маши́на для упако́вки в я́щики — casing [case packing] machine, case packer

маши́на для устано́вки столбо́в — pole setter

маши́на для устано́вки шта́нговой кре́пи — roof bolting machine

маши́на для чи́стки ламе́лей текст. — drop-wire cleaning machine

маши́на для чи́стки лица́ кож. — scudding [slating] machine

маши́на для шитья́ внаки́дку полигр. — saddle stitch machine

маши́на для шитья́ вта́чку полигр. — side stitch machine

маши́на для штампо́вки ма́триц полигр. — die-making machine

маши́на для штенгелё́вки колб — bulb tubulating machine

маши́на для электролити́ческого луже́ния — electrolytic tinning machine

маши́на для электроэрозио́нной обрабо́тки — electrical discharge machine

маши́на для эмульсио́нного травле́ния полигр. — powderless etcher

добы́чная маши́на горн. — winning [getting] machine

дово́дочная маши́на — lapping machine

дождева́льная маши́на — sprinkling machine, sprinkler

дождева́льная, дальнестру́йная маши́на — long-range sprinkling machine

дождева́льная, консо́льная маши́на — boom(-type) sprinkling machine

дождева́льная, короткостру́йная маши́на — short-range sprinkling machine

дождева́льная, самохо́дная маши́на — self-propelled rainer

дождева́льная, среднестру́йная маши́на — medium-range sprinkling machine

дои́льная маши́на — milking machine, milker

дои́льная маши́на с вё́драми — bucker milking machine

доро́жно-строи́тельная маши́на — road-building machine

древотё́рочная маши́на полигр. — pulpwood log grinder

дрена́жная маши́на — drainage machine

дрена́жно-крото́вая маши́на — mole ditcher

дреноукла́дочная маши́на — drain-installing machine, drainlayer

дробестру́йная маши́на — shot blasting machine

дробестру́йная маши́на для очи́стки прока́та от ока́лины — blast descaler

дроби́льная маши́на лес. — hogging machine

дрожжеформо́вочная маши́на — yeast extruding machine

дублиро́вочная маши́на — doubling machine, plying-up equipment

жакка́рдовая маши́на — jacquard loom, jacquard machine

жакка́рдовая, двухподъё́мная маши́на с полуоткры́тым зе́вом — open shed jacquard loom

жакка́рдовая, двухпри́зменная маши́на — two-cylinder jacquard loom

жакка́рдовая, одноподъё́мная маши́на — single-lift jacquard loom

жакка́рдовая, одноподъё́мная однореми́зная маши́на — single-lift single-cylinder jacquard loom

жакка́рдовая маши́на с па́дающими крючка́ми — dropper jacquard loom

жгутоотжи́мная маши́на текст. — rope squeezer

жгутопромы́вная маши́на текст. — dolly [rope-washing] machine

жестепеча́тная маши́на полигр. — tin printing press

зава́лочная маши́на — charging machine, charger

зава́лочная маши́на для концентра́та — concentrate charging machine

зава́лочная маши́на для ло́ма — scrap charger

зава́лочная маши́на для сли́тков — ingot charger

зава́лочная маши́на кра́нового ти́па — overhead(-type) charging machine

зава́лочная, лотко́вая маши́на — Calderon scrap charger

зава́лочная, напо́льная маши́на — low-ground (type) charging machine

зава́лочная, передвижна́я маши́на — mobile box charger

зава́лочная, поворо́тная маши́на — rotary charger

зава́лочная, подвесна́я маши́на — overhead(-type) charging machine

зава́рочная маши́на свз. — sealing-in machine

завё́рточная маши́на — wrapping machine, wrapper

заги́бочная маши́на — collaring machine

загру́зочная маши́на — charging machine, charger

зака́лочная маши́на — quenching [hardening] machine

зака́точная маши́на

1. метал. beading machine

2. ( для консервных банок) (can-)sealing [seaming, edge-curling] machine, seamer

зака́точная маши́на для сига́р — cigar rolling machine, cigar roller

закла́дочная маши́на горн. — packing [stowing] machine, stower

закла́дочная, мета́тельная маши́на — gob stower

закла́дочная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — blast stower

закла́дочная, пневмати́ческая маши́на ни́зкого давле́ния — low pressure air stower

закле́ивающая маши́на пищ. — glu(e)ing [gumming] machine

заклё́почно-обка́тная маши́на — rivet spinner

закре́почная маши́на кож. — bar tacking machine

закро́йная маши́на — cloth-cutting machine

зама́сливающая маши́на текст. — oil padding machine

запа́ечная маши́на ( для запайки концов жестяных консервных банок) — end soldering machine

запра́вочная маши́на метал. — fettling machine

затяжна́я маши́на кож. — lasting machine, laster

зацентро́вочная маши́на ( для трубных заготовок) — centring machine

зачи́стная маши́на для огнево́й зачи́стки кислоро́дно-ацетиле́новым пла́менем — oxy-acetylene scarfing machine

зачи́стная маши́на для сли́тков — pecling machine

зачи́стная маши́на для шпал — tie spot machine

зачи́стная, фре́зерная маши́на — milling machine

заши́вочная маши́на ( для мешкотары) — (bag-)closing machine

землеро́йная маши́на — earth-moving machine

землеро́йно-фре́зерная маши́на — excavating milling machine

зерни́льная маши́на полигр. — grainer, graining machine

зерноочисти́тельная маши́на — grain-cleaning machine, grain cleaner

зерноочисти́тельная, ветрорешё́тная маши́на — air-and-screen cleaner

зерносортиро́вочная маши́на — grain grader

золотопромы́вочная маши́на — gold washer

зубозака́лочная маши́на — tooth-quenching machine

известегаси́льная маши́на — lime-slaking machine

измельчи́тельная маши́на пищ. — mincer, mincing [reducing] machine, shredder

измери́тельная маши́на кож. — leather-measuring machine

инерцио́нно-уда́рная маши́на — impact power tool

информацио́нная маши́на — data-processing [information] machine

испыта́тельная маши́на — testing machine, tester

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на абрази́вное изна́шивание — abrasive tester

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на растяже́ние — сжа́тие — direct stress machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на скру́чивание — torsion testing machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на твё́рдость — hardness testing machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на уста́лость — fatigue [endurance] testing machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния на уста́лость при изги́бе — rotating beam-type machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для испыта́ния при знакопереме́нной динами́ческой нагру́зке — alternating impact machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для материа́лов — (materials) testing machine

испыта́тельная маши́на для рессо́р — spring testing machine, spring testing rig

испыта́тельная маши́на для труб — pipe-testing machine

испыта́тельная, разры́вная маши́на — tensile-testing machine

кабелеразмо́точная маши́на — paying-out machine

калибро́вочная маши́на

1. прок. gauging machine

2. пищ. size-grading [sizing] machine, size grader, sizer

камнебури́льная маши́на — rock-boring [rock-drilling] machine

камнеотбо́рочная маши́на пищ. — stoning machine, stoner

камнере́зная маши́на — rock-cutting [stone-cutting] machine

камнеубо́рочная маши́на — stone-picking machine, stone [rock] picker

канатокрути́льная маши́на — rope-twisting machine

канто́вочная маши́на полигр. — flat-and-back stripping machine

капта́льно-окле́ечная маши́на полигр. — head-banding machine

карбонизацио́нная маши́на текст. — carbonizing machine

кардовяза́льная маши́на — card-binding [card-lacing] machine

кардочеса́льная маши́на — card, carder, carding machine

картоноде́лательная маши́на — cardboard machine

картонораскро́йная маши́на — case making machine

картоноре́зальная маши́на — cardboard cutter

картоносека́тельная маши́на текст. — card-cutting [card-punching, card-stamping] machine

кетлё́вочная маши́на — binding-off [looping, linking] machine

ке́ттельная маши́на — binding-off [looping, linking] machine

клеема́зальная маши́на полигр. — gluer

клеема́зальная и окле́ечная маши́на полигр. — back glueing-and-stripping machine

клеенама́зывающая маши́на пищ. — glu(e)ing [gumming] machine

клеепрома́зочная маши́на пласт., кож. — spreader

клейми́льная маши́на кож. — stamping machine, marker

клеймо́вочная маши́на маш. — stamping [marking] machine

клепа́льная маши́на — rivet(t)ing machine, rivet(t)er

клепа́льная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — pneumatic riveting machine

клепа́льная, уда́рная маши́на — percussion riveting machine

книговста́вочная маши́на полигр. — casing-in machine

ко́вочная маши́на — forging machine; ( в производстве ковкого вольфрама) swager

ко́вочная, горизонта́льная маши́на — horizontal forging machine

ко́вочная, оса́дочная маши́на — upsetting machine

ко́вочная, ротацио́нная маши́на — swaging machine

ко́кильная маши́на — chill casting machine

коконокалибро́вочная маши́на — cocoonriddling machine

кокономота́льная маши́на — cocoon winding machine

коконорастря́сочная маши́на — coccoon beating [beetling] machine

колле́кторная маши́на эл. — commutator machine

колоти́льная маши́на кож. — beetle

кондиро́вочная маши́на — syrup crystallizing machine

конфетоотса́дочная маши́на — candy deposing machine

концерва́льная маши́на текст. — pulling machine

координа́тно-измери́тельная маши́на астр. — plate-measuring engine

копирова́льно-мно́жительная маши́на полигр. — step-and-repeat (printing down) machine

кормоприготови́тельная маши́на — food preparing machine

корморазда́точная маши́на — feed distributor

корнова́льная маши́на полигр. — grainer, graining machine

корпусообразу́ющая маши́на ( для консервных банок) — body-making machine

корпусоотли́вочная маши́на ( для драже) — core depositing machine, core depositor

корчева́льная маши́на — root extractor, brush plough; stamper

косточковыбивна́я маши́на — pitting [stoning] machine, pitter

краси́льная маши́на — dyeing machine

краси́льная маши́на для пря́жи в мотка́х — hank-dyeing machine

краси́льная маши́на для пря́жи на пако́вках — cop-dyeing machine

краси́льная маши́на конве́йерного ти́па — conveyer piece dyeing machine

краси́льная, ло́пастная маши́на — paddle dyeing machine

краси́льная, рециркуляцио́нная маши́на — circulating dyeing machine

краси́льная, ро́ликовая маши́на — jig dyeing machine

краси́льная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary dyeing machine

краси́льная маши́на с вибра́тором — pulsator dyeing machine

кремовзбива́льная маши́на — cream beating machine, creamer

кромкозаги́бочная маши́на

1. edging machine

2. ( для консервных банок) beading machine

кругли́льно-каширова́льная маши́на полигр. — rounder-and-backer

кругловяза́льная маши́на — circular knitter, circular knitting machine, round knitting frame

кругловяза́льная маши́на ворсово́го переплете́ния — circular fleece knitting machine

кругловяза́льная, корса́жная маши́на — circular bodice machine

кругловяза́льная, однофонту́рная маши́на — circular knitting machine with one set of needle

кругловяза́льная маши́на с крючко́выми и́глами — circular beard-needle [spring-needle] knitting machine

кругловяза́льная маши́на с язычко́выми и́глами — circular latch-needle knitting machine

кругловяза́льная, уто́чная маши́на — circular weft-knitting machine

кругловяза́льная, шту́чная маши́на — body-size circular knitting machine

круглочуло́чная маши́на — circular footwear machine, circular hose knitter

крупосорти́ровочная маши́на — groats grader

крупошлифова́льная маши́на — pearl mill, pearler

крути́льная маши́на текст. — twisting frame

крути́льная маши́на двойно́го круче́ния — double-twist twisting machine

крути́льная, двухъя́русная маши́на — two-decker machine

крути́льная, реверси́вная маши́на мех. — reversed torsion machine

кры́твенная маши́на полигр. — covering machine

крышкоде́лательная маши́на полигр. — case-making machine, case maker

крышкосбо́рочная маши́на полигр. — case assembling machine

куделеприготови́тельная маши́на — flax tow preparing machine, tow cleaner, tow scutcher

куколеотбо́рочная маши́на — cockle separator, cockler

кули́рная маши́на — loop-forming sinker web machine

куракоубо́рочная маши́на — cotton-scraping machine

лакирова́льная маши́на полигр. — varnishing machine

ламе́льно-пробо́рная маши́на текст. — dropper pinning machine

ла́стичная маши́на текст. — cotton rib top frame

легкова́я маши́на см. легковой автомобиль

лентоотли́вочная маши́на — sheet-forming machine

лентосва́рочная маши́на — strip-welding machine

лентосоедини́тельная маши́на текст. — sliver lap machine

ле́нточная маши́на текст. — drawing frame

лесова́лочная маши́на — tree breaker, tree dozer

лесопогру́зочная маши́на — timber loader

лесопоса́дочная маши́на — tree planting machine, tree planter

линова́льная ди́сковая маши́на полигр. — disc ruling machine

ли́нтерная маши́на — delinter

листоги́бочная маши́на — plate-bending [sheet-bending] machine, sheet bender

листоги́бочная, валко́вая маши́на — roller sheet-metal bending machine

листообразу́ющая маши́на пласт. — sheet-forming machine

листоподбо́рочная маши́на полигр. — collating(-and-gathering) machine, collator

листоправи́льная маши́на — sheet-straightening [plate-levelling] machine, sheet straightener, sheet leveller

листоправи́льная маши́на без регули́рования проги́ба валко́в — non-pressure regulating roller leveller

листоправи́льная, многовалко́вая маши́на — backed-up roller leveller

листоре́зальная маши́на полигр. — sheeting machine

листосва́рочная (стыкова́я) маши́на — straight-line seam welder

листосортиро́вочная маши́на — sheet classifier

лите́йная маши́на — casting [foundry] machine

лите́йная маши́на для литья́ в постоя́нные фо́рмы — permanent-mould casting machine

лите́йная маши́на для литья́ под давле́нием — die casting machine

лите́йная маши́на для центробе́жного литья́ — centrifugal casting machine

литеронабо́рная маши́на — letter-setting machine

литогра́фская маши́на — lithographic press

логи́ческая маши́на — logic(al) machine

ломтере́зальная маши́на — slicing machine, slicer

лощи́льная маши́на кож. — glazing machine

луди́льная маши́на — tinning machine

лущи́льная маши́на — hulling machine, huller

льнорассти́лочная маши́на — flax spreading machine

льнотрепа́льная маши́на — flax scutching machine, flax scutcher

магнитоэлектри́ческая маши́на — permanent-magnet machine

малоформа́тная вкла́дочная маши́на полигр. — stuffer

маркирова́льная маши́на ( для почты) — franker

маркиро́вочная маши́на — labelling [marking] machine

маркиро́вочная, краскопеча́тная маши́на — ink marker

математи́ческая маши́на — mathematical machine

ма́трично-гравирова́льная маши́на — matrix-engraving machine

мездри́льная маши́на кож. — pelt fleshing machine

мере́йная маши́на кож. — boarding machine

мери́льная маши́на текст. — measuring machine

мери́льно-нака́тная маши́на текст. — cloth winding-and-measuring machine

мери́льно-склада́льная маши́на текст. — cloth measuring-and-lapping machine

мерсеризацио́нная маши́на — mercerizing machine

меси́льная маши́на (напр. тестомесительная машина) — kneading machine, kneader (e. g., dough-kneader machine, dough-kneader)

мно́жительная маши́на — duplicating machine, duplicator

мно́жительная, офсе́тная маши́на — offset duplicator

мо́ечная маши́на — washing machine, washer

мо́ечная, бараба́нная маши́на — drum-type washer

мо́ечная, бесщё́точная маши́на — brushless washer

мо́ечная, вентиля́торная маши́на — ventilator washer

мо́ечная, вибрацио́нная маши́на — shaker washer

мо́ечная, карусе́льная маши́на — wheel washer

мо́ечная, ло́пастная маши́на — paddle-type [flapper] washer

мо́ечная, противото́чная маши́на — counter-current washer

мо́ечная, прямото́чная маши́на — straight-through [straightway(-type) ] washer

мо́ечная, ро́торно-элева́торная маши́на — squirrel cage washer

мо́ечная, тунне́льная маши́на — tunnel washer

мо́ечная, цепна́я маши́на — chain-type washer

мо́ечная, шне́ковая маши́на — screw-type washing machine

мо́ечная, шпри́цевая маши́на — spray washer

мо́ечная, щё́точная маши́на — brush washer

мо́ечная, элева́торная маши́на — elevator washing machine, elevator washer

маши́на мо́крого шлифова́ния кож. — wet-buffing machine

монпансе́йная маши́на — drop roller machine

мота́льная маши́на текст. — winding machine, winder

мота́льная, веретё́нная маши́на — spindle winding machine

мота́льная, горизонта́льная маши́на — drum winding machine, winding frame with horizontal spindles

мота́льная, двусторо́нняя маши́на — double-faced [double-sided] winding machine

мота́льная, клубо́чная маши́на — balling [ball-winding] machine

мота́льная, паралле́льная маши́на — cheese-winding machine

мота́льная, перего́нная маши́на — redrawing [rewinding] machine

мота́льная, поча́точная маши́на — cop-winding machine

мота́льная маши́на с кана́вчатыми бараба́нчиками — drum winding machine, split drum winder

мота́льная маши́на с разрезны́ми бараба́нчиками — slit-drum winding machine

мягчи́льная маши́на текст. — cloth mellowing machine

мя́льная маши́на текст. — breaking machine

мя́льно-трепа́льная маши́на — scutching-and-braking machine, breaker and scutcher

набивна́я маши́на пищ. — stuffing machine, stuffer

набивна́я, поршнева́я маши́на — piston-type stuffer

набо́рная маши́на — typesetting [composing] machine, typesetter

набо́рная, буквоотливна́я маши́на — typecasting machine

набо́рная, буквоотливна́я крупноке́гельная маши́на — display type-casting machine

набо́рная маши́на для отли́вки стереоти́пов — stereotype plate casting machine

набо́рная, пробе́льно-лине́ечная маши́на — material maker

набо́рная, строкоотливна́я маши́на — slug-casting machine

набо́рная, строкоотливна́я крупноке́гельная маши́на — display type linecaster

набо́рная, строкопеча́тающая маши́на — composition-by-typing system

набо́рная, строкопроеци́рующая маши́на — photographic type composition machine

набо́рно-пи́шущая маши́на — typewriter

набо́рно-фотографи́рующая маши́на — phototypesetting machine

маши́на на железнодоро́жном ходу́, бурова́я — rail-riding drilling machine

нака́тная маши́на

1. метал. knurling machine

2. текст. rolling(-up) [batching] machine

намо́точная маши́на — winding machine

наполни́тельная маши́на пищ. — filler, filling machine

наполни́тельная и заде́лочная маши́на ( для тары) — filling-and-sealing machine

наполни́тельная, многопатро́нная маши́на — multihead filler

насти́лочная маши́на текст. — cloth-laying machine

маши́на непреры́вного де́йствия — continuous(-type) machine

маши́на непреры́вного де́йствия, отва́рочная — continuous boil-off machine

маши́на непреры́вной разли́вки — continuous casting machine

ниткошве́йная маши́на полигр. — book sewing machine, book sewer

носо́чная маши́на — half-hose machine

нумерацио́нная маши́на кфт. — numbering machine

обва́лочная маши́на — boning machine

обвя́зочная маши́на — banding machine

обвя́зочная маши́на для руло́нов прок. — coil banding machine

обвя́зочная маши́на для таба́чных ли́стьев — tobacco looper

обди́рочная маши́на — shucking machine, shucker; stripping machine

обезрепе́ивающая маши́на — burring machine

обё́рточная маши́на — covering [overwrapping] machine, wrapper

обё́рточная маши́на для карто́нной та́ры — carton wrapping machine, carton wrapper

обё́рточная маши́на для плё́нки — film overwrapping machine, film wrapper

обжа́рочная маши́на — roasting machine, roaster

обо́ечная маши́на — hulling machine, huller; scouring machine, scourer

обо́ечная, нажда́чная маши́на — emery scouring machine, emery scourer

обо́ечно-шелуши́льная маши́на — scouring-and-peeling machine

обрезна́я маши́на — corner-cutting machine

обрезна́я маши́на для кни́жных бло́ков — book trimming machine

обручеоса́дочная маши́на — claw trussing machine

обтяжна́я маши́на кож. — pulling-over machine

обуча́ющая маши́на — teaching machine

овсюгоотбо́рочная маши́на — oat separator

маши́на огнево́й зачи́стки метал. — scarfing machine, (flame) scarfer

маши́на огнево́й фасо́нной ре́зки — flame-shape cutting machine

оканто́вочная маши́на полигр. — flat-and-back stripping machine

окле́ечно-капта́льная маши́на полигр. — back-lining [lining-and-head-banding] machine, backliner

око́рочная маши́на — barking machine

опа́ливающая, пли́тная маши́на — plate singeing machine

опа́ливающая, цилиндри́ческая маши́на — cylinder [rotary] singeing machine

опа́лочная маши́на ( для свиных туш) — singeing machine

оплё́точная маши́на текст. — braiding machine

опола́скивающая маши́на — rinsing machine, rinser

опры́скивающая маши́на — spraying machine, sprayer

маши́на опти́ческой печа́ти — optical printing machine, optical printer

осмо́лочная маши́на — pitching machine

основовяза́льная маши́на — warp-knitting machine, warp loom

основовяза́льная, двойна́я маши́на — double-tricot machine

основовяза́льная, двухфонту́рная маши́на — double-warp machine

основовяза́льная, кру́глая маши́на — circular warp-knitting machine

основовяза́льная, трикота́жная маши́на — raschel machine

основовяза́льная, филе́йная маши́на — fillet machine

остри́льная маши́на метал. — bar pointer

остри́льная, ручна́я маши́на — hand pointer

остри́льная маши́на с электропри́водом — electric-power pointer

отбрако́вочная маши́на — quality-control machine

отбрако́вочная маши́на для консе́рвных ба́нок — can rejecting machine

отде́лочная маши́на — finishing machine, finisher

отде́лочная маши́на для листово́го мета́лла — plate-working machine

отде́лочная, нажда́чная маши́на текст. — emerizing machine

отде́лочная, противоуса́дочная маши́на текст. — compressive shrinking machine

отжи́мная маши́на

1. кож. wringing machine, leather wringer, samming machine

2. текст. extracting machine

отжи́мно-обезжи́ривающая маши́на ( для черёв) — casing stripping-and-fatting machine

отса́дочная маши́на ( в процессе обогащения) метал. — jigging machine, jig(ger)

отса́дочная, беспоршнева́я маши́на — air-driven pulsating jig

отса́дочная, быстрохо́дная маши́на — fast jig washer

отса́дочная, вибрацио́нная маши́на — pulsator jig

отса́дочная, вибрацио́нно-поршнева́я маши́на — vibro-piston [vibro-pneumatic] jig

отса́дочная, диафра́гмовая маши́на — diaphragm jig

отса́дочная, дово́дочная маши́на — finishing jig

отса́дочная, ло́пастная маши́на — paddle jig

отса́дочная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — air-pulsated [pneumatic] jig

отса́дочная, поршнева́я маши́на — piston [plunger] jig

отса́дочная маши́на с механи́ческой отмы́вкой — vanning jig

отса́дочная маши́на с неподви́жным решето́м — fixed-sieve jig

отса́дочная маши́на с подви́жным решето́м — buddle [movable sieve] jig

отса́дочно-формо́вочная маши́на пищ. — depositing machine

оцинко́вочная маши́на — galvanizing machine

очисти́тельная маши́на

1. cleaning machine, cleaner

2. ( для снятия кожуры с плодов) peeling machine, peeler

очисти́тельная, абрази́вная маши́на — abrasive peeler

очисти́тельная, возду́шно-решё́тная маши́на — air-and-screen cleaner

очисти́тельная маши́на для дрена́жных труб — drain cleaner

очисти́тельная маши́на для форм — mould cleaning machine

очисти́тельная, решё́тная маши́на — screen cleaner

очисти́тельная, щё́точная маши́на — brush cleaner, brusher

очи́стная, галто́вочная маши́на — cleaning tumbler, tumbling machine

очи́стная маши́на для труб — pipe-swabbing machine

очи́стная, дробемё́тная маши́на — shot-throwing machine

очи́стная, дробестру́йная маши́на — shot-blasting machine

па́голечная котто́нная маши́на — cotton legging machine

па́ечная маши́на — soldering machine

па́ечная маши́на для жестяны́х консе́рвных ба́нок — can soldering machine

пакетиро́вочная маши́на ( для бунтов) — capstan

пакетиро́вочная, шестишта́нговая маши́на ( для бунтов) — six pronged capstan

пакетоде́лательная маши́на — bag making machine, bag maker

пакетоформиру́ющая маши́на — bag forming machine, bag former

пакова́льная маши́на полигр. — bundling machine

паниро́вочная маши́на — breading machine, breader

паркетоотде́лочная маши́на — floor-polisher machine

паркетостро́гальная маши́на — floor dresser

парова́я маши́на — steam engine

парова́я маши́на компа́унд — compound steam engine

парова́я, прямото́чная маши́на — uniflow steam engine

парова́я маши́на с противодавле́нием — back-pressure steam engine

парова́я маши́на танде́м — tandem steam engine

пемзова́льная маши́на кож. — rasping machine

пемзова́льная маши́на для отде́лки тка́ни под за́мшу — cloth pumicing machine

пензело́вочная маши́на пищ. — casing farting machine

пенькотрепа́льная маши́на — hemp-scutching machine

перего́нная маши́на текст. — taping [warp rebeaming] machine

переплё́тная маши́на — bookbinding machine

маши́на периоди́ческого де́йствия — batch(-type) machine

пероощи́пывающая маши́на — defeathering [plucking] machine, plucker

пескостру́йная маши́на — sandblast machine

петлеобмё́точная маши́на — button-hole machine

печа́тная маши́на — printing machine, (printing) press

печа́тная маши́на балко́нного ти́па — balcony-type (printing) press

печа́тная, ва́личная маши́на текст. — roller printing machine

печа́тная маши́на высо́кой печа́ти — letter (printing) press, relief printing press

печа́тная маши́на глубо́кой печа́ти — intaglio (printing) press

печа́тная, двухкра́сочная маши́на — two-color (printing) press

печа́тная, двухоборо́тная маши́на — two-revolution (printing) press

печа́тная, двухсекцио́нная маши́на — two-unit (printing) press

печа́тная, двухъя́русная маши́на — two-decker (printing) press

печа́тная маши́на для акциде́нтной проду́кции — job press, jobber

печа́тная маши́на для двусторо́нней печа́ти — perfecting machine, perfecting press, perfector

печа́тная маши́на для печа́ти с ги́бких форм — wrap-around (printing) press

печа́тная маши́на для печа́ти спо́собом сухо́го офсе́та — dry offset press

печа́тная маши́на для термографи́ческой печа́ти — thermographic machine

печа́тная маши́на для трафаре́тной печа́ти — screen (process printing) press

печа́тная маши́на для шёлкотрафаре́тной печа́ти — silk-screen press

печа́тная, листова́я маши́на — sheet-fed machine, sheet-fed (printing) press

печа́тная, одноя́русная маши́на — floor level (printing) press

печа́тная, одноя́русная многосекцио́нная маши́на — tandem-type press

печа́тная, офсе́тная маши́на — offset press

печа́тная, офсе́тная маши́на для двусторо́нней печа́ти — offset perfector

печа́тная, офсе́тная маши́на для пло́ской печа́ти — flat-bed offset press

печа́тная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary press

печа́тная, руло́нная маши́на — web(-fed) press

печа́тная маши́на с набо́рными шабло́нами текст. — block printing machine

печа́тная, стоп-цили́ндровая маши́на — stopcylinder (printing) press

печа́тная, термографи́ческая маши́на — thermographic (printing) machine

печа́тная, ти́гельная маши́на — platen (printing) press

печа́тная, трёхсекцио́нная маши́на двойно́й ширины́ — sextuple (printing) press

печа́тная, универса́льная маши́на — multipurpose press

печа́тная, фототи́пная маши́на — phototype (printing) press

печа́тная, цилиндри́ческая маши́на текст. — cylinder printing machine

печа́тно-высека́льная маши́на — printing and die-cutting machine

письмосортиро́вочная маши́на — letter-sorting machine

пластифици́рующая маши́на ( для масла) — plasticizing machine

плиссиро́вочная маши́на — pleating machine

плосковяза́льная маши́на — flat knitting machine

плоскопеча́тная маши́на

1. полигр. flat-bed printing machine

2. текст. copper-plate printing machine

плющи́льная маши́на — upsetting machine, upsetter

подбо́рочно-скле́ечная маши́на — glueing collector

подбо́рочно-шве́йная маши́на — gatherer-stitcher

подъё́мная маши́на — hoist engine

подъё́мная маши́на на копре́ — tower winder, tower hoist

подъё́мная маши́на слепо́го ствола́ горн. — aple-shaft hoist

подъё́мная, ша́хтная маши́на — mine winder, mine hoist

подъё́мная, электри́ческая маши́на — electric winder, electric hoist

пожа́рная маши́на — fire engine

поливна́я маши́на — irrigating machine

полиро́вочная маши́на — polishing machine

помадовзбива́льная маши́на — fondant boiling and creaming [fondant cream beating] machine

попере́чно-ре́зальная маши́на полигр. — rotary cross cutter

попере́чно-стрига́льная маши́на текст. — cross-cutting [cross-shearing] machine

породопогру́зочная маши́на — rock loader, mucker

породоубо́рочная маши́на — mucker

породоубо́рочная, стволова́я маши́на — shaft mucker

породоубо́рочная, стволова́я гре́йферная маши́на — grab-bucket shaft mucker

поса́дочная маши́на — planting machine, plant setter, transplanted, mechanical planter

посудомо́ечная маши́на — dish washing machine

почвообраба́тывающая маши́на — tilling [cultivating] machine

почвообраба́тывающая, фре́зерная маши́на — rotary cultivator, rotary tiller

прави́льная маши́на — straightening [gag-straightening, flattening] machine, leveller

прави́льная маши́на для ба́лок — beam straightener

прави́льная маши́на для кру́глой ста́ли — round straigntener

прави́льная маши́на для то́лстых листо́в — plate-levelling [plate-straightening] machine

прави́льная маши́на для труб и кру́глых штанг — bar-and-tube straightening machine

прави́льная маши́на для угловы́х про́филей — angle straightening machine

прави́льная, многовалко́вая маши́на — multiroll straightener

прави́льная, многоро́ликовая маши́на — multiroll straightening machine

прави́льная маши́на плу́нжерного ти́па — plunger-type leveling machine

прави́льная, прецизио́нная маши́на — precision leveller

прави́льная, прутко́во-тру́бная маши́на — bar-and-tube straightening machine

прави́льная, растя́жная маши́на — stretching machine, stretcher leveller

прави́льная, ро́ликовая маши́на — roller-type straightening machine, roll straightener

прави́льная, ротацио́нная маши́на с косы́ми ро́ликами — cross-roll straightener

прави́льная маши́на с геликоида́льными ро́ликами — concave roll straightener

прави́льная маши́на с двумя́ ряда́ми ро́ликов — two-high roller leveller

прави́льная маши́на с опо́рными ро́ликами — backed-up type roller leveller

прави́льная маши́на с регули́рованием проги́ба валко́в — pressure regulating

прави́льная маши́на с четырёхря́дным расположе́нием ро́ликов — four-high roller leveller

прави́льно-растяжна́я, гидравли́ческая маши́на — hydraulic stretcher

прессовыдувна́я маши́на — press-and-blow machine

приви́вочная маши́на — grafting machine

припра́вочная маши́на полигр. — make-ready machine

пробкоукупо́рочная маши́на — corking machine, corker

проволокообвя́зывающая маши́на — wire-tying [wiring] machine

проволокошве́йная маши́на полигр. — wire stitcher, stapler

проволокошве́йная, коро́бочная маши́на — wire-stitching box-making machine

проволокошве́йная, одноаппара́тная маши́на — single-bead wire stitcher

проволокосшивна́я маши́на пищ. — wire stitching machine, wire stitcher

прома́зочная маши́на пласт. — spreading [coating] machine

прома́сливающая маши́на — oiling machine

прома́сливающая, ро́ликовая маши́на — oil roll machine

промывна́я маши́на текст. — scouring machine, scourer

промывна́я маши́на для кусково́го това́ра — piece-scouring machine

промывна́я маши́на для пря́жи в мотка́х — hank-scouring machine

промывна́я маши́на для тка́ни враспра́вку — broad-washing [full-width scouring] machine

промывна́я, многоба́рочная маши́на — multitube scouring machine

промывна́я, одноба́рочная маши́на — onetube scouring machine

промывна́я маши́на с отжимны́ми вала́ми — roller washing [rollex] machine

промывна́я маши́на с эллипти́ческими бараба́нчиками — elliptical wince washing machine

пропи́точная маши́на — impregnating machine

пропи́точная, краси́льная маши́на — penetrating-type dyeing machine

просе́ивающая маши́на — sifting [screening, bolting] machine, bolter, bolting mill

просе́ивающая, щё́точная маши́на — brush sifting machine, brush sifter

проти́рочная маши́на

1. пищ. pulping machine, pulper

2. с.-х. triturator

проти́рочная, центробе́жная маши́на — centrifugal pulping machine

профилеги́бочная маши́на — profile-iron bending machine

прохо́дческая маши́на — beading [bead-road, tunneling] machine, head-roader

прохо́дческая, погру́зочная маши́на — tunneling loading machine; headroad loader

прошивна́я маши́на кож. — Blake [sewing] machine

проя́вочная маши́на — processing [developing] machine

проя́вочная, стру́йная маши́на — spray developing machine

пряди́льная маши́на — spinning frame

пряди́льная, боби́нная маши́на — bobbin spinning machine

пряди́льная, камво́льная маши́на — worsted spinning machine

пряди́льная, односторо́нняя маши́на — single-sided spinning machine

пряди́льная маши́на периоди́ческого де́йствия — mule

пряди́льная, центрифуга́льная маши́на — centrifugal spinning machine

пу́говичная маши́на — button machine

пульпоотделя́ющая маши́на — depulping machine

путеочисти́тельная маши́на ( для откаточных путей) — haulageway cleaner

путерихто́вочная маши́на ж.-д. — track-lining machine, track liner

пятновыводна́я маши́на — cleansing-and-spotting machine

рабо́чие маши́ны — (собирательный термин: технологические) material-working machinery; ( транспортные) materials-handling machinery

разби́вочная маши́на кож. — staker

разводна́я маши́на кож. — putting-out [setting-out] machine

разгру́зочная маши́на — discharging machine

разли́вочная маши́на

1. метал. casting machine

2. пищ. (liquid) filling machine, filler

разли́вочная, гравитацио́нная маши́на — gravity filling machine

разли́вочная маши́на для буты́лок — bottle filling machine, bottle filler

разли́вочная, изобари́ческая маши́на — pressure-type filling machine

разли́вочная, поршнева́я маши́на — piston filling machine

разли́вочная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary filling machine, rotary filler

разли́вочная маши́на с противодавле́нием — counter-pressure racker

разли́вочно-укупо́рочная маши́на — filling-and-capping machine

разме́точная маши́на прок. — measuring machine

размоле́вочная маши́на ( устройство для роспуска пучков брёвен) — unbundling machine

размо́льная маши́на — milling [grinding] machine

разрывна́я маши́на полигр. — tearing machine

рантовшивна́я маши́на — welt-sewing machine

раскла́дочно-подбо́рочная маши́на ( для перфокарт) вчт. — collator

раскла́дочно-подбо́рочная маши́на выполня́ет объедине́ние двух масси́вов перфока́рт, располо́женных в поря́дке возраста́ния или убыва́ния при́знаков, в оди́н масси́в с таки́м же поря́дком при́знаков — a collator merges two decks of cards in a ascending or descending order into a single deck of the same order

раскла́дочно-подбо́рочная маши́на осуществля́ет отбо́р карт с па́рными при́знаками в двух масси́вах карт — a collator selects pairs of cards having exactly matching keys from two decks

раскла́дочно-подбо́рочная маши́на отбира́ет и объединя́ет масси́вы карт — a collator carries out a match-merge operations

распако́вочная маши́на — unpacking machine, unpacker

распило́вочная маши́на кож. — splitting machine

распыли́тельная маши́на — pulverizing machine, pulverizer

рассадопоса́дочная маши́на — seedling [vegetable] planter, planting machine

растяжна́я маши́на — stretching machine

расфасо́вочно-упако́вочная маши́на — weighing-and-packing machine

расфасо́вочно-упако́вочная маши́на в карто́нную та́ру — carton-filling-and-sealing machine

расфасо́вочно-упако́вочная маши́на в паке́ты или мешки́ — bag-filling-and-closing machine

ре́зальная маши́на — cutting machine, cutter

ре́зальная маши́на гильоти́нного ти́па — guillotine-type cutting machine, guillotine-type cutter

ре́зальная, двухножева́я маши́на полигр. — double-knife cutting machine, duple cutter

ре́зальная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary cutting machine, rotary cutter

ре́зальная маши́на с враща́ющимися лопастя́ми — rotary blade cutting machine, rotary blade cutter

ре́зально-упако́вочная маши́на — cut-wrap machine

ре́зательная маши́на кфт. — film-slitting machine

ре́зательная маши́на для про́фильной ре́зки метал. — profile cutting machine

рельсоги́бочная маши́на — rail-cambering machine

рельсоправи́льная маши́на — rail straightener

рельсосверли́льная маши́на — rail drilling machine, bonding drill

ремизолачи́льная маши́на — varnishing machine

рилева́льная маши́на полигр. — creasing machine

рисообди́рочная маши́на — rice-milling machine, rice scourer, rice mill

рихтова́льная маши́на — flattener

ро́вничная маши́на текст. — roving frame

ро́вничная, перего́нная маши́на — intermediate roving frame

ро́вничная, та́зовая маши́на — slubbing frame

ро́ликовая, зака́лочно-рихто́вочная маши́на — rolling-quench machine

ро́ликовая, листоги́бочная маши́на — roll-bending [roll-forming] machine

роликоги́бочная, непреры́вная маши́на — continuous roll-forming machine

росткоотбо́йная маши́на — germ separating machine, germ separator, degerminating machine, degerminator

ротацио́нно-обжи́мная маши́на — rotary-swaging machine

руби́льная маши́на — chipping machine, wood cripper

рулева́я маши́на — steering engine

рулева́я, ло́пастная маши́на — vane-type steering engine

рыборазде́лочная маши́на — fish dressing machine, fish dresser

рыборе́зальная маши́на — fish cutting machine, fish cutter

рыборе́зальная, ди́сковая маши́на — disk fish cutting machine

рыбоупако́вочная маши́на — fish packing machine

са́дочная маши́на — charging machine, charger

сажа́льная маши́на — plant setter, planter

самообуча́ющаяся маши́на — learning machine

сба́вочная маши́на текст. — narrowing knitter

маши́на с безреду́кторным при́водом — direct-driven machine

сваебо́йная маши́на — ram, pile driver

сва́рочная маши́на — welding machine, welder

сва́рочная маши́на для металли́ческих се́ток — wire-mesh welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для релье́фной сва́рки — projection welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для ро́ликовой сва́рки — seam-welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для ро́ликовой сва́рки встык — butt-seam welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для ро́ликовой сва́рки с ле́нточными накла́дками — foil butt-seam welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для стыково́й конта́ктной сва́рки — resistance [upset] butt-welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для стыково́й сва́рки — butt welding machine, butt welder

сва́рочная маши́на для стыково́й сва́рки оплавле́нием — flash butt welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для то́чечной сва́рки — spot-welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для уда́рной сва́рки — percussion-welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на для шо́вно-стыково́й сва́рки — butt-seam welding machine

сва́рочная, и́мпульсная маши́на — shot welding machine

сва́рочная, конденса́торная маши́на — storage-battery welding machine, electrostatic welder

сва́рочная, конта́ктная маши́на — spot-welding [resistance welding] machine

сва́рочная, лине́йно-ро́ликовая маши́на — seam-welding machine

сва́рочная, многодугова́я маши́на — multiple-arc welding machine

сва́рочная, многото́чечная маши́на — multiple-spot welding machine

сва́рочная, однопостова́я маши́на — single-operator welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на с педа́льным при́водом — foot-operated welding machine

сва́рочная маши́на с ручны́м при́водом — hand-operated welding machine

сва́рочная, стыкова́я маши́на — butt welding machine

сва́рочная, то́чечная маши́на — spot-welding machine

сва́рочная, то́чечная двусторо́нняя маши́на — duplex spot welding machine

сва́рочная, то́чечная односторо́нняя маши́на — single-spot welder

сва́рочная, то́чечно-ро́ликовая маши́на — stitch welding machine

сва́рочная, электри́ческая маши́на — electric welding machine

свеклоре́зальная маши́на — beet slicing machine, beet slicer

светокопирова́льная маши́на — blueprinting machine

свива́льная маши́на текст. — closing machine

сдва́ивающе-нака́тная маши́на текст. — cloth winder-and-doubler machine

семеочисти́тельная маши́на — seed separator, seed dresser, seed-cleaning machine, seed cleaner, seed sorter

семепротра́вочная маши́на — seed-treating machine

сеноубо́рочная маши́на — hay-making machine, grass harvester

сигаре́тная маши́на — cigarette making machine

сигаретоупако́вочная маши́на — cigarette packing machine

сироподозиро́вочная маши́на — syruper(-filler)

сиропоразли́вочная маши́на — syrup filling [syruping] machine

ситове́ечная маши́на — sieve purifier

ситцепеча́тная маши́на — cotton printing machine

склада́льная маши́на текст. — fabric-packaging machine; cloth-piling machine

следова́я чуло́чно-носо́чная маши́на — footer

сливковзбива́льная маши́на — creaming [cream beating] machine, creamer

смесова́я маши́на текст. — blending machine

сме́шивающая маши́на — blending [mixing] machine, blender, mixer

снегова́льная маши́на — snow making machine

снегоубо́рочная маши́на — snow removal machine

снова́льная маши́на — beaming [chain beaming, warping] machine, warping mill

снова́льная маши́на для жгу́товой осно́вы — warp-linking machine

снова́льная, ле́нточная маши́на — cylinder [direct] warping machine

снова́льная, партио́нная маши́на — beam [ordinary] warping machine

снова́льная, партио́нная маши́на для сно́вки с кату́шек — cheese-warping machine

снова́льная, партио́нная маши́на для сно́вки с ко́нусных боби́н — cone warping machine

снова́льная, секцио́нная маши́на — section(al) warping machine

снова́льная, секцио́нная маши́на для сно́вки с клубко́в — ball warp beaming machine

снова́льная, секцио́нная маши́на с перего́нным механи́змом — sectional warping-and-beaming machine

снова́льная маши́на с ко́нусным бараба́ном — cone warping machine

сокоотжи́мная маши́на — juicing machine

сортирова́льная маши́на

1. ( для перфокарт) (card) sorter

сортирова́льная маши́на группиру́ет перфока́рты по при́знаковым проби́вкам — a (card) sorter arranges (a deck of input) cards in sequence by a common key, a (card) sorter arranges [separates] (punched) cards according to a common key [a set of keys]

2. с.-х. sizer, sorting machine, sorter, grading machine, grader

сортирова́льная, ремё́нная маши́на с.-х. — belt sorter

сортирова́льная, решё́тная маши́на с.-х. — screen grader, screen sizer

сортирова́льная, ро́ликовая маши́на с.-х. — roller sizer

сортирова́льно-подбо́рочная маши́на вчт. — collator

сортиро́вочная маши́на

1. пищ. sorting machine, sorter, grading machine, grader

2. прок. classifier

сортиро́вочная, листова́я маши́на — sheet classifier

сортоправи́льная маши́на прок. — section [shape, bar] straightener

сортоправи́льная, многоро́ликовая маши́на — multiroll bar-straightening machine

сортоправи́льная, ро́ликовая маши́на — roller section-straightening [roller shape-straightening] machine

маши́на с отпа́ривающим столо́м, щё́точная — brushing-and-steaming machine

спека́тельная маши́на метал. — sintering machine

спло́точная маши́на ( для сплотки лесоматериалов) — bundling machine

маши́на с поворо́тным рабо́чим о́рганом горн. — ranging arm machine

маши́на с ремё́нным при́водом — belt-driven machine

ста́лкивательная маши́на полигр. — paper sheet jogger

стеклоду́вная маши́на ( в производстве ламп) — bulb-blowing machine

стеклоформу́ющая маши́на — glass-forming machine

стержнева́я маши́на литейн. — core(-making) machine

стержнева́я, поворо́тная маши́на литейн. — core roll-over machine

стира́льная маши́на — washing machine, washer

стрига́льная маши́на — shearing machine, shearer, blade-shearing machine

стрига́льная, бараба́нная маши́на — cylinder shearing machine

стрига́льная, двухцили́ндровая маши́на — double-cutter shearing machine

стрига́льная маши́на с ва́куумным при́водом — vacuum-operated clipper

стри́пперная маши́на метал. — stripping [stripper] machine

стро́гальная маши́на

1. пищ. chipping machine, chipper

2. кож. shaving machine, shaver

струноре́зальная маши́на пищ. — wire cut machine

стыкова́я листосва́рочная маши́на — straight line seam welder

сучкоре́зная маши́на лес. — lopping [pruning] machine

маши́на с цепны́м стежко́м, вымё́тывающая текст. — chain-stitch basting machine

счё́тная маши́на — calculating [adding] machine, calculator

счё́тная, автомати́ческая маши́на — automatic calculator

счё́тная, насто́льная маши́на — desk calculator

счё́тная, портати́вная маши́на — hand-held calculator

счё́тная, ручна́я маши́на — manual calculator

счё́тная маши́на с вы́бором после́довательности де́йствий — selective-sequence calculator

счё́тная, сдво́енная маши́на — duplex calculating machine

счё́тная, электро́нная маши́на — electronic calculator

счё́тно-аналити́ческая маши́на — punched-card installation, punched-card machine

счё́тно-перфорацио́нная маши́на — punched-card installation, punched-card machine

счё́тно-сортиро́вочная маши́на — counting-and-sorting machine

сшивна́я маши́на прок. — stitcher

табакоувлажни́тельная маши́на — tobacco humidifying machine

таблетиро́вочная маши́на — tablet compressing [powder tabletting] machine

таблетиро́вочная, одношта́мповая маши́на — single-punch tablet machine

теленабо́рная маши́на — teletypesetter

темпери́рующая маши́на — tempering machine

теплова́я маши́на — heat engine

тё́рочная маши́на — grating [rubbing] machine, grater

тестовальцо́вочная маши́на — dough rolling machine, dough sheeter dough sheeting roller

тестодели́тельная маши́на — dough dividing machine, dough divider

тестозака́точная маши́на — dough forming machine

тестомеси́льная маши́на — doughing [dough-making, dough kneading, dough mixing] machine, dough mixer, dough kneader

тестомеси́льная, ви́лочная маши́на — fork-type blade dough mixer

тестомеси́льная маши́на с враща́ющимся меси́тельным о́рганом — revolving arm dough mixer

тестомеси́льная маши́на с двумя́ меси́льными о́рганами Z-обра́зной фо́рмы — double-Z-arm dough mixer

тестомеси́льная, скоростна́я автомати́ческая маши́на — automatic high-speed dough mixer

тестомеси́льная маши́на со стациона́рной дежо́й — stationary bowl dough mixer

тестоокругли́тельная маши́на — dough rounding machine, dough rounder, dough baller

тестоотса́дочная маши́на — dough depositing machine, dough depositor

тесторазде́лочная маши́на — dough make-up unit

тестоформо́вочная маши́на — dough moulding [dough forming] machine, dough shaper

трави́льная маши́на

1. полигр. etching machine, etcher

2. метал. pickling machine

трави́льная, вертика́льная маши́на полигр. — vertical spray etcher

трави́льная, однопроце́ссная маши́на полигр. — powderless etcher

трави́льная маши́на периоди́ческого де́йствия метал. — rocker-type pickling machine

трави́льная маши́на с коромы́слом метал. — arm pickling machine

трамбо́вочная маши́на ( коксовой батареи) — ramming machine

трелё́вочная маши́на — skidding machine

трепа́льная маши́на — spreading machine, scutcher

трепа́льная, бараба́нная маши́на — turbine scutcher

трепа́льная, ва́тная маши́на — batting machine

трепа́льная маши́на для табака́ — tobacco ripping machine

трепа́льная, одноби́льная маши́на — single-scutcher [swingling] machine

трепа́льная, отде́лочная маши́на — finisher scutcher

трости́льная маши́на текст. — slubbing frame

трубоги́бочная маши́на — pipe-bending [tube-bending] machine

трубонаполни́тельная и уку́порочная маши́на — tube filling-and-closing machine

трубоправи́льная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary tube straightener

труборе́зательная маши́на — pipe-cutting [tube-cutting] machine

трубосва́рочная маши́на — pipe-welding [tube-welding] machine, pipe welder

трубоформо́вочная маши́на — pipe-moulding machine

маши́на трю́ковой опти́ческой печа́ти кфт. — special-effects optical printer

маши́на Тью́ринга киб. — Turing('s) machine

тяну́льная маши́на кож. — staking machine, staker

тяну́льная маши́на для караме́льной ма́ссы — candy pulling machine

убо́рочная маши́на с.-х. — harvester; ( для корнеплодов) digger; ( для плодов кустовых культур) picker

убо́рочная, бу́нкерная маши́на — tanker harvester

убо́рочная, ва́куумная маши́на — vacuum harvester

убо́рочная маши́на для вы́борочной убо́рки — selective harvester

убо́рочная маши́на для двухфа́зной убо́рки — indirect [two-phase] harvester

убо́рочная маши́на для са́харного тростника́ — cane cutter

убо́рочная, навесна́я маши́на — linkage-mounted harvester

убо́рочная, одноря́дная маши́на — single-row harvester

убо́рочная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — suction harvester

убо́рочная маши́на с боковы́м выгрузны́м элева́тором — side-elevator harvester

убо́рочная маши́на с измельча́ющим аппара́том — chopper harvester

убо́рочная маши́на с рассти́лочным аппара́том — mat harvester

убо́рочная маши́на с цеповы́м измельча́ющим аппара́том — flail-type harvester

убо́рочная, узкозахва́тная маши́на — narrow-cut harvester

увлажни́тельная маши́на

1. пищ. humidifying machine, humidifier

2. текст. damping [dewing] machine

угароочища́ющая маши́на — waste cleaning machine, waste cleaner

углепогру́зочная маши́на — coal loader

уда́рно-вибрацио́нная маши́на — shock-and-vibration machine

узловяза́льная маши́на — knotting machine

уку́порочная маши́на — capping machine, capper; ( для укупорки корковой пробкой) corking machine

уку́порочная, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary capping machine, rotary capper

упако́вочная маши́на — packing machine, packer

упако́вочная, универса́льная маши́на — multipacking machine

упако́вочно-вяза́льная маши́на полигр. — package-tying [bundle-tying] machine

уплотня́ющая вибрацио́нная маши́на — vibrotampering machine

уто́чно-мота́льная маши́на — cop(-winding) [weft-winding] machine

уто́чно-мота́льная, ди́сковая, универса́льная маши́на — universal winding-and-quilling machine

уто́чно-мота́льная маши́на с воро́нками — cop-winding machine with guiding cones

уто́чно-насти́лочная маши́на — cop(-winding) [weft-winding] machine

факту́рная маши́на — accounting machine

фальцева́льная маши́на полигр. — folding machine, folder

фальцева́льная маши́на для бума́жных листо́в полигр. — paper-folding machine

фальцева́льная, кассе́тная маши́на полигр. — buckle section folder

фальцева́льная, многосекцио́нная маши́на полигр. — section folding machine

фальцева́льная, ножева́я маши́на полигр. — blade [knife-type] folding machine, knife folder

фальцева́льная, ножева́я, двухтетра́дная маши́на полигр. — duplex folder

фальцева́льно-шве́йная маши́на полигр. — section folding-and-stitching machine

фальцо́вочная маши́на

1. дер.-об. rabbeting machine

2. метал. seaming machine

фасо́вочная маши́на — weighing-and-filling machine

фасо́вочно-упако́вочная маши́на — weighing-and-packing machine

филетиро́вочная маши́на — (fish) filleting machine

фланжиро́вочная маши́на — flanger

флотацио́нная маши́на — floatation machine

флотацио́нная, комбини́рованная маши́на — composite floatation machine

флотацио́нная, механи́ческая маши́на — mechanical floatation machine

флотацио́нная, многока́мерная маши́на — multicompartment floatation machine

флотацио́нная, пе́нная маши́на с переме́шиванием — agitation-froth machine

флотацио́нная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — pneumatic floatation machine

флотацио́нная маши́на с меша́лкой — agitator machine

фольгозавё́рточная маши́на — foiling machine

фольгозавё́рточная и этикетиро́вочная маши́на — foiling-and-banding machine

форзацприкле́ечная маши́на — end-and-front sheet pasting machine

формиру́ющая маши́на дер.-об. — forming machine

формо́вочная маши́на

1. метал. moulding machine, moulder

2. пищ. moulding [forming] machine, moulder

3. кож. squeezer

формо́вочная, встря́хивающая маши́на — jolt moulding machine

формо́вочная маши́на для по́чвенных горшо́чков — soil-block machine

формо́вочная маши́на для торфоперегно́йных горшо́чков — peat-soil block press, peat-soil block machine

формо́вочная, пескоду́вная маши́на — mould blower

формо́вочная, пневмати́ческая маши́на — pneumatic moulding machine

формо́вочная, пре́ссовая маши́на — squeeze moulding machine

формо́вочная маши́на с поворо́тным столо́м пищ. — rotary table moulding machine

фотокопирова́льная маши́на — photocopying machine

фотонабо́рная маши́на — photocomposing machine, photosetter

фотосбо́рочная маши́на — step-and-repeat machine

франкирова́льная маши́на — franker

хлопкоубо́рочная маши́на — cotton picker

хлопкоубо́рочная, бараба́нная шпи́ндельная маши́на — drum-type spindle picker

хлопкоубо́рочная, двухря́дная маши́на — two-row cotton picker

хлопкоубо́рочная, цепна́я маши́на — chain (belt) cotton picker

хлопкоубо́рочная, шпи́ндельная маши́на — spindle cotton picker

хлопкоубо́рочная, щё́точная маши́на — brush-type cotton harvester

хмелеубо́рочная маши́на — hop picker

холоди́льная маши́на — refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, абсорбцио́нная маши́на — absorption refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, абсорбцио́нная водоаммиа́чная маши́на — ammonia-water absorption refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, абсорбцио́нно-компрессио́нная маши́на — absorption-compression refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, агрегати́рованная маши́на — packaged refrigerating unit

холоди́льная, аммиа́чная маши́на — ammonia refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, аммиа́чно-компрессио́нная маши́на — ammonia-compression refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, ва́куумная маши́на — vacuum refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, возду́шная маши́на — (cold-)air refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, компрессио́нная маши́на — compression refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, низкотемперату́рная маши́на — low-temperature refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, парова́я маши́на — vapour refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, пароводяна́я маши́на — water vapour refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, парокомпрессио́нная маши́на — vapour compression refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, пароэже́кторная маши́на — steam-jet ejector refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, фрео́новая маши́на — freon refrigerating machine

холоди́льная, центробе́жная маши́на — centrifugal refrigerating machine

холодновы́садочная маши́на — cold-upsetting machine

холстовытяжна́я маши́на — ribbon lap(ping) machine

цветодели́тельная маши́на — colour scanner

цементоупако́вочная маши́на — cement bag packer

циклё́вочная маши́на — floor grinder

чаеглазиро́вочная маши́на — tea glazing machine, tea glazer

чаезавя́лочная маши́на — tea leaf withering machine

чаеподре́зочная маши́на — tea pruner

чаеполирова́льная маши́на — tea polishing machine, tea polisher

чаесбо́рочная маши́на го́рного ти́па — hill-side tea-leaf harvester

чаесбо́рочная, гребе́нчатая маши́на — comb-type tea-leaf harvester

чаесбо́рочная, мотови́льная маши́на — reel-type tea-leaf harvester

чаесбо́рочная маши́на равни́нного ти́па — level-land tea-leaf harvester

чаесбо́рочная, самохо́дная маши́на — self-propelled tea-leaf harvester

чаескру́чивающая маши́на — tea-leaf roller

чаесортирова́льная маши́на — tea-leaf sorter

чаесуши́льная маши́на — tea firing machine

чаеупако́вочная маши́на — tea packing machine, tea packer, tea packet forming-and-filling machine

чаеутру́сочная маши́на — tea shaker, tea packer

чаеформо́вочная маши́на — tea moulding machine

чертё́жная маши́на — drawing machine

чеса́льная маши́на

1. с.-х. hackle

2. текст. card(er), carding machine

чеса́льная, ва́личная маши́на — roller card

чеса́льная, ва́лично-шля́почная маши́на — roller top [mixed, union] card

чеса́льная, ва́тная маши́на — wadding card

чеса́льная, во́йлочная маши́на — felt card

чеса́льная, иго́льчатая маши́на — wire card

чеса́льная, камво́льная маши́на — worsted card

чеса́льная, приготови́тельная маши́на — breaker card

чеса́льная, приготови́тельная однобараба́нная маши́на — single-cylinder breaker card

чеса́льная маши́на с двумя́ съё́мными бараба́нами — double-doffer card

чеса́льная, ро́вничная маши́на с ремешко́вым дели́телем — condenser card (with tape divider)

чеса́льная, то́нкая маши́на — finisher card

чи́стильная маши́на

1. кфт. film-cleaning machine

2. ( для жести) branning machine

чи́стильная, щё́точная маши́на текст. — cloth brushing machine; brushing machine

чи́стильно-мо́ечная маши́на прок. — scrubbing machine

чи́стильно-реставрацио́нная маши́на кфт. — film-renovating machine

чулочновяза́льная маши́на — hosiery [stocking] knitter

чулочнокраси́льная маши́на — hosiery dyeing machine

шве́йная маши́на

1. stitch(ing) machine, stitcher

2. кож. seamer

шве́йная маши́на с цепны́м стежко́м — chain-stitch machine

шелуши́льная маши́на — hulling machine, huller, dehuller, scouring machine, scourer, sheller, shucker

шерстомо́йная маши́на — wool-scouring [wool-washing, fleece-washing, desuinting] machine

шерстомо́йная, ло́пастная маши́на — paddle wool-washing machine

шерстосго́нная маши́на — unhairing machine

шинкова́льная маши́на — chopping machine

шинкова́льная маши́на для капу́сты — cabbage shredder

шкуросъё́мная маши́на

1. skinning machine, skinner

2. hide pulling machine, dehider

шле́ечная маши́на текст. — thread extractor, thread picker

шлифова́льная маши́на

1. пищ. polishing machine, polisher, glazing machine, glazer

2. кож. buffing machine

шлифова́льная, проходна́я маши́на кож. — through-out buffing machine

шлихтова́льная маши́на текст. — sizing machine

шлихтова́льная, бараба́нная маши́на текст. — cylinder sizing machine

шлихтова́льная маши́на для пря́жи текст. — yarn sizing machine

шлихтова́льная, жгу́товая маши́на текст. — tape [ball] sizing machine

шлихтова́льная маши́на с возду́шной суши́лкой — hot air sizing machine

шлихтова́льная маши́на со щё́точным прибо́ром — dressing machine

шлямо́вочная маши́на пищ. — sliming machine

шлямодроби́льная маши́на пищ. — slime crushing machine, slime crusher

шнекобурова́я маши́на — augering machine, auger

шнурова́льная маши́на для загото́вок ве́рха кож. — upper-lacing machine

шнурова́льная маши́на для табака́ — tobacco stringing machine, tobacco stringer

шнуро́чная маши́на — banding machine

шпулеочисти́тельная маши́на — bobbin-stripping machine

шпунто́вочная маши́на дер.-об. — grooving machine

шрифтолите́йная маши́на — typecasting machine

штабелеразбо́рочная маши́на ( для разгрузки с поддонов) — depalletizing machine, depalletizer

штампо́вочно-ко́вочная маши́на — forging-and-stamping machine

штамповысека́льная маши́на полигр. — die-cutting machine

штанцева́льная маши́на полигр. — punching machine

штемпелева́льная маши́на ( для писем) — stamping machine

щетиноскру́чивающая маши́на — hair curling machine

щипа́льная маши́на текст. — willowing machine

электри́ческая маши́на см. соответствующие термины под рубриками электри́ческий генера́тор и электродви́гатель

электри́ческая, вольтодоба́вочная маши́на — positive booster

электри́ческая, вольтопонижа́ющая маши́на — negative booster

электрографи́ческая маши́на полигр. — electrographic machine

электрографи́ческая, ротацио́нная маши́на — rotary electrographic [rotary electrographic copy-making] machine

электро́нно-вычисли́тельная маши́на — electronic computer (см. тж. ЭВМ)

электросва́рочная маши́на — electric welding machine, electric welder

электрострига́льная маши́на — electric clipper

электрофо́рная маши́на — electrostatic [induction] machine

эмульсио́нная маши́на — emulsifying machine

энергети́ческие маши́ны (собирательный термин, общетеоретическое понятие) — energy-converting machinery

эпилиро́вочная маши́на — fur-cutting machine

этикетиро́вочная маши́на — labelling machine, labeller

Русско-английский политехнический словарь > машина
7 pistoletazo

m.

1 pistol shot.

pistoletazo de salida shot from the starter's gun

2 starting signal, starting gun.

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pistoletazo

► nombre masculino

1 gunshot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pistoletazo de salida starting signal

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SM (=disparo) pistol shot; (Dep) (tb: pistoletazo de salida) starting signal

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masculino ( disparo) pistol shot; (Dep) starting signal

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= pistol shot.

Ex. The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

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* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* pistoletazo de salida = starting signal, starting gun.

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masculino ( disparo) pistol shot; (Dep) starting signal

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= pistol shot.

Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* pistoletazo de salida = starting signal, starting gun.

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pistoletazo

masculine

(disparo) pistol shot; ( Dep) starting signal o gun

dar el pistoletazo to fire the starting gun

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pistoletazo nm

pistol shot

Comp
pistoletazo de salida [en carrera] shot from the starter's gun; [de proyecto, campaña electoral] starting signal
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pistoletazo

m pistol shot

Spanish-English dictionary > pistoletazo
8 sitzen

v/i; sitzt, saß, hat oder bes. südd., österr., schw. ist gesessen

1. (hat oder ist) sit; am Steuer / im Sattel sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the (steering) wheel / in the saddle; von morgens bis abends im Auto sitzen spend the whole day sitting in the car; sitz! zum Hund: sit!; bei jemandem sitzen sit beside ( oder next to, with) s.o.; sitzen Sie bequem? are you comfortable?; zu viel sitzen spend too much time sitting (on one’s backside umg.); das viele Sitzen ist nicht gut für dich all this sitting is bad for you; ich war ganz steif vom vielen Sitzen I was really stiff from all that sitting; etw. im Sitzen tun do s.th. sitting down; er sitzt auf seinem Geld umg., fig. he’s sitting on his money; sag mal, sitzt du auf den Ohren? umg., fig. are you deaf?, Am. auch have you got beans in your ears?

2. (hat oder ist) (sein) sit, be; lieber zu Hause sitzen prefer to sit ( oder stay) at home; beim Essen sitzen be having one’s dinner ( oder lunch); beim Arzt sitzen umg. be at the doctor’s; im Gefängnis sitzen be in jail (clink umg.); siehe 5; den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe sitzen sit around in the pub all day; stundenlang vor dem Fernseher sitzen spend hours (sitting) in front of the television; stärker: be glued to the television for hours umg.; ich habe lange daran gesessen I spent a lot of time on it; über den Büchern sitzen sit (poring) over one’s books; sie sitzt immer noch an ihren Hausaufgaben she’s still doing her homework; sitzen in (+ Dat) Firma etc.: have its headquarters in; im Parlament sitzen have a seat in Parliament, Brit. auch be an MP ( oder a Member of Parliament); im Stadtrat sitzen be on the (town oder city) council; im Ausschuss sitzen be on the committee; sie sitzen immer noch they’re still in the meeting

3. (hat) Kleidung: (passen) fit; (richtig angezogen sein) be on properly; deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig your tie’s not straight; dein Hut sitzt schief your hat’s not on straight, your hat’s crooked

4. (hat) Modell: sit ( jemandem for s.o.)

5. (hat) umg. im Gefängnis: do time; er saß sechs Monate wegen Diebstahl(s) he did six months for theft; er hat sein halbes Leben lang gesessen he’s spent half his life in jail

6. (hat) umg. (treffen) find the target; bes. fig. go ( oder hit) home; das hat gesessen! that went ( oder hit) home; jeder Schuss / Schlag sitzt every shot / blow finds its target; bei ihm sitzt jeder Handgriff he knows exactly what he’s doing; jede Pointe saß every punch line went home

7. (hat oder ist) fig. (stecken); wo sitzt der Schmerz? where does it hurt exactly?; da sitzt der Fehler! that’s where the problem lies; die Angst / der Hass sitzt tief the fear / hatred runs oder goes deep; mir sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern I’m still shaking with fright; einen sitzen haben umg. have had one too many

8. (hat) fig. gespr. ( im Gedächtnis) sitzen have sunk in; die Vokabeln sitzen gut / schlecht he etc. knows his etc. vocabulary off pat, Am. he’s etc. got his etc. vocabulary down pat / his etc. vocabulary’s shaky, he etc. needs to work on his etc. vocabulary; das sitzt noch nicht richtig it hasn’t quite sunk in yet

9. (ist): sitzen bleiben remain ( oder stay) seated; umg. beim Tanz: be left without a partner, be a wallflower; (nicht geheiratet werden) be left on the shelf; bleiben Sie sitzen! don’t get up; im Theater etc.: stay in your seat(s); sitzen bleiben PÄD. have to repeat a year, Brit. auch stay down, Am. auch flunk umg.; er ist dreimal sitzen geblieben he had to repeat the class (Brit. auch stay down) three times all told; auf etw. sitzen bleiben be left with ( oder stuck with) s.th.

10. (hat): sitzen lassen umg. leave, desert, walk out on; (Freund[in]) leave, walk out on, jilt; (versetzen) stand s.o. up; (im Stich lassen) let s.o. down, leave s.o. in the lurch; sie ließ ihn einfach sitzen (versetzte ihn) auch she just didn’t turn up; er hat sie mit drei Kindern sitzen lassen he walked out on her and three children, he left her to bring up three children on her own; einen Vorwurf etc. nicht auf sich (Dat) sitzen lassen not stand for ( oder take); das lasse ich nicht auf mir sitzen auch I’m not going to take that lying down; dass du so etwas auf dir sitzen lässt! I’m amazed that you would stand for that

11. (ist) schw. (sich setzen) sit down; Patsche, Tinte etc.

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(passen) to fit;

(sich befinden) to sit; to be

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sịt|zen ['zɪtsn] pret sa\#ß [zaːs] ptp gese\#ssen [gə'zɛsn]
vi aux haben or (Aus, S Ger, Sw)sein

1) (Mensch, Tier) to sit; (Vogel) to perch

sitzen Sie bequem? — are you comfortable?

hier sitzt man sehr bequem — it's very comfortable sitting here

auf der Toilette sitzen — to be on (inf) or in the toilet

etw im Sitzen tun — to do sth sitting down

beim Frühstück/Mittagessen sitzen — to be having breakfast/lunch

beim Wein/Schach sitzen — to sit over a glass of wine/a game of chess

an einer Aufgabe/über den Büchern/über einer Arbeit sitzen — to sit over a task/one's books/a piece of work

See:

→ auch sitzen bleiben

2) (= Modell sitzen) to sit (jdm for sb)

3) (= seinen Sitz haben) (Regierung, Gericht etc) to sit; (Firma) to have its headquarters

4) (= Mitglied sein) (im Parlament) to have a seat (
in +dat in); (im Vorstand, Aufsichtsrat etc) to be or sit ( in +dat on)
5) (inf = im Gefängnis sitzen) to be inside (inf)

gesessen haben — to have done time (inf), to have been inside (inf)

er musste zwei Jahre sitzen — he had to do two years (inf)

6) (= sein) to be

er sitzt in Bulgarien/im Kultusministerium (inf) — he's in Bulgaria/the ministry of culture

er sitzt in der Äußeren Mongolei (und kann nicht weg) (inf) — he's stuck in outer Mongolia (inf)

er sitzt im Gefängnis (inf) — he's in prison

die Verfolger saßen uns auf den Fersen — our pursuers were hard on our heels

auf der Bank sitzen (Sport) — to be or sit on the bench

7) (=angebracht sein Deckel, Schraube etc) to sit

der Deckel sitzt fest — the lid is on tightly

die Schraube sitzt fest — the screw is in tightly

locker sitzen — to be loose

8) (= stecken) to be (stuck)

fest sitzen — to be stuck tight(ly)

der Splitter saß fest in meinem Fuß — the splinter was stuck in my foot

9) (= im Gedächtnis sitzen) to have sunk in

10) (= seinen Herd haben) (Infektion, Schmerz) to be; (fig Übel, Hass, Schmerz) to lie, to be

11) (Kleid, Frisur) to sit

deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig — your tie isn't straight

sein Hut saß schief — his hat was (on) crooked

12) (inf = treffen) to hit home

das saß!, das hat gesessen! — that hit home

13)

einen sitzen haben (inf) — to have had one too many (inf)

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1) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sit

2) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sit

3) ((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) strike home

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sit·zen

<saß, gesessen>

[ˈzɪtsn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sein

1. (sich gesetzt haben) to sit; (auf einer Kante, Vogel a.) to perch

wir saßen auf Barhockern und tranken ein Bier we perched on bar stools and had a beer

sitz! (Befehl an Hund) sit!

[bitte] bleib/bleiben Sie \sitzen! [please] don't get up, [please] remain seated form

▪ im S\sitzen when seated, sitting down, in/from a sitting position

bequem/gut \sitzen to be comfortable [or sitting comfortably]

sitzt du bequem? are you comfortable?

eine \sitzende Lebensweise a sedentary life

jdm Modell \sitzen to sit for sb

2. (sich befinden) to sit

sie sitzt noch bei Tisch (form) she is still eating [or having her meal]

er sitzt den ganzen Tag vor dem Fernseher/in der Kneipe (fam) he spends the whole day sitting in front of the telly/in the pub BRIT fam

ich habe stundenlang beim Zahnarzt \sitzen müssen I had to spend hours at the dentist's

sie sitzt jetzt in einem kleinen Dorf (fam) she's living in a small village now

er sitzt in Moskau und hat kein Geld für die Rückfahrt (fam) he's stuck in Moscow and has no money for a return ticket

auf der Anklagebank \sitzen to be in the dock

beim Frühstück/Mittagessen \sitzen to be having breakfast/lunch

bei einem Glas Wein/einer Tasse Kaffee \sitzen to sit over a glass of wine/a cup of coffee

beim Kartenspiel/Schach \sitzen to sit playing cards/over a game of chess

im Sattel \sitzen to be in the saddle

auf der Toilette \sitzen to be on the toilet

3. (sich beschäftigen)

▪ an [o über] etw dat \sitzen to sit over sth

sie sitzt viel über den Büchern she spends a lot of time sitting over her books

an einer Arbeit \sitzen to sit over a piece of work

4. JUR, POL (tagen) Gericht, Regierung to sit

5. (angehören)

▪ in etw dat \sitzen to sit on [or be in] sth

sie sitzt in einigen Ausschüssen she sits on a number of committees

er sitzt im Verteidigungsministerium he's in the Ministry of Defence BRIT [or AM Department of Defense]

im Parlament/Vorstand \sitzen to have a seat in parliament/on the management board

in der Regierung \sitzen to be with the government

6. (fam: inhaftiert sein) to do time fam, to be inside fam

er musste vier Jahre \sitzen he had to do four years fam

gesessen haben to have done time [or been inside] fam

7. (seinen Sitz haben)

▪ irgendwo \sitzen Firma, Gesellschaft etc. to have its headquarters somewhere

das Unternehmen sitzt in München the company is based [or has its headquarters] in Munich

8. (befestigt sein) to be

der Knopf sitzt an der falschen Stelle the button isn't in the right place

die Tür sitzt schief in den Angeln the door is not hanging straight

9. (stecken)

▪ in etw dat \sitzen to be in sth

der Splitter sitzt fest in meinem Zeh the splinter won't come out of my toe

ihr sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern (fig) her knees are still like jelly

fest \sitzen to be stuck tight[ly]

der Deckel/die Schraube sitzt ziemlich fest the lid is on/the screw is in rather tightly

10. (Passform haben) Kleidung to fit

das Jackett sitzt gut the jacket fits well

sitzt die Fliege korrekt? is my bow tie straight?

dein Hut sitzt schief your hat is [on] crooked

eng/locker \sitzend close-/loose-fitting

11. MED (von etwas ausgehen) Infektion, Schmerz to be [located [or situated]]

ihr Hass saß tief (fig) she felt nothing but hatred

12. (fam: treffen) to hit [or strike] home

das hat gesessen! that hit home!

13. SCH

[in Mathe/Englisch] \sitzen bleiben (fam) to [have to] repeat a year [in maths [or AM math]/English], to stay down [a year] [in maths/English] BRIT

jdn \sitzen lassen (fam) to keep sb down [or hold sb back] [a year]

14. (fam: nicht absetzen können)

auf etw dat \sitzen bleiben to be left with [or fam be sitting on] sth

15. (fam: etw nicht hergeben)

▪ auf etw akk \sitzen to hang [or cling] on to sth

sie sitzt auf ihrem Geld she's very tight with her money fam

16. (fam: gut eingeübt sein) to have sunk in

du musst die Vokabeln so oft wiederholen, bis sie \sitzen you must keep on repeating the vocab till it sticks fam

sie hatte so lange geübt, bis jeder Schritt wie im Schlafe saß she had practised till she could do every step in her sleep

17.

▶ \sitzen bleiben (pej fam: als Frau unverheiratet) to be left on the shelf; (beim Tanz) to be left sitting

▶ jdm auf den Fersen \sitzen to be on sb's tail

▶ einen \sitzen haben (fam) to have had one too many

▶ jdn \sitzen lassen (fam: im Stich lassen) to leave sb in the lurch; (versetzen) to stand sb up fam; (nicht heiraten) to jilt [or walk out on] sb

er hat Frau und Kinder \sitzen lassen he left his wife and children

▶ etw nicht auf sich dat \sitzen lassen not to take [or stand for] sth

das lasse ich nicht auf mir \sitzen I won't take [or stand for] that

▶ jdm auf der Pelle [o dem Pelz] sitzen (fam) to keep bothering sb, to keep on at sb fam

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) sit

bleiben Sie bitte sitzen — please don't get up; please remain seated

er saß den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe — he spent the whole day in the pub (Brit.) or (Amer.) bar

im Sattel sitzen — be in the saddle

jemandem auf der Pelle od. dem Pelz sitzen — (salopp) keep bothering somebody; keep on at somebody (coll.)

2) (sein) be

die Firma sitzt in Berlin — the firm is based in Berlin

einen sitzen haben — (salopp) have had one too many

3) ([gut] passen) fit

die Krawatte sitzt nicht — the tie isn't straight

4) (ugs.): (gut eingeübt sein)

Lektionen so oft wiederholen, bis sie sitzen — keep on repeating lessons till they stick (coll.)

5) (ugs.): (wirksam treffen) hit home

6) (Mitglied sein) be, sit (in + Dat. on)

7) (ugs.): (eingesperrt sein) be in prison or (sl.) inside

8)

sitzen bleiben — (ugs.) ( nicht versetzt werden) stay down [a year]; have to repeat a year; (abwertend): (als Frau unverheiratet bleiben) be left on the shelf

auf etwas (Dat.) sitzen bleiben — (etwas nicht loswerden) be left or (coll.) stuck with something

jemanden sitzen lassen — (ugs.): (nicht heiraten) jilt somebody; (ugs.): (im Stich lassen) leave somebody in the lurch

er hat Frau und Kinder sitzen lassen — od. (seltener:)

sitzen gelassen — he left his wife and children

etwas nicht auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen — not take something; not stand for something
•• Cultural note:
sitzen bleiben

If German pupils fail more than one subject in their end-of-year school report, they have to repeat the year. This is colloquially referred to as sitzen bleiben, and it means that some pupils do not manage to sit their Abitur until they are 20

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sitzen v/i; sitzt, saß, hat oder besonders südd, österr, schweiz ist gesessen

1. (hat oder ist) sit;

am Steuer/im Sattel sitzen sit ( oder be seated) at the (steering) wheel/in the saddle;

von morgens bis abends im Auto sitzen spend the whole day sitting in the car;

sitz! zum Hund: sit!;

bei jemandem sitzen sit beside ( oder next to, with) sb;

sitzen Sie bequem? are you comfortable?;

zu viel sitzen spend too much time sitting (on one’s backside umg);

das viele Sitzen ist nicht gut für dich all this sitting is bad for you;

ich war ganz steif vom vielen Sitzen I was really stiff from all that sitting;

etwas im Sitzen tun do sth sitting down;

er sitzt auf seinem Geld umg, fig he’s sitting on his money;

sag mal, sitzt du auf den Ohren? umg, fig are you deaf?, US auch have you got beans in your ears?

2. (hat oder ist) (sein) sit, be;

lieber zu Hause sitzen prefer to sit ( oder stay) at home;

beim Essen sitzen be having one’s dinner ( oder lunch);

beim Arzt sitzen umg be at the doctor’s;

im Gefängnis sitzen be in jail (clink umg); → 5;

den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe sitzen sit around in the pub all day;

stundenlang vor dem Fernseher sitzen spend hours (sitting) in front of the television; stärker: be glued to the television for hours umg;

ich habe lange daran gesessen I spent a lot of time on it;

über den Büchern sitzen sit (poring) over one’s books;

sie sitzt immer noch an ihren Hausaufgaben she’s still doing her homework;

sitzen in (+dat) Firma etc: have its headquarters in;

im Parlament sitzen have a seat in Parliament, Br auch be an MP ( oder a Member of Parliament);

im Stadtrat sitzen be on the (town oder city) council;

im Ausschuss sitzen be on the committee;

sie sitzen immer noch they’re still in the meeting

3. (hat) Kleidung: (passen) fit; (richtig angezogen sein) be on properly;

deine Krawatte sitzt nicht richtig your tie’s not straight;

dein Hut sitzt schief your hat’s not on straight, your hat’s crooked

4. (hat) Modell: sit (

jemandem for sb)

5. (hat) umg im Gefängnis: do time;

er saß sechs Monate wegen Diebstahl(s) he did six months for theft;

er hat sein halbes Leben lang gesessen he’s spent half his life in jail

6. (hat) umg (treffen) find the target; besonders fig go ( oder hit) home;

das hat gesessen! that went ( oder hit) home;

jeder Schuss/Schlag sitzt every shot/blow finds its target;

bei ihm sitzt jeder Handgriff he knows exactly what he’s doing;

jede Pointe saß every punch line went home

7. (hat oder ist) fig (stecken);

wo sitzt der Schmerz? where does it hurt exactly?;

da sitzt der Fehler! that’s where the problem lies;

die Angst/der Hass sitzt tief the fear/hatred runs oder goes deep;

mir sitzt der Schreck noch in den Gliedern I’m still shaking with fright;

einen sitzen haben umg have had one too many

8. (hat) fig gespr

(im Gedächtnis) sitzen have sunk in;

die Vokabeln sitzen gut/schlecht he etc knows his etc vocabulary off pat, US he’s etc got his etc vocabulary down pat/his etc vocabulary’s shaky, he etc needs to work on his etc vocabulary;

das sitzt noch nicht richtig it hasn’t quite sunk in yet

9. (ist):

sitzen bleiben remain ( oder stay) seated; umg beim Tanz: be left without a partner, be a wallflower; (nicht geheiratet werden) be left on the shelf;

bleiben Sie sitzen! don’t get up; im Theater etc: stay in your seat(s);

sitzen bleiben SCHULE have to repeat a year, Br auch stay down, US auch flunk umg;

er ist dreimal sitzen geblieben he had to repeat the class (Br auch stay down) three times all told;

auf etwas sitzen bleiben be left with ( oder stuck with) sth

10. (hat):

sitzen lassen umg leave, desert, walk out on; (Freund[in]) leave, walk out on, jilt; (versetzen) stand sb up; (im Stich lassen) let sb down, leave sb in the lurch;

sie ließ ihn einfach sitzen (versetzte ihn) auch she just didn’t turn up;

er hat sie mit drei Kindern sitzen lassen he walked out on her and three children, he left her to bring up three children on her own;

einen Vorwurf etc

nicht auf sich (dat)

sitzen lassen not stand for ( oder take);

das lasse ich nicht auf mir sitzen auch I’m not going to take that lying down;

dass du so etwas auf dir sitzen lässt! I’m amazed that you would stand for that

11. (ist) schweiz (sich setzen) sit down; → Patsche, Tinte etc

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; südd., österr., schweiz. mit sein

1) sit

bleiben Sie bitte sitzen — please don't get up; please remain seated

er saß den ganzen Tag in der Kneipe — he spent the whole day in the pub (Brit.) or (Amer.) bar

im Sattel sitzen — be in the saddle

jemandem auf der Pelle od. dem Pelz sitzen — (salopp) keep bothering somebody; keep on at somebody (coll.)

2) (sein) be

die Firma sitzt in Berlin — the firm is based in Berlin

einen sitzen haben — (salopp) have had one too many

3) ([gut] passen) fit

die Krawatte sitzt nicht — the tie isn't straight

4) (ugs.): (gut eingeübt sein)

Lektionen so oft wiederholen, bis sie sitzen — keep on repeating lessons till they stick (coll.)

5) (ugs.): (wirksam treffen) hit home

6) (Mitglied sein) be, sit (in + Dat. on)

7) (ugs.): (eingesperrt sein) be in prison or (sl.) inside

8)

sitzen bleiben — (ugs.) ( nicht versetzt werden) stay down [a year]; have to repeat a year; (abwertend): (als Frau unverheiratet bleiben) be left on the shelf

auf etwas (Dat.) sitzen bleiben — (etwas nicht loswerden) be left or (coll.) stuck with something

jemanden sitzen lassen — (ugs.): (nicht heiraten) jilt somebody; (ugs.): (im Stich lassen) leave somebody in the lurch

er hat Frau und Kinder sitzen lassen — od. (seltener:)

sitzen gelassen — he left his wife and children

etwas nicht auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen — not take something; not stand for something
•• Cultural note:
sitzen bleiben

If German pupils fail more than one subject in their end-of-year school report, they have to repeat the year. This is colloquially referred to as sitzen bleiben, and it means that some pupils do not manage to sit their Abitur until they are 20

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: saß, gesessen)

= to sit v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sat)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sitzen
9 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

•

- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

* * *

pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
10 perdigón

m.

1 buckshot, small bullet.

2 young partridge.

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perdigón

► nombre masculino

1 pellet

2 ZOOLOGÍA young partridge

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SM

1) (Orn) young partridge

2) (=bala) pellet
pl perdigones shot sing, pellets
perdigón zorrero — buckshot

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masculino (Arm) pellet

perdigones — shot, pellets

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= buckshot pellet, buckshot.

Ex. The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

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masculino (Arm) pellet

perdigones — shot, pellets

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= buckshot pellet, buckshot.

Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

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perdigón

masculine

1 ( Arm) pellet

perdigones shot, pellets

2 ( Zool) partridge chick

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perdigón sustantivo masculino (Arm) pellet
perdigón sustantivo masculino
1 pellet pl
2 Zool young partridge
' perdigón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balín
English:
pellet

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perdigón nm

1. [bala] pellet

2. [ave] partridge chick

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perdigón

m pellet

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perdigón nm, pl - gones : shot, pellet

Spanish-English dictionary > perdigón
11 bueno

adj.

1 good, fine, okay.

2 good-hearted, decent, kind, good.

3 good, suitable, wholesome.

4 favorable, good.

intj.

1 okay.

2 now then.

3 hello.

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bueno

► adjetivo

1 (gen) good

■ es una película muy buena it's a very good film

■ los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres good children obey their parents

■ lo que necesitas es una buena taza de café what you need is a nice cup of coffee

2 (persona - amable) kind; (- agradable) nice, polite

3 (tiempo) good, nice

■ hizo un día muy bueno the weather was very good

4 (apropiado) right, suitable; (correcto) right

■ no es bueno para los niños pequeños it's not suitable for small children

■ esta llave no es la buena this key isn't the right one

5 (de salud) well

■ ¿ya estás buena? are you better now?

6 (grande) big; (considerable) considerable

■ un buen número de participantes quite a few participants

► interjección ¡bueno!

1 (sorpresa) well, very well; (de acuerdo) all right!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de buenas a primeras familiar all of a sudden, just like that

estar bueno,-a to be in good health 2 familiar to be good-looking

estar de buen ver to be good-looking

por la buenas willingly

¡ésta sí que es buena! familiar that's a good one!

buen humor good humour (US humor)

buenas noches good evening

buenas tardes good afternoon

buenos días good morning

la buena mesa good food

la buena vida the good life Table 1 NOTA See also buen/Table 1

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(f. - buena)

adj.

1) good

2) kind, nice

3) large, considerable

4) healthy, well

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bueno, -a
1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing buen)
1) [gen] good; [tiempo] fine, good, fair

es un buen libro — it's a good book

está muy bueno este bizcocho — this sponge cake is lovely o really good

tiene buena voz — she has a good voice

les gusta la buena vida — they like the good life

es buen traductor — he's a good translator

hace buen tiempo — the weather's fine o good o fair

los buenos tiempos — the good old days

la mano buena — hum the right hand

¡bueno está! — LAm that's enough!

¡qué bueno! — esp LAm excellent!, great!

lo bueno es que... — the best thing is that..., the best part is that...

lo bueno fue que ni siquiera quiso venir — the best thing o part was that he didn't even want to come

- lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

2) (=bondadoso) [persona] kind, good

fue muy bueno conmigo — he was very kind o good to me

es usted muy bueno — you are very kind

sé bueno — be good

es buena persona — he's a nice person, he's a good sort

- es más bueno que el pan

3) (=apropiado) good

este es un buen momento para comprar — this is a good time to buy

no es bueno que esté solo — it's not good for him to be alone

ser bueno para — to be good for

esta bebida es buena para la salud — this drink is good for your health

4) [de salud]

estar bueno — to be well

ponerse bueno — to get better

5) * (=atractivo)

está muy bueno — he's a bit of all right *, he's gorgeous *

6) (=considerable) good, large

un buen número de... — a good o large number of...

una buena cantidad de dinero — a large amount of money

un buen trozo de... — a nice big piece of...

le eché un buen rapapolvo — I gave him a good telling-off

le di un buen susto — I gave him a real fright

ganó buenos duros — she earned a good deal of money

7) iró

¡buen conductor! — a fine driver you are!, some driver you are!

¡esa sí que es buena! — that's a good one!

¡buena la has liado o hecho! — you've really gone and done it now!

¡en buen lío me he metido! — I've got myself into a fine mess!

¡estaría bueno! — * I should hope not!

estaría bueno que... — it would be just great if...

luego verás lo que es bueno — * then you'll see

le pusieron bueno — * (=lo pegaron) they beat the living daylights out of him *; (=lo criticaron) they slagged him off *

le dio un tortazo de los buenos — he gave him a hell of a thump *

8) [en saludos]

¡buenas! — hello!

buenos días — good morning

buenas tardes — [a primera hora] good afternoon; [más tarde] good evening

¿qué hay de bueno? — what's new?

9)

- estar de buenas

- estar en la buena

- hacer algo a la buena de Dios

por las buenas —

resolver algo por las buenas — to settle sth amicably

irás por las buenas o por las malas — you'll go whether you like it or not

si no me obedeces por las buenas, tendrás que hacerlo por las malas — you can either do as I say willingly, or I'll have to force you to do it

- de buenas a primeras

decir una noticia a algn de buenas a primeras — to spring a piece of news on sb

2.

ADV

¡bueno! — all right!, O.K.!; Méx (Telec) hello!

bueno, pues... — well...

bueno, resulta que... — well, it so happens that...

bueno, ¿y qué? — well, so what?, well?

¡pero bueno, cómo puedes ser tan bruto! — honestly, how can you be so stupid!

pero bueno, no nos vamos a meter en historias — but anyway, let's not go into this

3. SM / F

1)

el bueno — [de la película] the goody *, the good guy *

2)

el bueno de Manolo — good old Manolo

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex. A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex. At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex. Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex. Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

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* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo

[ buen is used before masculine singular nouns]

Sentido I

1)

a) [ser] ( de calidad) <hotel/producto> good

tiene buena memoria — she has a good memory

ropa buena — good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo — she did a good job

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno — brevity is the soul of wit

b) ( valioso) good

qué buena idea! — what a good idea!

buenos consejos — good o useful advice

c) (válido, correcto) <razón/excusa> good

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) — (fam) you can have too much of a good thing

2)

a) [ser] ( competente) <médico/alumno> good

ser bueno en algo — to be good at something

es muy buena en francés — she's very good at French

ser bueno para algo: es muy buena para los negocios — she's got a very good head for business

b) <padre/marido/amigo> good

c) (eficaz, efectivo) <remedio/método> good

es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza — it's good for the flu/headaches

3) ( favorable) <oferta/suerte> good

buenas noticias — good news

la novela tuvo muy buena(s) crítica(s) — the novel got very good reviews

están en buena posición económica — they're comfortably off

en las buenas — (CS) in the good times

estar de buenas — ( de buen humor) (fam) to be in a good mood; ( afortunado) (Col fam) to be lucky

por las buenas — willingly

4) [ser] ( conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar — it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él — it would be a good idea if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto — it isn't good to eat so much

5) (ingenioso, divertido) <chiste/idea> good, great (colloq)

lo bueno fue que... — the funny thing was...

6)

a) ( agradable) nice

hace muy buen tiempo — the weather's lovely

b) ( agradable al paladar - en general)

ser bueno — to be good, be nice; (- de algo en particular)

estar bueno — to be good, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo — guacamole is really good

qué buena está la carne! — the meat is delicious

c)

qué bueno! — (AmL) great!

qué bueno que lo trajiste! — it's a good thing you brought it

7) [estar] ( en buen estado)

esta leche no está buena — this milk is off o sour

¿este pescado estará bueno? — do you think this fish is all right?

8) [estar] (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo)

está muy buena — she's gorgeous (colloq)

está buenísimo — he's really gorgeous o hunky (colloq)

9) (saludable, sano) <costumbre/alimentación> good

tiene muy buen semblante — she looks very well

bueno y sano — (Chi) ( sin novedad) safe and sound; ( sobrio) sober

10) (en fórmulas, saludos) good

buenos días! or (RPl) buen día! — good morning

buenas tardes! — ( temprano) good afternoon; ( más tarde) good evening

buenas noches! — ( al llegar) good evening; ( al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela — say good night to Grandma

buen viaje! — have a good trip!

buen provecho! — enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras — ( de repente) suddenly

Sentido II

11)

a) [ser] ( en sentido ético) good

fueron muy buenos conmigo — they were very good to me

b) [ser] < niño> good

sé bueno — behave (yourself)

Sentido III

12) (iró & fam)

estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! — it'd be just great if he said no now! (iro & colloq)

en buena nos hemos metido! — this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

de los buenos/de las buenas — (fam)

nos echó un sermón de los buenos — she gave us a real dressing down (colloq)

13) (delante del n) ( uso enfático)

se llevó un buen susto — she got a terrible fright

se metió en un buen lío — he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho — we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad — a fair amount

14)

un buen día — one day

un buen día se va a cansar y... — one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and...

un buen día llegó y dijo... — one (fine) day she came home and said...

•

- buena forma

- buena mesa

- buena pieza
II
- na masculino, femenino

a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq)

los buenos y los malos — the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo)

el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar — good old Juan/Pilar
III
interjección

1)

a) (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK (colloq), all right

¿un café? - bueno — coffee? - OK o all right

b) (expresando duda, indecisión, escepticismo) well

bueno... ¿qué quieres que te diga? — well... what can I say?

c) ( expresando resignación)

bueno, otra vez será — never mind, maybe next time

2)

a) ( expresando irritación)

bueno, se acabó a la cama! — right, that's it, bed!

pero, bueno ¿lo quiere o no? — well, do you want it or not?

y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? — (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?

b) (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba — (iró) oh, great! that's all we needed (iro)

3)

a) ( introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? — now (then) o right (then), where were we?

b) ( calificando lo expresado) well

no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era — it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least, it didn't use to be

4) (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)

bueno! — hello

* * *

el bueno

(n.) = good guy, the

Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the ' good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.

= fantastic, good [better -comp., best -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], nice, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], seemly, decent, creditable, fantastical, good-natured, good-hearted, kind [kinder -comp., kindest -sup.].

Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.

Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.

Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.

Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.

Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.

Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.

Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.

* amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* buen = good [better -comp., best -sup.].

* buena calidad = goodness.

* buena causa = good cause.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* buena compañía = good company.

* buena compra = good buy.

* buena condición física = physical fitness.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena fe = goodwill [good will].

* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.

* buena fortuna = good fortune.

* buena idea = cool idea.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* buena oferta = good deal.

* buena racha = winning streak.

* buena relación = rapport.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* buena reputación = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buena salud = good health.

* buenas costumbres = propriety, mores, decorum.

* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.

* buenas noticias = glad tidings.

* buenas prácticas = best practices.

* buena suerte = good luck!, good fortune, good luck.

* ¡buena suerte! = break a leg!.

* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buenas vibraciones = vibrations, good vibes.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* buena vecindad = neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

* buena vida = good life.

* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* buen comedor = hearty eater.

* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.

* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* bueno de la película, el = good guy, the.

* bueno, el = good guy, the.

* Buenos Aires = Buenos Aires.

* buenos días = good morning.

* buenos, los = goodies, the.

* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.

* buenos tiempos = good times.

* buen partido = eligible party, eligible bachelor.

* buen ritmo de aprendizaje = learning curve.

* buen rollo = good vibes.

* buen samaritano = good samaritan.

* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.

* buen tiempo = fair weather.

* buen tirador = good shot.

* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.

* buen trabajador = hard worker.

* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.

* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.

* código de buenas prácticas = code of practice, code of good practice.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.

* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.

* con buenas intenciones = in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con buen humor = good-humouredly.

* con buenos contactos = well-connected.

* con buenos modales = politely.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* con tan buenos resultados = to such good effect.

* contar con el visto bueno = meet with + approval.

* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* con una buena financiación = well-funded.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* con un buen nivel = fluent.

* cosecha extraordinariamente buena = bumper crop.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar el visto bueno = approve.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* difundir buena imagen de = earn + credit for.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = have + a bun in the oven, be up the spout.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* llever a buen término = bring to + a close.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.

* mamá pija y tía buena = yummy mummy.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.

* más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.

* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* no tan bueno = not-so-good.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* no ver buenos ojos = not take + kindly to.

* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.

* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* parecer bueno = look + good.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* racha de buena suerte = winning streak.

* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.

* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser una buena época = be a good time.

* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.

* ser un buen chico = be a sport.

* ser un buen comedor = be a hearty eater.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* tener buen apetito = have + a good appetite.

* tener buenas intenciones = be well-intentioned, mean + well.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener un buen concepto de Alguien = hold in + high regard.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un buen saque = be a hearty eater.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* tía buena = hottie [hotty], crumpet.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* usar Algo con buen provecho = use + Nombre + to good advantage.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* visto bueno = approval, endorsement, seal of approval.

* * *

bueno¹ -na

adjective

[ The form buen is used before masculine singular nouns. buen]

Sentido I

A

1 [ SER] (de calidad) ‹hotel/producto› good

tiene buena memoria she has a good memory

siempre lleva ropa buena he always wears good-quality clothes

hizo un buen trabajo she did a good job

¿es bueno o de bisutería? is it real or imitation?

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 (valioso) good

¡qué buena idea! what a good idea!

me dio muy buenos consejos she gave me (some) very good o useful advice

3 (válido, correcto) ‹razón/excusa› good

¿tienes buena hora or hora buena? do you have the right o correct time?

la bola fue buena the ball was in

bueno está lo bueno (pero no lo demasiado) ( fam); you can have too much of a good thing

B

1 [ SER] (competente) ‹médico/alumno› good

como secretaria es muy buena she's a very good secretary

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French

2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› good

3 (eficaz, efectivo) ‹remedio/método› good ser bueno PARA algo to be good for sth

es bueno para el hígado it's good for the liver

C (favorable) ‹oferta/suerte› good

traigo buenas noticias I have good news (for you)

la novela tuvo muy buena crítica the novel got very good reviews o was very well reviewed

están en buena posición económica they're comfortably off

en las buenas (CS); in the good times

estar de buenas (de buen humor) ( fam) to be in a good mood; (afortunado) ( Col fam) to be lucky

estar en la buena (CS); to be having a lucky streak, be on a run of good luck

hoy no estoy en la buena it's not my lucky day

por las buenas: si no lo hace por las buenas … if he won't do it willingly …

intenta convencerlo por las buenas try persuading him nicely

D [ SER] (conveniente) good

no es buena hora para llamar it's not a good time to phone

sería bueno que hablaras con él it would be a good idea o thing if you spoke to him

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good for you to eat so much

E (ingenioso, divertido) ‹chiste/idea› good, great ( colloq)

lo bueno fue que ella tampoco tenía ni idea the funny thing was she didn't have a clue either

F

1 (agradable) nice

¡qué buena pinta tiene esa ensalada! that salad looks delicious o really good

hace muy buen tiempo the weather's lovely o very nice

hace bueno ( Esp); it's a nice day

2 (agradable al paladar — en general) ser bueno; to be delicious, be nice (— de algo en particular) estar bueno; to be good, be delicious, be nice

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is delicious o really nice

¡qué buena está la carne/esta pera! the meat/this pear is delicious

la paella no te quedó or salió tan buena como la última vez the paella didn't turn out as well as last time

3

¡qué bueno! ( AmL); great!

¡qué bueno que se te ocurrió traerlo! it's a good thing you thought of bringing it

G [ ESTAR]

(en buen estado): esta leche no está buena this milk is off o has gone off

estos zapatos todavía están buenos these shoes are still OK o still have some wear in them

¿este pescado estará bueno? do you think this fish is all right?

H [ ESTAR] ( fam)

(sexualmente atractivo): está muy buena she's quite a looker (sl), she's gorgeous ( colloq), she's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

está buenísimo he's really gorgeous o dishy o hunky ( colloq), he's a real looker (sl), he's a bit of all right ( BrE sl)

I

(saludable, sano): tiene muy buen semblante she looks very well

háblale por el oído bueno speak to him in his good ear

aún no está bueno del todo ( Esp); he still hasn't recovered completely o isn't completely better

bueno y sano ( Chi) (sin novedad) safe and sound; (sobrio) sober

J (en fórmulas, saludos) good

¡buenos días! or ( RPl) ¡buen día! good morning

¡buenas tardes! (temprano) good afternoon; (más tarde) good evening

¡buenas noches! (al llegar) good evening; (al despedirse) good night

dale las buenas noches a la abuela say good night to Grandma

¡buenas! ¿qué tal? ( fam); hi! o hullo! how are things? ( colloq)

¡buen viaje! have a good journey!

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal, bon appetit

de buenas a primeras (de repente) suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

no lo puedo decidir así, de buenas a primeras I can't make up my mind just like that

Sentido II

A [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona› good; ‹conducta/obra/acción› good

fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good to me

un buen hombre a good man

dígame, buen hombre … tell me, my good man …

B [ SER] ‹niño› good

sé buenito y no hagas ruido be a good little boy and don't make any noise

Sentido III

A ( iró fam):

¡estás tú buena si crees que te va a ayudar! you must be crazy if you think he's going to help you

¡estaría bueno que ahora dijera que no! it'd be just great if he said no now! ( iro colloq)

¡en buena nos hemos metido! this is a fine mess we've got(ten) ourselves into

darle una buena a algn ( fam); to give sb a good hiding ( colloq)

de los buenos/de las buenas ( fam): nos echó un sermón de los buenos she gave us a real dressing-down ( colloq)

B ( delante del n)

(uso enfático): se llevó un buen susto she got a terrible fright

lo que necesita es una buena paliza what he needs is a good thrashing

se metió en un buen lío he got himself into a fine mess

todavía nos falta un buen trecho we still have a fair way to go

una buena cantidad a lot, a fair amount

C

un buen día one day

un buen día se va a cansar y … one day o one of these days she's going to get fed up and …

un buen día llegó y dijo … one (fine) day she came home and said …

Compuestos:

● buena forma

feminine physical fitness

está en muy buenoa forma she's very fit, she's in very good shape

● buena mesa

feminine:

la buenoa mesa good cooking

es un amante de la buenoa mesa he's a lover of good food o cooking

● Buena Nueva

feminine:

la Buenoa Nueva the Good News

● buena pieza

feminine ( fam):

¡buenoa pieza resultó ser Ernesto! a fine one o a right one Ernesto turned out to be! ( colloq)

● buena vida

feminine:

la buenoa vida the good life

● buen nombre

masculine good name

● Buen Pastor

masculine:

el Buen Pastor the good Shepherd

bueno² -na

masculine, feminine

1 ( hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody ( colloq)

los buenos y los malos the goodies and the baddies ( colloq hum), the good guys and the bad guys ( colloq)

2

(bonachón, buenazo): el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno³

interjection

A

1 (expresando conformidad, asentimiento) OK ( colloq), all right

¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

2 (expresando duda, indecisión) well

3

(expresando resignación): bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

4 (expresando escepticismo) well

5 (intentando calmar a algn) okay, all right

bueno, bueno, tranquilízate okay, okay, calm down o all right, calm down

B

1

(expresando irritación): bueno, se acabó, ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!

¡bueno, ya está bien! ¡os calláis los dos! right, that's enough, be quiet the pair of you!

pero, bueno, ¿lo quiere o no lo quiere? well, do you want it or not?

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? ( RPl); well, what did you expect me to do?

2 (expresando sorpresa, desagrado) (well) really!

¡bueno!, ¿qué manera de hablar es ésa? really! that's no way to talk!

¡bueno! esto era lo único que faltaba ( iró); oh, great! that's all we needed ( iro)

C

1 (introduciendo o reanudando un tema) now then, right then

bueno, ¿dónde estábamos? now (then) o right (then), where were we?

2

(calificando lo expresado): no es un lugar turístico, bueno, no lo era it isn't a tourist resort, well o at least o at any rate, it didn't use to be

era amarillo, bueno, más bien naranja it was yellow; well, actually it was more like orange

D

( Méx) (al contestar el teléfono) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ¡bueno! hello

* * *

bueno 1
◊ -na adjetivo buen is used before masculine singular nouns

1 [ser]
a) ‹hotel/producto/trabajo› good;

◊ ropa buena good-quality clothes;

la buena mesa good cooking
b) ‹remedio/método› good;

◊ es bueno para la gripe/los dolores de cabeza it's good for the flu/headaches

c) ‹médico/alumno› good;

◊ un buen padre/amigo he's a good father/friend;

es muy buena en francés she's very good at French;
es buena para los negocios she's got a good head for business
d) (amable, bondadoso) good, kind;

◊ fueron muy buenos conmigo they were very good o kind to me

e) (conveniente, correcto) good;

◊ no es buena hora it's not a good time;

no es bueno comer tanto it isn't good to eat so much;
es bueno para la salud it's good for your health;
su inglés es bueno her English is good
2
a) ( agradable) nice;

◊ hace muy buen tiempo the weather is nice

b) ‹ comida› ( en general)

◊ ser bueno to be good, be nice;

( en particular)
◊ estar bueno to be good, be nice;

el guacamole es buenísimo guacamole is really good;
esta sopa está muy buena this soup is very good
c) ( favorable) ‹oferta/crítica› good;

◊ una buena noticia a piece of good news

3 [estar]
a) ( en buen estado) ‹leche/pescado› fresh;

◊ esta leche no está buena this milk is off o sour

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo):

◊ está buenísimo he's really gorgeous

4 (saludable, sano) ‹costumbre/alimentación› good;
◊ estar en buena forma to be in good shape

5
a) (en fórmulas, saludos) good;

◊ ¡buenos días! good morning;

¡buenas tardes! ( temprano) good afternoon;

( más tarde) good evening;
◊ ¡buenas noches! ( al llegar) good evening;

( al despedirse) good night;
◊ ¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal
b) ( delante del n) ( uso enfático) ‹ susto› terrible;

◊ una buena cantidad a fair amount;

un buen día one day
c)

◊ ¡qué bueno! (AmL) great

d)

◊ de buenas a primeras suddenly;

por las buenas willingly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (hum o leng infantil) (en películas, cuentos) goody (colloq);

◊ los buenos y los malos the good guys and the bad guys (colloq)

b) (bonachón, buenazo):

◊ el bueno de Juan/la buena de Pilar good old Juan/Pilar

bueno 2 interjección
1
a) ( expresando — duda) well;

(— conformidad) OK (colloq), all right;
◊ ¿un café? — bueno coffee? — OK o all right

b) ( expresando resignación):

◊ bueno, otra vez será never mind, maybe next time

c) ( expresando irritación):

◊ bueno, se acabó ¡a la cama! right, that's it, bed!;

¡y bueno! ¿qué querías que hiciera? (RPl) well, what did you expect me to do?
2 (Méx) ( al contestar el teléfono)
◊ ¡bueno! hello

bueno,-a
I adjetivo
1 good
un café muy bueno, a very good coffee
2 (bondadoso, bonachón) good, kind: es muy buena persona, she's a very kind soul
3 (saludable) well, in good health: el niño se pondrá bueno en unos días, the child will be well again in a few days
4 Meteor (apacible) good
hoy hace muy buena noche, it's a lovely night tonight
5 (rico, sabroso) good, nice: la cena estaba muy buena, the dinner was delicious
6 (conveniente, provechoso) good: no es bueno que leas con esa luz, it's not good for you to read in this light
sería bueno que nos reuniéramos los lunes, it would be a good idea if we met on Mondays
7 (grande) considerable: un buen montón de dinero, a considerable amount of money
8 fam (macizo) gorgeous, sexy: Javier está muy bueno, Javier's gorgeous
9 irón fine, real: armó un buen jaleo, he kicked up quite a fuss
¡en buen lío nos hemos metido!, that's a fine mess we've got ourselves into!
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (cándido, buenazo) el bueno de Pedro, good old Pedro
III exclamación ¡bueno!, (vale) all right, OK
(sorpresa) ¡bueno!, no me digas que te vas a casar, well!, don't tell me you're getting married!
♦ Locuciones: ¡buena la hemos hecho!, that's done it!
¡buenas!, hello!
dar algo por bueno, to approve sthg
estar de buenas, to be in a good mood
¡estaría bueno!, I should jolly well hope not!
librarse de una buena, to get off scot free
de buenas a primeras, suddenly, all at once
por las buenas, willingly
' bueno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- buen
- buena
- campeonato
- canela
- en
- enrollada
- enrollado
- estar
- estival
- excedente
- fantástica
- fantástico
- formidable
- infravalorar
- infravalorarse
- inmejorable
- magistral
- más
- mejor
- pan
- redundar
- saber
- saludable
- vista
- visto
- antología
- cara
- conmigo
- decir
- igualmente
- ir
- malo
- rollo
- ser
- súper
- y
English:
anyhow
- approval
- as
- assent
- beauty
- bright
- brilliant
- censor
- clear
- conducive
- connotation
- crush
- decent
- devil
- endorse
- endorsement
- fair
- fine
- good
- hot
- hunk
- indifferent
- nearly
- nice
- OK
- okay
- quite
- reasonable
- right
- satisfying
- seal
- short
- so
- something
- such
- sweet
- thick
- tick
- to
- upside
- well
- wind
- worthy
- allow
- all right
- anyway
- be
- better
- bill
- charitable

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bueno, -a buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

♦ adj

1. [en general] good;

tu hijo es muy buen estudiante your son's a very good student;

hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud exercise is good for your health;

la cena estaba muy buena the meal was very good;

una buena oportunidad a good opportunity;

los buenos tiempos the good times;

¿tienes hora buena? do you have the right time?;

el juez de silla señaló que la bola fue/no fue buena the umpire said the ball was good/called the ball out;

golpeó la pelota con la pierna buena he struck the ball with his stronger foot;

tener buena acogida to be well received;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[cosa] to look good;
ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

tener buen concepto de to think highly of;

creo que éste no es un buen momento para decírselo I don't think this is a good time to tell her;

Prov

lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno you can have too much of a good thing

Comp
el buen salvaje the noble savage;
el buen samaritano the Good Samaritan

2. [bondadoso, amable] kind, good;

ser bueno con alguien to be good to sb;

¡sé bueno! be good!

3. [curado, sano] well, all right;

ya estoy bueno I'm all right now;

todavía no estoy bueno del todo I'm not completely better o recovered yet;

ponerse bueno to get well

4. [apacible] nice, fine;

buen tiempo good o fine weather;

hizo buen tiempo the weather was good;
Esp
¿hace bueno ahí fuera? is it nice out?

5. [aprovechable] all right;
[comida] fresh;
esta lecha no está buena this milk is bad o off

6. [uso enfático]
ese buen hombre that good man;

una buena cantidad de comida a good o considerable amount of food;

tiene una buena cantidad de libros she has a large amount of books, she has quite a few books;

un buen susto a real fright;

un buen lío a real o fine mess;

un buen día se va a llevar un disgusto one of these days she's going to get a nasty shock;

le cayó una buena reprimenda he got a stern ticking-off;

le pegó un puñetazo de los buenos he punched her really hard, he gave her an almighty punch

7. Fam [atractivo]
estar bueno to be gorgeous o Br a bit of all right o Br tasty;

¡qué bueno está tu vecino! your neighbour's gorgeous o a real hunk!

8. Irónico [muy malo] fine;

¡bueno es lo bueno! enough's enough!;

¡bueno está! that's enough!;

¡buen amigo te has echado! some friend he is!;

¡buen granuja estás hecho! you rascal!, you're a real rascal!;

¡buena la has armado o [m5] hecho! you've really gone and done it now!;

librarse de una buena to have a lucky o narrow escape;

de buena te libraste you had a lucky o narrow escape;

¡si te pillo no te librarás de una buena! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!;

estaría bueno that would really cap it all;

si te crees que va a aceptar, estás bueno you're kidding yourself if you think she's going to accept;

estamos buenos como tengamos que esperarle if we have to wait for him we've had it;

te has metido en una buena this is a fine mess you've got o US gotten yourself into!;

poner bueno a alguien to criticize sb harshly

9. [en saludos]
¡buenas! hello!;

¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? hi o hello, how are you?;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

¡buenas tardes! [hasta las cinco] good afternoon!;
[después de las cinco] good evening!;
¡buenas noches! good night!;

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say good morning to me

10. [en frases]
¡buen provecho! enjoy your meal!;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

de buen ver good-looking, attractive;

de buena gana willingly;

¡me comería un bocadillo de buena gana! I'd really like o Br I really fancy a sandwich!;

lo hizo, y de buena gana he did it willingly;

lo haría de buena gana, pero estoy ocupado I'd be pleased o more than happy to do it, but I'm busy;

dar algo por bueno to approve sth;
Am Fam
estar en la buena to be on a roll;

lo bueno es que… the best thing about it is that…;

prueba este pastel y verás lo que es bueno try this cake, it's excellent;
Irónico
como no me lo des, verás lo que es bueno if you don't give it to me, you'll be in for it

♦ nm,f

1. Cine
el bueno the goody;

los buenos siempre ganan the good guys always win

2. [bonachón]
el bueno de tu hermano your good old brother

♦ adv

1. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿te acompaño hasta la esquina? – bueno would you like me to walk up to the corner with you? – O.K.;

le pregunté si quería ayuda y me dijo que bueno I asked her if she needed any help and she said all right;

¿quieres venir con nosotros? – bueno do you want to come with us? – if you like o sure;

bueno, yo ya me voy right, I'm off now;

¡te has equivocado! – bueno ¿y qué? you were wrong – yeah, so what?

2. [pues] well;

bueno, el caso es que… well, the thing is…

3. Am [bien]
¡qué bueno! (that's) great!;

¡qué bueno que vinieron! I'm so glad that you could come!

♦ interj

1. [expresa sorpresa]
¡bueno!, ¡qué alegría verte por aquí! hey, how nice to see you!;

¡bueno, mira quien está aquí! well, look who's here!

2. [expresa irritación]
¡bueno!, ¡lo que faltaba! great, that's just what we needed!

3. Col, Méx [al teléfono] hello

♦ buenas nfpl

Comp

estar de buenas [bien dispuesto] to be in a good mood;

de buenas a primeras [de repente] all of a sudden;
[a simple vista] at first sight, on the face of it;
así, de buenas a primeras, no sé qué decir I'm not sure I know what to say without thinking about it first;

por las buenas willingly;

intentamos persuadirlo por las buenas we tried to convince him the nice way;

lo hará por las buenas o por las malas she'll do it whether she likes it or not;

¿quieres hacerlo por las buenas o por las malas? do you want to do it the easy or the hard way?

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bueno

I adj

1 good;

buena voluntad goodwill;

lo bueno es que … the best thing about it is that …;

estar de buenas be in a good mood;

ponerse bueno get well;

dar algo por bueno approve sth;

ahora viene lo bueno irón here comes the good bit;

¡ésta sí que es buena! irón fam that’s a good one!;

¡estaría bueno! irón fam oh, terrific!;

lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno brevity is the soul of wit

2 ( bondadoso) kind;

ser buena gente be nice

3 ( sabroso) nice

4

:

por las buenas willingly;

por las buenas o por las malas whether we/they/etc like it or not;

de buenas a primeras without warning;

a la buena de Dios any which way, Br any old how

II int

:

¡bueno! well!;

¿bueno? Méx hello;

¡buenas! hello!;

buenos días, Rpl

bueno día good morning;

buenas noches good evening;

buenas tardes good evening

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bueno, -na adj, ( buen before masculine singular nouns)

1) : good

una buena idea: a good idea

2) bondadoso: nice, kind

3) apropiado: proper, appropriate

4) sano: well, healthy

5) : considerable, goodly

una buena cantidad: a lot

6)

buenos días : hello, good day

7)

buenas tardes : good afternoon

8)

buenas noches : good evening, good night

bueno interj

1) : OK!, all right!

2) Mex : hello! (on the telephone)

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bueno¹ adj

1. (en general) good [comp. better; superl. best]

los niños buenos good children

un buen coche a good car

2. (agradable) nice

hace un día muy bueno it's a really nice day

es buena persona he's a nice person

¡estas fresas están buenas! these strawberries are nice!

3. (atractivo) gorgeous / good looking

ese tío está muy bueno that guy's gorgeous

4. (sano) better

cuando te pongas bueno, podrás salir a la calle you'll be able to go out when you get better

5. (uso intensivo) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest] / huge

cayó un buen chaparrón there was a huge downpour

una buena ración de croquetas a nice big portion of croquettes

estar de buenas to be in a good mood

por las buenas willingly

bueno² adv (de acuerdo) OK / all right

bueno³ n (en una película) good guy

Spanish-English dictionary > bueno
12 partire

"to start;

Abfahren;

partir"

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leave

motoring, sports start

partire per leave for

partire per l'estero go abroad

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partire¹ v. intr.

1 to leave*, to go* away; ( decollare) to take* off; ( salpare) to sail: quando parti?, when are you leaving?; partiremo la settimana prossima, we are leaving (o going away) next week; è partito così in fretta che ha dimenticato la valigia, he left in such a hurry that he forgot his suitcase; a che ora parte il tuo treno?, what time does your train leave?; il tuo aereo parte da Linate o dalla Malpensa?, is your plane leaving from Linate airport or Malpensa airport?; l'aereo delle 8.50 per Londra non è ancora partito, the 8.50 plane to London hasn't taken off yet; è partito per Roma ieri, he left for Rome yesterday; partirai presto domani mattina?, will you leave (o set off o set out) early tomorrow morning?; bisognerà far partire gli inviti al più presto, the invitations must go (o be sent) off as soon as possible // partire in missione, per affari, to go away on a mission, on business // partire a piedi, in auto, a cavallo, to leave on foot, by car, on horseback // partire di giorno, di sera, di notte, to leave in the daytime, in the evening, at night // partire in treno, in aereo, per nave, to leave by train, by plane, by ship // partire per l'estero, to go abroad; partire per ignota destinazione, to leave for an unknown destination // partire è un po' morire, (prov.) to part is to die a little

2 ( mettersi in moto) to start, to set* off: l'auto non partiva questa mattina, the car didn't start this morning; quest'auto stenta sempre a partire, this car never starts straight away // partire in quarta, ( molto velocemente) to dash off; partire in quarta per qlco., to plunge into sthg.: non partire in quarta!, lascia che le cose maturino, don't jump straight in! let things develop a little first // partire come una freccia, to be off like a shot // quando parte a raccontare barzellette non la smette più, (fam.) when he starts telling jokes he never stops

3 ( di pallottola, freccia ecc.) to shoot*; to fire: partì un colpo di fucile, a shot was fired; far partire un colpo, to shoot a bullet // non ci ho visto più e mi è partita una sberla, I just couldn't stop myself from slapping him

4 ( avere origine, iniziare) to start (anche fig.): due canali partono dalla città, two canals begin (o start) from the town; la strada nuova parte dalla piazza, the new road starts from the square; l'ordine è partito dalla direzione, the order came from the management; partendo da questo concetto, deduciamo che..., starting from this principle we can deduce that...; partiamo da punti di vista diversi, we start from different standpoints // a partire da, beginning from (o as from): a partire da domani, ieri, oggi, venerdì, beginning (o as) from tomorrow, yesterday, today, Friday; a partire dal 10 luglio questo treno verrà soppresso, as from 10th July this train will not run; a partire da quel momento nessuno è più entrato nella stanza, from that time on nobody has entered the room; a partire da questa pagina si tratta un nuovo argomento, from this page onwards a new subject is dealt with // è partito dal niente, he has risen from nothing

5 (fam.) ( rompersi, guastarsi) to go*: ieri sera è partita la televisione, the television went last night; è partita la luce, the light's gone // gli bastano un paio di bicchieri per partire, it only takes a couple of glasses and he's completely gone; è partito per quella donna, he's lost his head over that woman

6 ( provenire) to come*: il grido partiva da una grotta, the cry came from a cave; un sospiro che parte dal cuore, a sigh from the heart.

partire² v.tr. (letter.)

1 ( separare) to separate, to divide

2 ( spartire) to share (anche fig.).

◘ partirsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. (letter.) ( allontanarsi, distaccarsi) to part; to leave* (s.o., sthg.): partire dalle persone care, dalla patria, to leave one's loved ones, one's native country // partire da questa vita, dal mondo, to pass away.

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[par'tire]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (andare via) to leave*, to get* off

partire da casa — to leave from home

partire per le vacanze — to set off on holiday

è partita per l'Australia — she's gone out to Australia

partire in guerra — to go off to the war

2) (mettersi in movimento) [persona, treno] to go*, to leave*, to depart form.; [macchina, motore] to start (off)

fare partire — to start (up) [ automobile]

3) (esplodere)

fare partire un colpo — to fire a shot

giocava con il fucile ed è partito un colpo — he was playing with the gun and it went off o a shot was fired

4) (iniziare) to start

il sentiero parte da qui — the path starts here

il terzo partendo da sinistra — the third (starting) from the left

quando parte non lo si ferma più — colloq. once he gets going, there's no stopping him

5) (basarsi)

partire da qcs. — to proceed from sth.

partendo dal principio che — starting from the principle that

6) colloq. (rompersi) [automobile, macchinario] to conk out

il televisore è partito — the television has packed it

il motore è partito — the engine is burned out

è partito un altro bicchiere! — there's another glass gone west!

7) colloq. (perdere la testa) to flip (out)

è veramente partita per lui — she's really gone on him

8) sport to start

sono partiti! — they're off!

9) a partire da (nel tempo)

a partire da adesso, da aprile — as from o of now, April

a partire da quel giorno — from that day on

un mese a partire da adesso — one month from now

a partire dal primo gennaio — with effect from o starting January 1; (nello spazio)

il terzo a partire dal fondo — the third from the back; (in una gamma)

biglietti a partire da 5 euro — tickets at 5 euros and above o from 5 euros up(wards)

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partire

/par'tire/ [3]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (andare via) to leave*, to get* off; partire da casa to leave from home; partire per le vacanze to set off on holiday; è partita per l'Australia she's gone out to Australia; partire in guerra to go off to the war

2 (mettersi in movimento) [persona, treno] to go*, to leave*, to depart form.; [macchina, motore] to start (off); fare partire to start (up) [ automobile]

3 (esplodere) fare partire un colpo to fire a shot; giocava con il fucile ed è partito un colpo he was playing with the gun and it went off o a shot was fired

4 (iniziare) to start; il sentiero parte da qui the path starts here; il terzo partendo da sinistra the third (starting) from the left; quando parte non lo si ferma più colloq. once he gets going, there's no stopping him

5 (basarsi) partire da qcs. to proceed from sth.; partendo dal principio che starting from the principle that

6 colloq. (rompersi) [automobile, macchinario] to conk out; il televisore è partito the television has packed it; il motore è partito the engine is burned out; è partito un altro bicchiere! there's another glass gone west!

7 colloq. (perdere la testa) to flip (out); è veramente partita per lui she's really gone on him

8 sport to start; sono partiti! they're off!

9 a partire da (nel tempo) a partire da adesso, da aprile as from o of now, April; a partire da quel giorno from that day on; un mese a partire da adesso one month from now; a partire dal primo gennaio with effect from o starting January 1; (nello spazio) il terzo a partire dal fondo the third from the back; (in una gamma) biglietti a partire da 5 euro tickets at 5 euros and above o from 5 euros up(wards).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > partire
13 abgehen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/i (ist)

1. EISENB., FLUG. leave; Schiff: auch sail; Post: go; das Schreiben geht mit der nächsten Post ab the letter will go out with the next post; und ab geht die Post! umg., fig. here we go!, get a move on!; da geht was ab! Jugendspr. (ist viel los) it’s a really cool ( oder wild) place

2. von der Bühne: make one’s exit (auch fig.); Anweisung: ... geht ( gehen) ab exit (exeunt)...; von der Schule: leave school; mit Abschluss Am. auch: graduate; vom rechten Wege abgehen leave the straight and narrow

3. (sich lösen) Knopf etc.: come off; Farbe auch: come out (von etw. of s.th.); Schuss: go off, be fired; der Fleck will nicht abgehen I, they etc. can’t get rid of the stain ( oder can’t get the stain out)

4. SPORT, vom Barren, Reck etc.: jump down

5. (abzweigen) branch off ( nach towards); (sich gabeln) auch fork

6. MED. (abgesondert werden) Fötus: be aborted; Stein: pass; Würmer: be discharged; Blähungen abgehen lassen break wind; ihm ist einer abgegangen vulg. he shot his load ( oder wad)

7. (abgezogen werden) von einem Betrag etc.: be deducted, be taken off (von etw. from s.th.)

8. umg. (fehlen): er geht mir sehr ab I miss him a lot; mir geht jegliches Verständnis dafür ab I simply fail to understand that; geht hier nicht was ab? isn’t there something missing?

9. (abweichen): von einem Vorhaben abgehen give up a plan; von einer Meinung abgehen change one’s mind ( oder views); nicht von etw. abgehen persist in s.th., (bestehen auf) insist on s.th.; davon gehe ich nicht ab nothing’s going to change my mind about that; er geht nicht davon ab auch he won’t give up

10. (verlaufen) go; das wird nicht ohne Probleme abgehen that won’t be straightforward ( oder so easy); auch umg. it won’t be a bed of roses; es ging alles gut ab everything went ( oder passed off) well oder smoothly

II v/t ( hat, bes. südd., österr., schw. auch ist)

1. (abmessen) pace out

2. (überwachen) patrol

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(abfahren) to leave;

(abweichen) to deviate;

(abzweigen) to fork; to branch off;

(sich loslösen) to come off; to come loose

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ạb|ge|hen sep irreg aux sein
1. vi

1) (= abfahren) to leave, to depart (nach for)

der Zug ging in or von Frankfurt ab — the train left from Frankfurt

der Zug ging in or von Frankfurt pünktlich ab — the train left Frankfurt on time

2) (SPORT = abspringen) to jump down

er ging mit einem Doppelsalto vom Barren ab — he did a double somersault down from or off the bars

3) (THEAT = abtreten) to exit, to make one's exit

Othello geht ab — exit Othello

4) (= ausscheiden) (von der Schule old aus einem Amt) to leave

von der Schule abgehen —

mit dem Tode or mit Tod abgehen (old form) — to die in office

5) (MED sl = sterben) to die

6) (= sich lösen) to come off; (= herausgehen Farbe etc) to come out or off

an meiner Jacke ist ein Knopf abgegangen — a button has come off my jacket

7) (= abgesondert werden) to pass out; (Eiter etc) to be discharged; (Fötus) to be aborted

ihm ist einer abgegangen (sl) — he shot or came off (sl)

8) (=losgehen Schuss) to be fired, to be loosed off

9) (= abgesandt werden) to be sent or dispatched; (Funkspruch) to be sent

etw abgehen lassen — to send or dispatch sth

10) (inf = fehlen)

jdm geht Verständnis/Taktgefühl ab — sb lacks understanding/tact

11) (= abgezogen werden) (vom Preis) to be taken off; (von Verdienst) to be taken off, to be deducted; (vom Gewicht) to come off

(von etw) abgehen (von Preis) — to be taken off (sth); (von Verdienst auch) to be deducted (from sth); (von Gewicht) to be taken off (sth)

davon gehen 5% ab — 5% is taken off that

12) (= abzweigen) to branch off; (esp bei Gabelung) to fork off

13)

(= abweichen) von einem Plan/einer Forderung abgehen — to give up or drop a plan/demand

von seiner Meinung abgehen —

von einem Thema abgehen — to digress (from a subject)

davon kann ich nicht abgehen — I must insist on that; (bei Versprechungen etc) I can't go back on that

14) (= verlaufen) to go

gut/glatt/friedlich abgehen — to go well/smoothly/peacefully

es ging nicht ohne Streit ab — there was an argument

15) (sl)

das geht gut ab — it's really great

da geht aber was ab — it's a really happening place (inf)

gestern ging nichts ab — there was nothing doing yesterday (inf)

was geht ab? — what's doing? (inf)

2. vt

1) (= entlanggehen) to go or walk along; (hin und zurück) to walk or go up and down; (MIL) Gebäudekomplex, Gelände to patrol; (= inspizieren) to inspect

2) (= messen) to pace out

3)

(SCH inf = verweisen) abgegangen werden — to be thrown or chucked (inf) out

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1) (to go away: The tour departed from the station at 9 a.m.) depart

2) (to fall off: Her shoe came off.) come off

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) go

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ab|ge·hen¹

irreg

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (sich lösen)

▪ [von etw dat] \abgehen to come off [of] sth

2. (abgezogen werden)

▪ von etw dat \abgehen to be deducted from sth

davon gehen noch 10 % ab 10 % will be taken off that

3. (abgeschickt werden) to be sent [off]

▪ \abgehend outgoing

4. (abzweigen)

▪ [von etw dat] \abgehen to branch off [from sth]

5. (abfahren)

▪ [von irgendwo] \abgehen to leave [or depart] [from somewhere]

der Zug ging pünktlich in Berlin ab the train left Berlin on time

6. (abweichen)

▪ von etw dat \abgehen to deviate from sth

von einem Vorhaben \abgehen to drop a plan

von seiner Meinung nicht \abgehen to stick [or hold fast] to one's opinion

7. (fam: fehlen)

▪ jdm geht etw ab sb lacks sth

dir geht ja jegliches Taktgefühl ab you have absolutely no tact whatsoever

die Fähigkeit, sich in andere hineinzudenken, geht ihr völlig ab she is completely unable to put herself in sb else's position

8. (ausscheiden)

von einem Amt \abgehen to leave [or retire from] an office

von der Schule \abgehen to leave [or pej drop out of] school

9. MED (abgesondert werden) Eiter to be discharged; Embryo to be miscarried

10. SPORT (abspringen)

▪ [von etw dat] \abgehen to dismount [sth]

11. (sl: sterben) to kick the bucket sl

II. vt Hilfsverb: sein

1. (entlanggehen und abmessen)

▪ etw \abgehen to pace sth out

2. MIL (passieren)

▪ etw \abgehen to inspect sth

ab|ge·hen²

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (verlaufen) to go

glatt/gut \abgehen to go smoothly/well

wenn die zwei aufeinandertreffen, geht es nie ohne Ärger ab there's always trouble when those two meet

2. impers to be happening

auf der Party ist irre 'was abgegangen (sl) the party was really happening

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich entfernen) leave; go away or off; (Theater) exit; go off

2) (ausscheiden) leave

von der Schule abgehen — leave school

3) (abfahren) <train, ship, bus> leave, depart

4) (abgeschickt werden) < message, letter> be sent [off]

5) (abzweigen) branch off; (in andere Richtung) turn off

6) (sich lösen) come off; < spot, stain> come out; < avalanche> come down

7) (Turnen) dismount

8) (abgerechnet werden)

von etwas abgehen — have to be deducted from something

9) (fehlen)

jemandem geht etwas [völlig] ab — somebody is [totally] lacking in something

10)

ihm ging einer ab — (derb) he shot his load (coarse)

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abgehen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/i (ist)

1. BAHN, FLUG leave; Schiff: auch sail; Postwesen: go;

das Schreiben geht mit der nächsten Post ab the letter will go out with the next post;

und ab geht die Post! umg, fig here we go!, get a move on!;

da geht was ab! jugendspr (ist viel los) it’s a really cool ( oder wild) place

2. von der Bühne: make one’s exit (auch fig); Anweisung:

… geht (gehen) ab exit (exeunt) …; von der Schule: leave school; mit Abschluss US auch: graduate;

vom rechten Wege abgehen leave the straight and narrow

3. (sich lösen) Knopf etc: come off; Farbe auch: come out (

von etwas of sth); Schuss: go off, be fired;

der Fleck will nicht abgehen I, they etc can’t get rid of the stain ( oder can’t get the stain out)

4. SPORT, vom Barren, Reck etc: jump down

5. (abzweigen) branch off (

nach towards); (sich gabeln) auch fork

6. MED (abgesondert werden) Fötus: be aborted; Stein: pass; Würmer: be discharged;

Blähungen abgehen lassen break wind;

ihm ist einer abgegangen vulg he shot his load ( oder wad)

7. (abgezogen werden) von einem Betrag etc: be deducted, be taken off (

von etwas from sth)

8. umg (fehlen):

er geht mir sehr ab I miss him a lot;

mir geht jegliches Verständnis dafür ab I simply fail to understand that;

geht hier nicht was ab? isn’t there something missing?

9. (abweichen):

von einem Vorhaben abgehen give up a plan;

von einer Meinung abgehen change one’s mind ( oder views);

nicht von etwas abgehen persist in sth, (bestehen auf) insist on sth;

davon gehe ich nicht ab nothing’s going to change my mind about that;

er geht nicht davon ab auch he won’t give up

10. (verlaufen) go;

das wird nicht ohne Probleme abgehen that won’t be straightforward ( oder so easy); auch umg it won’t be a bed of roses;

es ging alles gut ab everything went ( oder passed off) well oder smoothly

B. v/t ( hat, besonders südd, österr, schweiz auch ist)

1. (abmessen) pace out

2. (überwachen) patrol

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich entfernen) leave; go away or off; (Theater) exit; go off

2) (ausscheiden) leave

von der Schule abgehen — leave school

3) (abfahren) <train, ship, bus> leave, depart

4) (abgeschickt werden) <message, letter> be sent [off]

5) (abzweigen) branch off; (in andere Richtung) turn off

6) (sich lösen) come off; <spot, stain> come out; < avalanche> come down

7) (Turnen) dismount

8) (abgerechnet werden)

von etwas abgehen — have to be deducted from something

9) (fehlen)

jemandem geht etwas [völlig] ab — somebody is [totally] lacking in something

10)

ihm ging einer ab — (derb) he shot his load (coarse)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abgehen
14 halten

n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)

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das Halten

(Besitzen) keeping;

(Festhalten) holding

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hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

2)

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

3)

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

9) = behandeln to treat

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

10)

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

11)

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Unterricht halten — to teach

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

14)

See:

→ gehalten

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
an +dat to)
er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

6)

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver

3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up

4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold

5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold

6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold

7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold

9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep

10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep

11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear

12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised

13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take

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hal·ten

[ˈhaltn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(festhalten)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]

du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope

hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?

jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms

jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]

jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(aufhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to stop sb

haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!

es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you

wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zurückhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to keep sb

warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?

mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)

▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position

er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up

die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light

die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befestigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge

ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon

das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in sich behalten)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears

das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure

er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water

Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT

einen Ball \halten to stop a ball

der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball

einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beschäftigen)

▪ sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb

sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)

er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth

er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse

ein Auto \halten to run a car

wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car

Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(geh: abonniert haben)

eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(behandeln)

▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance

Frieden \halten to keep the peace

die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed

mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

den Kurs \halten to stay on course

Ordnung \halten to keep order

eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position

einen Rekord \halten to hold a record

Ruhe \halten to keep quiet

den Takt \halten to keep time

die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature

den Ton \halten to stay in tune

zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable

hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions

eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going

15.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition

die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean

den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same

jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy

für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot

die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled

jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit

16.

<hielt, gehalten>

(gestalten)

▪ etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth

▪ etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth

das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out

das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue

ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood

die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general

einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short

etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple

17.

<hielt, gehalten>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \halten to give sth

er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech

Diät \halten to keep to a diet

einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service

seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap

eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech

ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper

Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself

eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson

Unterricht \halten to teach

einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk

seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate

Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht

18.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einhalten, erfüllen)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title

man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise

sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise

19.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth

ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother

das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible

wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?

jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich

20.

<hielt, gehalten>

(denken über)

▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that

er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty

nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth

21.

<hielt, gehalten>

(wertschätzen)

etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb

wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück

22.

▶ den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (festhalten) to hold

kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(haltbar sein) to keep

wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?

die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(dauerhaft sein) to hold

der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer

die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on

diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long

die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold

das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop

\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please

etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]

ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT to make a save

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today

kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]

du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

▪ an sich akk \halten to control oneself

ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Wert legen auf)

▪ auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth

[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jdm beistehen)

▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb

ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you

ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

Sport hält jung sport keeps you young

Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

NAUT (Kurs nehmen)

▪ auf etw akk halten to head for sth

halte mehr nach links keep more to the left

nach Norden \halten to head north

12.

▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...

▶ halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!

▶ jd hält auf sich akk

du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich festhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth

der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verderben)

▪ sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last

im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jung, gesund bleiben)

sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam

für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing

halte dich tapfer be brave

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around

manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bei etw bleiben)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth

ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method

ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(irgendwo bleiben)

sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine Richtung beibehalten)

▪ sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...

\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre

sich akk rechts/links \halten to keep [to the] left/right

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right

sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befolgen, einhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth

er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules

der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book

sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts

sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]

trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bestehen)

▪ sich akk halten to keep going

die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner

es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance

sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth

er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself

ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight

15.

▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(handhaben)

▪ es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way

wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way

es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently

wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?

wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?

das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Neigung haben für)

es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth

sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother

er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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halten; hält, hielt, gehalten

A. v/t

1. (festhalten) hold;

jemanden an oder

bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;

in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;

jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;

sie hielt sich den Bauch (vor Schmerzen) she was holding her stomach (in pain); → Daumen

2. (stützen) hold (up), support;

das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;

das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope

3. in einer Lage: hold;

ans Licht halten hold to the light;

den Kopf gesenkt halten keep one’s head down; → auch hochhalten;

die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);

sich (dat)

beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;

er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face

4. in einem Zustand: keep;

frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;

besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;

in Gang halten keep sth going;

in Ordnung halten keep in order;

auf Lager halten (keep in) stock; → gefangen etc, gehalten B 3

5. (enthalten, fassen) hold, contain;

das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)

6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;

das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;

das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);

den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);

seinen Vorsprung halten können retain one’s lead;

er ließ sich nicht halten oder

er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;

was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;

haltet den Dieb! stop thief!; → Klappe, Mund etc

7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;

Ordnung halten keep order;

Kontakt halten keep in contact (

mit oder

zu with);

haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;

diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable

8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;

was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;

das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises

9. (

sich [dat]) jemanden/etwas

halten (Haustiere, Personal, Wagen) keep; (Zeitung) take;

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/lover

10. (behandeln) (Person, Tier, Pflanze, Sache) treat;

die Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children

11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;

Winterschlaf halten hibernate

12.

halten für consider (to be), think sb/sth is; irrtümlich: (mis)take for;

sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;

ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;

tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;

ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;

für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;

wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?

13.

halten von think of;

viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;

was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;

was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;

ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;

er hält eine ganze Menge von dir umg he thinks you’re great, he holds you in high estimation;

sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving

14. unpers:

wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;

so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;

das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;

ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; → gehalten

B. v/i

1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stick

2. (Bestand haben) last; Lebensmittel etc: keep; Wetter: hold

3. (haltmachen) stop; Fahrzeug: auch draw up, pull up;

der Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;

hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;

er ließ halten he called a halt; → halt A

4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;

sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper

5. in Zustand:

das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young

6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (

auf +akk at); Schiff etc: head (

nach for;

nach Norden etc north etc)

7.

an sich (akk)

halten control o.s.;

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)

8.

zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sb

C. v/t & v/i

1.

(viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;

wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony

2.

etwas/viel auf sich (akk)

halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;

jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsman

D. v/r

1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;

sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;

sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preserved

2. (bleiben) fit, warm etc: keep, stay;

sich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;

sich bereit halten be ready; Truppen etc: be on standby;

sich verborgen oder

versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)

3. (standhalten) hold out;

sich gut oder

wacker halten hold one’s own (

gegen against), do well;

sich halten als maintain one’s position as;

sich auf einem Posten halten (können) last

4.

sich halten an (+akk) keep to, stick to; an Vorschriften etc: comply with;

sich an jemanden halten (sich verlassen auf) rely on sb; wegen Schadenersatz: hold sb liable;

sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;

der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,

ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;

heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today

5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:

sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;

sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;

sich sehr gerade oder

aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);

sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können hardly be able to stand;

sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;

halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me

6. (beherrschen):

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;

sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing

7.

sich halten für think o.s. sth, consider ( oder hold geh) o.s. to be sth.;

sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; → auch A 12, bereithalten

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

= to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to clamp v.

to halt v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to keep v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

to retain v.

to uphold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halten
15 mitten

Adv.: mitten in (+ Dat) in the middle ( oder midst) of; betont: auch right in (the middle [oder midst] of); (im Gewühl) in the thick of; mitten unter uns in our (very) midst; mitten aus right out of; mitten durch (right) through the middle of; mitten in etw. (Akk) ( hinein) right into s.th.; mitten ins Herz straight into the heart; mitten entzwei right in two, clean through; mitten im Winter in the middle (lit. depth) of winter; mitten in der Nacht in the middle of the night; mitten am Tag (am helllichten Tag) in broad daylight; er stand mitten im Leben he was in the prime of life; bei Verstorbenem: auch he was cut off in his prime; mitten im Satz in mid-sentence; mitten in der Luft in mid-air; mitten auf dem Meer in mid-ocean

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mịt|ten ['mɪtn]
adv

/bei etw — (right) in the middle of sth

mitten aus etw — (right) from the middle of sth; (aus Gedränge etc auch) from the midst of sth

mitten durch etw — (right) through the middle of sth

mitten darin/darein — (right) in the middle of it

mitten darunter (räumlich) — right under it/them

mitten ( hin)durch — right through the middle

mitten im Urwald — in the middle or depths of the jungle

mitten in der Luft/im Atlantik — in mid-air/mid-Atlantic

mitten ins Gesicht — right in the face

es ist noch mitten in der Nacht — it's still the middle of the night

mitten im Leben — in the middle of life

mitten in or bei der Arbeit — in the middle of working

mitten beim Frühstück/Essen sein — to be in the middle of (one's) breakfast/of eating

mitten unter uns — (right) in our midst

der Stock brach mitten entzwei — the stick broke clean in two

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(at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) mid

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mit·ten

[ˈmɪtn̩]

adv

1. (direkt)

▪ \mitten aus etw dat from the midst of sth

2. (fam: gerade)

▪ \mitten bei etw dat [right] in the middle of doing sth

sie kamen, als ich noch \mitten beim Kochen war I was still in the middle of cooking when they arrived

▪ \mitten in etw dat [right] in the middle of sth

3. (genau)

▪ \mitten in etw dat/vor etw dat right into/on [the middle of] sth

\mitten entzweibrechen to break in half [or two

4. (geradewegs)

▪ \mitten durch etw akk right [or straight] through [the middle of] sth

\mitten hindurch straight through

5. (inmitten von)

▪ \mitten unter Menschen in the midst of [or among] people

wie schön, dass ich wieder \mitten unter euch sein darf how pleasant it is to be in your midst [or among you] again

\mitten unter Dingen [right] in the middle [or midst] of things

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Adverb

mitten an/auf etwas — (Akk./Dat.) in the middle of something

der Teller brach mitten durch — the plate broke in half

mitten in etwas — (Akk./Dat.) into/in the middle of something

mitten durch die Stadt — right through the town

mitten unter uns — (Dat.) in our midst

der Schuss traf ihn mitten ins Herz — the shot hit him right in the heart

mitten im Pazifik — in mid-Pacific

mitten in der Aufregung — in the midst of the excitement

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mitten adv:

mitten in (+dat) in the middle ( oder midst) of; betont: auch right in (the middle [ oder midst] of); (im Gewühl) in the thick of;

mitten unter uns in our (very) midst;

mitten aus right out of;

mitten durch (right) through the middle of;

mitten in etwas (akk)

(hinein) right into sth;

mitten ins Herz straight into the heart;

mitten entzwei right in two, clean through;

mitten im Winter in the middle (liter depth) of winter;

mitten in der Nacht in the middle of the night;

mitten am Tag (am helllichten Tag) in broad daylight;

er stand mitten im Leben he was in the prime of life; bei Verstorbenem: auch he was cut off in his prime;

mitten im Satz in mid-sentence;

mitten in der Luft in mid-air;

mitten auf dem Meer in mid-ocean

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Adverb

mitten an/auf etwas — (Akk./Dat.) in the middle of something

der Teller brach mitten durch — the plate broke in half

mitten in etwas — (Akk./Dat.) into/in the middle of something

mitten durch die Stadt — right through the town

mitten unter uns — (Dat.) in our midst

der Schuss traf ihn mitten ins Herz — the shot hit him right in the heart

mitten im Pazifik — in mid-Pacific

mitten in der Aufregung — in the midst of the excitement

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mitten
16 tirón

m.

pull, jerk, tug, haul.

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tirón

► nombre masculino

1 pull, tug

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el tirón familiar (robar) to snatch somebody's handbag

dar un tirón de orejas a alguien to pull somebody's ear

de un tirón familiar in one go

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noun m.

pull, tug

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I
SM

1) (=acción) pull, tug

dar un tirón a algo — to give sth a pull o tug, pull o tug at sth

me dio un tirón del jersey — she pulled o tugged at my jumper

le dio un tirón de pelo — she pulled his hair

dar un tirón de orejas a algn — (lit) to pull o tug sb's ear; (fig) to tell sb off

me lo arrancó de un tirón — she suddenly jerked it away from me

- aguantar el tirón

2) [en músculo, tendón]

sufrió un tirón en la pantorrilla — he pulled a calf muscle

tirón muscular — pulled muscle

3) (=robo) bag-snatching

el tirón es el delito más común — bag-snatching is the most common crime

intentó darle el tirón — he tried to snatch her bag

4) [de un coche, motor] sudden jerk, sudden jolt

5)

de un tirón —

leyó la novela de un tirón — he read the novel straight through in one go

se lo bebió de un tirón — he drank it down in one go

trabajan diez horas de un tirón — they work ten hours at a stretch

he dormido toda la noche de un tirón — I slept right through the night
II
SM (=persona) tyro, novice

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masculino

a) ( movimiento) tug, pull

pégale un tirón fuerte a la cuerda — give the string a good hard pull o tug

dale un tirón de orejas — tweak his ears for him (colloq)

me dio un tirón de pelo — he pulled my hair

el autobús avanzaba a tirones — the bus jerked along

de un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck; hicimos el viaje de un tirón (fam) we did the journey without stopping; lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one go; trabajamos 12 horas de un tirón — (fam) we worked 12 hours at a stretch

b) ( de músculo)

sufrió un tirón en la pierna — he pulled a muscle in his leg

sentí un tirón en la espalda — I felt something pull in my back

c) ( forma de robo)

le dieron un or el tirón — they snatched her bag

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= pull, jerk, twitch.

Ex. A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.

Ex. He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex. Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.

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* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* dar un tirón = jerk.

* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.

* de una tirón = in one action.

* de (un) tirón = with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stopping.

* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.

* tener un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.

* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.

* tirón en el cuello = crick in the neck, neck crick.

* tirón muscular = crick.

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masculino

a) ( movimiento) tug, pull

pégale un tirón fuerte a la cuerda — give the string a good hard pull o tug

dale un tirón de orejas — tweak his ears for him (colloq)

me dio un tirón de pelo — he pulled my hair

el autobús avanzaba a tirones — the bus jerked along

de un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck; hicimos el viaje de un tirón (fam) we did the journey without stopping; lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one go; trabajamos 12 horas de un tirón — (fam) we worked 12 hours at a stretch

b) ( de músculo)

sufrió un tirón en la pierna — he pulled a muscle in his leg

sentí un tirón en la espalda — I felt something pull in my back

c) ( forma de robo)

le dieron un or el tirón — they snatched her bag

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= pull, jerk, twitch.

Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.

Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).

Ex: Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* dar un tirón = jerk.

* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.

* de una tirón = in one action.

* de (un) tirón = with a jolt, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, non-stop, in one lump, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop, without stopping.

* robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.

* tener un tirón muscular = pull + a muscle.

* tirón de orejas = slap on the wrist.

* tirón en el cuello = crick in the neck, neck crick.

* tirón muscular = crick.

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tirón

masculine

1 (movimiento) tug

hay que pegarle un tirón fuerte a la cuerda you have to give the string a good hard pull o tug

dale un tirón de orejas tweak his ears for him ( colloq)

me dio un tirón de pelo he pulled my hair

el autobús avanzaba a tirones the bus jerked along

de un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck

arráncate el esparadrapo de un tirón pull the dressing off in one go

hicimos el viaje de un tirón ( fam); we did the journey without stopping o in one go

la leyó de un tirón ( fam); she read it at a single sitting o in one go

dormí nueve horas de un tirón ( fam); I slept nine hours right o straight off

2

(de un músculo): sufrió un tirón en la pierna derecha he pulled a muscle in his right leg

sentí un tirón en la espalda I felt something pull in my back

3

(forma de robo): le dieron un or el tirón they snatched her bag

le dieron un tirón y le robaron la cadena they ripped her chain from her neck

le robaron el bolso por el procedimiento del tirón ( period); she had her bag snatched

4 ( RPl fam) (buen trecho) tirada f C. (↑ tirada)

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tirón sustantivo masculino
a) ( movimiento) tug, pull;

◊ me dio un tirón de pelo he pulled my hair;

dale un tirón de orejas tweak his ears for him (colloq);
el autobús avanzaba a tirones the bus jerked along;
de un tirón: me arrancó la cadena de un tirón he ripped the chain from my neck;
lo leyó/bebió de un tirón (fam) she read/downed it in one go
b) ( de músculo):

◊ sufrió un tirón en la pierna he pulled a muscle in his leg

c) ( forma de robo): le dieron un or el tirón they snatched her bag

tirón sustantivo masculino
1 tug
un tirón fuerte, a hard pull o tug
2 (sacudida de un vehículo) jerk
3 (de un músculo) le dio un tirón, he pulled a muscle
4 (robo) dar el tirón a alguien, to snatch sb's bag
♦ Locuciones: fam (sin parar) de un tirón, in one go: leyó la novela de un tirón, she read the novel in one go
' tirón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dormir
- jalada
- jalón
English:
haul
- heave
- jerk
- pull
- reel off
- slap
- straight
- tug
- twitch
- wrench
- yank
- go
- reel
- swoop

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tirón nm

1. [estirón] pull;

le dio un tirón de orejas she tweaked his ears;

dar tirones (de algo) to tug o pull (at sth);

Comp
Fam
de un tirón in one go;

dormir diez horas de un tirón to sleep ten hours straight through

2. [muscular] pull;

me ha dado un tirón I've pulled a muscle;

sufrir un tirón to pull a muscle

3. [robo]
el tirón bag-snatching;

le dieron un tirón she had her bag snatched

4. Fam [atractivo]
tiene mucho tirón entre los jóvenes she's a big hit with young people

5. [aceleración]
les salvó el tirón de las fiestas navideñas they were saved by the Christmas spending spree;

la economía ha crecido debido al tirón del euro the economy has grown due to the impetus given by the euro

6. Fam [distancia]
hay un buen tirón hasta allá it's quite a trek (to get there)

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tirón

m

1 tug, jerk;

de un tirón at a stretch, without a break;

dormir de un tirón sleep through;

dar tirones de pelo pull, tug

2 MED

:

tirón muscular pulled muscle

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tirón nm, pl tirones

1) : pull, tug, yank

2)

de un tirón : all at once, in one go

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tirón n

1. (acción brusca) tug

el niño pegó un tirón de la falda de su madre the child tugged at his mother's skirt

2. (robo) snatch

le han robado el bolso por método del tirón her bag was snatched

de un tirón in one go

sufrir un tirón en un músculo to pull a muscle

Spanish-English dictionary > tirón
17 disparo de pistola

(n.) = pistol shot

Ex. The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

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(n.) = pistol shot

Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.

Spanish-English dictionary > disparo de pistola
18 plano

adj.

flat, even, level, plain.

m.

1 blueprint, diagram, map, blue-print.

2 plane, level.

3 plane, plane surface, surface.

4 Plano.

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plano

► adjetivo

1 (superficie) flat

► nombre masculino plano

1 (de una ciudad) street plan, map

2 (de una casa) plan

3 (nivel) level

4 CINEMATOGRAFÍA shot

5 MATEMÁTICAS plane

6 figurado (perspectiva) point of view

■ desde un plano particular from a personal point of view

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de plano (rechazar) flatly, point blank

en primer plano in the foreground, close-up

en segundo plano in the background

plano inclinado inclined plane

primer plano (foto, cine) close-up

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plano

► nombre masculino

1 (de una ciudad) street plan, map

2 (de una casa) plan

3 (nivel) level

4 CINEMATOGRAFÍA shot

5 MATEMÁTICAS plane

6 figurado (perspectiva) point of view

■ desde un plano particular from a personal point of view

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1. (f. - plana)
adj.

flat, level
2. noun m.
1) plan, map

2) flat

3) plane

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1.

ADJ (=llano) flat, level

tiene los pies planos — he has flat feet

es muy plana de pecho — she is very flat-chested

2. SM

1) (Mat, Mec) plane

plano focal — focal plane

plano inclinado — inclined plane

2) (=posición, nivel) plane

están en un plano distinto — they're on a different plane

de distinto plano social — of a different social plane o position

3) (Cine, Fot) shot

unos preciosos planos de elefantes — some beautiful elephant shots

un primer plano — a close-up

en primer plano — (Cine, Fot) in close-up; (Arte) in the foreground

estar en (un) segundo plano — (fig) to be in the background

plano aéreo — aerial shot

plano corto — close-up

plano general — general view

plano largo — long shot

4) (Aer)

plano de cola — tailplane

5) (Arquit, Mec) plan; (Geog) map; [de ciudad] map, street plan

levantar el plano de — [+ país] to survey, make a map of; [+ edificio] to draw up the designs for

plano acotado — contour map

6)

de plano: caer de plano — to fall flat

confesar de plano — to make a full confession

le daba el sol de plano — the sun shone directly on it

rechazar algo de plano — to turn sth down flat

7) [de espada] flat

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I
- na adjetivo

1) <superficie/terreno/zapato> flat

los 100 metros planos — (AmL) the hundred meters dash o sprint

2) <figura/ángulo> plane
II
masculino

1) ( de edificio) plan; ( de ciudad) street plan, map

2) (Mat) plane

3)

a) ( nivel) level

se mueven en planos sociales muy diferentes — they move in very different social circles

en el plano afectivo — on an emotional level

en el plano laboral — on the employment front

b) (Cin, Fot) shot

- plano corto

- plano general/largo

4) ( de espada) flat

5)

de plano — <rechazar/rehusar> flatly

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I
- na adjetivo

1) <superficie/terreno/zapato> flat

los 100 metros planos — (AmL) the hundred meters dash o sprint

2) <figura/ángulo> plane
II
masculino

1) ( de edificio) plan; ( de ciudad) street plan, map

2) (Mat) plane

3)

a) ( nivel) level

se mueven en planos sociales muy diferentes — they move in very different social circles

en el plano afectivo — on an emotional level

en el plano laboral — on the employment front

b) (Cin, Fot) shot

- plano corto

- plano general/largo

4) ( de espada) flat

5)

de plano — <rechazar/rehusar> flatly

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plano¹

¹ = plan, floor plan.

Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, the arrangement of furniture in a room or building, etc.

Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.

* alzado de planos = survey.

* levantamiento de planos = survey.

* pantalla plana = flat screen [flatscreen].

* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.

* plano del metro = subway map.

plano²

² = plane.

Ex: At this stage the indexer is working in the verbal plane of classification.

* actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* en un segundo plano = in the background.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* plano conceptual = idea plane.

* plano notacional = notational plane.

* plano verbal = verbal plane.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* primera plana = front page [front-page].

* primer plano = close up, foreground, limelight, centre stage, forefront.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.

* relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.

plano³

³ = flat [flatter -comp., flattest -sup.].

Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.

* cable plano = flat wire.

* de pies planos = flat-footed.

* destonillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* pantalla de televisión plana = flat television screen, flat TV screen.

* pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.

* televisión de pantalla de plasma = plasma screen TV.

* televisión de pantalla plana = flat-screen television, flat-screen TV.

* televisión plana = flat television, flat TV.

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plano¹ -na

adjective

A ‹superficie/terreno› flat; ‹zapato› flat

los 100 metros planos ( AmL); the hundred meters, the hundred meters dash o sprint

pie¹ (↑ pie (1))

B ‹figura/ángulo› plane

plano²

masculine

A (de un edificio) plan; (de una ciudad) street plan, plan, map

Compuesto:

plano acotado

contour map

B ( Mat) plane

Compuestos:

● plano de cola

tail plane

● plano inclinado

inclined plane

C

1 (nivel) level

objetos situados en planos diferentes objects located on different levels

se mueven en planos sociales muy diferentes they move in very different social circles

en cuanto a calidad está en otro plano as for quality, it's in a different class

en el plano afectivo on an emotional level o plane

en el plano laboral la situación no es alentadora on the employment front the news is not encouraging

primero¹ (↑ primero (1)), segundo¹ (↑ segundo (1))

2 ( Cin, Fot) shot

Compuestos:

● plano corto

close-up

● plano general

pan shot

● plano largo

long shot

● plano picado

aerial view

D (de una espada) flat

E

de plano: negó de plano su participación en los hechos he flatly denied his involvement in the matter

rechazó de plano la propuesta she rejected the proposal outright

se equivocaron de plano con esa decisión they made totally the wrong decision

el sol nos daba de plano en los ojos the sun was shining straight o right into our eyes

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Del verbo plañir: ( conjugate plañir)

plaño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

plañó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
plano
plañir
plano 1
◊ -na adjetivo

1 ‹superficie/terreno/zapato› flat;
◊ los 100 metros planos (AmL) the hundred meters dash o sprint

2 ‹figura/ángulo› plane
plano 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( de edificio) plan;
( de ciudad) street plan, map
2 (Mat) plane
3
a) ( nivel) level;

◊ en el plano afectivo on an emotional level

b) (Cin, Fot) shot

4
◊ de plano ‹rechazar/rehusar› flatly

plano,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de una ciudad) map
2 (de un edificio, de calles) plan, draft
3 Cine shot
primer plano, close-up
4 (nivel, aspecto) level: dejó sus problemas personales en segundo plano, he put his personal problems aside
5 Mat plane
II adjetivo flat, even
' plano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ampliación
- fondo
- llana
- llano
- perfilar
- plana
- posponer
- sección
- sobresalir
- trazado
- delinear
- destacar
- hacer
- planta
- primero
- relegar
- segundo
- trazar
English:
background
- blueprint
- close-up
- design
- flat
- flatly
- floor plan
- level
- limelight
- map
- of
- plan
- plane
- shrift
- street-map
- which
- blue
- close
- dinner
- even
- foreground
- hand
- lime
- place
- shallow
- street

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plano, -a

♦ adj

flat

♦ nm

1. [diseño, mapa] plan;

el plano de una ciudad the map of a city

Comp
plano acotado spot height map;
plano de calles street map;

plano de planta floor plan

2. [ámbito]
en el plano político politically;

una persona muy estable en el plano afectivo a very emotionally stable person

3. Cine shot;

primer plano close-up;
también Fig
en segundo plano in the background

Comp
plano corto close-up;
plano general pan shot;

plano largo long shot

4. [en pintura]
primer plano foreground;

segundo plano background

5. Mat plane

Comp
Geol plano de falla fault plane;
plano inclinado inclined plane

♦ de plano loc adv
[golpear] right, directly; [negar] flatly; Fam
cantar de plano to make a full confession;

te equivocas de plano you're completely wrong;

rechazó de plano la propuesta she flatly rejected the proposal

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plano

I adj flat

II m

1 ARQUI plan; de ciudad map

2 en cine shot

3 MAT plane

4 fig ( aspecto) level

5

:

primer/segundo plano foreground/middle ground;

pasar/relegar a un segundo plano fig fade/push into the background;

estar en el primer plano de la actualidad be in the spotlight o limelight;

de plano completely; negar categorically; rechazar outright

* * *

plano, -na adj

: flat, level, plane

plano nm

1) plan: map, plan

2) : plane (surface)

3) nivel: level

en un plano personal: on a personal level

4) : shot (in photography)

5)

de plano : flatly, outright, directly

se negó de plano: he flatly refused

* * *

plano¹ adj flat

la superficie es plana the surface is flat

plano² n

1. (de una ciudad) map / street plan

consultaron el plano they looked at the map

2. (de un edificio) plan

el arquitecto ha trazado los planos del hospital the arquitect has drawn the plans of the hospital

Spanish-English dictionary > plano
19 remate

m.

1 end.

para remate to cap it all (colmo)

2 overstitch (costura).

3 top (architecture).

4 shot (sport) (con el pie).

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

remate a puerta (con el pie)

5 auction sale, auction.

6 finishing touch, finish, finishing, crowning.

7 culmination, round-off, crowning, rounding-off.

8 bid, bidding.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: rematar.

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remate

► nombre masculino

1 (final) end, finish

2 (toque final) finishing touch

3 DEPORTE shot

4 (puja) highest bid

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de remate familiar utter, out-and-out, total

■ es tonto de remate he's a total idiot

para remate to crown it all

por remate finally, in the end

precios de remate knockdown prices

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SM

1) (=cabo) end; (=punta) tip, point; [de edificio, mueble] ornamental top

2) (=toque final)

como remate al concierto hizo un bis — to round off the concert he played an encore

• poner remate a algo — to cap sth

• de remate * —

está loco de remate — he's stark raving mad *

• para remate — * to crown it all, to top it all

para remate va y me insulta — to crown o top it all he went and insulted me

3) (Ftbl) [con el pie] shot; [con la cabeza] header

un remate de cabeza — a header

un equipo sin remate — a team with no finishing power

4) LAm (Com) (=liquidación) bargain sale; (=subasta) auction

5) (Bridge) bidding

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masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2) ( en tenis) smash; ( en vóleibol) spike; ( en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) ( subasta) auction

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= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex. Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

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* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

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masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2) ( en tenis) smash; ( en vóleibol) spike; ( en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) ( subasta) auction

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= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

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remate

masculine

A

1

(culminación, punto final): esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

como remate de una buena comida, una excelente selección de licores round off a good meal with an excellent selection of liqueurs

el remate de su campaña the climax to his campaign

como remate a las manifestaciones de esta semana, los agricultores se concentrarán hoy en Pando this week's demonstrations by the farmers will culminate today in a huge meeting in Pando

y como remate or ( Chi) y para (más) remate ( fam) and to crown o cap it all ( colloq)

loco¹ (↑ loco (1))

2 (en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

B

1 (en tenis) smash

2 (en vóleibol) spike

3 (en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza header

C ( AmL) (subasta) auction

el cuadro se sacó a remate the picture was put up for auction

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Del verbo rematar: ( conjugate rematar)

rematé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

remate es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
rematar
remate
rematar ( conjugate rematar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹actuación/intervención› to round off, finish off;

‹ negocio› to conclude, close;
‹torre/bastón› to top, crown;
◊ y para rematela (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ‹ costura› to finish off

c) ‹animal/persona› to finish off

2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol):
◊ remató el centro a la portería he hit the cross straight into the goal

3 (AmL)
a) ( en subasta — vender) to auction;

(— comprar) to buy … at an auction
b) ( liquidar) to sell … off cheaply

verbo intransitivo
1 ( terminar) remate EN algo to end in sth
2 ( en tenis) to smash;
( en vóleibol) to spike;
( en fútbol) to shoot;
◊ remate de cabeza to head the ball

remate sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination;

◊ y como remate (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ( en costura) double stitch ( to finish off)

2 ( en tenis) smash;
( en vóleibol) spike;
( en fútbol) shot;
◊ remate de cabeza header

3 (AmL) ( subasta) auction
rematar
I verbo transitivo
1 (terminar de matar) to finish off, kill off
2 (concluir) to finish off, round off: tenía que rematar el cuadro, he had to put the finishing touches to the painting
3 (estar en el extremo) to be at the top of, crown
4 Cost to finish off
5 Com (liquidar) to sell off
II verbo transitivo & vi Dep to shoot
(en tenis) to smash
remate sustantivo masculino
1 (fin, colofón) culmination, end
2 (de un edificio) top
3 Dep shot
remate de cabeza, header
(en tenis) smash
4 Com (liquidación, rebaja) sale
remate final, clearance sale
♦ Locuciones: de remate, utterly: es tonto de remate, he's completely stupid
y para remate, and to crown o cap it all
' remate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colmo
- colofón
- guinda
- ribete
- tonta
- tonto
- loco
English:
nutter
- prize
- punch line
- auction
- punch
- sale
- smash

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remate nm

1. [fin, colofón] end;

el premio es el remate de un año excelente para el director the prize rounds off o crowns an excellent year for the director;

Comp

de remate: es una tonta de remate she's a complete o utter idiot;

Comp

para remate to cap o crown it all

2. [costura] overstitch

3. Arquit top

4. Dep [con el pie] shot;

remate a puerta [con el pie] shot at goal;

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

5. [liquidación] sale

6. Andes, RP [subasta] auction

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remate

m

1 L.Am.
COM auction, sale
2 en fútbol shot;

remate de cabeza header

3 ( fin)

:

dar remate a algo finish sth off;

para remate … to top it all off, …

4 para enfatizar

:

ser tonto de remate be a complete idiot;

estar loco de remate be completely crazy

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remate nm

1) : shot (in sports)

2) : auction

3) : end, conclusion

4)

como remate : to top it off

5)

de remate : completely, utterly

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remate n

1. (término) end

el remate de la fiesta the end of the party

2. (en fútbol, etc) shot

el delantero hizo un remate espectacular the forward made a spectacular shot

de remate completely

esté loco de remate he's stark raving mad

Spanish-English dictionary > remate
20 Halten

n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)

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das Halten

(Besitzen) keeping;

(Festhalten) holding

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hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

2)

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

3)

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

9) = behandeln to treat

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

10)

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

11)

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Unterricht halten — to teach

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

14)

See:

→ gehalten

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
an +dat to)
er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

6)

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver

3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up

4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold

5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold

6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold

7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold

9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep

10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep

11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear

12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised

13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take

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hal·ten

[ˈhaltn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(festhalten)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]

du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope

hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?

jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms

jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]

jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(aufhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to stop sb

haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!

es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you

wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zurückhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to keep sb

warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?

mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)

▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position

er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up

die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light

die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befestigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge

ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon

das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in sich behalten)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears

das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure

er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water

Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT

einen Ball \halten to stop a ball

der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball

einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beschäftigen)

▪ sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb

sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)

er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth

er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse

ein Auto \halten to run a car

wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car

Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(geh: abonniert haben)

eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(behandeln)

▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance

Frieden \halten to keep the peace

die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed

mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

den Kurs \halten to stay on course

Ordnung \halten to keep order

eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position

einen Rekord \halten to hold a record

Ruhe \halten to keep quiet

den Takt \halten to keep time

die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature

den Ton \halten to stay in tune

zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable

hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions

eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going

15.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition

die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean

den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same

jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy

für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot

die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled

jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit

16.

<hielt, gehalten>

(gestalten)

▪ etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth

▪ etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth

das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out

das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue

ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood

die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general

einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short

etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple

17.

<hielt, gehalten>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \halten to give sth

er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech

Diät \halten to keep to a diet

einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service

seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap

eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech

ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper

Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself

eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson

Unterricht \halten to teach

einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk

seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate

Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht

18.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einhalten, erfüllen)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title

man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise

sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise

19.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth

ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother

das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible

wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?

jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich

20.

<hielt, gehalten>

(denken über)

▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that

er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty

nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth

21.

<hielt, gehalten>

(wertschätzen)

etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb

wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück

22.

▶ den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (festhalten) to hold

kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(haltbar sein) to keep

wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?

die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(dauerhaft sein) to hold

der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer

die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on

diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long

die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold

das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop

\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please

etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]

ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT to make a save

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today

kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]

du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

▪ an sich akk \halten to control oneself

ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Wert legen auf)

▪ auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth

[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jdm beistehen)

▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb

ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you

ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

Sport hält jung sport keeps you young

Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

NAUT (Kurs nehmen)

▪ auf etw akk halten to head for sth

halte mehr nach links keep more to the left

nach Norden \halten to head north

12.

▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...

▶ halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!

▶ jd hält auf sich akk

du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich festhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth

der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verderben)

▪ sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last

im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jung, gesund bleiben)

sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam

für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing

halte dich tapfer be brave

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around

manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bei etw bleiben)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth

ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method

ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(irgendwo bleiben)

sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine Richtung beibehalten)

▪ sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...

\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre

sich akk rechts/links \halten to keep [to the] left/right

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right

sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befolgen, einhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth

er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules

der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book

sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts

sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]

trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bestehen)

▪ sich akk halten to keep going

die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner

es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance

sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth

er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself

ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight

15.

▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(handhaben)

▪ es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way

wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way

es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently

wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?

wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?

das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Neigung haben für)

es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth

sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother

er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

* * *

Halten n; -s, kein pl:

zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop);

Halten verboten! no stopping;

da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc (back)

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

* * *

v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

= to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to clamp v.

to halt v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to keep v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

to retain v.

to uphold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

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